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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jang Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manji Rigaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jung
vs
Rigaldo

175 cm
20
174 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jang Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manji Rigaldo!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jung instigates a clinch.
Jung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rigaldo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jung is working for takedown but Rigaldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rigaldo obliges.
Jung is working for takedown but Rigaldo is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jang Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rigaldo tries to land a knee to the head but Jung blocks with his arms.
Jung fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rigaldo crunches a lovely knee into Jung's ribcage.

Rigaldo jumps into guard, dragging Jung to the mat.
Rigaldo looking for a sweep. Not yet Rigaldo, not yet.
Rigaldo is adopting a defensive guard.
Jung with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rigaldo wants to get back to his feet but Jung is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jung postures up in Rigaldo's guard and throws a big left but Rigaldo blocks it.
Rigaldo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rigaldo can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung throws and elbow that misses. Rigaldo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jung's guard. Nice move by Rigaldo!
Rigaldo is looking to stand up but Jung won't let him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jung fails with a takedown attempt.
Jung is breathing heavily.

Rigaldo clinches with his opponent.
Jung takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rigaldo obliges.
Jung tries to circle away but Rigaldo has him pinned against the cage.

Rigaldo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rigaldo trying to control from half guard but Jung is working away.

Rigaldo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Rigaldo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Rigaldo moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rigaldo lands an elbow just above Jung 's eye.
A right hook to the body lands for Rigaldo.
Rigaldo landing knees to the head.
Rigaldo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Rigaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jung tries to keep at a distance but Rigaldo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Rigaldo.
A knee to the head by Rigaldo.
Rigaldo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jung in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rigaldo lands a nice elbow.
Rigaldo scores with a knee to the head.
Rigaldo landing knees to the head.

Rigaldo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jung uses from the top position.
Jung trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rigaldo's guard.
Jung throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Rigaldo uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rigaldo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Jung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jung is not content to let Rigaldo control the position.
Rigaldo throws a strike aimed at the side of Jung's head but Jung avoids it well.

Rigaldo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rigaldo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rigaldo taking a breather here.

Rigaldo swings around for an armbar but Jung sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rigaldo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rigaldo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A knee to the head by Rigaldo.
Rigaldo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jung is defending well for now.
Jung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jung has had enough of the clinch but Rigaldo keeps him there for the moment.
Jung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rigaldo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jung tries to break the clinch but Rigaldo is controlling the position.
Rigaldo crunches a lovely knee into Jung's ribcage.
Rigaldo lands a good knee to the midsection. Jung won't want to take too many of those.
Jung can't break the clinch.

Rigaldo manages to break the clinch.
Jung stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jung wants it to stay on the feet.

Rigaldo forces Jung back against the cage and clinches.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jung takes an elbow to the temple.

Rigaldo jumps guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rigaldo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rigaldo keeping full guard, as Jung tries to pass.
Rigaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jung. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rigaldo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigaldo pulls Jung in close to his closed guard and prevents Jung from doing any damage or advancing position.
Rigaldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jung.
Jung postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rigaldo 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.
Rigaldo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Rigaldo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jung manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jung controls Rigaldo momentarily but Rigaldo frees himself.
Rigaldo is working Jung over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jung wants to stand but Rigaldo is controlling the position.
Rigaldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rigaldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jung is proving hard to escape from.
Jung wants to get back to his feet but Rigaldo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rigaldo wants to stand but Jung has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Rigaldo drives through and clinches with Jung against the cage.
Jung can't break the clinch.

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.
Knees to the body from Rigaldo.
Rigaldo connects with a knee to the head.
Rigaldo lands an elbow that stopped Jung in his tracks for a moment.
Rigaldo landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Rigaldo successfully pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jung accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jung stopping the sweep attempt from Rigaldo.
Jung connects with a couple of short punches.
Jung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jung throwing strikes from guard but Rigaldo blocks nicely.
Jung throws a strike but Rigaldo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manji Rigaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rigaldo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jung is looking to escape.
Rigaldo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rigaldo with the ground and pound but Jung uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Rigaldo postures up in Jung's guard and throws a big left but Jung blocks it.
Rigaldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rigaldo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jung is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rigaldo throwing strikes but missing.
Jung 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jung being controlled here, momentarily.

Jung uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rigaldo tries for a takedown but Jung sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jang Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two 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.

Rigaldo gets a clinch.
Jung jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rigaldo walks away with a smile on his face. Jung gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rigaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jung paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rigaldo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jung as he jumps to the side.
Rigaldo lands a body shot.
Jung misses with a straight right.
Jang Jung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rigaldo has Jung up against the cage in a clinch.

Rigaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rigaldo gets the takedown into side control.
Rigaldo tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rigaldo scoring with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rigaldo decides to stand back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rigaldo has Jung pressed against the cage, preventing Jung from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jung takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jung is working Rigaldo over against the cage.

Rigaldo breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Rigaldo does no damage.
Jung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Rigaldo forces Jung back against the cage and clinches.

Rigaldo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jung misses with a head kick.
Rigaldo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jang Jung has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manji Rigaldo.
Jung swings away with a body shot that misses

and Rigaldo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rigaldo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is trying to stand back up but Rigaldo is controlling him
Manji Rigaldo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jung is trying to get back to full guard.

Rigaldo stands up from half guard.

