CFA Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Neal Caffrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Corke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alan Corke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Caffrey
vs
Corke

182 cm
26
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neal Caffrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alan Corke!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caffrey keeps the fight on the outside.

Caffrey instigates a clinch.
Corke is trying to break the clinch but Caffrey is controlling him.
Caffrey looking for a takedown.
Corke gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Caffrey.
Caffrey wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neal Caffrey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Caffrey pulls guard successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Corke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caffrey is proving hard to escape from.
Caffrey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Caffrey's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Caffrey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Caffrey throws a couple of heel strikes.
Corke wants to stand but Caffrey is controlling his posture from full guard.

Corke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Caffrey throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Caffrey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Corke!
Corke keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Corke really wants to buck Caffrey off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Corke is in a horrible position here. Caffrey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caffrey unloading with bombs!
Caffrey lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Corke is working to get back to half guard.
Caffrey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Corke is in a horrible position here. Caffrey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Caffrey looking to finish Corke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Corke!
Caffrey lands with some strikes.
Caffrey with good strikes from the mount here!
Caffrey lands a heavy elbow.
Caffrey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Corke is rocked!
Caffrey lands a big elbow - Corke is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Corke is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Neal Caffrey!
A very excited looking Neal Caffrey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Krill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Krovitzky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krill's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slow Dance With the Devil Bitch. Krovitzky has chosen Bliss N Eso - Addicted as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Krill
vs
Krovitzky

185 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

201 cm
25
207 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jay Krill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Krovitzky!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krill keeps the fight on the outside.
Krovitzky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krill counters with a low kick, right behind Krovitzky 's knee.
Krovitzky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krovitzky darts in trying to clinch
and Krill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krill misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Krill.
Krill defending well as Krovitzky loads up on a big left hand.

Krill shoots in and gets a takedown into Krovitzky's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Krovitzky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Krill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krill won't allow Krovitzky to get back to his feet.
Krill postures up in Krovitzky's guard and throws a big left but Krovitzky blocks it.
Krill scoring with punches to the head and body.
Krill stops Krovitzky from standing up.
Krill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krill trying to control but Krovitzky is working from the bottom.
Krill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Krovitzky keeping moving, preventing Krill from controlling successfully.

Krovitzky pushes Krill off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krovitzky tries to clinch but Krill moves away
and Krill counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krill misses with a left hand

and Krovitzky counters by moving into the clinch.
Krovitzky lands a hook that snaps the head of Krill backwards.
Krill is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Krovitzky pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Krovitzky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Krovitzky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky shoots in for a takedown but Krill shows good takedown defense.
Krill fails with a takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Krill. Those never looked like landing.
Krovitzky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Krill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krovitzky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krill counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jay Krill has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Krovitzky.
Krovitzky throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jason Krovitzky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Krill drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krill throws a strike aimed at the side of Krovitzky's head but Krovitzky avoids it well.
Krovitzky dodges the ground and pound from Krill.
Krovitzky taking a bit of punishment here - Krill scoring with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Krovitzky pushes Krill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Krill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Krill creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Krovitzky sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Krill is looking to take a break and control but Krovitzky is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krill lands a nice forearm strike.
Krovitzky is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krill throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Krovitzky sneaks out the side door and pushes Krill away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.

Krill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krovitzky sprawls well initially but Krill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Krill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Krill misses with a few strikes there.
Decent striking displayed by Krill there.
A right-left combo lands from Krill.

Krill throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Krovitzky was covering up waiting for the punch and Krill finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet but Krill is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Krill is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Krill stops Krovitzky from standing up.
Krill trying to control but Krovitzky is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krill is standing up over Krovitzky. Krovitzky looks to escape but Krill dives into side control.
Krill tries to advance to mount but can't.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet but Krill drags him back down.
Krill landing a few strikes.
Krovitzky is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Krill is controlling him well.
Krovitzky avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Krill.
Krill in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Krovitzky throws Krill to one side and escapes!
Krill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krovitzky fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krovitzky misses with a combination

and Krill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Krovitzky won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krovitzky pushes Krill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Krill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Krill grinds an elbow into Krovitzky's temple.
Krill postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet.
Krill wants to control but Krovitzky is keeping him busy.
Krovitzky pushes Krill away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Krill gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krill postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Krovitzky bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Krill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krovitzky circles away quickly and effectively.
Krovitzky looks to land a right hand but Krill moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krill is defended easily by Krovitzky.
Jay Krill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krovitzky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krill throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Krovitzky fails in his attempt to clinch.

