NEX LHW Havoc 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Thornbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tenzei Wong (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!

Thornbury
vs
Wong

195 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Thornbury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tenzei Wong!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornbury keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wong.
Thornbury looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wong tests Thornbury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thornbury tries to clinch but Wong moves out of range.
Wong scores with a nice right hand.
Thornbury falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Thornbury is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Thornbury to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Wong!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tenzei Wong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ren Hitogoroshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitogoroshi has chosen Crooked by Bassbin Twins as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wall
vs
Hitogoroshi

188 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ren Hitogoroshi!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitogoroshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hitogoroshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Wall's head.
Wall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitogoroshi throws out the jab.
Wall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hitogoroshi at a distance.
Hitogoroshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hitogoroshi's head.
Wall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wall throws out a loose jab but Hitogoroshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Wall misses its intended target.
Hitogoroshi misses with a wild body shot.
Hitogoroshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wall.
Hitogoroshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hitogoroshi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hitogoroshi.
Hitogoroshi tries to close the distance and clinch but Wall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Hitogoroshi counters by moving into the clinch.

Hitogoroshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wall lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hitogoroshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wall.
Wall connects with a nice looking jab.
Hitogoroshi slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Wall scores with a four punch combination!
A bone on bone clash there as Wall blocks the leg kick.
Hitogoroshi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hitogoroshi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hitogoroshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch there but Wall circles away.
Hitogoroshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hitogoroshi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hitogoroshi under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hitogoroshi.
Wall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wall lands a slapping body shot.
Wall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hitogoroshi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hitogoroshi.
Good shot there by Hitogoroshi.
Wall throws a lazy right hand but Hitogoroshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitogoroshi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch up.
Wall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hitogoroshi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hitogoroshi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wall backs up against the cage.
Wall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wall blocks a jab.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No joy there for Hitogoroshi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jab by Wall.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch up but Wall circles away and keeps his distance.
Hitogoroshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wall.
Wall thows a body shot but no joy.
Hitogoroshi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wall.
A swing and a miss from Wall.
Wall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wall rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hitogoroshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hitogoroshi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hitogoroshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hitogoroshi back to the cage. Wall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hitogoroshi moves away from the strike by Wall.
Wall throws a hook but Hitogoroshi blocks it.
Hitogoroshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitogoroshi cracks a nice hook into Wall's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitogoroshi throws a leg kick but Wall checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitogoroshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wall with a hook.
Hitogoroshi punishes Wall's body with a nice straight punch.
Wall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitogoroshi throws out the jab.
Wall throws a series of punches but Hitogoroshi avoids them all with ease.
Hitogoroshi wants to clinch.
Wall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitogoroshi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wall is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitogoroshi manages to avoid it.
Wall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ren Hitogoroshi will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wall lands with a good body shot.
Wall falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hitogoroshi counter with a right hand.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hitogoroshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Hitogoroshi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wall under the eye.

Wall gets tackled into the cage by Hitogoroshi. Hitogoroshi maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hitogoroshi keeps control of Wall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hitogoroshi throws an elbow that misses.

