SCC 68 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between kinesa cali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Henrique Pereira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Manuel Henrique Pereira enters the cage!

cali
vs
Henrique Pereira

190 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, kinesa cali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manuel Henrique Pereira!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

cali looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
cali's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pereira wants to sweep but no luck.
cali postures up and lands a big shot to Pereira's brow.
Pereira 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.
cali in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pereira looking for a sweep. Not yet Pereira, not yet.

cali is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pereira is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pereira has escaped and now he's on top!
cali will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
cali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereira is one step ahead there.
Pereira pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. cali is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cali managing to control the position.
cali has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Pereira has passed into side control.
cali is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Pereira 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.
Pereira trying to control the position but cali is working away.
cali is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pereira's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two 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.
Pereira wants to take a breather but cali is having none of it.
cali makes his way to full guard. A much better position for cali.
cali pulls Pereira in close to prevent any damage.
cali looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pereira is one step ahead there.
Pereira trying to control the position from guard on top but cali is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cali wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Manuel Henrique Pereira has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

cali gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
cali is nestled in close to Pereira, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

It looks like Manuel Henrique Pereira has been cut.
Pereira on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That has opened up Manuel Henrique Pereira's cut even more.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). kinesa cali!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Slater
vs
Smith

178 cm
21
179 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
168 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slater sprawls well. Slater wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but Slater manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
AC Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Smith.
The fighters circle momentarily. Slater darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slater sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Slater shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Slater winds up and cracks Smith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Slater looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith wants to improve his position but Slater is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Slater.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Slater in his half guard.
Slater is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slater looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Slater is controlling the pace.
Slater working the head and body with strikes.
Slater passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Smith!
Smith tries to lock up and control but Slater gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater landing strikes from the mount and Smith is in trouble!
Slater dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Smith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slater content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater punishing his opponent with strikes.
Slater 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.
Slater lands a big elbow.
Smith can't escape the position.
Slater postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Smith looks a forlorn figure.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Slater maintains control.
Slater scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Slater working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Slater lands with some strikes.
Smith is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Slater! Smith is hurt baaadly! Slater is firing away with more strikes - Smith is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). AC Slater!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Pollock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Klinkosz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Piotr Klinkosz was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pollock
vs
Klinkosz

174 cm
21
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 1

177 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Pollock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Piotr Klinkosz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Klinkosz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Klinkosz throws a series of punches but Pollock moves out of range.
Klinkosz misses with an uppercut.
Pollock shoots in for a takedown but Klinkosz shows good takedown defense.
Klinkosz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Klinkosz throws the left hand but Pollock avoids the punch easily.
Pollock shoots for a double leg takedown but Klinkosz sprawls well. He's pushed Pollock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Klinkosz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pollock avoids the body shot from Klinkosz.
A slow jab from Klinkosz misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klinkosz is looking to clinch but Pollock is avoiding it.
Klinkosz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Klinkosz scores with a sloppy right hand. Pollock should have avoided that one.
Klinkosz lands a slapping body shot.

Klinkosz has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinkosz letting Pollock take a breather here.

Klinkosz jumps guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pollock pushing down on Klinkosz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Pollock content to control rather than advance.
Pollock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Henry Pollock just wasn't active enough.
Pollock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Klinkosz.
Pollock shoots in and drives through. Klinkosz sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Pollock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Klinkosz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pollock under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinkosz lands a lovely overhand right.
Klinkosz wants to clinch up but Pollock keeps it at a distance.
Klinkosz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pollock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Klinkosz throws a looping overhand right but Pollock ducks down to avoid it.
Klinkosz throws a hook to the side of Pollock's head but Pollock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Klinkosz misses with a looping right.

Klinkosz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Klinkosz unloading with bombs!
Klinkosz working Pollock over with strikes here.
Klinkosz punching from mount but Pollock doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Klinkosz unloading with bombs!
Pollock tries to lock up and control but Klinkosz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinkosz with the ground and pound from mount.

