OFC 3: Berserk PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigroklaws Demauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Steelman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tigroklaws Demauler has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Demauler
vs
Steelman

185 cm
21
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
260 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tigroklaws Demauler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scotty Steelman!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demauler lands with a nice combination. Steelman backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Scotty Steelman has been cut.
Steelman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A right-left combo lands from Demauler.

Steelman is rocked!
Steelman looks up at the clock. Bad move! Demauler lands a right hand from hell, dropping Steelman. Demauler pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tigroklaws Demauler!

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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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manly Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brok Butts (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.

Love
vs
Butts

210 cm
18
290 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
295 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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, Manly Love!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brok Butts!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Butts closes the distance and clinches.
Butts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Love lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Love is pressed up against the cage. Butts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Love down to the mat. Love avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manly Love seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love throws a head kick that misses.
Love fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Butts is out of range.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.
Butts blocks a head kick by Love.
Love throws out a loose jab but Butts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Love is breathing heavily.
Butts misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Love misses.
Butts shoots in and drives through. Love sprawls well.
Love throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Love tries a head kick but it misses.

Butts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butts comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Manly Love has been cut.
Love takes a knee right on the jaw!
Butts lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butts connects with a nasty looking knee right to Love's face.
Love takes an elbow to the forehead.
Butts creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Butts is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Love gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Manly Love has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brok Butts.
Butts landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Love is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Butts misses with a knee to the head.
Butts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Love wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Butts using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Butts 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.

Butts has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Love is trying to keep an underhook but Butts manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Butts stalling.
Butts passes to side control.
Butts just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Butts trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Butts controlling his opponent.
Butts putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts takes Love's back.
Butts misses with a punch to the head.
I would not like to be Love right now.

Butts is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Love is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brok Butts!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tonot Get (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Aggravated JD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aggravated JD is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who Dat. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Get
vs
Aggravated JD

174 cm
20
192 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tonot Get!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Aggravated JD!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Get throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aggravated JD stuffs the takedown attempt from Get. Get gets slowly back to his feet.
Get throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Get is looking to slow Aggravated JD down with leg kicks.

Get shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Get showed some decent athleticism there.
Get prevents Aggravated JD from improving his position.
Aggravated JD really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Get. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aggravated JD keeping hold of Get's head, controlling as best he can.
Aggravated JD tries to get to full guard but Get has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aggravated JD preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aggravated JD tries to roll over but Get keeps him under control.
Get perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Aggravated JD is trying to get back to full guard.
Aggravated JD wants to get back to full guard but Get has passed into side control.
Aggravated JD tries to reverse the position but Get maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Get manages to capitalize on a mistake by Aggravated JD to take his back!
Aggravated JD tries to escape but Get has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Get looking to hold on to the position here but Aggravated JD rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Get wants to control from the top but Aggravated JD keeps moving.
Aggravated JD working a defensive guard but Get manages to pass into side control anyway.
Aggravated JD tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Get presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Get avoids the attempt from Aggravated JD to control.
Aggravated JD looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aggravated JD is looking to improve his position but Get isn't that keen on the idea.

Get has hold of Aggravated JD's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Aggravated JD manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Get working for a guillotine from mount but Aggravated JD is in no mood to give up.
Aggravated JD can't escape the position.

Get stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aggravated JD closes the distance and clinches.
Aggravated JD avoiding damage.
Aggravated JD tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Get smiles and moves away.
Get tries to clinch but Aggravated JD is having none of it.
Get fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aggravated JD.
Aggravated JD tries to clinch but Get moves out of range.
Get shoots in and drives through. Aggravated JD sprawls well.
Get throws a sloppy head kick and Aggravated JD moves out of range easily.

Get gets a takedown into half guard.
Aggravated JD blocking the ground and pound attempt from Get.
Get could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Aggravated JD looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aggravated JD shoots and misses
and Get counters with an outside leg kick.
Aggravated JD is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Aggravated JD.
Tonot Get is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Aggravated JD clinches with his opponent.
Aggravated JD lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Aggravated JD jumps guard and drags Get to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aggravated JD seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Aggravated JD tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aggravated JD wants to stand up but Get is controlling him.
Get is fighting to break Aggravated JD's control of his arms but Aggravated JD is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Aggravated JD scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Get tries to keep at a distance but Aggravated JD has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aggravated JD breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aggravated JD will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aggravated JD has his takedown stuffed
and Get counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Aggravated JD has managed to clinch.
Aggravated JD lands a right hand that snaps the head of Get backwards.
Get is trying to break free.
Aggravated JD has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Get is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tonot Get has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Aggravated JD.
Get is trying to break the clinch but Aggravated JD has him pressed against the cage.
Aggravated JD lands a nice elbow.
Get prevents the takedown attempt.

