DUFF 26 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burrows's choice of entrance music: Station. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rogerio Nogueira
vs
Burrows

188 cm
20
222 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows throws an overhand right that has Rogerio Nogueira reeling! Burrows follows up with more punches and Rogerio Nogueira is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lincoln Burrows!
A very excited looking Lincoln Burrows made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
8%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wyjebany Marek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaladin Stormblessed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Marek
vs
Stormblessed

185 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wyjebany Marek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaladin Stormblessed!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marek misses with a combination
and Stormblessed counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Marek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stormblessed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stormblessed swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A slow jab from Stormblessed misses its intended target.
Marek misses with a few strikes there.

Stormblessed clinches up against the ropes.
Stormblessed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marek prevents a body shot from Stormblessed.
Stormblessed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marek backwards.
Stormblessed is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Marek is keeping busy.
Stormblessed lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stormblessed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stormblessed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marek backwards.
Marek is trying to break the clinch but Stormblessed is controlling him.

Marek escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marek takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stormblessed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stormblessed swings for the body but Marek moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Marek.
Stormblessed misses with the combination.
Stormblessed misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stormblessed lands with a nice body punch.
Stormblessed wants to clinch up but Marek keeps it at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Stormblessed. Beautiful body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Marek blocks the leg kick.
Stormblessed lands a nice hook to Marek's body. Marek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stormblessed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marek.
No joy there for Marek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marek takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marek misses with a few strikes there.
Marek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stormblessed doesn't manage to clinch there - Marek circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marek avoids the body shot from Stormblessed.
Marek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stormblessed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marek throws a combination that misses
and Stormblessed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stormblessed avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marek takes one to the side of the head.
Marek swinging wildly here.
Marek throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stormblessed counters with a two punch combo.
Stormblessed connects with a single shot there.
Kaladin Stormblessed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stormblessed lands with a big left! Marek is wobbled badly! Stormblessed comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Marek to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kaladin Stormblessed!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nope Chuck Testa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nope Chuck Testa had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Chuck Testa
vs
Lowe