Pollock is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Klinkosz thowing shots but they're missing.
Oh Pollock is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klinkosz landing shots from mount.
Klinkosz postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Pollock bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Klinkosz and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piotr Klinkosz!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Damien Spawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Romziel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spawn comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Im a soldier. Corey Romziel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Spawn
vs
Romziel

170 cm
21
171 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

179 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damien Spawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Romziel!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spawn has a takedown stuffed.
Spawn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romziel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spawn somewhat.
Romziel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romziel throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Damien Spawn has been cut.
Damien Spawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romziel slaps away a takedown attempt from Spawn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Spawn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Romziel. That's going to slow Spawn down.
Spawn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spawn thows a body shot but no joy.
Romziel is looking to slow Spawn down with leg kicks.
Romziel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spawn is breathing heavily.
Spawn tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romziel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Romziel gets a clinch.
Romziel lands a damaging elbow.
Romziel is stalling here.
Romziel crunches a lovely knee into Spawn's ribcage.
Romziel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Romziel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spawn's face.
The referee calls for Romziel to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Corey Romziel.

Spawn gets tackled into the cage by Romziel. Romziel maintains the clinch.
Romziel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romziel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Romziel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Romziel lands an elbow inside that Spawn shrugs off.
Romziel connects with a knee to the head.
Romziel manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spawn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Romziel pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Romziel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spawn's face.

Damien Spawn's cut is getting worse.
Romziel has Spawn pressed against the cage.
Romziel connects with a nasty looking knee right to Spawn's face.
Romziel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Romziel working Spawn over with knees to the body.
Romziel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Romziel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romziel landing knees to the body.
Spawn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Spawn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Romziel slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Corey Romziel.
Spawn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Spawn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Romziel counters with a low kick, right behind Spawn 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romziel punishes Spawn's body with a nice straight punch.
Romziel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Spawn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romziel.

Romziel moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Romziel landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Romziel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Romziel.
Romziel is pushing Spawn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Romziel receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spawn tries to pull guard but Romziel won't allow it.
Romziel gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romziel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Damien Spawn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Romziel landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Romziel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damien Spawn'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.

Romziel lands a brutal head kick. Spawn looks out on his feet and Romziel throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Corey Romziel!

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C
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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakuraba has chosen speed TK Remix as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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?

Smith
vs
Sakuraba

172 cm
26
172 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sakuraba throws a leg kick that misses.
Sakuraba shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sakuraba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground.
Sakuraba is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Sakuraba is trying to control but can't.
Sakuraba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.

Sakuraba working for submissions but it's allowed Smith to get to half guard.

Sakuraba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sakuraba wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.

Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakuraba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sakuraba is looking for a triangle here but Smith uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sakuraba is looking for a sweep.
Sakuraba regains half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sakuraba taking some punishment here, with Smith in his half guard.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith prevents Sakuraba from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.

Sakuraba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back.
Sakuraba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakuraba with a poor takedown

and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Sakuraba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Sakuraba working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Smith has passed into half guard!
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Sakuraba is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sakuraba avoid being mounted?
Smith scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sakuraba is looking to improve his position but Smith isn't that keen on the idea.
Sakuraba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sakuraba manages to get to full guard.

Sakuraba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.

Sakuraba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mike Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.

Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith 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.

Sakuraba has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sakuraba working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith trying to control but Sakuraba is working from the bottom.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.

Sakuraba is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kazushi Sakuraba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sakuraba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sakuraba - that will leave a mark!
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Smith circles away easily

and Smith counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Smith.

Sakuraba escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Sakuraba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Sakuraba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sakuraba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakuraba is on top in guard.
Sakuraba thows a big elbow that misses.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sakuraba throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sakuraba looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sakuraba takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Sakuraba throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Sakuraba is looking to control Smith but Smith is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba controlling well, preventing Smith from escaping the position.

