T.L.3 - Palander vs Coconut PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nelson
vs
Barry

178 cm
26
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

180 cm
26
250 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pat Barry!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Pat Barry has been cut.
Barry lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barry.
Nelson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barry lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barry darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nelson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barry counters with a body kick that stops Nelson in his tracks momentarily.
Nelson looks to land a left hand but Barry moved out of range nicely.
Barry slips under a jab.
Nelson throws a leg kick but Barry checks it.
Nelson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barry was well out of range. Poor timing from Nelson.

A head kick lands from Barry that sends Nelson to the canvas. Nelson tries to scramble back to his feet but Barry brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson struggling a bit here.
Barry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nelson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nelson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Nelson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nelson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Barry's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barry trying to control but Nelson is working from the bottom.
Barry looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Nelson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spar Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aldo
vs
Bjj

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

184 cm
32
160 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

TWGC Champion
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

BeastMode

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spar Bjj!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo misses with a head kick.

Bjj gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Aldo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bjj working the ground and pound.
Aldo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bjj on the ground.
Aldo is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bjj has hold of Aldo's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Aldo seems comfortable defending it but Bjj has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Aldo is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Aldo is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bjj couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Spar Bjj!
A very excited looking Spar Bjj 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.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Velko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velko has chosen Wild Eyes as his entrance music. Rory Velko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Josh Barnett's chin.

Barnett
vs
Velko

190 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

190 cm
27
260 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Rory Velko!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barnett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Velko avoids it really well and circles away.
Barnett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Velko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Barnett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barnett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Velko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barnett somewhat.
Velko misses with a few strikes there.
Velko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Josh Barnett has been cut.
Velko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Velko stuffs the takedown attempt from Barnett. Barnett gets slowly back to his feet.
Velko scores with a head kick. Barnett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Velko as he avoids it easily.
Barnett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnett fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velko's corner calls for a 1-2. Velko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Velko throws a head kick that Barnett semi-blocks.
Velko scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Velko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Velko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Velko duly obliges.

Barnett is rocked!
Velko lands a brutal head kick. Barnett looks out on his feet and Velko throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Rory Velko!
After winning the bout, Rory Velko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Ozone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Hunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clayton Ozone's chin.

Ozone
vs
Hunt

225 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

177 cm
28
261 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clayton Ozone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt slips a straight right by Ozone.
Ozone throws a jab when Hunt was well out of range.
Hunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ozone.
Hunt slips a jab and a cross from Ozone.
A combination from Hunt does no damage.
Ozone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Hunt throws a sloppy body shot
and Ozone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozone moves away from the strike by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozone throws a combination that misses
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Ozone lands with a straight right. Hunt didn't see that one coming.
Hunt lands a nice hook to Ozone's body. Ozone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Ozone ducks down to avoid it.
Ozone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ozone misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.

Hunt moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt gets underhooks to prevent Ozone's takedown attempt.
Hunt avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunt.
Ozone is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hunt is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hunt tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozone avoids the damage to the body.
Ozone tries to circle away but Hunt has him pinned against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Hunt as the two fighters clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hunt.
Hunt pushes Ozone back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hunt on the inside.

It looks like Clayton Ozone has been cut.
Hunt lands a knee to the body.
Hunt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hunt receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mark Hunt.
Ozone dodges the punch combination from Hunt.
Hunt blocks a jab.

Hunt has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt has Ozone pushed against the cage.
Hunt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hunt lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ozone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunt continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Ozone's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hunt dodges the punch combination from Ozone.
Ozone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Ozone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hunt moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ozone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hunt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hunt is leaning against Ozone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Hunt's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Hunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hunt creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ozone's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ozone drops to his knees and Hunt pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Hunt!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Te Huna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack The Ripper acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Te Huna
vs
The Ripper

