Fallen Champions XXXI PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Wilde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suleman Pokong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleman Pokong 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!

Wilde
vs
Pokong

179 cm
26
170 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Wilde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suleman Pokong!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilde slips a jab and a cross from Pokong.
Wilde looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Pokong digs a good body shot into Wilde's ribs.
Pokong moves in looking to clinch but Wilde pushes him off.

Pokong rushes Wilde and presses him up against the ropes.
Wilde jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pokong walks away with a smile on his face. Wilde gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pokong looks to land a combination. Wilde sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Kurt Wilde has been cut.
Pokong lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pokong connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Wilde! He's out on his feet! Pokong rushes in and drops Wilde with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Suleman Pokong!

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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 Seya Hyoga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Esteban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Hyoga
vs
Esteban

162 cm
27
165 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

175 cm
23
167 lbs
0 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Seya Hyoga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Javier Esteban!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyoga swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyoga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Esteban wants to clinch but Hyoga slips to the side
and Hyoga counters with a left and a right that stings Esteban.
Hyoga could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Esteban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Esteban lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hyoga at a distance.
Hyoga catches Esteban with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Javier Esteban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esteban misses with a body shot.
Esteban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Esteban thuds a left hand into Hyoga's body.
Esteban swings for the body but Hyoga moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hyoga misses with a hook. Esteban ducked under it nicely.
Esteban slips a jab from Hyoga.
Hyoga circles away from the clinch attempt.
Esteban missing with a left hand there. Hyoga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Esteban throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Hyoga misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteban uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hyoga.
Esteban feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hyoga's calf.
Hyoga cracks Esteban with an open hand slap.
Esteban wants to slow Hyoga down by chopping away at his legs.
Esteban doesn't manage to clinch there - Hyoga circles away.
Esteban feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hyoga's calf.
Esteban lands with a right that hurts Hyoga. Hyoga looks to clinch but Esteban throws a short knee that drops Hyoga. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Javier Esteban!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the ring accompanied by Whom Shall I Fear. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Williams
vs
Ap Nudd

190 cm
23
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edern Ap Nudd!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but Ap Nudd moves out of range.
Williams tries to move into range but Ap Nudd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Dale Williams has been cut.

Williams rushes Ap Nudd and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ap Nudd lands a jab to Williams's midsection.

Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ap Nudd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Ap Nudd blocks nicely.
Williams postures up in Ap Nudd's guard and throws a big left but Ap Nudd blocks it.
Williams 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.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Ap Nudd tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ap Nudd is still trying to improve position.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Ap Nudd wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Williams drops back looking for a leg! Ap Nudd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ap Nudd manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Ap Nudd's guard.
Williams won't allow Ap Nudd to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ap Nudd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ap Nudd tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ap Nudd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams cracks Ap Nudd with a solid left hand.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd is trying to keep Williams in close.
Ap Nudd 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.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ap Nudd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Ap Nudd blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ap Nudd is trying to keep Williams in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ap Nudd wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.

Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ap Nudd has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Williams throwing shots but Ap Nudd is blocking nicely.
Ap Nudd trying to control from the bottom.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
Williams thows a huge punch but Ap Nudd dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Williams has hold of Ap Nudd's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ap Nudd manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Ap Nudd is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams uses his free foot to push down on Ap Nudd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams scoring with strikes but Ap Nudd is staying in there.

Williams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ap Nudd can't escape the position.
Ap Nudd wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.

Williams has hold of Ap Nudd's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ap Nudd manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Ap Nudd bucks and avoids them well.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ap Nudd is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams throwing strikes here but Ap Nudd is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Ap Nudd manages to avoid easily.
Ap Nudd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Ap Nudd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams scoring with strikes but Ap Nudd is staying in there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Ap Nudd is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams looking to finish Ap Nudd with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ap Nudd!
Williams lands with some strikes.
Williams avoids the attempt from Ap Nudd to control.
Williams punching from mount but Ap Nudd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ap Nudd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams thows a huge punch but Ap Nudd dodges it nicely.

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

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Ap Nudd manages to get to full guard.
Williams postures up.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ap Nudd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ap Nudd's head.

Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ap Nudd dives on top into guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping full guard, as Ap Nudd tries to pass.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ap Nudd!
Williams punching from mount but Ap Nudd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ap Nudd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Williams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ap Nudd working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dale Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dale Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ap Nudd throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams tries to clinch but Ap Nudd is having none of it.
Ap Nudd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ap Nudd tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ap Nudd to the ground. Ap Nudd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ap Nudd throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.

Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ap Nudd lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams tries a body shot but Ap Nudd blocks it.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ap Nudd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ap Nudd lands a right hand.
Williams has Ap Nudd pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ap Nudd manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ap Nudd gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Ap Nudd drops Williams onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Williams is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

Williams is rocked!
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Ap Nudd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ap Nudd fails to land.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Ap Nudd misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ap Nudd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ap Nudd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ap Nudd misses with the head strike.
Ap Nudd has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams jumps guard but Ap Nudd turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ap Nudd misses with a punch on the inside.
Ap Nudd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ap Nudd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ap Nudd working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ap Nudd.
A short right from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd pushes Williams back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ap Nudd lands a body punch.
Ap Nudd dips a shoulder and cracks Williams with a mighty uppercut! Williams falls back against the ropes and Ap Nudd unloads with a barrage of strikes! Williams is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ap Nudd screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edern Ap Nudd!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hollis Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartowski comes to the ring accompanied by The Game. Melendez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Brooklyn Zoo. 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?

Bartowski
vs
Melendez

188 cm
21
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
23
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Dragon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Bartowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hollis Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bartowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bartowski as Melendez tries to tie him up.

Bartowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bartowski clinches up with Melendez and pushes him back against the ropes.
Melendez lands a nice elbow.
Bartowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Bartowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Melendez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bartowski.
Melendez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bartowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Melendez somewhat.
Bartowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Hollis Melendez has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartowski clobbers Melendez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bartowski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Melendez.
Melendez tries to clinch

and Bartowski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Melendez won't be happy with that.
Bartowski working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bartowski thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Melendez is trying to improve his position.

Bartowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bartowski postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Bartowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez is looking for a sweep.
Bartowski throws an elbow but Melendez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Melendez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bartowski with the ground and pound but Melendez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bartowski pushes down on Melendez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bartowski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Melendez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Melendez wants to improve his position but Bartowski is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski stalling away here and it's allowed Melendez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bartowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Melendez is retaining full guard.
Bartowski is looking to stand up but Melendez won't let him.
Bartowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bartowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Melendez is keeping the position for now.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski throws a big elbow that misses.
Bartowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bartowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melendez keeping full guard, as Bartowski tries to pass.
Bartowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melendez on the ground.
Bartowski won't allow Melendez to sweep him here.
Bartowski postures up in Melendez's guard and throws a big left but Melendez blocks it.
Melendez 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.
Bartowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Melendez has wrist control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski 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.
Bartowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bartowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Melendez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Melendez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bartowski wants to control from the top but Melendez keeps moving.
Melendez is looking to stand up but Bartowski isn't so interested in that idea.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Melendez is on top in guard.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bartowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bartowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski keeping full guard, as Melendez tries to pass.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Melendez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bartowski swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Melendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Bartowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hollis Melendez.
Sloppy strikes from Bartowski. Those never looked like landing.
Melendez looks to clinch

and Bartowski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bartowski.
Bartowski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Bartowski drops back, looking for a kneebar! Melendez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Melendez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Melendez!
Bartowski is trying to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melendez moves into full mount!
Melendez wants to control the pace but Bartowski is squirming around nicely.
Melendez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski has given up his back.
Will Melendez go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Melendez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bartowski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Bartowski is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Melendez working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Melendez has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Bartowski is in real trouble here. Melendez gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Bartowski is tapping out! Melendez wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hollis Melendez!
Hollis Melendez gave a mention to Dragon in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stu Diat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diat comes to the ring accompanied by Baby Elephant Walk. Stu Diat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Edwards's chin.

Diat
vs
Edwards

195 cm
30
270 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

195 cm
20
240 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stu Diat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Diat instigates a clinch.
Edwards tries to score a body lock takedown but Diat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Diat with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Edwards can't get the takedown.
Diat slows down the pace here.
Diat lands a nice elbow.
Diat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diat lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diat throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diat crunches a lovely knee into Edwards's ribcage.
Edwards looks winded!
Diat scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Chris Edwards has been cut.
Diat scores with a shot to the side of Edwards's head.

Edwards is rocked!
Diat looking to throw knees to the head but Edwards is blocking nicely.
Edwards is still on wobbly legs! Can Diat finish him?
Diat misses with a knee to the head.
Diat misses with a knee to the head.
Diat pushes Edwards against the ropes. Diat is working some dirty boxing. Diat pushes off with a quick right hook! Edwards goes down! Edwards tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Diat moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stu Diat!
Stu Diat 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blas Kavcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turbo Taines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kavcic
vs
Taines

171 cm
26
141 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

163 cm
27
146 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

GREEN!