220 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
181 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nope Chuck Testa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe has his takedown stuffed
and Chuck Testa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nope Chuck Testa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Lowe.
Chuck Testa connects with a body shot.
Lowe tries for a takedown but Chuck Testa circles away easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chuck Testa.
Chuck Testa lands a nice shot that snaps Lowe's head back.
Chuck Testa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lowe with a poor takedown
and Chuck Testa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Chuck Testa does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chuck Testa lands a right hook to the body.
Lowe with a poor takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a series of strikes. Lowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lowe looks gassed!
Lowe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chuck Testa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lowe thinking.
A combination from Chuck Testa does no damage.
Chuck Testa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt
and Chuck Testa counters with a series of strikes. Lowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chuck Testa's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lowe under the eye.
Chuck Testa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chuck Testa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lowe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chuck Testa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chuck Testa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lowe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lowe shoots and misses
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chuck Testa scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa misses with a few strikes there.
Chuck Testa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Alex Lowe has been cut.
Lowe with a poor takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a right hand to the body.
Chuck Testa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lowe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chuck Testa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chuck Testa circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chuck Testa counters with a three punch combo that has Lowe backing up. Lowe nods at Chuck Testa to acknowledge the strikes.
Chuck Testa lands a nice shot to the body.
Chuck Testa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lowe has his takedown stuffed
and Chuck Testa counters with a two punch combo.
Nope Chuck Testa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chuck Testa thuds a left hand into Lowe's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lowe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sloppy strikes from Chuck Testa. Those never looked like landing.
Lowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lowe shoots and misses
and Chuck Testa counters with a three punch combo that has Lowe backing up. Lowe nods at Chuck Testa to acknowledge the strikes.
Chuck Testa scores with a shot to the body.
Chuck Testa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lowe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lowe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt
and Chuck Testa counters with a nice uppercut.
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Chuck Testa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chuck Testa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lowe tries for a takedown but Chuck Testa circles away easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a three punch combo that has Lowe backing up. Lowe nods at Chuck Testa to acknowledge the strikes.
Alex Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa scores with a jab to the head.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chuck Testa throws a series of punches but Lowe avoids them all with ease.
Lowe with a poor takedown
letting Chuck Testa counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowe slips a jab and a cross from Chuck Testa.
Lowe misses with a takedown
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chuck Testa fails to land with a series of punches.
Lowe misses with a takedown
and Chuck Testa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chuck Testa lands a right hook to the body.
Chuck Testa lunges at Lowe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lowe's hand.
Lowe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nope Chuck Testa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alex Lowe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chuck Testa misses with a wild combination.
Chuck Testa feints a jab promting Lowe to slip. Chuck Testa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lowe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lowe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a left to the body.
Lowe shoots and misses
and Chuck Testa counters with a right hand to the body.
Nope Chuck Testa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Chuck Testa to score with a decent uppercut.
Lowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chuck Testa.
Chuck Testa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lowe doesn't seem bothered though.
Lowe shoots and misses
and Chuck Testa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nope Chuck Testa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Lowe.
Chuck Testa takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Chuck Testa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowe is breathing heavily.
Chuck Testa misses with a two punch combination.
Chuck Testa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lowe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a left to the body.
A left and a right from Chuck Testa both land. Nice combination.
Chuck Testa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lowe doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Chuck Testa to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Chuck Testa misses.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt
and Chuck Testa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chuck Testa tries to bum rush Lowe with a series of wild strikes but Lowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chuck Testa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt
and Chuck Testa counters with a series of strikes. Lowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chuck Testa misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a two punch combo.
Lowe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a three punch combo that has Lowe backing up. Lowe nods at Chuck Testa to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab from Chuck Testa.
Lowe with a poor takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chuck Testa lands a nice shot that snaps Lowe's head back.
Chuck Testa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lowe manages to avoid it.
Lowe tries for a takedown but Chuck Testa circles away easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a left to the body.
Chuck Testa is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a two punch combo.
Decent striking displayed by Chuck Testa there.
Chuck Testa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chuck Testa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chuck Testa duly obliges.
Chuck Testa misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Chuck Testa both land. Nice combination.
Lowe fails with the takedown
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Chuck Testa counters with a nice uppercut.
Chuck Testa looks to land a combination. Lowe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chuck Testa as he avoids it easily.
Lowe tries for a takedown but Chuck Testa circles away easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a one-two to the body.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chuck Testa.
Nope Chuck Testa is winning the standup battle so far.
Chuck Testa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chuck Testa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lowe circles away quickly and effectively.
Chuck Testa stuffs the takedown.
Chuck Testa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lowe can do to turn this around?
No joy there for Chuck Testa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good exchange - Chuck Testa coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe has his takedown stuffed
and Chuck Testa counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nope Chuck Testa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alex Lowe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chuck Testa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lowe has his takedown stuffed
and Chuck Testa counters with a one-two to the body.
Lowe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lowe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chuck Testa has got the better of the exchanges.
Chuck Testa scores with a nice strike.
Lowe has his takedown stuffed
and Chuck Testa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nope Chuck Testa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Lowe.
Chuck Testa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chuck Testa lands a nice hook to Lowe's body. Lowe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chuck Testa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lowe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lowe closes the distance but Chuck Testa moves to the side
and Chuck Testa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chuck Testa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lowe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chuck Testa counters with a two punch combo.
Lowe tries for a takedown but Chuck Testa circles away easily
and Chuck Testa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lowe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chuck Testa throws a right and a left that Lowe avoids nicely.
Chuck Testa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lowe with a poor takedown
and Chuck Testa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowe takes one on the button.
Chuck Testa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lowe fails with the takedown.
Lowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a two punch combo.
Lowe dodges the punch combination from Chuck Testa.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chuck Testa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lowe is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chuck Testa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lowe.
Lowe misses with a takedown
and Lowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Chuck Testa as he connects with a hook.
Lowe moves to clinch but Chuck Testa breaks away
and Chuck Testa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lowe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chuck Testa jabs Lowe right on the nose. Lowe blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa lands a lovely overhand right.
Lowe fails with the takedown
and Chuck Testa counters with a right hand to the body.
Chuck Testa connects with a crisp jab.
Chuck Testa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Chuck Testa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a series of strikes. Lowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chuck Testa lands with a shot to the body.
Lowe misses with a takedown
letting Chuck Testa counter with a right hand.
Chuck Testa lands the left hand.
Lowe misses with a takedown
and Chuck Testa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alex Lowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chuck Testa throws a combination. Lowe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lowe doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chuck Testa counter with a right hand.
Donk. Chuck Testa catches Lowe right on the button with a cross.
Chuck Testa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lowe misses with a takedown attempt
letting Chuck Testa counter with a right hand.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chuck Testa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chuck Testa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Chuck Testa fails to land with a series of punches.
Lowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nope Chuck Testa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Lowe.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nope Chuck Testa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chuck Testa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nope Chuck Testa!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Voorhees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Breezy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Voorhees
vs
Breezy

195 cm
18
288 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Voorhees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Breezy!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voorhees throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Breezy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Voorhees as he jumps to the side.
Breezy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voorhees.
Breezy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Voorhees. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Voorhees misses.
Joe Breezy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breezy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voorhees moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Voorhees connects with a body shot.
Voorhees could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Breezy looks gassed!

Breezy gets tackled into the ropes by Voorhees. Voorhees maintains the clinch.
Breezy is looking to break free of the clinch but Voorhees has double underhooks.
Voorhees is trying to break the clinch but Breezy is controlling him.

Voorhees pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Breezy prevents Voorhees from getting back to his feet.

Voorhees working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Breezy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Breezy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breezy is fighting to break Voorhees's control of his arms but Voorhees is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Voorhees lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Breezy!
Voorhees controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voorhees sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Voorhees controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voorhees thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Voorhees looking to control and managing it successfully.

Jason Voorhees has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Voorhees jabs Breezy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voorhees misses with a two punch combination.
Voorhees misses with a double jab.
Voorhees works the jab nicely.
Voorhees works over Breezy's head and body with a nice combination.
Breezy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Breezy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Voorhees lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Breezy circles away quickly and effectively.
Voorhees throws a right and a left that both miss.