Rigaldo has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rigaldo lands a left hand.
Rigaldo lands a knee to the head.
Jang Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manji Rigaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rigaldo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jung is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rigaldo is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manji Rigaldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rigaldo 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manji Rigaldo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Payton Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Wright
vs
Greene

172 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Payton Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randall Greene!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Greene gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wright to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Greene looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Wright throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wright is in close to Greene's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wright wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Greene looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wright accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Wright avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wright throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene working a defensive guard but Wright manages to pass into side control anyway.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright landing a few strikes.

It looks like Randall Greene has been cut.
Greene takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That has opened up Randall Greene's cut even more.
Greene is not content to let Wright control the position.
Wright working the body and head with strikes.

The cut above Randall Greene's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Payton Wright!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sando Han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EF Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Han
vs
Hutton

181 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

186 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sando Han!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, EF Hutton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutton scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Sando Han has been cut.
Hutton's corner calls for a 1-2. Hutton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hutton swats away the attempt to clinch by Han.
Hutton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Han is looking to land body kicks.
Han throws and low kick but Hutton moves out of range easily.
Han lands with an uppercut that bounces Hutton off the cage and back into rage.

Han rushes Hutton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Hutton ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hutton no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Han wants to stand but Hutton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Hutton has his foot on Han's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Han works his way back into a safe position though.
Han wants to get up but he can't break Hutton's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hutton is trying to control the position but Han postures up.
Han knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hutton on the ground.

Han gets to his feet - Hutton follows without any prompting.
Hutton misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hutton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hutton misses with a looping left.
Hutton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hutton fails to land with a series of punches.
Hutton shoots in for a takedown but Han shows good takedown defense.
Hutton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Han.
Hutton looks gassed!
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hutton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sando Han is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Han has managed to clinch.

Hutton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hutton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Han tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hutton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Han moves out of range of the strikes.
Han walks into a stiff left hand from Hutton.
Hutton shoots for a takedown but Han saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Han moves in looking to clinch but Hutton pushes him off.
Han plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like EF Hutton has been cut.
Han throws a head kick but Hutton moves out of range.

Han closes the distance and pushes Hutton back into the cage.
Han tries a knee to the head but Hutton blocks it.
Han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but Hutton blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Han connects with a knee to the head.
Han tries a knee to the head but Hutton blocks it.
Han using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hutton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Han pulls guard.
Han on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Han tries to get out of the position.
Han wants to stand and escape but Hutton is having none of it.
Hutton lands a couple of elbows.
Hutton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Han works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hutton forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Han tries to kick Hutton off but Hutton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Hutton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Han is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Han has one foot on Hutton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Han clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Hutton fails to land.
Han prevents Hutton from breaking the clinch.
A knee to the head by Han.
Hutton is trying to force a seperation but Han has the dominant position.
Hutton dodges an elbow strike from Han.
Han drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hutton has Han pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Han manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sando Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EF Hutton.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but Hutton blocks with his arms.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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

Han moves into range and clinches up with Hutton.
Han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hutton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Han gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Han unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hutton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Han is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Han looking to throw knees to the head but Hutton is blocking nicely.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hutton blocks it with crossed arms.
Han misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Han misses with a knee strike.

Hutton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A good leg kick by Hutton.
Hutton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Han wants to clinch up but Hutton keeps it at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Han. Hutton shrugs it off though.
A head kick from Han lands but Hutton takes it in his stride.
Hutton lands a nice hook to Han's body. Han takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Han misses with a head kick.
Hutton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Han tries to clinch there but Hutton circles away.
Hutton has a takedown stuffed.
Han lands with a kick to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Han cracks the inside of Hutton's front leg.
Hutton throws a sloppy head kick

and Han counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Han.
Han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Han scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sando Han dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Han doesn't manage to clinch there - Hutton circles away.
Han tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Han throws a nice looking combination but Hutton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice straight punches there by Hutton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hutton.
EF Hutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hutton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Han was covering up waiting for the punch and Hutton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hutton throwing strikes from guard but Han blocks nicely.
Hutton throws and elbow that misses. Han uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hutton's guard. Nice move by Han!
Han trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hutton's guard.
Han has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Han got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hutton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Han has managed to get both his arms back between Hutton's legs - danger averted.
Han wants to stand but Hutton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hutton is looking for a triangle here but Han uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Han decides to stand back up.
Han scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hutton tries for a takedown but Han circles away easily
and Han counters with a nice uppercut.
Hutton avoids the head kick by Han.
Han looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Han moves into the clinch.
Han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hutton's face.
Hutton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Hutton breaks from the clinch.

Han forces Hutton back against the cage and clinches.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Hutton wants to break free but Han has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Han has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hutton is trying to keep an underhook but Han manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Hutton makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hutton takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Han has Hutton up against the cage in a clinch.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Han keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hutton's efforts to push away.
Hutton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Han pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hutton walks forward, straight into a front kick from Han.
Hutton misses with an uppercut.
Han lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Han lands a nice looking body kick.
Hutton has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Han.

Han darts in and clinches Hutton up against the cage.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but Hutton blocks with his arms.
Han jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hutton walks away with a smile on his face. Han gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Han has closed the distance and engaged Hutton in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hutton blocks it with crossed arms.

