RFC 16: Respect PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Brdjan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandor Clegane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peter Brdjan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brdjan
vs
Clegane

210 cm
18
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Brdjan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sandor Clegane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brdjan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clegane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brdjan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clegane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clegane shoots in for a double leg but Brdjan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Clegane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brdjan avoids the head kick by Clegane.
Peter Brdjan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Brdjan. Those never looked like landing.
Clegane moves into range and connects with a jab.

It looks like Peter Brdjan has been cut.
Brdjan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brdjan closes the distance and clinches up with Clegane, looking for a takedown. Brdjan pushes Clegane against the cage but Clegane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Clegane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clegane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Brdjan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Peter Brdjan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandor Clegane.
No luck for Brdjan with that takedown attempt.
Clegane fails to land the takedown.
Clegane fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clegane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clegane shoots in but no luck this time.
Clegane tries to score with a low kick but Brdjan moves his leg out of the way.
Brdjan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Clegane circles away.
Clegane keeps the fight on the outside.
Brdjan misses with a right hand
and Clegane counters with an outside leg kick.
Brdjan is breathing heavily.
Clegane cracks a nice hook into Brdjan's ribs.
Clegane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brdjan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brdjan tries to clinch but Clegane moves out of range.
Brdjan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Clegane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brdjan.
Clegane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Clegane shoots in for a takedown but Brdjan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clegane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clegane has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Brdjan avoids the head kick by Clegane.
Brdjan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Clegane throws a head kick but Brdjan moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clegane scores with a jab to the body.
Clegane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clegane tries to clinch but Brdjan is having none of it.

Clegane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brdjan!

Clegane thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ground and pound from Clegane seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Clegane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Clegane advances to mount.
Clegane tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Clegane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brdjan?
Clegane controlling from the full mount.
Brdjan is looking to improve his position but Clegane isn't that keen on the idea.
Clegane lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clegane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Brdjan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Clegane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brdjan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brdjan taking shots to the head.
Brdjan is looking to get to half guard.
Brdjan blocking the ground and pound.
Clegane thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sandor Clegane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Brdjan'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.

Brdjan is looking to clinch but Clegane is avoiding it.
Clegane swats away the attempt to clinch by Brdjan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brdjan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brdjan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Peter Brdjan's cut is getting worse.
Clegane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clegane lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Brdjan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Clegane dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sandor Clegane!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dong A Broca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinisa Mosi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinisa Mosi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

A Broca
vs
Mosi

165 cm
18
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Project Mayhem

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dong A Broca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sinisa Mosi!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broca is looking to slow Mosi down with leg kicks.
Mosi throws a right hand that misses
and Broca counters with a solid body kick.
Mosi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Broca displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mosi throws out the jab.
Mosi looks to land a left hand but Broca moved out of range nicely.
Mosi swings widly with a right hand
and Broca counters with a body kick.
Mosi throws a shot from downtown. Broca moves away and avoids it.
Mosi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mosi misses with a hook
and Broca counters with a nice leg kick.
Broca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mosi misses with a hook
and Broca makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mosi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broca.
Mosi misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mosi throws a lazy uppercut
and Broca counters with a good low kick that Mosi was not able to check.
Broca lands a head kick!
Mosi misses with an uppercut
and Broca counters with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Broca connects with a high kick.
Broca throws a sloppy head kick and Mosi moves out of range easily.
Broca connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mosi throws a lazy uppercut
and Broca counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mosi's knee momentarily.
Mosi looks winded!
Broca throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Broca moves away from the strike by Mosi.
Broca scores with a kick to the body.
Mosi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Broca throws a front kick that sends Mosi stumbling back into the cage.
Broca lands with a kick to the temple. Mosi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Broca with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Broca throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mosi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Broca.
Mosi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Broca swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Broca!
Broca lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Broca throws a body shot but no joy.
Broca connects with a nice looking jab.
A thudding body kick lands there by Broca!
Mosi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Broca throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sinisa Mosi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broca throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Mosi misses.
Broca scores with a head kick.
Mosi throws a leg kick

and Broca counters with a head kick that drops Mosi to the mat! Mosi scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Mosi is rocked!
Broca chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mosi is still on wobbly legs! Can Broca finish him?
A solid leg kick lands there for Broca.
Mosi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broca lands a head kick. Mosi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Broca throws a leg kick which misses Mosi's front leg but catches the back leg as Mosi tries to avoid it.
Broca goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Broca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Broca throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Broca.
Mosi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mosi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
and Broca counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mosi! He's just covering up as Broca starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dong A Broca!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Haynes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis has chosen The Butterfly Effect - Sweet and Low as his entrance music. Ben Haynes is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Haynes
vs
Lewis

197 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

218 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Haynes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Ben Hemmingworth and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes tries to land a front kick but Lewis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lewis throws a quick inside leg kick.