Sakuraba working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Smith is doing well to defend. Sakuraba seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Smith is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kazushi Sakuraba!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

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

Martell
vs
Kairuz

172 cm
26
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kairuz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kairuz tries to move into range but Martell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Martell lands with a big right hook that stumbles Kairuz - he's out on his feet here! Martell follows up with another monster hook that separates Kairuz from consciousness! Kairuz falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Martell stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

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

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Benavidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis McLay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benavidez comes to the cage accompanied by Da Mystery of Chessboxin'. McLay has chosen "The Party Song" by Blink 182 as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Benavidez
vs
McLay

167 cm
26
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
133 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

FULL METAL GEAR ($9.99 Morale Tee)
Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chad Benavidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis McLay!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLay shoots in for a double leg but Benavidez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McLay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benavidez circles away.

Benavidez moves into range and clinches up with McLay.
McLay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benavidez blocks it with crossed arms.
Benavidez has had enough of the clinch but McLay keeps him there for the moment.
McLay is pressed up against the cage. Benavidez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McLay down to the mat. McLay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benavidez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chad Benavidez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benavidez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

McLay scores with a takedown into Benavidez's guard.
McLay trying to control but Benavidez is working from the bottom.
McLay must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
McLay pushing down on Benavidez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McLay prevents Benavidez from standing back up.
Benavidez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McLay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benavidez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLay trying to control but Benavidez is working from the bottom.
Benavidez striking off his back but it's not causing McLay any problems.
Benavidez looking to hit a scissor sweep but McLay is one step ahead there.
McLay wants to control from the top but Benavidez keeps moving.

That's two 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.

Benavidez pushes McLay off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
McLay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benavidez paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Benavidez drives through and clinches with McLay against the cage.
McLay tries for a takedown but Benavidez manages to get underhooks.
Chad Benavidez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lewis McLay.
Benavidez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benavidez is trying to break the clinch but McLay has him pressed against the cage.
McLay stalling in the clinch but Benavidez improves position.
Benavidez stalling in the clinch but McLay improves position.
McLay has Benavidez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benavidez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
McLay wants a takedown but no success here.
Benavidez is pressed up against the cage. McLay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benavidez down to the mat. Benavidez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McLay.
McLay looks gassed!

Benavidez lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends McLay sprawling to the canvas. Benavidez follows him down, looking for the kill. Can McLay hang on?

McLay is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez trying to control the pace.
McLay is still in real trouble! Can Benavidez finish him?
McLay moves into full guard.
McLay seems to have recovered his senses.

Benavidez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Benavidez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Benavidez trying to control but McLay is working from the bottom.
Benavidez pushes down on McLay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Benavidez passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McLay!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benavidez jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McLay manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benavidez happy to just control the position for now.
McLay tries to bench press Benavidez off him but Benavidez keeps the position.
Benavidez tries to advance to mount but McLay denies him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benavidez lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McLay is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Benavidez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Benavidez has his takedown stuffed

and McLay counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McLay.
McLay throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benavidez blocks it with crossed arms.
McLay is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benavidez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McLay has Benavidez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benavidez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Benavidez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benavidez tries a head kick but it misses.
Chad Benavidez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McLay has Benavidez up against the cage in a clinch.

Benavidez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benavidez misses with a looping right.
Benavidez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McLay is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McLay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benavidez.

Benavidez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLay is trying to get back to half guard.
McLay sneaks back into half guard.
McLay wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Benavidez wants to work for an arm triangle but McLay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

McLay actively working from the bottom here.
McLay is breathing heavily.
McLay is looking to get back to full guard here but Benavidez has managed to pass to side control instead.
Benavidez with the ground and pound from mount.
McLay tries to reverse the position but Benavidez maintains control.