Hutton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hutton misses with a wild combination.
Hutton keeps the fight on the outside.
Hutton missing with a left hand there. Han was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hutton misses with an uppercut. Han saw that one coming.

Han clinches.
Hutton can't break the clinch.
Han landing knees to the body.
Han is working for takedown but Hutton is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hutton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Han pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sando Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EF Hutton.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Han tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Han pushes off an throws an elbow but Hutton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Hutton has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Han regains guard immediately.
Hutton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hutton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Han swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Han kicks Hutton off and gets to his feet.
Hutton throws a nice looking combination but Han bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hutton misses with a few strikes there.

Han instigates a clinch.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but Hutton blocks with his arms.
Hutton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hutton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Han backwards.
Han with a knee to the head.
Hutton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Han has him pressed against the cage.
Han putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hutton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Han lands a knee to the body.
Han comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Han scores with a knee to the head.
Hutton tries to circle away but Han has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hutton blocks it with crossed arms.
Hutton lands with a light punch inside.
Han with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hutton tries to break free but Han pushes him back against the cage.
Hutton wants to break free but Han has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Han throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sando Han dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Han fails in his attempt to clinch.
Han throws a wild body kick that Hutton sees coming a mile off.

Hutton gets a takedown into half guard.

Hutton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hutton thows a huge punch but Han dodges it nicely.
Han tries to kick Hutton off but Hutton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hutton slips a nice elbow through Han's hands, connecting with Han's forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Han is trying to stand.

Hutton looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Han is looking to escape.
Hutton wants to control but Han is keeping him busy.
Han is looking to escape.
Hutton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Han wants to get back to his feet.
Han on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Hutton stands up out of the half guard.

Han drives through and clinches with Hutton against the cage.

Hutton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sando Han is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hutton misses with a takedown
and Han counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Han tries to bum rush Hutton with a series of wild strikes but Hutton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hutton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Han chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hutton throws a nice looking combination but Han bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Han fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Han tries to clinch up.
Hutton shoots in looking for a takedown. Han tries to sprawl out of it but Hutton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Han manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Han has managed to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Han tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hutton lands with a short shot to the head.
Han keeps control of Hutton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hutton wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Han has him pressed against the cage.
Han gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hutton.
Sando Han has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of EF Hutton.
Han connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hutton's face.
Han utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Han misses with a knee to the head.
Han throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hutton blocks it with crossed arms.
EF Hutton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hutton jumps into guard, dragging Han to the mat.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). EF Hutton!

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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 Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gunn
vs
Terror

188 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

190 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Terror!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Terror closes the distance and clinches up with Gunn, looking for a takedown. Terror pushes Gunn against the cage but Gunn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gunn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Gunn stuffs the takedown attempt from Terror. Terror gets slowly back to his feet.
Terror shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense.
Tommy Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Terror.
Gunn connects with a looping right hand.

Gunn rushes Terror and presses him up against the cage.
Terror is working for takedown but Gunn is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.

Terror ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Terror no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Terror looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Terror looks gassed!
Gunn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Terror keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn is fighting to break Terror's control of his arms but Terror is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Terror looking to control but Gunn passes into half guard.
Gunn tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Terror.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Terror looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gunn tries to stand and escape but Terror is controlling the position.
Terror is trying to get back to full guard.

Terror looking for submissions off his back.
Gunn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Terror on the ground.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab from Gunn.
Gunn throws out a powerful jab.

Terror tries to keep at a distance but Gunn has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terror decides to pull guard.
Gunn wants to get up but he can't break Terror's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Terror looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Terror is controlling Gunn's posture.
Terror is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn wanted to stand there but Terror had control of the position.

That's four 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.
Gunn trying to control but Terror is working from the bottom.

Terror has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gunn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Terror wants to sweep but no luck.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Terror is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Terror shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gunn sprawls well. Gunn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Terror gets slowly back to his feet.
Gunn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Terror's hands.
Terror takes one to the chin there.
Terror shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gunn pinned against the cage. Gunn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Gunn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Terror.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Terror wants a takedown but no success here.
Tommy Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Terror.
A right handed body shot lands from Gunn.
Gunn just leaning against Terror, taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
Gunn lands an elbow that stopped Terror in his tracks for a moment.
Gunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terror is breathing heavily.
Gunn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn lands an elbow inside.
Gunn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terror takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn lands an elbow just above Terror 's eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terror's defenses.
Gunn lands an elbow inside.
Gunn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Gunn lands an elbow that stopped Terror in his tracks for a moment.
Terror takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunn lands an elbow inside.
Gunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gunn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gunn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Terrors head.
Gunn scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terror's defenses.
Terror takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunn lands an elbow inside that Terror shrugs off.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.
Gunn lands a nice elbow.
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Terror takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Terror 's eye.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terror's defenses.
Terror wants a takedown but no success here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunn.
Gunn lands an elbow that stopped Terror in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gunn working Terror over with knees to the body.
Gunn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gunn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gunn lands an elbow inside that Terror shrugs off.
Gunn working Terror over with knees to the body.
Terror takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Terror in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gunn gets underhooks to prevent Terror's takedown attempt.
Gunn lands an elbow that stopped Terror in his tracks for a moment.
Gunn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Terror.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.
Terror has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Terror goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gunn prevents it.
Gunn gets underhooks to prevent Terror's takedown attempt.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Terror is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.
Gunn throws an elbow that misses.
Terror is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Terror tries to score a body lock takedown but Gunn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Terror is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gunn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gunn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Terror tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tommy Gunn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
Gunn lands an elbow inside.
Terror is trying to break the clinch but Gunn is controlling him.
Gunn lands an elbow inside that Terror shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gunn.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Terror won't want to take too many of those.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Terror 's eye.
Gunn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Terror.
Terror looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gunn has Terror pushed against the cage.
Terror has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Terror tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunn just stands there and leans against the cage.