187 cm
26
210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
22 - 23 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Te Huna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack The Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Te Huna getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Te Huna swinging wildly here.
Te Huna takes a swing at The Ripper's ribcage but misses.
The Ripper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Ripper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Te Huna - just one landing.
The Ripper misses with a double jab

and Te Huna counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The Ripper is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Te Huna's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Te Huna's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Ripper throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
What can Te Huna do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna trying to control the hands but The Ripper won't let him.
Well, with The Ripper on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Te Huna is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The Ripper biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jack The Ripper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Te Huna lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Ripper doesn't seem phased though.
Te Huna throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Te Huna pinned against the cage. Te Huna gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Ripper staying out of range there.
The Ripper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The Ripper dodges the punch combination from Te Huna.
Te Huna slips a jab and a cross from The Ripper.
Te Huna is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The Ripper throws a nice looking combination but Te Huna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Ripper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Ripper throws a nice looking combination but Te Huna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Ripper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

The Ripper scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack The Ripper will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Te Huna misses with a left hand
and Te Huna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sloppy strikes from The Ripper. Those never looked like landing.
Te Huna misses with a double jab.
Te Huna throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Ripper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Ripper misses with a few strikes there.
Jack The Ripper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Te Huna looks to throw the jab but The Ripper is out of range.
Te Huna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Ripper tries to bum rush Te Huna with a series of wild strikes but Te Huna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Ripper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Te Huna. The Ripper does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Ripper shoots in for a takedown but Te Huna shows good takedown defense.
Te Huna connects with a good right hand that stumbles The Ripper. The Ripper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Te Huna digs a good hook to The Ripper's body.
The Ripper thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Te Huna, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Te Huna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Te Huna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Te Huna cracks The Ripper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Te Huna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Te Huna swings for the body but The Ripper moves out of range.
The Ripper tries to move into range but Te Huna moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Te Huna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Te Huna misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Te Huna will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Te Huna scores with a nice head shot.
Te Huna throws a right and a left that The Ripper avoids nicely.
Te Huna fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Te Huna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and The Ripper counters with a left and a right that stings Te Huna.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Te Huna looks to throw the jab but The Ripper is out of range.
BOOM! The Ripper lands a beautiful left hook that drops Te Huna. Te Huna tries to recover but The Ripper is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Te Huna lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack The Ripper!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cristobal Arebola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tai Tuivasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tai Tuivasa has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cristobal Arebola's chin.

Arebola
vs
Tuivasa

185 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
275 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cristobal Arebola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tai Tuivasa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuivasa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tuivasa catches Arebola with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Cristobal Arebola has been cut.
Arebola slips a jab from Tuivasa.
Tuivasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arebola lands the left hand.
Tuivasa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arebola counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arebola lands a nice hook to Tuivasa's body. Tuivasa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tuivasa misses with a low kick as Arebola jumps back.
Tuivasa connects with a jab.
Tuivasa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuivasa. Arebola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arebola avoids the body shot from Tuivasa.

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

Arebola is rocked!
Tuivasa connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Arebola to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Tuivasa!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tai Tuivasa!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshida Kotaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotaro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dance Yourself Clean. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Adebesi
vs
Kotaro

