BFT-180 - Hard Knock Life 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernesto Hoost will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Stevens
vs
Hoost

191 cm
19
252 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ernesto Hoost!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stevens tries to keep at a distance but Hoost has taken the fight into the clinch.

Hoost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevens.

Stevens shoots in and bounces Hoost off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Stevens throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevens wants to pass the guard but Hoost is keeping the position.
Stevens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hoost works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hoost is trying to control the position but Stevens postures up.
Hoost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stevens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hoost really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stevens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost is looking to regain half guard here but Stevens keeps moving and retains side control.
Hoost is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stevens asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hoost tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Stevens seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stevens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hoost keeps working.
Hoost is trying to get back to half guard.
Stevens in side control, throwing shots but Hoost defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens trying to control the action but Hoost is working from the bottom.
Hoost is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stevens is controlling him well.

Stevens goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Hoost has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Stevens but great work by Hoost.
Stevens is trying to improve his position.
Hoost trying to control the position but Stevens is working away.
Stevens regains half guard.
Hoost is trying to control. Stevens wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hoost thows a huge punch but Stevens dodges it nicely.

Stevens is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Hoost is tapping! Great win for Stevens!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Frank Stevens!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Yukito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenji Yukito has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yukito
vs
Flynn

188 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Yukito !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lee Flynn!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flynn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Flynn throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Yukito .
Flynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yukito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Flynn blocks the body kick.
Yukito showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flynn.
Yukito misses with a body kick.
Flynn avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Yukito misses.
Flynn feints a jab promting Yukito to slip. Flynn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yukito slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yukito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flynn tries to clinch but Yukito is having none of it.
Flynn looks for a takedown but Yukito sprawls well.
Flynn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yukito misses with a few strikes there.
Nice sprawl there from Yukito as Flynn shoots in.
Yukito swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Flynn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yukito closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flynn throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Yukito crashing down! Yukito tries to stagger back to his feet but Flynn just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Yukito asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Flynn!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renee Mondeux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Axon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mondeux comes to the cage accompanied by Ronnie McCoury-Cajun Man. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mondeux
vs
Axon

188 cm
25
175 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

187 cm
31
180 lbs
8 - 12 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renee Mondeux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Axon!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mondeux defends it nicely.
Mondeux misses with a hook to the body

and Axon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mondeux pushes Axon off looking to stand but Axon dives back in and keeps control.
Axon wants to free his trapped foot but Mondeux is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mondeux looks like he's trying to stand up.
Axon trying to control from half guard but Mondeux is working away.
Mondeux pushes Axon off looking to stand but Axon dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axon takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mondeux keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondeux tries to kick Axon off but Axon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Axon seems to be looking for submissions.
Axon is looking to take a break and control but Mondeux is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mondeux is looking to escape.
Axon trying to mount his opponent but Mondeux defends it.
Axon is keen to just control but Mondeux is a slippery customer.
Axon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mondeux knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mondeux is trying to stand back up but Axon is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axon with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Axon stops Mondeux from getting back to his feet.

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

Axon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mondeux is looking to escape.

Axon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mondeux avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Axon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mondeux makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Mondeux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Axon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mondeux avoids it really well and circles away.
Mondeux goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Mondeux fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Axon to the ground. Mondeux is now in Axon's guard.

Axon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mondeux defends well.
Axon 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.
Mondeux with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Mondeux advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mondeux is keen to just control but Axon is a slippery customer.
Mondeux working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mondeux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Axon defending well though.
Mondeux throwing shots but Axon is blocking nicely.
Axon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Axon is refusing to be controlled, as Mondeux sits in half guard.
Mondeux thows a huge punch but Axon dodges it nicely.
Mondeux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mondeux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Mondeux stands up out of the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Mondeux scores with a takedown into Axon's guard.
Mondeux slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Axon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renee Mondeux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Axon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Mondeux. No joy for Axon on that attempt.
Axon avoids the body shot from Mondeux.
Mondeux tries to bum rush Axon with a series of wild strikes but Axon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mondeux stuffs the takedown attempt from Axon. Axon gets slowly back to his feet.
Mondeux looks to score with a jab to the body but Axon is just out of range.
Mondeux throws a series of punches but Axon avoids them all with ease.
Mondeux misses with a double jab
letting Axon counter with a right hand.

