Valhalla 20: Sydney PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lewis McLay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralle Pihl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pihl has chosen Run to the hills as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McLay
vs
Pihl

176 cm
31
133 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

175 cm
26
140 lbs
7 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lewis McLay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ralle Pihl!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

McLay is rocked!
McLay looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
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!
McLay shoots in for a takedown but Pihl shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Oh McLay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McLay throws a lazy head kick

and Pihl counters with a crisp one two that drops McLay! Pihl thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McLay to his feet! McLay is in big trouble!
McLay really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Pihl shoots in for a takedown. Oh, that's a huge slam! McLay is on queer street and Pihl is pounding down on him with a barage of strikes. The ref is forced to step in and stop the fight. Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Ralle Pihl!
Ralle Pihl managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, into his post fight interview.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Heero Yuy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silas Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yuy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Coma Black - Marilyn Manson. Hopkins has chosen She Ain't You by: Chris Brown as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yuy
vs
Hopkins

165 cm
29
132 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

180 cm
22
144 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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Beast Body

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heero Yuy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silas Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuy throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yuy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yuy's knee momentarily.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.

Hopkins has closed the distance and engaged Yuy in a clinch.
Yuy tries to throw a body punch but Hopkins avoids it by throwing Yuy back against the cage.
Hopkins lands with a left to the head.
Yuy tries to circle away but Hopkins has him pinned against the cage.
Yuy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yuy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Yuy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Yuy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yuy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hopkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hopkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Hopkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yuy misses with a double jab.
Hopkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Yuy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yuy down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins scores with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins moves into range and connects with a jab.

Yuy moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
Hopkins has Yuy pushed against the cage.
Yuy is trying to break the clinch but Hopkins has him pressed against the cage.
Yuy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopkins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuy backwards.
Yuy working hard to break the clinch.
Hopkins taking a breather.
A short left from Hopkins.
Yuy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hopkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins prevents the takedown attempt.
Hopkins lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Yuy's head.
Hopkins is stalling here.
Hopkins lands an uppercut.
Hopkins scores with a shot to the side of Yuy's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hopkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Yuy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hopkins prevents Yuy from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hopkins.
Yuy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yuy backwards.
Yuy is trying to force a seperation but Hopkins has the dominant position.
A hook to the body from Hopkins.

Hopkins manages to break the clinch.
Hopkins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yuy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A head kick misses from Yuy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hopkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Heero Yuy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yuy misses with a head kick.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yuy fails to land with a series of punches.
Yuy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hopkins feints and then cracks Yuy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yuy down.
Hopkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yuy.
Yuy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yuy is breathing heavily.
Hopkins lands a head kick!
Hopkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yuy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins counters with a good low kick that Yuy was not able to check.
Hopkins is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yuy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuy throws a series of punches but Hopkins avoids them all with ease.
Hopkins lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yuy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yuy throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Yuy misses with a double jab
and Hopkins counters with a solid body kick.
Hopkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yuy's head.

Yuy moves into range and clinches up with Hopkins.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hopkins.
Nice elbow from Hopkins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hopkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hopkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silas Hopkins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hopkins lands a high kick!
Hopkins throws a head kick that misses.
Yuy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hopkins pushes Yuy away with a front kick.

Yuy clinches.
Hopkins stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hopkins.
A nice left hand lands by Hopkins.

Hopkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yuy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hopkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Hopkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yuy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hopkins stuns Yuy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Hopkins.
Yuy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hopkins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yuy avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hopkins counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Yuy is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oh Yuy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hopkins lands a brutal head kick. Yuy looks out on his feet and Hopkins throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Silas Hopkins!
Silas Hopkins gave a mention to XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sheikh Hasina Wazed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Menzies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wazed might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mercedes Sosa - Como la Cigarra. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hasina Wazed
vs
Menzies

176 cm
24
141 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sheikh Hasina Wazed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Menzies!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wazed jabs Menzies right on the nose. Menzies blinks but takes it well.

Wazed drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Menzies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Menzies is trying to control the position but Wazed postures up.
Wazed not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Menzies looking to control but Wazed passes into half guard.
Menzies is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Menzies is trying to control but can't.
Wazed not doing much here.
Wazed scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wazed looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Menzies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wazed momentarily.
Wazed misses with an uppercut. Menzies saw that one coming.
Wazed swings for the body but Menzies moves out of range.
Wazed fails with a takedown attempt.
Wazed misses with a body shot.
Wazed slips a jab from Menzies.
Wazed shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Menzies sprawls well. Menzies wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wazed gets slowly back to his feet.
Wazed throws a looping overhand right but Menzies ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed throws a hook but Menzies blocks it.
Wazed dives in and grabs Menzies's left leg, looking for a takedown. Menzies pushes down on Wazed's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheikh Hasina Wazed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menzies lands an overhand right.
Menzies shoots in looking for a takedown. Wazed tries to sprawl out of it but Menzies keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wazed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Menzies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wazed sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Menzies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wazed looks to land a right hand but Menzies moved out of range.

Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Menzies trying to keep a closed guard but Wazed is proving a slippery customer.
Menzies is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wazed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wazed has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Menzies.
Wazed shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wazed misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wazed bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Wazed politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wazed prefers to stall for the moment though.
Menzies looking for a sweep but Wazed has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Wazed raining down hammerfists from mount.
Menzies is trying desperately to improve position.
Wazed controlling from mount.
Wazed connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wazed content just to control the position here.
Wazed prevents Menzies from getting the reversal.
Wazed lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wazed working Menzies over with strikes here.
Menzies tries to hold on but Wazed pushes him away.
Menzies keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wazed lands a heavy elbow.
Wazed controlling the position easily from mount.
Menzies really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wazed tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Menzies really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wazed lands with some strikes.
Menzies is working to get back to half guard.
Wazed controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Menzies wants to control but Wazed is having none of it.
Wazed controlling the pace for now.
Menzies is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wazed looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menzies is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wazed controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

We're going to have a standup here because Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wazed. Menzies does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheikh Hasina Wazed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wazed has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wazed there as he acknowledges the shot.
Menzies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wazed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Menzies tries to get to full guard but Wazed has control of the leg.
Menzies wants to control but Wazed is keeping busy.
Wazed controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wazed shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Menzies as he avoids it easily.

Menzies gets caught napping as Wazed dives in and scores a takedown. Menzies manages to retain guard.
Wazed controlling from the top position.
Wazed seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Menzies for as long as he can get away with.
Wazed postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Menzies trying to keep a closed guard but Wazed is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menzies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wazed controls the pace.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheikh Hasina Wazed wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wazed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menzies misses with a lunging right hand
and Wazed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wazed trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wazed has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Sheikh Hasina Wazed just wasn't active enough.
Wazed looks to land a right hand but Menzies moved out of range.
Menzies thows a body shot but no joy.
Wazed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wazed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wazed shoots for a double leg takedown but Menzies sprawls well. He's pushed Wazed's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Menzies lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wazed circles away quickly and effectively.
Wazed shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Menzies defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheikh Hasina Wazed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menzies cracks Wazed with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wazed scores with a nice strike.
Wazed steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menzies.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, jab by Menzies - just one landing.

Wazed shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Steve Menzies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheikh Hasina Wazed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wazed slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sheikh Hasina Wazed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wazed 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheikh Hasina Wazed!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Livad L aspinatour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vice Grip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

L aspinatour
vs
Grip

225 cm
31
300 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

150 cm
30
288 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Intelligent

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Livad L aspinatour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vice Grip!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grip throws a sloppy head kick
and L aspinatour counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
L aspinatour looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
A head kick misses from L aspinatour.
Grip throws a jab when L aspinatour was well out of range.
L aspinatour tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grip paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grip tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Grip closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. L aspinatour did well to prevent Grip getting side control.
Grip moves nicely into side control.

Grip wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by L aspinatour, who protects the arm well.
L aspinatour stops Grip from passing to mount.

Grip tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Grip has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
L aspinatour is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grip is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Grip is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. L aspinatour knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Grip tries to advance to mount but L aspinatour instead regains half guard.
Grip trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grip trying to control the action but L aspinatour is working from the bottom.
Grip is controlling the pace.
Grip tries to pass to full mount but L aspinatour defends it.

Grip is sneakily working for an arm triangle but L aspinatour sees it coming and defends easily.
L aspinatour wants to get back to his feet.
Grip wants to pass the guard but L aspinatour is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grip has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Grip prevents L aspinatour from getting the reversal.
Grip can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as L aspinatour is looking to escape.
L aspinatour stops Grip from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Grip is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. L aspinatour is in real trouble.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Grip patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

L aspinatour is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grip tries to get the hooks in deep but L aspinatour pushed the leg off.
L aspinatour is trying to stand back up.

Grip is working for a rear naked choke. L aspinatour is not defending it well and Grip has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! L aspinatour refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of L aspinatour's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vice Grip!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Susanin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamid Karzai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Susanin
vs
Karzai

205 cm
21
250 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
31
230 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Susanin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hamid Karzai!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karzai gets a double leg takedown into Susanin's guard.
Susanin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karzai is one step ahead there.
Karzai controls from within his opponent's guard.
Susanin is adopting a defensive guard.
Karzai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Susanin is proving hard to escape from.
Susanin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Karzai landing some decent shots from guard.
Susanin being controlled here, momentarily.

