SUPREMACY 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Nekkid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nekkid comes to the cage accompanied by Sabotage. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Nekkid
vs
Riddler

190 cm
19
216 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

198 cm
28
220 lbs
6 - 10 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Buck Nekkid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Riddler!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddler keeps the fight on the outside.
Nekkid tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Riddler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekkid doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddler circles away.
Riddler misses with a head kick.
Nekkid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riddler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Riddler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekkid was well out of range. Poor timing from Riddler.
Nekkid takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Riddler. Those never looked like landing.
Nekkid avoids a kick to the body.
Nekkid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riddler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Riddler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekkid tries to clinch but Riddler moves out of range.
Nekkid wants to clinch up but Riddler keeps it at a distance.
Nekkid doesn't manage to clinch there - Riddler circles away.
A slow jab from Riddler misses its intended target.

Nekkid forces Riddler back against the cage and clinches.
Riddler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Riddler tries to throw a body punch but Nekkid avoids it by throwing Riddler back against the cage.
Nekkid throws an elbow but it misses.
Nekkid lands a nice elbow.
Riddler wants to break free but Nekkid has control.
Riddler wants to break free but Nekkid has control.
Nekkid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Riddler's efforts to push away.

Nekkid pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nekkid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riddler's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nekkid throws a big right hand that misses.
Riddler is looking to stand back up but Nekkid counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Riddler.
Riddler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nekkid.
Nekkid thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nekkid controlling the action here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekkid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nekkid throwing shots but Riddler is blocking nicely.
Riddler pushes Nekkid off but Nekkid dives into side control.
Riddler regains half guard, as Nekkid was trying to land strikes.
Riddler wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekkid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riddler's head.
Nekkid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riddler's head.
Riddler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nekkid thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riddler's head.
Nekkid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nekkid stops Riddler from getting back to his feet.
Nekkid is looking to take a break and control but Riddler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nekkid missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nekkid scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nekkid prevents Riddler from standing back up.
Riddler looks gassed!
Nekkid sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Riddler defending well though.
Riddler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nekkid. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nekkid works his way into side control.
Nekkid postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Nekkid postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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!
Nekkid cracks Riddler with a big elbow.
Nekkid tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nekkid landing a few strikes.
Nekkid working the ground and pound but Riddler is defending the strikes.
Nekkid looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Riddler is avoiding damage well.
Riddler wants to get back to his feet but Nekkid drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nekkid fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Nekkid fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Riddler is not content to let Nekkid control the position.
Nekkid throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nekkid keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick misses from Riddler.
Riddler lands a head kick!
Riddler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Riddler counters with a stiff right hand.
Ben Riddler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nekkid tries to clinch up.
Nekkid wants to clinch.
Nekkid tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Riddler throws a head kick that misses.

Riddler has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekkid wants to take the fight to the mat but Riddler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Riddler can't break the clinch.
Riddler tries to break free but Nekkid pushes him back against the cage.
Riddler blocks an elbow strike.

Riddler breaks the clinch.
Riddler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Nekkid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Riddler, pushing him back against the cage.
Nekkid has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Riddler avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Nekkid.
Nekkid tries to pull guard but Riddler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Nekkid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddler is trying to break the clinch but Nekkid is controlling him.
Riddler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nekkid has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nekkid.

It looks like Ben Riddler has been cut.
Nekkid goes for a takedown attempt but Riddler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nekkid tries to clinch up but Riddler circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddler misses with a combination

and Nekkid counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nekkid.
Nekkid can't get the takedown.
Riddler tries to circle away but Nekkid has him pinned against the cage.
Nekkid lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nekkid lands a takedown into guard.
Nekkid passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Riddler tries to escape but Nekkid is in control.
Riddler is breathing heavily.
Nekkid is looking to take a break and control but Riddler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nekkid working the ground and pound but Riddler is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekkid tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Nekkid are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nekkid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Riddler keeps working.
Nekkid landing a few strikes.
Nekkid working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Riddler parries the strikes from Nekkid easily there. Nekkid is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Riddler to escape.
Nekkid working the head with strikes.
Riddler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nekkid.
Nekkid in side control, throwing shots but Riddler defends.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riddler pushes Nekkid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nekkid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nekkid misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddler wants to get back to his feet.
Nekkid connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Riddler some visible discomfort.
The strikes coming from Nekkid are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Nekkid in side control, throwing shots but Riddler defends.
Nekkid is looking to take a break and control but Riddler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nekkid creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Riddler sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Riddler wants to get back to his feet but Nekkid drags him back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An elbow from Nekkid crashes against the mat.
Nekkid passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Riddler!
Riddler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Nekkid.
Nekkid sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Nekkid dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Riddler's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Nekkid tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riddler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nekkid looks to clinch
and Riddler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nekkid is looking to clinch but Riddler is avoiding it.