Axon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Axon stalling away here and it's allowed Mondeux to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Axon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mondeux swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axon prevents Mondeux from getting back to his feet.
Mondeux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Axon looking to pass the guard.
Mondeux working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Axon.
Axon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mondeux has his feet on Axon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Mondeux closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Axon did well to prevent Mondeux getting side control.
Axon gets back to full guard.
Mondeux trying to control the position from guard on top but Axon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mondeux throwing strikes but missing.

Axon is looking for a triangle but Mondeux pushes his legs off easily.
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!

Axon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mondeux can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mondeux passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axon is staying active underneath Mondeux, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Axon tries to roll over but Mondeux keeps him under control.
Axon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mondeux tries to pass to full mount but Axon defends it.
Still in half guard, Mondeux seems content to control.
Mondeux throws a strike but Axon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mondeux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Axon swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Axon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mondeux postures up in Axon's guard and throws a big left but Axon blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondeux slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mondeux landing with the ground and pound.
Mondeux trying to control the position from guard on top but Axon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mondeux working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Axon wants to improve his position but instead Mondeux has moved into half 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!
Mondeux is looking to advance position but Axon won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axon tries to roll over but Mondeux keeps him under control.
Mondeux frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renee Mondeux dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mondeux scores with a hook to the body. Axon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Mondeux decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mondeux drops an elbow to the side of Axon's head.
Axon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mondeux looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mondeux seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Axon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mondeux lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mondeux sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Axon defending well though.
Mondeux tries to pass the half guard into mount. Axon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mondeux working over Axon with some ground and pound. Axon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Axon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mondeux scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondeux looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mondeux looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Axon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mondeux looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Axon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Axon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mondeux pulls his head out easily.
Axon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mondeux looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mondeux is trying to control. Axon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mondeux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Axon is refusing to be controlled, as Mondeux sits in half guard.
Mondeux with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axon is not content to let Mondeux control the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Renee Mondeux wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mondeux cracks a nice hook into Axon's ribs.
Mondeux misses with a wild body shot.
Axon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mondeux defends it nicely.

Mondeux feints and as Axon raises his hands in defense, Mondeux changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axon keeping moving, preventing Mondeux from controlling successfully.
Axon being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mondeux trying to control but Axon is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renee Mondeux.
Axon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Adam Axon has been cut.
The fighters circling - Axon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Mondeux feints and as Axon raises his hands in defense, Mondeux changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mondeux preventing the sweep.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mondeux's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mondeux postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mondeux postures up in Axon's guard and throws a big left but Axon blocks it.
Adam Axon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mondeux trying to control the position from guard on top but Axon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renee Mondeux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mondeux pushes down on Axon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mondeux is looking to take a break and control but Axon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mondeux takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Axon flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Axon looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mondeux lands a nice short elbow.
Ground and pound from Mondeux.
Mondeux drops an elbow to the side of Axon's head.
Axon is trying to get back to full guard.
Axon is in trouble now - Mondeux has advanced to mount!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axon tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renee Mondeux!
A very excited looking Renee Mondeux 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
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick O Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys--shipping up to boston. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

O Sullivan
vs
Connor

180 cm
29
179 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

175 cm
27
165 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Fenrir Fightgear - Steel Penn

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, Patrick O Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Connor misses.
Connor lunges at O Sullivan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Sullivan's hand.
Connor looks to clinch
and O Sullivan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Sullivan as he jumps to the side.
Connor moves away from the strike by O Sullivan.
O Sullivan stuffs the takedown attempt from Connor. Connor gets slowly back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by O Sullivan there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Connor closes the distance and clinches.

O Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Connor thuds his right hand into O Sullivan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

O Sullivan drops Connor with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Connor looks back up at him and smiles so O Sullivan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

It looks like John Connor has been cut.
O Sullivan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Connor misses with a hook

and O Sullivan counters with a nice right hand that sends Connor toppling to the canvas! Connor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can O Sullivan finish him?!