Susanin looking for a guillotine here but Karzai defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susanin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karzai throwing strikes from guard but Susanin blocks nicely.
Susanin tries to strike from the bottom.
Susanin has a closed guard, preventing Karzai from standing up.
Karzai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Susanin keeping moving, preventing Karzai from controlling successfully.
Susanin looking for a sweep. Not yet Susanin, not yet.
Karzai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Susanin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karzai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Susanin is tightening it up a little... Karzai has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Karzai reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Karzai taps out! Nice BJJ there by Susanin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ivan Susanin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pixar Bonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Schwensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bonan kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Morbid Angel - Immortal Rites. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bonan
vs
Schwensen

175 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

168 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pixar Bonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kalle Schwensen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Schwensen misses.
Bonan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schwensen throws the left hand but Bonan avoids the punch easily.
Bonan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Schwensen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Schwensen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwensen throws an overhand right that lands on Bonan's shoulder, as Bonan tries to avoid the shot.
Schwensen misses with an uppercut.
Schwensen slips a jab and a cross from Bonan.
Bonan tries to work over Schwensen's front leg with a kick but Schwensen checks it.
Schwensen throws a sloppy body shot

and Bonan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schwensen wants a takedown but no success here.
Schwensen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pixar Bonan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kalle Schwensen.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schwensen wants a takedown.

Bonan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Schwensen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwensen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Pixar Bonan has been cut.
Schwensen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bonan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Schwensen somewhat.
Bonan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Kalle Schwensen has been cut.
Bonan throws a sloppy head kick and Schwensen moves out of range easily.
Schwensen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bonan.
Bonan looks to land a combination but Schwensen avoids it well.
Bonan moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwensen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bonan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bonan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwensen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bonan lands with a shot to the body.
Schwensen connects with a single shot there.
Bonan stuffs the takedown attempt from Schwensen. Schwensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonan misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bonan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Schwensen, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Schwensen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schwensen wants to take the fight to the mat but Bonan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bonan controlling the action here for a moment.
Schwensen wants to stall.
Schwensen has Bonan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bonan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Schwensen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bonan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Schwensen can't get the takedown.

Bonan breaks from the clinch.

Bonan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bonan lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonan prevents the takedown attempt.
Bonan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Bonan.
Schwensen is trying to stall.

Bonan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bonan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Schwensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bonan takes one to the side of the head.
Bonan misses with a kick to the body.
Bonan tries to bum rush Schwensen with a series of wild strikes but Schwensen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Schwensen misses with an uppercut
and Bonan counters with a stiff right hand.
Schwensen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Schwensen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bonan was covering up waiting for the punch and Schwensen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bonan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schwensen.
Schwensen won't allow Bonan to get back to his feet.
Bonan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schwensen is one step ahead there.
Schwensen throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwensen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schwensen is trying to keep Bonan in close.

Bonan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bonan slips under a jab.
Schwensen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bonan sprawls well. Bonan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schwensen gets slowly back to his feet.
Bonan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
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 Pixar Bonan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bonan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Schwensen misses with a right hand
and Bonan counters with a three punch combo that has Schwensen backing up. Schwensen nods at Bonan to acknowledge the strikes.
Bonan avoids the body shot from Schwensen.
Schwensen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Schwensen circles away from the clinch attempt.

Bonan pushes Schwensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Schwensen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The referee calls for Bonan to work.
Bonan digs a right hand underneath Schwensen's ribcage. Schwensen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bonan taking a breather.

Schwensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwensen dodges the punch combination from Bonan.
Bonan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schwensen doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Bonan does no damage.
Bonan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Bonan lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Schwensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bonan's waist but Bonan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schwensen off to one side.
Bonan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Schwensen is rocked!
Schwensen get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Schwensen stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Bonan runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pixar Bonan!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Pixar Bonan made sure he mentioned XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armor King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Egill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Armor King. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

King
vs
Egill

195 cm
29
277 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

195 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armor King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Egill!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Egill scores with a leg kick.
Egill buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
King gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Egill.

