SFC 1: Page x Bonini PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Safwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tuny Fergossun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmad Safwan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Safwan
vs
Fergossun

190 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmad Safwan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tuny Fergossun!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fergossun gets a clinch.

Fergossun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Safwan dives in for a single leg takedown but Fergossun sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Safwan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Safwan tries to clinch there but Fergossun circles away.
Safwan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Safwan wants to clinch.
Safwan misses with a head kick.
Safwan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Safwan moves in looking to clinch but Fergossun pushes him off.
Safwan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fergossun moves into the clinch.
Safwan is trying to break free.
Knees to the body from Fergossun.

Fergossun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fergossun clinches with his opponent.
Fergossun pushes Safwan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Safwan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fergossun smiles and moves away.

Fergossun pushes Safwan up against the cage in a clinch.
Safwan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fergossun's elbow.

Fergossun breaks from the clinch.

Oooooh!!! Fergossun has knocked Safwan down with a huge combo! Fergossun steps away and waves a wobbly Safwan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Safwan is rocked!

It looks like Ahmad Safwan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fergossun connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Safwan covering up! Fergossun comes in with a big uppercut and Safwan goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tuny Fergossun!
In defeat, Ahmad Safwan stepped up to the mic, saying 'i will come back and fight to win.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Reeder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reeder has chosen "Gardenia" by Kyuss 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.

Souza
vs
Reeder

176 cm
21
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Reeder!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Topper Green and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Souza gets tackled into the cage by Reeder. Reeder maintains the clinch.

Souza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reeder just misses with a punch to the body.
Reeder lands with a nice combination. Souza backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Jack Souza has been cut.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reeder sprawls well. Reeder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Reeder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Reeder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza has his takedown stuffed
and Reeder counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Reeder drives through with a takedown into Souza's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Souza could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reeder is working Souza over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Souza postures up.

Reeder has his foot on Souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Souza works his way back into a safe position though.

Souza avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Souza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Reeder escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Souza gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Reeder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Souza defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Reeder has his foot on Souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Souza works his way back into a safe position though.

Reeder had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Souza defends it easily.
Souza postures up.

Souza stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch but Reeder is having none of it.
Reeder throws out a counter right but Souza avoids it with no problem.
Reeder lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Reeder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reeder thuds a left hand into Souza's body.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Souza doesn't manage to clinch there - Reeder circles away.
Reeder's corner calls for a 1-2. Reeder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reeder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reeder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reeder drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Souza defends it well.

Reeder scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Reeder is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Souza has escaped the position, nice work there.
Reeder looks winded!
Souza is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reeder's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Reeder decides to stand and escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Souza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reeder fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reeder throws the left hand but Souza avoids the punch easily.
Souza ducks right into an uppercut from Reeder.
Reeder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Reeder misses with a two punch combination.
Reeder swats away the attempt to clinch by Souza.
Reeder changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

Souza forces Reeder back against the cage and clinches.
Reeder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reeder keeps control of Souza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Souza breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souza forces Reeder back against the cage and clinches.
Reeder looking for a takedown.
Souza fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reeder fails to land the takedown.
Jack Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Reeder.
Reeder shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Reeder cracks Souza with an open hand slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reeder cracks Souza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Reeder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza wants to clinch up but Reeder keeps it at a distance.
Souza tries to clinch but Reeder is having none of it.
Reeder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Souza closes the distance but Reeder moves to the side
and Reeder counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reeder misses with a takedown
and Souza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reeder is breathing heavily.

Souza takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reeder has Souza pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Souza manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Souza is trying to pull guard but Reeder turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Reeder keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Souza's efforts to push away.

Souza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reeder swinging wildly here.

Souza clinches up against the cage.
Reeder has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Reeder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Reeder looking for a takedown.

Souza breaks from the clinch.
Reeder misses with the combination.
Souza wants to clinch
and Reeder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Reeder.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza is looking to clinch.
Reeder looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jack Souza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reeder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reeder shoots for a takedown but Souza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Reeder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Souza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Souza tries to clinch
and Reeder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reeder stuffs the takedown attempt from Souza. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Reeder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reeder throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souza counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Souza tries to clinch but Reeder moves out of range.

