BHFC 65: Numb vs Narushima PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Champion Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Winchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Winchester

195 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Champion Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Winchester!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winchester tries to clinch up.
Winchester tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with a head kick.
Winchester wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Winchester can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Winchester trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Winchester manages to get to full guard.

Winchester uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Winchester gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Winchester manages to retain guard.
Jones slips nicely into half guard.
Jones is thwarting Winchester's attempts to control the position.
Winchester is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Winchester has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Winchester's legs - danger averted.
Jones won't allow Winchester to sweep him here.
Winchester is striking off his back. Jones thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
Winchester moves into full guard.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Winchester works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winchester swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Winchester isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jones stacks Winchester on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jones!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to reverse the position.
Winchester can't do much from the bottom here.
Winchester tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jones wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winchester on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winchester can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sam Winchester will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Winchester looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Winchester holds on and takes a little breather.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Winchester is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Winchester escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones prevents Winchester from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a strike but Winchester rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Winchester defends it easily.
Winchester postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Winchester controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Winchester has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Winchester trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sam Winchester.
Winchester fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winchester is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.

Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Winchester tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Winchester's guard.
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Winchester looking for subs off his back but Jones has passed one foot through into half guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winchester punching from the bottom.
Winchester missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sam Winchester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Winchester fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Jones decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Winchester is looking to improve his position.
Winchester is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Winchester trying to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winchester controlling well, preventing Jones from escaping the position.

Winchester looking for the RNC.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Jones prevents Winchester from getting a body triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Winchester controlling the positon.
Winchester throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Winchester throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is keeping busy.

Jones showing good submission defense here.

Winchester working for the choke.
What can Jones do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to escape the position.
Jones could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Winchester is persistently looking for the submission but Jones is defending it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winchester controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Winchester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winchester winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Winchester!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Three Days Grace - Animal I Have Become as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Riddler
vs
Silva

198 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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, Ben Riddler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrick Silva!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Riddler.
Riddler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Riddler.

It looks like Rodrick Silva has been cut.
Riddler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Riddler takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Riddler.

Riddler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddler wants to clinch.
Riddler tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Riddler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Riddler forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Riddler lands an elbow inside.
Riddler lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.

Riddler manages to break the clinch.
Ben Riddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddler tries to clinch up.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddler is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Riddler sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riddler is looking to clinch.

Riddler drops Silva with a left and a right! Oh, Silva is hurt - Riddler dives into side control looking to finish!

Silva is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riddler wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Riddler trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Riddler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddler is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Riddler wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva advances position into side control!
You can see the frustration on Riddler's face as Silva controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Riddler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrick Silva's cut.
That's time! Riddler's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Riddler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Riddler tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rodrick Silva!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleksandr Krinichnyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Krinichnyi
vs
Oliveira

177 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aleksandr Krinichnyi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krinichnyi stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Oliveira gets a double leg takedown into Krinichnyi's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krinichnyi wants to stand but Oliveira is controlling the position.
Krinichnyi is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Oliveira accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Oliveira pushes down on Krinichnyi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Oliveira tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krinichnyi knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira drops an elbow to the side of Krinichnyi's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Krinichnyi is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliveira.

Krinichnyi is defending against the submission attempts here by Oliveira.
Oliveira is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krinichnyi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krinichnyi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.

Oliveira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krinichnyi sees it coming and defends easily.
Krinichnyi pushes Oliveira off looking to stand but Oliveira dives back in and keeps control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Oliveira is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krinichnyi is just riding it out for now. Oliveira eventually gives up the hold.
Oliveira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Oliveira thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krinichnyi defending well though.
Oliveira is looking to advance position but Krinichnyi won't allow it.
Oliveira lands strikes from half guard.
Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Krinichnyi's hands, connecting with Krinichnyi's forehead.