Krill closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krill lands in his opponent's guard.
Krill with a nice head shot there.
Krovitzky has momentary wrist control but Krill slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krovitzky wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Krill manages to pass to side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krill thows a huge punch but Krovitzky dodges it nicely.
Krovitzky blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Krill 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!

Krovitzky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Krill manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krill stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krill wants it to stay on the feet.
Krill is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krovitzky.
Krovitzky misses with a wild body shot.
Krill shoots in looking for a takedown but Krovitzky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krill's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krill looks to land a combination but Krovitzky avoids it well.

Krovitzky closes the distance and pushes Krill back into the ropes.
Krill tries to break free but Krovitzky pushes him back against the ropes.
Krill wants a takedown.
Krovitzky connects with a knee to the head.
Krovitzky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krill is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Krovitzky is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Krill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krovitzky prevents the takedown attempt.
Krill is looking to take this one to the mat.

Krovitzky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Krovitzky closes the distance and pushes Krill back into the ropes.
Krill has Krovitzky pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Krovitzky manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krill avoids a wild elbow strike from Krovitzky.
Krovitzky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krill has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Krovitzky after a bit of a struggle.
Krovitzky lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krill avoids it.
Krovitzky scores with a shot to the side of Krill's head.

Krovitzky manages to break the clinch.
Krovitzky shoots in for a takedown but Krill shows good takedown defense.
Krill swats away the attempt to clinch by Krovitzky.
Krovitzky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krill circles away quickly and effectively.
Krill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krovitzky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krovitzky wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Krovitzky drives through with a takedown into Krill's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Jay Krill overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky tries to stand but Krill is controlling from the bottom.

Krill pushes Krovitzky off and gets back to his feet.
Jason Krovitzky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krovitzky misses with a two punch combination.
Krovitzky with a hook.
Jay Krill is winning the standup battle so far.
Krill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krovitzky was well out of range. Poor timing from Krill.
Krill swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krill throws a series of punches but Krovitzky moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Krovitzky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krill 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Jay Krill!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Jay Krill!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Jay Krill!

Jay Krill wins by unanimous decision!
Jay Krill thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Bolinev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Dapalong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Bolinev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vincent Dapalong's chin.

Bolinev
vs
Dapalong

175 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Bolinev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Dapalong!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dapalong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolinev.
Dapalong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dapalong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dapalong thuds a left hand into Bolinev's body.
Dapalong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dapalong digs a good body shot into Bolinev's ribs.
Bolinev throws a looping overhand right but Dapalong ducks down to avoid it.
Dapalong with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dapalong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolinev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dapalong just misses with a punch to the body.
Dapalong fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolinev throws a jab but it's blocked by Dapalong.
Dapalong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bolinev rather than just go for the knockout.
Bolinev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dapalong swinging wildly here.
Dapalong misses with a two punch combination.
Dapalong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dapalong tries to bum rush Bolinev with a series of wild strikes but Bolinev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolinev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bolinev avoids the body shot from Dapalong.
Dapalong misses with a lunging right hand
and Bolinev counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong misses with a combination
and Bolinev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bolinev misses with a straight left.
Vincent Dapalong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bolinev looks to score with a jab to the body but Dapalong is just out of range.
Dapalong scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dapalong.
Dapalong throws a hook to the side of Bolinev's head but Bolinev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dapalong swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolinev takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bolinev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dapalong quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dapalong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dapalong pushes Bolinev off looking to stand but Bolinev dives back in and keeps control.
Bolinev stalling.
Dapalong is looking to control Bolinev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dapalong avoid being mounted?
Dapalong is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dapalong wants to stand and escape but Bolinev is having none of it.
Dapalong is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bolinev dives into side control.
Dapalong struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bolinev happy to just control the position for now.
Dapalong manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bolinev's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Dapalong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dapalong swinging wildly here.
Dapalong throws a series of punches but Bolinev moves out of range.
Vincent Dapalong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolinev misses with an uppercut.
Dapalong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bolinev throws out the jab.
Dapalong throws a right hand that Bolinev ducks under and follows up with a left that Bolinev also avoids with ease.
Dapalong ducks under a wild hook from Bolinev.
Dapalong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bolinev.
Dapalong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolinev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dapalong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bolinev circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dapalong throws a series of punches but Bolinev moves out of range.
Dapalong throws a nice looking combination but Bolinev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bolinev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dapalong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dapalong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dapalong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dapalong throws a series of punches but Bolinev avoids them all with ease.
Bolinev is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Bolinev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bolinev is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dapalong tries to kick Bolinev off but Bolinev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bolinev in particular looking to stall.
Bolinev lands with a punch from half guard.
Dapalong is trying to maintain the position but Bolinev is very close to passing his half guard.
Dapalong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong is looking to control Bolinev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dapalong avoid being mounted?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bolinev slows the pace down in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vincent Dapalong.
Dapalong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong thuds his right hand into Bolinev's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dapalong misses with a double jab.

