U.H.F. 12 - Paris vs. Jenkins PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Jones
vs
Funkyama

186 cm
30
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
28
212 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vinnie Funkyama!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funkyama misses with a looping right.

Jones feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Funkyama being controlled here, momentarily.
Jones is in close to Funkyama's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones 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.
Jones is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jones's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jones has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Justin Jones.
Funkyama tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama misses with a head kick.
Funkyama throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Jones is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Funkyama's half guard.
Jones is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Funkyama is in trouble now - Jones has advanced to mount!
Jones controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Funkyama turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Jones off and cradles Funkyama's limp body as Jones celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Justin Jones!
Justin Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Sharkhausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Rogers told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sharkhausen
vs
Rogers

185 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Sharkhausen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rogers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Sharkhausen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharkhausen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.

Rogers clinches with his opponent.
Sharkhausen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Rogers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sharkhausen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rogers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sharkhausen struggles to land a body shot inside as Rogers controls his hands.
Sharkhausen is looking to break free of the clinch but Rogers has double underhooks.

Sharkhausen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharkhausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharkhausen is defended easily by Rogers.
Rogers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sharkhausen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rogers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sharkhausen.
Sharkhausen cracks Rogers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sharkhausen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Max Sharkhausen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Rogers.
Sharkhausen tests Rogers's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Steve Rogers has been cut.

Rogers moves into the clinch.

Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sharkhausen shoots in but no luck this time.
Rogers misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogers. Sharkhausen does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharkhausen shoots in for a takedown but Rogers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharkhausen scores with a head kick.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Sharkhausen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Sharkhausen moves into range and clinches up with Rogers.
Sharkhausen is trying to break the clinch but Rogers has him pressed against the cage.
Sharkhausen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sharkhausen has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Sharkhausen tries to land a knee to the head but Rogers blocks with his arms.
Rogers is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sharkhausen is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rogers.
Sharkhausen misses with a short punch on the inside.

Sharkhausen breaks from the clinch.

Rogers pushes Sharkhausen up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharkhausen tries to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling the position.

Rogers breaks the clinch.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rogers drives through and clinches with Sharkhausen against the cage.
Sharkhausen tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the cage.
Rogers stalls.
Sharkhausen tries to break free but Rogers pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sharkhausen.
Sharkhausen working hard to break the clinch.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sharkhausen ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers closes the distance and clinches up with Sharkhausen, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes Sharkhausen against the cage but Sharkhausen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sharkhausen is looking to clinch but Rogers is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sharkhausen.
Rogers walks into a left hand.
Rogers leaves Sharkhausen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sharkhausen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sharkhausen wants it to stay on the feet.
Rogers tries to clinch
and Sharkhausen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sharkhausen is defended easily by Rogers.

Rogers feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rogers trying to control but Sharkhausen is working from the bottom.

Sharkhausen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rogers uses it to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rogers misses with an uppercut. Sharkhausen saw that one coming.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Sharkhausen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharkhausen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sharkhausen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers doesn't manage to clinch there - Sharkhausen circles away.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.
Rogers tries to clinch but Sharkhausen moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers misses with the combination.
Rogers throws an off balance right hand
and Sharkhausen counters with a nice body shot.
Sharkhausen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sharkhausen throws a leg kick which misses Rogers's front leg but catches the back leg as Rogers tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharkhausen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogers tries to avoid it but Sharkhausen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogers to the ground. Rogers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sharkhausen scores with a nice strike.
Rogers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sharkhausen's waist but Sharkhausen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogers off to one side.
Rogers is breathing heavily.
Sharkhausen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Sharkhausen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogers takes a kick to the side of the head.