Oliveira seems to be looking for submissions.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Oliveira connects with a nice short shot to Krinichnyi's temple.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Krinichnyi's hands, connecting with Krinichnyi's forehead.
Krinichnyi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oliveira throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krinichnyi's waist but Krinichnyi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oliveira off to one side.
Krinichnyi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Krinichnyi stuns Oliveira with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Oliveira clinches with his opponent.
Krinichnyi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Oliveira lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira throws a strike but Krinichnyi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Oliveira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krinichnyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Krinichnyi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krinichnyi manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Krinichnyi's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krinichnyi has momentary wrist control but Oliveira slips an elbow through the middle.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oliveira is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliveira is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krinichnyi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliveira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oliveira has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Krinichnyi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krinichnyi manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Krinichnyi's guard.
Oliveira with a flurry of punches that miss.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krinichnyi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliveira trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliveira scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliveira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Krinichnyi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliveira is working Krinichnyi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Oliveira 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.
Oliveira scoring with some ground and pound.
Nelson Oliveira has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira drops back looking for a leg! Krinichnyi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Krinichnyi manages to kick Oliveira off! Oliveira jumps back into Krinichnyi's guard.
Oliveira stands and throws Krinichnyi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Oliveira working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Oliveira scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Krinichnyi to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Oliveira is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krinichnyi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The strikes coming from Oliveira are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nelson Oliveira showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Krinichnyi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.

Oliveira closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krinichnyi to the mat! Krinichnyi manages to get full guard.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Krinichnyi is retaining full guard.

Oliveira 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.
Oliveira forces his way into half guard.

Oliveira is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Krinichnyi sees it coming and defends easily.
Oliveira has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Oliveira there.
Krinichnyi is trying to stand back up but Oliveira is controlling him
Oliveira missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Oliveira thows a huge punch but Krinichnyi dodges it nicely.

Oliveira is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Krinichnyi is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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

Oliveira is working for a kimura but Krinichnyi is defending it quite comfortably.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to control. Krinichnyi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Krinichnyi is trying to stand up here but Oliveira is controlling him well.
Krinichnyi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliveira.

Oliveira is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krinichnyi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Nice strikes from Oliveira there.
Aleksandr Krinichnyi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Oliveira is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Krinichnyi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Oliveira pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliveira lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira slips a nice elbow through Krinichnyi's hands, connecting with Krinichnyi's forehead.

Oliveira is looking for a kimura but Krinichnyi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Oliveira to get the leverage.
Nelson Oliveira is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oliveira drops an elbow to the side of Krinichnyi's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Oliveira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oliveira winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nelson Oliveira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Vass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vass's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Highway to Hell (AC/DC). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vass
vs
Africanus

185 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

175 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Vass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julius Africanus!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vass looks for a takedown but Africanus sprawls well.
Africanus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Africanus lands a head kick. Vass smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Nick Vass has been cut.
A clash of legs there as Vass blocks the low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Africanus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vass quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Africanus moves nicely into side control.
Vass wants to control but Africanus postures up.
Vass manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vass trying to hold on to Africanus's head to control him but Africanus postures up.
Africanus lands strikes from half guard.
Africanus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Africanus is thwarting Vass's attempts to control the position.
Africanus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Vass trying to hold on to Africanus's head to control him but Africanus postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vass keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Africanus lands a nice short elbow.
Africanus is thwarting Vass's attempts to control the position.
Africanus wants to pass the guard but Vass is defending well.
Vass is trying to stand back up but Africanus is controlling him
Vass keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Vass wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vass takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vass fails to land the takedown.
Vass wants to slow Africanus down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus stuffs the takedown attempt from Vass. Vass gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Vass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Africanus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vass is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Africanus fails to land the takedown.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Vass. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Vass dives in and grabs Africanus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Africanus pushes down on Vass's head and hops out.

