QFC Tournament 56 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slingya Muck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Thomas
vs
Muck

186 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slingya Muck!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Muck. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muck displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.

Muck moves into range and clinches up with Thomas.

Muck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Muck's head back.
Muck throws a sloppy head kick and Thomas moves out of range easily.
Thomas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Muck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Muck throwing strikes here but Thomas is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Muck has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muck connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Muck looking to finish with strikes here!
Muck misses with a head shot.
Thomas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muck on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Muck is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Muck!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Slingya Muck!
Slingya Muck took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grim Mist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Manuel Pascoal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mist
vs
Manuel Pascoal

182 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grim Mist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ike Manuel Pascoal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mist throws a shot to the body.
Ike Manuel Pascoal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manuel Pascoal throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Manuel Pascoal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Manuel Pascoal throws a jab when Mist was well out of range.

Manuel Pascoal looking to score a takedown here. Mist is defending well but Manuel Pascoal drives through and ends up in Mist's guard.
Manuel Pascoal tries to free his leg and advance position but Mist is retaining full guard.
Mist wants to stand but Manuel Pascoal is controlling the position.
Manuel Pascoal trying to control but Mist is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ike Manuel Pascoal.
Mist throws a right and a left that both miss.
Manuel Pascoal throws a leg kick but Mist moved away.
Mist fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manuel Pascoal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Manuel Pascoal shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Manuel Pascoal showed some decent athleticism there.
Manuel Pascoal slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Pascoal trying to pass the guard but Mist defending well.
Manuel Pascoal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manuel Pascoal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Grim Mist.
No joy there for Mist, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Manuel Pascoal dives in and scores a takedown into Mist's guard.
Manuel Pascoal sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manuel Pascoal wants to pass the guard but Mist is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ike Manuel Pascoal dominated that 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.

Mist blocks a leg kick.
Mist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Manuel Pascoal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mist is able to avoid easily.
Manuel Pascoal throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mist ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Manuel Pascoal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manuel Pascoal throws an overhand right that lands on Mist's shoulder, as Mist tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mist moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Manuel Pascoal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Manuel Pascoal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Manuel Pascoal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Manuel Pascoal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Manuel Pascoal pushes Mist up against the cage in a clinch.
Manuel Pascoal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mist is defending well for now.
Manuel Pascoal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mist is defending well for now.
Mist misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Pascoal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mist avoids it.
Manuel Pascoal is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Manuel Pascoal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mist's brow.
Manuel Pascoal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mist struggles to land a body shot inside as Manuel Pascoal controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Manuel Pascoal as the two fighters clinch.
Manuel Pascoal swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manuel Pascoal blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manuel Pascoal tries to throw a body punch but Mist avoids it by throwing Manuel Pascoal back against the cage.
Manuel Pascoal scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mist can't find room to land a body shot as Manuel Pascoal controls the action.
Manuel Pascoal pushes off an throws an elbow but Mist leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Manuel Pascoal tries to land a knee to the head but Mist blocks with his arms.
Manuel Pascoal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mist prevents a body shot from Manuel Pascoal.
Mist managing to block the knees to the body from Manuel Pascoal.
Manuel Pascoal missing with knees to the body.

Manuel Pascoal decides to pull guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manuel Pascoal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manuel Pascoal is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manuel Pascoal can do anything to dispel that myth.
Manuel Pascoal is breathing heavily.
Mist throwing strikes from guard but Manuel Pascoal blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Pascoal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manuel Pascoal is on top in guard.
Manuel Pascoal content to stall in guard here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Grim Mist just wasn't active enough.
Mist throws a body punch but Manuel Pascoal moves out of range.