Benavidez has hold of McLay's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McLay manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLay is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Benavidez cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McLay is trying desperately to improve position.
Benavidez controlling the pace for now.
McLay is looking to get to half guard.
Benavidez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
McLay is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez wants to control the pace but McLay is squirming around nicely.
McLay is trying desperately to improve position.

Benavidez looking for a guillotine from mount but McLay is having none of it.
McLay can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Benavidez.
Benavidez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benavidez is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez trying to control but McLay is having none of it.
McLay tries to hold on but Benavidez postures up.
Benavidez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McLay is looking to escape.
McLay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benavidez wants to control the pace but McLay is squirming around nicely.
Benavidez prevents McLay from getting the reversal.

Benavidez looking for a guillotine from mount but McLay is having none of it.
McLay is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Benavidez dominated that second round.
That's time! Benavidez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

McLay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benavidez counters with a nice leg kick.
Benavidez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McLay is fending him off so far but Benavidez persists. Nope, McLay circles away and we're back to standing.
Benavidez tries for a takedown but McLay circles away easily

and McLay counters with a takedown into side control.
McLay trying to control the position but Benavidez is working away.
Benavidez is looking for a sweep.
Benavidez prevents McLay from moving into mount.
Benavidez manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McLay performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

McLay seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Benavidez has recovered full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McLay forces his way into half guard.
Benavidez tries to roll over but McLay keeps him under control.
Benavidez is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McLay's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McLay's back!
Benavidez biding his time, controlling McLay.
Benavidez lands shots from the back.
Benavidez doesn't have the hooks in and McLay manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLay scoring with some ground and pound.
Benavidez trying to control the position.

Benavidez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McLay doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McLay manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McLay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McLay wanted to stand there but Benavidez had control of the position.
Benavidez wants to sweep here but McLay controlling him for the moment.
McLay trying to control the position from guard on top but Benavidez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benavidez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez keeping moving, preventing McLay from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Lewis McLay.
McLay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benavidez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and McLay counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Benavidez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benavidez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McLay drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benavidez gets underhooks to prevent McLay's takedown attempt.

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.
Benavidez wants to break the clinch but can't.

McLay jumps into guard, dragging Benavidez to the mat.
McLay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chad Benavidez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McLay looking for a sweep. Not yet McLay, not yet.
Benavidez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McLay can't keep his opponent in guard - Benavidez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Benavidez works his way into side control.
Benavidez controlling from side mount.

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 Chad Benavidez.
Well Benavidez 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Benavidez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bo Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jjang Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bo Banks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Banks
vs
Shin

165 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
144 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jjang Shin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks slaps away a takedown attempt from Shin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Banks pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shin is out of range and Banks settles back down.
Shin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shin avoids the head kick by Banks.
Banks feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shin's calf.
Banks thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shin if he has to take too many more of those.
Shin looks gassed!
Banks tries to score with a low kick but Shin moves his leg out of the way.
Banks thows a body kick. Shin tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Banks tries to land a front kick but Shin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Banks throws a body kick that misses.
Banks throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Banks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shin checks a leg kick.
Banks pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Banks pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin shoots in looking for a takedown. Banks tries to sprawl out of it but Shin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Banks manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bo Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjang Shin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Banks misses with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Banks - the referee stops the clock and Shin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Banks. Shin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bo Banks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Banks lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shin's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Banks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Banks.
Banks throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Jjang Shin has been cut.
Banks dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shin. That did some damage!
Banks chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Banks tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Shin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banks. Banks obviously looking to wear him down.
Banks tries to land a leg kick but Shin saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries a head kick but it misses.
Banks misses with a low kick as Shin jumps back.
Shin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Banks motions for Shin to come forward. Banks throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Shin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Banks wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Banks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jjang Shin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Banks throws a head kick but Shin moves out of range.
Shin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Banks.
Jjang Shin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Banks is looking to score with low kicks.
Banks throws a low kick, looking for Shin's leg but Shin calmly moves out of range.
Banks misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Banks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Banks pinned against the cage. Banks gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shin is breathing heavily.
Banks misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Banks tries to score with a low kick but Shin moves his leg out of the way.
Banks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shin.
Shin checks a low kick from Banks.
Banks stuffs the takedown attempt from Shin. Shin gets slowly back to his feet.
Banks lands a front kick.

