CWC 21 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Vilas Boas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjan Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vilas Boas
vs
Haze

194 cm
23
217 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

186 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Vilas Boas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arjan Haze!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Haze looking to ground and pound but Vilas Boas is blocking nicely.

Haze looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Haze content just to control the position here.
Haze thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Haze moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vilas Boas has worked his arm free - good work by Vilas Boas !
Haze landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Vilas Boas 's face as Haze controls the position.

Haze has hold of Vilas Boas 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Vilas Boas seems comfortable defending it but Haze has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Vilas Boas is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Vilas Boas is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Haze couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arjan Haze!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peetuh Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant has chosen Tinie Tempah - Till I'm Gone ft. Wiz Khalifa as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Evans
vs
Grant

193 cm
29
287 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
26
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Peetuh Grant !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evans counters with a three punch combo that has Grant backing up. Grant nods at Evans to acknowledge the strikes.
Evans lands a lovely overhand right.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Grant closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant tries to clinch

and Evans holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans thuds his right hand into Grant 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grant wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Evans there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Cody Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Evans clinches.
Grant has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.

Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Evans is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Evans thuds a left hand into Grant 's body.
Evans works over Grant 's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Peetuh Grant has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Grant to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant .
Evans lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans cracks Grant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch combination from Evans misses.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Grant 's belly button to the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans misses with a looping left.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Grant is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans sizes up Grant with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Evans gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peetuh Grant 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Grant slips under a jab from Evans.

Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Evans manages to break the clinch.
Grant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grant is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grant swinging wildly here.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant .
Grant tries to clinch up
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Evans digs a good body shot into Grant 's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Evans works Grant 's body with a nice hook.
Grant moves to clinch but Evans breaks away
and Evans counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Grant 's belly button to the back.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grant darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans's corner calls for a 1-2. Evans obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cody Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Grant looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Evans misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant is looking to clinch.

Evans rushes Grant and presses him up against the cage.

Evans breaks from the clinch.
Evans takes a swing at Grant 's ribcage but misses.
Evans scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grant in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grant can do to turn this around?
Grant throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Evans dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peetuh Grant 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Grant tries to clinch up.
Grant closes the distance looking to clinch
and Evans counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Grant closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Evans jabs Grant to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a right and a left that Grant avoids nicely.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evans scores with a body shot.
Grant darts in trying to clinch
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Peetuh Grant 's cut even more.
Grant gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Evans cracks Grant with an open hand slap.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Grant uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans loads up on a big right hand but Grant slips the punch.
Peetuh Grant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grant throws a head kick that misses.
Grant closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
Evans lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a double jab.
Evans digs a good body shot into Grant 's ribs.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Grant 's belly button to the back.
Grant takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Evans closes the distance and clinches.

Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grant misses with a double jab
and Evans counters with a lovely shot to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

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

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Haffa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haffa's entrance music is Black Stone Cherry - White Trash Millionaire. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haffa
vs
Bear

200 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

189 cm
27
214 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Haffa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Bear!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Haffa.
Haffa jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.
Haffa throws a head kick that Bear semi-blocks.

Bear moves into the clinch successfully.
Haffa blocks the elbow strike.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear lands an elbow just above Haffa 's eye.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Haffa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Haffa - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Haffa.
Haffa lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Bob Bear has been cut.
Haffa avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.
Haffa lands a nice elbow.
Haffa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haffa.
Haffa pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Haffa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haffa lands with a short shot to the head.
Bear throws an elbow but it misses.
Haffa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Nice body punch from Haffa - that landed with a thud.
Haffa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haffa.
Bear looks gassed!
A nice left hand lands by Haffa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haffa.
Haffa scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.
Haffa managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haffa avoids it.
Haffa lands a left hand.
Haffa slowing the pace effectively.
Haffa scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Haffa.
Haffa lands a nice uppercut.
Haffa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Haffa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Haffa.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Haffa scores with a shoulder strike.
Haffa lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Haffa scores with a shoulder strike.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Haffa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Haffa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Haffa digs a right hand into Bear's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bear's gas tank.
Haffa scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haffa scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Haffa.
Bear looking to slow down the pace here.
Bear seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Haffa lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Haffa.

Haffa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bear clinches with his opponent.
Bear looking to slow down the pace here.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haffa.
Haffa lands with a left to the head.
Haffa lands a nice shot to the body.
Haffa lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Bear creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Haffa.
Nice body punch from Haffa - that landed with a thud.