Nekkid gets tackled into the cage by Riddler. Riddler maintains the clinch.
Nekkid is trying to pull guard but Riddler has him pressed against the cage.

Nekkid has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Riddler uses from the top position.
Nekkid tries to strike from the bottom.
Riddler wanted to stand there but Nekkid had control of the position.
Nekkid thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nekkid throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nekkid preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nekkid will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Nekkid thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nekkid throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekkid with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Riddler can't handle though.
Nekkid trying to strike off his back.
Nekkid working a defensive guard here.
Buck Nekkid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nekkid throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nekkid striking off his back but it's not causing Riddler any problems.
Nekkid thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Riddler looking to sit in guard and control but Nekkid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nekkid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nekkid slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nekkid postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekkid throwing strikes from guard but Riddler blocks nicely.
Nekkid wants to control from the top but Riddler keeps moving.
Nekkid prevents Riddler from getting back to his feet.
Riddler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nekkid with a flurry of punches that miss.
Riddler wants to stand and escape but Nekkid is having none of it.
Nekkid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Riddler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nekkid controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nekkid trying to control but Riddler is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddler wants to stand but Nekkid is controlling the position.
Nekkid looking to sit in guard and control but Riddler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nekkid bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Riddler's guard.
Riddler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nekkid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Riddler is looking to stand up but Nekkid isn't so interested in that idea.
Nekkid in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nekkid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nekkid loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekkid trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riddler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nekkid trying to control but Riddler is working from the bottom.
Nekkid stands and throws Riddler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Riddler on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nekkid throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Nekkid working the ground and pound but Riddler is defending the strikes.
The ground and pound from Nekkid seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nekkid in side control, throwing shots but Riddler defends.
Nekkid tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nekkid fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ben Riddler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nekkid lands a nice forearm strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Nekkid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nekkid, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Nekkid!
Buck Nekkid decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naser Al Shami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Macino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naser Al Shami has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Al Shami
vs
Macino

187 cm
24
255 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Naser Al Shami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Macino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macino throws a series of punches but Al Shami moves out of range.
Macino stuffs the takedown.
Al Shami scores with a jab. Macino acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Macino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Macino wants it to stay on the feet.
Al Shami has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naser Al Shami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Shami shoots in but no luck this time.
Macino throws a shot from downtown. Al Shami moves away and avoids it.
Al Shami looks for a takedown but Macino sprawls well.
Al Shami shoots in and drives through. Macino sprawls well.
Macino misses with a wild body shot.
Al Shami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Macino defends it nicely.
Macino throws a shot from downtown. Al Shami moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macino throws a series of punches but Al Shami moves out of range.

Al Shami scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Al Shami missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Shami misses with a head shot. Macino uses the momentum to regain guard.
Al Shami trying to control the position from guard on top but Macino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Al Shami drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Macino dives on top into guard.
Macino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macino won't allow Al Shami to sweep him here.
Macino wants to control from the top but Al Shami keeps moving.
Macino preventing the sweep.
Macino trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Shami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!

OK we're going to have a standup here. Marcus Macino hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Al Shami slips a jab and a cross from Macino.
Macino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al Shami shoots in but no luck this time.
Al Shami shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Macino as he avoids it easily.
Al Shami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Macino throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Macino tries to sprawl but Al Shami drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Macino is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macino works his way to full guard. Good work.
Al Shami looking to pass the guard.
Macino keeping moving, preventing Al Shami from controlling successfully.
Al Shami throwing strikes but missing.
Al Shami trying to control but Macino is working from the bottom.
Macino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Al Shami working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Al Shami tries to free his leg and advance position but Macino is retaining full guard.
Al Shami is working hard here to advance position.
Macino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Al Shami postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Shami pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macino is keeping the position for now.
Al Shami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Shami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Macino pulls Al Shami in close to prevent any damage.
Macino keeping full guard, as Al Shami tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naser Al Shami dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Macino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Al Shami.
A punch combination from Macino misses.
Macino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Macino misses its intended target.
Al Shami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Macino defends it nicely.
Al Shami throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Marcus Macino has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macino. Al Shami does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marcus Macino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al Shami scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Shami shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Macino defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naser Al Shami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Al Shami ducks under a wild hook from Macino.
Marcus Macino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Shami fails with a takedown attempt.
Al Shami avoids the body shot from Macino.
Al Shami fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Macino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Macino lands a two punch combo.
Macino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Macino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Shami dives in and grabs Macino's left leg, looking for a takedown. Macino pushes down on Al Shami's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Al Shami gets a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Al Shami.
Al Shami missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Macino is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Shami throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Al Shami with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Al Shami drops an elbow to the side of Macino's head.
Macino taking some punishment here, with Al Shami in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Macino trying to control but Al Shami postures up.
Al Shami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Macino defending well though.
Al Shami landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Al Shami throwing shots but Macino is blocking nicely.