Rogers shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rogers showed some decent athleticism there.
Rogers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sharkhausen tries to kick Rogers off but Rogers keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharkhausen is trying to control but can't.
Sharkhausen is trying to stand up here but Rogers is controlling him well.
Rogers not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharkhausen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rogers is working away from the top position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rogers trying to control from half guard but Sharkhausen is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rogers moves forwards but Sharkhausen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Sharkhausen.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sharkhausen.
Sharkhausen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogers.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharkhausen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sharkhausen closes the distance and clinches.
Sharkhausen is looking to control Rogers's arms but Rogers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sharkhausen has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sharkhausen manages to break the clinch.
Rogers connects with a body shot that sends Sharkhausen's belly button to the back.
Rogers stuffs the takedown attempt from Sharkhausen. Sharkhausen gets slowly back to his feet.
Max Sharkhausen is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Rogers does no damage.

Sharkhausen moves into range and clinches up with Rogers.
Sharkhausen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharkhausen stops a takedown attempt from Rogers.
Sharkhausen throws a head punch that misses.
Sharkhausen tries to break the clinch but Rogers is controlling the position.
Rogers tries to break free but Sharkhausen pushes him back against the cage.
Rogers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rogers keeps control of Sharkhausen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Sharkhausen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sharkhausen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rogers's elbow.

Sharkhausen jumps guard and drags Rogers to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Sharkhausen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rogers has picked Sharkhausen up and slammed him! Sharkhausen can't keep hold of the triangle and Rogers manages to pass to side control!
Sharkhausen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rogers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sharkhausen misses with an elbow from the bottom.
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!
Rogers lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rogers is putting a hurting on Sharkhausen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sharkhausen can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharkhausen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Rogers is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rogers gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Rogers gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rogers apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Sharkhausen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Rogers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Sharkhausen.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sharkhausen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharkhausen getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rogers misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Sharkhausen. No joy for Rogers on that attempt.
Sharkhausen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sharkhausen cracks Rogers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharkhausen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharkhausen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rogers's sensitive parts.
Sharkhausen dives in and grabs Rogers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rogers pushes down on Sharkhausen's head and hops out.
Rogers dives in and grabs Sharkhausen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sharkhausen pushes down on Rogers's head and hops out.

Rogers closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sharkhausen quickly recovers to half guard.
Rogers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sharkhausen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rogers is trying to control. Sharkhausen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Sharkhausen actively working from the bottom here.
Sharkhausen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rogers's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rogers's back!
Sharkhausen trying to control momentarily.

Sharkhausen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Sharkhausen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Sharkhausen misses with an elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rogers is squirming around, avoiding Sharkhausen's attempts to control the action.

Sharkhausen get's back to his feet.
Sharkhausen tries to clinch but Rogers is having none of it.
Sharkhausen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rogers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sharkhausen throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharkhausen 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.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
Sharkhausen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rogers at a distance.

Rogers moves into range and clinches up with Sharkhausen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharkhausen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rogers misses with some punches.
Sharkhausen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sharkhausen lands a right hand.
Sharkhausen wants to break free but Rogers has control.
Sharkhausen jumps guard but Rogers turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sharkhausen tries to circle away but Rogers has him pinned against the cage.
Sharkhausen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rogers walks away with a smile on his face. Sharkhausen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Sharkhausen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharkhausen connects with a leg kick. Rogers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A jab from Rogers misses.
Sharkhausen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers tries to clinch but Sharkhausen moves out of range.
Rogers fails in his attempt to clinch.

Sharkhausen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sharkhausen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Sharkhausen breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.
Sharkhausen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That has opened up Steve Rogers's cut even more.

Sharkhausen has Rogers up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sharkhausen wants to break free but Rogers has control.
Max Sharkhausen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rogers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sharkhausen after a bit of a struggle.
Steve Rogers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rogers tries to throw a body punch but Sharkhausen avoids it by throwing Rogers back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Sharkhausen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sharkhausen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Max Sharkhausen!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Max Sharkhausen!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Max Sharkhausen!

