DUX 3: SmackDownunder PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Imma Runna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Est (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.

Runna
vs
Est

176 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imma Runna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Est!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Runna gets tackled into the cage by Est. Est maintains the clinch.
Est avoids a wild elbow strike from Runna.
Est lands an elbow just above Runna 's eye.

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

Est has taken the fight to the clinch.
Runna looking to throw knees to the head but Est is blocking nicely.
Runna throws a knee to the head but misses.
Est lands with a left to the head.

Est decides to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Est pushes Runna off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Est moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Runna tries a knee to the head but Est blocks it.

Est successfully pulls guard.
Est is looking to stand up but Runna isn't so interested in that idea.
Est wants to sweep here but Runna controlling him for the moment.

Est uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Est clinches up with Runna and pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Est.
Est comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Imma Runna has been cut.
Est creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Runna's defenses.
A bit of stalling here from Est.
Runna trying to land knees to the body.
Runna is breathing heavily.
Est creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Runna's defenses.

Est manages to break the clinch.
Est fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Runna to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Runna looks to clinch but Est throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Runna taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Arthur Est!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neven Macura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neven Macura looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Evans
vs
Macura

191 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neven Macura!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Evans drives through with a takedown into guard.
Macura looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Evans is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Evans stands up from Macura's guard - Evans perhaps looking for a knockout.
Evans lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Evans drops his shoulder and cracks Macura with a huge uppercut! Macura goes down! Can Evans finish him?

It looks like Neven Macura has been cut.
Evans is stalling in the full guard.
Evans cracks Macura with a solid left hand.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Macura wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Evans stands up and waves to Macura to follow him.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Evans lands a nice hook to Macura's body. Macura takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Evans is looking to clinch.

Evans throws a left that rocks Macura and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Evans dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Macura regain composure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans takes a little break here. Macura wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Evans landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macura is trying to escape the position but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Evans connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Macura some visible discomfort.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macura on the ground.

Evans decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Evans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evans sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Evans prevents Macura from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is taking a breather. Macura says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Evans seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Macura for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Evans wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Evans closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.

Macura gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Evans stays in close to Macura's body and controls the position.
Macura wants to stand up but Evans is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
Evans is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

John Evans has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macura prevents the takedown attempt.
Macura stops a takedown attempt from Evans.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Neven Macura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Evans scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Evans looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Evans looks to land a combination. Macura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Evans rushes Macura and presses him up against the cage.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans lands a jab-cross combination.
Evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans is looking to clinch but Macura is avoiding it.
Evans lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Evans has managed to clinch.
Evans is trying to drag Macura to the mat but Macura just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Macura breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Macura avoids a kick to the body.

Evans shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Macura is trying to defend but Evans finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Macura trying to control here.
John Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Macura's temple.
Still in half guard, Evans seems content to control.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Evans stands up from half guard.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Evans shoots in and bounces Macura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Macura keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Evans wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Macura regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Evans seems content to control.
Macura is trying to stand.
Evans seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Evans tries to stand but can't do so whilst Macura controls his leg.

John Evans has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Macura tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.

Evans shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Evans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Macura regains half guard.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macura wants to get back to his feet.
Macura missing with punches from the bottom.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans is taking a breather. Macura says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Macura is looking to escape.
Macura trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Neven Macura's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Evans instigates a clinch.

Evans gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Macura's head.
Evans passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macura can do to turn this around?
Evans in side control lands a decent elbow.
Evans in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Macura takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Macura trying to remain calm as Evans controls from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Evans wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans works the jab nicely.

Evans drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Macura should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Evans cracks Macura with a big elbow.
Evans controlling from side mount.

Evans decides to stand back up. Evans steps back and let's Macura get back to his feet.
Evans lands with a straight right. Macura didn't see that one coming.