Al Shami is looking for a kimura but Macino is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Al Shami to get the leverage.
Al Shami wants to advance to full mount but Macino doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Macino is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macino controls from within his opponent's guard.
Macino tries to stand but Al Shami is controlling from the bottom.
Al Shami is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Macino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al Shami scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Shami frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Al Shami throwing strikes here but Macino is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Naser Al Shami dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Macino's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Macino scores with a nice strike.
Marcus Macino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Macino as Al Shami shoots in.
Al Shami throws a lazy right hand but Macino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Al Shami misses.
Macino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Macino looks to score with a jab to the body but Al Shami is just out of range.
Al Shami walks into a left hand.
Macino misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Shami counters with a stiff right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Macino.
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!
Al Shami fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Macino avoids it really well and circles away.
Macino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Macino wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naser Al Shami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macino slaps away a takedown attempt from Al Shami, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Macino misses.
Macino swings for the body but Al Shami moves out of range.
Al Shami shoots for a double leg takedown but Macino sprawls well. He's pushed Al Shami's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Macino scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Macino throws a left and a right that both miss

and Al Shami counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Macino works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Shami trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Al Shami throwing strikes from guard but Macino blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Shami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami trying to control but Macino is working from the bottom.
Al Shami postures up in Macino's guard and throws a big left but Macino blocks it.
Al Shami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Al Shami landing some decent shots from guard.
Al Shami content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Al Shami advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macino manages to work his way to half guard, despite Al Shami's best efforts.
Macino won't allow Al Shami to pass to mount.
Al Shami sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Macino defending well though.
Macino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Al Shami scores with a couple of nice shots.
Naser Al Shami overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Shami moves into full mount! Macino won't be happy about that!
Al Shami landing shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Shami lands a heavy elbow.
Al Shami lands a big shot there that rocks Macino but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
BOOM! Al Shami connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Al Shami content just to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Shami connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Naser Al Shami is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Al Shami landing punches.
Macino is in a horrible position here. Al Shami smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Al Shami content just to control the position here.
Marcus Macino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Al Shami'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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Naser Al Shami showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Shami 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Naser Al Shami!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Janon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blas Ople (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ople has chosen The Struggle Within by Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Janon
vs
Ople

150 cm
26
300 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Janon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Blas Ople!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janon throws a poor cross that misses
and Ople counters with a nice body kick.
Ople lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Michael Janon has been cut.
Janon misses with a right hand
and Ople counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack! A monster head kick from Ople and Janon falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Ople!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Blas Ople!
During a confident post fight interview, Blas Ople thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Alessandro Farias Tavares
vs
Steven

175 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
23
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conner Steven!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Alessandro Farias Tavares - just one landing.

Alessandro Farias Tavares forces Steven back against the cage and clinches.
Alessandro Farias Tavares avoids the elbow strike from Steven, against the cage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares gets through Steven's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Alessandro Farias Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a wild combination.
Steven tries for a takedown but Alessandro Farias Tavares sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Steven takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Conner Steven has been cut.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a left and a right that both miss

and Steven counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alessandro Farias Tavares!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Steven landing punches.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is working to get back to half guard.
Alessandro Farias Tavares on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to get out of the position.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is squirming around, avoiding Steven's attempts to control the action.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to hold on but Steven postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares can't escape the position.
Steven with a couple of short strikes.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to stand up.
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to hold on but Steven pushes him away.
Steven controlling from mount.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares blocking the ground and pound.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Alessandro Farias Tavares knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steven on the ground.
Steven lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven wants to control the pace but Alessandro Farias Tavares is squirming around nicely.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steven with a couple of short strikes.
Steven punching from mount but Alessandro Farias Tavares doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Steven wants to control the pace but Alessandro Farias Tavares is squirming around nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steven takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Steven avoids the attempt from Alessandro Farias Tavares to control.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven landing strikes from the mount.
Alessandro Farias Tavares taking shots to the head.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to get to half guard.