Souza clinches up with Reeder and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Souza breaks from the clinch.

Souza instigates a clinch.
Souza working hard to break the clinch.
Souza is pressed up against the cage. Reeder has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Souza down to the mat. Souza avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reeder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jack Souza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souza moves away from the strike by Reeder.
Reeder throws a jab but it's blocked by Souza.
Souza closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Reeder to counter with a crisp jab.
Souza shoots in looking for a takedown. Reeder tries to sprawl out of it but Souza keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reeder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reeder scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza slips a jab from Reeder.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Scott Reeder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reeder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Souza wants to clinch
and Reeder counters with a straight right hand.
Scott Reeder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Souza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Reeder counters with a right hand to the body.
Reeder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reeder slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Reeder drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Souza defends it well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Souza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reeder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries to clinch but Reeder moves out of range.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reeder paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reeder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reeder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reeder keeps the fight on the outside.
Reeder swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Souza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reeder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jack Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reeder scores with a hook.
Souza walks into a left hand.
Souza moves in looking to clinch but Reeder pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a head kick. Reeder smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Scott Reeder has been cut.
Reeder throws a good cross that connects.
Souza is looking to clinch but Reeder is avoiding it.
Souza tries to clinch but Reeder moves away
and Reeder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Souza wants to clinch up but Reeder keeps it at a distance.
Souza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reeder is looking for the big counter here.
No joy there for Reeder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reeder's waist but Reeder gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Souza off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reeder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reeder might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Souza misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Reeder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reeder winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Reeder!
Scott Reeder took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dillaan Dinnis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Supertuk Halaptung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halaptung has chosen Brant Bjork, "We Don't Serve Their Kind" as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dinnis
vs
Halaptung

175 cm
19
143 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
LA's Cheapest Clothing and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dillaan Dinnis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Supertuk Halaptung!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halaptung scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick by Halaptung misses

and Dinnis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Halaptung wants to get back to his feet but Dinnis passes into half guard.

Dinnis controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dinnis seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Halaptung for as long as he can get away with.
Dinnis is keen to just control but Halaptung is a slippery customer.

Dinnis seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dinnis wants to advance to full mount but Halaptung doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Dinnis throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaptung seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Halaptung told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dinnis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Halaptung really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dinnis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dinnis content to stall in guard here.
Dinnis wants to control from the top but Halaptung keeps moving.
Dinnis chips away with some ground and pound.
Dinnis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Halaptung looking for a sweep. Not yet Halaptung, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dinnis throws a big elbow that misses.
Halaptung can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dinnis controls the pace.
Halaptung is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dinnis shoots for a double leg takedown but Halaptung sprawls well. He's pushed Dinnis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Halaptung tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dinnis counters with a shoot takedown. Halaptung fights it but they end up in guard.
Dinnis wants to control from the top but Halaptung keeps moving.
Dinnis stands up over Halaptung, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dinnis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinnis tries to free his leg and advance position but Halaptung is retaining full guard.
Dinnis is working hard here to advance position.
Dinnis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dinnis trying to control but Halaptung is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dinnis tries to free his leg and advance position but Halaptung is retaining full guard.
Dinnis trying to control but Halaptung is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dinnis controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Halaptung drives through and clinches with Dinnis against the cage.

Halaptung breaks from the clinch.
Halaptung wants to clinch up but Dinnis keeps it at a distance.
Supertuk Halaptung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halaptung with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Halaptung lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Dillaan Dinnis has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halaptung swings for the body but Dinnis moves out of range.
Dinnis darts in looking for a takedown but Halaptung gets double underhooks and turns Dinnis into the cage.
Dinnis swinging wildly here.
Halaptung throws a counter combo.
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 Dillaan Dinnis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dillaan Dinnis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Halaptung clinches with his opponent.
Halaptung stalls.
Halaptung pushes off an throws an elbow but Dinnis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Halaptung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Halaptung lands a head kick!
Dinnis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dinnis takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Halaptung instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Halaptung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Halaptung fakes the leg kick and cracks Dinnis in the body.
Halaptung fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dinnis.
Dillaan Dinnis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dinnis shoots in looking for a takedown. Halaptung tries to sprawl out of it but Dinnis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Halaptung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaptung throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Supertuk Halaptung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halaptung goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Dinnis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Halaptung was covering up waiting for the punch and Dinnis finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Dinnis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Halaptung has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halaptung looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dinnis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dinnis wants to pass the guard but Halaptung is keeping the position.
Dinnis trying to control but Halaptung is working from the bottom.
Dinnis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halaptung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dinnis throws a strike but Halaptung rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Dinnis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halaptung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Dinnis is looking for a triangle but Halaptung pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinnis is trying to keep Halaptung in close.
Halaptung stays in close to Dinnis's body and controls the position.