Evans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Macura's guard.
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!
Macura is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans trying to control but Macura is working from the bottom.
Evans postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macura is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
Evans seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

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

Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Macura looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans scoring with punches from side control.
A lull in the action here as Evans stalls from top position.
Macura tries to buck Evans off but Evans is having none of it.
Evans taking a breather here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neven Macura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Evans.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Macura with a poor takedown
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.

Evans gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macura is trying to get back to half guard.
John Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evans in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:24
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Evans!

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 Bobby Joe Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Joe Blythe
vs
Santos

200 cm
19
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

197 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Joe Blythe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blythe tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Blythe.
Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Blythe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Santos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blythe blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos is pressed up against the cage. Blythe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Santos down to the mat. Santos avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santos throws a jab when Blythe was well out of range.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blythe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blythe wants to clinch but Santos slips to the side
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Blythe wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos misses with a double jab

and Blythe counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blythe pulls Santos into guard.
Santos stops Blythe from standing up.
Santos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos throws a big right hand that misses.
Santos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blythe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Blythe has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blythe 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.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blythe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Blythe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Santos pushing down on Blythe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Blythe moves into full guard.
Santos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santos passes into half guard.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Blythe is concentrating on defense, preventing Santos from advancing position.
Blythe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Santos.
Santos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Santos works his way into side control.
You can see the frustration on Blythe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Santos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Santos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Santos wants to control but Blythe is keeping him busy.
Blythe avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santos.

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.
Blythe regains half guard, as Santos was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Santos with the ground and pound but Blythe uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Santos is fighting to break Blythe's control of his arms but Blythe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Blythe has momentary wrist control but Santos slips an elbow through the middle.
Blythe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santos lands a couple of elbows.
Santos postures up in Blythe's guard and throws a big left but Blythe blocks it.
Blythe managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Santos dominated 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.

Santos misses with a looping left.
Blythe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blythe is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Blythe.
Santos shoots and misses
and Blythe counters with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blythe counters with a solid body kick.
Blythe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos tries to clinch up

and Blythe counters by clinching up.
Santos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Blythe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos wants to clinch
and Blythe counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Santos is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blythe scores with a leg kick.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Blythe ducks down to avoid it.
Santos misses with a combination
and Blythe counters with a head kick. That will keep Santos thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Blythe moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos throws a leg kick that is checked

and Blythe moves into the clinch.
Santos has Blythe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Blythe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bobby Joe Blythe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Santos.
Blythe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blythe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Blythe has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Santos uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blythe is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.

Blythe stands up and waves to Santos to follow him.
Blythe connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blythe counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blythe tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
Blythe tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it.

Blythe forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Blythe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Santos goes for a takedown attempt but Blythe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blythe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Santos tries to keep at a distance but Blythe has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Joe Blythe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blythe has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blythe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Santos throws a head punch that misses.
Blythe is trying to drag Santos to the mat but Santos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blythe.
Blythe slowing the pace effectively.
Blythe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Blythe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bobby Joe Blythe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Santos.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but Blythe blocks with his arms.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Blythe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blythe is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick by Blythe misses
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos closes the distance but Blythe moves to the side
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Blythe tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blythe defends it nicely.

Blythe moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Blythe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blythe is struggling to control the position.
Blythe gets underhooks to prevent Santos's takedown attempt.
Blythe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Blythe prevents the takedown attempt.

Blythe jumps into guard, dragging Santos to the mat.

Blythe wriggles free and stands up.
Blythe is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos tests Blythe's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Blythe has Santos up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Blythe breaks from the clinch.
Santos throws a hook to the side of Blythe's head but Blythe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bobby Joe Blythe is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Blythe.
Santos tries to clinch but Blythe moves away
and Blythe counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick by Santos misses
and Blythe counters with a big head kick but Santos shrugs it off.
Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blythe counters with a good low kick that Santos was not able to check.
Blythe tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blythe tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blythe is looking to clinch.
Santos looks to land a left hand but Blythe moved out of range nicely.
Blythe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Blythe clinches up with Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blythe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bobby Joe Blythe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blythe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Joe Blythe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Batang Makisig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Batang Makisig enters the cage!