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.
Shin avoids a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown by Shin or perhaps it was just good defense by Banks which made him look bad.
Bo Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjang Shin.
A leg kick checked by Shin.
Crunch! Banks slams his shin into Shin's torso.
Banks throws a front kick aimed at Shin's knee but Shin avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Banks there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Banks connects with a leg kick. Shin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.
Banks throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Banks thumps Shin with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Banks. Shin shrugs it off though.
Banks throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Banks. Banks obviously looking to wear him down.
Banks throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks throws a nice head kick!
Bo Banks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banks throws a chopping leg kick but Shin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Banks cracks the inside of Shin's front leg.
Banks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shin can do to turn this around?
Banks attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Banks misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bo Banks dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jjang Shin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Banks throws a body kick that misses.
Banks throws a sloppy head kick and Shin moves out of range easily.
Banks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Shin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Banks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Banks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Banks throws a leg kick but Shin sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shin closes the distance and clinches up with Banks, looking for a takedown. Shin pushes Banks against the cage but Banks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Banks misses with a low kick.
Shin shoots for a double leg takedown but Banks sprawls well. He's pushed Shin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Banks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Banks - that will leave a mark!
Banks throws a low kick, looking for Shin's leg but Shin calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Banks.
Shin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Banks wants to slow Shin down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Banks scores with a push kick.
Shin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Banks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bo Banks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jjang Shin.
Banks misses with a low kick as Shin jumps back.
Banks throws a head kick that Shin semi-blocks.
Banks throws a head kick that half lands.
Banks throws a head kick but Shin moves out of range.
Shin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Banks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banks wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Banks.
Banks fakes the leg kick and cracks Shin in the body.
Banks dodges the punch combination from Shin.
Shin blocks a leg kick.
Shin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Banks but Banks pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bo Banks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks throws a nice head kick!
Banks connects with a leg kick. Shin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Banks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Banks wants it to stay on the feet.
Jjang Shin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Banks scores with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bo Banks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Banks, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bo Banks!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Forest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Codi Gale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gale has chosen Gravity kills - Guilty as his entrance music. 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.

Forest
vs
Gale

185 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
223 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel Forest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Codi Gale!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gale throws a head kick that Forest semi-blocks.
Forest connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gale's hands.
Gale moves out of range as Forest strikes.
Forest throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gale throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Gale is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Forest.

It looks like Codi Gale has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gale.
Forest misses the jab.
Gale looks to land a left hand but Forest moved out of range nicely.
Forest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gale.
Forest tries to clinch but Gale moves out of range.
Gale slips under a jab.
Gale circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Gale does it's job there.
Forest throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Forest throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Forest's sensitive parts.
Gale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Forest's head backwards.
Gale slips a straight right by Forest.
Gale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gabriel Forest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forest throws the left hand but Gale avoids the punch easily.
Forest takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Gale closes the distance and pushes Forest back into the cage.
Gale lands an elbow inside.
Forest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Forest takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Forest blocks an elbow strike from Gale.
Forest is trying to break the clinch but Gale is controlling him.
Gale lands an elbow inside that Forest shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gale.
Gale lands an elbow inside.

Gale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forest.

Gale closes the distance and clinches.
Gale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gale throws an elbow that misses.
Forest tries to break the clinch but Gale is controlling the position.
Forest wants to break free but Gale has control.
Gale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Forest backwards.
Forest blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gale lands a damaging elbow.

