FFNG HW Tourney PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gennakin Golovdy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicandro Aloisio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golovdy comes to the cage accompanied by Outro by M83. Nicandro Aloisio is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Golovdy
vs
Aloisio

185 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
225 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gennakin Golovdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicandro Aloisio!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Aloisio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Golovdy, pushing him back against the cage.
Golovdy is trying to break free.
Nice body punch from Aloisio.
Golovdy wants to break free but Aloisio has control.
Golovdy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Golovdy taking a breather.
Aloisio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aloisio lands a nice knee to the body.
Golovdy is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aloisio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Aloisio.
Aloisio working the clinch nicely. Golovdy is working for position but Aloisio cracks him with a big knee to the head! Golovdy crumples up against the cage and Aloisio lands two more shots before the ref can save Golovdy! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Nicandro Aloisio!
After winning the bout, Nicandro Aloisio thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikita Djigurda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Mabuva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Cedric Mabuva enters the cage!

Djigurda
vs
Mabuva

150 cm
27
300 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

202 cm
29
270 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikita Djigurda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cedric Mabuva!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Djigurda shoots in and gets a takedown into Mabuva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mabuva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Djigurda is controlling him.
Djigurda has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Djigurda throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mabuva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Djigurda keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mabuva's head.
Djigurda forces his way into half guard.
Djigurda thows a huge punch but Mabuva dodges it nicely.
Djigurda thows a huge punch but Mabuva dodges it nicely.
Djigurda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mabuva keeps working.
Djigurda thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Djigurda is just content to waste time from the top position. Mabuva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Djigurda with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mabuva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Djigurda misses with a takedown attempt - Mabuva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mabuva lands a jab to the head.
Mabuva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mabuva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mabuva cracks Djigurda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mabuva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mabuva lands a jab-cross combination.
Djigurda is breathing heavily.
Mabuva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mabuva is looking to score with low kicks.
Mabuva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mabuva tries to land a leg kick but Djigurda saw it coming and moves away.
Mabuva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mabuva lands the left hand.
Djigurda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djigurda checks a leg kick nicely.
Djigurda seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Mabuva shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Djigurda is backing up but Mabuva catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Djigurda covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Mabuva Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cedric Mabuva!
A victorious Cedric Mabuva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damo Dustup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Payne
vs
Dustup

199 cm
23
280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damo Dustup!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dustup paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dustup counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Liam Payne has been cut.
Dustup on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payne. Payne obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dustup as he jumps to the side.

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

It looks like Damo Dustup has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dustup scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Payne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dustup displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Payne.
Payne tries to move into range but Dustup moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Payne swinging wildly here.
Payne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dustup is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A combination from Payne does no damage.

Payne ducks straight into an uppercut from Dustup and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Payne manages to regain guard straight away.

Payne is rocked!

Liam Payne's cut is getting worse.
Payne is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dustup wants to stand but Payne is controlling his posture from full guard.
Oh Payne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dustup arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Payne's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Damo Dustup!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hodson comes to the cage accompanied by Break Some Off by KoRn. 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.

Hodson
vs
Polo

195 cm
25
250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

195 cm
26
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hodson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodson just misses with a punch to the body.

Polo clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Polo.
Hodson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polo tries to work over Hodson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Polo.
Polo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Polo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Hodson breaks the clinch.

Polo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hodson was covering up waiting for the punch and Polo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Polo looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Polo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Polo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hodson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hodson wants to get back to his feet but Polo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hodson's guard.

Polo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hodson is staying active underneath Polo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Polo is looking to advance position but Hodson won't allow it.
Hodson is trying to stand back up but Polo is controlling him
Hodson tries to get to full guard but Polo has control of the leg.

Polo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hodson has hold of Polo's hands but Polo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Polo looks to land a strike but Hodson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hodson is retaining full guard.
Hodson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Polo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Polo wants to control from the top but Hodson keeps moving.
Polo prevents Hodson from getting back to his feet.
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!
Polo wants to control from the top but Hodson keeps moving.
Hodson keeping full guard, as Polo tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Polo shoots in for a takedown but Hodson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hodson throws a jab but it's blocked by Polo.
Hodson lands a body shot.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Polo misses with a double jab.
Matt Hodson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Polo misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Polo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hodson throws a right hand that Polo ducks under and follows up with a left that Polo also avoids with ease.
Polo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hodson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hodson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polo manages to avoid it.
A left and a right from Polo both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Polo. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Polo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hodson.
Polo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polo moves out of range of the body kick.
Polo throws a right hand that Hodson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hodson also avoids with ease.

