BFT-184 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hussey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Slim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Hussey looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Hussey
vs
Slim

175 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hussey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Slim!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hussey swivels and escapes.
Slim moves out of range as Hussey throws a body kick.
Hussey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Slim.
Hussey lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hussey lands a nice shot to the body.
Slim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Slim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hussey circles away.
Michael Hussey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Slim.
Slim looks winded!
Slim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hussey sprawls well. Hussey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slim gets slowly back to his feet.
Jim Slim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hussey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from Hussey.
Hussey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Slim's hands.
Hussey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Slim shoots in looking for a takedown. Hussey tries to sprawl out of it but Slim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hussey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hussey misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hussey lunges at Slim with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Slim's hand.
Hussey tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slim needs to keep his hands up - Hussey had a free shot at his head there.
Slim gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Slim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hussey sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slim somewhat.
Hussey tries to clinch up.
Hussey lands a jab-cross combination.
Slim takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hussey tries to work over Slim's front leg with a kick but Slim checks it.
Hussey connects with the punch.
Hussey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slim tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hussey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hussey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Slim moves out of range of the leg kick from Hussey.
Hussey lands with a shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hussey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Slim doesn't seem bothered though.
Hussey fails with the takedown.
Slim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hussey as he jumps to the side.
Slim is trying desperately to land a takedown but Hussey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Slim.
Slim has his takedown stuffed
and Slim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hussey tries to clinch up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slim fails with a takedown attempt.
Hussey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slim pinned against the cage. Slim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hussey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Slim.

Slim working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Slim looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hussey prevents Slim from improving position.

Slim is trying to get an arm triangle but Hussey is defending well.

Slim thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussey is trying to get back to his feet.

Slim wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hussey, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Hussey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Slim goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hussey rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Slim's guard! Nice work there by Hussey!
Hussey trying to control but Slim is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hussey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slim's head.

Slim escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hussey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slim keeping moving, preventing Hussey from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Hussey dominated that round.
That's time! Hussey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Slim.
Hussey lands with a nice combination. Slim backs away looking to recover.

Slim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hussey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hussey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hussey looking to control.

Slim drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hussey manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Slim has Hussey in his guard.

Slim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hussey can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hussey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Slim has his foot on Hussey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hussey works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Slim looking for a guillotine here but Hussey defends easily.
Hussey is in close to Slim's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hussey chips away with some ground and pound.
Jim Slim has got the better of the ground game so far.

Slim throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hussey working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Slim's head.

Slim is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hussey wants to pass the guard but Slim is keeping the position.

Slim has his foot on Hussey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hussey works his way back into a safe position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussey scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hussey wants to control from the top but Slim keeps moving.

Slim looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Slim is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hussey advances position into side control!
Hussey works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Slim is trying to work for a sweep but Hussey has mounted him!
Hussey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hussey breaks from Slim's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Slim is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hussey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hussey prevents Slim from getting the reversal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Slim tries to improve his position but Hussey has taken his back! Hussey has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Slim tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Hussey pushes Slim away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Hussey!
After winning the bout, Michael Hussey 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
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bones Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bj Penn Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jones
vs
Penn Jr

188 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bones Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bj Penn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones tests Penn Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn Jr. Penn Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Penn Jr momentarily.
Penn Jr throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Penn Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Jones misses.

Penn Jr has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Penn Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Penn Jr taking a breather.
Penn Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn Jr throws an elbow that misses.
Penn Jr lands with a left to the head.
Penn Jr just leaning against Jones, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bj Penn Jr.
Penn Jr moves away from the strike by Jones.
A head kick misses from Penn Jr.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Penn Jr. Penn Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Penn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Penn Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Penn Jr moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones cracks Penn Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Penn Jr's head but Penn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jones getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones cracks Penn Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Penn Jr.
A good leg kick by Penn Jr.
Penn Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Penn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Penn Jr moved out of range nicely.
Penn Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones scores with a jab. Penn Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Penn Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A swing and a miss from Penn Jr.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Penn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penn Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Penn Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses the jab.
Penn Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Penn Jr throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Penn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Penn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Penn Jr.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones cracks Penn Jr with an open hand slap.
Penn Jr tries to clinch up.
Jones with a hook.

Penn Jr is rocked!
BAM! Jones delivers a spinning backfist that drops Penn Jr like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Bones Jones!
Our winner, Bones Jones, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Jong Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jong Dong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Aegukka kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! David Summers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Summers
vs
Jong Dong

196 cm
31
248 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

225 cm
32
265 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Jong Dong!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jong Dong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Summers goes for a takedown attempt but Jong Dong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Jong Dong shoots in and gets a takedown into Summers's guard.
Jong Dong throws a strike but Summers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jong Dong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jong Dong looking for a guillotine here but Summers defends easily.
Summers postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Summers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jong Dong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jong Dong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jong Dong!
Jong Dong working the ground and pound.
Summers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jong Dong is chipping away with strikes.
Summers stops Jong Dong from passing to mount.
Jong Dong works to advance to full mount. Summers defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jong Dong lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Summers hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jong Dong landing shots from mount.
Jong Dong lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Summers is breathing heavily.
Jong Dong raining down shots from the mount!

