B!75: Quarter Quell! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Fonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Johanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fonte comes to the cage accompanied by carnage. Michael Johanson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Fonte
vs
Johanson

200 cm
23
257 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kelvin Fonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Johanson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johanson swings for the body but Fonte moves out of range.
Johanson digs a good body shot into Fonte's ribs.
Johanson lands with an overhand left.
Fonte walks into a straight right hand from Johanson.

Fonte closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Johanson.

Johanson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fonte walks into a stiff left hand from Johanson.

Johanson sends Fonte crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Johanson is motioning to the referee to let Fonte up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Fonte is rocked!
Johanson missing with a left hand there. Fonte was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Fonte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fonte shoots in for a double leg but Johanson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Fonte drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fonte seems to have got his legs back now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johanson wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonte tries to free his leg and advance position but Johanson is retaining full guard.
Fonte preventing the sweep.
Johanson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kelvin Fonte.

Johanson cracks Fonte with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johanson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Fonte to stand back up!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fonte tries to clinch but Johanson moves away

and Johanson counters with a nice right hand that sends Fonte toppling to the canvas! Fonte scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Johanson finish him?!
Johanson scores with a body shot.
Fonte is breathing heavily.

Johanson lands a big uppercut and Fonte crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Fonte looks OK. Johanson waves Fonte back to his feet!
Fonte drops his hands momentarily. Johanson doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Fonte staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Fonte doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Michael Johanson!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goru Buodad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Kewell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buodad comes to the cage accompanied by let it rock. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Buodad
vs
Kewell

185 cm
25
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Goru Buodad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sonny Kewell!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kewell tries for a takedown but Buodad circles away easily
and Buodad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Buodad has Kewell up against the cage in a clinch.
Kewell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Buodad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kewell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Buodad is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Goru Buodad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Kewell.

Kewell drags the fight down to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Buodad stopping the sweep attempt from Kewell.
Kewell is trying to keep Buodad in close.
Buodad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Buodad throws a big right hand that misses.
Buodad is looking to work some ground and pound but Kewell has wrist control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buodad stopping the sweep attempt from Kewell.
Buodad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kewell pulls Buodad in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kewell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Buodad defends it easily.
Kewell wants to sweep but no luck.
Kewell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Buodad's guard.
Kewell wants to control from the top but Buodad keeps moving.

Buodad working for submissions but it's allowed Kewell to get to half guard.

Kewell looking for a submission but Buodad manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Kewell connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kewell trying to control the position from guard on top but Buodad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kewell pushing down on Buodad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kewell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Buodad sees it coming and defends easily.
Buodad is staying active underneath Kewell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kewell stalling away here and it's allowed Buodad to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kewell trying to control but Buodad is working from the bottom.
Kewell might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Buodad kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kewell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kewell is working Buodad over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Buodad keeping moving, preventing Kewell from controlling successfully.
Kewell looking to sit in guard and control but Buodad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kewell wants to sweep here but Buodad controlling him for the moment.
Kewell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kewell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buodad slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Buodad can't keep his opponent in guard - Kewell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kewell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kewell passes to side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kewell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kewell trying to control the action but Buodad is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Kewell dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kewell misses with a takedown
and Buodad counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buodad. That's going to slow Kewell down.
Kewell misses with a series of wild punches.

Kewell shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Buodad's guard.
Kewell wants to control from the top but Buodad keeps moving.
Kewell throws an elbow that misses. Buodad uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kewell's guard. Nice move by Buodad!
Buodad throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buodad postures up.
Buodad wanted to stand there but Kewell had control of the position.
Buodad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kewell wants to sweep here but Buodad controlling him for the moment.
Buodad would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buodad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buodad is looking to stand up but Kewell won't let him.