Connor is rocked!
O Sullivan throws an overhand right that has Connor reeling! O Sullivan follows up with more punches and Connor is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Patrick O Sullivan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Patrick O Sullivan made sure he mentioned CEC Nutrition Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Fire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and January Kwiecinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fire might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Skrillex - Ruffneck. 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.

Fire
vs
Kwiecinski

191 cm
28
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

208 cm
27
264 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, January Kwiecinski!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fire misses with the combination.
Kwiecinski's corner calls for a 1-2. Kwiecinski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Kwiecinski.
Kwiecinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fire tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwiecinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fire moves in looking to clinch but Kwiecinski pushes him off.
Fire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwiecinski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fire tries to clinch up.
A big right from Fire misses.
Kwiecinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fire clinches up with Kwiecinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Fire blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fire has Kwiecinski pressed against the cage.
Fire gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwiecinski misses with a knee strike.
Kwiecinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kwiecinski missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kwiecinski.
Fire is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kwiecinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kwiecinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Kwiecinski manages to break the clinch.
Kwiecinski jabs Fire right on the nose. Fire blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Frankie Fire has been cut.

Kwiecinski lands a left and a right that send Fire crashing to the mat, dazed. Kwiecinski thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Fire is rocked!
Kwiecinski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fire at a distance.
Oh Fire is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kwiecinski connects with a nice cross there... Fire is looking wobbly and Kwiecinski recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Fire to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kwiecinski jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). January Kwiecinski!
January Kwiecinski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Bonifacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Madara Uchiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonifacio comes into the arena with Live & Let Die blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bonifacio
vs
Uchiha