Haffa breaks from the clinch.
Haffa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bear.
Nice jab there from Haffa.
Bear has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haffa finds it's way round the side to connect with Bear's head.
Bear tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haffa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Haffa jabs Bear right on the nose. Bear blinks but takes it well.
Bear has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Haffa finds it's way round the side to connect with Bear's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bear at a distance.
Bear takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bear walks forward, straight into a front kick from Haffa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Haffa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bear's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Haffa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Haffa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bear can do to turn this around?

Haffa takes the fight into the clinch.
Haffa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bear throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Haffa.
Haffa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bear throws a head punch that misses.
Haffa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Haffa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Haffa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Haffa avoids a wild elbow strike from Bear.

Haffa breaks the clinch.
Haffa with a nice cross.
Haffa catches Bear with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bear moves into range and clinches up with Haffa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa scores with a hook to the body.
Bear is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haffa.
Bear struggles to land a body shot inside as Haffa controls his hands.
Haffa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Nice body punch from Haffa.
Haffa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.

Haffa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harry Haffa is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Haffa lands a head kick!
Bob Bear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haffa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab by Haffa.
Haffa is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haffa lands a nice hook to Bear's body. Bear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haffa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Haffa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haffa lands a glancing blow to the side of Bear's head.
Haffa jabs at Bear's body.
Haffa lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Haffa.
Haffa scores with a leg kick.
Bear takes one to the side of the head.
Bear takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bear throws a left and a right that both miss
and Haffa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Haffa coming out on top.
Haffa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haffa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Haffa lands with an uppercut that bounces Bear off the cage and back into range.
Haffa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Haffa lands a right hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haffa, as that shot connected.
Haffa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bear. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Haffa.
Haffa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear misses with a double jab
and Haffa counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bear on the side of the head.
Haffa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Haffa connects with a nice looking jab.
Bob Bear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haffa cracks Bear with a good jab.
Bear takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bear throws a lazy head kick

and Haffa counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Haffa.
A short right from Haffa on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Haffa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Haffa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Bear's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Haffa connects with a solid leg kick.
Haffa scores with a punch to the head.

Bear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Haffa.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Haffa is working Bear over against the cage.
Haffa pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haffa.
Haffa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haffa lands a nice shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haffa stalling in the clinch.
Haffa digs a right hand underneath Bear's ribcage. Bear let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Haffa lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Haffa.
Haffa lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haffa blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haffa cracks Bear with a nice body shot.
Haffa is leaning against Bear and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Haffa stalls.
Nice body punch from Haffa.
Haffa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear misses with some punches.
Bear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Haffa scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Haffa.
Haffa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haffa lands a nice uppercut.
Haffa lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haffa lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.

Haffa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Haffa connects with a jab.
Haffa lands a slapping body shot.
Haffa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bear's hands.
Bear takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A lazy left from Haffa finds it's target.
Haffa scores with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Haffa.
Haffa scores with a jab. Bear acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Haffa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Haffa.
Haffa's corner calls for a 1-2. Haffa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haffa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bear throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bear takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haffa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Haffa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Haffa jabs at Bear's body.
Bear takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harry Haffa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bear closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Haffa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haffa pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harry Haffa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bear misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Haffa.
Bear misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bear.
Haffa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Haffa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Haffa avoids the damage to the body.
Haffa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Haffa!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Erwin
vs
The Great

200 cm
26
300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robin Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon The Great!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great connects with a jab.

It looks like Robin Erwin has been cut.

Erwin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Erwin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Great is just riding it out for now. Erwin eventually gives up the hold.
The Great wants to get back to his feet.
Erwin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Great tries to kick Erwin off but Erwin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Erwin escapes and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Great missing with a left hand there. Erwin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The Great lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Erwin circles away quickly and effectively.
The Great throws a right hand that Erwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Erwin also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from The Great misses.
Erwin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Great as he jumps to the side.
The Great tests Erwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Great scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Erwin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

The Great is defending against the submission attempts here by Erwin.

Erwin seems to be looking for submissions.
The Great is looking to escape.

Erwin 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Erwin prevents The Great from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Erwin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Great is just riding it out for now. Erwin eventually gives up the hold.
The Great tries to kick Erwin off but Erwin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Great really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Erwin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Erwin seems to be looking for submissions.
Erwin uses his free foot to push down on The Great's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for The Great.

Erwin get's back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from The Great. No joy for Erwin on that attempt.

Erwin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Great's guard.
Erwin is breathing heavily.
Erwin won't allow The Great to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Erwin 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 Great 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.
Erwin wants to control from the top but The Great keeps moving.
Erwin pushes down on The Great's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erwin moves into full mount! The Great won't be happy about that!