Ultra Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Blas Kavcic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Turbo Taines!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taines shoots for a double leg takedown but Kavcic sprawls well. He's pushed Taines's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Taines is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kavcic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Taines.
Taines misses with a takedown attempt

and Kavcic holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blas Kavcic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Turbo Taines.
Taines is trying to drag Kavcic to the mat but Kavcic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Taines tries to pull guard but Kavcic forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Kavcic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kavcic moves into full mount! Taines won't be happy about that!
Taines is desperately trying to improve his position but Kavcic has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Kavcic wants to finish this one by submission but Taines is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kavcic.
Taines tries to hold on but Kavcic postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taines can't escape the position.
Taines holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kavcic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Taines is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavcic controlling the position easily from mount.

Kavcic wants to finish this one by submission but Taines is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Kavcic.
Kavcic forces the positional change into back control.

Taines is trying to defend against the choke here but Kavcic has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kavcic Tightens the hold and Taines taps out furiously! Kavcic displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

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

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalel Iziarry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wing Wang enters the ring!

Iziarry
vs
Wang

170 cm
28
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

170 cm
24
149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalel Iziarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wing Wang!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wang finds it's way through Iziarry's defenses.
Wang stuffs the takedown.
Kalel Iziarry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Iziarry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iziarry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wang connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Iziarry scrambles back to his feet.
Wang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wang lands with a good body shot.

Iziarry shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Iziarry showed some decent athleticism there.

Wang is defending against the submission attempts here by Iziarry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iziarry trying to control the action but Wang is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Iziarry maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Wang could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Iziarry has cracked it and Wang is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Iziarry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kalel Iziarry!
Kalel Iziarry 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
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joesph Ely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and VJ Kiwi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiwi has chosen Redlight - Get Out My Head as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Ely
vs
Kiwi

176 cm
22
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

150 cm
31
133 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

The Dark Side
Fight Night Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joesph Ely!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, VJ Kiwi!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ely has Kiwi up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kiwi looking for a takedown.

Ely lands a takedown into guard.

Kiwi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ely defends well.
Ely is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiwi has wrist control.
Ely pushes down on Kiwi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ely stalling away here and it's allowed Kiwi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ely has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi pulls Ely in close to prevent any damage.
Kiwi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ely's guard.
Ely throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kiwi tries to free his leg and advance position but Ely is retaining full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kiwi pushes down on Ely's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kiwi wants to free his trapped foot but Ely is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kiwi is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiwi is looking for a kimura here.
Ely is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kiwi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kiwi's back!
Ely is trying to stick to Kiwi's back but Kiwi is turning into Ely. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ely's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kiwi.
Ely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiwi's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ely pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiwi is keeping the position for now.

Kiwi has an active guard here but Ely has managed to pass into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ely's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ely's back!
Will Kiwi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
You can see the frustration on Ely's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Ely wants to control his opponent's hands but Kiwi gets his hands free.

Kiwi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Kiwi trying to control momentarily.

Kiwi is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ely defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kiwi is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiwi looking to hold on to the position here but Ely rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Ely has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kiwi has passed into side control.
Ely tries to improve position but can't.
Ely is trying to escape the position but Kiwi is controlling the position.

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

Kiwi is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ely is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ely is looking for a sweep.
Ely is trying to control Kiwi's posture but Kiwi avoids it.

Kiwi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ely has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kiwi working away.
Kiwi takes a little break here. Ely wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ely is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kiwi off and has taken his back!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ely controlling well, preventing Kiwi from escaping the position.
Kiwi trying to control the hands but Ely breaks the grip.

Kiwi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ely gets his way!
Kiwi avoids the strikes from Ely.
Kiwi covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ely is hanging on to Kiwi's back as he tries to escape.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi staying busy and making it hard for Ely to control.

Ely is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kiwi defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kiwi is trying to break free.
Ely is trying to stick to Kiwi's back but Kiwi is turning into Ely. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ely's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kiwi.
Kiwi looking to pass the guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ely wants to stand and escape but Kiwi is having none of it.
Kiwi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ely is keeping the position for now.
Ely will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kiwi trying to control but Ely is working from the bottom.
Kiwi looking to sit in guard and control but Ely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ely postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ely throws a big right hand that misses.