It looks like Armor King has been cut.
Egill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Egill cracks a nice hook into King's ribs.
Egill looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.
Egill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
King looks for a takedown but Egill sprawls well.
Egill lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Egill.
Egill looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
Egill's corner calls for a 1-2. Egill obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
King looks to clinch
and Egill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Egill finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
King is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egill getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Egill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Egill but Egill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Egill goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Egill throws a head kick that misses.
King shoots in for a takedown but Egill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armor King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egill throws a head kick that half lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

King is rocked!
King gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nick Egill!
An out of breath and clearly excited Nick Egill thanked XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reil Bogs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rourke's entrance music is Rolling Stones - Paint it black. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rourke
vs
Bogs

182 cm
28
196 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

181 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reil Bogs!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rourke walks into a left hand.
Rourke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rourke is looking to score with low kicks.
Bogs throws a hook but Rourke blocks it.
Bogs lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rourke takes a step back to recover.
Rourke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rourke throws a body kick that misses.

Rourke scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bogs wants to get back to his feet.
Bogs keeping hold of Rourke's head, controlling as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Rourke wants to work for an arm triangle but Bogs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rourke wants to control but Bogs is keeping him busy.
Rourke prevents Bogs from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogs is refusing to be controlled, as Rourke sits in half guard.
Rourke is really struggling to control Bogs but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rourke is nestled in close to Bogs, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bogs's head.
Rourke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rourke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mikko Rourke.
Rourke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke moves out of range as Bogs throws a body kick.
Rourke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab lands there for Rourke.
Bogs throws a wild body kick that Rourke sees coming a mile off.
Bogs tries to clinch up
and Rourke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rourke misses the shot to the body.
Bogs misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rourke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Rourke bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rourke in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bogs is not content to let Rourke control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogs can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rourke scores with punches from side control.
Bogs manages to get back to half guard.
Rourke frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bogs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bogs is in a horrible position here. Rourke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rourke cracks Bogs with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogs is in a horrible position here. Rourke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rourke raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bogs keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rourke avoids the attempt from Bogs to control.
Bogs is squirming around, avoiding Rourke's attempts to control the action.
Rourke content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Rourke 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.

Bogs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bogs throws a leg kick but Rourke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rourke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bogs. Bogs circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rourke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rourke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rourke misses with a low kick as Bogs jumps back.
Bogs tries to clinch but Rourke moves out of range.
Rourke thuds his right hand into Bogs's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rourke misses with a straight left.
Bogs lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rourke moves out of range of the body kick from Bogs.
Rourke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rourke.
Bogs throws a jab when Rourke was well out of range.
Rourke scores with a jab to the head.
Rourke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bogs momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogs blocks a jab.
Rourke scores with a hook.
Mikko Rourke is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Rourke misses the target.

Rourke drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rourke trying to control but Bogs is working from the bottom.
Rourke 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.

Bogs is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rourke is aware though and is defending well.
Bogs pulls Rourke in to control the position.
Bogs working a defensive guard here.
Rourke wants to control from the top but Bogs keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke chips away with some ground and pound.
Rourke lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogs wants to control but Rourke passes easily into half guard.
Bogs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bogs is looking for a sweep. Rourke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bogs won't allow Rourke to pass to mount.
Rourke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bogs keeps working.
Mikko Rourke overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bogs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rourke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogs trying to hold on to Rourke's head to control him but Rourke postures up.
Bogs wants to improve his position but Rourke is controlling well.

Bogs is defending against the submission attempts here by Rourke.
Bogs trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rourke in particular looking to stall.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bogs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bogs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke scores with a decent looking hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bogs 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 Rourke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rourke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bogs throws a quick inside leg kick.
Reil Bogs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rourke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rourke moves out of range of the leg kick from Bogs.
Bogs doesn't manage to clinch there - Rourke circles away.
Bogs looks for the body kick but Rourke saw that one coming.
Bogs darts in trying to clinch
and Rourke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rourke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bogs backs up against the cage.

It looks like Reil Bogs has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rourke is just out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Bogs.
Bogs throws a head kick that misses.

Bogs moves into the clinch successfully.

Bogs breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Rourke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reil Bogs's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bogs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rourke can pounce on him.
Bogs's corner calls for a 1-2. Bogs obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rourke loads up on a big right hand but Bogs slips the punch.
Bogs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rourke.
Rourke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bogs.
Nice uppercut there from Rourke.
Bogs misses with a low kick as Rourke jumps back.
Rourke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bogs is out of range and Rourke settles back down.
Rourke swats away the attempt to clinch by Bogs.
A good leg kick by Bogs.
Rourke feints and then cracks Bogs's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bogs down.
Bogs tries to clinch

and Rourke counters with a shoot takedown. Bogs fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke throws a big elbow that misses.
Rourke wants to pass the guard but Bogs is keeping the position.
Bogs keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rourke controlling from the top position.
Bogs is trying to control the position but Rourke postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Reil Bogs has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rourke looks for the body kick but Bogs saw that one coming.
Bogs defending well as Rourke loads up on a big left hand.
Rourke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bogs takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rourke misses the jab.
Rourke throws an overhand right that lands on Bogs's shoulder, as Bogs tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Bogs enables Rourke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bogs manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rourke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bogs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Bogs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogs is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bogs is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rourke postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Reil Bogs has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rourke tries to land a leg kick but Bogs saw it coming and moves away.
Bogs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bogs moves in looking to clinch but Rourke pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rourke blocks a low kick nicely.
Bogs uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rourke.
Rourke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rourke scores with a body shot.
Bogs fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bogs ducks under a wild hook from Rourke.