Dinnis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Halaptung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dinnis is trying to keep Halaptung in close.
Halaptung is looking to stand up but Dinnis won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Dinnis working for a triangle but Halaptung defends it easily.

Dinnis working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Halaptung has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dinnis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Halaptung slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dinnis trying to hold on to Halaptung's head to control him but Halaptung postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Supertuk Halaptung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dillaan Dinnis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dinnis fails with the takedown.

Halaptung clinches.
Halaptung landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Halaptung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halaptung punishes Dinnis's body with a nice straight punch.

Halaptung clinches.
Halaptung lands an elbow that stopped Dinnis in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halaptung connects with a knee to the head.

Halaptung breaks the clinch.
Halaptung throws a head kick that misses.
Halaptung misses with a kick to the body

and Dinnis counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Dinnis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halaptung defending against the ground and pound.
Halaptung is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Dinnis tries for a kimura but Halaptung is defending well.
Dinnis controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halaptung is looking to regain half guard here but Dinnis keeps moving and retains side control.

Dinnis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Halaptung is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dinnis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Halaptung's legs.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dinnis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Halaptung has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dinnis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Halaptung struggling a bit here.
Dinnis lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dinnis happy to just control the position for now.
Halaptung tries to improve position but can't.

Dinnis is trying to get an arm triangle but Halaptung is defending well.
Halaptung taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halaptung is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Halaptung is not content to let Dinnis control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Supertuk Halaptung.
I think Halaptung 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Supertuk Halaptung!
Supertuk Halaptung took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, LA's Cheapest Clothing and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe has chosen Destroyer as his entrance music. Mark Hunter has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hunter
vs
Joe

193 cm
25
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Samoa Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Joe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hunter defends it well.
Joe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Joe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hunter napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joe creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
A lull in the action here.
Joe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe controlling the position.
The strikes coming from Joe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Joe working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter wants to get back to his feet but Joe drags him back down.
An elbow from Joe crashes against the mat.
Joe working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Joe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Joe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Joe prevents Hunter from escaping the position.
Joe landing a few strikes.
Joe just content to control the position.
Joe working the head with strikes.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Hunter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Joe connects with a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Joe's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands an elbow.
Joe working the head with strikes.
Joe is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe grinds an elbow into Hunter's temple.
Hunter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Joe tries to score with some ground and pound. Hunter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hunter is trying to escape the position but Joe is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe scoring with punches from side control.
Joe lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe taking a breather here.
Joe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hunter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hunter is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Joe has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Joe cracks Hunter with a big elbow.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hunter down.
Hunter is pushing Joe's head away, looking to escape. Joe manages to hold on to the position though.
Hunter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Joe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joe is working Hunter over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joe landing a few strikes.
Joe working the head with strikes.
Hunter is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Joe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Joe controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hunter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hunter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Joe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunter somewhat.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Joe scores with a shot to the body.
Joe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hunter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Joe circles away.

Hunter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Hunter pushes Joe off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hunter or perhaps it was just good defense by Joe, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.

Joe shoots in and gets a takedown into Hunter's guard.
Hunter is wriggling around but Joe manages to pass to half guard.

The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Joe lands a nice short elbow.
Joe not doing much here.
Joe winds up and cracks Hunter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hunter is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.
Joe working Hunter over with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe working Hunter over with strikes.
Joe is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Joe drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
Joe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Joe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Joe is continuing to stall.
Joe throwing shots but Hunter is blocking nicely.
Ground and pound from Joe.
Hunter is trying to stand up here but Joe is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Joe passes the guard and advances to mount!
The referee warns Hunter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Joe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Joe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hunter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Joe lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Joe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Joe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Joe controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samoa Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Joe throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Samoa Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe jabs at Hunter's body.
Joe throws a big shot that misses.

