CFA 18 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Turnham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tetsuhiko Asai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Turnham
vs
Asai

200 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

187 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Shane Turnham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tetsuhiko Asai!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asai keeps the fight on the outside.
Asai looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Turnham shoots for a takedown but Asai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Turnham lands a big head kick that sends Asai tumbling to the mat! Turnham takes a step backwards and waves Asai back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Tetsuhiko Asai has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horrible takedown by Turnham or perhaps it was just good defense by Asai which made him look bad.
Turnham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Asai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turnham fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Turnham. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Turnham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Turnham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Turnham scores with a couple of good head shots there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shane Turnham!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumbo Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zanta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Igor Zanta will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Joe
vs
Zanta

185 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

209 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe throws a one two combo.
Joe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zanta sprawls well. Zanta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.
Zanta tries to bum rush Joe with a series of wild strikes but Joe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zanta swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe shoots in but no luck this time.
Joe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zanta's waist but Zanta gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Joe off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jumbo Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Zanta has managed to clinch.
Joe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zanta after a bit of a struggle.
Zanta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joe is breathing heavily.
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!
Zanta landing knees to the head.
Zanta lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Jumbo Joe has been cut.
Joe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Zanta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Zanta lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Joe throws an elbow that misses.
Zanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
Zanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zanta lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zanta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zanta lands a damaging elbow.
Zanta lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.
Zanta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Zanta lands a good knee to the midsection. Joe won't want to take too many of those.
Zanta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zanta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joe's defenses.
Zanta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Joe takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zanta lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Zanta connects with a knee to the head.
Zanta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zanta lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Zanta lands an elbow inside.
Joe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zanta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Zanta lands an elbow just above Joe 's eye.
Zanta lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment.

Jumbo Joe's cut is getting worse.
Zanta connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!

Joe is rocked!
A knee to the head by Zanta.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zanta connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
Zanta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Joe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zanta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zanta lands a damaging elbow.
Zanta lands a big knee! That's hurt Joe! Oh, he's all over the place! Zanta lands another knee that sends Joe to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Zanta!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Garcia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kozlov
vs
Garcia

190 cm
25
192 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
187 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrei Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia avoids the head kick by Kozlov.
Garcia on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kozlov. Kozlov obviously looking to wear him down.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia connects with a solid leg kick.
Garcia throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kozlov counters with a good low kick that Garcia was not able to check.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Kozlov.
Kozlov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Kozlov rushes Garcia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kozlov takes an elbow to the temple.
Garcia missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Garcia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia darts in trying to clinch
and Kozlov counters with a thumping low kick.
Kozlov tries to clinch up.
Garcia throws a series of punches but Kozlov avoids them all with ease.

Kozlov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Garcia, pushing him back against the cage.
Kozlov tries to pull guard but Garcia won't allow it.
Kozlov is trying to pull guard but Garcia turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kozlov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrei Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov tries to land a knee to the head but Garcia blocks with his arms.
Kozlov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Garcia misses with a low kick.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Kozlov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kozlov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garcia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garcia throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Kozlov moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Garcia instigates a clinch.
Kozlov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kozlov avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Kozlov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Garcia.

Garcia breaks the clinch.
Kozlov tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garcia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kozlov rushes Garcia and presses him up against the cage.
Kozlov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Garcia smiles and moves away.
Garcia tries to land a front kick but Kozlov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kozlov tries to clinch up but Garcia circles away and keeps his distance.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garcia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garcia throws a leg kick but Kozlov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Garcia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andrei Kozlov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kozlov doesn't manage to clinch there - Garcia circles away.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
Garcia throws a leg kick that misses.
Kozlov throws a head kick that half lands.
Kozlov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Kozlov.
Garcia misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Garcia.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Kozlov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kozlov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Kozlov.
Garcia circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garcia counters with a big head kick but Kozlov shrugs it off.
Kozlov tries to clinch but Garcia moves out of range.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Kozlov throws a sloppy head kick and Garcia moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a head kick but Kozlov moves out of range.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Kozlov avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia thows a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
Garcia keeps the fight on the outside.
Kozlov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Garcia swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kozlov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kozlov jumps guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Garcia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kozlov is proving hard to escape from.
Kozlov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Garcia must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia tries to stand but Kozlov is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kozlov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Garcia defends it easily.

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

That's four 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!
Garcia won't allow Kozlov to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kozlov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Garcia is aware though and is defending well.
Garcia really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kozlov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garcia won't allow Kozlov to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Kozlov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kozlov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Garcia. That one must have hurt.
Andrei Kozlov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Garcia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kozlov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kozlov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kozlov moves in looking to clinch but Garcia pushes him off.
Kozlov blocks the body kick.
Garcia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robert Garcia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kozlov tries to clinch there but Garcia circles away.
Kozlov moves out of range of the leg kick from Garcia.
Garcia throws a push kick but Kozlov slaps the foot to one side.
Garcia throws a body kick the misses
and Kozlov counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcia is lucky that one didn't land flush.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov avoids a wild elbow strike from Garcia.
Kozlov tries to pull guard but Garcia holds him up against the cage and eventually Kozlov drops back down to his feet.
Garcia wants to break free but Kozlov has control.
Garcia lands a good knee to the midsection. Kozlov won't want to take too many of those.