Manuel Pascoal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Manuel Pascoal postures up in Mist's guard and throws a big left but Mist blocks it.
Manuel Pascoal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mist is keeping the position for now.
Manuel Pascoal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ike Manuel Pascoal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Mist keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manuel Pascoal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mist circles away quickly and effectively.
Mist uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel Pascoal.
Manuel Pascoal fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mist is out of range.
Mist lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Mist as he checks the leg kick.
Manuel Pascoal throws a leg kick that misses.
Mist scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Grim Mist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manuel Pascoal throws a leg kick but Mist sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mist jabs at Manuel Pascoal's body.
Manuel Pascoal missing with a left hand there. Mist was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Manuel Pascoal looks to land a left hand but Mist moved out of range nicely.
Mist checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Manuel Pascoal should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Manuel Pascoal misses with a series of wild punches.
Grim Mist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grim Mist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Pascoal throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Manuel Pascoal.
Manuel Pascoal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manuel Pascoal throws a leg kick but Mist checks it.
Mist works over Manuel Pascoal's head and body with a nice combination.
Mist misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Manuel Pascoal does no damage.
Mist misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manuel Pascoal. That's going to slow Mist down.
Manuel Pascoal tries to score with a low kick but Mist moves his leg out of the way.
Manuel Pascoal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Manuel Pascoal swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ike Manuel Pascoal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manuel Pascoal misses with a low kick as Mist jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Mist. Those never looked like landing.
Manuel Pascoal throws a right and a left that Mist avoids nicely.
Mist lands a nice shot to the body.
Mist throws a body punch but Manuel Pascoal moves out of range.
Ike Manuel Pascoal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manuel Pascoal is looking to score with low kicks.
Manuel Pascoal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Ike Manuel Pascoal!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Ike Manuel Pascoal!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Ike Manuel Pascoal!

Ike Manuel Pascoal wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Ike Manuel Pascoal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilmari Laine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Laine
vs
Nasty

179 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ilmari Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Nasty!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Laine on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nasty throws a wild body kick that Laine sees coming a mile off.
Laine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nasty changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nasty misses with a takedown attempt

and Laine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nasty won't allow Laine to pass to mount.
Nasty is not content to let Laine control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nasty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Laine is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nasty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is trying to control the action in half guard but Nasty is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Nasty has one foot on Laine's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Laine.
Nice sprawl there from Nasty as Laine shoots in.
Nasty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laine has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilmari Laine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Laine gets tackled into the cage by Nasty. Nasty maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty tries to break free but Laine pushes him back against the cage.
Nasty has had enough of the clinch but Laine keeps him there for the moment.

Nasty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nasty leaves Laine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Laine on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nasty fails with a takedown attempt.
Nasty will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Nasty gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laine tries to free his leg and advance position but Nasty is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasty has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Laine has passed into side control.
Laine lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Laine postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nasty can do anything to dispel that myth.
Laine working the head with strikes.
Nasty tries to improve position but can't.
Nasty is not content to let Laine control the position.
You can see the frustration on Nasty's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Laine landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine cracks Nasty with a big right hand but Nasty just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The strikes coming from Laine are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Laine landing strikes.
Laine has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Laine trying to control the action but Nasty is working from the bottom.
Laine lands some shots froms side control.
Laine trying to control the action but Nasty is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laine lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

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

Laine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Nasty pushes Laine off looking to stand but Laine dives back in and keeps control.
Laine is looking to advance position but Nasty won't allow it.
Laine lands with a punch from half guard.
Laine trying to pass the guard but Nasty defending well.
Nasty is refusing to be controlled, as Laine sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine prevents Nasty from improving his position.
Laine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nasty keeps working.
Laine prevents Nasty from improving his position.
Ilmari Laine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nasty is trying to stand back up but Laine is controlling him
Nasty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Laine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Laine wants to control but Nasty is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Laine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Laine working Nasty over with strikes.
Laine wants to pass to mount but Nasty is defending the position.
Laine thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Laine uses his free foot to push down on Nasty's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nasty.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Laine working for a submission but Nasty is keeping him at bay.

Laine has hold of Nasty's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Nasty manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Laine lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine is landing with some decent strikes but Nasty is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Laine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nasty is looking to escape.
Laine lands with some strikes.
Nasty wants to control but Laine is having none of it.
Laine working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nasty is in a horrible position here. Laine smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Nasty is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Nasty badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Laine around the waist but Laine pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Laine is the winner by TKO! Laine jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ilmari Laine!

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 Chavo El Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Campinaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

El Torrez
vs
Campinaro

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chavo El Torrez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Campinaro!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Campinaro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Campinaro content to stall in guard here.
Campinaro looking to pass the guard.
Campinaro preventing the sweep.
Campinaro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
El Torrez managing to control the position.
Campinaro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Campinaro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Campinaro landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campinaro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of El Torrez 's head.
Campinaro pushing down on El Torrez 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Torrez wants to control but Campinaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Campinaro wants to pass to mount but El Torrez is defending the position.
Campinaro wants to control but El Torrez is keeping him busy.
Campinaro is looking to advance position but El Torrez won't allow it.

