11th War of Royalty PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beetswatsi Longone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elroy Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elroy Kidd is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Longone
vs
Kidd

188 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

160 cm
24
250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beetswatsi Longone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elroy Kidd!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Longone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kidd.
Kidd has his takedown stuffed

and Longone counters with a single leg into guard. Kidd didn't expect that.
Longone will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kidd trying to strike off his back.
Kidd throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Longone cracks Kidd with a solid left hand.
Longone stopping the sweep attempt from Kidd.
Kidd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Longone.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Longone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Longone won't allow Kidd to sweep him here.
Longone could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Longone looking to pass the guard.
Kidd lands a decent shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kidd striking off his back but it's not causing Longone any problems.
Kidd 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.

Kidd has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Longone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kidd is striking but Longone is not phased and passes to half guard.
Longone scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd works his way to full guard. Good work.
Longone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kidd bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Longone's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longone looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Longone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Longone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Longone tries to get out of the position.
Kidd wants to pass the guard but Longone is keeping the position.
Kidd trying to control but Longone is working from the bottom.
Kidd won't allow Longone to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is looking to work some ground and pound but Longone has wrist control.
Kidd content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kidd lands a couple of elbows.
Kidd has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kidd controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kidd distracts Longone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kidd postures up and lands a big shot to Longone's brow.
Longone keeping moving, preventing Kidd from controlling successfully.
Kidd stopping the sweep attempt from Longone.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kidd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kidd accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kidd with a flurry of punches that miss.
Longone is breathing heavily.
Kidd is working Longone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Longone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kidd is working Longone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kidd lands a couple of elbows.
Kidd with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy Kidd dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kidd closes the distance and clinches up with Longone, looking for a takedown. Kidd pushes Longone against the cage but Longone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kidd has his takedown stuffed

and Longone counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kidd trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kidd trying to strike off his back.

Longone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kidd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Longone has managed to get both his arms back between Kidd's legs - danger averted.

Kidd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Longone is aware though and is defending well.
Longone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kidd on the ground.
Kidd striking off his back but it's not causing Longone any problems.

Kidd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Longone defends well.
Longone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Longone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kidd is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longone is working Kidd over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kidd is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kidd wants to take a breather but Longone is having none of it.
Kidd throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kidd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kidd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kidd not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Elroy Kidd has got the better of the ground game so far.
Longone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kidd.
Kidd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Longone's head.
Kidd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Longone defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd moves into full mount! Longone won't be happy about that!

Kidd jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Longone is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Longone and Kidd has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Longone parries the strikes from Kidd easily there. Kidd is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Longone to escape.
Kidd working the ground and pound.
Kidd is trying to ground and pound but Longone uses the momentary lack of control by Kidd to regain half guard.
Longone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kidd scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throwing shots but Longone is blocking nicely.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kidd lands a nice short elbow.
Kidd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kidd wants to pass the guard but Longone is defending well.
Kidd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kidd not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kidd seems to be looking for submissions.
Longone wants to improve his position but Kidd is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kidd working the head and body with strikes.
Kidd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kidd not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kidd is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kidd thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kidd thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Longone's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elroy Kidd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Kidd looks for a takedown but Longone sprawls well.
Longone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Longone shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kidd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kidd throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Longone grinds an elbow into Kidd's temple.
Kidd takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kidd manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kidd moves into full guard.
Kidd throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Longone won't allow Kidd to sweep him here.
Kidd trying to control the position.
Kidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Longone is one step ahead there.
Longone cracks Kidd with a solid left hand.
Longone preventing the sweep.
Longone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kidd tries to strike from the bottom.

Kidd pushes Longone off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kidd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Beetswatsi Longone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elroy Kidd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longone misses the shot to the body.
Longone misses with a body shot.
Kidd shoots for a takedown but Longone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Longone 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 loving this. Great action here.
Longone is in close to Kidd's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Longone scoring with some ground and pound.
Kidd is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Longone is controlling him.
Longone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Longone cracks Kidd with a solid left hand.
Kidd trying to control the position here.