Bolinev scores with a takedown into Dapalong's guard.
Dapalong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bolinev is controlling him.
Dapalong looking to control.
Bolinev is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolinev preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Vincent Dapalong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Dapalong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bolinev.
Dapalong looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolinev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dapalong tries to bum rush Bolinev with a series of wild strikes but Bolinev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bolinev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dapalong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolinev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolinev misses with an uppercut
and Dapalong counters with a three punch combo that has Bolinev backing up. Bolinev nods at Dapalong to acknowledge the strikes.
A jab from Dapalong misses.
Dapalong scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bolinev throws a hook but Dapalong avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dapalong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bolinev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dapalong throws out the jab.
Dapalong scores with the left hand. Bolinev knows he should have avoided that one.
Dapalong throws a hook but Bolinev blocks it.
Dapalong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bolinev.
Dapalong ducks under a wild hook from Bolinev.
Dapalong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolinev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dapalong misses with a wild body shot.
Dapalong slips under a jab from Bolinev.
Bolinev slips a straight right by Dapalong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong tries to bum rush Bolinev with a series of wild strikes but Bolinev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dapalong moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dapalong throws a series of punches but Bolinev avoids them all with ease.
Bolinev with a nice cross.
Dapalong swinging wildly here.
Dapalong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dapalong looks to land a combination but Bolinev avoids it well.
Dapalong throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bolinev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dapalong looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bolinev prevents Dapalong from getting back to his feet.
Dapalong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bolinev passes Dapalong's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dapalong trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bolinev manages to pass to mount!
Bolinev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bolinev lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolinev looking to control and managing it successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dapalong is looking to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vincent Dapalong.
I've got Dapalong 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Vincent Dapalong!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Vincent Dapalong!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Vincent Dapalong!

Vincent Dapalong wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Vincent Dapalong thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Unai Arana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johhny Guns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arana kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jesus was a terrorist. Johhny Guns is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Arana
vs
Guns

177 cm
21
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
28
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Unai Arana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johhny Guns!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guns checks a leg kick.
Guns shoots in for a takedown but Arana shows good takedown defense.
Arana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guns checks it well.
Arana tries to land a front kick but Guns steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Johhny Guns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guns fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Arana stuffs the takedown.
Unai Arana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johhny Guns.
Guns tries for a takedown but Arana circles away easily
and Arana counters with a thumping low kick.
Arana stuffs the takedown.
Guns changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arana tries to avoid it but Guns manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arana to the ground. Arana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Guns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
and Arana counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Johhny Guns has been cut.
Guns shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arana pinned against the ropes. Arana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arana.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guns misses with a takedown attempt
and Arana counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Guns looks winded!
Arana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Guns takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Arana throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arana scores with a spinning back kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Arana.