168 cm
30
147 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

180 cm
29
160 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bonifacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Madara Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Uchiha.
Uchiha moves out of range as Bonifacio strikes.
Bonifacio misses with a hook.
Uchiha scores with a decent looking hook.
Bonifacio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bonifacio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tries to work over Uchiha's front leg with a kick but Uchiha checks it.
Bonifacio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uchiha ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uchiha blocks a jab.
Uchiha throws an overhand right that lands on Bonifacio's shoulder, as Bonifacio tries to avoid the shot.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut.
Bonifacio cracks Uchiha with an open hand slap.
A low kick from Bonifacio misses
and Uchiha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bonifacio misses with a two punch combination.
Uchiha lands a head shot.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uchiha moves forwards but Bonifacio connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonifacio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bonifacio misses with a hook. Uchiha ducked under it nicely.
Bonifacio avoids the body shot from Uchiha.
Bonifacio misses with a looping left.
Victor Bonifacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bonifacio thows a leg kick but Uchiha checks it
and Uchiha counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uchiha thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uchiha takes one to the side of the head.
Bonifacio moves away from the strike by Uchiha.
Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uchiha.
Uchiha slips under a jab.
A head kick from Uchiha lands but Bonifacio takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bonifacio. Uchiha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bonifacio scores with a jab to the body.
Uchiha slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Uchiha blocks a leg kick.
Uchiha lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Uchiha lands a high kick!
Bonifacio jabs Uchiha right on the nose. Uchiha blinks but takes it well.
Bonifacio looks to land a left hand but Uchiha moved out of range nicely.
Uchiha throws out a loose jab but Bonifacio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio lands with a hook. Uchiha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Bonifacio misses.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio misses with a low kick.
Bonifacio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bonifacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut.
Uchiha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Bonifacio misses
and Uchiha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Uchiha finds it's way through Bonifacio's defenses.
Bonifacio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uchiha.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uchiha's hands.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
Uchiha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Bonifacio both land. Nice combination.
Uchiha is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bonifacio throws a body punch but Uchiha moves out of range.
Bonifacio takes a swing at Uchiha's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Uchiha.
The crowd cheers as Uchiha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bonifacio doesn't seem phased though.
Uchiha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uchiha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonifacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Uchiha does no damage.
Uchiha pushes Bonifacio away with a front kick.
Uchiha misses with a kick to the body.
Uchiha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Uchiha avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Bonifacio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uchiha doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bonifacio misses.
Uchiha blocks a leg kick.
Uchiha walks into a left hand.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but Uchiha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uchiha takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Uchiha drops his hands momentarily and Bonifacio takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Bonifacio finds it's way through Uchiha's defenses.
Bonifacio throws a push kick but Uchiha slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Uchiha checks a leg kick.
Bonifacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uchiha.
Bonifacio throws the left hand but Uchiha avoids the punch easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bonifacio here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bonifacio lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bonifacio misses the target.
Victor Bonifacio is winning the standup battle so far.
Bonifacio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bonifacio misses the shot to the body.
Uchiha misses the jab.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uchiha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Uchiha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bonifacio connects with the punch.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Bonifacio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Uchiha's hands.
A head kick from Uchiha lands but Bonifacio takes it in his stride.
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Uchiha.
Bonifacio works Uchiha's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Uchiha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uchiha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot.
Bonifacio throws a hook but Uchiha avoids it easily.
Bonifacio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uchiha.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Uchiha doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bonifacio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bonifacio misses with a low kick.
Bonifacio throws a series of punches but Uchiha moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Uchiha.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Bonifacio lands.
Uchiha throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio throws a sloppy head kick and Uchiha moves out of range easily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Uchiha - that will leave a mark!
Bonifacio throws an off balance right hand
and Uchiha makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Uchiha is just out of range.
Uchiha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bonifacio blocks a jab.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but Uchiha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bonifacio moves forwards but Uchiha connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Uchiha has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uchiha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bonifacio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut
and Uchiha counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Uchiha misses the target.
Bonifacio misses with a straight right.
Bonifacio lands with an overhand left.
Bonifacio scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha lands a head kick. Bonifacio smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good standup being displayed there by Uchiha as he connects with a hook.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the side of Uchiha's head but Uchiha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bonifacio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bonifacio throws a shot from downtown. Uchiha moves away and avoids it.
Uchiha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bonifacio throws a series of punches but Uchiha moves out of range.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bonifacio throws an off balance right hand
and Uchiha counters with a stiff right hand.
Uchiha is looking to land body kicks.
Uchiha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bonifacio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uchiha at a distance.
Uchiha moves away from the strike by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Uchiha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uchiha explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uchiha.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the body kick.
Bonifacio looks to land a right hand but Uchiha moved out of range.
A punch combination from Bonifacio misses.
Uchiha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bonifacio tries to bum rush Uchiha with a series of wild strikes but Uchiha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Uchiha looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.
A cross from Uchiha lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uchiha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonifacio misses with the combination.
Uchiha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Uchiha's head.
A swing and a miss from Uchiha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Bonifacio dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bonifacio lands a jab.
Bonifacio defending well as Uchiha loads up on a big left hand.
Bonifacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Bonifacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Uchiha is just out of range.
Uchiha throws the kick towards the body but Bonifacio avoids it.
Bonifacio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uchiha looks to land a right hand but Bonifacio moved out of range.
Nice cross by Bonifacio.
Uchiha tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bonifacio missing with a left hand there. Uchiha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bonifacio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Uchiha checks a leg kick.
Uchiha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Uchiha throws a head kick that Bonifacio semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Uchiha walks into a jab.
Bonifacio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Bonifacio. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Uchiha makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bonifacio really felt that one!
Bonifacio throws out a loose jab but Uchiha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio tries a head kick but it misses.
Uchiha throws a series of punches but Bonifacio moves out of range.
Uchiha slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bonifacio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uchiha manages to avoid it.
Uchiha cracks Bonifacio with a good jab.
Bonifacio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Uchiha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Uchiha avoids the head kick by Bonifacio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uchiha.
Uchiha shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bonifacio darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uchiha moves out of range as Bonifacio strikes.
Bonifacio throws a shot from downtown. Uchiha moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Uchiha.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonifacio misses with a leg kick
and Uchiha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Uchiha slips a straight right by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bonifacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uchiha throws an overhand right that lands on Bonifacio's shoulder, as Bonifacio tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uchiha.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonifacio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Uchiha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bonifacio misses with an uppercut. Uchiha saw that one coming.
Uchiha lands with a kick to the temple. Bonifacio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Good work by Uchiha as he checks the leg kick.
Bonifacio's corner calls for a 1-2. Bonifacio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A low kick from Bonifacio is predictable there
and Uchiha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Uchiha scores with a push kick.
Bonifacio thumps Uchiha with a low kick.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.
Uchiha swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Uchiha slips a jab and a cross from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bonifacio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uchiha.
Uchiha moves out of range of the body kick.
Victor Bonifacio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uchiha blocks a jab.
Uchiha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bonifacio throws a lazy right hand but Uchiha sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uchiha blocks a jab.
Bonifacio fails to land with a series of punches.
Bonifacio throws a leg kick but Uchiha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Uchiha throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Madara Uchiha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonifacio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uchiha.
Uchiha slips a jab from Bonifacio.
Uchiha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bonifacio motions for Uchiha to come forward. Bonifacio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Bonifacio there.
A swing and a miss from Uchiha.
Bonifacio misses with a wild body shot.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Bonifacio!
Victor Bonifacio thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Overeem
vs
Mir