Vass forces Africanus back against the cage and clinches.
Africanus lands a good knee to the midsection. Vass won't want to take too many of those.
Africanus scores a nice knee to the body.
Africanus stalling the fight.
Africanus has Vass pressed against the cage, preventing Vass from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Africanus landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Africanus working Vass over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus stalling the fight.
Africanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Africanus pulls guard.
Vass trying to control the position from guard on top but Africanus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vass has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vass missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Africanus is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Africanus wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vass trying to control but Africanus is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Vass wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Africanus tries to keep at a distance but Vass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vass has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Vass gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vass trying to control the position from guard on top but Africanus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vass wanted to stand there but Africanus had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Africanus controls Vass momentarily but Vass frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Africanus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vass.
Africanus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vass was well out of range. Poor timing from Africanus.
Vass takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Africanus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vass blocks a head kick by Africanus.
Vass tries for a takedown but Africanus sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Africanus connects with an inside leg kick.

Africanus shoots in and bounces Vass off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vass is trying to control the position but Africanus postures up.

Africanus got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vass has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Africanus has managed to get both his arms back between Vass's legs - danger averted.
Africanus landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Vass wriggles free and stands up.

Vass moves into range and clinches up with Africanus.
Africanus lands a knee to the head.
Africanus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Africanus misses with a punch to the body.

Africanus gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Africanus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vass defending well though.
Africanus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Africanus lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Africanus moves into full mount! Vass won't be happy about that!
Africanus with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Africanus looking to finish Vass with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vass!
A nice elbow there by Africanus.
Africanus with shots to the head and body - Vass looks very uncomfortable down there.
Africanus lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vass working to try and regain half guard.
Africanus raining down hammerfists from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Africanus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vass's face.
Africanus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Africanus landing strikes, looking to finish!

Vass is rocked!
Vass is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vass tries to hold on but Africanus postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Africanus lands a big elbow.
Oh Vass is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Julius Africanus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Africanus connects with a bit shot that sees Vass covering up! More strikes from Africanus and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Africanus is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Africanus!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Joe Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Ragnaar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ragnaar has chosen Dead Soul Tribe - Let The Hammer Fall as his entrance music. Bobby Joe Blythe is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Joe Blythe
vs
Ragnaar

200 cm
21
281 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
21
260 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