Aggravated JD breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aggravated JD shoots in for a double leg but Get sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Get.

Aggravated JD moves into the clinch.
Get wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Get wants to get back to striking at distance but Aggravated JD won't allow it.
Aggravated JD lands an elbow that stopped Get in his tracks for a moment.

Get breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aggravated JD defending well as Get loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from Get misses

and Aggravated JD decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Get's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Get controls Aggravated JD momentarily but Aggravated JD frees himself.
Aggravated JD stopping the sweep attempt from Get.
Aggravated JD slips nicely into half guard.
Get missing with punches from the bottom.
Aggravated JD tries to pass to full mount but Get defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aggravated JD in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Get looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Aggravated JD wants to lay and pray for a moment but Get keeps working.
Get is trying to stand up here but Aggravated JD is controlling him well.
Aggravated JD lands with a punch from half guard.

Get is rocked!
Get might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Aggravated JD winds up and cracks Get with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Oh Get is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

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

Aggravated JD is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aggravated JD works his foot free and advances to mount.
Get is in a horrible position here. Aggravated JD smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Aggravated JD.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aggravated JD lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aggravated JD scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aggravated JD cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Aggravated JD is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Aggravated JD!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Aggravated JD!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Alscott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dextor Lavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alscott comes to the cage accompanied by Big Wigly Style - The Devil Wears Prada. 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.

Alscott
vs
Lavy

185 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Alscott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dextor Lavy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alscott tries to close the distance and clinch but Lavy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lavy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lavy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lavy wants to control from the top but Alscott keeps moving.
Lavy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lavy throwing strikes but missing.

Alscott had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lavy is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Alscott Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lavy's back instead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alscott cracks Lavy with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Lavy from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

Alscott is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lavy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Alscott is trying to stick to Lavy's back but Lavy is turning into Alscott. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Alscott's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lavy.
Lavy is working Alscott over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alscott 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.

Alscott looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lavy content to stall in guard here.

Lavy drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lavy as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Alscott screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lavy! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Dextor Lavy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glot Drulog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arlovski has chosen Tears Don't Fall as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drulog
vs
Arlovski

190 cm
18
230 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
244 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glot Drulog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arlovski lands a head kick that stumbles Drulog and the fighters go to the mat.

Drulog is rocked!

It looks like Glot Drulog has been cut.
Arlovski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oh Drulog is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drulog is trying to control the position but Arlovski postures up.
Arlovski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Arlovski drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Arlovski jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drulog seems to have got his legs back now.

Drulog looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drulog has a closed guard, preventing Arlovski from standing up.
Arlovski won't allow Drulog to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arlovski is sitting in close to Drulog's body. Drulog has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Arlovski is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Arlovski is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Drulog.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Glot Drulog!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Phinnius Bacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sir Phinnius Bacon has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wayne
vs
Phinnius Bacon

199 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Kangaroo Muscle

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, Keith Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sir Phinnius Bacon!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Wayne both land. Nice combination.

Bacon has closed the distance and engaged Wayne in a clinch.
Bacon is trying to maintain a safe position but Wayne gets an underhook and turns Bacon into the cage.
Bacon avoiding damage.
Bacon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wayne is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bacon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wayne is trying to break the clinch but Bacon has him pressed against the cage.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Bacon taking a breather.
Bacon lands a nice shot to the body.
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wayne.
Bacon takes a shot to the head.
Bacon trying to land knees to the body.