Hitogoroshi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wall throws a big shot that misses.
Wall throws a hook to the side of Hitogoroshi's head but Hitogoroshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hitogoroshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wall.
Hitogoroshi moves out of range of the body kick from Wall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitogoroshi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hitogoroshi takes a swing at Wall's ribcage but misses.
Hitogoroshi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hitogoroshi is looking to clinch but Wall is avoiding it.
Wall throws a lazy right hand but Hitogoroshi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wall tests Hitogoroshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hitogoroshi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wall misses with a few strikes there.
Hitogoroshi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hitogoroshi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wall momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hitogoroshi moves in looking to clinch but Wall pushes him off.
Hitogoroshi lands with a good body shot.
Ren Hitogoroshi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hitogoroshi fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitogoroshi slips under a jab from Wall.
Ren Hitogoroshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick from Hitogoroshi misses.
Hitogoroshi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wall looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitogoroshi is just out of range.
Wall throws an overhand right that lands on Hitogoroshi's shoulder, as Hitogoroshi tries to avoid the shot.
Wall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wall misses with a hook
and Hitogoroshi counters with a left to the body.
Hitogoroshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wall.
Wall moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wall misses with a straight left.
Hitogoroshi moves in looking to clinch but Wall pushes him off.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch up.
Hitogoroshi throws a body punch but Wall moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hitogoroshi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sloppy strikes from Wall. Those never looked like landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hitogoroshi throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall lands a lovely overhand right.
Hitogoroshi throws a one two combo.
Hitogoroshi throws a low kick but Wall avoids it.
Hitogoroshi moves in looking to clinch but Wall pushes him off.
Hitogoroshi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wall to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Wall lands.
Wall keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitogoroshi tries to score with a low kick but Wall moves his leg out of the way.
Wall throws a jab when Hitogoroshi was well out of range.
Wall swings for the body but Hitogoroshi moves out of range.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hitogoroshi lands a jab to the head.
Hitogoroshi lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch there but Wall circles away.
Wall lands a glancing blow to the side of Hitogoroshi's head.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Wall.
Wall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wall fails to land with a series of punches.
Hitogoroshi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wall. Wall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hitogoroshi scores with a one two! Wall had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hitogoroshi is looking to clinch.
Wall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wall throws a nice looking combination but Hitogoroshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hitogoroshi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hitogoroshi lands a lovely overhand right.
Wall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hitogoroshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hitogoroshi is looking to clinch.
Hitogoroshi is looking to clinch but Wall is avoiding it.
Hitogoroshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ren Hitogoroshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wall throws a leg kick but Hitogoroshi moved away.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitogoroshi throws a lazy right hand but Wall sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hitogoroshi misses with a combination
and Wall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hitogoroshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hitogoroshi throws a leg kick but Wall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hitogoroshi cracks Wall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Wall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from Wall misses.
Wall digs a good hook to Hitogoroshi's body.
Hitogoroshi avoids the body shot from Wall.
Hitogoroshi lands the left hand.
Wall throws a hook but Hitogoroshi avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Hitogoroshi finds it's target.
Wall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitogoroshi.
Wall throws the left hand but Hitogoroshi avoids the punch easily.
Wall lunges at Hitogoroshi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hitogoroshi's hand.
Wall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hitogoroshi throws a nice looking combination but Wall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitogoroshi misses the target.
Hitogoroshi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wall finds it's way round the side to connect with Hitogoroshi's head.
Hitogoroshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hitogoroshi lands a glancing blow to the side of Wall's head.
Hitogoroshi blocks a jab.
Wall throws a hook but Hitogoroshi blocks it.
Hitogoroshi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wall. Hitogoroshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hitogoroshi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitogoroshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Wall blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Wall.
Wall darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wall scores with a jab to the body.
Hitogoroshi ducks under a wild hook from Wall.
Hitogoroshi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wall.
Hitogoroshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wall is just out of range.
Hitogoroshi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitogoroshi cracks Wall with an open hand slap.
Hitogoroshi slips a jab from Wall.
Hitogoroshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rick Wall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitogoroshi tries to move into range but Wall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hitogoroshi misses with a double jab.
Hitogoroshi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hitogoroshi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wall misses with a body shot.
Hitogoroshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wall was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitogoroshi.
Hitogoroshi thuds his right hand into Wall's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hitogoroshi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wall swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wall swats away the attempt to clinch by Hitogoroshi.
Hitogoroshi misses with a hook. Wall ducked under it nicely.
Wall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hitogoroshi moves away.
Hitogoroshi misses with the combination.
Hitogoroshi doesn't manage to clinch there - Wall circles away.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hitogoroshi slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitogoroshi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wall. Wall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wall checks a low kick from Hitogoroshi.
Hitogoroshi tries to clinch up.
Wall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hitogoroshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hitogoroshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hitogoroshi misses with a body shot.
Ren Hitogoroshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Hitogoroshi moves into the clinch.
Hitogoroshi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitogoroshi.
Hitogoroshi lands with a left to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ren Hitogoroshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hitogoroshi 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ren Hitogoroshi!
Ren Hitogoroshi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timmy The Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager has chosen My Kreet as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

The Gun
vs
De Jager

200 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Timmy The Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bismarck De Jager!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Gun.
De Jager looks to score with a jab to the body but The Gun is just out of range.
De Jager lands a nice shot to the body.

The Gun gets a double leg takedown into De Jager's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The Gun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Jager is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
De Jager seems keen to control The Gun's posture.
The Gun controlling from the top position.
De Jager avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gun being controlled here momentarily.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bismarck De Jager hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The Gun takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from De Jager misses.
The Gun is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Gun shoots in and drives through. De Jager sprawls well.
De Jager scores with a shot to the body.
De Jager throws a lazy right hand but The Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Jager swings for the body but The Gun moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gun slips a jab and a cross from De Jager.
The Gun has his takedown stuffed
and De Jager counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Gun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Jager.
A telegraphed right hand from De Jager misses the target.
De Jager throws a right hand that The Gun ducks under and follows up with a left that The Gun also avoids with ease.
Bismarck De Jager is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Jager cracks The Gun with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Jager lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Gun tries to score a power double leg takedown but De Jager sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Gun somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timmy The Gun. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Gun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than The Gun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Gun takes a little break here. De Jager wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The Gun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The Gun trying to control the action but De Jager is working from the bottom.
De Jager defending against the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager can't do much from the bottom here.
De Jager tries to buck The Gun off but The Gun is having none of it.
De Jager gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
De Jager tries to hold on but The Gun postures up.
The Gun controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Gun connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bismarck De Jager 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.