Summers is rocked!
A big strike lands for Jong Dong! That's really hurt Summers and he's turned his back - Jong Dong keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Jong Dong jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kim Jong Dong!
A victorious Kim Jong Dong 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
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renee Mondeux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chras Watsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mondeux comes to the cage accompanied by Ronnie McCoury-Cajun Man. Chras Watsky is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mondeux
vs
Watsky

188 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

179 cm
21
174 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Renee Mondeux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chras Watsky!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mondeux 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.

Watsky manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Mondeux shoots in but no luck this time.
Mondeux connects with a body shot that sends Watsky's belly button to the back.
Watsky throws a sloppy head kick and Mondeux moves out of range easily.
Watsky tries to clinch but Mondeux moves out of range.
Mondeux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mondeux dives in and scores a takedown into Watsky's guard.
Watsky keeping full guard, as Mondeux tries to pass.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mondeux scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Mondeux is looking to stand up but Watsky won't let him.

Watsky pushes Mondeux off and scrambles back to his feet.
Watsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Mondeux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mondeux shoots in looking for a takedown but Watsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mondeux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renee Mondeux. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondeux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mondeux tries for a takedown but Watsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mondeux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mondeux shoots for a double leg takedown but Watsky sprawls well. He's pushed Mondeux's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watsky throws a sloppy head kick and Mondeux moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Mondeux. Those never looked like landing.
Renee Mondeux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Watsky gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watsky is trying to break free.
Watsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mondeux avoids it.
Watsky is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Mondeux gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Mondeux prevents Watsky from getting back to his feet.

Mondeux stands up from Watsky's guard - Mondeux perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondeux misses with a wild body shot.
Mondeux throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mondeux scores with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watsky tries to close the distance and clinch but Mondeux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mondeux lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Watsky tries to clinch up.
Mondeux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Mondeux lands a slapping body shot.
Mondeux shoots for a takedown but Watsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watsky fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mondeux misses with a takedown attempt - Watsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mondeux with a lazy takedown attempt

and Watsky counters by clinching up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mondeux.
Mondeux throws a series of punches but Watsky avoids them all with ease.
Mondeux is breathing heavily.
Watsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Mondeux circles away.
Watsky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mondeux swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mondeux scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A nice combination there by Mondeux.
Mondeux shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mondeux swings for the body but Watsky moves out of range.

Watsky clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Watsky is pushing Mondeux up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mondeux is looking to control Watsky's arms but Watsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mondeux has his back to the cage.
Watsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mondeux.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Watsky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mondeux's brow.

Mondeux breaks from the clinch.
Watsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Mondeux, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mondeux is defended easily by Watsky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mondeux is looking to wear down Watsky with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Horrible takedown by Mondeux or perhaps it was just good defense by Watsky which made him look bad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mondeux will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mondeux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watsky lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mondeux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watsky swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renee Mondeux dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Watsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mondeux paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Mondeux shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Watsky won't allow Mondeux to pass to mount.
Watsky is trying to stand up here but Mondeux is controlling him well.
Mondeux has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mondeux putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Watsky gets back to half guard.
Mondeux working over Watsky with some ground and pound. Watsky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Watsky is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Mondeux there.
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!
Mondeux throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondeux scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mondeux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mondeux wants to pass the guard but Watsky is defending well.
Mondeux works his way into side control.
Renee Mondeux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mondeux working away.

Mondeux has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mondeux circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watsky wants to clinch up but Mondeux keeps it at a distance.
Watsky tries to clinch up.
Mondeux throws a right hand that Watsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Watsky also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondeux lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Watsky backs up against the cage.
No joy there for Mondeux, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Watsky gets caught napping as Mondeux dives in and scores a takedown. Watsky manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mondeux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watsky swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mondeux is working hard here to advance position.
Mondeux throws a big elbow that misses.
Mondeux throws a strike but Watsky rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Watsky controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky throws an elbow that misses. Mondeux uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watsky's guard. Nice move by Mondeux!
Watsky wants to stand and escape but Mondeux is having none of it.
Mondeux passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mondeux in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mondeux is trying to move to mount but Watsky reverses beautifully and ends up in Mondeux's guard.
Mondeux keeping full guard, as Watsky tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mondeux manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mondeux keeps the fight on the outside.
Watsky keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Watsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watsky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mondeux takes a step back to recover.
Watsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mondeux throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renee Mondeux dominated that second round.
That's time! Mondeux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Mondeux throws a nice looking combination but Watsky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Mondeux closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The strikes coming from Mondeux are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Mondeux has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Mondeux looks to land a combination but Watsky avoids it well.
Horrible takedown by Mondeux or perhaps it was just good defense by Watsky which made him look bad.
Mondeux stuffs the takedown attempt from Watsky. Watsky gets slowly back to his feet.
Renee Mondeux is winning the standup battle so far.
Mondeux fails with a takedown attempt.
Mondeux digs a good hook to Watsky's body.
Watsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renee Mondeux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mondeux.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renee Mondeux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watsky throws a head kick that Mondeux semi-blocks.