Steven with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alessandro Farias Tavares's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to hold on but Steven postures up.
Steven is landing with some decent strikes but Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying desperately to improve position.
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to hold on but Steven pushes him away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steven prevents Alessandro Farias Tavares from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to control but Steven is having none of it.
Steven fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conner Steven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conner Steven's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a two punch combination.
Steven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alessandro Farias Tavares pinned against the cage. Alessandro Farias Tavares gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alessandro Farias Tavares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steven manages to avoid it.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a body shot.
Steven tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Alessandro Farias Tavares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Steven tries to clinch but Alessandro Farias Tavares is having none of it.

Steven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alessandro Farias Tavares was covering up waiting for the punch and Steven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Steven throws a big elbow that misses.
Alessandro Farias Tavares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steven is one step ahead there.
Conner Steven has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Steven is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steven trying to control the position from guard on top but Alessandro Farias Tavares is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alessandro Farias Tavares has Steven pulled in close to control his posture.
Steven throwing strikes from guard but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks nicely.
Steven trying to control but Alessandro Farias Tavares is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Steven throwing strikes from guard but Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven is fighting to break Alessandro Farias Tavares's control of his arms but Alessandro Farias Tavares is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alessandro Farias Tavares fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Steven just misses with a punch to the body.

Alessandro Farias Tavares instigates a clinch.

Alessandro Farias Tavares's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to clinch but Steven moves out of range.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Alessandro Farias Tavares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steven has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Alessandro Farias Tavares after a bit of a struggle.

Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steven tries for a takedown but Alessandro Farias Tavares circles away easily
and Alessandro Farias Tavares counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Steven.
Alessandro Farias Tavares moves in looking to clinch but Steven pushes him off.
Alessandro Farias Tavares looks to score with a jab to the body but Steven is just out of range.
Steven looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steven misses with a wild combination.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands a glancing blow to the side of Steven's head.
Steven fails with an attempt to clinch.

Alessandro Farias Tavares closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alessandro Farias Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alessandro Farias Tavares blocks a head kick by Steven.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Steven counters with a nice double leg into side control. Alessandro Farias Tavares won't be happy with that.
Steven is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steven looking to control but instead Alessandro Farias Tavares has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Steven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steven's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steven's back!
Alessandro Farias Tavares just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Alessandro Farias Tavares is trying to stick to Steven's back but Steven is turning into Alessandro Farias Tavares. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Alessandro Farias Tavares's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Steven.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conner Steven's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Steven shoots in for a double leg but Alessandro Farias Tavares sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Alessandro Farias Tavares closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Steven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alessandro Farias Tavares sizes up Steven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steven misses with a takedown attempt - Alessandro Farias Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alessandro Farias Tavares.
Alessandro Farias Tavares keeps the fight on the outside.

Alessandro Farias Tavares rushes Steven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steven looking to stall.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevens head.

Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Steven scores with a takedown into Alessandro Farias Tavares's guard.
Alessandro Farias Tavares seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alessandro Farias Tavares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steven is one step ahead there.
Steven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alessandro Farias Tavares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alessandro Farias Tavares has Steven pulled in close to control his posture.
Alessandro Farias Tavares wants to stand but Steven is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alessandro Farias Tavares working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Steven.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steven with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alessandro Farias Tavares tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alessandro Farias Tavares keeping moving, preventing Steven from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Steven misses with a takedown attempt - Alessandro Farias Tavares sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Conner Steven.

Alessandro Farias Tavares instigates a clinch.
Steven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alessandro Farias Tavares is leaning against Steven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steven backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steven is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alessandro Farias Tavares.

Alessandro Farias Tavares fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steven, pushing him back against the cage.

Alessandro Farias Tavares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steven shoots in for a takedown but Alessandro Farias Tavares shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Steven fails with the takedown.
Alessandro Farias Tavares swinging wildly here.

Alessandro Farias Tavares gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alessandro Farias Tavares pressing his opponent against the cage.
Alessandro Farias Tavares misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alessandro Farias Tavares.

Alessandro Farias Tavares breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Steven darts in and clinches Alessandro Farias Tavares up against the cage.
Steven fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Alessandro Farias Tavares escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alessandro Farias Tavares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alessandro Farias Tavares slaps away a takedown attempt from Steven, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alessandro Farias Tavares lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alessandro Farias Tavares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alessandro Farias Tavares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Alessandro Farias Tavares.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Alessandro Farias Tavares has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares!
Igor Alessandro Farias Tavares decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Penties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lazarus has chosen Never Go Full Retard! as his entrance music. Penties has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Ben Penties could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kirk Lazarus's chin.

