DFC 7: Proving Grounds PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dimitris Aggelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekiel Town (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Town has chosen Old Tyme Religion as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aggelson
vs
Town

175 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dimitris Aggelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ezekiel Town!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Town slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Town thows a body shot but no joy.
Aggelson closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Town to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Town misses its intended target.
Town swats away the attempt to clinch by Aggelson.
Town has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Aggelson throws a right and a left that Town avoids nicely.
Town misses with an uppercut. Aggelson saw that one coming.
Aggelson tries to clinch
and Town counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aggelson wants to clinch but Town slips to the side
and Town counters with a nice uppercut.
Town circles away from the clinch attempt
and Town counters with a stiff right hand.
Town showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aggelson.
Aggelson avoids the body shot from Town.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aggelson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Town is out of range and Aggelson settles back down.
Aggelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aggelson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aggelson is breathing heavily.
Aggelson misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Aggelson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Town lands a body shot.
A nice combination there by Town.
Town is looking to score with low kicks.
Town scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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!
Town scores with a one two! Aggelson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Aggelson is rocked!
Aggelson walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Town swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ezekiel Town!
Ezekiel Town decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Gifford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Gifford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Brown
vs
Gifford

165 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Gifford!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheers as Gifford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.
Gifford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gifford scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown shoots in but Gifford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gifford to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Gifford sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gifford wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gifford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Brown with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gifford to score with a decent uppercut.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but Gifford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown shoots in but Gifford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Gifford lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Brown throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gifford's waist but Gifford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brown off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown feints and as Gifford raises his hands in defense, Brown changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gifford wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Brown drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Brown as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Gifford screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Brown! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). James Brown!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Liam Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leung Cheong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Liam Ward has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ward
vs
Cheong

159 cm
18
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liam Ward!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leung Cheong!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Ward misses the target.
Cheong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ward thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ward, as that shot connected.
Ward connects with a looping right hand.
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ward scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ward lands a jab to Cheong's midsection.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheong manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheong is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward catches Cheong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body punch from Ward.
Cheong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ward lands a nice hook to Cheong's body. Cheong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cheong avoids the body shot from Ward.
A slow jab from Ward misses its intended target.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheong moves away.
Cheong moves out of range of the strikes.
Ward uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cheong has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ward. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liam Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward throws a hook but Cheong avoids it easily.
Cheong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ward swings for the body but Cheong moves out of range.
Ward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ward connects with a body shot.
Ward takes a swing at Cheong's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward throws out a loose jab but Cheong uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Ward misses.
Ward connects with a looping right hand.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheong manages to avoid it.
Ward throws a body punch but Cheong moves out of range.
Cheong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ward is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ward lands a nice looking body shot.
Cheong slips under a jab.
Ward with a hook.
Cheong takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Ward misses.
Ward throws a shot from downtown. Cheong moves away and avoids it.
Cheong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ward waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cheong.
Cheong defending well as Ward loads up on a big left hand.
Ward with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ward.
Ward looks to throw the jab but Cheong is out of range.
Ward throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Ward dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward lands with a nice body punch.
Ward throws a front kick aimed at Cheong's knee but Cheong avoids it well.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Liam Ward is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cheong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cheong walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ward swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheong was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Cheong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cheong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ward takes a swing at Cheong's ribcage but misses.
Ward looks to throw the jab but Cheong is out of range.
Ward lands a slapping body shot.
Ward throws a looping overhand right but Cheong ducks down to avoid it.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheong moves away.
Ward swings for the body but Cheong moves out of range.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cheong.
Ward throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ward looks to score with a jab to the body but Cheong is just out of range.
Leung Cheong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ward thuds a left hand into Cheong's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ward changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from Ward misses.
Ward scores with a body shot.
Ward misses with a looping right.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cheong manages to avoid it.
Cheong blocks a jab.
Cheong ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Ward is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cheong can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cheong.
Ward connects with a right hand. Cheong shakes it off.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Cheong's shoulder, as Cheong tries to avoid the shot.
Ward takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ward swings for the body but Cheong moves out of range.
Ward stuns Cheong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ward jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ward ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheong moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Ward dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ward lands with a good body shot.
Cheong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ward.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ward scores with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Cheong has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cheong ducks under a wild hook from Ward.
Cheong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ward connects with a looping right hand.
Ward lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward scores with a jab to the head.
Ward throws a body punch but Cheong moves out of range.
Ward lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheong at a distance.
Ward with a nice cross.
Liam Ward is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cheong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ward throws the left hand but Cheong avoids the punch easily.
Ward's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cheong under the eye.
Ward misses the shot to the body.
Ward digs a good hook to Cheong's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ward connects with a nice looking jab.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Cheong's shoulder, as Cheong tries to avoid the shot.
Cheong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ward misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Ward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ward throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Ward throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ward. Cheong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cheong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ward lands with a straight right. Cheong didn't see that one coming.
Ward uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cheong might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ward has got the better of the exchanges.
Ward fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ward throws an overhand right that lands on Cheong's shoulder, as Cheong tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Cheong 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ward tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheong was well out of range. Poor timing from Ward.
Ward misses with a wild body shot.
Ward misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheong moves out of range as Ward strikes.
Ward digs a good body shot into Cheong's ribs.
Ward just misses with a punch to the body.
Ward lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cheong at a distance.
Cheong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ward lands a really nice looking cross but Cheong seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ward scores with a jab to the body.
Ward dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Ward showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ward 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:24
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Ward!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sum Gai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhammed Salah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gai comes to the cage accompanied by I'm A Lover Not A Fighter. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Muhammed Salah enters the cage!