Arana lands a big head kick that sends Guns tumbling to the mat! Arana takes a step backwards and waves Guns back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Guns is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arana scores with a shot to the body.
Guns is still on wobbly legs! Can Arana finish him?
Guns leaves his chin hanging out and Arana seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Guns crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Unai Arana!
In his post fight interview, Unai Arana started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crocodile Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is wanted dead or alive. Dundee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beethoven's 5th. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Walker
vs
Dundee

175 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wade Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crocodile Dundee!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker gets a clinch.
Dundee tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.

Walker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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

Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dundee is aware though and is defending well.
Dundee trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.

Walker is looking to sinch up a triangle. Dundee throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Walker's body to avoid the submission. Walker has instead reached around Dundee's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Walker arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Wade Walker!
Wade Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Anderton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Haws (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haws is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Turnaround. Haws has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderton
vs
Haws

172 cm
23
174 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

191 cm
25
183 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luiz Anderton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Haws!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haws rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haws circles away quickly and effectively.
Haws looks winded!
Anderton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haws counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haws slips a jab and a cross from Anderton.

Anderton moves into range and clinches up with Haws.
Haws creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderton's defenses.

It looks like Luiz Anderton has been cut.
Haws gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Anderton.
Anderton looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderton tries to pull guard but Haws won't allow it.
Anderton takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haws connects with a knee to the head.
Haws scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haws.
Haws throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderton is trying to stall.
Haws tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haws with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Haws prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Haws throws an elbow but misses.
Anderton fails to pull guard.
Anderton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haws missing with knees to the body.
Anderton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderton is trying to pull guard but Haws has him pressed against the ropes.
Haws pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Haws keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Anderton's efforts to push away.
Haws is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anderton is defending well for now.
Anderton jumps guard but Haws turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Anderton fails to pull guard.
Anderton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderton is looking for a takedown.
Anderton tries to pull guard but Haws forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Haws scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderton stalling in the clinch but Haws improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haws.
Anderton jumps guard but Haws stands there with Anderton around his waist. Anderton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haws prevents a takedown attempt there.
Haws lands an elbow inside that Anderton shrugs off.
Haws unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Haws.
Haws landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderton is trying to break free.
Haws landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haws is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Haws lands an elbow inside.
Haws creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Anderton's defenses.
Anderton is trying to break the clinch but Haws is controlling him.
Anderton takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Haws.
Haws gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haws comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Haws unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haws avoids it.
Anderton is trying to drag Haws to the mat but Haws just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Anderton wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haws gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Haws gets through Anderton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Anderton can't break the clinch.
Haws lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Haws dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Anderton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Anderton misses with a wild combination.
Anderton shoots in and drives through. Haws sprawls well.
A punch combination from Anderton misses.
Anderton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haws circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Anderton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderton dodges the punch combination from Haws.
Anderton misses with a hook to the body
and Haws counters with a three punch combo that has Anderton backing up. Anderton nods at Haws to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anderton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haws swivels and escapes.
Haws is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderton looks to land a combination but Haws avoids it well.
Anderton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haws was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderton.
Haws avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haws uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderton.
Haws misses with a double jab
and Anderton counters with a series of strikes. Haws will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haws dodges the punch combination from Anderton.

Anderton has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haws.
Haws will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Anderton up against the ropes.
Anderton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haws lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Luiz Anderton's cut is getting worse.
Haws misses with an elbow strike.

Anderton jumps guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Haws stopping the sweep attempt from Anderton.

Haws avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haws keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anderton's head.
Haws trying to control but Anderton is working from the bottom.
Haws with a flurry of punches that miss.
Haws working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Anderton's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Haws trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Haws's guard.
Anderton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Haws is looking for a sweep. Anderton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderton trying to control from half guard but Haws is working away.

Anderton wants to work for an arm triangle but Haws is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Haws is not content to let Anderton control the position.
Anderton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haws defending well though.
Anderton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Haws's head.
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!
Anderton trying to control the action but Haws is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderton 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.
Anderton is really struggling to control Haws but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Anderton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Anderton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Anderton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderton throws a hook but Haws avoids it easily.
Haws misses with a combination
and Anderton counters with a three punch combo that has Haws backing up. Haws nods at Anderton to acknowledge the strikes.
Anderton throws a big shot that misses.
Haws displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Anderton.
A combination from Anderton does no damage.