Terror ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Terror no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Gunn stands up from Terror's guard - Gunn perhaps looking for a knockout.
Terror takes one to the side of the head.
Gunn lands a lovely overhand right.
Gunn is looking to clinch.
Gunn cracks Terror with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gunn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gunn connects with a single shot there.
Terror closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gunn circles away.
Terror gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gunn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gunn thuds his right hand into Terror's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Terror shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gunn pinned against the cage. Gunn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shot lands for Gunn.
Gunn swinging wildly here.

Gunn drives through and clinches with Terror against the cage.
Terror looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Terror tries to pull guard but Gunn holds him up against the cage and eventually Terror drops back down to his feet.
Terror takes an elbow to the forehead.
Terror wants a takedown but no success here.
Tommy Gunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Terror.
Gunn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gunn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Terror backwards.
Gunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gunn lands a nice elbow.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gunn lands an elbow inside.
Gunn slows down the pace here.
Gunn lands an elbow just above Terror 's eye.
Terror tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terror's defenses.
Gunn landing knees to the head.
Gunn lands an elbow inside that Terror shrugs off.
Gunn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terror's defenses.
Nice elbow from Gunn.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terror's defenses.
Gunn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Terror managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Terror avoids it.
Terror tries to pull guard but Gunn won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunn throws an elbow but misses.

Terror gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Terror is working for a submission of some sort.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn keeping control of the position.
Terror lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Terror thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunn's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn has his hands clasped together around Terror's back. He's all about the action.
Terror throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gunn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Terror.
Terror sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gunn defending well though.
Gunn blocking the ground and pound attempt from Terror.

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.
Gunn trying to hold on to Terror's head to control him but Terror postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Terror tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunn swivels and escapes.
Tommy Gunn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Terror takes one to the chin there.
Terror shoots for a takedown but Gunn saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Donk. Gunn catches Terror right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Gunn finds it's target.

Gunn clinches up against the cage.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Terror takes an elbow to the temple.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.
Stalling in the clinch from Gunn.
Gunn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Terror's defenses.
Terror takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gunn lands a damaging elbow.
Gunn lands an elbow that stopped Terror in his tracks for a moment.
Leon Terror has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terror takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunn.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gunn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gunn!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Pyotr Alexandrovna enters the cage!

James
vs
Alexandrovna

205 cm
27
286 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
270 lbs
13 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

Knockout Fight Gear

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesse James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James tries to clinch but Alexandrovna is having none of it.
Alexandrovna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alexandrovna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
Alexandrovna throws a leg kick but James moved away.

Alexandrovna shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
James wants to get back to his feet.
Alexandrovna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
James manages to get to full guard.
James utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alexandrovna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James keeping moving, preventing Alexandrovna from controlling successfully.
Alexandrovna missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Alexandrovna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from James.
Alexandrovna looks gassed!
James misses with a wild combination.
Alexandrovna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
Nice uppercut there from James.

It looks like Pyotr Alexandrovna has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Alexandrovna.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a series of punches but Alexandrovna avoids them all with ease.
Alexandrovna delivers a nice body kick.
James fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alexandrovna checks it well.
James getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James connects with a single shot there.
Alexandrovna throws a leg kick
letting James counter with a right hand.

That has opened up Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from James.
James swinging wildly here.
James is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alexandrovna is looking to clinch.
James scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Alexandrovna fakes a jab and throws a low kick but James checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexandrovna misses with an attempted mid kick.

Alexandrovna has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
James gets through Alexandrovna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

The cut above Pyotr Alexandrovna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
James lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandrovna won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alexandrovna's face.
James will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Alexandrovna up against the cage.
James lands a nice knee to the body.
James cracks Alexandrovna with a nice body shot.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexandrovna blocks it with crossed arms.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandrovna is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James missing with knees to the body.

Alexandrovna manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James stopping the sweep attempt from Alexandrovna.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alexandrovna is controlling James's posture.
Alexandrovna preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
James won't allow Alexandrovna to sweep him here.
Alexandrovna has James pulled in close to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick from Alexandrovna misses.
James takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Alexandrovna.
James throws a shot from downtown. Alexandrovna moves away and avoids it.
James blocks a head kick by Alexandrovna.
James tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Alexandrovna counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alexandrovna fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but James is out of range.
Alexandrovna fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jesse James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexandrovna throws a left and a right that both miss