El Torrez actively working from the bottom here.
Campinaro looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks El Torrez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campinaro lands with a punch from half guard.
El Torrez wants to control but Campinaro is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Campinaro lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campinaro works his foot free and advances to mount.
El Torrez is bucking up trying to escape but Campinaro cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Campinaro lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

El Torrez is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campinaro lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh El Torrez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Campinaro is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and El Torrez goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Campinaro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jimmy Campinaro!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crocodile Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sterling Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dundee comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven's 5th. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dundee
vs
Archer

183 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crocodile Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sterling Archer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer fails to land the takedown.
Archer scores with a one two! Dundee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Archer tries to bum rush Dundee with a series of wild strikes but Dundee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Archer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dundee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Archer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Archer slaps away a takedown attempt from Dundee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Archer is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dundee sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Dundee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dundee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dundee stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Archer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dundee is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dundee stands up and waves to Archer to follow him.
Dundee fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dundee misses with a takedown
and Archer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crocodile Dundee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dundee fails with the takedown.

Dundee rushes Archer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Archer breaks from the clinch.
Archer misses with a takedown attempt

and Dundee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dundee is looking to take a break and control but Archer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Archer wants to get back to full guard.
Dundee lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Dundee decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Dundee throws a hook but Archer blocks it.

Dundee feints and as Archer raises his hands in defense, Dundee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Archer wants to stand up but Dundee is controlling him.
Dundee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer keeping full guard, as Dundee tries to pass.

Archer is working an open guard so Dundee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Dundee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Archer is trying to defend but Dundee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dundee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Archer is refusing to be controlled, as Dundee sits in half guard.

Dundee stands up from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Archer throws a one two combo.
Archer looks gassed!
A nice combination there by Archer.
Dundee shoots in and drives through. Archer sprawls well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Archer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Dundee or perhaps it was just good defense by Archer which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dundee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Archer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Archer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dundee fails with a takedown attempt.

Archer rushes Dundee and presses him up against the cage.
Dundee looking to stall.
Dundee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dundee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Archer prevents it.
Dundee wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crocodile Dundee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dundee prevents the takedown attempt.

Archer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Archer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dundee defends it nicely.
Dundee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer checks a low kick from Dundee.
Dundee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Archer tries to clinch there but Dundee circles away.
Archer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dundee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Archer's half guard.
Dundee is looking to pass Archer's guard but actually Archer recovers to full guard.
Dundee wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
Dundee lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dundee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dundee throws a big right hand that misses.

Dundee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Archer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dundee's waist but Dundee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Archer off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dundee circles away.
Dundee tries to clinch but Archer moves out of range.
Archer shoots in for a double leg but Dundee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Archer is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dundee is defended easily by Archer.
Archer is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dundee.
Dundee misses with a takedown attempt
and Archer counters with a three punch combo that has Dundee backing up. Dundee nods at Archer to acknowledge the strikes.
Archer lands a leg kick that knocks Dundee off balance momentarily.
Archer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dundee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dundee decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Archer is refusing to be controlled, as Dundee sits in half guard.
Archer is looking to escape.
Archer wants to control the action here but instead Dundee manages to pass to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Dundee.
Dundee raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dundee landing strikes from the mount and Archer is in trouble!
Dundee with shots to the head and body - Archer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dundee breaks from Archer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dundee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crocodile Dundee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dundee working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Archer looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dundee! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Crocodile Dundee!
Crocodile Dundee took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Maybe the dingo ate your baby!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dundee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Ehrmantraut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dundee
vs
Ehrmantraut