Penties
vs
Lazarus

174 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

181 cm
23
177 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Penties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lazarus gets a double leg takedown into Penties's guard.

Lazarus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lazarus wants to pass the guard but Penties is keeping the position.

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

Lazarus drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Penties dives on top into guard.

Lazarus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lazarus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lazarus looking for a triangle here. Penties is fighting it but it looks tight! Lazarus pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Penties is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kirk Lazarus!
After winning the bout, Kirk Lazarus thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Valentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mully Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Valentino
vs
Lombard

179 cm
21
143 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
23
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mully Lombard!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard misses the body punch

and Valentino counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Valentino.

Lombard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentino looks to clinch
and Lombard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valentino closes the distance but Lombard moves to the side

and Lombard counters by clinching up.
Valentino has Lombard pressed against the cage, preventing Lombard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Valentino tries a knee to the head but Lombard blocks it.
Lombard is trying to push Valentino away but Valentino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lombard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Valentino really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Lombard lands a takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Valentino isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Lombard stacks Valentino on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Lombard!
Valentino is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Valentino looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Valentino actively working from the bottom here.

Valentino makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Good exchange - Lombard coming out on top.
Lombard throws a hook but Valentino blocks it.

Lombard gets a clinch.
Lombard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Valentino has him pressed against the cage.
Valentino trying to land knees to the body.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Valentino is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lombard.
Valentino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lombard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Lombard breaks from the clinch.
Valentino tries to land a leg kick but Lombard saw it coming and moves away.
Valentino closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lombard counters with a left to the body.
Valentino darts in trying to clinch
enabling Lombard to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Lombard fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lombard takes the fight into the clinch.
Lombard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Valentino tries to land a knee to the head but Lombard blocks with his arms.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Valentino is controlling him.
Valentino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Valentino keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lombard's efforts to push away.
Lombard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Valentino to keep the fight standing.
Valentino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valentino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lombard's brow.
Lombard managing to block the knees to the body from Valentino.
Valentino is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lombard slowing the pace effectively.
Valentino missing with knees to the body.
Lombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valentino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lombard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lombard successfully pulls guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lombard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Valentino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Valentino manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Valentino drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lombard manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Valentino has Lombard in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lombard moves into the clinch.
Valentino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lombard.
Lombard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Valentino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lombard blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentino throws an elbow that misses.
Valentino misses with a knee to the head.
Lombard is trying to break the clinch but Valentino has him pressed against the cage.
Lombard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Valentino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino crunches a lovely knee into Lombard's ribcage.
Lombard avoiding damage as Valentino throws knees to the body.
Valentino misses with a knee strike.
Valentino keeps control of Lombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Valentino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Valentino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lombard is defending well for now.
Valentino keeps control of Lombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Lombard.
Lombard can't break the clinch.
Lombard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino missing with knees to the body.
Valentino using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lombard is trying to break free.
Valentino lands a damaging elbow.
James Valentino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Valentino misses with an elbow strike.
Lombard working hard to break the clinch.
Lombard tries to break the clinch but Valentino is controlling the position.
Lombard managing to block the knees to the body from Valentino.
Valentino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lombard working hard to break the clinch.
Valentino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lombard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lombard is defending well for now.
Lombard blocks an elbow strike.
Valentino throws an elbow that misses.
Lombard wants to break free but Valentino has control.
Valentino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lombard is defending well for now.
Valentino lands a left hand.

Lombard breaks from the clinch.
Valentino wants to clinch up but Lombard keeps it at a distance.
Valentino tries to clinch up
and Lombard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lombard misses with a hook. Valentino ducked under it nicely.
Valentino darts in trying to clinch
and Lombard counters with a left and a right that stings Valentino.
Valentino tries to clinch but Lombard is having none of it.
Valentino scores with a head kick. Lombard tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Valentino misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lombard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valentino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lombard blocks a head kick by Valentino.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Valentino dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Valentino avoids a punch combination nicely.

Lombard takes the fight into the clinch.
Valentino tries to land knees in the clinch but Lombard avoids the damage to the body.
Valentino prevents Lombard from breaking the clinch.
Valentino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lombard's face.
Lombard is looking to break free of the clinch but Valentino has double underhooks.
Valentino tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lombard avoids it.
Valentino missing with knees to the body.
Valentino prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lombard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lombard is trying to force a seperation but Valentino has the dominant position.
Valentino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Valentino tries a knee to the head but Lombard blocks it.
Valentino creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Valentino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Valentino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Valentino tries to land a knee to the head but Lombard blocks with his arms.
Valentino lands a knee to the head.
Valentino lands an elbow inside that Lombard shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino scores with a knee to the head.