PhoQus Sports Clothing Line

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Joe Blythe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Erik Ragnaar!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blythe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ragnaar blocks a head kick by Blythe.
Blythe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Blythe.
Blythe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ragnaar crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Blythe - the referee stops the clock and Ragnaar gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Blythe. Ragnaar manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Blythe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Erik Ragnaar has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Blythe blocks the low kick.
Blythe throws a head kick that misses.
Blythe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnaar.
Ragnaar moves away from the strike by Blythe.
Blythe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blythe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Erik Ragnaar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blythe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ragnaar.
Ragnaar thows a body shot but no joy.
Blythe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blythe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ragnaar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blythe goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blythe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blythe is breathing heavily.
Ragnaar throws out a loose jab but Blythe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blythe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ragnaar jabs Blythe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blythe dodges the punch combination from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Ragnaar scores with a jab to the body.
Ragnaar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Ragnaar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ragnaar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ragnaar misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blythe letting Ragnaar take a breather here.
Ragnaar working Blythe over with knees to the body.
Blythe has had enough of the clinch but Ragnaar keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Ragnaar.
Ragnaar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blythe letting Ragnaar take a breather here.
Blythe avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Ragnaar lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Bobby Joe Blythe has been cut.
Ragnaar leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike.
Blythe avoiding damage as Ragnaar throws knees to the body.
Ragnaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blythe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ragnaar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ragnaar is working Blythe over against the cage.
Ragnaar throws a head punch that misses.
Ragnaar lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar is struggling to control the position.
Ragnaar misses with a knee strike.
Ragnaar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Blythe tries to pull guard but Ragnaar won't allow it.
Ragnaar with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Blythe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ragnaar is working Blythe over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Ragnaar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Blythe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice defenses there by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar stuns Blythe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Ragnaar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ragnaar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Blythe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ragnaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blythe backwards.
Ragnaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Blythe controls his hands.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the head but Blythe blocks with his arms.
Ragnaar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ragnaar.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ragnaar pushes Blythe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ragnaar has Blythe pushed against the cage.
Ragnaar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ragnaar misses with a knee to the head.
Ragnaar misses with a punch on the inside.
Ragnaar tries a body shot but Blythe blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ragnaar effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Ragnaar on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blythe fails to pull guard.
Ragnaar tries a knee to the head but Blythe blocks it.
Ragnaar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Ragnaar.
Blythe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ragnaar throws a punch but it's blocked by Blythe.
Ragnaar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blythe blocks it with crossed arms.
Blythe blocks a body shot from Ragnaar.
Erik Ragnaar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ragnaar lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blythe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar misses with a knee strike.
Ragnaar leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ragnaar misses with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ragnaar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blythe is trying to break the clinch but Ragnaar has him pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ragnaar slows down the pace here.
Ragnaar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ragnaar scores with a hook to the body.
Ragnaar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ragnaar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blythe can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ragnaar lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blythe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ragnaar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blythes head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Ragnaar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Ragnaar lands with a nice body punch.
Blythe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Erik Ragnaar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ragnaar lands the left hand.
Blythe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ragnaar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnaar misses with a wild body shot.
Blythe throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnaar moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Blythe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blythe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 fight moves into the clinch position.
Ragnaar has Blythe pushed against the cage.
Ragnaar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blythe avoids it.
Ragnaar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blythe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ragnaar walks away with a smile on his face. Blythe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No joy there for Ragnaar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ragnaar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ragnaar tries to clinch there but Blythe circles away.
Ragnaar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Ragnaar forces Blythe back against the cage and clinches.
Ragnaar lands a nice uppercut.
Ragnaar will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Blythe up against the cage.
Ragnaar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Blythe can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ragnaar.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the head but Blythe blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ragnaar pushes Blythe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blythe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ragnaar scores a nice knee to the body.
Ragnaar tries a body shot but Blythe blocks it.
Ragnaar misses with some punches.
Ragnaar stalling in the clinch.
Ragnaar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blythe backwards.
Ragnaar has Blythe pressed against the cage.
Ragnaar lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ragnaar is leaning against Blythe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ragnaar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blythe being controlled against the cage.
Ragnaar cracks Blythe with a nice body shot.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ragnaar lands a shoulder strike.
Blythe wants to get back to striking at distance but Ragnaar won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ragnaar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blythe avoids it.
Ragnaar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ragnaar struggles to land a body shot inside as Blythe controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Ragnaar - that landed with a thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blythe being controlled against the cage.
Ragnaar lands a body shot.
Bobby Joe Blythe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ragnaar lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ragnaar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ragnaar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ragnaar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blythe backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Ragnaar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ragnaar 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Ragnaar!

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 Jimmy Fos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Tatarata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Can't Be Touched. Tatarata comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dr Dre feat Snoop Dogg - Next Episode kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fos
vs
Tatarata

183 cm
27
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

199 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Fos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Krzysztof Tatarata!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tatarata misses with the body kick
and Fos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fos cracks Tatarata with a good jab.
Tatarata avoids a kick to the body.
Tatarata with a nice cross.