170 cm
27
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

191 cm
21
280 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Brawler
Good gas tank

Al's Supplements - 160 Q for $150
[CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alistair Overeem !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Overeem moves into range and clinches up with Mir.
Overeem lands an elbow that stopped Mir in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Frank Mir has been cut.
Mir tries for a takedown but Overeem manages to get underhooks.
Mir blocks an elbow strike from Overeem .
Overeem comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Overeem lands an elbow just above Mir 's eye.
Overeem holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Overeem lands an elbow that stopped Mir in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Frank Mir's cut even more.

Overeem lands a vicious elbow to the side of Mir's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Overeem tries to finish him with strikes but Mir still seems able to defend himself so Overeem steps back and lets Mir get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.

Mir is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Overeem is looking to clinch but Mir is avoiding it.
Mir is still on wobbly legs! Can Overeem finish him?

Overeem clinches.
Overeem lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Frank Mir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Overeem lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Overeem lands a big elbow that drops Mir! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Mir is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alistair Overeem !
Alistair Overeem seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kuroda Atsushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Cosixen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergei Cosixen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Atsushi
vs
Cosixen

170 cm
26
159 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

166 cm
29
155 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kuroda Atsushi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sergei Cosixen!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atsushi drops his hands momentarily and Cosixen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Atsushi delivers a nice body kick.

Cosixen gets tackled into the cage by Atsushi. Atsushi maintains the clinch.

Atsushi has picked Cosixen up - he's going for a ride! Atsushi dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Atsushi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Atsushi is looking to advance position but Cosixen won't allow it.
Cosixen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Atsushi wants to free his trapped foot but Cosixen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Atsushi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cosixen defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosixen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Atsushi is trying to control. Cosixen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cosixen wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosixen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atsushi.
Atsushi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cosixen defending well though.
Cosixen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Atsushi.
Cosixen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Atsushi.
Atsushi is trying to control the action in half guard but Cosixen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Atsushi trying to pass the guard but Cosixen defending well.

Atsushi is working for a submission of some sort.
Atsushi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi is trying to control the action in half guard but Cosixen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Atsushi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cosixen trying to hold on to Atsushi's head to control him but Atsushi postures up.
Cosixen tries to get to full guard but Atsushi has control of the leg.
Cosixen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cosixen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Atsushi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cosixen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Atsushi is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen trying to control but Atsushi is having none of it.
Atsushi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Atsushi looking for submissions off his back.
Cosixen controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi trying to control but Cosixen postures up.
Cosixen content to control rather than advance.
Atsushi is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosixen is thwarting Atsushi's attempts to control the position.
Atsushi 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.
Atsushi wants to improve his position but Cosixen is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuroda Atsushi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cosixen checks a low kick from Atsushi.
Atsushi throws a leg kick but Cosixen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cosixen avoids the body shot from Atsushi.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cosixen tries to work over Atsushi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atsushi misses with the head strike.
Cosixen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atsushi backwards.
Atsushi tries to circle away but Cosixen has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cosixen fails to land.
Atsushi tries to stall but Cosixen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cosixen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cosixen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Atsushi lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Atsushi breaks the clinch.
Atsushi throws an off balance right hand
letting Cosixen counter with a right hand.