Lombard is rocked!

It looks like Mully Lombard has been cut.
Lombard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lombard is still on wobbly legs! Can Valentino finish him?

Lombard gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valentino regains guard.

Valentino working for a triangle but Lombard defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lombard gets to his feet. Valentino looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Valentino staying out of range there.
Lombard seems to have recovered his senses.

Lombard rushes Valentino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Valentino looking to throw knees to the head but Lombard is blocking nicely.
Lombard working hard to break the clinch.
Lombard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lombard jumps guard but Valentino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Valentino keeps control of Lombard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lombard successfully pulls guard.

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

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

Lombard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Lombard stands up and waves to Valentino to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Valentino tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lombard counters with a straight right hand.
Valentino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lombard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like James Valentino has been cut.
Valentino fails with an attempt to clinch.
James Valentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lombard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mully Lombard.
I think Lombard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Ariffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muhammad Ariffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ariffin
vs
Bashor

167 cm
19
131 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

173 cm
20
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Muhammad Ariffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Bashor!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ariffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ariffin looks to clinch

and Bashor counters with a single leg into guard. Ariffin didn't expect that.
Ariffin looking for a sweep. Not yet Ariffin, not yet.
Bashor slips nicely into half guard.
Bashor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ariffin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bashor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bashor stalling.
Bashor winds up and cracks Ariffin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ariffin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bashor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ariffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bashor on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bashor in particular looking to stall.
Nice strikes from Bashor there.
Bashor content to control rather than advance.
Bashor lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bashor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bashor scoring with strikes but Ariffin is staying in there.
Bashor working Ariffin over with strikes here.
Bashor with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ariffin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Ariffin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Bashor! Ariffin is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lincoln Bashor!
A victorious Lincoln Bashor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronaldi Rolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Eastmond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eastmond has chosen Nelly- Here Comes The Boom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Eastmond acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Rolf
vs
Eastmond

185 cm
29
182 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

190 cm
32
174 lbs
27 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ronaldi Rolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Eastmond!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Eastmond misses.
Ryan Eastmond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eastmond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rolf.
Rolf throws a right and a left that Eastmond avoids nicely.
Rolf throws a right hand that Eastmond ducks under and follows up with a left that Eastmond also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Rolf.
Eastmond throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Rolf.
Left hook, right uppercut from Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a body kick that misses.
Rolf misses the shot to the body.
Eastmond missing with a left hand there. Rolf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eastmond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rolf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eastmond throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rolf on the side of the head.
Rolf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eastmond.
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!
Eastmond thuds his right hand into Rolf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Eastmond throws a hook but Rolf avoids it easily.
Eastmond throws a nice looking combination but Rolf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rolf defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Eastmond.

Rolf pushes Eastmond up against the cage in a clinch.
Rolf using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.

Eastmond lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eastmond missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rolf wants to control but Eastmond is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rolf is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Eastmond working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rolf wants to get back to his feet.
Eastmond is just content to waste time from the top position. Rolf takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is working hard here to advance position.
Rolf trying to control the position here.
Eastmond lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rolf is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eastmond is aware though and is defending well.
Rolf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Eastmond manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rolf sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Eastmond's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond has hold of Rolf's hands but Rolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eastmond has hold of Rolf's hands but Rolf slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Eastmond is looking for a sweep. Rolf is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eastmond is staying active underneath Rolf, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Eastmond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rolf.

Rolf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Eastmond defends it well.
Eastmond tries to roll over but Rolf keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf thows a huge punch but Eastmond dodges it nicely.
Rolf is stalling here. Eastmond is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rolf seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Eastmond has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rolf takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rolf struggling a bit here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rolf is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eastmond throws a strike aimed at the side of Rolf's head but Rolf avoids it well.
Rolf is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ryan Eastmond 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.