Bacon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bacon instigates a clinch.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Bacon.
Wayne lands an elbow just above Bacon 's eye.
Wayne has had enough of the clinch but Bacon keeps him there for the moment.
Bacon looking to slow down the pace here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bacon throws an elbow but misses.
Wayne tries to break the clinch but Bacon is controlling the position.
Wayne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Bacon tries to clinch there but Wayne circles away.
Wayne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bacon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bacon stuffs the takedown.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bacon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bacon tries to clinch but Wayne moves out of range.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon tries to clinch up.
Wayne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Bacon gets the takedown into side control.
Wayne is looking for a sweep.
Wayne is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bacon asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Bacon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bacon wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bacon's hands.

Wayne pushes Bacon up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon scores a nice knee to the body.
Wayne stalling.

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

Wayne rushes Bacon and presses him up against the cage.

Wayne ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wayne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wayne is trying to control the position but Bacon postures up.
Bacon trying to control the position from guard on top but Wayne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacon stopping the sweep attempt from Wayne.
Bacon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne keeping moving, preventing Bacon from controlling successfully.
Bacon won't allow Wayne to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bacon stands up from Wayne's guard - Bacon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Bacon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon misses with a wild body shot.
Bacon tries to clinch but Wayne moves away

and Wayne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bacon.
Bacon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wayne is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Wayne breaks from the clinch.

Wayne has closed the distance and engaged Bacon in a clinch.
Wayne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bacon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wayne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bacon or not.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees to the body from Bacon.

Bacon decides to pull guard.

Bacon scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wayne fails with the takedown

and Bacon counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Bacon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wayne changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bacon fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bacon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bacon showed some decent athleticism there.

Bacon stands up and beckons Wayne to join him on the feet.
Wayne fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Bacon tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wayne counters with a single leg into guard. Bacon didn't expect that.
Bacon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wayne stopping the sweep attempt from Bacon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bacon manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bacon fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wayne throws a head kick that Bacon semi-blocks.
Bacon closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wayne moves into the clinch.
Bacon is pressed up against the cage. Wayne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bacon down to the mat. Bacon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Bacon wants to clinch but Wayne slips to the side
and Wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Wayne shoots in and bounces Bacon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wayne trying to control the position from guard on top but Bacon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bacon wants to stand up but Wayne is controlling him.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Bacon keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bacon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wayne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bacon tries to clinch
and Wayne counters with a series of strikes. Bacon will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bacon instigates a clinch.

Bacon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keith Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bacon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bacon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bacon controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bacon controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sir Phinnius Bacon just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bacon clinches but Wayne breaks the clinch

and Wayne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bacon's guard now.
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!
Wayne wanted to stand there but Bacon had control of the position.

Bacon pushes Wayne off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
Wayne misses with a few strikes there.
Wayne doesn't manage to clinch there - Bacon circles away.
Wayne closes the distance but Bacon moves to the side

and Bacon counters by moving into the clinch.

Bacon breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bacon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bacon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne misses with a takedown

and Bacon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bacon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Wayne manages to break the clinch.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Wayne has his takedown stuffed

and Bacon counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Bacon trying to land knees to the body.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Wayne drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bacon stalling in the clinch but Wayne improves position.
Wayne stops a takedown attempt from Bacon.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bacon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wayne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bacon's guard.

Bacon has his feet on Wayne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bacon wants to clinch but Wayne slips to the side

and Wayne counters by clinching up.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bacon.
Bacon lands a shot to the body.
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!
Bacon working aggressively here.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon is working for takedown but Wayne is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wayne prevents the takedown attempt.
Wayne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wayne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bacon blocks it with crossed arms.
Bacon lands a nice knee to the body.
Bacon has Wayne pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Bacon.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Bacon is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wayne is keeping busy.

Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Keith Wayne will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Wayne lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Wayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bacon avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Wayne's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wayne duly obliges.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wayne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bacon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bacon wants to clinch

and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch.
Bacon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wayne lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wayne managing to block the knees to the body from Bacon.
Bacon swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne fakes the leg kick and cracks Bacon in the body.
Wayne misses with a series of wild punches.
Wayne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bacon.
Bacon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wayne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Bacon shoots in and drives through. Wayne sprawls well.
Bacon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne fails to land the takedown.
Bacon is looking to clinch but Wayne is avoiding it.
Wayne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wayne misses with a head kick.
Bacon tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.
Bacon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Wayne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wayne swings wildly with an uppercut but Bacon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bacon trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bacon.
Bacon crunches a lovely knee into Wayne's ribcage.
Bacon cracks Wayne with a nice body shot.
Sir Phinnius Bacon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bacon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wayne.
Bacon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Wayne.
Wayne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wayne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bacon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bacon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bacon shoots and misses

so Wayne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Keith Wayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sir Phinnius Bacon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bacon wants to get back to his feet but Wayne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bacon keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.