Kewell pushes Buodad off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kewell fails with the takedown
and Buodad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kewell is breathing heavily.
Kewell looks for a takedown but Buodad sprawls well.
Goru Buodad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Kewell.
Kewell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buodad finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Buodad moves in looking to clinch but Kewell pushes him off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Buodad!
Buodad misses with a body kick.
Buodad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kewell tries for a takedown but Buodad circles away easily

and Buodad counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Buodad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buodad tries to throw a body punch but Kewell avoids it by throwing Buodad back against the cage.
Kewell managing to block the knees to the body from Buodad.
Kewell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kewell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Buodad smiles and moves away.
Buodad misses with a low kick as Kewell jumps back.
Kewell shoots in looking for a takedown. Buodad tries to sprawl out of it but Kewell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buodad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sonny Kewell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kewell shoots for a double leg takedown but Buodad sprawls well. He's pushed Kewell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kewell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Buodad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kewell's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Buodad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kewell closes the distance and clinches up with Buodad, looking for a takedown. Kewell pushes Buodad against the cage but Buodad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buodad. That's going to slow Kewell down.
Buodad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Buodad tries to clinch but Kewell moves out of range.
Buodad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kewell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buodad doesn't manage to clinch there - Kewell circles away.
Kewell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buodad as he jumps to the side.
A right-left combo lands from Buodad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buodad looks for the body kick but Kewell saw that one coming.
Buodad tries to clinch but Kewell is having none of it.
Goru Buodad is winning the standup battle so far.
Buodad attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kewell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Buodad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kewell misses with a takedown attempt
and Buodad counters with a good low kick that Kewell was not able to check.
No joy there for Buodad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buodad swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Buodad clinches up against the cage.
Buodad has Kewell pushed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kewell tries to score a body lock takedown but Buodad shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goru Buodad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Buodad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kewell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Buodad to keep the fight standing.
Buodad's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kewell is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Buodad is defending well.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kewell as Buodad tries to tie him up.
Buodad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Buodad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buodad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Buodad looking to throw knees to the head but Kewell is blocking nicely.
Buodad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Kewell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Kewell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Buodad defends well.
Kewell wants to sweep but no luck.

Kewell looking for a guillotine here but Buodad defends easily.
Kewell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buodad lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Buodad 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kewell wants to sweep here but Buodad controlling him for the moment.

Kewell is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Buodad is aware though and is defending well.
Buodad stopping the sweep attempt from Kewell.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Buodad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Buodad drops back looking for a leg! Kewell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kewell manages to kick Buodad off! Buodad jumps back into Kewell's guard.
Buodad is looking to stand up but Kewell won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kewell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Buodad throws a big right hand that misses.
Buodad with a nice head shot there.
Kewell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kewell has a closed guard, preventing Buodad from standing up.

Kewell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Buodad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kewell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Buodad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kewell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buodad has managed to get both his arms back between Kewell's legs - danger averted.
Kewell trying to control the position.
Kewell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Buodad 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buodad is in close to Kewell's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kewell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kewell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Buodad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kewell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buodad.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Kewell is looking for a triangle but Buodad pushes his legs off easily.
Buodad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kewell wants to sweep but no luck.
Buodad is looking to stand up but Kewell won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kewell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kewell is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Goru Buodad.
I think Buodad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Goru Buodad!
Goru Buodad 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
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Connelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dead Meat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connelly's entrance music is rude boy. A fine choice. Dead Meat is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Connelly
vs
Meat

150 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Connelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dead Meat!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meat tries for a takedown but Connelly circles away easily

and Connelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Connelly.
Meat tries to pull guard but Connelly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Meat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Connelly stops a takedown attempt from Meat.
Jack Connelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dead Meat.
Connelly gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Meat.

Connelly manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Connelly has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Meat off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Meat has his takedown stuffed
and Connelly counters with a one-two to the body.
Connelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Meat paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Meat has his takedown stuffed

and Connelly counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Meat is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connelly is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Meat is still in real trouble! Can Connelly finish him?
Connelly postures up and lands a big shot to Meat's brow.
Connelly is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Connelly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Connelly loads up on a big left hand. Meat felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Connelly looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Meat can't hide his disappointment, as Connelly celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Connelly!
Our winner, Jack Connelly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Woodhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Woodhouse acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Ring
vs
Woodhouse

180 cm
21
187 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Woodhouse!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woodhouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ring.
Woodhouse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ring tries to clinch but Woodhouse is having none of it.
Woodhouse has his takedown stuffed

and Ring counters by moving into the clinch.
Ring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Woodhouse takes an elbow to the temple.
Ring comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Josh Woodhouse has been cut.
Woodhouse looks gassed!
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section. Woodhouse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ring will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Woodhouse up against the cage.
Ring connects with a knee to the head.
Ring dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Woodhouse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ring lands an elbow inside.
Ring lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring lands a good knee to the midsection. Woodhouse won't want to take too many of those.
Ring scores with a knee to the head.
Woodhouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ring lands an elbow that stopped Woodhouse in his tracks for a moment.
Ring is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ring for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ring.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ring.
Ring using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ring stalling the fight.
Ring creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Woodhouse's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring stalls.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ring.
Ring landing knees to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ring takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Woodhouse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Woodhouse tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ring just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jeremy Ring has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Woodhouse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ring.
Ring lands a nice knee to the body.
Ring with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ring lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ring crunches a lovely knee into Woodhouse's ribcage.
Ring lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring lands a nice knee to the body.
Ring landing knees to the body.
Ring connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ring.
Woodhouse takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ring with a knee to the head.
Ring lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Ring.
Ring connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woodhouse's face.