Gai
vs
Salah

210 cm
18
264 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sum Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muhammed Salah!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salah darts in trying to clinch
and Gai counters with a good low kick that Salah was not able to check.
Salah checks a leg kick.
Salah shoots in and drives through. Gai sprawls well.
Muhammed Salah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Salah.
Salah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Salah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gai throws a low kick but it's checked well by Salah.
Salah tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gai tries to avoid it but Salah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gai to the ground. Gai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sum Gai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Muhammed Salah.
Salah moves in looking to clinch but Gai pushes him off.
Salah tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gai defends well and Salah ends up having to push Gai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gai blocks the elbow strike.
Salah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gai just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gai misses with an elbow strike.
Gai misses with a knee strike.

Gai manages to break the clinch.
Gai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Salah shoots for a takedown but Gai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salah takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Muhammed Salah has been cut.
Salah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salah takes one to the side of the head.
Gai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gai throws a chopping leg kick but Salah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Salah moves out of range as Gai throws a body kick.
Gai throws a low kick but Salah moves out of range easily.
Good work by Salah as he checks the leg kick.
Salah wants to clinch
and Gai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gai circles away.
Salah looks winded!
Gai thumps Salah with a low kick.
A head kick from Gai lands but Salah takes it in his stride.
Gai connects with a leg kick. Salah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Gai lands a big right hand that sends Salah crashing to the mat! Gai stays standing though and waves Salah back to his feet!

Salah is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gai throws a head kick but Salah moves out of range.
Salah is still on wobbly legs! Can Gai finish him?
Salah fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salah seems to have recovered his senses.
Gai scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle, before Gai throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Salah's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gai lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Sum Gai!
Sum Gai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kendrik Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Noriega has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Down
vs
Noriega

183 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
19
153 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kendrik Down!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicholas Noriega!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega misses with a low kick.
Down looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Down is defended easily by Noriega.
Noriega looks to land a body kick but Down moved away.
Noriega fails with an attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Down or perhaps it was just good defense by Noriega which made him look bad.
Noriega walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Noriega throws a low kick but it's checked well by Down.
Noriega's coach down at Build Up Crossfit was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Noriega's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Noriega cracks the inside of Down's front leg.
Noriega fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Noriega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Noriega throws a leg kick but Down sees it coming and moves out of range.
No luck for Down with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrik Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Noriega throws out a leg kick but Down moves out of range and Noriega only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega lands with a thumping leg kick.
Down looks to land a right hand but Noriega moved out of range.
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Noriega connects with a solid leg kick.
Noriega fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Down has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Down circles away from the clinch attempt.
Noriega looks to throw the jab but Down is out of range.
Down avoids the body shot from Noriega.
Noriega is looking to clinch but Down is avoiding it.
Noriega tries to clinch there but Down circles away.
Noriega tries a low kick but Down avoids it.
Noriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Down shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Noriega but Noriega pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Down closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Noriega's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Down is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Down throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Noriega works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Down throwing strikes but missing.
Down throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Noriega trying to control the position.
Down 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nicholas Noriega.
Down thows a body shot but no joy.
Noriega throws the kick towards the body but Down avoids it.
Down blocks a leg kick.
Noriega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Noriega tries to clinch but Down is having none of it.
Noriega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Noriega dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Down. That did some damage!
Noriega throws a leg kick that misses.
Noriega throws a leg kick that is checked

and Down counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega wants to sweep here but Down controlling him for the moment.
Noriega really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Down. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Down slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Down working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kendrik Down will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Noriega stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Noriega wants it to stay on the feet.
Down swats away the attempt to clinch by Noriega.

Down looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Down landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Down scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Noriega is trying to control but can't.
Down missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Down throwing shots but Noriega is blocking nicely.
Down sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Noriega defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega has hold of Down's hands but Down slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kendrik Down overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Down content to control rather than advance.
Noriega blocking the ground and pound attempt from Down.
Down throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Noriega taking some punishment here, with Down in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Down sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Noriega defending well though.
Down lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down winds up and cracks Noriega with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Noriega tries to get to full guard but Down has control of the leg.
Down perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Noriega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noriega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Down lands a nice short elbow.
Down content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down thows a huge punch but Noriega dodges it nicely.
Down throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Noriega makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Noriega.
Down is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Noriega is trying to hold Down in close to prevent damage but Down has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noriega is trying to maintain the position but Down is very close to passing his half guard.
Down not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Down throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Down content to control rather than advance.
Down working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrik Down dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Noriega throws a low kick, looking for Down's leg but Down calmly moves out of range.
Down changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Noriega tries to avoid it but Down manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Noriega to the ground. Noriega escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Down fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicholas Noriega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Noriega tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Down manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Down jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Noriega motions for Down to come forward. Noriega throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Down misses with a takedown attempt - Noriega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrik Down. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Noriega.
Noriega scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Noriega misses.
Noriega with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega wants to land a leg kick but Down is out of range.
Down checks a low kick from Noriega.