The Gun dives in and grabs De Jager's left leg, looking for a takedown. De Jager pushes down on The Gun's head and hops out.
The Gun misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Gun with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Jager counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timmy The Gun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from De Jager.
De Jager throws a looping overhand right but The Gun ducks down to avoid it.
De Jager throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Gun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No luck for The Gun with that takedown attempt.
De Jager fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Gun manages to avoid it.
The Gun throws a hook to the side of De Jager's head but De Jager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gun slips under a jab from De Jager.
De Jager lands a jab to the head.
The Gun tries for a takedown but De Jager circles away easily
and De Jager counters with a nice uppercut.
De Jager throws a shot from downtown. The Gun moves away and avoids it.
De Jager throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheers as De Jager lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Gun doesn't seem phased though.
De Jager misses with a looping right.
De Jager stuffs the takedown attempt from The Gun. The Gun gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Gun shoots in looking for a takedown. De Jager tries to sprawl out of it but The Gun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De Jager manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Jager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Gun moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by The Gun or perhaps it was just good defense by De Jager, which made it look bad.
De Jager looks to throw the jab but The Gun is out of range.
De Jager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Gun.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Gun shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager punishes The Gun's body with a nice straight punch.
De Jager lands with a straight right. The Gun didn't see that one coming.
The Gun with a lazy takedown attempt
and De Jager connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Gun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Gun displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Jager throws out the jab.
De Jager throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Gun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Gun doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
No luck for The Gun with that takedown attempt.
De Jager paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Gun slips under a jab from De Jager.
De Jager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Gun.
De Jager lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Gun throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. De Jager tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. The Gun is in De Jager's guard.
The Gun 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.
The Gun won't allow De Jager to sweep him here.
The Gun postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Jager lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Gun wants to get back to his feet but De Jager is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The Gun being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismarck De Jager showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! The Gun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Gun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Gun showed some decent athleticism there.
The Gun trying to control the action but De Jager is working from the bottom.
The Gun throwing shots but De Jager is blocking nicely.
The Gun seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
De Jager has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Gun is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Gun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Gun not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The Gun controlling the action here.
De Jager controlling the position well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
De Jager scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Gun doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager lands a nice shot that snaps The Gun's head back.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Gun takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De Jager looks to score with a jab to the body but The Gun is just out of range.
De Jager throws a body punch but The Gun moves out of range.
The Gun ducks under a wild hook from De Jager.
The Gun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and De Jager counters with a lovely shot to the body.

The Gun drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Timmy The Gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Jager wants to sweep here but The Gun controlling him for the moment.
De Jager is trying to control the position but The Gun postures up.
Timmy The Gun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Gun won't allow De Jager to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if De Jager can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Gun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
De Jager is trying to hold The Gun in close to prevent damage but The Gun has managed to pass into half guard.
De Jager tries to get to full guard but The Gun has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if The Gun is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
De Jager controlling the position for now.
The Gun is looking to take a break and control but De Jager is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
The Gun fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Jager throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timmy The Gun.
I think De Jager has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darren McCarty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boss Godfrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

McCarty
vs
Godfrey

185 cm
18
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren McCarty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boss Godfrey!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godfrey moves in looking to clinch but McCarty pushes him off.
Godfrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCarty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Godfrey moves in looking to clinch but McCarty pushes him off.
Godfrey tries to clinch
and McCarty counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab from McCarty misses.
McCarty loads up on a big right hand but Godfrey slips the punch.
Godfrey tries to clinch up
letting McCarty counter with a right hand.