It looks like Renee Mondeux has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watsky throws a head kick but Mondeux moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Mondeux enables Watsky to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mondeux manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Watsky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watsky trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mondeux's guard.
Mondeux has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Mondeux scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Watsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Watsky moves into the clinch.
Mondeux jumps guard but Watsky turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mondeux managing to block the knees to the body from Watsky.
Watsky is looking to control Mondeux's arms but Mondeux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watsky has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Mondeux pulls guard.
Watsky looking to sit in guard and control but Mondeux gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watsky working a defensive guard here.
Mondeux working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Watsky's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watsky wants to stand but Mondeux is controlling the position.
Watsky keeping full guard, as Mondeux tries to pass.
Chras Watsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watsky can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mondeux controls the pace.

Mondeux gets to his feet - Watsky follows without any prompting.
Mondeux connects with a body shot that sends Watsky's belly button to the back.

Mondeux looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mondeux prevents Watsky from standing back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mondeux lands a nice short elbow.
Mondeux thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watsky's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondeux tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watsky knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Nice strikes from Mondeux there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Mondeux gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Mondeux works Watsky's body with a nice hook.
Mondeux fails with the takedown
and Watsky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mondeux fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Watsky.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Renee Mondeux is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mondeux tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watsky swivels and escapes.
Watsky throws a chopping leg kick but Mondeux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renee Mondeux showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mondeux, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renee Mondeux!
Renee Mondeux seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gwyn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood has chosen Mamute Pequenino as his entrance music. Gwyn Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Al Mamood

185 cm
31
187 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

173 cm
32
168 lbs
16 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gwyn Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones slips under a jab from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Al Mamood.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Al Mamood is dominant here and he's now got Jones's back!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jones is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Al Mamood has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Jones's body.
Jones is trying to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Jones.
Al Mamood trying to control momentarily.
Al Mamood controlling from the back.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Jones trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Al Mamood biding his time, controlling Jones.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Al Mamood controls the position.

Jones is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Al Mamood.

Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Al Mamood, pushing him back against the cage.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Al Mamood avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jones prevents it.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Al Mamood's takedown attempt.

Al Mamood turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jones throws Al Mamood to one side and escapes!
Jones wants to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Mamood misses with a wild body shot.
Al Mamood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones defending well as Al Mamood loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Iqbal Al Mamood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones wants to clinch but Al Mamood slips to the side

so Al Mamood counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones wants to stand up but Al Mamood is controlling him.
Al Mamood stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Jones wants to stand up but Al Mamood is controlling him.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Al Mamood manages to pass to side control.
Al Mamood wants to free his trapped foot but Jones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Al Mamood manages to mount him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Al Mamood tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Al Mamood sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that Al Mamood has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Jones is trying to stand up.
Al Mamood controlling from the full mount.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones really wants to buck Al Mamood off and get back to his feet.
Al Mamood controlling his opponent.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Mamood punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iqbal Al Mamood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Al Mamood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Al Mamood misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Al Mamood misses with the combination.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Al Mamood.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Al Mamood blocks a head kick by Jones.

Al Mamood shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Al Mamood content to stall in guard here.
Jones wants to stand but Al Mamood is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones keeping full guard, as Al Mamood tries to pass.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Al Mamood passes into half guard.
Al Mamood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Al Mamood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Al Mamood controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood landing punches.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Al Mamood can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Al Mamood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Al Mamood won't let Jones get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Al Mamood tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Al Mamood controlling the pace for now.
Jones tries to buck Al Mamood off but he can't manage it.
Al Mamood lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones really wants to buck Al Mamood off and get back to his feet.
Gwyn Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iqbal Al Mamood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Al Mamood content just to control the position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iqbal Al Mamood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Al Mamood winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iqbal Al Mamood!
Iqbal Al Mamood took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Saddi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haral Dir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saddi's entrance music is Duran Duran - The Wild Boys. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Saddi
vs
Dir