Haws instigates a clinch.
Haws tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderton avoids the damage to the body.
Haws takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anderton is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Haws gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Anderton is looking to break free of the clinch but Haws has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haws misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anderton.
Anderton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderton is trying to maintain a safe position but Haws gets an underhook and turns Anderton into the ropes.
Anderton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haws walks away with a smile on his face. Anderton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Anderton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderton throws a nice looking combination but Haws bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luiz Anderton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderton.
Anderton throws out a loose jab but Haws uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haws steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderton.
Anderton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Anderton. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haws lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Anderton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anderton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haws slips a jab and a cross from Anderton.
Anderton misses with a shot to the body
and Haws counters with a series of strikes. Anderton will be more careful next time no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Haws. That's going to slow Anderton down.
Anderton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderton misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haws avoids the body shot from Anderton.

Anderton has Haws up against the ropes in a clinch.
Haws misses with an elbow strike.
Anderton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jon Haws seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Haws lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Anderton wants to get back to striking at distance but Haws won't allow it.
Haws lands a damaging elbow.
Haws lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Anderton wants to break free but Haws has control.
Haws swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Haws taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Anderton trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haws pushes off an throws an elbow but Anderton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Anderton tries to pull guard but Haws holds him up against the ropes and eventually Anderton drops back down to his feet.
Haws avoiding damage.
Anderton tries to pull guard but Haws won't allow it.
Haws throws an elbow but it misses.
Haws tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anderton avoids it.
Anderton fails to pull guard.
Anderton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Haws fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haws misses with a two punch combination.

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 Luiz Anderton.
I think Anderton 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Jon Haws!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Jon Haws!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight as a draw!

Jon Haws wins by majority decision!

C
A

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 Sidney Aron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Haworang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Aron
vs
Haworang

190 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
28
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sidney Aron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jin Haworang!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aron keeps the fight on the outside.
Haworang tries to clinch but Aron moves out of range.
Haworang lands with a slapping head kick.
Aron closes this distance looking for a takedown but Haworang circles away.
Haworang tries to clinch but Aron moves out of range.
Haworang tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Aron manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aron.
Haworang tries a head kick but it misses.

Aron gets the takedown into side control.
Haworang tries to escape but Aron is in control.
Haworang is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haworang is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Haworang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aron works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Aron working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Aron scores with a couple of short elbows.
Aron controlling the position.
Haworang is pushing Aron's head away, looking to escape. Aron manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Aron landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Haworang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Haworang looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aron scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here as Aron stalls from top position.
Haworang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Aron cracks Haworang with a big elbow.
Aron landing strikes.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aron trying to control the action but Haworang is working from the bottom.
Haworang wants to get back to his feet.
Haworang taking a bit of punishment here - Aron scoring with strikes.
Aron scoring with punches and elbows.
Aron lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Haworang pushes Aron away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Aron gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Haworang on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haworang wants to get back to his feet but Aron drags him back down.
Aron lands a few punches from side control.
Aron looks up at the clock and then as Haworang takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aron smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Aron working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Haworang is rocked!
Aron lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Haworang down.
Haworang is still in real trouble! Can Aron finish him?
Aron cracks Haworang with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Aron immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Haworang is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Aron!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sidney Aron!
Sidney Aron 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
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Abramov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abramov has chosen Sex Machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Foley
vs
Abramov

178 cm
27
193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
182 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Malicestar

Wolfpack Threadz

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Abramov!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abramov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Foley's half guard.
Abramov wants to control but Foley is keeping him busy.
Foley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Foley is not content to let Abramov control the position.
Foley wants to control but Abramov is keeping busy.
Foley is staying active underneath Abramov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Abramov thows a huge punch but Foley dodges it nicely.
Abramov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Foley is pressing down on Abramov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Abramov wants to control from the top but Foley keeps moving.
Foley is trying to control the position but Abramov postures up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roman Abramov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Abramov misses with a takedown attempt - Foley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Foley lands with a right hand.
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!
Foley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Foley wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abramov.
Abramov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Foley defends it nicely.
Larry Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Abramov.
Abramov shoots for a double leg takedown but Foley sprawls well. He's pushed Abramov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Foley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abramov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abramov looks winded!
Foley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Roman Abramov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Foley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abramov circles away quickly and effectively.
Foley connects with a combination that backs up Abramov into the ropes. Foley lands a flurry of punches that gets past Abramov's guard. Abramov is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Foley bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Foley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Larry Foley thanked Blood Bank ($10) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Zoolander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Zoolander
vs
Barbosa