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

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

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

Bringer
vs
Biistron

185 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Death Bringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antony Biistron!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biistron throws a head kick that misses.
Bringer scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Antony Biistron has been cut.
Bringer throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Biistron colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Bringer as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Biistron is left battered and dazed whilst Bringer and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Death Bringer!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jackman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pretzel Vendor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Jackman
vs
Vendor

188 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

181 cm
24
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jackman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pretzel Vendor!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackman misses with a wild combination.
Jackman throws a hook to the side of Vendor's head but Vendor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jackman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vendor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jackman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackman. Vendor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jackman dodges the punch combination from Vendor.
Vendor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jackman misses with a looping right.
Vendor shoots in for a takedown but Jackman shows good takedown defense.

Vendor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Vendor showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Vendor frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackman wants to hold on but Vendor pushes him away.

Jackman is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Vendor locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Jackman is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pretzel Vendor!
After winning the bout, Pretzel Vendor 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hankerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Hankerson
vs
Lang

195 cm
26
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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, Hank Hankerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clubber Lang!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hankerson throws a series of punches but Lang moves out of range.
Lang throws a push kick but Hankerson slaps the foot to one side.

Hankerson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hankerson controlling from the top position.
Lang wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hankerson content to stall in guard here.

Lang looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hankerson passes into side control.
Lang is being controlled here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang is looking to reverse the position.

Hankerson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lang to his feet.
Hankerson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lang is fending him off so far but Hankerson persists. Nope, Lang circles away and we're back to standing.
Hankerson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Hankerson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lang!
Hankerson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lang is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hankerson decides to stand back up.
Hankerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hankerson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lang sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hankerson somewhat.

Hankerson closes the distance and pushes Lang back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hankerson is looking to control Lang's arms but Lang gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hankerson has his back to the cage.

Hankerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lang shoots in for a takedown but Hankerson shows good takedown defense.

Hankerson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hankerson showed some decent athleticism there.
Lang is not content to let Hankerson control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hankerson slows the pace down in half guard.

Lang looking for submissions off his back.
Hankerson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lang does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hankerson in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Hank Hankerson just wasn't active enough.
Lang fails to land with a series of punches.

Hankerson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lang looking to sit in guard and control but Hankerson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lang is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hankerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hankerson 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hankerson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lang was covering up waiting for the punch and Hankerson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lang wants to get back to his feet but Hankerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lang keeping moving, preventing Hankerson from controlling successfully.
Hankerson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lang throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hankerson controls the pace.

Hank Hankerson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lang fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lang blocks a head kick by Hankerson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hankerson.
Hankerson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hankerson throwing strikes but missing.
Lang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hankerson is one step ahead there.
Lang trying to control the position.
Hankerson stays in close to Lang's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hankerson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Lang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hankerson controls from within his opponent's guard.

Lang is looking for a triangle but Hankerson pushes his legs off easily.

Hankerson stands up and waves to Lang to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hankerson throws a head kick that Lang semi-blocks.
Lang blocks a head kick by Hankerson.
Hankerson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hankerson.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lang tries to clinch but Hankerson moves out of range.

Lang tries to keep at a distance but Hankerson has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lang is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hankerson is defending well for now.

Hankerson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hankerson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Hankerson 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. And we move into the final round!

Lang looks for a takedown but Hankerson sprawls well.
Hankerson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hankerson.
Hankerson shoots in and drives through. Lang sprawls well.
Hank Hankerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lang throws a lazy right hand but Hankerson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Lang moves into the clinch successfully.
Hankerson tries to land knees in the clinch but Lang avoids the damage to the body.
Hankerson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hank Hankerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hankerson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hankerson tries to clinch up.
No luck for Lang with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankerson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lang counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lang looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hankerson!
Hankerson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lang.
Lang tries to stand but Hankerson is controlling his head.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Hankerson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Hankerson pushes Lang off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang moves in looking to clinch but Hankerson pushes him off.

Hankerson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lang's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lang wants to get back to his feet but Hankerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lang wants to sweep but no luck.
Lang looking to control.
Hankerson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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 Hank Hankerson.
Hankerson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lang as he avoids it easily.
Hankerson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hankerson wants it to stay on the feet.
Lang throws a leg kick that misses.
Lang tries to clinch up but Hankerson circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hankerson is fending him off so far but Lang persists. Nope, Hankerson circles away and we're back to standing.