Kozlov decides to pull guard.

Kozlov has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kozlov's guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Garcia got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kozlov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Garcia has managed to get both his arms back between Kozlov's legs - danger averted.
Garcia postures up.
Garcia seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Kozlov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Garcia has his hands clasped together but Kozlov extends an breaks Garcia's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kozlov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrei Kozlov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Bulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Filipovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Filipovic
vs
Bulger

188 cm
20
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mirko Filipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Bulger!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bulger backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Filipovic. Those never looked like landing.
Bulger avoids the head kick by Filipovic.
Filipovic misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Bulger. No joy for Filipovic on that attempt.
Filipovic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bulger as he avoids it easily.
Filipovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bulger.
Filipovic is looking to clinch.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filipovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bulger circles away quickly and effectively.
Filipovic slips under a jab.
Filipovic throws a nice looking combination but Bulger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulger shoots in and drives through. Filipovic sprawls well.
Filipovic avoids the body shot from Bulger.
Bulger misses with a hook. Filipovic ducked under it nicely.
Horrible takedown by Filipovic or perhaps it was just good defense by Bulger which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Filipovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bulger looking to score a takedown here. Filipovic is defending well but Bulger drives through and ends up in Filipovic's guard.
Bulger works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Bulger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Bulger might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Ground and pound from Bulger.
Filipovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Filipovic tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bulger seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joseph Bulger.
Filipovic loads up on a big right hand but Bulger slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bulger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Filipovic thows a body shot but no joy.

Filipovic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bulger stays in close to Filipovic's body and controls the position.
Bulger passes Filipovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bulger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bulger is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Filipovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bulger on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filipovic is in trouble now - Bulger has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Bulger dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Filipovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bulger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Filipovic can't keep his opponent in guard - Bulger advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bulger slows the pace down in half guard.

Bulger seems to be working for a kimura but Filipovic defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bulger not doing much here.
Bulger prevents Filipovic from standing back up.
Bulger is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Joseph Bulger wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bulger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filipovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Mirko Filipovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bulger drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bulger showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bulger advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulger moves nicely into side control.
Filipovic tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bulger keeps control of the position easily here as Filipovic tries to buck him off.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Joseph Bulger!
Joseph Bulger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ima Punchon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton Barton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clinton Barton has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Punchon
vs
Barton

182 cm
20
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ima Punchon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clinton Barton!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barton tries to score a power double leg takedown but Punchon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Barton somewhat.
Barton tries for a takedown but Punchon circles away easily

and Punchon counters by clinching up.

Punchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Punchon defends it nicely.
Ima Punchon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinton Barton.
Barton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punchon tries to avoid it but Barton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punchon to the ground. Punchon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Punchon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Punchon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barton fails with a takedown attempt.
Barton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punchon tries to avoid it but Barton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punchon to the ground. Punchon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Punchon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Barton, pushing him back against the cage.
Barton goes for a takedown attempt but Punchon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Barton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Barton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Punchon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Punchon tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Punchon tries to hold on but Barton pushes him away.

Barton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Punchon has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Barton is working for a guillotine from mount but Punchon frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Punchon somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Ima Punchon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punchon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Punchon scores with a head kick. Barton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Punchon clinches with his opponent.
Barton goes for a takedown attempt but Punchon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barton tries to score a body lock takedown but Punchon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Punchon breaks the clinch.
Punchon fails to land with a series of punches.
Clinton Barton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Punchon clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barton tries to score a body lock takedown but Punchon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Punchon scores with a shot to the side of Barton's head.
Punchon lands a nice elbow.
Punchon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barton.
Barton is working for takedown but Punchon is calmly controlling the position for now.

Punchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barton has a takedown stuffed.
Punchon stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Barton or perhaps it was just good defense by Punchon which made him look bad.
Barton looks gassed!
Punchon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Barton shoots in but no luck this time.
Barton looks for a takedown but Punchon sprawls well.

Punchon darts in and clinches Barton up against the cage.
Punchon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Punchon leaning against his opponent.

Punchon breaks the clinch.
Barton fails to land the takedown.

Punchon drives through and clinches with Barton against the cage.
Barton wants a takedown but no success here.
Punchon slows down the pace here.
Punchon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barton.
Barton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Punchon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Barton wants a takedown but no success here.
Punchon controlling the action here for a moment.
Punchon gets underhooks to prevent Barton's takedown attempt.
Punchon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bartons head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchon stalling the fight.
A short left from Punchon.
Punchon gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barton.
Punchon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Punchon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Punchon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Punchon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Punchon avoiding damage.
Barton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Barton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barton is looking for a takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punchon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short uppercut from Punchon.

Punchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punchon throws a right hand that Barton ducks under and follows up with a left that Barton also avoids with ease.
Punchon misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ima Punchon 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.

Punchon instigates a clinch.
Punchon prevents the takedown attempt.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Punchon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barton is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barton can't get the takedown.
Ima Punchon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clinton Barton.
Punchon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barton backwards.
Barton tries for a takedown but Punchon manages to get underhooks.
Punchon lands with a right to the head.

Punchon breaks the clinch.
Ima Punchon is winning the standup battle so far.

Punchon drives through and clinches with Barton against the cage.
Punchon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Punchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barton fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barton.

Punchon has Barton up against the cage in a clinch.
Barton is breathing heavily.
Barton being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Punchon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punchon lands with a cross.
Barton has his takedown stuffed

and Punchon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The referee calls for Punchon to work.
Punchon works on Barton's body with a couple of short punches.
Barton tries to score a body lock takedown but Punchon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ima Punchon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The referee calls for Punchon to work.
Punchon scores with a hook to the body.
Barton being controlled against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barton wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Punchon breaks from the clinch.
Punchon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A combination from Punchon does no damage.
Punchon looks to land a body kick but Barton moved away.
Punchon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Punchon but Punchon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A head kick misses from Punchon.
Barton shoots in looking for a takedown. Punchon tries to sprawl out of it but Barton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Punchon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Punchon takes the fight into the clinch.
Barton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Punchon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Punchon gets a clinch.
Barton has Punchon pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Punchon manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Punchon manages to break the clinch.

Punchon closes the distance and pushes Barton back into the cage.
Barton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Punchon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Punchon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Punchon pressing his opponent against the cage.

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

Punchon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Punchon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Punchon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barton shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Barton.

Punchon gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchon with a knee to the head.

Punchon breaks from the clinch.
Barton shoots in for a takedown but Punchon shows good takedown defense.
Barton shoots in but Punchon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Punchon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barton can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchon lands a two punch combo.
Ima Punchon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punchon tries a head kick but it misses.

Punchon darts in and clinches Barton up against the cage.

Punchon breaks the clinch.

Punchon takes the fight into the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Punchon.
Punchon gets underhooks to prevent Barton's takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Punchon works on Barton's body with a couple of short punches.
Punchon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Punchon lands a body punch in the clinch.

Punchon breaks from the clinch.
Punchon throws a combination. Barton tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Punchon rushes Barton with punches - Barton moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Barton goes down! Punchon follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ima Punchon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georg Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Slack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Prime
vs
Slack

198 cm
21
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

5th Round Clothing
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georg Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Slack!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Prime with that takedown attempt.
Slack looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Slack misses with a takedown attempt - Prime sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Slack shoots in for a takedown but Prime shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Prime tries for a takedown but Slack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Prime misses with a takedown attempt - Slack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georg Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slack as he jumps to the side.
Prime shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Slack but Slack pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slack leaves Prime with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Prime doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Slack decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Prime's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Slack stops Prime from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Prime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Slack defends it nicely.
Prime is trying hard to land a takedown here. Slack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slack.
No luck for Prime with that takedown attempt.
Prime shoots for a takedown but Slack saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Prime scores with a takedown into Slack's guard.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Prime drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Prime jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Prime thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Prime shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slack as he jumps to the side.

Slack drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Prime is looking to stand up but Slack isn't so interested in that idea.
Slack is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prime might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Slack misses with a head kick.
Prime fails with the takedown.
Prime shoots in looking for a takedown. Slack tries to sprawl out of it but Prime keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Slack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georg Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slack misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Prime shoots in for a double leg but Slack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Prime misses with a takedown attempt - Slack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime misses with a takedown attempt - Slack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Slack sprawls well. Slack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Prime gets slowly back to his feet.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Slack as he jumps to the side.
Big Slack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prime tries for a takedown but Slack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Prime or perhaps it was just good defense by Slack which made him look bad.
Prime tries for a takedown but Slack sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Slack has managed to clinch.
Slack tries to circle away but Prime has him pinned against the cage.

Slack jumps into guard, dragging Prime to the mat.

Prime drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Prime jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Prime 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Georg Prime will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Slack shoots for a double leg takedown but Prime sprawls well. He's pushed Slack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Prime fails with a takedown attempt.
Slack misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Prime closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Slack's guard.
Slack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime passes Slack's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Prime is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Slack is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Georg Prime!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derp The Troller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Crackcorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Derp The Troller has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

The Troller
vs
Crackcorn

198 cm
26
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

150 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Gutshot Extreme Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derp The Troller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Crackcorn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Troller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Johnny Crackcorn has been cut.
The Troller lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Crackcorn backs up against the cage.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! The Troller throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Crackcorn is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Derp The Troller!
In his post fight interview, Derp The Troller started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.