181 cm
28
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

170 cm
31
149 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Zoolander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zoolander sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barbosa somewhat.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up with Zoolander, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes Zoolander against the ropes but Zoolander circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hector Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Zoolander as Barbosa shoots in.
Zoolander tries to clinch but Barbosa moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Zoolander. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.
Barbosa has his takedown stuffed

and Zoolander counters by clinching up.
Zoolander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barbosa is working for takedown but Zoolander is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zoolander lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to pull guard but Zoolander holds him up against the ropes and eventually Barbosa drops back down to his feet.
Zoolander gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zoolander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zoolander landing knees to the body.
Zoolander scores with a shoulder strike.
Barbosa wants a takedown.
Zoolander tries to land knees in the clinch but Barbosa avoids the damage to the body.

Barbosa pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Zoolander gets to his feet - Barbosa follows without any prompting.
Barbosa misses with the body kick

and Zoolander holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short left from Zoolander.
Barbosa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zoolander smiles and moves away.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zoolander stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zoolander wants it to stay on the feet.
Zoolander fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.

Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Zoolander in a clinch.

Barbosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zoolander regains guard immediately.
Zoolander will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zoolander keeping moving, preventing Barbosa from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zoolander wants to stand and escape but Barbosa is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Barbosa throws a big right hand that misses.
Zoolander is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Barbosa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barbosa connects with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa trying to control but Zoolander is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barbosa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barbosa throws a big elbow that misses.
Barbosa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barbosa controls from within his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Barbosa dominated that round.
That's time! Zoolander's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Barbosa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Zoolander is fending him off so far but Barbosa persists. Nope, Zoolander circles away and we're back to standing.
Zoolander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa looks for a takedown but Zoolander sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Barbosa.
Zoolander stuffs the takedown.

Barbosa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Zoolander bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Zoolander leaves Barbosa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zoolander moves in looking to clinch but Barbosa pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barbosa.
Barbosa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Zoolander is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches up with Zoolander, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes Zoolander against the ropes but Zoolander circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa misses with a takedown
and Zoolander counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Barbosa misses with a takedown attempt
and Zoolander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Hector Barbosa has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zoolander tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Zoolander looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zoolander ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Zoolander.
Barbosa shoots in for a double leg but Zoolander sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zoolander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
Barbosa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zoolander.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zoolander clinches up against the ropes.
Zoolander with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Barbosa has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Zoolander regains guard immediately.
Barbosa throwing strikes but missing.
Zoolander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Barbosa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barbosa is in close to Zoolander's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barbosa landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbosa sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xavier Zoolander will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hector Barbosa's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Barbosa keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Zoolander. No joy for Barbosa on that attempt.

Zoolander pushes Barbosa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
Zoolander tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zoolander scores with a shoulder strike.
Zoolander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zoolander lands an elbow just above Barbosa 's eye.
Zoolander with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zoolander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.

Barbosa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Barbosa prevents Zoolander from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Barbosa stops Zoolander from standing up.
Barbosa throws a strike but Zoolander rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Barbosa is looking for a triangle here but Zoolander uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Barbosa throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoolander tries to stand but Barbosa is controlling his head.

Zoolander decides to stand back up.
Zoolander stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zoolander wants it to stay on the feet.
Zoolander fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zoolander counters with a low kick, right behind Barbosa 's knee.
Xavier Zoolander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hector Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice cross by Barbosa.
Zoolander tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Barbosa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zoolander lands with a kick to the temple. Barbosa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Barbosa closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Zoolander's guard.
Zoolander is looking to stand up but Barbosa isn't so interested in that idea.
Barbosa throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barbosa postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Zoolander is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barbosa, into his guard.
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!
Zoolander tries to stand but Barbosa is controlling from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Zoolander showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zoolander 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight for Xavier Zoolander!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Hector Barbosa!

