Legacy 48 185/205 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Himura Kenshin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joshua Brown has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Himura Kenshin's chin.

Kenshin
vs
Brown

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Himura Kenshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joshua Brown!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenshin stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kenshin lands with an overhand left.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch there but Kenshin circles away.
Nice cross by Kenshin.
The crowd cheers as Kenshin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brown doesn't seem phased though.

Brown is rocked!
Brown 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenshin shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Brown takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Kenshin sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Brown bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Himura Kenshin!

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 Jorge Cordes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murray Tye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Cordes
vs
Tye

187 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
202 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Cordes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Murray Tye!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tye misses with a two punch combination.
Tye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Jorge Cordes has been cut.
Cordes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cordes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murray Tye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cordes darts in and clinches Tye up against the cage.
Tye fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tye wants to break the clinch but can't.

Cordes manages to break the clinch.
Cordes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tye.
Cordes avoids a punch combination nicely.

Cordes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cordes showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tye tries to get to full guard but Cordes has control of the leg.
Cordes is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tye!
Cordes avoids the attempt from Tye to control.
Cordes landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordes working the ground and pound effectively.
Tye is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cordes tries to control but Tye wriggling away.
Cordes 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.
Tye tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Cordes stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Tye with a hook.
Tye fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cordes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Tye gets caught flat footed, as Cordes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cordes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Cordes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Tye throws a right hand that Cordes ducks under and follows up with a left that Cordes also avoids with ease.
Tye looks gassed!

Cordes has managed to clinch.

Cordes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tye swinging wilding here.
Tye looks to land a combination. Cordes sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tye scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cordes throws a nice looking combination but Tye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tye throws a combination that misses

so Cordes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cordes trying to control the position from guard on top but Tye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cordes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cordes trying to control but Tye is working from the bottom.
Cordes is stalling in the full guard.

Cordes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tye misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Cordes counters by clinching up.
Cordes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tye pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tye scores with the left hand. Cordes knows he should have avoided that one.
Cordes staying out of range there.
Tye loads up on a big right hand but Cordes slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tye misses with a wild combination.
Tye throws a looping overhand right but Cordes ducks down to avoid it.
Tye looks to throw the jab but Cordes is out of range.
Cordes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cordes slips a straight right by Tye.
A jab from Tye misses.
Cordes shoots for a double leg takedown but Tye sprawls well. He's pushed Cordes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tye stuffs the takedown attempt from Cordes. Cordes gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Cordes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tye walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cordes.
Cordes throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Cordes shoots in and bounces Tye off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordes controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Cordes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Cordes's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cordes has a takedown stuffed.
Cordes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tye.
Jorge Cordes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tye moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Cordes is rocked!
Tye grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Cordes takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Tye cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Murray Tye!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Koji Matsuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Matsuda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 科学忍者隊ガッチャ. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ramirez's choice of entrance music: Staring At The Rude Boys by The Ruts. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Matsuda
vs
Ramirez

182 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Tends to cut

White Gorilla Nutrition

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koji Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lemmy Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez swats away the attempt to clinch by Matsuda.
Lemmy Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuda moves away.
Ramirez wants to clinch but Matsuda slips to the side

and Matsuda counters by moving into the clinch.
Matsuda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matsuda missing with knees to the body.
Ramirez is trying to break the clinch but Matsuda has him pressed against the cage.

Matsuda breaks the clinch.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez works over Matsuda's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Koji Matsuda has been cut.
Matsuda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Matsuda looks to clinch
and Ramirez counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Ramirez looks at the referee who does nothing so Ramirez lands a crushing right that sends Matsuda to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lemmy Ramirez!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Master of puppets. Kelly has chosen Fistfull of Dollars as his entrance music. The key to victory for Frank Mir has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Mir
vs
Kelly

191 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Very confident

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelly shoots in and bounces Mir off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Kelly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mir looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mir looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mir!
Kelly tries to buck Mir off but Mir is having none of it.
Kelly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.

Mir decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kelly.
A combination from Mir does no damage.

Kelly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kelly is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kelly is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mir knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Kelly is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mir has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kelly working away.
Mir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kelly off and has taken his back!

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.
Mir has the hooks in. Kelly is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mir trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mir is trying to stick to Kelly's back but Kelly is turning into Mir. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mir's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kelly.
Mir wants to stand but Kelly is controlling the position.
Kelly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mir's guard.
Mir tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.