Atsushi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cosixen on his heels. He'll look to pass Cosixen's guard now, I'm sure.
Atsushi is looking to pass into half guard but Cosixen pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cosixen is in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Atsushi is on top in guard.
Atsushi throwing strikes but missing.
Cosixen pulls Atsushi in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosixen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Atsushi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Atsushi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Atsushi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cosixen being controlled here, momentarily.
Atsushi is looking to advance position but Cosixen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Atsushi is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Atsushi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kuroda Atsushi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atsushi wants to hold on but Cosixen pushes him away.
Atsushi working to try and regain half guard.
Cosixen tries to control but Atsushi wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Atsushi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi just holding on.
Atsushi tries to reverse the position but Cosixen maintains control.
Cosixen wants to control the pace but Atsushi is squirming around nicely.
Atsushi tries to reverse the position but Cosixen maintains control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cosixen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cosixen tries to control but Atsushi wriggling away.
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 Kuroda Atsushi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cosixen missing with a left hand there. Atsushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cosixen cracks Atsushi with an open hand slap.
Cosixen slips a jab from Atsushi.
Atsushi tries a head kick but it misses.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Cosixen.

Cosixen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Atsushi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Atsushi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atsushi trying to control but Cosixen is working from the bottom.
Cosixen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi throws a big right hand that misses.
Cosixen keeping moving, preventing Atsushi from controlling successfully.
Atsushi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cosixen's head.
Cosixen pulls Atsushi in to control the position.
Cosixen keeping full guard, as Atsushi tries to pass.
Atsushi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atsushi throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Atsushi has gone for a leg lock! Cosixen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Atsushi's guard.
Cosixen stopping the sweep attempt from Atsushi.
Atsushi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Atsushi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cosixen looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen manages to control the position for a moment.
Atsushi scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Atsushi is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cosixen has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cosixen!
Atsushi throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Atsushi wants to sweep but no luck.
Cosixen sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi is controlling Cosixen's posture.
Atsushi keeping moving, preventing Cosixen from controlling successfully.
Cosixen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sergei Cosixen.
Cosixen lands an overhand right.
Atsushi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atsushi misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuroda Atsushi clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Atsushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Atsushi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cosixen's sensitive parts.
Atsushi shoots in but Cosixen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cosixen cracks Atsushi with a good jab.
Kuroda Atsushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosixen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Atsushi is out of range.
Cosixen misses with an uppercut. Atsushi saw that one coming.
Atsushi misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cosixen.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Atsushi.
Atsushi misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cosixen is trying to control Atsushi's posture but Atsushi avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atsushi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cosixen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cosixen keeping his opponent close.
Cosixen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Atsushi.
Atsushi advances to full mount.
Atsushi throwing strikes here but Cosixen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Atsushi tries to control but Cosixen wriggling away.
Atsushi landing strikes from the mount and Cosixen is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atsushi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Atsushi trying to control but Cosixen is having none of it.
Cosixen tries to hold on but Atsushi pushes him away.
Atsushi has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cosixen's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen is looking to improve his position but Atsushi isn't that keen on the idea.
Atsushi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Atsushi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Atsushi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cosixen because Atsushi loaded up on that one.
Atsushi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Atsushi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Atsushi lands a big shot there that rocks Cosixen but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Cosixen is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Atsushi looking to finish with strikes here!
Atsushi throwing strikes here but Cosixen is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen holds on to Atsushi as tight as he can, avoiding damage.

Atsushi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Atsushi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Atsushi punching from mount but Cosixen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atsushi lands a heavy elbow.
Atsushi misses with a head shot.
Poor strikes thrown by Atsushi there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuroda Atsushi had his way with Sergei Cosixen in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Atsushi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cosixen lands a jab to the head.