Lewis rushes Haynes and presses him up against the cage.

Lewis manages to break the clinch.
Haynes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Lewis drives through and clinches with Haynes against the cage.

Lewis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lewis shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Haynes eats them both and turns towards Lewis to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Ben Haynes has been cut.
Lewis lands a high kick!
Lewis jabs at Haynes's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haynes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lewis - the referee stops the clock and Haynes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lewis. Haynes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haynes is breathing heavily.

Lewis gets a clinch.
Lewis lands an elbow inside that Haynes shrugs off.

Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Lewis.

Ben Haynes's cut is getting worse.
Lewis dances in with a quick combination. Haynes is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Lewis snaps Haynes's head back. Haynes stumbles backwards against the cage. Lewis steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Haynes's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Haynes just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justin Lewis!
A less than humble Justin Lewis misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

James
vs
McCracken

188 cm
19
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
24
212 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Soul Supremacy Nutrition (90% laundry)

Project Mayhem

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from James misses.
A punch combination from James misses.
McCracken wants to clinch

and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

McCracken pulls guard successfully.
James content to stall in guard here.
We've been hearing good reports from James's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
James not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
McCracken working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from James.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McCracken tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and James counters by clinching up.
McCracken tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCracken is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
McCracken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
McCracken is looking to take this one to the mat.

James manages to pull guard.
James looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

James scrambles and gets back to his feet.

James gets the takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt McCracken will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
McCracken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
James in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
James is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
McCracken tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James staying calm.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
James throws a push kick but McCracken slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McCracken doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James throws the kick towards the body but McCracken avoids it.
James throws a series of punches but McCracken moves out of range.

James has taken the fight to the clinch.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McCracken fights it off and pushes away nicely.

McCracken closes the distance and clinches.
McCracken using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McCracken is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables James to keep the fight standing.
McCracken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCracken has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. James is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alex James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey McCracken.
McCracken unloads a knee to the mid-section.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCracken fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCracken is looking to break free of the clinch but James has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. James is defending well for now.
James is pressed up against the cage. McCracken has hold of a leg and is looking to drag James down to the mat. James avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McCracken wants to clinch up but James keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from James misses.
McCracken is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCracken fails with a takedown attempt.
James scores with a jab. McCracken acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
James throws a series of punches but McCracken avoids them all with ease.
McCracken tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and James counters with a two punch combo.
McCracken tries to clinch up
and James counters with a three punch combo that has McCracken backing up. McCracken nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCracken tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and James counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

McCracken decides to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James prevents McCracken from getting back to his feet.
James showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McCracken wants to sweep here but James controlling him for the moment.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCracken can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James has gone for a leg lock! McCracken slips out almost immediately though and dives into James's guard.

McCracken loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
James lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

James has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
James controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but James puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McCracken trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James passes to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex James dominated that second 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. 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.

McCracken moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCracken tries to clinch up.
McCracken moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James swats away the attempt to clinch by McCracken.
McCracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCracken tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCracken tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCracken moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
McCracken tries to clinch but James moves away
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
McCracken wants to clinch
and James counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a series of wild punches.
James stalks McCracken and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCracken's face. McCracken staggers backwards, shaken.
James circles away from the clinch attempt

and James counters with a nice double leg into side control. McCracken won't be happy with that.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCracken is letting James control him for a moment.
McCracken is looking for a sweep.
James taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
James shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCracken pinned against the cage. McCracken gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken darts in trying to clinch
and James counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McCracken tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.

James clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCracken.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McCracken drops down looking for an ankle pick but James pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alex James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
James will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Corey McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
McCracken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCracken looks to clinch

and James holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McCracken wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but James has him pressed against the cage.

James successfully pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McCracken throwing strikes but missing.
McCracken throwing strikes from guard but James blocks nicely.
McCracken throws a big right hand that misses.