Woodhouse is rocked!
Woodhouse letting Ring take a breather here.
Ring unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ring lands a damaging elbow.
Ring connects with a knee to the head.
Woodhouse is still on wobbly legs! Can Ring finish him?
Ring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring lands a damaging elbow.
Ring utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Woodhouse seems to have recovered his senses.
Ring is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ring.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ring obliges.
Ring lands an elbow just above Woodhouse 's eye.
Ring lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ring creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Woodhouse's defenses.
Ring using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ring lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring scores with a knee to the head.
Ring is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Ring to work.
Knees to the body from Ring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Ring dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Woodhouse's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ring gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ring using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ring lands an elbow just above Woodhouse 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ring.
Woodhouse takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ring working Woodhouse over with knees to the body.
Jeremy Ring has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ring scores a nice knee to the body.
Ring landing knees to the body.
Ring lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Ring.
Ring is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Woodhouse can do to turn this around?
Ring creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Woodhouse's defenses.
Ring comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ring connects with a nasty looking knee right to Woodhouse's face.
Ring lands an elbow inside that Woodhouse shrugs off.
Ring lands a big knee to the head and Woodhouse goes down! Ring pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Ring!
Jeremy Ring took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I would like to thank Boomerang for organizing and holding this event.'.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brunson Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On To The Next One. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Doyle
vs
Willis

195 cm
28
280 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

187 cm
24
230 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Malicestar

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 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brunson Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Willis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willis manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws a right and a left that Willis avoids nicely.
Willis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brunson Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Willis takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Willis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Willis trying to move into half guard but instead Doyle has managed to sweep!
Doyle stops Willis from standing up.
Doyle tries to stand but Willis is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis wants to stand up but Doyle is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle is looking to stand up but Willis won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Brunson Doyle wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Doyle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willis.
Doyle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Willis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Doyle misses.
Willis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Willis takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willis moves away.
Willis throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Willis slips a jab from Doyle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Doyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle throws a front kick aimed at Willis's knee but Willis avoids it well.
Doyle misses with a shot to the body
and Willis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Willis moves out of range of the leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Willis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Willis digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Doyle.
Willis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Willis lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Doyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Willis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Willis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Doyle is breathing heavily.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Willis moved out of range.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Willis.
Doyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doyle misses with a few strikes there.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Willis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Doyle's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willis wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle wants to stand up but Willis is controlling him.
Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Doyle holds on and takes a little breather.
Willis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Doyle manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doyle is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rico Willis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick lands from Willis.
Willis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Willis thuds a left hand into Doyle's body.
Doyle tries to score with a low kick but Willis moves his leg out of the way.
Willis avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doyle.
Willis throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Willis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Doyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Willis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Willis throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Willis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doyle pinned against the cage. Doyle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.

Willis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Willis showed some decent athleticism there.
Willis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doyle's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Willis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Doyle tries to roll over but Willis keeps him under control.
Willis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doyle defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Willis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Willis trying to pass the guard but Doyle defending well.
Doyle is staying active underneath Willis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Willis is looking for a kimura but Doyle is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Willis to get the leverage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is looking to improve his position.
Willis thows a huge punch but Doyle dodges it nicely.
Willis is looking to pass Doyle's guard but actually Doyle recovers to full guard.

Willis drops back, looking for a kneebar! Doyle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Doyle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Doyle!
Willis tries to escape but Doyle is in control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle in side control, throwing shots but Willis defends.