Borg
vs
Makisig

180 cm
19
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bjorn Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Batang Makisig!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makisig shoots in looking for a takedown. Borg tries to sprawl out of it but Makisig keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Borg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Makisig fails with the takedown.
Makisig misses with a body shot.
Borg stuffs the takedown.
Bjorn Borg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Batang Makisig.
The fight stays on the outside here - Makisig looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borg lands with an uppercut that bounces Makisig off the cage and back into rage.
Borg moves out of range as Makisig throws a body kick.
Borg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Makisig.
Makisig shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Borg but Borg pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makisig fails with the takedown.
Borg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Makisig.
Makisig looks gassed!
Borg lands with a cross.
Makisig takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Borg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makisig throws a right hand that Borg ducks under and follows up with a left that Borg also avoids with ease.
Makisig tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Batang Makisig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borg bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makisig's head.
Makisig takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makisig tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borg swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A shot to the liver by Borg. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Makisig backs up against the cage.

It looks like Batang Makisig has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Borg scores with a nice right hand.

Makisig is rocked!
Borg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Borg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Makisig is still on wobbly legs! Can Borg finish him?
A punch lands to the side of Makisig 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Borg connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Makisig! He's out on his feet! Borg rushes in and drops Makisig with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bjorn Borg!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Simmonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simmonds comes to the cage accompanied by 'Unsettling Differences' by Blue Smock Nancy. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Simmonds
vs
Gomez

190 cm
20
248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Simmonds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gomez closes the distance and clinches.
Gomez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Gomez stalling against the cage.
Simmonds stalling.
Simmonds is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gomez is defending well for now.
Gomez throws a punch but it's blocked by Simmonds.
Simmonds prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gomez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Simmonds.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Simmonds breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez tries to clinch up but Simmonds circles away and keeps his distance.
Simmonds swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Simmonds tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simmonds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Simmonds throws a head kick but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez shoots in for a double leg but Simmonds sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Simmonds throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez shoots in and drives through. Simmonds sprawls well.
Nicky Simmonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Gomez.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simmonds but Simmonds pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Simmonds scores with a head kick. Gomez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Juan Gomez has been cut.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmonds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Simmonds lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomez at a distance.

Gomez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simmonds, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmonds lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gomez throws a head punch that misses.
Gomez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Simmonds.
Simmonds prevents a takedown attempt there.

Simmonds manages to break the clinch.

Simmonds drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Simmonds creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Simmonds lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmonds scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gomez looks gassed!
Simmonds throws an elbow but Gomez slips to the side and avoids it well.
Simmonds could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Simmonds in side control, throwing shots but Gomez defends.

Simmonds is trying to get an arm triangle but Gomez is defending well.
Simmonds throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gomez wants to control but Simmonds postures up.
Gomez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Simmonds is staying active.
Gomez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Simmonds 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.
Simmonds lands a nice forearm strike.
Simmonds tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Simmonds scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gomez to see if he's OK.
Simmonds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez manages to get back to half guard.
Simmonds wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
Gomez is looking to escape.
Gomez is not content to let Simmonds control the position.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simmonds.
Gomez is trying to stand up here but Simmonds is controlling him well.
Gomez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simmonds.
Simmonds is looking to advance position but Gomez won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Simmonds trying to control from half guard but Gomez is working away.
Simmonds throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Simmonds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Gomez'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.

Simmonds swings for the body but Gomez moves out of range.
Gomez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Simmonds swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nicky Simmonds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmonds shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Simmonds has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Simmonds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Simmonds working Gomez over with knees to the body.

Simmonds manages to break the clinch.
Simmonds shoots for a takedown but Gomez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Simmonds circles away.
Juan Gomez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Simmonds as he jumps to the side.
Simmonds avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Simmonds scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmonds working Gomez over with strikes here.
Gomez wants to hold on but Simmonds pushes him away.
Simmonds looking to control but Gomez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Simmonds dominating with strikes here.
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Simmonds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Simmonds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gomez looks a forlorn figure.
Gomez is trying desperately to improve position.
BOOM! Simmonds connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmonds tries to control but Gomez wriggling away.
Simmonds lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Simmonds looking to finish Gomez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gomez!
Gomez is in all sorts of trouble here.