Kidd throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longone won't allow Kidd to sweep him here.
Kidd throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Beetswatsi Longone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kidd looking for a sweep. Not yet Kidd, not yet.
Longone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Longone looking to pass the guard.
Kidd is trying to control the position but Longone postures up.
Longone postures up and lands a big shot to Kidd's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throwing short punches from the bottom.
Kidd doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Longone keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kidd's head.
Kidd tries to strike from the bottom.
Longone throws a big right hand that misses.
Longone trying to control the position from guard on top but Kidd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kidd trying to strike off his back.
Kidd scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kidd looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kidd will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Beetswatsi Longone.
I think Kidd has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elroy Kidd!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Attero Dominatus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marti Pico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominatus comes into the arena with Sabaton - Attero Dominatus blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Marti Pico was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dominatus
vs
Pico

167 cm
30
157 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

173 cm
30
145 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Attero Dominatus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marti Pico!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominatus misses with a double jab.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dominatus.
Pico manages to work his way to half guard, despite Dominatus's best efforts.
Dominatus trying to advance position but Pico counters by regaining guard.
Dominatus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Pico's guard.
Pico wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominatus not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pico regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dominatus.
Dominatus trying to control the position from guard on top but Pico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dominatus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dominatus 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.

Dominatus is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pico is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pico has escaped and now he's on top!
Pico must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pico sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Dominatus doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Pico paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Dominatus - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Attero Dominatus!
Attero Dominatus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naser Al Shami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hesher Gordon Levitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hesher Gordon Levitt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Naser Al Shami's chin.

Al Shami
vs
Gordon Levitt

187 cm
26
262 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

200 cm
30
258 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hesher Gordon Levitt!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Al Shami moves into the clinch.
Gordon Levitt is working Al Shami over against the cage.
The referee calls for Al Shami to work.
Gordon Levitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Al Shami or not.
Gordon Levitt displaying some good clinch control by pressing Al Shami up against the cage.
Al Shami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Shami.
Gordon Levitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Al Shami is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gordon Levitt to keep the fight standing.
Al Shami swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Al Shami misses with the head strike.
A short right from Gordon Levitt.
Gordon Levitt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Al Shami up against the cage.
Al Shami wants a takedown but no success here.

Al Shami gets control of Gordon Levitt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Al Shami will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon Levitt stopping the sweep attempt from Al Shami.
Gordon Levitt tries to stand but Al Shami is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shami wants to sweep but no luck.
Al Shami lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gordon Levitt!
Al Shami tries to control but Gordon Levitt wriggling away.
Gordon Levitt is trying to stand.
Gordon Levitt is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gordon Levitt hang on?
Al Shami working Gordon Levitt over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Shami cracks Gordon Levitt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Al Shami scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gordon Levitt?
Al Shami lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gordon Levitt hang on?
Al Shami postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Gordon Levitt out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Al Shami goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Naser Al Shami!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Choi Siwon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Quitoriano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Quitoriano will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Siwon
vs
Quitoriano

179 cm
32
165 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

190 cm
24
158 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choi Siwon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Quitoriano!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Siwon gets caught napping as Quitoriano dives in and scores a takedown. Siwon manages to retain guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Quitoriano wants to control from the top but Siwon keeps moving.
Siwon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quitoriano!
Siwon looking to ground and pound but Quitoriano is blocking nicely.
Quitoriano wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Siwon.
Siwon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Quitoriano hang on?
Quitoriano bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Quitoriano throws a strike but Siwon rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quitoriano can't keep his opponent in guard - Siwon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitoriano is controlling Siwon's trapped leg to prevent Siwon from advancing to side control.

Siwon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Siwon wants to control but Quitoriano is keeping him busy.

Siwon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Siwon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Quitoriano doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Siwon.
Quitoriano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitoriano is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Siwon is working for a kimura but Quitoriano is defending it quite comfortably.
Siwon wants to free his trapped foot but Quitoriano is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Siwon wants to work for an arm triangle but Quitoriano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Siwon wants to stand up but Quitoriano has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siwon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Quitoriano!
Quitoriano is in all sorts of trouble here.
Siwon looking to ground and pound but Quitoriano is blocking nicely.
Siwon wants to control but instead Quitoriano manages to regain half guard.
Siwon throwing shots but Quitoriano is blocking nicely.
Siwon is looking to advance position but Quitoriano won't allow it.