It looks like Jimmy Fos has been cut.
Fos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tatarata.
A head kick misses from Tatarata.
Nice defenses there by Fos.
Fos thumps Tatarata with a low kick.
Fos looks to land a combination. Tatarata sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fos throws a lazy body kick
and Tatarata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatarata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatarata tries to clinch but Fos is having none of it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fos.
Tatarata takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Fos jabs Tatarata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fos misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fos, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Fos.
Fos throws a head kick that misses
letting Tatarata counter with a right hand.
Fos scores with a jab. Tatarata acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatarata on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatarata wants to clinch up but Fos keeps it at a distance.
Fos throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatarata misses with a double jab.
Fos throws out a powerful jab.
Tatarata fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatarata throws a right and a left that Fos avoids nicely.
Fos misses with a body kick.
Fos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fos scores with a head kick. Tatarata tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tatarata pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatarata counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tatarata.
Tatarata wants to clinch.
Fos digs a good body shot into Tatarata's ribs.
Tatarata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fos tries to land a front kick but Tatarata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatarata takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tatarata misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatarata takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fos works over Tatarata's head and body with a nice combination.
Tatarata throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatarata tries to clinch but Fos is having none of it.
Fos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fos avoids the body shot from Tatarata.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fos throws a push kick but Tatarata slaps the foot to one side.
Tatarata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatarata has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice body kick from Fos.
Fos swings for the body but Tatarata moves out of range.
Tatarata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fos.
Tatarata tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatarata looks to land a left hand but Fos moved out of range nicely.
Tatarata misses with a wild body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fos.
Tatarata tries to bum rush Fos with a series of wild strikes but Fos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fos lands a front kick.
Fos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fos throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Tatarata does no damage.
Fos lands a nice hook to Tatarata's body. Tatarata takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tatarata looks to score with a jab to the body but Fos is just out of range.
Tatarata is breathing heavily.
Fos lands with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Fos. Beautiful body shot.
Fos pushes Tatarata away with a front kick.
Fos connects with a nice looking jab.
Fos scores with a head kick. Tatarata tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fos throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fos walks into a jab.
Fos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatarata manages to avoid it.
Fos lands with a hook. Tatarata tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tatarata throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jimmy Fos is winning the standup battle so far.
Fos tries to land a front kick but Tatarata steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatarata throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fos counters with a thumping low kick.
Tatarata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tatarata takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tatarata misses with a combination
and Fos counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tatarata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Fos scores with a four punch combination!
Fos delivers a nice body kick.
Fos lands a leg kick that knocks Tatarata off balance momentarily.
Fos throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jimmy Fos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut lands for Fos. That snapped Tatarata's head back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fos.
Tatarata has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Tatarata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tatarata blocks a head kick by Fos.
Tatarata on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fos. That's going to slow Tatarata down.
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!
Fos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fos scores with a jab. Tatarata acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tatarata has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fos.
Tatarata has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fos.
Tatarata takes one to the side of the head.
Fos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tatarata eats them both and turns towards Fos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fos has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fos cracks the inside of Tatarata's front leg.
Fos throws a push kick but Tatarata slaps the foot to one side.
Fos misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Fos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Fos'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Fos.
Fos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tatarata motions for Fos to come forward. Tatarata throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tatarata lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fos - that will leave a mark!
Fos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Fos.
Fos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatarata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fos scoring well with a low kick there.
Fos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatarata tries to close the distance and clinch but Fos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatarata tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatarata tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tatarata wants to clinch.
Fos connects with a leg kick. Tatarata looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tatarata rushes Fos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tatarata connects with a knee to the head.
Tatarata crunches a lovely knee into Fos's ribcage.
Tatarata managing to block the knees to the body from Fos.

Fos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatarata is looking to clinch but Fos is avoiding it.
Tatarata tries to clinch up but Fos circles away and keeps his distance.
Fos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fos throws a head kick but Tatarata moves out of range.
Fos lands a nice looking body shot.
Tatarata is looking to clinch but Fos is avoiding it.
Fos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatarata looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatarata is looking to clinch.
Fos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fos swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatarata.
Tatarata tries to clinch up.
Fos dips to his left and cracks Tatarata with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fos misses with a body shot.
Tatarata fails to land with a series of punches.
Fos cracks the inside of Tatarata's front leg.
Krzysztof Tatarata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatarata showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fos.
Tatarata throws a low kick, looking for Fos's leg but Fos calmly moves out of range.
Fos swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatarata.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tatarata rushes Fos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fos presses Tatarata against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jimmy Fos.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Fos!

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RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter's entrance music is Jay-Z - Lucifer. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Santiago

175 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

XTREME PWNAGE

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silva Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santiago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
A left lands for Carter.