Kiwi pushes Ely off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ely counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiwi dives in and grabs Ely's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ely pushes down on Kiwi's head and hops out.
Joesph Ely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of VJ Kiwi.
Ely tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kiwi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ely somewhat.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiwi scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ely gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiwi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but VJ Kiwi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Kiwi.
Kiwi fails to land the takedown.
Ely's corner calls for a 1-2. Ely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kiwi shoots in but Ely avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Joesph Ely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of VJ Kiwi.
Ely tries to clinch but Kiwi moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ely misses with a wild combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kiwi is defended easily by Ely.
Joesph Ely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Ely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiwi shoots for a takedown but Ely saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kiwi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ely defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ely shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiwi tries to sprawl out of it but Ely keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kiwi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ely misses with a takedown attempt

and Kiwi counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ely!
Kiwi trying to control the action but Ely is working from the bottom.
Ely taking a bit of punishment here - Kiwi scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiwi advances to mount.
Kiwi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kiwi trying to control but Ely is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi moves to the back position.
Ely manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kiwi's guard. Nice work there by Ely.
Ely throwing strikes but missing.
Kiwi striking from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiwi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ely looking to sit in guard and control but Kiwi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kiwi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ely is keeping the position for now.
Ely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kiwi tries to free his leg and advance position but Ely is retaining full guard.
Ely not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kiwi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ely swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Kiwi drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ely dives on top into guard.
VJ Kiwi has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ely in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ely is looking to pass into half guard but Kiwi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kiwi is in guard.
Kiwi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kiwi tries to move to mount but Ely blocks the move with his legs.
Ely tries to buck Kiwi off but Kiwi is having none of it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi laying and praying for a moment but Ely takes advantage and regains half guard.

Kiwi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kiwi moves nicely into side control.

Kiwi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kiwi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ely keeps working.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi moves into full mount!
Kiwi wants to take his opponent's back but Ely doesn't allow it.
Ely is working to get back to half guard.
Kiwi trying to control but Ely is having none of it.
Ely is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Kiwi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ely is on top in guard.
Ely trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ely looking to sit in guard and control but Kiwi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kiwi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ely is trying to stand back up but Kiwi is controlling him
Kiwi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi works his way into side control.
Ely is looking to regain half guard here but Kiwi keeps moving and retains side control.

Kiwi tries for a kimura but Ely is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ely is not content to let Kiwi control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VJ Kiwi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ely shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kiwi pinned against the ropes. Kiwi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ely. That's going to slow Kiwi down.
Joesph Ely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ely misses with a hook. Kiwi ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ely.
Kiwi circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kiwi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ely's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi tries to free his leg and advance position but Ely is retaining full guard.
Kiwi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kiwi looking to sit in guard and control but Ely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ely wants to pass the guard but Kiwi is keeping the position.
Kiwi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ely is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kiwi trying to control but Ely is having none of it.
Ely tries to hold on but Kiwi pushes him away.
Kiwi unloads with some shots from mount but Ely bucks and avoids them well.
Ely tries to hold on but Kiwi pushes him away.
Kiwi throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kiwi with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Ely regains half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ely defending well though.
Kiwi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ely is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kiwi has taken his back.

Kiwi working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Kiwi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ely knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ely for a finish.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kiwi controlling the positon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ely is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Kiwi struggling to keep hold of the position.
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!

Kiwi looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ely taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). VJ Kiwi!
VJ Kiwi is the new bantamweight champion!
VJ Kiwi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
88%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Colrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Olson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Colrane
vs
Olson

185 cm
30
193 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
198 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Red Hand Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Demetrius Colrane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Olson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colrane misses with a wild body shot.
Colrane lands a head shot.

It looks like Christian Olson has been cut.
Colrane works the jab nicely.

Colrane moves into the clinch.

Colrane lands a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Colrane postures up.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colrane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olson wants to get back to his feet but Colrane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Colrane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Olson seems keen to control Colrane's posture.
Colrane postures up in Olson's guard and throws a big left but Olson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Colrane scoring with some ground and pound.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Colrane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Colrane tries to free his leg and advance position but Olson is retaining full guard.
Colrane trying to control but Olson is working from the bottom.
Olson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Colrane is controlling him.
Olson 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olson has Colrane pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Olson walks into a stiff left hand from Colrane.
Colrane throws a low kick, looking for Olson's leg but Olson calmly moves out of range.
Colrane misses with a double jab.