Atsushi clinches up against the cage.
Cosixen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cosixen lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cosixen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cosixen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atsushi's elbow.
Atsushi blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosixen.
A frustrated look appears on Atsushi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cosixen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Atsushi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cosixen up against the cage.
Atsushi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Atsushi manages to break the clinch.
Atsushi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cosixen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Atsushi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cosixen throws an overhand right that lands on Atsushi's shoulder, as Atsushi tries to avoid the shot.
Sergei Cosixen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cosixen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Atsushi momentarily.
Atsushi misses with a leg kick.
Atsushi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cosixen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cosixen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Atsushi throws a hook to the side of Cosixen's head but Cosixen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atsushi lands with a slapping head kick.
Cosixen lands a jab to Atsushi's midsection.
Sergei Cosixen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
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!
Atsushi throws a body kick that misses.
Cosixen throws a hook but Atsushi blocks it.
Cosixen avoids the head kick by Atsushi.
Cosixen lunges at Atsushi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Atsushi's hand.
Atsushi ducks under a wild hook from Cosixen.
Sergei Cosixen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atsushi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cosixen circles away.
Atsushi misses with a hook. Cosixen ducked under it nicely.
Cosixen throws a hook but Atsushi blocks it.
Cosixen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cosixen thumps Atsushi with a low kick.
Atsushi shoots in looking for a takedown but Cosixen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atsushi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kuroda Atsushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kuroda Atsushi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen misses with an uppercut. Atsushi saw that one coming.
Cosixen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atsushi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cosixen.
Cosixen slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Cosixen misses its intended target.
Cosixen misses with a straight left.
Atsushi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cosixen's waist but Cosixen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Atsushi off to one side.
Atsushi's corner calls for a 1-2. Atsushi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cosixen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atsushi.
Cosixen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Atsushi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cosixen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosixen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Atsushi slips under a jab.
Cosixen connects with an inside leg kick.
Atsushi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cosixen is out of range.
Cosixen misses with an uppercut.
Cosixen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cosixen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atsushi staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Cosixen misses.
Atsushi misses with a body shot.
Cosixen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Atsushi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Cosixen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Atsushi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuroda Atsushi!
Kuroda Atsushi retains his lightweight title!
Kuroda Atsushi took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Syndicate Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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FIGHT
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100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hagen Germanicus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Tompkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Germanicus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Now We Are Free. Tompkins has chosen Dying Fetus - One Shot, One Kill as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Steve Tompkins will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Germanicus
vs
Tompkins

195 cm
33
274 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

215 cm
30
277 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hagen Germanicus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Tompkins!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germanicus tries to close the distance and clinch but Tompkins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Germanicus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tompkins.
Some wild striking there from Germanicus.
Tompkins throws a series of punches but Germanicus avoids them all with ease.
Germanicus moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Germanicus shoots in and gets a takedown into Tompkins's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Germanicus postures up in Tompkins's guard and throws a big left but Tompkins blocks it.
Germanicus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germanicus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tompkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Germanicus throws an elbow that misses. Tompkins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Germanicus's guard. Nice move by Tompkins!
Germanicus is controlling Tompkins's posture.
Germanicus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tompkins is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tompkins being controlled here momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tompkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Tompkins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Germanicus 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.
Tompkins is fighting to break Germanicus's control of his arms but Germanicus is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Germanicus might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hagen Germanicus just wasn't active enough.
A head kick misses from Germanicus.
Germanicus throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Steve Tompkins has been cut.
Tompkins misses with a kick to the body.

Germanicus forces Tompkins back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Germanicus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Germanicus lands with a short shot to the head.
Tompkins has Germanicus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Germanicus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tompkins tries to break the clinch but Germanicus is controlling the position.
Tompkins takes a shot to the head.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tompkins circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Germanicus. Tompkins falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Germanicus!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hagen Germanicus!
Hagen Germanicus retains his heavyweight title!
Hagen Germanicus made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'We wait here for you, Maximus. Strength and Honor! And while we wait, we will shop like real barbarians at Syndicate Nutrition...'.