Siwon is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Quitoriano is just riding it out for now. Siwon eventually gives up the hold.
Quitoriano pushes Siwon off looking to stand but Siwon dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Siwon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Quitoriano sees it coming and defends easily.

Siwon is working for a submission of some sort.

Siwon seems to be looking for submissions.
Quitoriano wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quitoriano trying to control from the bottom.

Siwon is looking for a kimura but Quitoriano is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Siwon to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quitoriano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Siwon gets back to full guard.

Siwon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Siwon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Quitoriano defends well.
Siwon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quitoriano manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon trying to control the position from guard on top but Quitoriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quitoriano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Siwon drops back looking for a leg! Quitoriano is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Quitoriano manages to kick Siwon off! Siwon jumps back into Quitoriano's guard.
Siwon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Siwon wanted to stand there but Quitoriano had control of the position.
Quitoriano is looking to stand up but Siwon isn't so interested in that idea.
Siwon trying to control the position from guard on top but Quitoriano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitoriano can't keep his opponent in guard - Siwon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Siwon looks to land a strike but Quitoriano avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Quitoriano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Siwon wants to control from the top but Quitoriano keeps moving.
Quitoriano wants to get back to his feet but Siwon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Siwon has gone for a leg lock! Quitoriano slips out almost immediately though and dives into Siwon's guard.
Siwon looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siwon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Quitoriano is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Siwon wants to stand and escape but Quitoriano is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siwon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Siwon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quitoriano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Siwon pulls Quitoriano in close to prevent any damage.
Choi Siwon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Choi Siwon just wasn't active enough.
Siwon leaves Quitoriano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siwon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quitoriano manages to avoid it.
A combination from Siwon does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quitoriano doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Siwon counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Choi Siwon dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Quitoriano gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Siwon counters with a stiff right hand.
Siwon leaves Quitoriano with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Quitoriano shoots and misses
and Siwon counters with a stiff right hand.
Choi Siwon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Quitoriano.
Siwon throws a jab but it's blocked by Quitoriano.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Quitoriano.
Quitoriano shoots in looking for a takedown. Siwon tries to sprawl out of it but Quitoriano keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Siwon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siwon lands an overhand right.
The fighters circling - Siwon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quitoriano slips a jab and a cross from Siwon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Quitoriano fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Siwon to the ground. Quitoriano is now in Siwon's guard.
Quitoriano pushing down on Siwon's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Siwon is defending against the submission attempts here by Quitoriano.
Siwon manages to get to full guard.
Quitoriano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siwon keeping full guard, as Quitoriano tries to pass.
Quitoriano wants to control from the top but Siwon keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siwon can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Quitoriano controls the pace.

Siwon has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Quitoriano doesn't defend quickly enough and Siwon has managed to lock this one up! Can Quitoriano escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Siwon on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Choi Siwon!
Choi Siwon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Fernhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jontop
vs
Fernhart

188 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Counter fighter
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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dale Fernhart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernhart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jontop throws the kick towards the body but Fernhart avoids it.
Jontop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fernhart.
Jontop takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fernhart leaves Jontop with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fernhart tries to bum rush Jontop with a series of wild strikes but Jontop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Fernhart shoots in and gets a takedown into Jontop's guard.
Fernhart 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.
Fernhart advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Jontop's face as Fernhart controls the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Fernhart tries for a kimura but Jontop is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop tries to bench press Fernhart off him but Fernhart keeps the position.
Fernhart is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Jontop will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Let's hope that Fernhart has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Fernhart wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jontop keeps working.
Fernhart controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dale Fernhart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jontop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernhart circles away quickly and effectively.
Fernhart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernhart lands a really nice looking cross but Jontop seems unphased.