Bacon has his feet on Wayne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Wayne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wayne wants to stand up but Bacon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Wayne wants to control but Bacon is keeping him busy.
Wayne not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Bacon manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wayne looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bacon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wayne, pushing him back against the cage.
Bacon stalls.
Wayne looking for a takedown.
Nice body punch from Bacon.
Bacon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bacon prevents Wayne from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne avoiding damage as Bacon throws knees to the body.
Bacon lands a knee to the body.
Bacon lands a nice knee to the body.

Wayne breaks from the clinch.
Bacon tries a head kick but it misses.
Wayne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wayne clinches but Bacon breaks the clinch

and Bacon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wayne won't be happy with that.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet.
Bacon takes a little break here. Wayne wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Bacon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Wayne to his feet.
Wayne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bacon moves in looking to clinch but Wayne pushes him off.
Bacon looks to clinch
and Wayne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wayne circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wayne drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bacon wants to stand up but Wayne is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne being controlled here momentarily.

Bacon has his feet on Wayne's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bacon uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wayne has time to react.
Bacon avoids the head kick by Wayne.
Bacon clinches but Wayne breaks the clinch

and Wayne counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wayne.
Bacon missing with knees to the body.
Bacon looking to stall.
Wayne connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Sir Phinnius Bacon has been cut.
Bacon gets underhooks to prevent Wayne's takedown attempt.
Bacon tries to land knees in the clinch but Wayne avoids the damage to the body.
Wayne looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bacon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bacon has Wayne pushed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Bacon.
Bacon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sir Phinnius Bacon.
I think Bacon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Phinnius Bacon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cramz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cramz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thunderstruck - AC/DC. Matt Cramz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jackson
vs
Cramz

188 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bo Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Cramz!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson stops a takedown attempt from Cramz.
Cramz working aggressively here.
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cramz misses with the head strike.

Cramz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Jackson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cramz to the mat. Cramz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cramz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cramz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cramz trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cramz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cramz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cramz with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cramz landing strikes, looking to finish!

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Oh Jackson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cramz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Cramz maintains control.
Jackson seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cramz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramz landing strikes from the mount and Jackson is in trouble!
Jackson regains half guard.
Jackson wants to control but Cramz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Jackson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Cramz pulls his head out easily.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Cramz drops an elbow to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson is in trouble now - Cramz has advanced to mount!
A nice elbow there by Cramz.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Cramz.
Cramz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson is desperately trying to improve his position but Cramz has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Cramz.
Cramz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Jackson is trying desperately to improve position.
Cramz working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jackson can't escape the position.
Jackson wants to control but Cramz is having none of it.
Cramz with a couple of short strikes.
Jackson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cramz punching from mount but Jackson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson tries to reverse the position but Cramz maintains control.
Jackson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Jackson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jackson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cramz wants to sweep here but Jackson controlling him for the moment.
Jackson cracks Cramz with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Cramz keeps moving.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson prevents Cramz from standing back up.
Cramz is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Cramz kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
Cramz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cramz is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Cramz blocks with his arms.
Jackson gets through Cramz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cramz scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cramz.
Cramz has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cramz has double underhooks.
Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cramz avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cramz lands with a left to the head.
Cramz is trying to break the clinch but Jackson has him pressed against the cage.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cramz looking to stall.
Cramz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cramz avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.

Cramz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
Cramz tries to clinch up.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt

and Jackson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cramz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cramz lands a right hand.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Cramz.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cramz blocks it with crossed arms.

Jackson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cramz can't fight it off and eventually Jackson manages to take the fight to the floor. Cramz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Cramz has his feet on Jackson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Cramz blocks with his arms.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Cramz gets underhooks to prevent Jackson's takedown attempt.
Cramz is looking to break free of the clinch but Jackson has double underhooks.