Gale breaks the clinch.
Forest is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A head kick misses from Gale.
Forest fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Forest swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forest misses with an uppercut.
Gale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Forest.
Forest closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gale finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gale lands a nice looking body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Forest misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gale.
Gale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gale lands a head kick. Forest smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Gale pushes Forest up against the cage in a clinch.
Forest dodges an elbow strike from Gale.
Forest avoids a wild elbow strike from Gale.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forest is trying to break free.
Nice elbow from Gale.
Gale lands an elbow just above Forest 's eye.

Forest is rocked!

It looks like Gabriel Forest has been cut.
Forest blocking some punches.
Oh Forest is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gale just misses with a elbow thrown towards Forest's brow.
Forest avoids a wild elbow strike from Gale.
Gale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gale misses with an elbow strike.

Gale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gale tries a head kick but it misses.
Gale throws a head kick but Forest moves out of range.
Forest defending well as Gale loads up on a big left hand.
Forest seems to have got his legs back now.
Gale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Forest.
Forest looks to throw the jab but Gale is out of range.
Gale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forest to score with a decent uppercut.
Forest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gale makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Forest tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gale takes one to the chin there.
Forest steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gale.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forest uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gale.
Donk. Forest catches Gale right on the button with a cross.
Forest staying out of range there.
Forest throws the left hand but Gale avoids the punch easily.
Gale throws a head kick that misses.
Gale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Forest.
Forest lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forest tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gale was well out of range. Poor timing from Forest.
Forest tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gale counters with a slapping leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Forest, as that shot connected.

Gale is rocked!
Gale is holding his hands too far apart here. Forest throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Gale is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gabriel Forest!

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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josef Gobbels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Faellen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gobbels
vs
Faellen

197 cm
28
190 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

186 cm
21
200 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josef Gobbels!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Graeme Faellen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gobbels moves into the clinch.
Faellen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gobbels unloads a knee to the mid-section. Faellen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gobbels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Faellen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faellen can't break the clinch.
Gobbels effectively controlling the action here.
Faellen is trying to break the clinch but Gobbels has him pressed against the cage.
Faellen wants to break free but Gobbels has control.
Gobbels putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Faellen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Faellen looks gassed!
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Gobbels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gobbels using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Faellen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Gobbels - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gobbels lands a body shot in the clinch.

Gobbels has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Faellen is trying to keep an underhook but Gobbels manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gobbels scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Faellen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gobbels.

Gobbels seems to be looking for submissions.
Still in half guard, Gobbels seems content to control.
Faellen is in trouble now - Gobbels has advanced to mount!
Gobbels controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Gobbels connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gobbels scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Gobbels is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Faellen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gobbels will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gobbels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faellen is looking to escape.
Gobbels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gobbels controlling his opponent.
Faellen can't escape the position.
Gobbels has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Faellen's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faellen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gobbels lands a heavy elbow.
Gobbels raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faellen is trying desperately to improve position.
Gobbels landing strikes from the mount and Faellen is in trouble!
Gobbels cracks Faellen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gobbels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faellen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gobbels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Gobbels controlling the pace for now.
Gobbels raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gobbels looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gobbels scoring with strikes but Faellen is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gobbels scoring with strikes but Faellen is staying in there.
Gobbels in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Gobbels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faellen is looking to escape.
Faellen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gobbels working for a guillotine from mount but Faellen is in no mood to give up.
Gobbels tries to control but Faellen wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Gobbels.
Gobbels looking to control but Faellen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gobbels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gobbels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Faellen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gobbels connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Gobbels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faellen is looking to escape.
Gobbels lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faellen can't escape the position.
Faellen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gobbels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gobbels lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josef Gobbels dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gobbels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gobbels tries to clinch there but Faellen circles away.
Faellen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gobbels.
Gobbels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faellen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gobbels.
Faellen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gobbels jabs Faellen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Faellen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Faellen throws a series of punches but Gobbels avoids them all with ease.
Faellen misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gobbels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faellen was well out of range. Poor timing from Gobbels.
Gobbels is looking to clinch.
Gobbels doesn't manage to clinch there - Faellen circles away.
Faellen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbels keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Faellen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faellen throws a leg kick which misses Gobbels's front leg but catches the back leg as Gobbels tries to avoid it.
Faellen tries a head kick but it misses.
Faellen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Faellen. Those never looked like landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gobbels lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Faellen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Faellen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Faellen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Graeme Faellen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faellen throws a leg kick
and Gobbels counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Faellen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gobbels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gobbels thuds a left hand into Faellen's body.
A big right from Faellen misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels misses with a wild body shot.
Gobbels jabs at Faellen's body.
Faellen throws a series of punches but Gobbels avoids them all with ease.
Faellen throws a body kick the misses
and Gobbels counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faellen thinking.
Faellen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gobbels counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Graeme Faellen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Faellen is breathing heavily.
Gobbels moves out of range as Faellen strikes.
Gobbels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gobbels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gobbels is looking to wear down Faellen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Faellen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gobbels.
Gobbels tries to clinch but Faellen is having none of it.
Faellen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gobbels misses with a body shot.
Gobbels tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels moves in looking to clinch but Faellen pushes him off.
Faellen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gobbels scores with a shot to the body.