It looks like Hugh Jontop has been cut.
Fernhart throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jontop throws a series of punches but Fernhart moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernhart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jontop avoids it really well and circles away.
Fernhart throws a nice looking combination but Jontop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jontop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fernhart pinned against the cage. Fernhart gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jontop looks for the body kick but Fernhart saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Fernhart. Those never looked like landing.
Jontop throws a right and a left that Fernhart avoids nicely.
Fernhart avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fernhart throws a right and a left that Jontop avoids nicely.
Jontop looks for the body kick but Fernhart saw that one coming.
Jontop tries to bum rush Fernhart with a series of wild strikes but Fernhart uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jontop throws a series of punches but Fernhart avoids them all with ease.
Fernhart is looking to land body kicks.
A good leg kick by Jontop.

Fernhart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jontop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fernhart 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernhart's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
It looks like Fernhart might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dale Fernhart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fernhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jontop throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Fernhart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Jontop's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jontop thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fernhart if he has to take too many more of those.
Fernhart throws out a powerful jab.
Jontop fails to land the takedown.
Jontop throws a series of punches but Fernhart avoids them all with ease.
Fernhart misses the shot to the body.
Jontop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jontop misses with a straight left.
Dale Fernhart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fernhart looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fernhart throws a lazy right hand but Jontop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Jontop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fernhart doesn't seem phased though.
Jontop throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernhart tries to bum rush Jontop with a series of wild strikes but Jontop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fernhart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jontop was well out of range. Poor timing from Fernhart.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jontop throws a low kick, looking for Fernhart's leg but Fernhart calmly moves out of range.
Fernhart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jontop is looking to score with low kicks.
Jontop misses with the combination.
Fernhart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jontop misses with a two punch combination.
Jontop fails with the takedown

and Fernhart counters with a takedown into side control.
Fernhart scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jontop to see if he's OK.
Fernhart wants to control but Jontop is keeping him busy.
Fernhart just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fernhart tries for a kimura but Jontop is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Fernhart lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jontop down.
Jontop is trying to escape the position but Fernhart is controlling the position.

Jontop sneaks out the side door and pushes Fernhart away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Fernhart misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jontop tries to land a leg kick but Fernhart saw it coming and moves away.
Jontop tries for a takedown but Fernhart sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugh Jontop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jontop shoots and misses
and Fernhart counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jontop takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jontop shoots in for a double leg but Fernhart sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jontop rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernhart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernhart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fernhart throws a sloppy head kick and Jontop moves out of range easily.
Fernhart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hugh Jontop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jontop walks straight into a right hand from Fernhart - that's dropped him! Fernhart jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Jontop from any more punishment! Jontop complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dale Fernhart!
Dale Fernhart thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by The Who - Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting. Tso is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kung Fu Fighting. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Edwards
vs
Tso

180 cm
27
197 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

166 cm
33
135 lbs
27 - 21 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tso shoots in but Edwards avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tso has a takedown stuffed.
Edwards walks into a jab.
Tso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mark Edwards has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of General Tso.
Tso lands with a right hand.
Tso shoots in for a takedown but Edwards shows good takedown defense.
Tso misses with a looping left.
Tso connects with a body shot that sends Edwards's belly button to the back.
Tso shoots for a takedown but Edwards saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso cracks a nice hook into Edwards's ribs.
Tso fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tso looks winded!
Tso tries for a takedown but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tso looks to score with a jab to the body but Edwards is just out of range.
Tso swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tso is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edwards rather than just go for the knockout.
Edwards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tso misses with a left hand

and Edwards counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tso! Edwards lets Tso back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Tso is rocked!

It looks like General Tso has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Edwards sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tso somewhat.
Tso is still on wobbly legs! Can Edwards finish him?
Tso rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Edwards counters with a good, hard body kick but Tso shrugs it off.
Tso doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edwards rattles Tso with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Tso tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Edwards dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Tso stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mark Edwards!
A very excited looking Mark Edwards rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ennio Morricone - Once Upon a Time in the West. On his way into the cage it seems that Lawrence King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lawrence King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

King
vs
Draft

187 cm
32
213 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

188 cm
32
215 lbs
22 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lawrence King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louey Draft!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draft tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draft moves to clinch but King breaks away

and King counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Draft throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Draft escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. King gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Draft wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
King trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Draft trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
Draft wants to sweep but no luck.
Draft tries to strike from the bottom.