Polo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hodson is trying to defend but Polo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hodson is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Polo 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.
Polo avoids the attempt from Hodson to control.
Hodson is trying desperately to improve position.
Polo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hodson?
Polo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hodson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Polo and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marco Polo!
Marco Polo is the new super heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Marco Polo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Maivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cutter
vs
Maivia

192 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Syd Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Maivia!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cutter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Maivia.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maivia looks for a takedown but Cutter sprawls well.

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

Maivia is rocked!

It looks like Rocky Maivia has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maivia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Syd Cutter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Maivia.

Cutter gets a clinch.
Cutter lands an elbow inside.
Maivia wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Cutter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maivia takes an elbow to the temple.
Maivia is still on wobbly legs! Can Cutter finish him?
Cutter has Maivia pressed against the cage. He pushes Maivia back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Cutter throws a beautiful elbow that sends Maivia crashing to the floor! Cutter piles on the pressure with more strikes! Maivia is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Syd Cutter!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Costa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Club Can't Handle Me ft. David Guetta-Flo Rida. The crowd seem to be enjoying Chung's choice of entrance music: Cypress Hill - Latin Thugs . Ryan Costa looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Costa
vs
Chung

182 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Le Chung!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung throws a combination. Costa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Chung dives in and scores a takedown into Costa's guard.
Costa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costa controls Chung momentarily but Chung frees himself.
Chung won't allow Costa to sweep him here.
Chung controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Chung throws a big elbow that misses.
Chung is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chung lands a couple of elbows.

Costa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Costa wants to get back to his feet but Chung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Costa is breathing heavily.

Costa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chung defends it 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!
Costa wants to sweep here but Chung controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chung is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chung scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chung not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chung content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chung 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chung lands a couple of elbows.
Chung sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Costa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chung lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chung stands up over Costa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chung is one step ahead there.

Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chung defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chung is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chung postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Chung must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chung postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chung seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Chung stands up and waves to Costa to follow him.

Chung shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Costa napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa is trying to control Chung's posture but Chung avoids it.
Chung cracks Costa with a big elbow.
Costa is looking to reverse the position.

Chung has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Costa gets caught flat footed, as Chung shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chung sitting in guard here, content to control.

Costa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Costa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung sitting in guard here, content to control.

Le Chung has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Costa tries to keep at a distance but Chung has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!

Chung wants the takedown. Costa is fighting it off but Chung persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Costa's guard against the cage.
Chung lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chung controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chung is working Costa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chung postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le Chung dominated that 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.

Costa tries to clinch up but Chung circles away and keeps his distance.

Chung closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Costa did well to prevent Chung getting side control.
Chung sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Le Chung has got the better of the ground game so far.
Costa regains full guard. Nicely done.

Costa has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chung can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chung doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chung manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chung distracts Costa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chung lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Costa is working an open guard so Chung takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Chung closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Chung lands in his opponent's guard.
Chung sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Costa trying to strike off his back.
Chung slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Costa has his foot on Chung's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chung works his way back into a safe position though.

Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chung's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

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

Chung throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Costa was covering up waiting for the punch and Chung finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chung scoring with some ground and pound.
Chung is stalling in the full guard.

Costa looking for a guillotine here but Chung defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chung is one step ahead there.
Chung chips away with some ground and pound.
Chung stays in close to Costa's body and controls the position.
Costa 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Costa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chung controls the pace.

Le Chung has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Costa moves out of range as Chung throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chung looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Costa!
Chung unloading with bombs!
Chung tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Costa defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Chung.
Chung pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Costa wants to hold on but Chung pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Costa is working to get back to half guard.
Chung content just to control the position here.