James has his feet on McCracken's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
McCracken fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
McCracken is looking to clinch.
Alex James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCracken walks into a stiff left hand from James.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex James!
Our winner, Alex James, 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
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mubaracus Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolas Printezis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mubaracus Carwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Carwin
vs
Printezis

190 cm
25
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

215 cm
22
269 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mubaracus Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nikolas Printezis!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Printezis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Nikolas Printezis has been cut.
Printezis looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
OH! Printezis has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Carwin smells blood and charges in for the finish! Carwin unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Printezis sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mubaracus Carwin!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustav Gustafsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gustafsson has chosen Dark Tranquility - The Final Resistance as his entrance music. Gustav Gustafsson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Edgar
vs
Gustafsson

168 cm
27
160 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

165 cm
38
148 lbs
23 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

BeastMode

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gustav Gustafsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gustafsson throws out the jab.
Edgar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gustafsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Gustafsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gustafsson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
A jab from Gustafsson misses.
Edgar shoots in for a double leg but Gustafsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Edgar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edgar moves away from the strike by Gustafsson.
Edgar misses with a takedown
enabling Gustafsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Gustafsson misses its intended target.
Edgar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gustafsson as he jumps to the side.
Edgar tries for a takedown but Gustafsson circles away easily
and Gustafsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Gustafsson lunges at Edgar with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edgar's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gustafsson cracks Edgar with an open hand slap.
Edgar with a poor takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a straight right hand.
Edgar dives in and grabs Gustafsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gustafsson pushes down on Edgar's head and hops out.
Edgar is breathing heavily.
Gustafsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gustafsson punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Gustafsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Edgar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar misses with a takedown
and Gustafsson counters with a straight right hand.
Gustafsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Edgar.
Nice takedown defense from Gustafsson. No joy for Edgar on that attempt.
Gustafsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edgar's head backwards.
Gustafsson jabs Edgar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A cross from Gustafsson lands.
Gustafsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gustafsson misses with a wild combination.
Edgar misses with a takedown attempt
and Gustafsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edgar thinking.
Gustafsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edgar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gustafsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Edgar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Gustafsson both land. Nice combination.
Gustafsson scores with a shot to the body.
Edgar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gustafsson stuffs the takedown.
Gustafsson jabs at Edgar's body.
Edgar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Gustafsson rushes Edgar and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gustafsson manages to break the clinch.
Gustafsson scores with a punch to the head.
Gustafsson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Edgar is rocked!
Gustafsson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Edgar back to the cage. Gustafsson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Oh Edgar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edgar has his takedown stuffed
and Gustafsson counters with a huge left! Edgar is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gustafsson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Edgar from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gustafsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gustav Gustafsson!
Gustav Gustafsson 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitalys Gurrmanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitalys Gurrmanov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Gurrmanov
vs
Jacobs

180 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitalys Gurrmanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonathan Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurrmanov looks to land a right hand but Jacobs moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurrmanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Gurrmanov darts in and clinches Jacobs up against the cage.
Gurrmanov missing with knees to the body.
Jacobs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jacobs prevents a body shot from Gurrmanov.
Gurrmanov missing with knees to the body.
Gurrmanov avoiding damage.
Gurrmanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurrmanov trying to land knees to the body.
Jacobs is trying to break the clinch but Gurrmanov has him pressed against the cage.
Gurrmanov has Jacobs pushed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gurrmanov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Jacobs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gurrmanov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jacobs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gurrmanov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gurrmanov is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vitalys Gurrmanov.
Gurrmanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gurrmanov tries to clinch up but Jacobs circles away and keeps his distance.
Jacobs checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gurrmanov stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacobs. Jacobs gets slowly back to his feet.
Vitalys Gurrmanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Jacobs.
Gurrmanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A good leg kick by Gurrmanov.
Gurrmanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacobs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jacobs has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jacobs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gurrmanov throws a lazy right hand but Jacobs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gurrmanov tries to clinch up
and Jacobs counters with a nice body kick.
Gurrmanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Jacobs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gurrmanov drives through and clinches with Jacobs against the cage.
Gurrmanov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jacobs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gurrmanov prevents it.
Jacobs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gurrmanov trying to stall but Jacobs improves his position.
Gurrmanov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jacobs up against the cage.
Jacobs drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gurrmanov stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vitalys Gurrmanov.
Gurrmanov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gurrmanov tries to clinch there but Jacobs circles away.
Gurrmanov wants to clinch.
Jacobs avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitalys Gurrmanov 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.

Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt - Gurrmanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gurrmanov tries to clinch but Jacobs is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurrmanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gurrmanov is looking to clinch but Jacobs is avoiding it.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jacobs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gurrmanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Jacobs's head.
Vitalys Gurrmanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gurrmanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jacobs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurrmanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gurrmanov looks to clinch
and Jacobs counters with a left and a right that stings Gurrmanov.
No luck for Gurrmanov with that takedown attempt.
Jacobs circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacobs shoots in but Gurrmanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jacobs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gurrmanov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jacobs is in Gurrmanov's guard.
Gurrmanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jacobs can do to turn this around?
Jacobs tries to free his leg and advance position but Gurrmanov is retaining full guard.
Jacobs's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jacobs looking to pass the guard.
Jacobs forces his way into half guard.
Gurrmanov wants to improve his position but Jacobs is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jacobs maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Gurrmanov could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Jacobs has cracked it and Gurrmanov is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Jacobs!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Jacobs!
An out of breath Jonathan Jacobs thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Snake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troll ShitBrickHouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Jack Snake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Troll ShitBrickHouse's chin.