Simmonds is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gomez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gomez!
Gomez wants to control from the top but Simmonds keeps moving.
Simmonds looking to control.
Simmonds is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmonds is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gomez is controlling him.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Simmonds keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Juan Gomez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Simmonds lands with a slapping head kick.
Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Simmonds.
Simmonds on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Simmonds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.

Gomez has closed the distance and engaged Simmonds in a clinch.
Simmonds tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Simmonds is working for takedown but Gomez is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicky Simmonds. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Simmonds gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gomez.
Gomez cracks Simmonds with a nice body shot.
Gomez is working for takedown but Simmonds is calmly controlling the position for now.
Still in the clinch, Gomez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Simmonds tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gomez has Simmonds pushed against the cage.
Gomez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Simmonds avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Simmonds dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Gomez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Simmonds cracks Gomez with a good jab.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Simmonds pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Simmonds.
Simmonds displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gomez.
Simmonds fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Simmonds shows good takedown defense.
Gomez has his takedown stuffed

and Simmonds counters with a single leg into guard. Gomez didn't expect that.
Nicky Simmonds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Gomez.
Gomez can't keep his opponent in guard - Simmonds advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simmonds thows a huge punch but Gomez dodges it nicely.
Gomez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simmonds is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Simmonds decides to stand up.
Simmonds cracks a nice hook into Gomez's ribs.
Simmonds lands with a slapping head kick.
Gomez fails with the takedown

and Simmonds counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Simmonds.

Simmonds has hold of one of Gomez's legs. Gomez is fighting the takedown attempt but Simmonds gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Simmonds accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Simmonds is fighting to break Gomez's control of his arms but Gomez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Simmonds looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmonds looking to sit in guard and control but Gomez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simmonds wants to get back to his feet but Gomez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gomez controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gomez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is stalling in the full guard.
Simmonds is looking to stand up but Gomez isn't so interested in that idea.
Gomez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Juan Gomez wasn't active enough on the ground.
Simmonds throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomez.
Gomez with a poor takedown
and Simmonds counters with a nice uppercut.

Simmonds rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez tries to circle away but Simmonds has him pinned against the cage.

Simmonds breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmonds lands a nice hook to Gomez's body. Gomez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick from Simmonds lands but Gomez takes it in his stride.
Gomez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Simmonds counters with a takedown into side control.
Gomez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Simmonds clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Gomez's cut.
That's time! Simmonds's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Simmonds scores a takedown into full mount!
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Simmonds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Simmonds misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Simmonds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Simmonds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gomez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Simmonds looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Simmonds prevents Gomez from getting the reversal.
Simmonds has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gomez's face.
Simmonds scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Simmonds is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gomez can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gomez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmonds is landing with some decent strikes but Gomez is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gomez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gomez tries to hold on but Simmonds postures up.
Simmonds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gomez hang on?

Simmonds is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gomez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gomez tries to lock up and control but Simmonds gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simmonds won't let Gomez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Simmonds lands a big elbow.
Simmonds fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