and James moves into the clinch.
Alexandrovna tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and James avoids it.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexandrovna tries to land knees in the clinch but James avoids the damage to the body.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandrovna is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alexandrovna landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James missing with knees to the body.
James missing with knees to the body.
Alexandrovna is pushing James up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Alexandrovna is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Alexandrovna lands a takedown into guard.
Alexandrovna wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Alexandrovna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna is in close to James's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alexandrovna won't allow James to get back to his feet.
Alexandrovna working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
James keeping moving, preventing Alexandrovna from controlling successfully.
James wants to stand but Alexandrovna is controlling the position.
Alexandrovna is looking to work some ground and pound but James has wrist control.
James is trying to control the position but Alexandrovna postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jesse James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James throws a lazy head kick

and Alexandrovna counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Alexandrovna scoring with some ground and pound.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
Alexandrovna throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as James works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexandrovna stands and throws James's legs to the side, diving into side control.
James tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Alexandrovna punishes James with strikes from the back mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexandrovna is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Alexandrovna gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Alexandrovna gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Alexandrovna apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Alexandrovna shoots in and drives through. James sprawls well.
Jesse James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James misses with a looping right.
Alexandrovna connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexandrovna.
A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
James throws a nice looking combination but Alexandrovna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James blocks a head kick by Alexandrovna.
A head kick misses from Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pyotr Alexandrovna showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pyotr Alexandrovna's cut.
That's time! James's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

James throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alexandrovna checks a low kick from James.
James throws a lazy head kick
and Alexandrovna counters with a nice body shot.
James stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alexandrovna.

Alexandrovna closes the distance and clinches.
James throws an elbow that misses.
Alexandrovna's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
James content to slow the pace in the clinch.
James is trying to stall.
Alexandrovna trying to land knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandrovna looking to stall.
Alexandrovna scores a nice knee to the body.
Alexandrovna is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexandrovna tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexandrovna lands a good knee to the midsection. James won't want to take too many of those.
Alexandrovna is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Alexandrovna looking for a takedown.
Alexandrovna leaning against his opponent.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexandrovna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandrovna misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
Alexandrovna effectively controlling the action here.
Alexandrovna is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Alexandrovna jumps into guard, dragging James to the mat.
Alexandrovna is adopting a defensive guard.
Alexandrovna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexandrovna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
James wants to control from the top but Alexandrovna keeps moving.
Alexandrovna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Alexandrovna controlling from the top position.
Alexandrovna trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
James keeping moving, preventing Alexandrovna from controlling successfully.

James has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Alexandrovna off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

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.
A cross from James lands.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jesse James is winning the standup battle so far.
Alexandrovna blocks a jab.
Alexandrovna buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

James tries to keep at a distance but Alexandrovna has taken the fight into the clinch.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Alexandrovna fails to pull guard.
Jesse James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pyotr Alexandrovna.
Alexandrovna missing with knees to the body.
Alexandrovna changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexandrovna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pyotr Alexandrovna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alexandrovna 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pyotr Alexandrovna!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rice Farmer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Farmer Dude
vs
Samara

197 cm
25
262 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
282 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]
[†CoE†]Terror-Trition 155Q[†CoE†]

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rice Farmer Dude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Samara!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Samara.