The fight ends as a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucjan Anielski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vez Innaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Anielski
vs
Innaus

185 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
28
194 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucjan Anielski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vez Innaus!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Innaus misses
and Anielski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Innaus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anielski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Innaus misses with a head kick.
Innaus 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.
Innaus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Anielski counters with a straight right hand.
Anielski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Innaus misses with the combination.
Innaus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Innaus avoids the body shot from Anielski.
Nice shot by Anielski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Innaus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Innaus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vez Innaus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Innaus misses with a shot to the body
and Innaus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Innaus thumps Anielski with a low kick.
Anielski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Innaus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Anielski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Innaus.
Innaus looks for the body kick but Anielski saw that one coming.
Anielski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anielski blocks a head kick by Innaus.
Anielski throws a hook but Innaus blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innaus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Anielski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Innaus is looking to land body kicks.
Innaus fails to land with a series of punches.
Anielski moves out of range as Innaus throws a body kick.
Innaus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anielski counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anielski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Vez Innaus has been cut.
Anielski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Innaus. That did some damage!
Anielski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Innaus throws a combination that misses
and Anielski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Innaus's knee momentarily.
Anielski connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innaus looks to score with a jab to the body but Anielski is just out of range.
Innaus throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anielski misses with a combination
and Innaus counters with a stiff right hand.
Innaus throws a sloppy head kick
and Anielski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anielski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anielski avoids the body shot from Innaus.
Anielski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Innaus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anielski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anielski throws a sloppy head kick and Innaus moves out of range easily.
Anielski blocks a head kick by Innaus.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anielski blocks a leg kick.
Anielski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anielski.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Innaus throws a head kick but Anielski moves out of range.
Innaus wants to land a leg kick but Anielski is out of range.
Innaus throws a big shot that misses.
Innaus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Innaus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anielski blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Innaus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Innaus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anielski blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucjan Anielski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vez Innaus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Innaus looks to land a body kick but Anielski moved away.
Innaus throws a sloppy head kick and Anielski moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Innaus.
Anielski lands a jab to the nose.
Anielski looks to land a combination but Innaus avoids it well.
Innaus throws a leg kick
and Anielski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Anielski scores with a hook to the body. Innaus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Innaus ducks under a wild hook from Anielski.
Anielski avoids the body shot from Innaus.
Innaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anielski.
A lazy body kick from Innaus
and Anielski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lucjan Anielski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anielski checks a leg kick.
Innaus throws a leg kick
and Anielski counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Innaus misses
and Anielski counters with a leg kick.
Anielski scores with a punch to the head.
Innaus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anielski was well out of range. Poor timing from Innaus.
Anielski connects with a solid leg kick.
Innaus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucjan Anielski is winning the standup battle so far.
Anielski connects with a leg kick. Innaus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Innaus is breathing heavily.
Innaus looks to throw a body kick
and Anielski counters with a one-two to the body.
Innaus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Innaus swings for the body but Anielski moves out of range.
Anielski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anielski tries to bum rush Innaus with a series of wild strikes but Innaus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anielski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Donk. Anielski catches Innaus right on the button with a cross.
Anielski scores with a one two! Innaus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Anielski lands a jab to Innaus's midsection.
Innaus looks to land a right hand but Anielski moved out of range.
Innaus throws a head kick but Anielski moves out of range.
Anielski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Innaus swings widly with a right hand
enabling Anielski to counter with a crisp jab.
Innaus throws a head kick but Anielski moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anielski moves away from the strike by Innaus.
Innaus throws a body kick that misses.
Innaus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anielski. Anielski obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping body kick lands there for Anielski.
Innaus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Innaus throws a head kick that misses

and Anielski counters with a crisp one two that drops Innaus! Anielski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Innaus to his feet! Innaus is in big trouble!

Innaus is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anielski knocks out Innaus with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Anielski before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Anielski picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucjan Anielski!
Lucjan Anielski retains his middleweight title!
Lucjan Anielski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.