Mir looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mir is breathing heavily.
Mir is looking to improve his position.

Kelly is looking for a kimura here.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.

Kelly is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Mir wants to get back to full guard.

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

Kelly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mir doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kelly.
Mir wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.

Kelly is working for a kimura but Mir is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kelly is looking for a kimura but Mir is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kelly to get the leverage.

Kelly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mir is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mir throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kelly.

Mir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Mir avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kelly is looking for a triangle but Mir pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kelly had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mir is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kelly Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mir's back instead.
Kelly controlling well, preventing Mir from escaping the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir trying to control the position but Kelly manages to sink in the hooks.

Mir fending off the submission attempt from Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly looking for the choke from the back.

Kelly is persistently looking for the submission but Mir is defending it well.
Mir tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Kelly working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mir tries to hold on but Kelly postures up.

Kelly swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Mir is now in Kelly's guard. A big mistake from Kelly there, giving up the dominant position!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to work for a sweep but Mir has mounted him!
Kelly wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Kelly is desperately trying to improve his position but Mir has a good base and remains in mount.
Kelly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mir trying to control but Kelly is having none of it.

Mir looking for a guillotine from mount but Kelly is having none of it.
Mir wants to control the pace but Kelly is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelly flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

Mir is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kelly can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kelly sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

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

Kelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly is refusing to be controlled, as Mir sits in half guard.

Kelly actively working from the bottom here.

Kelly looking for submissions off his back.
Mir is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ned Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
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 Frank Mir will probably get the nod.
That's time! Mir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mir misses with a double jab.
Mir misses with a looping left.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mir.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Mir shows good takedown defense.
Mir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kelly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kelly is working for a kimura but Mir is defending it quite comfortably.

Kelly is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Mir still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Mir has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kelly!
Mir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir with good strikes from the mount here!
Kelly is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mir avoids the attempt from Kelly to control.
Mir breaks from Kelly's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kelly looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Kelly defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kelly breaks Mir's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kelly drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mir manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kelly has Mir in his guard.

Kelly working for a triangle but Mir defends it easily.

Kelly is looking for a triangle but Mir pushes his legs off easily.

Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mir tries to free his leg and advance position but Kelly is retaining full guard.
Kelly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mir!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Kelly is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mir has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mir!
Mir lands a couple of digs.
Mir passes Kelly's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kelly slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Kelly looking for the choke but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kelly is persistently looking for the submission but Mir is defending it well.

Kelly patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Mir turns into Kelly and is now in his guard.

Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mir wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Kelly!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hazlitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazlitt comes to the cage accompanied by Take Your Mama. On his way into the cage it seems that Henry Hazlitt has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Henry Hazlitt seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hazlitt
vs
Pounder

194 cm
23
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
211 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Hazlitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Pounder!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pounder throws a chopping leg kick but Hazlitt manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pounder misses with a double jab.
Pounder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hazlitt avoids a kick to the body.
Pounder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Henry Hazlitt has been cut.
Pounder misses with a wild combination.
Pounder misses with a double jab.
Hazlitt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pounder if he has to take too many more of those.
Pounder looks gassed!
Hazlitt staying out of range there.
Pounder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hazlitt.
Robert Pounder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pounder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pounder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pounder tries to work over Hazlitt's front leg with a kick but Hazlitt checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder misses with a combination
enabling Hazlitt to counter with a crisp jab.
Pounder throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hazlitt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pounder on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hazlitt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pounder moves away.
Pounder on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hazlitt lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hazlitt knocks Pounder to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Pounder is rocked!

It looks like Robert Pounder has been cut.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hazlitt gets to mount! Pounder was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Pounder is still in real trouble! Can Hazlitt finish him?
Hazlitt connects with a bit shot that sees Pounder covering up! More strikes from Hazlitt and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hazlitt is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Hazlitt!

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 Fabio Grazie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grazie comes to the cage accompanied by Randy Edelman, Trevor Jones - Promontory. Jason Crump acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Grazie
vs
Crump

177 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fabio Grazie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Crump!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crump is looking to slow Grazie down with leg kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crump.
Grazie is breathing heavily.
Crump is looking to slow Grazie down with leg kicks.
Crump comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crump. That's going to slow Grazie down.
Crump scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grazie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crump misses with a head kick.
Jason Crump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crump scores with a one two! Grazie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Crump lands a head kick. Grazie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crump scores with a push kick.
Crump will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Crump moves into range and clinches up with Grazie.
Crump has Grazie pressed against the cage.

