TCA 57 - Small Vs Wrassle PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Gago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bredis Gretcott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bredis Gretcott will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gago
vs
Gretcott

186 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Gago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bredis Gretcott!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gretcott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gretcott has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gretcott there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gago fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gretcott avoids it really well and circles away.
Gago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gretcott moves away.
Gretcott lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gago is defended easily by Gretcott.

Gretcott drives through and clinches with Gago against the cage.

Gago has picked Gretcott up - he's going for a ride! Gago dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gretcott is trying to stand back up but Gago is controlling him
Gretcott wants to improve his position but Gago is controlling well.

Gago maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gretcott could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Gago has cracked it and Gretcott is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Gago!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Igor Gago!
A less than humble Igor Gago misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jobert Sucaldito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Loomsville (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!

Sucaldito
vs
Loomsville

185 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jobert Sucaldito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerard Loomsville!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loomsville moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loomsville cracks a nice hook into Sucaldito's ribs.
A slow jab from Loomsville misses its intended target.
Loomsville throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loomsville scores with a three punch combo!
Sucaldito swinging wildly here.
Loomsville lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sucaldito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sucaldito throws a right and a left that Loomsville avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Loomsville.
Sucaldito connects with a right hand. Loomsville shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sucaldito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Loomsville lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Sucaldito as he connects with a hook.
Sucaldito swinging wildly here.
Gerard Loomsville seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loomsville's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Loomsville duly obliges.
Sloppy strikes from Sucaldito. Those never looked like landing.
Sucaldito staying out of range there.
Sucaldito just misses with a punch to the body.
Loomsville misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sucaldito.
Sucaldito looks to score with a jab to the body but Loomsville is just out of range.
Loomsville closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Loomsville looks to land a combination but Sucaldito avoids it well.
Loomsville stalks Sucaldito and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sucaldito's face. Sucaldito staggers backwards, shaken.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sucaldito lands a jab to Loomsville's midsection.
Loomsville misses with a hook. Sucaldito ducked under it nicely.
Loomsville throws a nice looking combination but Sucaldito bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loomsville looks to land a left hand but Sucaldito moved out of range nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Loomsville.
Loomsville looks gassed!
Sucaldito falls off balance throwing a combination
and Loomsville counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loomsville takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Loomsville misses with a jab to the body
and Sucaldito counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Loomsville throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loomsville seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sucaldito shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Loomsville is backing up but Sucaldito catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Loomsville covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sucaldito Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jobert Sucaldito!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andries Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Just Want it All. The key to victory for Andries Aldo has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Aldo
vs
Weiss

186 cm
27
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andries Aldo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ross Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Weiss looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Aldo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Weiss uses it to pass to side control.
Aldo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aldo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Weiss controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Weiss prevents Aldo from getting the reversal.
Weiss content just to control the position here.
Aldo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss content just to control the position here.
Weiss prevents Aldo from getting the reversal.
Weiss trying to control but Aldo is having none of it.
Aldo can't escape the position.
Weiss controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Aldo tries to reverse the position but Weiss maintains control.
Weiss controlling from the full mount.
Aldo is looking to improve his position but Weiss isn't that keen on the idea.
Weiss unloading with bombs!
Weiss looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Weiss lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Aldo hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss controlling the position easily from mount.
Aldo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Weiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Weiss has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Weiss landing strikes from the mount and Aldo is in trouble!
Weiss controlling his opponent.
Aldo is squirming around, avoiding Weiss's attempts to control the action.
Aldo is looking to improve his position but Weiss isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aldo is looking to escape.
Weiss landing punches.
Aldo is trying to escape the mount.
Weiss controlling from mount.
Aldo is squirming around, avoiding Weiss's attempts to control the action.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weiss with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Aldo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weiss controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Weiss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Weiss looking to score a takedown here. Aldo is defending well but Weiss drives through and ends up in Aldo 's guard.
Weiss sitting in guard here, content to control.
Weiss stands and throws Aldo 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aldo trying to remain calm as Weiss controls from the top position.
Aldo is trying to improve his position.
Aldo prevents Weiss from moving into mount.
Aldo gets back to half guard.
Weiss is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to roll over but Weiss keeps him under control.
Weiss seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aldo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ross Weiss hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Weiss scores with a takedown into Aldo 's guard.