Doyle stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willis.
Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Willis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rico Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Willis shoots for a double leg takedown but Doyle sprawls well. He's pushed Willis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Willis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Willis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyle can pounce on him.
Doyle misses with a few strikes there.
Doyle misses with a few strikes there.
Willis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Willis blocks the body kick.
Doyle throws a nice looking combination but Willis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
Doyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily.
Willis throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brunson Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Willis misses.
Brunson Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Willis connects with a leg kick. Doyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Willis lands a two punch combo.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Willis scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doyle on the side of the head.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Willis ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Willis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Doyle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Willis darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis prevents Doyle from breaking the clinch.
Willis lands with a right to the head.
Doyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Doyle tries a knee to the head but Willis blocks it.
Doyle takes an elbow to the temple.
Willis stalling in the clinch but Doyle improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Willis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Willis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Doyle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Willis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Willis in his tracks.
Willis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Willis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doyle rather than just go for the knockout.
Doyle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Willis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Willis there.
Brunson Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis cracks the inside of Doyle's front leg.
Willis scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab from Willis.
Doyle misses with a shot to the body
and Willis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Doyle takes a swing at Willis's ribcage but misses.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Willis.
Willis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
Rico Willis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Willis moves into the clinch.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Willis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Willis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Willis lands an elbow inside that Doyle shrugs off.
Doyle avoids the elbow strike from Willis, against the cage.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle trying to land knees to the body.
Doyle misses with a knee to the head.
Willis misses with a knee to the head.
Willis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doyle avoiding damage as Willis throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis tries a knee to the head but Doyle blocks it.
Willis lands a knee to the head.
Willis has Doyle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doyle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brunson Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Willis.
Willis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Willis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Tharis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tharis comes to the cage accompanied by Burning down the house. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tharis
vs
Stein

188 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
266 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Tharis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marlo Stein!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tharis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stein blocks a head kick by Tharis.
Stein chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tharis can pounce on him.
Stein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stein has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tharis.
Tharis keeps the fight on the outside.
Stein tries to bum rush Tharis with a series of wild strikes but Tharis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tharis misses with an uppercut.
Stein lands an overhand right.
Stein throws a nice looking combination but Tharis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Stein instigates a clinch.
Tharis takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Tharis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stein is fending him off so far but Tharis persists. Nope, Stein circles away and we're back to standing.
Stein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tharis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tharis throws a head kick that misses.
Tharis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tharis throws a series of punches but Stein avoids them all with ease.
Stein avoids the body shot from Tharis.
Stein lands a nice hook to Tharis's body. Tharis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marlo Stein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharis lands a high kick!
Tharis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Stein doesn't manage to clinch there - Tharis circles away.
Tharis connects with a body shot.
Tharis misses with a body kick.
Tharis scores with a leg kick.
Tharis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Tharis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tharis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stein takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Stein rushes Tharis and presses him up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stein.
Stein pushes off an throws an elbow but Tharis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tharis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stein slowing the pace effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Stein throws an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharis avoids the elbow strike from Stein, against the cage.
Tharis tries to break free but Stein pushes him back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tharis obliges.
Stein lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stein keeps control of Tharis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stein lands an elbow that stopped Tharis in his tracks for a moment.
Tharis tries to circle away but Stein has him pinned against the cage.
Tharis can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Tharis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Stein clinches with his opponent.
Tharis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stein throws an elbow that misses.

Tharis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tharis scores with a head kick. Stein tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jon Tharis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharis misses with a body shot
and Stein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tharis keeps the fight on the outside.
Tharis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
Stein tries to clinch up
and Tharis counters with a left to the body.
Stein moves out of range as Tharis strikes.
A head kick misses from Tharis.
A good leg kick by Tharis.
Tharis keeps the fight on the outside.
Tharis misses with a body shot.
Tharis takes one on the button.
Tharis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stein.
Tharis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tharis jabs Stein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stein wants to clinch up but Tharis keeps it at a distance.
Tharis takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stein moves in looking to clinch but Tharis pushes him off.

Tharis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Tharis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tharis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stein can't do much from the bottom here.
Tharis landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stein is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Tharis crashes against the mat.

Tharis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stein knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tharis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Tharis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stein tries to clinch there but Tharis circles away.
Stein thows a body shot but no joy.

Stein forces Tharis back against the cage and clinches.

Tharis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marlo Stein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tharis avoids the head kick by Stein.

Stein gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tharis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tharis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stein has him pressed against the cage.
Tharis is trying to break the clinch but Stein has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tharis as Stein tries to tie him up.
Stein lands a hook that snaps the head of Tharis backwards.
Stein lands an elbow that stopped Tharis in his tracks for a moment.
Stein blocking some punches.
Stein looking to stall.