Draft looking for a guillotine here but King defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Draft is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

King wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Draft, who protects the arm well.

King tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no King has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
King tries to advance to mount but can't.
Draft is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on King's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

King is trying to work for a kimura but Draft is defending well.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft wants to improve his position but King is controlling well.

King is trying to work for a kimura but Draft is defending well.
Draft is trying to stand.
Draft is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Draft is defending against the submission attempts here by King.
Draft is looking for a sweep. King is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

King is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft tries to roll over but King keeps him under control.

Draft is defending against the submission attempts here by King.

King is trying to work for a kimura but Draft is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Draft looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

King is working for a kimura but Draft is defending it quite comfortably.
Draft regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

King got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draft has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, King has managed to get both his arms back between Draft's legs - danger averted.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Draft has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but King can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Draft keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
Draft doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Draft had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. King defends it easily.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Draft 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.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King trying to control but Draft is working from the bottom.
King prevents Draft from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Draft throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draft tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. King manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draft fails in his attempt to clinch.
King looks to land a left hand but Draft moved out of range nicely.
Draft misses with a straight right.

King tries to sprawl but Draft drives through with a takedown into half guard.
King trying to control but Draft postures up.
King tries to roll over but Draft keeps him under control.
It looks like Draft is going to stand back up.
Draft landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
King taking some punishment here, with Draft in his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. King manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Draft avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

King pushes a forearm under Draft's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Draft is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lawrence King!
A relieved looking Lawrence King thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Doom could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Massimo Fabbri's chin.

Doom
vs
Fabbri

182 cm
23
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

189 cm
27
219 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Knockout power

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Massimo Fabbri!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doom jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fabbri lands a leg kick that knocks Doom off balance momentarily.
Doom throws a wild body kick that Fabbri sees coming a mile off.
Fabbri feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doom's calf.
Fabbri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fabbri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doom swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick from Fabbri misses.
Fabbri wants to clinch.
Fabbri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doom was well out of range. Poor timing from Fabbri.
Fabbri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Doom circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fabbri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fabbri connects with a body shot that sends Doom's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabbri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doom manages to avoid it.

Nice combo by Doom! Oh, that's hurt him - Fabbri falls to the canvas and Doom follows him into side control.

It looks like Massimo Fabbri has been cut.
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!
Doom in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fabbri wants to get back to his feet but Doom drags him back down.
Doom tries to advance to mount but can't.

Doom tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fabbri tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Doom goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fabbri rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Doom's guard! Nice work there by Fabbri!
Fabbri loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fabbri looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Doom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fabbri is looking to work some ground and pound but Doom has wrist control.
Doom utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fabbri throws a strike but Doom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doom postures up in Fabbri's guard and throws a big left but Fabbri blocks it.
Doom scoring with punches to the head and body.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Doom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fabbri looking to control.

Fabbri is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doom throwing strikes but missing.
Fabbri wants to sweep here but Doom controlling him for the moment.
Fabbri not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fabbri wants to stand and escape but Doom is having none of it.
Fabbri utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Doom with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doom stops Fabbri from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doom works over Fabbri with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doom is pushing down on Fabbri's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fabbri is fighting to maintain full guard but Doom has managed to sneak the leg through.
Doom thows a huge punch but Fabbri dodges it nicely.
Doom stops Fabbri from getting back to his feet.
Fabbri taking some punishment here, with Doom in his half guard.
Doom throwing shots but Fabbri is blocking nicely.
Doom working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Doom not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fabbri is trying to get back to full guard.
Doom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fabbri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Doom.