Chung looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chung scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chung lands an elbow.
Costa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Chung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Costa, who protects the arm well.
Chung lands a decent elbow from side control.
Costa is trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chung content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa can't do much from the bottom here.
Chung lands an elbow.
The referee asks Chung politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chung prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Chung is trying to get an arm triangle but Costa is defending well.
Chung working the ground and pound.
Chung looks up at the clock and then as Costa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chung smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Costa seems a little lost for a moment, as Chung dominates the positioning.
Costa isn't going anywhere.
Costa is looking to regain half guard here but Chung keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa can't do much from the bottom here.
Chung is putting a hurting on Costa here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chung lands an elbow.
Chung staying calm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Costa is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chung is staying tight to Costa's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Chung scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Costa's face as Chung controls the position.
Costa looks frustrated here - throwing a couple of shots from the bottom though.
Chung is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Costa's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chung scoring with punches and elbows.
Costa struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Chung is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Costa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Costa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chung looks up at the clock and then as Costa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Chung smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chung lands some shots froms side control.
Chung lands a decent elbow from side control.
Chung lands an elbow.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Costa struggling a bit here.
Chung content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Costa is trying to buck Chung off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chung controls the position.
Ryan Costa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Le Chung comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chung has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Le Chung!
A pretty intense looking Le Chung took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Lonely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernesto Host (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Host has chosen Avenged Sevenfold - Blinded In Chains as his entrance music. Mister Lonely could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernesto Host's chin.

Lonely
vs
Host

199 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Syndicate Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mister Lonely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ernesto Host!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Host looks to land a combination but Lonely avoids it well.
Lonely connects with a solid leg kick.

Host has Lonely up against the cage in a clinch.
Host is pushing Lonely up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lonely has Host pressed against the cage, preventing Host from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lonely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Host pulls guard effortlessly.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Lonely thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lonely throwing strikes but missing.
Lonely throws a big right hand that misses.
Lonely won't allow Host to sweep him here.
Lonely lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lonely is looking to work some ground and pound but Host has wrist control.
Host keeping moving, preventing Lonely from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lonely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lonely thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lonely won't allow Host to sweep him here.
Host looks winded!

Lonely is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lonely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Host works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lonely advances position into side control!
Host really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lonely. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lonely controls the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mister Lonely!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hanna Barbara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Grabowski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hanna Barbara's chin.

Barbara
vs
Grabowski

190 cm
27
250 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
22
272 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 London, Hanna Barbara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Grabowski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grabowski moves out of range of the body kick.

Grabowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barbara did well to prevent Grabowski getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Barbara tries to get to full guard but Grabowski has control of the leg.
Barbara knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grabowski on the ground.
Grabowski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Barbara is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grabowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbara is trying to stand.
Barbara is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grabowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barbara is refusing to be controlled, as Grabowski sits in half guard.
Grabowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Grabowski wants to work for an arm triangle but Barbara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Barbara has hold of Grabowski's hands but Grabowski slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Grabowski stands up from half guard.
Barbara closes the distance but Grabowski moves to the side

and Grabowski moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barbara is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Grabowski is defending well for now.

Barbara is fighting off a takedown attempt but Grabowski is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barbara to the mat. Barbara regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Grabowski trying to control but Barbara is working from the bottom.
Grabowski stands up over Barbara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Grabowski pushing down on Barbara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grabowski is nestled in close to Barbara, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Grabowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Barbara is rocked!
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!
Grabowski lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Barbara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Grabowski seems to be looking for submissions.

Grabowski stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Grabowski shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barbara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd goes nuts as Grabowski knocks Barbara out cold with a massive hammerfist! Grabowski Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Damian Grabowski!
During a confident post fight interview, Damian Grabowski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Zorrander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dudu Paraiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zorrander
vs
Paraiba

194 cm
21
275 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

198 cm
26
273 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Conviction
BeastMode

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeus Zorrander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dudu Paraiba!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Paraiba shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Paraiba showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Zorrander is not content to let Paraiba control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paraiba wants to pass to mount but Zorrander is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Zorrander pushes Paraiba off and gets back to his feet.
Zorrander scores with a spinning back kick!
Paraiba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zorrander counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zorrander throws a hook but Paraiba avoids it easily.
Zorrander throws a big shot that misses.
Zorrander throws a hook but Paraiba blocks it.
Paraiba gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Zorrander counters with a head kick that drops Paraiba to the mat! Paraiba scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zorrander.
Paraiba shoots and misses
and Zorrander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zeus Zorrander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dudu Paraiba.
Paraiba looks winded!
Zorrander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zorrander fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paraiba has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zorrander lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zorrander throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zorrander.
Zorrander is looking to slow Paraiba down with leg kicks.

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

Paraiba is rocked!

It looks like Dudu Paraiba has been cut.
Zorrander scores with a leg kick.
Zorrander throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zorrander shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Paraiba takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Zorrander sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Paraiba bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zeus Zorrander!
Zeus Zorrander retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Zeus Zorrander thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.