Aldo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Weiss doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Weiss manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Weiss wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Weiss stays in close to Aldo 's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.
Weiss controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Weiss pushing down on Aldo 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Aldo looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Weiss pushes past his half guard into mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiss controlling from the full mount.
Weiss trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Weiss is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aldo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Weiss working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Weiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Aldo is working to get back to half guard.
Weiss takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Weiss landing strikes from the mount.
Weiss controlling the position easily from mount.
Aldo is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss looking to control but Aldo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Weiss controlling the position easily from mount.
Weiss prevents Aldo from getting the reversal.
Aldo is working hard here to advance position.
Weiss raining down hammerfists from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo is desperately trying to improve his position but Weiss has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Weiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aldo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Aldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Weiss controls from within his opponent's guard.
Weiss wants to control from the top but Aldo keeps moving.

Aldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Aldo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Weiss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Weiss looking to pass the guard.
Weiss is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Weiss pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aldo is keeping the position for now.
Weiss passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Weiss moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Ross Weiss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aldo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Weiss wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss trying to control the position but Aldo is working away.
Weiss working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard.
Weiss is staying tight to Aldo 's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Aldo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aldo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Weiss's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Weiss is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aldo is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss with shots to the head and body - Aldo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Weiss landing strikes from the mount.
Weiss content just to control the position here.
Aldo is in a horrible position here. Weiss smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Weiss controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Weiss wants to control the pace but Aldo is squirming around nicely.
Aldo gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo tries to get to full guard but Weiss has control of the leg.
Weiss controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Andries Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ross Weiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ross Weiss.

Weiss closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Aldo quickly recovers to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Weiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Weiss 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Weiss!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Dibiasse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thompson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All In The Family. Dibiasse has chosen Cant tell me nuttin as his entrance music. Tony Thompson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ted Dibiasse's chin.

Thompson
vs
Dibiasse

197 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

186 cm
26
219 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Dibiasse!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson scores with a kick to the midsection.

Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dibiasse takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thompson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dibiasse blocks an elbow strike.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson lands an elbow just above Dibiasse 's eye.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ted Dibiasse has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dibiasse's brow.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Dibiasse in his tracks for a moment.
Dibiasse blocks an elbow strike from Thompson.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Dibiasse leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dibiasse blocks the elbow strike.
Dibiasse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Dibiasse fails to land.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Dibiasse in his tracks for a moment.
Dibiasse tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Dibiasse back against the cage.
Dibiasse dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Dibiasse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson throws an elbow that misses.
Thompson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thompson lands an elbow that stopped Dibiasse in his tracks for a moment.
Thompson lands an elbow inside.
Thompson with a knee to the head.
Thompson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dibiasse has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Dibiasse has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Thompson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson trying to control the hands but Dibiasse won't let him.
Dibiasse is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Thompson up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Thompson right now.
Dibiasse cracks Thompson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Thompson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Thompson tries to escape the position.
Dibiasse is riding his opponent, not letting Thompson buck him off.

Thompson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Dibiasse.
Well, with Dibiasse on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Thompson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Dibiasse is punishing Thompson with some ground and pound.
Thompson is in bad spot here.
Dibiasse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Thompson right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dibiasse lands strikes to the head.

Dibiasse has managed to slip his arm under Thompson's chin. This could be all over... yep, Thompson is tapping out! Submission win for Dibiasse.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ted Dibiasse!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Severart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severart comes into the arena with Lil Jon feat. Ludacris - Move Bitch blaring out of the sound system. Dowiyogo has chosen another life - kano as his entrance music. 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.