180 cm
27
166 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

194 cm
34
139 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Adebesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshida Kotaro!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebesi throws a shot to the body.
Adebesi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adebesi falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kotaro to counter with a crisp jab.
Adebesi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adebesi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adebesi misses with a straight right.
Adebesi misses with a few strikes there.
Kotaro moves away from the strike by Adebesi.
Adebesi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Yoshida Kotaro has been cut.
Kotaro slips a jab and a cross from Adebesi.
Simon Adebesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adebesi throws a shot from downtown. Kotaro moves away and avoids it.
Adebesi throws a hook to the side of Kotaro's head but Kotaro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kotaro cracks Adebesi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adebesi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adebesi just misses with a punch to the body.
Adebesi looks to land a combination. Kotaro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adebesi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adebesi misses with an uppercut.
Adebesi missing with a left hand there. Kotaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adebesi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adebesi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adebesi lands a body shot.
Adebesi fails to land with a series of punches.
Adebesi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kotaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Adebesi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kotaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kotaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adebesi takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebesi throws a nice looking combination but Kotaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adebesi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kotaro slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Adebesi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Adebesi missing with a left hand there. Kotaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kotaro thumps Adebesi with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adebesi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adebesi. Kotaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kotaro throws a right and a left that Adebesi avoids nicely.
Kotaro lands the left hand.
Kotaro slips a straight right by Adebesi.
Kotaro is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Kotaro clinches up with Adebesi and pushes him back against the cage.
Kotaro landing knees to the head.
Kotaro crunches a lovely knee into Adebesi's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Kotaro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotaro pushes off an throws an elbow but Adebesi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kotaro landing knees to the body.
Kotaro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Adebesi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kotaro leaning against his opponent.
Kotaro putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Adebesi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kotaro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kotaro landing knees to the head.
Kotaro lands a nice knee to the body.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kotaro lands a nice knee to the body.
Adebesi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adebesi is trying to break the clinch but Kotaro has him pressed against the cage.
Kotaro with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kotaro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kotaro is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kotaro works on Adebesi's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adebesi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kotaro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kotaro lands a knee to the head.
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!
Kotaro tries to work over Adebesi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Kotaro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adebesi misses with a two punch combination.
Kotaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kotaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adebesi misses the jab.
Kotaro blocks a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebesi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adebesi swings for the body but Kotaro moves out of range.
No joy there for Adebesi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yoshida Kotaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshida Kotaro's cut.
That's time! Adebesi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kotaro avoids the body shot from Adebesi.
Kotaro displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Adebesi misses the jab.
Adebesi throws a body punch but Kotaro moves out of range.
Kotaro throws a shot from downtown. Adebesi moves away and avoids it.
Adebesi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Adebesi. Those never looked like landing.
Adebesi works over Kotaro's head and body with a nice combination.
Adebesi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kotaro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adebesi. Kotaro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adebesi misses with a looping right.
Adebesi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kotaro circles away quickly and effectively.
Adebesi looks to land a combination but Kotaro avoids it well.
Adebesi misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotaro slips a jab and a cross from Adebesi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adebesi throws a looping overhand right but Kotaro ducks down to avoid it.
Kotaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adebesi.
Kotaro moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Adebesi is rocked!
Simon Adebesi is winning the standup battle so far.
Adebesi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Adebesi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adebesi misses with a body shot
and Kotaro scores with a counter punch that sends Adebesi to the canvas! Kotaro smells blood - he's punishing Adebesi with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Adebesi has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshida Kotaro!
An out of breath and clearly excited Yoshida Kotaro thanked Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Arlovski
vs
Manhoef