179 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Dundee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Ehrmantraut!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Ehrmantraut or perhaps it was just good defense by Dundee which made him look bad.
Dundee looks to land a right hand but Ehrmantraut moved out of range.
Dundee misses with an uppercut. Ehrmantraut saw that one coming.
Ehrmantraut with a lazy takedown attempt

and Dundee counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ehrmantraut!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ehrmantraut can't escape the position.
Ehrmantraut is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dundee scoring with strikes but Ehrmantraut is staying in there.
Dundee working Ehrmantraut over with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ehrmantraut tries to hold on but Dundee postures up.
Dundee landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut tries to lock up and control but Dundee gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ehrmantraut tries to reverse the position but Dundee maintains control.
Dundee avoids the attempt from Ehrmantraut to control.
Ehrmantraut is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dundee is staying active.
Ehrmantraut is desperately trying to improve his position but Dundee has a good base and remains in mount.
Dundee unloads with some shots from mount but Ehrmantraut bucks and avoids them well.
Dundee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ehrmantraut is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut is squirming around, avoiding Dundee's attempts to control the action.
Dundee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Ehrmantraut sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ehrmantraut makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ehrmantraut is trying to control the position but Dundee postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ehrmantraut is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ehrmantraut moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dundee tries to bench press Ehrmantraut off him but Ehrmantraut keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Dundee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dundee tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ehrmantraut grinds an elbow into Dundee's temple.
Dundee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ehrmantraut off and has taken his back!
Ehrmantraut breaks Dundee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ehrmantraut works over Dundee with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ehrmantraut distracts Dundee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ehrmantraut trying to control but Dundee is working from the bottom.
Ehrmantraut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ehrmantraut scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ehrmantraut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ehrmantraut throws a big right hand that misses.
Dundee on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dundee tries to get out of the position.
Ehrmantraut is looking to work some ground and pound but Dundee has wrist control.

Dundee throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Michael Ehrmantraut will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dundee shoots in but no luck this time.
Ehrmantraut takes a swing at Dundee's ribcage but misses.
Ehrmantraut misses with a takedown attempt

and Dundee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dundee.
Ehrmantraut bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dundee's guard.

Dundee working for a triangle but Ehrmantraut defends it easily.
Ehrmantraut has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ehrmantraut trying to control the position from guard on top but Dundee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ehrmantraut might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dundee kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ehrmantraut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ehrmantraut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dundee has momentary wrist control but Ehrmantraut slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ehrmantraut accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ehrmantraut trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Ehrmantraut avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ehrmantraut with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Dundee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ehrmantraut doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ehrmantraut manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Michael Ehrmantraut has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut trying to control but Dundee is working from the bottom.
Ehrmantraut working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Dundee escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ehrmantraut gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ehrmantraut throwing strikes from guard but Dundee blocks nicely.
Dundee wants to control but Ehrmantraut passes easily into half guard.
Ehrmantraut scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut wants to control but Dundee is keeping him busy.
Ehrmantraut stalling away here and it's allowed Dundee to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dundee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ehrmantraut forces his way into half guard.
Dundee is in trouble now - Ehrmantraut has advanced to mount!
Ehrmantraut punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Ehrmantraut.
Ehrmantraut landing shots from mount.

Dundee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ehrmantraut lands with some strikes.
Oh Dundee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ehrmantraut cracks Dundee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ehrmantraut lands with some strikes.
Ehrmantraut working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ehrmantraut raining down shots from the mount!
Dundee keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ehrmantraut unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dundee wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Ehrmantraut celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Ehrmantraut!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Choppy Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Belfast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Jensen
vs
Belfast

187 cm
18
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Choppy Jensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitor Belfast!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jensen fails with the takedown.
Jensen doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfast circles away.
Jensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Belfast swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Belfast throws a right hand that misses
and Jensen counters with a one-two to the body.
Jensen tries to bum rush Belfast with a series of wild strikes but Belfast uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jensen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jensen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belfast.
Jensen shoots in and drives through. Belfast sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfast throws a right hand that misses
letting Jensen counter with a right hand.
Jensen staying out of range there.
A jab from Belfast misses.
Jensen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Belfast misses with a few strikes there.
Belfast checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vitor Belfast seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belfast misses with a left hand
enabling Jensen to counter with a crisp jab.
Jensen lands with a nice body kick.
Jensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belfast's waist but Belfast gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jensen off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Choppy Jensen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jensen.

Belfast is rocked!

It looks like Vitor Belfast has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jensen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belfast's waist but Belfast gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jensen off to one side.
Belfast is still on wobbly legs! Can Jensen finish him?
Belfast misses with a hook.
Jensen catches Belfast with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Belfast forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Choppy Jensen!