Severart
vs
Dowiyogo

180 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

PWNAGE™ (WOT)

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Severart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo lands with a kick to the temple. Severart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick which misses Severart's front leg but catches the back leg as Severart tries to avoid it.
Dowiyogo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Severart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Severart avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Severart lands with an overhand left.
Severart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dowiyogo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Severart somewhat.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Severart.
Severart misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Severart throws a jab when Dowiyogo was well out of range.

Dowiyogo has managed to clinch.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Severart is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Severart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Severart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo has Severart pressed against the cage.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Severart avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Come on Dowiyogo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jake Severart has been cut.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Severart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severart is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Severart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Severart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Severart won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Severart avoids it.
Severart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Severart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Severart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dowiyogo walks away with a smile on his face. Severart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Severart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dowiyogo lands a head kick. Severart smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dowiyogo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Severart.
Severart takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dowiyogo lands with a kick to the temple. Severart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dowiyogo scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severart drops his hands momentarily and Dowiyogo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Severart throws a shot from downtown. Dowiyogo moves away and avoids it.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Dowiyogo instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo scores with a shot to the side of Severart's head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severart is defending well for now.
Severart managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dowiyogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Severart up against the cage.
Severart blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severart is defending well for now.
Severart is trying to pull guard but Dowiyogo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severart is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Severart avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dowiyogo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Severart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dowiyogo to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Dowiyogo as the two fighters clinch.
Dowiyogo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Severart won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Dowiyogo.
A right hook to the body lands for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Severart won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Severart's cut.
That's time! Severart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Severart takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Dowiyogo rushes Severart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dowiyogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Severart's ribcage.
Dowiyogo working Severart over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Severart's face.
Severart managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Severart tries to pull guard but Dowiyogo holds him up against the cage and eventually Severart drops back down to his feet.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Severart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Severart's face.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowiyogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Severart managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Severart backwards.
Severart can't get the takedown.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Severart avoids it.
Severart avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Severart avoids it.
Severart takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severart is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Severart won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Severart won't want to take too many of those.
Severart managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
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!
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Severart controls the action.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Severart won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severart is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Severart is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dowiyogo to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Severart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Severart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Severart is trying to pull guard but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
Severart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dowiyogo walks away with a smile on his face. Severart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Severart closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Severart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Severart is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Severart on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Severart jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dowiyogo walks away with a smile on his face. Severart gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch there but Severart circles away.

Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
Severart can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severart fails to pull guard.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand underneath Severart's ribcage. Severart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Severart.
Severart is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Severart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Severart fails to pull guard.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Severart or not.
Severart takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Severart's defenses.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jake Severart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Severart shoots for a double leg takedown but Dowiyogo sprawls well. He's pushed Severart's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Severart fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Severart.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Severart blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Severart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Severart managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Severart ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Severart no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Severart wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Dowiyogo is now in half guard.
Dowiyogo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dowiyogo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Severart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Severart is looking to improve his position.
Dowiyogo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Severart.
Severart is trying to stand back up but Dowiyogo is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severart is trying to control but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Grover Dowiyogo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that Severart semi-blocks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dowiyogo throws a front kick that sends Severart stumbling back into the cage.
Severart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands the left hand.
Severart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dowiyogo thuds his shin into the meat of Severart's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severart throws a hook to the side of Dowiyogo's head but Dowiyogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jake Severart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Severart swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dowiyogo. Severart shrugs it off though.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Severart is having none of it.
Severart has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dowiyogo.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Dowiyogo clinches with his opponent.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severart tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Severart blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Severart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Severart wants a takedown.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Severart.
Severart avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Severart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Severart tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dowiyogo smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dowiyogo rushes Severart and presses him up against the cage.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand underneath Severart's ribcage. Severart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A bit of stalling here from Dowiyogo.