Crump breaks from the clinch.

Crump shoots in and bounces Grazie off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump pushing down on Grazie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crump in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crump uses his free foot to push down on Grazie's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grazie.
Crump takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Crump is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump scores with a nice body kick.
Crump tests Grazie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Grazie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crump throws a nice inside leg kick.

Crump closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grazie to the mat! Grazie manages to get full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crump stays in close to Grazie's body and controls the position.
Crump slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crump wants to pass to mount but Grazie is defending the position.
Crump is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grazie trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Grazie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crump pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Crump stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Crump dominated that round.
That's time! Grazie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crump throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grazie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crump throws out the jab.
Crump throws a right and a left that Grazie avoids nicely.

Crump drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Crump is stalling in the full guard.
Crump trying to control the position from guard on top but Grazie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crump sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grazie's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump is trying to control. Grazie wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Grazie gets back to full guard.
Crump is stalling in the full guard.

Grazie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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.
Crump advances position into side control!
Grazie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crump wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crump controlling the position from side mount.
Grazie is not content to let Crump control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grazie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crump's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Grazie is trying to get back to full guard.
Crump wants to get back to his feet.

Grazie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crump keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crump prevents Grazie from improving his position.
Crump performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Crump is working for a kimura but Grazie is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Crump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Crump lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Crump lands a high kick!
Grazie with a poor takedown
and Crump counters with a body kick.

Crump feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crump wants to control from the top but Grazie keeps moving.
Crump sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Grazie's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Grazie is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Crump is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grazie is looking for a sweep. Crump is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grazie is working hard here to advance position.
Crump passes to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Grazie tries to bench press Crump off him but Crump keeps the position.
Crump trying to control the action but Grazie is working from the bottom.
Grazie struggling a bit here.
Grazie tries to buck Crump off but Crump is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crump stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Crump scoring well with a low kick there.

Crump has managed to clinch.
Grazie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crump just stands there and leans against the cage.

Crump lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Crump works his way into full mount!
Grazie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Fabio Grazie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crump prevents Grazie from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crump trying to pass the guard but Grazie defending well.

Crump decides to stand and escape the position.
Jason Crump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Grazie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crump dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crump fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Crump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crump has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Crump!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donal Drew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

The Malkind
vs
Drew

190 cm
20
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Donal Drew!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drew throws a nice looking combination but The Malkind bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drew throws a nice looking combination but The Malkind bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Malkind misses with the combination.
Drew misses with the combination.
The Malkind keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drew.
Drew swings for the body but The Malkind moves out of range.
The Malkind tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drew swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew just misses with a punch to the body.
The Malkind jabs at Drew's body.
An inside leg kick from Drew misses.
The Malkind throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drew counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drew scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
No luck for The Malkind with that takedown attempt.
Drew fails to land with a series of punches.
Drew falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Malkind counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drew thinking.
The Malkind shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drew counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nigel The Malkind. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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 Malkind will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Malkind is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind misses the shot to the body.
The Malkind throws a combination that misses
and Drew counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Malkind keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drew.
Drew misses with a straight right.
The Malkind shoots in and drives through. Drew sprawls well.
Drew throws a right hand that The Malkind ducks under and follows up with a left that The Malkind also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Drew.
A punch combination from Drew misses.
Drew throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Malkind counters with a nice uppercut.
Drew scores with a one two! The Malkind had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Nigel The Malkind has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Drew.
Drew throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Malkind connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Drew has The Malkind up against the cage in a clinch.
Drew lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drew misses with a knee to the head.
The Malkind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The Malkind wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drew has him pressed against the cage.

The Malkind has picked Drew up - he's going for a ride! The Malkind dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Drew is trying to control but can't.
The Malkind controlling the action here.
Drew wants to improve his position but The Malkind is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Drew is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but The Malkind pulls his head out easily.
Well, if The Malkind is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drew tries to roll over but The Malkind keeps him under control.

The Malkind is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drew has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Malkind is working away from the top position though.
The Malkind 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.