Tharis breaks the clinch.
Stein slaps away a takedown attempt from Tharis, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stein tries to clinch there but Tharis circles away.
A head kick misses from Tharis.
Stein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tharis.
Tharis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharis.
Tharis is looking to wear down Stein with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tharis tests Stein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stein moves in looking to clinch but Tharis pushes him off.
Stein throws a jab but it's blocked by Tharis.
Stein tries to clinch but Tharis is having none of it.
Tharis swats away the attempt to clinch by Stein.
Tharis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tharis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tharis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tharis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Tharis gets a takedown into half guard.
Tharis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tharis throwing shots but Stein is blocking nicely.
Stein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tharis.
Stein wants to control but Tharis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jon Tharis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stein avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tharis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tharis is thwarting Stein's attempts to control the position.
Stein really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tharis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tharis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tharis is keen to just control but Stein is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tharis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stein wants to get back to his feet.
Tharis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tharis wants to control but Stein is keeping him busy.
Stein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tharis is working away from the top position though.
Stein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tharis.
Tharis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tharis stops Stein from getting back to his feet.
Stein is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tharis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tharis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tharis works his way into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tharis with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Stein taking shots to the head.
Tharis with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tharis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tharis with shots to the head and body - Stein looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tharis with the ground and pound from mount.

Stein is rocked!
Tharis softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Stein is out cold! Tharis jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Tharis!
An out of breath Jon Tharis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Ul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derric Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ul Haq comes to the cage accompanied by Testament - Jun-Jun. Derric Rose is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Ul Haq
vs
Rose