183 cm
25
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
26
190 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Melvin Manhoef!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef feints and then cracks Arlovski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arlovski down.
Manhoef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arlovski swats away the attempt to clinch by Manhoef.
A telegraphed right hand from Arlovski misses the target.
Manhoef fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manhoef throws a big shot that misses.
Manhoef throws a right and a left that Arlovski avoids nicely.
Manhoef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Manhoef throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Andrei Arlovski has been cut.
Manhoef throws a chopping leg kick but Arlovski manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Manhoef misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
A lazy left from Arlovski finds it's target.
Arlovski could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Manhoef lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manhoef feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arlovski's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski blocks a leg kick.
Manhoef fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arlovski.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
Arlovski stuns Manhoef with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arlovski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but Arlovski checks it.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manhoef moves in looking to clinch but Arlovski pushes him off.
Manhoef throws the left hand but Arlovski avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Manhoef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arlovski moves away.
Manhoef lands a head kick!
Manhoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Arlovski does it's job there.
Manhoef doesn't manage to clinch there - Arlovski circles away.
Manhoef throws a looping overhand right but Arlovski ducks down to avoid it.
Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Arlovski moves out of range easily.
Arlovski blocks a jab.
Manhoef misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef lands a body shot.
Arlovski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arlovski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Manhoef under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a low kick.
Arlovski scores with a jab. Manhoef acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arlovski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Manhoef.
Arlovski throws a good cross that connects.
Arlovski throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.
Manhoef works Arlovski's body with a nice hook.
Manhoef pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Manhoef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manhoef throws a combination that misses
and Arlovski counters with a left to the body.
Manhoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arlovski is looking to chop away at Manhoef's legs.
Manhoef misses with a two punch combination.
Arlovski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.
Manhoef looks to score with a jab to the body but Arlovski is just out of range.
Manhoef misses with an uppercut. Arlovski saw that one coming.
Manhoef connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef cracks Arlovski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Manhoef throws a nice inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski throws a lazy uppercut
and Manhoef counters with a good, hard body kick but Arlovski shrugs it off.
Manhoef throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manhoef takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arlovski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Manhoef looks winded!
Manhoef swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Manhoef dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Manhoef throws a right and a left that Arlovski avoids nicely.
Manhoef throws a nice outside leg kick.
Manhoef displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arlovski throws out the jab.
Arlovski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Manhoef counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Manhoef misses with a few strikes there.
Manhoef with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Manhoef tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Manhoef cracks Arlovski with a good jab.
Arlovski avoids the body shot from Manhoef.
Arlovski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arlovski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Melvin Manhoef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arlovski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manhoef pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arlovski is out of range and Manhoef settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manhoef.
Manhoef rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arlovski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arlovski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Manhoef fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arlovski has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Manhoef throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Arlovski counter with a right hand.
Manhoef is breathing heavily.
Manhoef lands with an overhand left.
Arlovski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Manhoef moves away.
Melvin Manhoef seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manhoef misses with the combination.
Manhoef lands with a kick to the temple. Arlovski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manhoef misses with a left hand
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Arlovski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manhoef takes one to the chin there.
Arlovski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arlovski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Arlovski.
Manhoef falls off balance throwing a combination
and Arlovski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Manhoef misses the target.
Manhoef throws a hook to the side of Arlovski's head but Arlovski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhoef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arlovski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manhoef slips a jab from Arlovski.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Arlovski down.
Manhoef throws a leg kick that misses.
Manhoef chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Manhoef throws out a loose jab but Arlovski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Manhoef. Those never looked like landing.
Manhoef shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Manhoef takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Manhoef uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arlovski has time to react.
Manhoef looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arlovski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Manhoef.
Arlovski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arlovski dodges the punch combination from Manhoef.
Arlovski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef jabs Arlovski right on the nose. Arlovski blinks but takes it well.
Manhoef keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arlovski.
Manhoef swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arlovski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melvin Manhoef showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andrei Arlovski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Manhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Arlovski moves out of range easily.
Nice cross by Manhoef.
Manhoef tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Arlovski throws out a loose jab but Manhoef uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manhoef throws a nice looking combination but Arlovski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arlovski checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Arlovski.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Manhoef.
No joy there for Manhoef, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Manhoef ducks under a wild hook from Arlovski.
Arlovski slips a straight right by Manhoef.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef throws a jab when Arlovski was well out of range.
Manhoef waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arlovski.
Manhoef lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arlovski's sensitive parts.
Manhoef looks to land a left hand but Arlovski moved out of range nicely.
Manhoef tries a head kick but it misses.
Manhoef takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Manhoef fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Manhoef sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Manhoef looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arlovski thuds his right hand into Manhoef's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Manhoef misses with a straight left.
Arlovski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Manhoef has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski misses with a straight left.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manhoef. That's going to slow Arlovski down.
Manhoef misses with a double jab.
Manhoef bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arlovski's head backwards.
Arlovski tries to score with a low kick but Manhoef moves his leg out of the way.
Arlovski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manhoef tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
A combination from Manhoef does no damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manhoef throws a series of punches but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski keeps the fight on the outside.
Manhoef throws a solid leg kick but Arlovski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Manhoef.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses the jab.
Manhoef throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manhoef throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arlovski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arlovski throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Manhoef.
Manhoef doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arlovski, as that shot connected.
Manhoef throws a low kick, looking for Arlovski's leg but Arlovski calmly moves out of range.
Manhoef throws a combination that misses
and Arlovski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arlovski throws the left hand but Manhoef avoids the punch easily.
Arlovski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manhoef's head backwards.
Andrei Arlovski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manhoef misses with a straight right.
Manhoef takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Manhoef lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arlovski circles away quickly and effectively.
Manhoef takes a jab right on the kisser.
Arlovski misses the jab.
Manhoef swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arlovski avoids a kick to the body.
Manhoef looks to land a right hand but Arlovski moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manhoef throws a jab when Arlovski was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Arlovski.
Arlovski lands a jab to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Melvin Manhoef!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Melvin Manhoef!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Melvin Manhoef!