Donal Drew dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel The Malkind's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Malkind circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Drew.
Drew throws a right and a left that The Malkind avoids nicely.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Drew tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drew throws a right and a left that The Malkind avoids nicely.
Drew throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drew connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donal Drew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drew is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew looks to land a left hand but The Malkind moved out of range nicely.
The Malkind tries to close the distance and clinch but Drew swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donal Drew seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drew throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drew throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drew takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drew throws the left hand but The Malkind avoids the punch easily.
Drew wants to land a leg kick but The Malkind is out of range.
The Malkind lands a lovely overhand right.
The Malkind misses with a double jab
and Drew counters with a series of strikes. The Malkind will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Malkind darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Donal Drew has been cut.
Drew misses with a straight right.
The Malkind closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drew circles away.
The Malkind misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by The Malkind.
Drew avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drew checks the leg kick nicely there.
The Malkind throws a hook but Drew avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drew checks it well.
The Malkind takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Malkind checks a leg kick.
Drew's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Drew duly obliges.
Drew throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Malkind sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drew fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drew on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drew misses with a body shot

and The Malkind counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drew's guard now.

The Malkind is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The Malkind 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drew wants to control but The Malkind passes easily into half guard.

The Malkind is trying to work for a kimura but Drew is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The Malkind is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drew is looking to control The Malkind's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drew avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel The Malkind dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Drew closes the distance but The Malkind moves to the side

and The Malkind counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drew!
Drew is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

The Malkind working for a guillotine from mount but Drew is in no mood to give up.
Drew really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Malkind. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drew can't escape the position.
Drew wants to try and get back to his feet.
The Malkind sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The Malkind working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The Malkind jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Drew is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Drew and The Malkind has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Drew tries to get to full guard but The Malkind has control of the leg.
Drew is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The Malkind is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The Malkind wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drew keeps working.

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.

The Malkind is looking for a kimura but Drew is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Malkind to get the leverage.

The Malkind is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drew is just riding it out for now. The Malkind eventually gives up the hold.
The Malkind trying to mount his opponent but Drew defends it.
Drew tries to roll over but The Malkind keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Malkind takes a swing at Drew's ribcage but misses.
Drew throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent The Malkind stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew misses with the combination.
The Malkind shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donal Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drew jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Malkind swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drew tries to close the distance and clinch but The Malkind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drew tries to bum rush The Malkind with a series of wild strikes but The Malkind uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drew throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drew is looking to slow The Malkind down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Malkind.
Drew lands a slapping body shot.
Drew loads up on a big right hand but The Malkind slips the punch.
Drew lands a right hook to the body.
The Malkind tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drew swivels and escapes.
Drew fails to land with a series of punches.
Nigel The Malkind is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drew misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drew ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Malkind moves away.
The Malkind cracks Drew with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel The Malkind showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Malkind 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel The Malkind!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Old Greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg comes to the cage accompanied by Love Games. Hellstrom has chosen Firestarter as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Greg
vs
Hellstrom

180 cm
23
198 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Syndicate Drugs

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Old Greg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Hellstrom!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellstrom misses with a body shot.
Greg shoots in but Hellstrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Greg shoots in for a double leg but Hellstrom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Greg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Greg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hellstrom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Greg is one step ahead there.
Greg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Hellstrom pushes Greg off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Greg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellstrom.
Greg slips a jab and a cross from Hellstrom.
Greg uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hellstrom.

Greg drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hellstrom lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Greg is in close to Hellstrom's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hellstrom has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hellstrom trying to keep a closed guard but Greg is proving a slippery customer.
Greg with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom has momentary wrist control but Greg slips an elbow through the middle.

Hellstrom working for a triangle but Greg defends it easily.
Hellstrom trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Greg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hellstrom's head.
Greg postures up and lands a big shot to Hellstrom's brow.
Hellstrom looking for a sweep. Not yet Hellstrom, not yet.
Greg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hellstrom looking to control.
Greg lands a couple of elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hellstrom is on top in guard.
Hellstrom sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Greg's guard.
Greg throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hellstrom throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greg manages to get to full guard.

Greg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hellstrom gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greg tries to strike from the bottom.
Hellstrom throwing strikes but missing.

Greg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Greg is breathing heavily.
Hellstrom trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hellstrom trying to control but Greg is working from the bottom.

Greg is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hellstrom pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Greg is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A right-left combo lands from Hellstrom.
Greg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Greg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellstrom stuffs the takedown.
Hellstrom connects with the punch.