It looks like Rice Farmer Dude has been cut.
Samara throws a shot from downtown. Farmer Dude moves away and avoids it.
Samara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Samara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farmer Dude has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farmer Dude there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farmer Dude is looking to clinch.
Farmer Dude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farmer Dude scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Samara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farmer Dude, as that shot connected.
Farmer Dude lands a body shot.
Samara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Samara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farmer Dude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Samara.
Farmer Dude misses with a hook to the body
and Samara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Samara misses with a series of wild punches.
Samara misses with a hook. Farmer Dude ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmer Dude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farmer Dude misses with an uppercut. Samara saw that one coming.
Farmer Dude just misses with a punch to the body.
Farmer Dude lands a body shot.
Samara misses with a series of wild punches.
Rice Farmer Dude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samara throws a lazy right hand but Farmer Dude sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Samara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farmer Dude.
A big right from Farmer Dude misses.
Farmer Dude walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farmer Dude is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Samara slips a jab from Farmer Dude.
Danga de danga de dang - Samara scores with a four punch combination!
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!
Farmer Dude takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Samara misses its intended target.
Samara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Farmer Dude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samara throws a right hand that Farmer Dude ducks under and follows up with a left that Farmer Dude also avoids with ease.
Farmer Dude fails with an attempt to clinch.
Samara throws a series of punches but Farmer Dude avoids them all with ease.
Farmer Dude bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Samara's head.
Farmer Dude takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Farmer Dude is breathing heavily.
Samara misses with a series of wild punches.
Samara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farmer Dude.
Samara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Farmer Dude rushes Samara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Samara taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samara is trying to force a seperation but Farmer Dude has the dominant position.
Farmer Dude lands with a left to the head.
Samara takes a shot to the head.
Samara blocking some punches.
Samara wants to break free but Farmer Dude has control.
Farmer Dude presses Samara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude lands a left hand that snaps the head of Samara backwards.
Samara tries to break free but Farmer Dude pushes him back against the cage.
Farmer Dude gets through Samara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farmer Dude misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Farmer Dude manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Samara blocks an uppercut.
Samara has had enough of the clinch but Farmer Dude keeps him there for the moment.
Samara stalling.
Farmer Dude is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farmer Dude has Samara pressed against the cage, preventing Samara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Farmer Dude.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Samara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rice Farmer Dude's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A slow jab from Farmer Dude misses its intended target.
A big left from Samara misses.
Samara misses with a few strikes there.
Ramon Samara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Samara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samara cracks a nice hook into Farmer Dude's ribs.
Samara lands a jab to the nose.
Samara misses with a few strikes there.
Farmer Dude tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Farmer Dude misses with a hook.
Farmer Dude connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Samara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Farmer Dude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Samara cracks a nice hook into Farmer Dude's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Samara both land. Nice combination.
Samara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Samara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farmer Dude's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara lands a right hook to the body.
Samara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Farmer Dude misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Samara.
Samara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramon Samara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samara. Farmer Dude does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farmer Dude takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmer Dude takes one to the side of the head.
Samara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Farmer Dude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samara looks to score with a jab to the body but Farmer Dude is just out of range.
Samara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Samara looks to score with a jab to the body but Farmer Dude is just out of range.
Samara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Samara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farmer Dude moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Dude misses the body punch
and Samara counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Samara finds it's way through Farmer Dude's defenses.
Samara throws a combination. Farmer Dude tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Farmer Dude dodges the punch combination from Samara.
Samara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Samara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farmer Dude takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Samara. Farmer Dude does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farmer Dude takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farmer Dude takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Samara scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Samara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Samara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Dude avoids the body shot from Samara.
Samara ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Samara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Samara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Farmer Dude.
Samara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Samara duly obliges.
A jab from Farmer Dude misses.
Samara lands with a hook. Farmer Dude tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Samara lands a nice shot that snaps Farmer Dude's head back.
Farmer Dude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farmer Dude with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Samara lands a glancing blow to the side of Farmer Dude's head.
Farmer Dude moves away from the strike by Samara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samara swinging wildly here.
Samara uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Farmer Dude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samara manages to avoid it.
Farmer Dude looks to throw the jab but Samara is out of range.
Samara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farmer Dude manages to avoid it.
Farmer Dude scores with a crisp jab that stopped Samara in his tracks.
Farmer Dude misses with a hook to the body
and Samara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Samara throws a right and a left that Farmer Dude avoids nicely.
Farmer Dude misses with a hook. Samara ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Farmer Dude forces Samara back against the cage and clinches.
Samara is trying to break the clinch but Farmer Dude is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Samara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rice Farmer Dude's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Samara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Samara moves away from the strike by Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude throws the left hand but Samara avoids the punch easily.
Farmer Dude throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Samara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farmer Dude connects with a crisp jab.
Samara fails to land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Farmer Dude there.
Samara lands with a hook. Farmer Dude tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Farmer Dude throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farmer Dude manages to avoid it.
Samara throws a hook but Farmer Dude blocks it.
Farmer Dude lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Samara at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farmer Dude ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farmer Dude tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samara throws a big shot that misses.
Samara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farmer Dude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farmer Dude throws a right hand that Samara ducks under and follows up with a left that Samara also avoids with ease.
Samara lands with a nice body punch.
Farmer Dude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Samara manages to avoid it.
Samara misses with an uppercut. Farmer Dude saw that one coming.
Samara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Farmer Dude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Samara.
Samara avoids the body shot from Farmer Dude.
Samara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Samara.

Farmer Dude clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Dude misses with some punches.
Farmer Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Samara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farmer Dude keeps control of Samara as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farmer Dude lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Samara stalling in the clinch but Farmer Dude improves position.
Farmer Dude displaying some good clinch control by pressing Samara up against the cage.
Farmer Dude misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rice Farmer Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmer Dude misses with a body punch.
Farmer Dude has a couple of punches blocked by Samara.
Farmer Dude's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Samara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Farmer Dude stalling the fight.
Samara blocks an uppercut.
Farmer Dude lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farmer Dude throws a punch but it's blocked by Samara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Farmer Dude presses Samara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Farmer Dude is struggling to control the position.
Farmer Dude lands with a left to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Samara tries to break free but Farmer Dude pushes him back against the cage.
Samara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Farmer Dude.
Farmer Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Farmer Dude lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farmer Dude lands a body punch in the clinch.
Farmer Dude lands a nice uppercut.
Ramon Samara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farmer Dude scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Farmer Dude takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rice Farmer Dude showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Samara 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Samara!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brown
vs
Lopez

195 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sebastian Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brown is fending him off so far but Lopez persists. Nope, Brown circles away and we're back to standing.

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

It looks like Sebastian Lopez has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Brown misses the target.
Brown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lopez.
Lopez throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Lopez seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Brown shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Lopez is backing up but Brown catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Lopez covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Brown Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Brown!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedito Arsenio has chosen Carmina Burana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sampson
vs
Joao Benedito Arsenio