Melvin Manhoef wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rogerio Nogueria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Falcon
vs
Rogerio Nogueria

190 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

188 cm
26
255 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Rogerio Nogueria!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueria is looking to clinch.
Nogueria darts in trying to clinch
and Falcon counters with a nice body shot.

Nogueria gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Falcon to score an easy takedown into full guard.

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

Nogueria is looking for a triangle but Falcon pushes his legs off easily.
Nogueria trying to keep a closed guard but Falcon is proving a slippery customer.

Nogueria working for a triangle but Falcon defends it easily.
Nogueria trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Falcon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nogueria should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Falcon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falcon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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

Falcon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Falcon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falcon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

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

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

Falcon stands and steps away. Nogueria gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Falcon digs a good body shot into Nogueria's ribs.
Falcon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nogueria has time to react.

Falcon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nogueria's guard.
Nogueria looks winded!
Nogueria trying to keep a closed guard but Falcon is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Falcon stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Falcon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Falcon gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Falcon thuds a left hand into Nogueria's body.

Falcon drives through with a takedown into Nogueria's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Falcon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Falcon decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon lands a jab to the nose.
Nogueria tries to clinch there but Falcon circles away.
Falcon lands with a good body shot.

Falcon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nogueria tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Falcon is in Nogueria's guard.
Falcon with a flurry of punches that miss.

Nogueria working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Falcon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Falcon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Falcon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcon scores with a shot to the body.

Falcon shoots in and gets a takedown into Nogueria's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Falcon manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nogueria on his heels. He'll look to pass Nogueria's guard now, I'm sure.

Falcon stands up and waves to Nogueria to follow him.

Falcon closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Falcon lands in his opponent's guard.
Nogueria is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueria is trying to keep Falcon in close.

Nogueria is working an open guard so Falcon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Falcon gets the takedown into side control.
Nogueria can't do much from the bottom here.
Nogueria is looking to reverse the position.
Nogueria is breathing heavily.
Nogueria tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Falcon presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Adam Falcon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Falcon content just to control the position here.
Nogueria is desperately trying to improve his position but Falcon has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon controlling the pace for now.
Nogueria taking shots to the head.

It looks like Antonio Rogerio Nogueria has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueria is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Falcon controlling the pace for now.
Falcon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nogueria's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueria working to try and regain half guard.
Nogueria wants to hold on but Falcon pushes him away.
Falcon with a couple of short strikes.
Nogueria tries to hold on but Falcon pushes him away.

Falcon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nogueria has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Nogueria is desperately trying to improve his position but Falcon has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nogueria is looking to get to half guard.
Nogueria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Falcon lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nogueria is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nogueria tries to hold on but Falcon postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nogueria's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Falcon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Rogerio Nogueria'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!

Good standup being displayed there by Falcon as he connects with a hook.
Falcon scores with a jab to the body.
Falcon lands an overhand right.

Falcon shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Nogueria trying to hold on to Falcon's head to control him but Falcon postures up.
Nogueria is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Falcon decides to stand up.
Falcon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nogueria can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Falcon wants it to stay on the feet.
Nogueria takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Falcon looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

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

Falcon stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Falcon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nogueria tries to get to full guard but Falcon has control of the leg.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Falcon connects with a nice short shot to Nogueria's temple.

Falcon stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Nogueria to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Falcon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Falcon stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Falcon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Falcon has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Nogueria!
Nogueria tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falcon with the ground and pound from mount.
Falcon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nogueria is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon breaks from Nogueria's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nogueria tries to lock up and control but Falcon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Falcon breaks from Nogueria's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That has opened up Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's cut even more.
Falcon controlling the position easily from mount.
Falcon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nogueria hang on?
Nogueria is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Falcon controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nogueria's face.

The cut above Antonio Rogerio Nogueria's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Falcon tries to control but Nogueria wriggling away.
Falcon content just to control the position here.
Adam Falcon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Falcon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nogueria is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Adam Falcon!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Adam Falcon!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Adam Falcon!