Fabbri pushes Doom off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Doom.
Massimo Fabbri is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fabbri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Doom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Massimo Fabbri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Doom closes the distance and clinches.
Fabbri has a couple of punches blocked by Doom.
Doom is looking to break free of the clinch but Fabbri has double underhooks.
Doom swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fabbri stalling in the clinch.
Doom has Fabbri pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fabbri manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Doom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fabbri looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fabbri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doom blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fabbri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doom.
Fabbri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Doom has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Doom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fabbri throws a head kick that misses
and Doom counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fabbri thinking.
Doom digs a good body shot into Fabbri's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Doom. That's going to slow Fabbri down.
Dave Doom is winning the standup battle so far.
Fabbri is breathing heavily.

Doom throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fabbri was covering up waiting for the punch and Doom finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Doom makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabbri looking for a sweep. Not yet Fabbri, not yet.
Doom lands a couple of elbows.
Doom stands up over Fabbri, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Doom cracks Fabbri with a solid left hand.

Fabbri is rocked!
Doom is in close to Fabbri's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fabbri is still in real trouble! Can Doom finish him?
Doom loads up on a big left hand. Fabbri felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Doom looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Fabbri can't hide his disappointment, as Doom celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Doom!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Doom thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brad Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennett has chosen Shipping Up to Boston as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

DeVito
vs
Bennett

168 cm
23
157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
162 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy DeVito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brad Bennett!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Bennett misses.
Bennett avoids the body shot from DeVito.

Bennett shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bennett showed some decent athleticism there.
Bennett is looking to advance position but DeVito won't allow it.
Bennett is keen to just control but DeVito is a slippery customer.
DeVito keeping hold of Bennett's head, controlling as best he can.
Bennett wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeVito keeps working.
Bennett sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. DeVito defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett wants to pass to mount but DeVito is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. DeVito manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
DeVito keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
Bennett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeVito keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.

Brad Bennett has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeVito. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito managing to control the position.
DeVito looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bennett wants to control from the top but DeVito keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy DeVito.
Bennett thuds a left hand into DeVito's body.
Brad Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from DeVito.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeVito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
DeVito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bennett shoots in looking for a takedown. DeVito tries to sprawl out of it but Bennett keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. DeVito manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
DeVito throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bennett moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by DeVito.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tommy DeVito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DeVito's head backwards.
DeVito throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
DeVito fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Brad Bennett has been cut.
DeVito throws a low kick, looking for Bennett's leg but Bennett calmly moves out of range.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but DeVito is just out of range.
DeVito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeVito is looking to wear down Bennett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeVito doesn't seem bothered though.
DeVito lands with a right hand.
DeVito throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVito lands with a good body shot.
DeVito moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett scores with a crisp jab that stopped DeVito in his tracks.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett lands a jab to DeVito's midsection.
Bennett throws the left hand but DeVito avoids the punch easily.
DeVito misses the shot to the body.
Bennett lands a jab.
DeVito throws a right hand that misses
and Bennett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bennett cracks a nice hook into DeVito's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DeVito throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennett misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Brad Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brad Bennett's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bennett misses with a body shot
and DeVito counters with a nice body shot.
DeVito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
DeVito connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennett punishes DeVito's body with a nice straight punch.
Bennett works DeVito's body with a nice hook.
Bennett swings and misses with a shot to the body
and DeVito counters with an inside leg kick.
DeVito misses with a hook.
Bennett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling DeVito to score with a decent uppercut.
DeVito throws a lazy right hand but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
DeVito slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of DeVito 's head but he takes it in his stride.
DeVito scores with a jab to the body.
DeVito throws a right hand that Bennett ducks under and follows up with a left that Bennett also avoids with ease.
DeVito tries to work over Bennett's front leg with a kick but Bennett checks it.
Nice straight punches there by Bennett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennett.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Bennett.
A head kick from DeVito lands but Bennett takes it in his stride.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. DeVito doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennett throws a series of punches but DeVito moves out of range.
Bennett throws a jab but it's blocked by DeVito.
Tommy DeVito is winning the standup battle so far.
DeVito scores with a nice head shot.
Bennett keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
DeVito tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bennett closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!
Bennett working the head and body with strikes.
DeVito is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bennett off and has taken his back!
DeVito wants to control but Bennett is keeping busy.
DeVito slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Bennett right now.
I would not like to be Bennett right now.
I really don't envy Bennett right now.
DeVito controls the action.
Bennett is really stuck here.
DeVito keeps control of the position easily here as Bennett tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
DeVito tries to keep control of the position but Bennett is staying busy.
DeVito slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tommy DeVito wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeVito.
DeVito looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
Bennett checks a low kick from DeVito.
DeVito walks into a jab.
DeVito comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
DeVito moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from DeVito.
DeVito takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
DeVito scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by DeVito.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from DeVito.
Bennett misses with a hook. DeVito ducked under it nicely.
DeVito throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett dives in and grabs DeVito's left leg, looking for a takedown. DeVito pushes down on Bennett's head and hops out.
DeVito connects with an inside leg kick.
Bennett throws the left hand but DeVito avoids the punch easily.
Bennett fails with the takedown.
DeVito wants to clinch but Bennett slips to the side