Jackson has picked Cramz up - he's going for a ride! Jackson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cramz is looking for a sweep. Jackson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Jackson seems to be looking for submissions.
Jackson stops Cramz from getting back to his feet.

Cramz kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cramz tries to clinch but Jackson moves away

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cramz wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cramz striking off his back, scoring a few points.

Cramz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cramz lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Jackson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Cramz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen Rock you Like A Hurricane as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Johnnie Walker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Soturi
vs
Walker

180 cm
18
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
187 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artturi Soturi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnnie Walker!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker avoids the body shot from Soturi.
Soturi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soturi.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Soturi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Soturi.
A right-left combo lands from Soturi.
Soturi slow jab from Walker misses its intended target.

Walker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Walker showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soturi gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Soturi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
Walker is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Soturi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Walker trying to control but Soturi is working from the bottom.
Soturi is trying to keep Walker in close.

Soturi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Soturi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Walker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soturi keeps working.
Soturi dodges the ground and pound from Walker.
Soturi is looking to reverse the position.
Walker trying to control the action but Soturi is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Walker tries to clinch but Soturi moves out of range.
Soturi fails with the takedown

and Walker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Soturi's guard.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soturi is keeping the position for now.
Soturi working a defensive guard but Walker manages to pass into side control anyway.
Walker is looking to take a break and control but Soturi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Soturi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Soturi is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Walker misses with a takedown

so Soturi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Walker keeping full guard, as Soturi tries to pass.
Soturi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Walker manages to get back to half guard.
Soturi is pressing down on Walker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walker is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Soturi in particular looking to stall.

Soturi is looking for a kimura here.

Soturi is looking for a kimura but Walker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soturi to get the leverage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is looking to improve his position.
Soturi slows the pace down in half guard.
Soturi wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
Soturi controlling the pace.
Soturi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soturi is taking a breather. Walker 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.
Soturi is pressing down on Walker's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walker is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Soturi stalling away here and it's allowed Walker to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Soturi trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soturi stays in close to Walker's body and controls the position.
Soturi trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Artturi Soturi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Soturi looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Johnnie Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soturi loads up on a big right hand but Walker slips the punch.
Soturi thows a body shot but no joy.
Artturi Soturi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Soturi scores a takedown into full mount!
Soturi unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Soturi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Walker turns into him and now he's in Soturi's guard.

Walker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Walker with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Soturi to counter with a crisp jab.
Soturi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walker. That one must have hurt.
Soturi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Soturi, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Soturi against the cage but Soturi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Artturi Soturi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnnie Walker.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soturi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Walker moves into range and clinches up with Soturi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker cracks Soturi with a nice body shot.
Walker tries to pull guard but Soturi holds him up against the cage and eventually Walker drops back down to his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walker.

Walker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Walker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Soturi trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soturi is one step ahead there.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Soturi's guard.
Walker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Soturi is trying to keep Walker in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Walker gets to his feet - Soturi follows without any prompting.
Walker tries to clinch but Soturi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Artturi Soturi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Soturi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soturi 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 Walker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soturi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Soturi lands with a nice body punch.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Soturi.
Soturi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Soturi misses with a body shot
and Walker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soturi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soturi throws a combination that misses

and Walker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Walker.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Soturi working for a triangle but Walker defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soturi has his foot on Walker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walker works his way back into a safe position though.
Walker stopping the sweep attempt from Soturi.

Walker gets to his feet - Soturi follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Walker.
A shot to the body from Soturi misses
and Walker counters with an outside leg kick.
Soturi fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker tries to clinch but Soturi moves out of range.

Walker gets caught flat footed, as Soturi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soturi stays in close to Walker's body and controls the position.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnnie Walker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soturi wants to control from the top but Walker keeps moving.
Soturi wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Soturi is having none of it.
Soturi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Soturi won't allow Walker to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Soturi throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Soturi lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soturi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Soturi from controlling successfully.
Soturi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Soturi has gone for a leg lock! Walker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Soturi's guard.
Walker wants to stand but Soturi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soturi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Walker stops Soturi from standing up.
Soturi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Soturi looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Soturi trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.

Soturi throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Walker escapes and throws Soturi's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Soturi is not content to let Walker control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Soturi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artturi Soturi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Soturi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artturi Soturi!
Artturi Soturi is the new middleweight champion!