182 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

181 cm
34
205 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Saddi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haral Dir!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saddi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dir was well out of range. Poor timing from Saddi.
Dir on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dir gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Saddi pushes Dir up against the cage in a clinch.
Dir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saddi lands a nice knee to the body.
Saddi lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Haral Dir has been cut.
Saddi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dir.
Saddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saddi tries to stall but Dir uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saddi lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Saddi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dir avoids it.
Saddi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saddi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saddi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saddi working Dir over with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Saddi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saddi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dir looks winded!
Saddi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Saddi misses with a knee strike.
Saddi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dir blocks a body shot from Saddi.
Dir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saddi misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saddi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dir has Saddi pressed against the cage, preventing Saddi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dir wants a takedown.
Dir managing to block the knees to the body from Saddi.
Saddi misses with a knee strike.
Saddi misses with a punch to the body.
Saddi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Saddi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dir.
Saddi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saddi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dir avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Saddi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Saddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Saddi stops a takedown attempt from Dir.
Bob Saddi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haral Dir.
Saddi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dir stalling in the clinch but Saddi improves position.
Dir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saddi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dir blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Saddi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saddi crunches a lovely knee into Dir's ribcage.
Dir avoids the elbow strike from Saddi, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saddi obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dir takes a shot to the head.
Saddi working Dir over with knees to the body.
Saddi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saddi can't find room to land a body shot as Dir controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saddi tries to work over Dir's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Saddi. Dir shrugs it off though.
Dir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Saddi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haral Dir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Saddi.
Saddi cracks a nice hook into Dir's ribs.
Saddi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dir has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saddi finds it's way round the side to connect with Dir's head.
Saddi throws a front kick that sends Dir stumbling back into the cage.
Dir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Saddi clinches up against the cage.
Saddi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saddi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob Saddi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dir is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saddi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees to the body from Saddi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Saddi.
Saddi lands an elbow inside that Dir shrugs off.
Saddi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dir up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saddi obliges.
Saddi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saddi lands a hook that snaps the head of Dir backwards.

That has opened up Haral Dir's cut even more.
Saddi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Saddi scores with a nice hook to the head.

Dir is rocked!
Saddi trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddi tries to land a knee to the head but Dir blocks with his arms.
Saddi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saddi lands an elbow just above Dir 's eye.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saddi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dir can't get the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saddi lands a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Saddi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Saddi misses with an elbow over the top.
Saddi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saddi stalling.
Saddi misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Saddi.

Saddi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saddi misses with a body kick.
Dir tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Saddi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob Saddi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dir moves into range and clinches up with Saddi.
Saddi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dir has a couple of punches blocked by Saddi.
Dir changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Saddi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob Saddi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haral Dir.
Saddi lands with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saddi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Saddi lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Saddi slams his shin into Dir's torso.

Saddi has managed to clinch.
Saddi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saddi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saddi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dir is defending well for now.
Saddi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dir blocks it with crossed arms.
Saddi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dir's defenses.
Saddi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dir is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saddi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Saddi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Saddi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Haral Dir's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Saddi moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Saddi connects with a body shot.
Dir moves out of range as Saddi throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Saddi. That's going to slow Dir down.
Saddi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dir's sensitive parts.
Saddi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dir fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saddi avoids it really well and circles away.

Saddi has closed the distance and engaged Dir in a clinch.
Saddi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dir blocks a body shot from Saddi.
Saddi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dir.
Dir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saddi lands an elbow inside that Dir shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saddi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Saddi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dir can do to turn this around?
Saddi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saddi lands a right hand.
Saddi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Saddi lands with a right to the head.
Dir is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saddi.
Saddi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Saddi lands with a right to the head.

The cut above Haral Dir's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saddi missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Come on Saddi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bob Saddi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saddi presses Dir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Saddi missing with knees to the body.
Saddi scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dir is pushing Saddi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Saddi misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saddi is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bob Saddi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haral Dir.
Saddi lands an elbow just above Dir 's eye.
Dir dodges an elbow strike from Saddi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Saddi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Haral Dir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dir missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Saddi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saddi 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Saddi!
A victorious Bob Saddi 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
69%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laguna Lunaris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kim Boshesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Laguna Lunaris has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Lunaris
vs
Boshesh

170 cm
30
280 lbs
14 - 1 - 0

192 cm
30
248 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

Brute

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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Laguna Lunaris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kim Boshesh!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lunaris moves into the clinch successfully.
Lunaris lands an elbow inside that Boshesh shrugs off.

It looks like Kim Boshesh has been cut.
Lunaris is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boshesh is keeping busy.
Boshesh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lunaris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boshesh wants a takedown.
Lunaris lands an elbow inside that Boshesh shrugs off.
Lunaris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Kim Boshesh's cut even more.
Lunaris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Boshesh takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Lunaris.

The cut above Kim Boshesh's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lunaris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lunaris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kim Boshesh's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lunaris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kim Boshesh's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Laguna Lunaris!
After the big win, Laguna Lunaris made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Happy Pills 159Q - 90% Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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