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.
Simmonds punishing his opponent with strikes.
Simmonds lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gomez hang on?
Simmonds pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Simmonds raining down shots from the mount!
Simmonds won't let Gomez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Simmonds raining down hammerfists from mount.
Simmonds sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Simmonds lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gomez is squirming around, avoiding Simmonds's attempts to control the action.
Gomez wants to hold on but Simmonds pushes him away.
Gomez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Simmonds kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Simmonds scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gomez?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Simmonds trying to control but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez really wants to buck Simmonds off and get back to his feet.
Gomez is trying to escape the mount.
Gomez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Simmonds with the ground and pound from mount.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Gomez tries to hold on but Simmonds pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Simmonds cracks Gomez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Simmonds postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Gomez looks a forlorn figure.
Simmonds connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gomez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Simmonds is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Gomez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gomez wants to hold on but Simmonds pushes him away.
Simmonds can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gomez is looking to escape.
Gomez really wants to buck Simmonds off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicky Simmonds had his way with Juan Gomez in that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Gomez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Simmonds with a hook.
Simmonds misses with a head kick.
Gomez moves in looking to clinch but Simmonds pushes him off.
Gomez misses with a low kick as Simmonds jumps back.
Gomez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Simmonds connects with a body shot.
Gomez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Simmonds counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomez won't be happy with that.
Gomez is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Simmonds tries to move to mount but Gomez blocks the move with his legs.
Simmonds is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gomez can do to turn this around?
Simmonds working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Simmonds trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez is pushing Simmonds's head away, looking to escape. Simmonds manages to hold on to the position though.
Simmonds connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gomez some visible discomfort.
Simmonds working the ground and pound.
Gomez takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Simmonds working away.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez struggling a bit here.
Simmonds tries to advance to mount but Gomez denies him.
Simmonds grinds an elbow into Gomez's temple.

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.
Simmonds connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gomez some visible discomfort.
Gomez is trying to improve his position.
Gomez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Simmonds has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Gomez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Simmonds tries to move to mount but Gomez blocks the move with his legs.
Simmonds working away.
Gomez is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Simmonds is controlling him well.
Simmonds lands some shots froms side control.
Gomez can't do much from the bottom here.
Nicky Simmonds overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Simmonds is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gomez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Simmonds cracks Gomez with a big elbow.
Nicky Simmonds is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gomez trying to remain calm as Simmonds controls from the top position.
Simmonds postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Simmonds prevents Gomez from escaping the position.
A lull in the action here.
Gomez prevents Simmonds from moving into mount.
Gomez wants to control but Simmonds postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gomez is trying to get back to his feet.
Simmonds working away.
Simmonds lands a nice forearm strike.
Simmonds controls the position from side control.
Gomez is trying to control Simmonds's posture but Simmonds avoids it.
Gomez is being controlled here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gomez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gomez is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Juan Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicky Simmonds showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Simmonds 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 50:45
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicky Simmonds!
Nicky Simmonds is the new heavyweight champion!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Math Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Strike Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Huge
vs
Strike Hard

200 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Math Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Strike Hard!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Strike Hard is rocked!
Strike Hard looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Huge closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Strike Hard out cold! Strike Hard corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Math Huge!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bisping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandy Culture (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.

Bisping
vs
Culture

190 cm
24
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Bisping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandy Culture!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bisping tries a head kick but it misses.

Culture darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Culture is looking for a kimura but Bisping is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Culture to get the leverage.
Culture tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bisping knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Culture is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bisping won't allow Culture to pass to mount.
Culture passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bisping!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Culture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Mike Bisping has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Culture landing shots from mount.
Culture looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Mike Bisping's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Culture is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Bisping goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Culture!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brandy Culture!

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Leben
vs
Leroy

184 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Leroy!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Leben. Those never looked like landing.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.

Leroy darts in and clinches Leben up against the cage.
Leben avoiding damage as Leroy throws knees to the body.
Leroy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leben's efforts to push away.
Leroy keeps control of Leben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Leroy has clasped his hands together around Leben's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Leben explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Leben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Leroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Leben throws a lazy right hand but Leroy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leroy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Leben but Leben pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leben tries to bum rush Leroy with a series of wild strikes but Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben scores with a shot to the body.