175 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

186 cm
19
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Sampson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedito Arsenio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sampson swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedito Arsenio.
Horrible takedown by Benedito Arsenio or perhaps it was just good defense by Sampson which made him look bad.
Benedito Arsenio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sampson sprawls well. Sampson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benedito Arsenio gets slowly back to his feet.
Sampson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedito Arsenio fails with the takedown.
Steve Sampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio.
Sampson tried to score with a low kick but Benedito Arsenio checks it.
Benedito Arsenio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sampson as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedito Arsenio avoids the body shot from Sampson.
Benedito Arsenio misses with a takedown attempt - Sampson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sampson stuffs the takedown attempt from Benedito Arsenio. Benedito Arsenio gets slowly back to his feet.
Benedito Arsenio looks for a takedown but Sampson sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio needs to keep his hands up - Sampson had a free shot at his head there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sampson.
Sampson throws a chopping leg kick but Benedito Arsenio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Sampson drives through and clinches with Benedito Arsenio against the cage.
Sampson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Benedito Arsenio tries for a takedown but Sampson manages to get underhooks.
Benedito Arsenio looks gassed!
Sampson scores with a hook to the body.
Benedito Arsenio taking a breather.
Benedito Arsenio is working for takedown but Sampson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sampson presses Benedito Arsenio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Sampson.
Sampson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sampson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benedito Arsenio.
A short uppercut from Sampson.
Sampson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benedito Arsenio or not.
Benedito Arsenio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sampson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sampson works on Benedito Arsenio's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sampson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sampson just leaning against Benedito Arsenio, taking a breather.
Sampson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sampson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benedito Arsenio's defenses.
Sampson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sampson.
Sampson controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Sampson.
A right hook to the body lands for Sampson.
A short body shot lands from Sampson as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Sampson.
Sampson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedito Arsenio backwards.
Benedito Arsenio trying to stall but Sampson improves his position.
Sampson gets through Benedito Arsenio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sampson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benedito Arsenio.
Sampson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benedito Arsenio or not.
Sampson is working Benedito Arsenio over against the cage.
Benedito Arsenio takes a shot to the head.
Sampson landing knees to the head.
Sampson cracks Benedito Arsenio with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sampson.
Come on Sampson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benedito Arsenio wants a takedown but no success here.

Sampson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sampson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sampson lands a body shot in the clinch.

Sampson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Benedito Arsenio working for a triangle but Sampson defends it easily.
Sampson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benedito Arsenio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sampson is aware though and is defending well.
Sampson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benedito Arsenio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sampson controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sampson tries to move to mount but Benedito Arsenio blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sampson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sampson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steve Sampson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Sampson moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Benedito Arsenio.
Benedito Arsenio looking for a takedown.
Benedito Arsenio tries for a takedown but Sampson manages to get underhooks.
Steve Sampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio.
Benedito Arsenio taking a breather.
Sampson landing knees to the body.
Benedito Arsenio tries a knee to the head but Sampson blocks it.
Sampson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benedito Arsenio's face.
Benedito Arsenio looking for a takedown.
Sampson scores with a knee to the head.
Benedito Arsenio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sampson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sampson lands with a punch from half guard.
Benedito Arsenio is breathing heavily.
Sampson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sampson jumps into side control!
Benedito Arsenio is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sampson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Benedito Arsenio tries to reverse the position but Sampson maintains control.
Sampson controlling from the full mount.
Sampson raining down shots from the mount!
Sampson controlling his opponent.

Sampson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benedito Arsenio wants to control but Sampson is having none of it.
Benedito Arsenio is desperately trying to improve his position but Sampson has a good base and remains in mount.
Sampson content just to control the position here.
Sampson with good strikes from the mount here!
Benedito Arsenio really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Benedito Arsenio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio tries to lock up and control but Sampson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sampson controlling the position easily from mount.
Benedito Arsenio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benedito Arsenio is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sampson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Benedito Arsenio to take his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Benedito Arsenio wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sampson doesn't have the hooks in and Benedito Arsenio manages to turn into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sampson shoots in and bounces Benedito Arsenio off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benedito Arsenio keeping full guard, as Sampson tries to pass.
Benedito Arsenio wants to sweep here but Sampson controlling him for the moment.
Benedito Arsenio will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Benedito Arsenio wants to sweep but no luck.
Benedito Arsenio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson passes Benedito Arsenio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Benedito Arsenio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sampson is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Sampson instigates a clinch.
Benedito Arsenio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sampson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Benedito Arsenio is fighting off a takedown attempt but Sampson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Benedito Arsenio to the mat. Benedito Arsenio regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Sampson preventing the sweep.
Sampson wants to stand but Benedito Arsenio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Benedito Arsenio wants to sweep here but Sampson controlling him for the moment.
Sampson trying to control but Benedito Arsenio is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio looking to control.
Benedito Arsenio seems keen to control Sampson's posture.
Benedito Arsenio keeping moving, preventing Sampson from controlling successfully.
Sampson preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benedito Arsenio fails with the takedown

and Sampson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benedito Arsenio tries to throw a body punch but Sampson avoids it by throwing Benedito Arsenio back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sampson lands a left hand.
Benedito Arsenio tries for a takedown but Sampson manages to get underhooks.
Steve Sampson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio.
Benedito Arsenio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sampson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sampson.

Sampson rushes Benedito Arsenio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benedito Arsenio has Sampson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sampson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sampson controlling the action here for a moment.
Sampson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sampson has Benedito Arsenio pressed against the cage.
Sampson keeps control of Benedito Arsenio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benedito Arsenio seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Sampson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedito Arsenio can do to turn this around?
Benedito Arsenio jumps guard but Sampson stands there with Benedito Arsenio around his waist. Benedito Arsenio gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sampson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sampson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benedito Arsenio.
Sampson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benedito Arsenio or not.