Down fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Noriega sprawls well initially but Down persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Noriega is trying to stand up here but Down is controlling him well.
Down scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Down there.
Noriega trying to hold on to Down's head to control him but Down postures up.
Down sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Noriega defending well though.
Nicholas Noriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Down lands a nice short elbow.
Down is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Down is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Down is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Noriega can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Down breaks from Noriega's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Down trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Down breaks from Noriega's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Down scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Noriega?
Down can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Noriega is looking to escape.
Down with the ground and pound from mount.
Noriega takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Noriega taking shots to the head.
Noriega is looking to improve his position but Down isn't that keen on the idea.
Down with a couple of short strikes.

Noriega is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down landing punches.
Noriega is still in real trouble! Can Down finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down controlling from the full mount.
Down cracks Noriega with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kendrik Down!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slyck Kira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aoki Yoshidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira comes to the cage accompanied by Prehistoric Dog by Red Fang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kira
vs
Yoshidas

189 cm
23
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

171 cm
19
158 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Damnfield clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slyck Kira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aoki Yoshidas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yoshidas's coach down at Australian Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Yoshidas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Yoshidas missing with a left hand there. Kira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kira tries to bum rush Yoshidas with a series of wild strikes but Yoshidas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Yoshidas.
Kira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yoshidas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoshidas.

Kira is rocked!
Yoshidas throws a jab when Kira was well out of range.
Good exchange - Kira coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kira. Yoshidas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kira tries to clinch there but Yoshidas circles away.
Yoshidas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kira manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Yoshidas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kira doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Kira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshidas misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yoshidas misses with a straight right.
Kira moves out of range as Yoshidas strikes.
Yoshidas misses with a looping right.
Yoshidas wobbles Kira with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Yoshidas dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Kira to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Aoki Yoshidas!
Slyck Kira was interviewed post fight and said 'Oy, what a poof I was! Sorry, mates! Next time! '.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Logins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smashing Pumpkins - Bullets with butterfly wings. Joey Banks could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to David Logins's chin.

Banks
vs
Logins

181 cm
25
249 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Logins!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logins shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banks defends it nicely.
Logins slips a jab from Banks.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Logins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Logins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Banks doesn't manage to clinch there - Logins circles away.
Joey Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Banks tries to clinch up.
Jab by Logins.
Donk. Logins catches Banks right on the button with a cross.
Banks throws a right hand that misses
and Logins counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Logins misses.
No joy there for Logins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Banks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Banks closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Banks.
Logins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Logins blocking some punches.
Logins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banks is keeping busy.
Banks scores with a shoulder strike.
Logins is trying to break free.
Banks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Logins backwards.
Logins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Banks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Banks.
Logins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Banks lands an uppercut.

Logins is rocked!
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Logins is still on wobbly legs! Can Banks finish him?
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logins blocking some punches.
Banks pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Logins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Logins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Logins.
Logins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Logins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Logins.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banks cracks Logins with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logins.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banks.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Banks working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Logins.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logins.
Logins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logins.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Logins.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Banks.
Logins looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks working aggressively here.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Banks lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Logins blocking some punches.
Logins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banks working aggressively here.
Banks misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Logins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Logins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banks misses with some punches.
Banks misses with some punches.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks stalls.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks misses with some punches.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Logins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Banks lands a body shot.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logins.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Logins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logins letting Banks take a breather here.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Logins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logins.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Banks working aggressively here.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Logins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logins blocking some punches.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banks stalls.
Banks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Logins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Logins.
Banks has a couple of punches blocked by Logins.
Logins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Logins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Banks misses with a punch on the inside.
Logins blocking some punches.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Banks fails to land.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks swings wildly with an uppercut but Logins uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Banks.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Banks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Logins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Logins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks works on Logins's body with a couple of short punches.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Banks stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Banks throws a head punch that misses.
Logins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Banks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Banks working aggressively here.
Banks misses with the head strike.
Banks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Banks.
Logins blocking some punches.
Logins blocks an uppercut.
Banks throws a punch but it's blocked by Logins.
Banks misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Logins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Banks.
Banks misses the body punch
letting Logins counter with a right hand.
Logins bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Logins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Banks swings for the body but Logins moves out of range.
Logins throws a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Logins.
Logins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Banks throws a predictable looking body shot
and Logins counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banks throws a body punch but Logins moves out of range.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Logins is out of range.
Banks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banks is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Logins's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Joey Banks has been cut.
Banks misses with a jab to the body
and Logins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Banks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Banks throws a lazy uppercut
and Logins counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Banks! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Logins!
A victorious David Logins thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.