Joe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hunter's guard.
Joe landing with the ground and pound.
Samoa Joe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Joe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joe connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hunter some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Joe lands a nice forearm strike.
Joe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Joe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Joe is working Hunter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Joe is putting a hurting on Hunter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Joe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Joe working the ground and pound.
Joe tries to advance to mount but can't.
Hunter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Samoa Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Joe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Joe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hunter is trying to get back to his feet.
Joe controlling from side mount.
Let's hope that Joe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to buck Joe off.
Joe controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joe jabs at Hunter's body.
Joe misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Joe misses.
Hunter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hunter avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hunter manages to avoid it.
Joe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hunter eats them both and turns towards Joe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joe jabs at Hunter's body.

Hunter tries to sprawl but Joe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Joe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mark Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter tries to kick Joe off but Joe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samoa Joe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Joe 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 25:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samoa Joe!
Samoa Joe 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
50%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikel Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximo Bonini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Page
vs
Bonini

187 cm
25
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikel Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Maximo Bonini!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Page gets a takedown into half guard.

Page is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bonini defends it well.
Bonini tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bonini is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Page is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonini is just riding it out for now. Page eventually gives up the hold.
Page sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bonini defending well though.
Bonini really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Page. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Page seems to be working for a kimura but Bonini defends the submission attempt.

Page is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bonini has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Page is working away from the top position though.
Page trying to control from half guard but Bonini is working away.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page moves into full mount! Bonini won't be happy about that!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bonini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page controlling from mount.
Bonini is working to get back to half guard.
Page looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Page tries to control but Bonini wriggling away.
Bonini wants to control but Page is having none of it.

Page moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bonini has worked his arm free - good work by Bonini!
Page has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bonini!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Page is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bonini has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Page can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bonini is looking to escape.
Bonini is in a horrible position here. Page smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Page with shots to the head and body - Bonini looks very uncomfortable down there.
Page pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bonini is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands with some strikes.
Page lands a nice shot to the head.
Bonini tries to lock up and control but Page gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Page lands a nice shot to the head.

Bonini is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page wants to take his opponent's back but Bonini doesn't allow it.
Bonini takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bonini is still in real trouble! Can Page finish him?

Page moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bonini has worked his arm free - good work by Bonini!
Bonini seems to have recovered his senses.
Bonini is trying to control Page's posture but Page avoids it.
Bonini is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikel Page dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Page changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bonini looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Check out the look on Page's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Page 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.

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

Page wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bonini, who protects the arm well.
Bonini is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonini can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Page connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bonini some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Page thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bonini prevents Page from moving into mount.
Bonini struggling a bit here.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonini keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Page is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bonini knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Bonini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Page working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bonini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Page lands an elbow.
Page landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page is looking to take a break and control but Bonini is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Page lands a nice forearm strike.
Page is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bonini can do to turn this around?

Page is trying to get an arm triangle but Bonini is defending well.
Bonini is trying to improve his position.

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

Page tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Page has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Page lands some shots froms side control.
Bonini tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Page presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
BOOM! Page connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Page trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Page sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Page with shots to the head and body - Bonini looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikel Page dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Page drives through with a takedown into Bonini's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Page is pushing down on Bonini's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bonini is fighting to maintain full guard but Page has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ground and pound from Page.

Page is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Page seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bonini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Page is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bonini has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bonini is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Page is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bonini sees it coming and defends easily.
Page winds up and cracks Bonini with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Page lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Page throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Page looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Page is trying to work for a kimura but Bonini is defending well.
Page wants to control but Bonini is keeping him busy.
Page is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Page wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bonini keeps working.
Nice strikes from Page there.

Page is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bonini is just riding it out for now. Page eventually gives up the hold.
Page tries to pass to full mount but Bonini defends it.
Well, if Page 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bonini taking some punishment here, with Page in his half guard.
Page lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mikel Page is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Page takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Page frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Page sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikel Page showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Page 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikel Page!
The defeated Maximo Bonini had this to say: 'I gave him a chance because my promoter told me so.'.