Rourke shoots in and gets a takedown into Bogs's guard.
Rourke controlling from the top position.
Bogs has momentary wrist control but Rourke slips an elbow through the middle.
Bogs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Bogs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke passes Bogs's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rourke wants to control but Bogs is keeping him busy.
Rourke is just content to waste time from the top position. Bogs takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rourke postures up.
Rourke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Rourke clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Reil Bogs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bogs checks a leg kick nicely.
Rourke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rourke, right into the meat.
Rourke connects with an inside leg kick.
Rourke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A lazy left from Rourke finds it's target.
Rourke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rourke keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Bogs.
Bogs misses with a straight right.
Bogs scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bogs goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bogs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rourke moves away.
Bogs misses with a hook. Rourke ducked under it nicely.
Bogs takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rourke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rourke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Rourke changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bogs looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rourke looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bogs is avoiding damage well.
Rourke working the head and body with strikes.
Rourke wants to control but Bogs is keeping him busy.
Rourke taking a break here but Bogs is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bogs is looking to control Rourke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bogs avoid being mounted?
Rourke is keen to just control but Bogs is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke slips a nice elbow through Bogs's hands, connecting with Bogs's forehead.
Rourke winds up and cracks Bogs with a swinging punch 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!
Rourke trying to control the action but Bogs is working from the bottom.
Bogs is trying to control but can't.
Rourke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogs can do to turn this around?
Rourke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Rourke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bogs defends it well.
Rourke is stalling here. Bogs is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rourke seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bogs has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rourke is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke is working hard here to advance position.
Bogs remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Bogs decides to stand back up. Bogs steps back and let's Rourke get back to his feet.
Rourke blocks a low kick nicely.
Rourke tests Bogs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bogs lands a jab-cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rourke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rourke throws a leg kick which misses Bogs's front leg but catches the back leg as Bogs tries to avoid it.
Rourke blocks the body kick.
Rourke moves out of range as Bogs throws a body kick.
Bogs tries to clinch but Rourke moves out of range.
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!
Bogs tries to clinch up.
Rourke dips to his left and cracks Bogs with an uppercut!
Bogs throws a solid leg kick but Rourke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bogs.
Bogs feints and then cracks Rourke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rourke down.
Rourke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bogs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rourke blocks a low kick nicely.
Rourke throws the left hand but Bogs avoids the punch easily.
Rourke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bogs on the side of the head.
Bogs tries to clinch but Rourke moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikko Rourke had his way with Reil Bogs in that round.
The cut man is working on Reil Bogs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bogs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rourke's head backwards.
Bogs is looking to land body kicks.
Rourke lands with a kick to the temple. Bogs shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bogs throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rourke.
Rourke misses with a looping left.
Bogs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rourke slips a jab from Bogs.
Bogs wants to slow Rourke down by chopping away at his legs.
Rourke throws the left hand but Bogs avoids the punch easily.
Rourke throws a right and a left that Bogs avoids nicely.

Rourke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke trying to control from half guard but Bogs is working away.
Bogs is pressing down on Rourke's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogs can't keep his opponent in guard - Rourke advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rourke throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rourke not doing much here.
Bogs trying to hold on to Rourke's head to control him but Rourke postures up.
Rourke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rourke working over Bogs with some ground and pound. Bogs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rourke throwing shots but Bogs is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bogs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rourke trying to mount his opponent but Bogs defends it.
Rourke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bogs tries to roll over but Rourke keeps him under control.
Bogs trying to hold on to Rourke's head to control him but Rourke postures up.
Rourke landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rourke trying to control the action but Bogs is working from the bottom.
Rourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bogs's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rourke there.
Rourke thows a huge punch but Bogs dodges it nicely.
Rourke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bogs's head.
Bogs is trying to stand back up but Rourke is controlling him
Rourke is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rourke is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rourke lands a big shot there that rocks Bogs but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rourke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rourke with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rourke loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bogs scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rourke land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rourke stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Rourke!
Mikko Rourke retains his middleweight title!
Mikko Rourke very nearly forgot to thank Perkele! amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.