Eastmond cracks a nice hook into Rolf's ribs.
A good leg kick by Eastmond.
Rolf lands a high kick!
Ronaldi Rolf is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eastmond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rolf was well out of range. Poor timing from Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a jab but it's blocked by Rolf.
A head kick misses from Rolf.
Eastmond with a jab.
Eastmond scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Eastmond getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Eastmond thows a body shot but no joy.
Eastmond takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rolf throws a leg kick but Eastmond sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eastmond walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rolf checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Eastmond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Eastmond shoots in looking for a takedown. Rolf tries to sprawl out of it but Eastmond keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rolf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rolf moves into the clinch successfully.
Eastmond misses with a knee to the head.
Rolf utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rolf.
Rolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eastmond avoids it.
Rolf scores a nice knee to the body.
Rolf misses with an elbow over the top.
Rolf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Eastmond avoids a wild elbow strike from Rolf.
Rolf tries to land knees in the clinch but Eastmond avoids the damage to the body.
Rolf throws an elbow but it misses.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eastmond avoids it.
Rolf blocks a body shot from Eastmond.
Eastmond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eastmond lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rolf backwards.
Rolf missing with knees to the body.
Rolf looking to throw knees to the head but Eastmond is blocking nicely.
Eastmond misses with some punches.
Eastmond lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eastmond looking to throw knees to the head but Rolf is blocking nicely.
Eastmond misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eastmond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rolf.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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!
Eastmond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rolf blocking some punches.
Rolf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eastmond blocks it with crossed arms.
Eastmond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rolf blocks an uppercut.
Eastmond misses with some punches.
Eastmond throws a knee to the head but misses.
Eastmond misses with some punches.
Eastmond dodges an elbow strike from Rolf.
A knee to the head by Rolf.
Rolf lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Eastmond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eastmond tries to work over Rolf's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eastmond misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rolf.
Rolf scores a nice knee to the body.
Ronaldi Rolf has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rolf unloads a knee to the mid-section. Eastmond lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rolf avoiding damage as Eastmond throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eastmond.
Eastmond blocks the elbow strike.
Rolf lands a damaging elbow.
Eastmond with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eastmond struggles to land a body shot inside as Rolf controls his hands.
Eastmond lands a nice knee to the body.
Rolf managing to block the knees to the body from Eastmond.
Rolf avoids the elbow strike from Eastmond, against the cage.
Eastmond avoiding damage as Rolf throws knees to the body.
Eastmond lands with a left to the head.
Rolf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eastmond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice elbow from Rolf.
Rolf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rolf.
Rolf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eastmond managing to block the knees to the body from Rolf.
Eastmond managing to block the knees to the body from Rolf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond jumps guard but Rolf turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond lands a left hand.
Rolf landing knees to the body.
Rolf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eastmond avoids it.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Eastmond tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eastmond avoids a wild elbow strike from Rolf.
Eastmond using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eastmond tries to land knees in the clinch but Rolf avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Eastmond.
Eastmond lands with a short shot to the head.
Eastmond trying to land knees to the body.
Eastmond dodges an elbow strike from Rolf.
Eastmond lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rolf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eastmond avoiding damage as Rolf throws knees to the body.
Eastmond scores a nice knee to the body.
Eastmond tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eastmond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Eastmond will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Eastmond blocks a jab.
Rolf tries to close the distance and clinch but Eastmond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eastmond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rolf connects with a high kick.
Eastmond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rolf.
Rolf throws a big shot that misses.
Rolf walks into a left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Eastmond there.
Rolf throws a series of punches but Eastmond moves out of range.
Rolf throws a series of punches but Eastmond avoids them all with ease.
Eastmond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rolf throws a sloppy head kick and Eastmond moves out of range easily.
Rolf on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eastmond 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.
Eastmond lands a leg kick that knocks Rolf off balance momentarily.
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!
Rolf drops his hands momentarily and Eastmond takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rolf misses with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eastmond darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eastmond.
The fighters circle momentarily. Eastmond darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rolf moves out of range of the body kick from Eastmond.
Eastmond throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rolf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eastmond.
Eastmond scores with a three punch combo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Rolf. Eastmond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rolf misses with a few strikes there.
Rolf looks to score with a jab to the body but Eastmond is just out of range.
Rolf swinging wildly here.
Eastmond looks to throw the jab but Rolf is out of range.

Rolf closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Eastmond did well to prevent Rolf getting side control.
Rolf trying to advance position but Eastmond counters by regaining guard.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Eastmond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf has Eastmond pulled in close to control his posture.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eastmond wants to control from the top but Rolf keeps moving.
Eastmond stopping the sweep attempt from Rolf.
Eastmond looking to pass the guard.
Ronaldi Rolf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eastmond throws a strike but Rolf rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rolf throws a strike but Eastmond rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rolf lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eastmond!
Rolf lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rolf is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Eastmond has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Eastmond!
Eastmond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rolf looking to hit a scissor sweep but Eastmond is one step ahead there.
Eastmond chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Ryan Eastmond just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Rolf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rolf takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rolf misses with a head kick.
Rolf ducks under a wild hook from Eastmond.
Rolf misses with a jab, cross combination.
Eastmond lands with a straight right. Rolf didn't see that one coming.