Severart drags the fight down to the ground.
Dowiyogo wants to control from the top but Severart keeps moving.
Dowiyogo wants to stand but Severart is controlling his posture from full guard.

Severart is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dowiyogo defends well.
Jake Severart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Severart is trying to control the position but Dowiyogo postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dowiyogo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Grover Dowiyogo waved his t-shirt featuring PWNAGE™ (WOT)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Bodini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adib Zaquan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaquan has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bodini
vs
Zaquan

170 cm
27
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

183 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alberto Bodini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adib Zaquan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Zaquan landing knees to the body.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zaquan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Zaquan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zaquan landing knees to the body.
Bodini is trying to pull guard but Zaquan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Zaquan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bodini has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bodini jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zaquan walks away with a smile on his face. Bodini gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bodini displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Adib Zaquan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaquan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zaquan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bodini. Those never looked like landing.

Zaquan has managed to clinch.
Bodini jumps guard but Zaquan stands there with Bodini around his waist. Bodini gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Bodini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaquan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodini avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaquan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zaquan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodini.
Zaquan with a knee to the head.
Zaquan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bodini takes a knee right on the jaw!
Zaquan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bodini takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bodini tries to pull guard but Zaquan holds him up against the cage and eventually Bodini drops back down to his feet.
Zaquan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodini.
Bodini is trying to pull guard but Zaquan has him pressed against the cage.
Zaquan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bodini avoids it.

Bodini decides to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Zaquan won't allow Bodini to get back to his feet.

Bodini is working an open guard so Zaquan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zaquan moves in looking to clinch but Bodini pushes him off.
Bodini punishes Zaquan's body with a nice straight punch.
Zaquan looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaquan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bodini scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bodini throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zaquan.
Bodini misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Zaquan does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaquan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Bodini gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alberto Bodini!
During a confident post fight interview, Alberto Bodini thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darth Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Doom has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Darth Maul's chin.

Maul
vs
Doom

188 cm
28
216 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

182 cm
21
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Darth Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Maul shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doom as he jumps to the side.
Maul shoots for a takedown but Doom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doom connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Darth Maul has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Doom.
Maul throws a combination. Doom tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maul fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doom avoids it really well and circles away.

Maul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Maul showed some decent athleticism there.
Maul is looking to advance position but Doom won't allow it.
Doom is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doom manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maul won't allow Doom to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Maul drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Doom dives on top into guard.

Maul looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doom trying to control the position from guard on top but Maul is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Maul working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doom doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doom manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maul's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doom is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Doom is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maul doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Doom.

Maul looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maul is looking for a sweep. Doom is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maul is in trouble now - Doom has advanced to mount!
Doom is trying to take his opponent's back.
Maul squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul is desperately trying to improve his position but Doom has a good base and remains in mount.

Doom gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Maul misses with a takedown attempt - Doom sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doom throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maul.
Maul shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doom pinned against the cage. Doom gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Doom is looking to chop away at Maul's legs.
Maul takes one to the chin there.
Doom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A bone on bone clash there as Maul blocks the leg kick.
Doom misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.
Maul ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doom moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Doom closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Doom wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maul, who protects the arm well.
Maul tries to bench press Doom off him but Doom keeps the position.
Doom controls the position from side control.
Doom wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maul keeps working.
Maul manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Doom is working for a kimura but Maul is defending it quite comfortably.

Maul looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Maul looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darth Maul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Doom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doom throws a right hand that Maul ducks under and follows up with a left that Maul also avoids with ease.
Maul lands with a nice body punch.
Doom shoots in for a takedown but Maul shows good takedown defense.
Maul blocks a jab.
Darth Maul is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doom.
Maul fails to land the takedown.
Maul throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Doom counters with a left to the body.
Maul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doom.
No luck for Maul with that takedown attempt.
Dave Doom seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doom throws a sloppy head kick and Maul moves out of range easily.
Maul stuffs the takedown attempt from Doom. Doom gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Doom as Maul shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Maul. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doom throws a right hand that Maul ducks under and follows up with a left that Maul also avoids with ease.
Maul tries for a takedown but Doom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maul is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doom turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doom works Maul's body with a nice hook.
Doom with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good shot there by Doom.
Darth Maul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Doom!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doom.
Maul misses with a takedown attempt
letting Doom counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Doom.