Voorhees rushes Breezy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Voorhees breaks the clinch.
Breezy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
No joy there for Voorhees, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Voorhees drops Breezy with a beautiful combination! Breezy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Voorhees is looking for the KO!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Voorhees dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Voorhees tries to bum rush Breezy with a series of wild strikes but Breezy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Breezy is rocked!
Voorhees throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Breezy.
Voorhees lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Breezy goes down and covers up as Voorhees starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Voorhees!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Riddle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hedwig's Theme. Tom Riddle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riddle
vs
Dux

178 cm
19
154 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

155 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Riddle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dux fails with a takedown attempt.
Dux moves out of range as Riddle strikes.
Dux shoots in looking for a takedown but Riddle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Riddle throws a shot from downtown. Dux moves away and avoids it.

Dux looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dux stops Riddle from standing up.

Dux thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Dux drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dux jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Dux is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Riddle wants to stand but Dux is controlling the position.
Dux stands and throws Riddle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Dux has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Riddle is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Dux yanks on the arm and Riddle is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Dux.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Dux!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matrim Cauthon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cauthon
vs
Tomas

198 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matrim Cauthon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Tomas!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cauthon.
Good standup being displayed there by Cauthon as he connects with a hook.
Cauthon scores with a three punch combo!
Cauthon connects with a leg kick. Tomas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cauthon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cauthon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cauthon connects with a looping right hand.
Tomas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cauthon's waist but Cauthon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tomas off to one side.
Tomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cauthon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tomas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cauthon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tomas's hands.
Tomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauthon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cauthon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick from Cauthon.
Tomas looks gassed!
Cauthon scores with a hook.
Cauthon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Cauthon drops Tomas with a beautiful combination! Tomas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cauthon is looking for the KO!

It looks like James Tomas has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cauthon drops Tomas with a beautiful combination! Tomas stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cauthon is looking for the KO!

Tomas is rocked!
Tomas gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Cauthon gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Tomas is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matrim Cauthon!
A very excited looking Matrim Cauthon rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Roode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hallak
vs
Roode

184 cm
18
223 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
218 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamood Hallak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Roode!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallak connects with a body shot.
Roode closes the distance but Hallak moves to the side
and Hallak counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Bobby Roode has been cut.
Hallak throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Roode's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Hallak dives in looking to finish as Roode flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Hallak's strikes! Hallak is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Roode's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Roode was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hamood Hallak!
Hamood Hallak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirkland Morrenove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Franklin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Franklin
vs
Morrenove

180 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Franklin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirkland Morrenove!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrenove stuffs the takedown attempt from Franklin. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet.
Franklin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morrenove circles away.

Morrenove clinches up against the ropes.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Morrenove's efforts to push away.
Morrenove tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Franklin tries to score a body lock takedown but Morrenove shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrenove tries to pull guard but Franklin holds him up against the ropes and eventually Morrenove drops back down to his feet.
Franklin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Morrenove drops down looking for an ankle pick but Franklin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morrenove misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franklin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Morrenove. No joy for Franklin on that attempt.
Morrenove catches Franklin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrenove misses with a takedown attempt - Franklin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrenove fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Morrenove tries to score a power double leg takedown but Franklin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morrenove somewhat.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morrenove as he avoids it easily.
Ben Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morrenove tries to clinch up but Franklin circles away and keeps his distance.
Franklin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morrenove counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Franklin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morrenove pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Morrenove has closed the distance and engaged Franklin in a clinch.
Morrenove can't get the takedown.

Morrenove escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.

Morrenove instigates a clinch.
Morrenove can't break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Franklin has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morrenove after a bit of a struggle.
Franklin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Morrenove is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Franklin has Morrenove pressed against the ropes, preventing Morrenove from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Franklin tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Franklin is trying to drag Morrenove to the mat but Morrenove just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Morrenove tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
Franklin is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Morrenove gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Morrenove pulls guard effortlessly.
Morrenove working a defensive guard here.
Franklin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Morrenove wants to stand up but Franklin is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is standing up over Morrenove. Morrenove looks to escape but Franklin dives into side control.

Franklin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Franklin working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Franklin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Franklin lands a decent elbow from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morrenove struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ben Franklin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morrenove looks to land a combination but Franklin avoids it well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt
and Morrenove counters with a head kick.
Morrenove throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Franklin's waist but Franklin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Morrenove off to one side.
Franklin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Franklin wants it to stay on the feet.
Morrenove stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Franklin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrenove scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Morrenove tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Franklin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Franklin gets the takedown into side control.
Morrenove is looking to regain half guard here but Franklin keeps moving and retains side control.
Morrenove is breathing heavily.

Franklin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Franklin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrenove tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Franklin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Franklin landing strikes.

Franklin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Franklin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Morrenove is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Franklin cracks Morrenove with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morrenove some visible discomfort.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morrenove is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Franklin is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Morrenove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franklin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Franklin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Morrenove to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Morrenove shrugs it off.
Franklin landing shots from mount.

Morrenove is rocked!
Morrenove takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Franklin's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Franklin!
Ben Franklin is the new featherweight champion!