Rolf gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Rolf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eastmond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rolf avoids it.
Eastmond lands a knee to the head.
Rolf trying to land knees to the body.
Rolf is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eastmond with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eastmond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rolf lands a body punch.

Rolf has Eastmond pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rolf pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Eastmond tumbling to the mat - Rolf dives into Eastmond's guard.
Eastmond tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Eastmond is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eastmond works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rolf throws a big right hand that misses.
Rolf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rolf passes Eastmond's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rolf working over Eastmond with some ground and pound. Eastmond looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rolf trying to control from half guard but Eastmond is working away.
Rolf is stalling here. Eastmond is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rolf seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Eastmond has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rolf struggling a bit here.
Rolf is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Eastmond is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Eastmond scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Eastmond scoring with punches and elbows.
Rolf sneaks back into half guard.
Rolf gets full guard.
Eastmond passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rolf struggling a bit here.
Rolf managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Eastmond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rolf gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Rolf is looking to escape.
Eastmond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rolf defending well though.

Eastmond wants to work for an arm triangle but Rolf is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Eastmond lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rolf gets full guard.
Rolf keeping moving, preventing Eastmond from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ronaldi Rolf will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Eastmond throws a series of punches but Rolf moves out of range.
Rolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eastmond throws out the jab.
Rolf punishes Eastmond's body with a nice straight punch.
Eastmond scores with a head kick.
Rolf throws a nice looking combination but Eastmond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rolf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Eastmond throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Eastmond there.
Rolf connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rolf tries to bum rush Eastmond with a series of wild strikes but Eastmond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eastmond scores with a jab to the head.
Rolf shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Eastmond as he avoids it easily.
Eastmond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rolf throws a jab but it's blocked by Eastmond.
Rolf takes a shot to the body in his stride.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rolf enables Eastmond to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rolf manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eastmond postures up in Rolf's guard and throws a big left but Rolf blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf wants to sweep here but Eastmond controlling him for the moment.
Eastmond works over Rolf with some ground and pound from guard.
Eastmond stands up over Rolf, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Eastmond connects with a couple of short punches.
Rolf looking for a sweep. Not yet Rolf, not yet.
Eastmond scoring with some ground and pound.
Eastmond postures up.

Rolf throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Eastmond escapes and throws Rolf's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rolf is letting Eastmond control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eastmond lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rolf down.
Eastmond working away.
Ronaldi Rolf has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eastmond working the ground and pound from side control.

Rolf is rocked!
Rolf is not content to let Eastmond control the position.
Oh Rolf is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eastmond cracks Rolf with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Eastmond scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Rolf is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Eastmond can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Eastmond! Ryan Eastmond retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Ryan Eastmond thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bleh Wha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Roussimoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wha comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Roussimoff comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Andre the giant tribute kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Andre Roussimoff enters the cage!

Wha
vs
Roussimoff

225 cm
24
300 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

210 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bleh Wha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Roussimoff!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Roussimoff misses.
Roussimoff is looking to clinch but Wha is avoiding it.

Wha moves into the clinch.
Roussimoff pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roussimoff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice left hand lands by Wha.
Wha wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Roussimoff throws an elbow but misses.
Roussimoff throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wha is trying to force a seperation but Roussimoff has the dominant position.
Roussimoff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roussimoff pushes off an throws an elbow but Wha leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wha is trying to force a seperation but Roussimoff has the dominant position.
Wha looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wha blocks the elbow strike.
Roussimoff misses with an elbow over the top.
Wha is trying to break free.
Roussimoff lands an elbow just above Wha 's eye.
Roussimoff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wha's efforts to push away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussimoff keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wha's efforts to push away.
Wha blocks an elbow strike from Roussimoff.
Roussimoff lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Roussimoff tries to pull guard but Wha won't allow it.
Wha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wha wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Roussimoff has him pressed against the cage.
Roussimoff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Roussimoff manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Wha postures up.

Roussimoff has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Wha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roussimoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wha has managed to get both his arms back between Roussimoff's legs - danger averted.
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!
Roussimoff has a closed guard, preventing Wha from standing up.

Roussimoff looking for a guillotine here but Wha defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wha trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roussimoff's guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Andre Roussimoff!
During a confident post fight interview, Andre Roussimoff thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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