Godfrey takes the fight into the clinch.
McCarty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Godfrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Godfrey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Godfrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
McCarty lands a left hand.
Godfrey missing with knees to the body.
Godfrey dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but McCarty avoids the damage to the body.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but McCarty avoids the damage to the body.
Godfrey tries to land knees in the clinch but McCarty avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from McCarty.
Godfrey taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Godfrey is looking to control McCarty's arms but McCarty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Godfrey has his back to the cage.
McCarty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Godfrey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McCarty lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCarty avoids it.
Nice body punch from McCarty - that landed with a thud.
Godfrey looks winded!
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!
Godfrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McCarty struggles to land a body shot inside as Godfrey controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from McCarty.
McCarty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCarty throws a head punch that misses.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCarty avoids it.
Godfrey prevents a body shot from McCarty.
McCarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Godfrey tries to land a knee to the head but McCarty blocks with his arms.
McCarty struggles to land a body shot inside as Godfrey controls his hands.
McCarty tries to throw a body punch but Godfrey avoids it by throwing McCarty back against the cage.
McCarty throws a punch but it's blocked by Godfrey.
McCarty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Godfrey's elbow.
McCarty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfrey blocks an uppercut.
McCarty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McCarty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McCarty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Godfrey working McCarty over with knees to the body.
Godfrey has McCarty pushed against the cage.
McCarty lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godfrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
Godfrey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McCarty blocks it with crossed arms.
Godfrey takes a shot to the head.
McCarty takes a knee to the side of the body.
McCarty tries a body shot but Godfrey blocks it.
Godfrey prevents a body shot from McCarty.
Godfrey landing knees to the head.
McCarty misses with a body punch.
Godfrey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Godfrey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McCarty.
Godfrey lands a knee to the head.
Godfrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McCarty is defending well for now.
McCarty pushes Godfrey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McCarty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCarty throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Godfreys head.
Godfrey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McCarty scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Godfrey is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty pushes Godfrey back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Godfrey is still on wobbly legs! Can McCarty finish him?
McCarty managing to block the knees to the body from Godfrey.
McCarty pushes Godfrey against the cage. McCarty is working some dirty boxing. McCarty pushes off with a quick right hook! Godfrey goes down! Godfrey tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McCarty moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darren McCarty!
Darren McCarty thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guns Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kennedy
vs
Malone

188 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guns Malone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy tries to clinch up

and Malone counters with a single leg into guard. Kennedy didn't expect that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Malone wants to control from the top but Kennedy keeps moving.
Malone throwing strikes from guard but Kennedy blocks nicely.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Malone from controlling successfully.
Malone advances to half guard.
Malone slips a nice elbow through Kennedy's hands, connecting with Kennedy's forehead.
Malone stops Kennedy from getting back to his feet.
Malone controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to get to full guard but Malone has control of the leg.
Malone works his way into full mount!
Malone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kennedy is squirming around, avoiding Malone's attempts to control the action.
Malone unloading with bombs!
Malone can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kennedy is looking to escape.
Malone is landing with some decent strikes but Kennedy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kennedy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malone with shots to the head and body - Kennedy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Malone landing strikes, looking to finish!
Malone trying to control but Kennedy is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Malone cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Malone pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Malone looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kennedy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malone on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malone lands a couple of good shots and Kennedy has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

Kennedy is rocked!
Kennedy covers up after that shot from Malone.
Oh Kennedy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malone controls the action.
Malone scores with punches to the body.
Kennedy is trying to stand back up.
Kennedy just trying to survive but Malone is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kennedy seems to have got his legs back now.
Malone scores with punches from the back.
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!
Malone punches Kennedy on the ear.
Malone is landing big shots and Kennedy is squirming looking to escape! He can't escape though and the ref jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guns Malone!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anta Gonista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gonista
vs
Bishop

200 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
208 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anta Gonista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lance Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonista moves out of range of the body kick from Bishop.
Bishop loads up on a big right hand but Gonista slips the punch.
Gonista tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Gonista ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gonista checks it well.
Gonista fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bishop is out of range.
Lance Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bishop drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bishop passes into half guard.
Bishop keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lance Bishop!
Lance Bishop took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Scooby told me it would be easy, but not THIS easy... wimp'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Spector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spector comes to the cage accompanied by Greenback Boogie. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Spector
vs
Gun

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reginald Spector!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Gun!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Spector.
Gun looks to throw the jab but Spector is out of range.
Spector avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gun works Spector's body with a nice hook.
Gun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Spector manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gun throws a big shot that misses.
Gun swats away the attempt to clinch by Spector.
No luck for Spector with that takedown attempt.
Gun misses with a looping left.
Spector fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gun slaps away a takedown attempt from Spector, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Spector keeps the fight on the outside.
Spector looks for a takedown but Gun sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reginald Spector. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spector avoids the body shot from Gun.
Spector shoots in looking for a takedown but Gun manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Spector's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good exchange - Gun coming out on top.
Gun scores with a hook.
The Gun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gun looks to score with a jab to the body but Spector is just out of range.
Spector takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Spector fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gun thuds his right hand into Spector's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Gun rushes Spector and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
Spector tries for a takedown. No joy.
Spector's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gun lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Spector to his knees! Gun keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Gun!