A jab-cross combination lands for Colrane and sends Olson crashing to the mat! Colrane follows him down to the mat - Olson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Olson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colrane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Colrane working over Olson with some ground and pound. Olson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Colrane prevents Olson from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colrane thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Olson's head.
Colrane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Colrane landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Colrane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Olson wants to control but Colrane is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Colrane trying to control from Olson's half guard. Olson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Olson wants to sweep here but Colrane controlling him for the moment.
Colrane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olson is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colrane advances position into side control!
Olson tries to improve position but can't.
Olson is not content to let Colrane control the position.
Colrane throws an elbow but Olson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Olson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Colrane's best efforts.
Colrane throwing shots but Olson is blocking nicely.
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!
Colrane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Olson is trying to get back to full guard.
Colrane looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Colrane not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Colrane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colrane controlling the action here.
Colrane is thwarting Olson's attempts to control the position.
Colrane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Colrane is just content to waste time from the top position. Olson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Olson looking for a sweep. Not yet Olson, not yet.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Colrane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colrane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Colrane is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Olson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colrane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Olson's guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Colrane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Olson wants to improve his position but Colrane is controlling well.
Colrane throwing shots but Olson is blocking nicely.
Colrane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Colrane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Colrane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Olson is looking for a sweep. Colrane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Colrane there.
Olson is looking for a sweep. Colrane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Olson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Colrane.
Olson keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Colrane lands with a punch from half guard.

That has opened up Christian Olson's cut even more.
Olson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colrane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Olson trying to control here.
Olson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Colrane.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Colrane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colrane slips nicely into half guard.
Olson wants to get back to full guard.
Colrane throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Olson to regain full guard.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Olson is trying to keep Colrane in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Colrane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Olson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Colrane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Olson.
Colrane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Olson manages to avoid it.
Colrane fails with an attempt to clinch.

Colrane gets caught napping as Olson dives in and scores a takedown. Colrane manages to retain guard.

Olson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Colrane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Olson has managed to get both his arms back between Colrane's legs - danger averted.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Olson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Demetrius Colrane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Olson wants to control from the top but Colrane keeps moving.
Olson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Olson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Colrane dives on top into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Colrane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olson is keeping the position for now.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Olson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Colrane.
Olson looking for a sweep. Not yet Olson, not yet.
Colrane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Olson is trying to keep Colrane in close.
Colrane throwing strikes from guard but Olson blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colrane throws a big right hand that misses.
Olson wants to control but Colrane passes easily into half guard.
Colrane is just content to waste time from the top position. Olson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Colrane works over Olson with some ground and pound from guard.
Colrane trying to control the position from guard on top but Olson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colrane postures up.

Colrane has gone for a leg lock! Olson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Colrane's guard.
Olson chips away with some ground and pound.
Colrane wants to sweep but no luck.
Colrane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Olson can do to turn this around?
Colrane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Olson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Colrane is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Colrane has escaped and now he's on top!
Colrane won't allow Olson to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olson controls Colrane momentarily but Colrane frees himself.
Colrane connects with a couple of short punches.
Colrane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Olson seems keen to control Colrane's posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Colrane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colrane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Olson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Colrane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Colrane wants to control from the top but Olson keeps moving.
Colrane is looking to work some ground and pound but Olson has wrist control.
Colrane cracks Olson with a solid left hand.
Colrane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Olson is keeping the position for now.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Olson trying to control the position.
Colrane 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.
Colrane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Olson working a defensive guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Colrane advances position into side control!
Olson struggling a bit here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Olson is not content to let Colrane control the position.
Colrane cracks Olson with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Colrane throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Colrane throwing strikes but Olson manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Colrane struggling a bit here.
Colrane tries to bench press Olson off him but Olson keeps the position.
Colrane gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Olson 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Colrane wants to control but Olson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Colrane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Colrane moves into full guard.
Olson working some strikes from top position.
Colrane looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olson throwing strikes but missing.
Olson throwing strikes from guard but Colrane blocks nicely.
Olson trying to control but Colrane is working from the bottom.
Olson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Colrane manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Colrane looking to control but Olson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Olson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Christian Olson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Olson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Colrane raining down shots from the mount!
Olson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Christian Olson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Christian Olson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Demetrius Colrane!
As Demetrius Colrane got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thank you Mr Cropper and EMMA for this shot, can't wait to defend my belt, thank you fans and my camp and let's not.for get my sponser Sydney beast clothing. Thank you to my opponent it was a good fight and I'm the champ now so keep your eye on me and thank you again to EMMA staff what a great or'.