Maul is rocked!

Doom lands a huge takedown. Maul is out but the ref is slow to react and Doom lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Maul lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Doom!
Our winner, Dave Doom, 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.

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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 Diziz Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Roussow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sparta comes into the arena with Just like you imagined - 300 theme blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sparta
vs
Roussow

190 cm
34
220 lbs
21 - 24 - 0

210 cm
22
222 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 21 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diziz Sparta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Roussow!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Roussow.

Roussow closes the distance and clinches.
Roussow is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Sparta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Sparta closes the distance and clinches.
Roussow is trying to pull guard but Sparta turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sparta throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sparta is struggling to control the position.
Sparta lands a shoulder strike.
Roussow can't find room to land a body shot as Sparta controls the action.
Sparta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sparta lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Mike Roussow has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Sparta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparta stalling.
Sparta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparta misses with a knee strike.
Roussow misses with a punch to the body.
Sparta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roussow's elbow.
A body shot lands from Sparta.
Roussow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Sparta to work.
Sparta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Sparta.
Roussow misses with the head strike.
Sparta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sparta scores with a hook to the body.
Roussow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Roussow looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sparta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sparta lands a damaging elbow.

That has opened up Mike Roussow's cut even more.
Sparta will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roussow up against the cage.
Sparta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roussow backwards.
Roussow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparta lands an elbow inside that Roussow shrugs off.

The cut above Mike Roussow's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Sparta pushes Roussow up against the cage in a clinch.
Roussow misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sparta stalls.
Sparta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roussow.
Roussow working aggressively here.

Sparta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roussow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sparta.
Roussow throws out a leg kick but Sparta moves out of range and Roussow only half commits.

Roussow rushes Sparta and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roussow.
Roussow misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sparta.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sparta.
Roussow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sparta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sparta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparta lands a body punch.
Sparta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Mike Roussow's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sparta lands a left hand.
Sparta scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Sparta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sparta lands an elbow just above Roussow 's eye.

Roussow is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Roussow's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diziz Sparta!
Diziz Sparta decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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A | B

pop
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FIGHT
RATING
99%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sailo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Grundi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sailo
vs
Grundi

188 cm
25
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
27
217 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Sailo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Angus Grundi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Grundi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Grundi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sailo dives on top into guard.

Grundi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sailo gets to his feet - Grundi follows without any prompting.
Sailo has a takedown stuffed.
Sailo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sailo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Sailo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grundi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sailo did well to prevent Grundi getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sailo tries to kick Grundi off but Grundi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Grundi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Grundi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sailo is just riding it out for now. Grundi eventually gives up the hold.
Grundi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Grundi there.
Sailo is looking to control Grundi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sailo avoid being mounted?
Grundi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grundi working over Sailo with some ground and pound. Sailo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sailo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grundi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Grundi landing some decent shots from guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sailo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Grundi.

Grundi drops back looking for a leg! Sailo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sailo manages to kick Grundi off! Grundi jumps back into Sailo's guard.
Grundi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Grundi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Sailo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Grundi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundi connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sailo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Grundi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sailo is breathing heavily.

Sailo is looking for a triangle but Grundi pushes his legs off easily.

Grundi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sailo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Grundi, into his guard.
Grundi has his hands on Sailo's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Angus Grundi.

Grundi gets a takedown into half guard.
Sailo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Grundi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
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!

Grundi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Grundi blocks the strikes from Sailo.

Sailo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sailo wants to control but Grundi is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sailo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sailo.
Grundi scoring with some ground and pound.
Grundi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Sailo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Grundi stands and throws Sailo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grundi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Grundi lands a few punches from side control.