Leroy has Leben up against the cage in a clinch.
Leroy crunches a lovely knee into Leben's ribcage.
Leroy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leroy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leben tries to break free but Leroy pushes him back against the cage.
Leroy has Leben pressed against the cage, preventing Leben from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leroy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
Leroy digs a right hand underneath Leben's ribcage. Leben let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben is trying to push Leroy away but Leroy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Leben escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leben throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chris Leben seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leben throws a nice looking combination but Leroy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Leben. No joy for Leroy on that attempt.
Leroy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leben is breathing heavily.
Leroy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leben slips a jab and a cross from Leroy.
Leroy is looking to clinch.
Leben swings for the body but Leroy moves out of range.
Leroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Chris Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Leroy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a double jab
and Leroy counters with a thumping low kick.
Chris Leben is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Leroy shoots in and gets a takedown into Leben's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leben wants to stand but Leroy is controlling the position.
Leroy postures up in Leben's guard and throws a big left but Leben blocks it.
Leroy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leroy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Leroy prevents Leben from getting back to his feet.

Leben pushes Leroy off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Leben misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Leroy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Leben throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Leroy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leroy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leroy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Leben prevents it.
Leben fails to pull guard.
Leroy keeps control of Leben as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
Leben tries to break the clinch but Leroy is controlling the position.
Leben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Leben wants to get back to striking at distance but Leroy won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Leben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Leben is looking to break free of the clinch but Leroy has double underhooks.
Leroy scores with a hook to the body.
Leben tries to break free but Leroy pushes him back against the cage.
Leroy scores a nice knee to the body.
Leben gets underhooks to prevent Leroy's takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Leroy.
Leben looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leroy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben wants to break free but Leroy has control.
Leben is trying to force a seperation but Leroy has the dominant position.
Leben's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leben can't break the clinch.
Leroy works on Leben's body with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leroy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Leben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leroy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leben misses with a combination

and Leroy counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Leben!
Leroy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Leben. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Leben is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Leroy connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Leben really wants to buck Leroy off and get back to his feet.
Leben tries to reverse the position but Leroy maintains control.
Leben is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leben is bucking up trying to escape but Leroy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
You get the feeling that Leben really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leroy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Leben is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Leroy prevents Leben from getting the reversal.
Leben is working hard here to advance position.
Leben squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leben is in a horrible position here. Leroy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Leroy with shots to the head and body - Leben looks very uncomfortable down there.
Leben sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Leben wants to get back to his feet.
Leben works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leroy throwing strikes from guard but Leben blocks nicely.
Leroy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Leben has his feet on Leroy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leroy.
Leroy is looking to clinch but Leben is avoiding it.
Leben falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leroy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Leben really felt that one!
Leben looks to land a combination but Leroy avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a combination
and Leroy counters with a two punch combo.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leben misses with the combination.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

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.
Leroy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leben has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
Leben looks to land a combination but Leroy avoids it well.
Leroy slips a jab and a cross from Leben.
Leben tries to bum rush Leroy with a series of wild strikes but Leroy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leben throws a looping overhand right but Leroy ducks down to avoid it.
Leben throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Leroy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Leben's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Leben throws a series of punches but Leroy avoids them all with ease.
Leben fails to land with a series of punches.
Leben misses with the combination.
Leben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leben throws a body punch but Leroy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leroy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leben throws a body punch but Leroy moves out of range.
Leben is looking to wear down Leroy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Leben.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leben misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leben misses with a few strikes there.
Leben misses with a straight right.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Leben misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leben scores with a shot to the body.
Leroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Some wild striking there from Leben.
Leben's corner calls for a 1-2. Leben obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Leben misses.
No joy there for Leben, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leroy dodges the punch combination from Leben.
Leben rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Leroy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leroy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leben throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben misses with a double jab.
Leroy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leben paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leben lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leroy circles away quickly and effectively.
Leben throws an overhand right that lands on Leroy's shoulder, as Leroy tries to avoid the shot.
Leben throws a series of punches but Leroy moves out of range.
Leben throws a combination that misses
and Leroy counters with a two punch combo.
Chris Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leroy throws a head kick that misses.
Leben looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

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.
Leben waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leroy.
Leben falls off balance throwing a combination

and Leroy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Leben has a closed guard, preventing Leroy from standing up.
Leroy thows a big elbow that misses.

Leben throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leben lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Leroy!
Leben working Leroy over with strikes here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Leben.
Well Leroy 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Leroy!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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