Hankerson shoots in and gets a takedown into Lang's guard.
Hankerson 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.
Hankerson wants to stand but Lang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hankerson wants to control from the top but Lang keeps moving.
Hankerson wants to stand but Lang has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

We're going to have a standup here because Hank Hankerson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hankerson misses with a takedown

and Lang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hankerson lands an elbow that stopped Lang in his tracks for a moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lang is trying to pull guard but Hankerson has him pressed against the cage.
Lang tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Hankerson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hankerson 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight for Hank Hankerson!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Hank Hankerson!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Hank Hankerson!

Hank Hankerson wins by unanimous decision!
Hank Hankerson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

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

Barreta
vs
Jackson

181 cm
23
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Barreta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Barreta. Barreta gets slowly back to his feet.
Barreta wants to clinch up but Jackson keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barreta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barreta.
Barreta fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barreta blocks an elbow strike.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Barreta. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Barreta has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barreta prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Barreta letting Jackson take a breather here.
Barreta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jackson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson cracks Barreta with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barreta doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jackson.
A jab from Jackson does it's job there.
Jackson throws a jab but it's blocked by Barreta.
Barreta is looking to clinch.
Jackson stuffs the takedown attempt from Barreta. Barreta gets slowly back to his feet.
Max Barreta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barreta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barreta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barreta throws a head kick but Jackson moves out of range.
Barreta is breathing heavily.

Jackson tries to sprawl but Barreta drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to control but Barreta is keeping busy.

Jackson looking for submissions off his back.
Jackson is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson is looking to control Barreta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jackson avoid being mounted?
Barreta stops Jackson from getting back to his feet.

Jackson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gunnar Jackson!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theo Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lew Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paris comes to the cage accompanied by Delta Heavy - Must Be The Feeling. Jenkins has chosen Broke for Free - Calm the F#@$ Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Paris
vs
Jenkins

180 cm
21
197 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Fishy Fighting {$15}

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theo Paris!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lew Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jenkins as he avoids it easily.
Jenkins lands a slapping body shot.
Paris has his takedown stuffed
and Jenkins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Jenkins rushes Paris and presses him up against the cage.
Jenkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paris or not.
Jenkins tries to throw a body punch but Paris avoids it by throwing Jenkins back against the cage.
Jenkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Paris controls the action.
Jenkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenkins can't find room to land a body shot as Paris controls the action.
Jenkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Paris controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Jenkins.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenkins works on Paris's body with a couple of short punches.

Paris gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jenkins regains guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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

Jenkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Paris defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Jenkins holds on and takes a little breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins controls Paris momentarily but Paris frees himself.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Paris is having none of it.
Jenkins pulls Paris in close to prevent any damage.
Jenkins trying to control the position.

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

Paris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jenkins sprawls well initially but Paris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Paris thows a huge punch but Jenkins dodges it nicely.
Jenkins regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jenkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jenkins scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Paris keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jenkins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Paris's head.
Jenkins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paris defending well though.
Jenkins wants to free his trapped foot but Paris is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jenkins scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jenkins connects with a nice short shot to Paris's temple.
Jenkins missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jenkins thows a huge punch but Paris dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jenkins pulls his head out easily.
Jenkins lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jenkins seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Paris does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paris taking some punishment here, with Jenkins in his half guard.
Jenkins moves into full mount! Paris won't be happy about that!
Jenkins landing shots from mount.
Jenkins scoring with strikes but Paris is staying in there.
Jenkins working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins lands a nice shot to the head.
Paris can't escape the position.
Paris is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins landing strikes from the mount.
A big strike lands for Jenkins! That's really hurt Paris and he's turned his back - Jenkins keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Jenkins jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lew Jenkins!
Lew Jenkins is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Lew Jenkins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.