and Bennett counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in DeVito's guard now.
Bennett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DeVito pulls Bennett in close to his closed guard and prevents Bennett from doing any damage or advancing position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DeVito keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy DeVito dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brad Bennett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bennett throws a jab when DeVito was well out of range.
DeVito lands an overhand right.
DeVito loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.

Bennett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. DeVito was covering up waiting for the punch and Bennett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
DeVito is trying to control the position but Bennett postures up.
Bennett wants to control from the top but DeVito keeps moving.
Bennett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bennett is looking to advance position but DeVito has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
DeVito trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DeVito tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bennett is working to get back to half guard.
Bennett tries to hold on but DeVito pushes him away.
DeVito can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bennett is looking to escape.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
DeVito looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is squirming around, avoiding DeVito's attempts to control the action.
DeVito avoids the attempt from Bennett to control.
DeVito looking to control but Bennett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

We're going to have a standup here because Tommy DeVito wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
DeVito connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. DeVito does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeVito lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
DeVito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook
and DeVito counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
DeVito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
DeVito scores with a head kick.
DeVito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett checks a low kick from DeVito.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
DeVito moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeVito.
Bennett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - DeVito coming out on top.

That has opened up Brad Bennett's cut even more.
A shot to the liver by Bennett. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on DeVito's shoulder, as DeVito tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looks to land a combination but DeVito avoids it well.
DeVito lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bennett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of DeVito's head.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
DeVito lands a jab to the nose.
DeVito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeVito fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DeVito jabs Bennett to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett misses with a body punch
and DeVito counters with a one-two to the body.

Bennett is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett throws a series of punches but DeVito avoids them all with ease.
Bennett works DeVito's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy DeVito showed his dominance in that final round.
I think DeVito has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy DeVito!
Tommy DeVito seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Junior Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Birchmont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the jungle. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Johns
vs
Birchmont

178 cm
30
160 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

177 cm
28
147 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Junior Johns!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christian Birchmont!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birchmont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Birchmont has closed the distance and engaged Johns in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Birchmont fails to land.
Birchmont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Johns is trying to break free.

Johns has picked Birchmont up - he's going for a ride! Johns dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Johns looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Birchmont looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Johns is looking to advance position but Birchmont won't allow it.

Birchmont is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johns pulls his head out easily.
Birchmont is trying to stand back up but Johns is controlling him
Johns is taking a breather. Birchmont says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Birchmont looking for submissions off his back.

Johns seems to be working for a kimura but Birchmont defends the submission attempt.
Johns landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Johns.
Birchmont wants to improve his position but Johns is controlling well.
Johns thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Birchmont's head.
Birchmont on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Johns thows a huge punch but Birchmont dodges it nicely.
Johns lands strikes from half guard.
Birchmont works his way to full guard. Good work.
Johns working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johns is working Birchmont over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Birchmont utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Birchmont keeping full guard, as Johns tries to pass.
Johns prevents Birchmont from getting back to his feet.

Birchmont is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johns has his hands clasped together but Birchmont extends an breaks Johns's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Birchmont.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Birchmont! Christian Birchmont retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Christian Birchmont thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.