It looks like Old Greg has been cut.
Nice shot by Hellstrom.
Greg shoots in but Hellstrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Hellstrom.
Hellstrom digs a good body shot into Greg's ribs.
Hellstrom lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Greg at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hellstrom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Hellstrom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Greg, pushing him back against the cage.
Hellstrom presses Greg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellstrom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom lands a body shot.
Greg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hellstrom scores with a hook to the body.
Hellstrom makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hellstrom digs a right hand into Greg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Greg's gas tank.
Nice elbow from Hellstrom.
Greg letting Hellstrom take a breather here.
Hellstrom lands a knee to the body.
Hellstrom working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hellstrom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Greg blocks an elbow strike from Hellstrom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellstrom tries to land a knee to the head but Greg blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hellstrom.
Hellstrom leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Hellstrom dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Old Greg's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hellstrom scores with a jab. Greg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Hellstrom closes the distance and pushes Greg back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Greg.
Greg managing to block the knees to the body from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom tries to work over Greg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Greg is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hellstrom pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Greg changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hellstrom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Greg defending well as Hellstrom loads up on a big left hand.
Hellstrom throws a series of punches but Greg avoids them all with ease.
Greg fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Greg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hellstrom lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Greg shoots in for a double leg but Hellstrom sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hellstrom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hellstrom is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hellstrom keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Greg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hellstrom!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Greg prevents Hellstrom from getting the reversal.
Hellstrom wants to hold on but Greg pushes him away.
Greg 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.
Hellstrom regains half guard.
Greg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hellstrom defending well though.
Hellstrom moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hellstrom tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greg looking to pass the guard.
Greg with a nice head shot there.
Greg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Greg preventing the sweep.
Hellstrom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hellstrom fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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.
Greg fails with a takedown attempt.
Greg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Greg looks for a takedown but Hellstrom sprawls well.
Greg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hellstrom as he jumps to the side.
Hellstrom scores with a jab to the head.
Hellstrom with a nice cross.
Greg shoots in but Hellstrom avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Greg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Greg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Old Greg's cut is getting worse.
Hellstrom scores with a leg kick.
Greg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Greg takes one to the chin there.
Hellstrom lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Good shot there by Hellstrom.

Hellstrom instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Hellstrom's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Hellstrom finds it's way through Greg's defenses.
Hellstrom misses with a looping left.
Greg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Greg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hellstrom misses with a kick to the body.
Greg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellstrom throws out the jab.

Greg shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hellstrom's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Greg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Greg has gone for a leg lock! Hellstrom slips out almost immediately though and dives into Greg's guard.
Greg keeping moving, preventing Hellstrom from controlling successfully.
Greg throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.

Greg working for a triangle but Hellstrom defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellstrom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Greg's head.
Hellstrom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Greg is looking for a triangle here but Hellstrom uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Hellstrom advances to mount.
Greg is in all sorts of trouble here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hellstrom fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hellstrom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Greg is looking to escape.
Greg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Hellstrom showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Old Greg's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hellstrom throws a hook to the side of Greg's head but Greg sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hellstrom cracks Greg with an open hand slap.
Old Greg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greg tries for a takedown but Hellstrom sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Greg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Greg looks for a takedown but Hellstrom sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Old Greg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greg takes one to the chin there.
Hellstrom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Greg.

Hellstrom moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hellstrom.

Hellstrom escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hellstrom throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Greg gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greg fails to land the takedown.
Hellstrom lands with an overhand left.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hellstrom lands with a big left! Greg is wobbled badly! Hellstrom comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Greg to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tyler Hellstrom!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boot Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Head has chosen The will states i am to give you a boot to the head as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Walker
vs
Head

187 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

183 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boot Head!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Head has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Head.
Head lands a body punch in the clinch.

Walker is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Head can't fight it off and eventually Walker manages to take the fight to the floor. Head looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Head is retaining full guard.
Head pulls Walker in to control the position.

Head is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Head gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Head lands a body shot.
Walker is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Head.
Walker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Head pulls his leg out and moves away.
Head works Walker's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Head finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Head.
Head moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Nate Walker has been cut.
Head bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Head cracks Walker with an uppercut from hell and Walker crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Head's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Walker is rocked!
Head sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Oh Walker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Head gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Head cracks Walker with a good jab.
Head lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Walker falls backwards - clearly groggy! Head dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boot Head!