Sailo is rocked!
Sailo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

Grundi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sailo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Grundi tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grundi has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angus Grundi 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.

Grundi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sailo did well to prevent Grundi getting side control.

Grundi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sailo defends it well.

Grundi is looking for a kimura here.

Grundi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sailo has managed to free his arm - good work.

Grundi is looking for a kimura here.

Grundi is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sailo is defending against the submission attempts here by Grundi.

Sailo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Grundi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sailo defends it well.

Grundi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sailo wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailo trying to control from the bottom.
Grundi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sailo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Grundi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Grundi drops an elbow to the side of Sailo's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sailo tries to get to full guard but Grundi has control of the leg.
Grundi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Grundi seems to be looking for submissions.
Sailo is looking for a sweep. Grundi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Sailo actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Grundi there.
Ground and pound from Grundi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailo tries to kick Grundi off but Grundi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Grundi is looking for a kimura here.

Grundi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sailo is just riding it out for now. Grundi eventually gives up the hold.
Grundi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grundi slips a nice elbow through Sailo's hands, connecting with Sailo's forehead.

Sailo looking for submissions off his back.
Grundi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Oh Sailo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundi lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sailo quite badly. Sailo pulls Grundi in close trying to recover. Grundi postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sailo on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sailo doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angus Grundi!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
99%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Small (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Wrassle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Small could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Wrassle's chin.

Small
vs
Wrassle

150 cm
24
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mr Small!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Wrassle!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small looks for a takedown but Wrassle sprawls well.
Small takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Small shoots in but Wrassle avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Small closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wrassle's guard.
Small lands a couple of digs.
Wrassle looking for a sweep. Not yet Wrassle, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wrassle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Wrassle is pulling down on Small's head to control his posture.
Small might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wrassle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Small.
Wrassle seems keen to control Small's posture.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wrassle 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.
Small content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small lands a couple of elbows.
Wrassle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wrassle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wrassle wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Small lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Small postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wrassle pulls Small in close to his closed guard and prevents Small from doing any damage or advancing position.
Small landing with the ground and pound.
Small is working Wrassle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wrassle trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wrassle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wrassle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Small landing with the ground and pound.
Small stopping the sweep attempt from Wrassle.
Small chips away with some ground and pound.
Wrassle keeping full guard, as Small tries to pass.
Small with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wrassle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Small missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Small stopping the sweep attempt from Wrassle.
Small is working Wrassle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrassle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Small!
Wrassle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Small. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Small wants to control but Wrassle is having none of it.
Small 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.
Wrassle controlling the pace for now.
Wrassle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wrassle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wrassle breaks from Small's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Small is bucking up trying to escape but Wrassle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wrassle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Small bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Small with a flurry of punches that miss.
Small loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wrassle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Small is one step ahead there.
Small lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small won't allow Wrassle to sweep him here.
Small connects with a couple of short punches.
Small throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wrassle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Small throws a big elbow that misses.
Wrassle is trying to keep Small in close.
Small is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Small cracks Wrassle with a solid left hand.

It looks like Joe Wrassle has been cut.
Small cracks Wrassle with a solid left hand.
Small is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Small throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wrassle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Small is one step ahead there.
Small distracts Wrassle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Small dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Wrassle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Small dives in and grabs Wrassle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wrassle pushes down on Small's head and hops out.

Wrassle closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Small gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wrassle throwing shots but Small is blocking nicely.
Mr Small overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Small moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Small controls Wrassle momentarily but Wrassle frees himself.
Small is pulling down on Wrassle's head. It's preventing any offense from Wrassle, at least for the moment.
Wrassle throws a big elbow that misses.
Small is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wrassle stopping the sweep attempt from Small.
Wrassle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Small lands a big elbow.

The cut above Joe Wrassle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Wrassle's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mr Small!
Mr Small retains his light heavyweight title!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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