Adam Falcon wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Adam Falcon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Palander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sione Coconut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Palander
vs
Coconut

200 cm
29
300 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
342 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Palander!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Coconut!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Coconut misses.
Coconut takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Pasi Palander has been cut.
Palander connects with the punch.
Coconut looks to land a combination but Palander avoids it well.
Coconut looks to throw the jab but Palander is out of range.
Coconut throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Palander to counter with a crisp jab.
Palander scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Palander throws out a loose jab but Coconut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palander slips under a jab.
A big right from Palander misses.
Palander staying out of range there.
Coconut tries to clinch there but Palander circles away.
Coconut steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Palander.
Palander throws a shot to the body.
Palander cracks Coconut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palander throws out a powerful jab.
Palander is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Palander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coconut swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coconut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coconut throws a right and a left that Palander avoids nicely.
Palander showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coconut.
Coconut misses with a left hand
and Palander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Palander throws out a loose jab but Coconut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coconut throws a series of punches but Palander moves out of range.
Palander lands a really nice looking cross but Coconut seems unphased.
The fighters circling - Coconut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coconut throws a hook but Palander blocks it.
Palander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Coconut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palander blocks a head kick by Coconut.
Palander throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Coconut sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coconut is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Coconut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Donk. Palander catches Coconut right on the button with a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coconut tests Palander's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palander defending well as Coconut loads up on a big left hand.
Palander throws a looping overhand right but Coconut ducks down to avoid it.
Coconut throws an overhand right that lands on Palander's shoulder, as Palander tries to avoid the shot.
Coconut misses with a looping left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Palander.
Palander dodges the punch combination from Coconut.

Palander gets tackled into the cage by Coconut. Coconut maintains the clinch.
Coconut leaning his opponent against the cage.
Palander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Palander looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Palander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Palander taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coconut.
Coconut letting Palander take a breather here.
Coconut has Palander pressed against the cage.
Coconut landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palander is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Coconut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coconut misses with a knee strike.
Coconut leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coconut tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Coconut lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Palander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coconut backwards.
Coconut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Palander has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coconut misses with the head strike.
Palander is trying to break the clinch but Coconut is controlling him.
Coconut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coconut wants to stall.
Coconut tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coconut misses with some punches.
Coconut pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coconut wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Coconut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Coconut.
A shot to the liver by Palander. Beautiful body shot.
Coconut looks to score with a jab to the body but Palander is just out of range.
Coconut moves out of range of the body kick.
Coconut throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Palander rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Coconut counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Coconut throws a hook but Palander blocks it.
Palander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palander bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coconut's head.
Palander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coconut.
A combination from Coconut does no damage.
Palander takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Palander misses.
Pasi Palander is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coconut throws a hook but Palander avoids it easily.
Palander scores with a sloppy right hand. Coconut should have avoided that one.
Palander connects with a jab.
Sione Coconut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coconut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Coconut is looking to clinch.
Palander lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Coconut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Palander counters with a stiff right hand.
Palander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Coconut.

Coconut has closed the distance and engaged Palander in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Coconut breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Palander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coconut throws out the jab.
Coconut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Palander.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coconut lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coconut.
Coconut works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Coconut throws a lazy right hand but Palander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palander throws a shot from downtown. Coconut moves away and avoids it.
Coconut throws a sloppy body shot
and Palander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Coconut lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Coconut throws a right hand that Palander ducks under and follows up with a left that Palander also avoids with ease.
Coconut tries to close the distance and clinch but Palander swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coconut misses with a two punch combination.
Coconut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Palander counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coconut is breathing heavily.
Palander thuds his right hand into Coconut's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Coconut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Coconut shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palander scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coconut doesn't seem bothered though.
Palander lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palander scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Coconut throws a body punch but Palander moves out of range.
Palander misses with a low kick.
Coconut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coconut tries to clinch
and Palander counters with a two punch combo.
Coconut misses with a jab to the body
enabling Palander to counter with a crisp jab.

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

Coconut is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coconut staying out of range there.
Palander moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coconut is still on wobbly legs! Can Palander finish him?
Coconut misses with a hook
and Palander counters with a right hand to the body.
Coconut seems to have recovered his senses.
Palander smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Coconut drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palander misses with a low kick.
Palander lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Coconut falls backwards - clearly groggy! Palander dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasi Palander!
Pasi Palander retains his super heavyweight title!