160 cm
29
165 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

175 cm
29
154 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Ul Haq!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derric Rose!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ul Haq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Donk. Rose catches Ul Haq right on the button with a cross.
Ul Haq connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rose throws a series of punches but Ul Haq avoids them all with ease.
Mohammed Ul Haq seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ul Haq tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Ul Haq moves out of range as Rose strikes.
Rose scores with a nice right hand.
Rose throws a hook but Ul Haq avoids it easily.
Ul Haq feints and then cracks Rose's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rose down.
Ul Haq misses with a body shot.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ul Haq.
Rose sizes up Ul Haq with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ul Haq wants to slow Rose down by chopping away at his legs.
Rose misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq connects with a solid leg kick.
Ul Haq fails with the takedown.
Ul Haq feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rose's calf.
Ul Haq throws out a loose jab but Rose uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Rose misses its intended target.
Rose keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose jabs Ul Haq right on the nose. Ul Haq blinks but takes it well.
Ul Haq takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rose lunges at Ul Haq with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ul Haq's hand.
Rose misses with a hook.
Ul Haq throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose works the jab nicely.
Ul Haq swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Rose coming out on top.
Ul Haq wants to land a leg kick but Rose is out of range.
Ul Haq defending well as Rose loads up on a big left hand.
Ul Haq misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Rose misses.
A clash of legs there as Rose blocks the low kick.
Ul Haq finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rose darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Ul Haq gets a double leg takedown into Rose's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ul Haq lands a couple of digs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ul Haq trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose is trying to control the position but Ul Haq postures up.
Rose looking for a sweep. Not yet Rose, not yet.
Ul Haq postures up in Rose's guard and throws a big left but Rose blocks it.
Rose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ul Haq manages to get himself to full guard.
Ul Haq lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rose!
Rose sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ul Haq takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rose defending well though.
Ul Haq drops an elbow to the side of Rose's head.
Ul Haq thows a huge punch but Rose dodges it nicely.
Ul Haq wants to take a breather but Rose is having none of it.
Ul Haq takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rose is controlling Ul Haq's trapped leg to prevent Ul Haq from advancing to side control.
Ul Haq throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ul Haq is trying to control. Rose wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ul Haq has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ul Haq throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ul Haq is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ul Haq missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rose to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ul Haq scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ul Haq throws a big elbow that misses.
Rose controls Ul Haq momentarily but Ul Haq frees himself.
Ul Haq throwing strikes from guard but Rose blocks nicely.
Ul Haq throwing strikes but missing.
Ul Haq trying to control the position from guard on top but Rose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rose tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Ul Haq dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ul Haq looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ul Haq throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ul Haq.
Nice jab there from Rose.
Ul Haq throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ul Haq throws a chopping leg kick but Rose manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rose looks to throw the jab but Ul Haq is out of range.
Rose is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ul Haq fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Ul Haq scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ul Haq attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose misses the jab.
Horrible takedown by Ul Haq or perhaps it was just good defense by Rose which made him look bad.
Rose punishes Ul Haq's body with a nice straight punch.
Rose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rose scores with the left hand. Ul Haq knows he should have avoided that one.
Ul Haq thows a body shot but no joy.
Ul Haq takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ul Haq is looking to wear down Rose with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ul Haq avoids the body shot from Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws an overhand right that lands on Ul Haq's shoulder, as Ul Haq tries to avoid the shot.
Ul Haq misses with a body punch
and Ul Haq takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rose misses with an uppercut.
Ul Haq throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rose blocks the leg kick.
Rose tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ul Haq was well out of range. Poor timing from Rose.
Ul Haq throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Ul Haq swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Rose finds it's way through Ul Haq's defenses.
Ul Haq looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Ul Haq fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rose manages to avoid it.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Rose connects with a right hand. Ul Haq shakes it off.
Ul Haq shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rose defends it nicely.
Ul Haq moves out of range as Rose strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose with a jab.
Ul Haq on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose avoids the body shot from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq misses the body punch
and Rose counters with a right hand to the body.
Ul Haq walks into a stiff left hand from Rose.
Ul Haq misses the shot to the body.
Ul Haq bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ul Haq misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rose.
Ul Haq misses the jab.
Rose scores with a jab. Ul Haq acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ul Haq fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose throws a shot from downtown. Ul Haq moves away and avoids it.
Ul Haq throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ul Haq swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rose counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rose might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Rose fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rose has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rose scores with a punch to the head.
Rose blocks a low kick nicely.
Ul Haq ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Ul Haq throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rose's waist but Rose gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ul Haq off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mohammed Ul Haq. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq slips a jab from Rose.
Ul Haq throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ul Haq shoots for a double leg takedown but Rose sprawls well. He's pushed Ul Haq's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ul Haq throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ul Haq throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ul Haq ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose lands a nice looking body shot.
Ul Haq moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose throws a hook but Ul Haq avoids it easily.
Rose avoids the body shot from Ul Haq.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rose checks a leg kick.
Ul Haq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Ul Haq looks to score with a jab to the body but Rose is just out of range.
Ul Haq just misses with a punch to the body.
Ul Haq ducks under a wild hook from Rose.
Rose scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ul Haq in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Ul Haq lands.
Rose keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rose checks a low kick from Ul Haq.
Ul Haq gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rose avoids the body shot from Ul Haq.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ul Haq uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rose.
Rose lands with a right hand.
Ul Haq throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rose.
Nice defenses there by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rose connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ul Haq scrambles back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Rose.
Ul Haq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rose.
Ul Haq motions for Rose to come forward. Ul Haq throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ul Haq misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ul Haq walks into a straight right hand from Rose.
Ul Haq throws a body punch but Rose moves out of range.
Ul Haq has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rose finds it's way round the side to connect with Ul Haq's head.
Ul Haq keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rose.
Rose avoids the body shot from Ul Haq.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derric Rose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rose scores with a nice strike.
Ul Haq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rose moves away.
Ul Haq misses the shot to the body.
Ul Haq takes a swing at Rose's ribcage but misses.
Ul Haq slips a straight right by Rose.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rose throws a big shot that misses.
Rose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ul Haq moves out of range of the strikes.
Rose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ul Haq.
Ul Haq on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Ul Haq closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ul Haq thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rose's head.
Rose keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rose avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ul Haq.
Rose is concentrating on defense, preventing Ul Haq from advancing position.
Rose tries to get to full guard but Ul Haq has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ul Haq trying to mount his opponent but Rose defends it.
Ul Haq seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mohammed Ul Haq overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rose wants to get back to his feet.
Ul Haq works his way into full mount!
Rose is looking to get to half guard.
Rose tries to hold on but Ul Haq pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ul Haq lands a big shot there that rocks Rose but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rose is trying desperately to improve position.
Ul Haq landing strikes from the mount.

Rose is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ul Haq connects with a bit shot that sees Rose covering up! More strikes from Ul Haq and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ul Haq is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Ul Haq!
Mohammed Ul Haq is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Mohammed Ul Haq, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.