It looks like Silva Santiago has been cut.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Santiago with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santiago shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shawn Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Santiago.
Santiago looks gassed!
Santiago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Santiago off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Carter follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Santiago was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Shawn Carter!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncomfortably Numb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Uncomfortably Numb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Numb
vs
Narushima

175 cm
22
175 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uncomfortably Numb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Narushima!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Numb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Numb moves out of range as Narushima strikes.
Narushima swats away the attempt to clinch by Numb.
Narushima will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Numb lands with a shot to the body.
Numb just misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima wants to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Narushima!
Numb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Numb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narushima.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numb moves out of range as Narushima throws a body kick.
Numb checks a leg kick.
Narushima throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Numb fails to land with a series of punches.
Narushima looks to throw the jab but Numb is out of range.
Numb throws a sloppy body shot
letting Narushima counter with a right hand.
Narushima tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Narushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Narushima tries to close the distance and clinch but Numb swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narushima leaves Numb with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Narushima misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numb shoots in but Narushima avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Narushima connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Numb looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Numb might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Narushima trying to keep a closed guard but Numb is proving a slippery customer.
Numb throwing strikes from guard but Narushima blocks nicely.
Numb trying to control but Narushima is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narushima wants to sweep but no luck.
Numb makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Numb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Numb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Narushima working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Numb.
Numb trying to control but Narushima is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Numb trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Numb throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Narushima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Numb throwing strikes but missing.
Numb advances position into side control!
Numb throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Numb tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Narushima takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uncomfortably Numb dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Numb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Narushima fails with an attempt to clinch.
Narushima throws a lazy uppercut
and Numb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Narushima has Numb up against the cage in a clinch.
Numb is leaning against Narushima and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Numb wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Numb.
Narushima misses with a punch to the body.
Numb prevents a body shot from Narushima.
Narushima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Narushima misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narushima letting Numb take a breather here.
Narushima digs a right hand underneath Numb's ribcage. Numb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narushima gets through Numb's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Numb is trying to break the clinch but Narushima has him pressed against the cage.
Narushima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Numb prevents a body shot from Narushima.
Narushima misses with a punch to the body.
Narushima lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Narushima lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Numb blocks a body shot from Narushima.
Narushima can't find room to land a body shot as Numb controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Narushima.
Narushima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narushima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narushima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narushima has a couple of punches blocked by Numb.
Narushima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Numb has Narushima pressed against the cage.
Narushima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Numb backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Narushima.
Narushima blocks a body shot from Numb.
Numb trying to stall but Narushima improves his position.
Numb can't get the takedown.
Narushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narushima can't find room to land a body shot as Numb controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Numb is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Narushima gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uncomfortably Numb. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Numb controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narushima working aggressively here.
Numb blocks a body shot from Narushima.
Numb stalling against the cage.
Narushima tries to work over Numb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Numb misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Numb.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Numb taking a breather.
Narushima working aggressively here.
Narushima tries to throw a body punch but Numb avoids it by throwing Narushima back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryo Narushima showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Numb's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Numb uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Narushima.
A jab from Narushima misses.
Numb checks a leg kick nicely.
Narushima cracks the inside of Numb's front leg.
Numb avoids the body shot from Narushima.
Narushima wants to clinch up but Numb keeps it at a distance.
Narushima connects with a nice looking jab.
Numb avoids a kick to the body.
Numb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Narushima is fending him off so far but Numb persists. Nope, Narushima circles away and we're back to standing.
Numb tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Narushima swivels and escapes.
Narushima is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Numb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Numb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Narushima fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Numb, pushing him back against the cage.
Narushima working aggressively here.
Narushima tries a body shot but Numb blocks it.
Numb trying to stall but Narushima improves his position.
Narushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Numb controls his hands.
Narushima lands a right hand.
Narushima lands a shoulder strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good body shot from Narushima.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narushima tries to throw a body punch but Numb avoids it by throwing Narushima back against the cage.
Numb taking a breather.
Narushima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narushima throws a big uppercut that drops Numb! More strikes from Narushima and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Numb lies dazed against the cage as Narushima celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Narushima! Ryo Narushima retains his heavyweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

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