Snake
vs
ShitBrickHouse

165 cm
25
142 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

150 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Troll ShitBrickHouse!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ShitBrickHouse tries to clinch but Snake is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - ShitBrickHouse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
ShitBrickHouse's coach down at Finch Farm was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on ShitBrickHouse's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
ShitBrickHouse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Snake slips a jab from ShitBrickHouse.
Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Snake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
ShitBrickHouse doesn't manage to clinch there - Snake circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, ShitBrickHouse just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snake's brow.
Snake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but ShitBrickHouse pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snake misses with the head strike.
Snake tries to pull guard but ShitBrickHouse holds him up against the cage and eventually Snake drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Snake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
ShitBrickHouse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snake tries a body shot but ShitBrickHouse blocks it.
ShitBrickHouse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Jack Snake has been cut.
ShitBrickHouse gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snake.
Nice elbow from ShitBrickHouse.
Snake avoids a wild elbow strike from ShitBrickHouse.
ShitBrickHouse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
ShitBrickHouse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ShitBrickHouse lands an elbow that stopped Snake in his tracks for a moment.
ShitBrickHouse lands a body shot.
ShitBrickHouse lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Snake.
Snake jumps guard but ShitBrickHouse stands there with Snake around his waist. Snake gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Snake blocks the elbow strike.
ShitBrickHouse blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ShitBrickHouse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
ShitBrickHouse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Snake jumps guard but ShitBrickHouse turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Snake blocks an elbow strike from ShitBrickHouse.
Snake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but ShitBrickHouse is defending well.
ShitBrickHouse pushes Snake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ShitBrickHouse throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
ShitBrickHouse lands an elbow that stopped Snake in his tracks for a moment.
ShitBrickHouse lands an elbow just above Snake 's eye.
Snake blocks a body shot from ShitBrickHouse.
ShitBrickHouse throws an elbow but it's blocked.
ShitBrickHouse creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by ShitBrickHouse.
ShitBrickHouse lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Snake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. ShitBrickHouse smiles and moves away.
Troll ShitBrickHouse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ShitBrickHouse is looking to clinch but Snake is avoiding it.

ShitBrickHouse has closed the distance and engaged Snake in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ShitBrickHouse lands an elbow just above Snake 's eye.
ShitBrickHouse tries to work over Snake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Snake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
ShitBrickHouse lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Snake blocks an elbow strike.
Snake tries to pull guard but ShitBrickHouse holds him up against the cage and eventually Snake drops back down to his feet.
Snake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and ShitBrickHouse avoids it.
ShitBrickHouse throws an elbow but it misses.
ShitBrickHouse gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Snake takes an elbow to the forehead.
ShitBrickHouse lands an elbow that stopped Snake in his tracks for a moment.

Snake is rocked!
ShitBrickHouse lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Snake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Snake is trying to pull guard but ShitBrickHouse has him pressed against the cage.
Snake takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troll ShitBrickHouse dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Snake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

ShitBrickHouse darts in and clinches Snake up against the cage.
Snake takes an elbow to the forehead.
ShitBrickHouse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
ShitBrickHouse prevents the takedown attempt.
Snake is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but ShitBrickHouse is keeping busy.
ShitBrickHouse can't find room to land a body shot as Snake controls the action.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
ShitBrickHouse creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Snake's defenses.
ShitBrickHouse has Snake pressed against the cage. He pushes Snake back and as he springs towards him off the cage, ShitBrickHouse throws a beautiful elbow that sends Snake crashing to the floor! ShitBrickHouse piles on the pressure with more strikes! Snake is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troll ShitBrickHouse!
A victorious Troll ShitBrickHouse thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jack Snake was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back stronger!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

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

Po
vs
L Sullivan IV

189 cm
27
224 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
40
196 lbs
36 - 17 - 3

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

BeastMode

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, John L Sullivan IV!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Topper Green and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan IV missing with a left hand there. Po was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Po loads up on a big right hand but Sullivan IV slips the punch.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sullivan IV paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan IV throws a head kick that misses.