Sampson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sampson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedito Arsenio looks to clinch

and Sampson counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sampson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Benedito Arsenio controls the position for a moment.
Benedito Arsenio is looking to regain half guard here but Sampson keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Sampson clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Benedito Arsenio with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sampson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benedito Arsenio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sampson avoids it.
Sampson managing to block the knees to the body from Benedito Arsenio.
Sampson tries to land knees in the clinch but Benedito Arsenio avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benedito Arsenio.
Benedito Arsenio trying to land knees to the body.

Sampson has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Benedito Arsenio regains guard immediately.
Sampson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benedito Arsenio is trying to escape the position but Sampson is controlling the position.
Sampson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benedito Arsenio keeps working.
Benedito Arsenio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sampson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benedito Arsenio keeps working.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio is trying to improve his position.
Benedito Arsenio is not content to let Sampson control the position.
Benedito Arsenio tries to improve position but can't.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benedito Arsenio looks to clinch

and Sampson counters by clinching up.
Benedito Arsenio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sampson struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedito Arsenio controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Benedito Arsenio.

Sampson has picked Benedito Arsenio up - he's going for a ride! Sampson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Steve Sampson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sampson is looking to advance position but Benedito Arsenio won't allow it.
Sampson is looking to take a break and control but Benedito Arsenio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benedito Arsenio is trying to get back to full guard.
Benedito Arsenio wants to control but Sampson is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedito Arsenio is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sampson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sampson's back!

Benedito Arsenio tightening his grip on Sampson, looking for the choke.
Benedito Arsenio thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.

Benedito Arsenio is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sampson is defending well though. Benedito Arsenio let's go of the attempt for now.
Sampson manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Sampson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sampson looking to control.
Sampson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benedito Arsenio.
Benedito Arsenio tries to free his leg and advance position but Sampson is retaining full guard.

Benedito Arsenio has gone for a leg lock! Sampson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Benedito Arsenio's guard.
Sampson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benedito Arsenio keeping moving, preventing Sampson from controlling successfully.
Benedito Arsenio bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sampson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Sampson had his way with Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice straight punches there by Sampson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sampson.
Benedito Arsenio shoots and misses

and Sampson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sampson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benedito Arsenio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sampson gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Sampson jumps guard.
Sampson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benedito Arsenio throwing strikes but missing.

Benedito Arsenio is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sampson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sampson has escaped and now he's on top!
Sampson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sampson forces his way into half guard.
Benedito Arsenio is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benedito Arsenio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Benedito Arsenio moves into full guard.
Sampson wants to control from the top but Benedito Arsenio keeps moving.
Sampson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benedito Arsenio manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Benedito Arsenio has control of Sampson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Sampson regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two 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.
Benedito Arsenio working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Sampson slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Benedito Arsenio not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Benedito Arsenio is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Elder Joao Benedito Arsenio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benedito Arsenio looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Benedito Arsenio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sampson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benedito Arsenio.
Steve Sampson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Benedito Arsenio thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sampson to regain full guard.
Sampson looking for a sweep. Not yet Sampson, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedito Arsenio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benedito Arsenio working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Sampson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sampson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 50:44
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 50:44
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Sampson!
Steve Sampson retains his middleweight title!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Mykolaiv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Summers
vs
Mykolaiv

177 cm
20
162 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Summers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Mykolaiv!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers lands the left hand.
Kurt Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mykolaiv throws a right hand that Summers ducks under and follows up with a left that Summers also avoids with ease.
Summers connects with a nice looking jab.
Mykolaiv fails to land with a series of punches.
Mykolaiv throws a series of punches but Summers moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Summers scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mykolaiv takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mykolaiv misses with a wild combination.
Summers tests Mykolaiv's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Summers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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.
Summers throws a sloppy head kick and Mykolaiv moves out of range easily.
Mykolaiv takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Summers lands a head kick. Mykolaiv smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Summers. Mykolaiv shrugs it off though.
Summers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab from Summers.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mykolaiv misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Summers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.
Mykolaiv misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Summers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Summers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Summers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Summers works the jab nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Summers throws a sloppy head kick and Mykolaiv moves out of range easily.
Summers throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mykolaiv falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mykolaiv throws a combination that misses
and Summers counters with an outside leg kick.
Mykolaiv dodges the punch combination from Summers.
Good standup being displayed there by Summers as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mykolaiv falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Summers throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Summers throws a head kick but Mykolaiv moves out of range.
Mykolaiv throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Summers counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers lands with a slapping head kick.
Mykolaiv misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mykolaiv is breathing heavily.
Summers scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Summers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Summers dominated that second 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.

Left hook, right uppercut from Summers.
Mykolaiv misses with a double jab
and Summers counters with a leg kick.
Summers throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mykolaiv moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mykolaiv throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Summers counters with a straight right hand.
Summers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mykolaiv. That did some damage!
Mykolaiv throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mykolaiv takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mykolaiv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Summers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mykolaiv stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mykolaiv falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Summers there.
A head kick misses from Summers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers throws a shot to the body.
Mykolaiv falls off balance throwing a combination
and Summers counters with a big head kick but Mykolaiv shrugs it off.

Mykolaiv is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Summers ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Mykolaiv clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurt Summers!
Kurt Summers retains his lightweight title!