Erwin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force The Great to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so The Great shrugs it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Erwin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Erwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robin Erwin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Great keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Great lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Erwin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in The Great's guard.
Erwin won't allow The Great to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Erwin drops back looking for a leg! The Great is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and The Great manages to kick Erwin off! Erwin jumps back into The Great's guard.
Erwin trying to control but The Great is working from the bottom.
Erwin throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great is looking to stand up but Erwin isn't so interested in that idea.

Erwin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Great is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Great has escaped and now he's on top!

Erwin pushes The Great off and gets back to his feet.
The Great lands with a nice combination. Erwin backs away looking to recover.
The Great bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The Great lands a jab to the head.
Jon The Great is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Great keeps the fight on the outside.
The Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erwin looks for a takedown but The Great sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Erwin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Great but The Great pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great throws a one two combo.
The Great works the jab nicely.
A combination from The Great does no damage.
The Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Great swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Great throws a series of punches but Erwin moves out of range.
Erwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Robin Erwin's cut is getting worse.

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

Erwin is trying to get an arm triangle but The Great is defending well.

Erwin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Erwin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Great is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Erwin has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great is not content to let Erwin control the position.

Erwin has hold of The Great's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! The Great tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Erwin cranks the arm and The Great screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from The Great, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Robin Erwin!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers has chosen hed(pe)- Bartender as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lee
vs
Rivers

175 cm
26
173 lbs
13 - 6 - 1

176 cm
29
185 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

1337 ANZAC

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 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Aiden Rivers!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Rivers's head back.
Rivers swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee tries to bum rush Rivers with a series of wild strikes but Rivers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rivers throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Rivers takes one to the chin there.
Rivers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Eric Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Lee. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Rivers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee avoids the body shot from Rivers.
Rivers throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rivers misses its intended target.
Rivers looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.

Lee forces Rivers back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hand to the body from Lee.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Rivers throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
No luck for Rivers with that takedown attempt.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rivers manages to avoid it.
Lee is looking to wear down Rivers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers stalks Lee and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lee's face. Lee staggers backwards, shaken.
Lee wants to slow Rivers down by chopping away at his legs.
Lee works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee wants to clinch up but Rivers keeps it at a distance.
Nice body punch from Lee.
A swing and a miss from Rivers.

Lee clinches up against the cage.
Rivers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rivers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Lee has Rivers pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rivers tumbling to the mat - Lee dives into Rivers's guard.
Rivers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee trying to control but Rivers is working from the bottom.
Lee stays in close to Rivers's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eric Lee just wasn't active enough.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Lee catches Rivers right on the button with a cross.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Lee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rivers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rivers was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee tries to move into range but Rivers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivers.
Lee slips under a jab from Rivers.
Lee throws a chopping leg kick but Rivers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rivers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rivers takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rivers missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rivers ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Rivers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Rivers slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.

Lee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rivers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lee is in Rivers's guard.
Rivers has his hands on Lee's head, controlling the position.
Lee wants to control from the top but Rivers keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee pushes down on Rivers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rivers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rivers is pressing down on Lee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lee sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rivers keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

We're going to have a standup here because Eric Lee wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.

Lee instigates a clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee tries to pull guard but Rivers holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lee breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee throws a one two combo.
Rivers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Rivers moves away and avoids it.
Rivers looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee lands with a cross.

Rivers gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Rivers.
Lee has Rivers pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lee instigates a clinch.

Lee breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee throws a body punch but Rivers moves out of range.
Rivers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Rivers misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee slips a straight right by Rivers.
Rivers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rivers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee cracks Rivers with a good jab.
Rivers looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Lee throws a nice looking combination but Rivers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rivers.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rivers doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Rivers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lee gets underhooks to prevent Rivers's takedown attempt.
Rivers takes a shot to the head.
Lee wants a takedown.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rivers backwards.

Lee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rivers clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Rivers is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Lee.

Rivers is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lee gets his way!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Lee is working the ground and pound. Can Rivers escape?
Eric Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee controlling from the back.
Rivers rolls, trying to escape but Lee keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers is really stuck here.
Lee biding his time, controlling Rivers.
Lee has the hooks in. Rivers is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lee is trying to stick to Rivers's back but Rivers is turning into Lee. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lee's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Rivers.
Eric Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the position.

Eric Lee has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a series of punches but Rivers avoids them all with ease.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Aiden Rivers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rivers tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Eric Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rivers. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rivers throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lee clinches.
Lee lands a right hand.
Rivers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lee!