Gobbels moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Gobbels scores with a nice short uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Gobbels.
Gobbels lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gobbels works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hand to the body from Gobbels.
Gobbels scores with a knee to the head.
Gobbels avoiding damage.
A right hand to the body from Gobbels.
Gobbels lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Graeme Faellen has been cut.
Faellen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Faellen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gobbels tries a knee to the head but Faellen blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gobbels.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gobbels lands with a left to the head.
Gobbels lands with a short shot to the head.
Gobbels tries to land knees in the clinch but Faellen avoids the damage to the body.
Gobbels lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Faellen.
Gobbels trying to land knees to the body.
Gobbels missing with knees to the body.
Gobbels missing with knees to the body.
Gobbels is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faellen can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Gobbels - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gobbels scores with a knee to the head.
Faellen is trying to break the clinch but Gobbels is controlling him.
Gobbels scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Gobbels - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Gobbels.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gobbels scores a nice knee to the body.
Gobbels lands a knee to the body.
Gobbels lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Gobbels.
Gobbels lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josef Gobbels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Graeme Faellen'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.

Gobbels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gobbels fails in his attempt to clinch.
Faellen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Faellen scores with a head kick. Gobbels tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Gobbels takes a swing at Faellen's ribcage but misses.
Faellen throws a sloppy body shot

and Gobbels counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gobbels trying to control but Faellen is working from the bottom.
Gobbels chips away with some ground and pound.
Gobbels is working Faellen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Faellen keeping moving, preventing Gobbels from controlling successfully.
Gobbels throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Faellen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gobbels 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.
Gobbels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Faellen swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gobbels wants to control from the top but Faellen keeps moving.
Josef Gobbels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faellen is looking to stand back up but Gobbels counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Faellen.
Faellen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gobbels controlling the pace.
Faellen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gobbels passes the guard and advances to mount!
Gobbels working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Faellen wants to control but Gobbels is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faellen is looking to get to half guard.
Gobbels looking to control and managing it successfully.
Gobbels postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Faellen looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Faellen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gobbels wants to control the pace but Faellen is squirming around nicely.
Gobbels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gobbels with a couple of short strikes.

Faellen is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Faellen can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gobbels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Faellen is still in real trouble! Can Gobbels finish him?
Gobbels with shots to the head and body - Faellen looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gobbels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Faellen is looking to escape.
Gobbels looking to finish Faellen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Faellen!
Faellen is squirming around, avoiding Gobbels's attempts to control the action.
Gobbels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faellen hang on?
Gobbels has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Faellen's face.
Gobbels scoring with strikes but Faellen is staying in there.

Gobbels is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Gobbels extends the arm and Faellen is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josef Gobbels!
Josef Gobbels retains his middleweight title!