Po closes the distance and pushes Sullivan IV back into the cage.
Sullivan IV trying to control the position but instead, Po has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sullivan IV into the cage.
Po working aggressively here.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Sullivan IV throws a punch but it's blocked by Po .
Po scores with a nice hook to the head.

It looks like John L Sullivan IV has been cut.
Sullivan IV lands with a short shot to the head.
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po blocks a body shot from Sullivan IV.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sullivan IV lands a hook that snaps the head of Po backwards.
Po creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
Our sources have told us that Po has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Po lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sullivan IV backwards.
Sullivan IV just leaning against Po , taking a breather.
Po misses with a punch to the body.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sullivan IV has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Po seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sullivan IV can turn it around.
Sullivan IV is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sullivan IV.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sullivan IV lands with a left to the head.
Sullivan IV misses with a body punch.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Sullivan IV controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan IV stalling the fight.
Po lands a nice uppercut.
Sullivan IV blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sullivan IV as Po tries to tie him up.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan IV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sullivan IV lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Sullivan IV.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sullivan IV blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Po .
Sullivan IV has a couple of punches blocked by Po .
Po misses with a hook from the clinch.
Po is trying to stall.
Po holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Po lands a right hand.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Sullivan IV uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sullivan IV up against the cage.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Sullivan IV takes an elbow to the forehead.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
Sullivan IV on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sullivan IV is looking to control Po 's arms but Po gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sullivan IV has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV misses with some punches.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po blocks an uppercut.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sullivan IV backwards.

That has opened up John L Sullivan IV's cut even more.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sullivan IV's brow.
Sullivan IV avoids the elbow strike from Po , against the cage.
Sullivan IV swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sullivan IV is defending well for now.
Sullivan IV taking a breather.
Po throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sullivan IVs head.
Sullivan IV lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sullivan IV creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sullivan IV backwards.

The cut above John L Sullivan IV's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sullivan IV lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Sullivan IV.

Po is rocked!
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Oh Po is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sullivan IV avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Sullivan IV is stalling here.
A short body shot lands from Sullivan IV as the two fighters clinch.
Po seems to have got his legs back now.
Sullivan IV blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Po lands an elbow inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po .
Po lands an uppercut.
Po misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John L Sullivan IV's cut.
That's time! Po 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sullivan IV throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Po sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Po gets a clinch.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Sullivan IV leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Sullivan IV.
Sullivan IV blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sullivan IV.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Po .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po .
Sullivan IV throws an elbow that misses.
Po misses with a punch on the inside.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
Po landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan IV blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Po .
Sullivan IV blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Po .
A short body shot lands from Po as the two fighters clinch.
Po misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sullivan IV in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Po lands a damaging elbow.
Sullivan IV blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan IV throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po cracks Sullivan IV with a nice body shot.
Sullivan IV looking to slow down the pace here.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Sullivan IV in his tracks for a moment.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po lands an elbow inside that Sullivan IV shrugs off.

John L Sullivan IV's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John L Sullivan IV's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tong Po !
A very excited looking Tong Po made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa comes into the arena with Candy by Robbie Williams blaring out of the sound system. Steele has chosen Cinderella Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. George Steele is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Silsa
vs
Steele

186 cm
32
203 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

191 cm
35
219 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Hemmingworth and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silsa counters with a left to the body.
Steele closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silsa circles away.
Steele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silsa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Pertti Silsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Steele.
Silsa tried to score with a low kick but Steele checks it.
Steele misses with a takedown

and Silsa counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Steele working for a triangle but Silsa defends it easily.
Silsa trying to control but Steele is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Steele throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silsa would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa passes Steele's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silsa prevents Steele from improving his position.
Silsa uses his free foot to push down on Steele's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Steele.
Steele regains half guard.
Silsa trying to control the action but Steele is working from the bottom.

Steele is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silsa pulls his head out easily.
Silsa is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Silsa moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Steele.
Silsa tries to stand but Steele is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele is not content to let Silsa control the position.
Steele is trying to improve his position.
Silsa tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Silsa takes a little break here. Steele wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Steele manages to get back to half guard.

Steele looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silsa is trying to control the action in half guard but Steele is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Steele looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Silsa wants to stand up but Steele has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Silsa is working for a submission of some sort.

Steele actively working from the bottom here.
Silsa is trying to control. Steele wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Steele actively working from the bottom here.
Silsa trying to control from half guard but Steele is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Steele tries to roll over but Silsa keeps him under control.

Steele is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silsa pulls his head out easily.
Steele manages to get to full guard.

Silsa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). George Steele!
George Steele is the new light heavyweight champion!
George Steele thanked the fans post fight for their support.