BFT-356 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Smiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Wagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Smiles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Iron Maiden- Ghostface Killah. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Smiles
vs
Wagner

180 cm
25
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

187 cm
23
173 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Smiles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurt Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiles takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wagner fails to land with a series of punches.
Wagner lands a glancing blow to the side of Smiles's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Smiles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smiles looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wagner just misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner unleashes a big counter combination but Smiles bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sloppy strikes from Wagner. Those never looked like landing.
Smiles dodges the punch combination from Wagner.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiles was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Smiles lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smiles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wagner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Wagner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wagner fails to land with a series of punches.
Wagner tries to close the distance and clinch but Smiles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smiles throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles misses with the combination.
Wagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smiles circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smiles throws a right and a left that Wagner avoids nicely.
Wagner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Smiles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner misses with a double jab.
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Smiles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wagner has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smiles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Smiles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner takes a swing at Smiles's ribcage but misses.
Smiles throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner just misses with a punch to the body.
Smiles is looking for a counter combo.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smiles moves away.
Smiles lands a two punch combo.
Wagner misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smiles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wagner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut lands for Smiles. That snapped Wagner's head back.
Smiles lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Smiles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Smiles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wagner circles away quickly and effectively.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Smiles is just out of range.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smiles.
Smiles lands with a shot to the body.
Wagner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smiles.

Wagner gets a clinch.
Smiles goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wagner prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smiles.
Smiles is looking for a takedown.

Wagner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wagner takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smiles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wagner looks to land a combination. Smiles sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wagner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wagner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner takes a swing at Smiles's ribcage but misses.
Wagner misses with a double jab.
Wagner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiles throwing a counter right hand but Wagner manages to avoid it.
Smiles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smiles stuns Wagner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wagner throws a series of strikes that have Smiles backpedaling.
Wagner looks winded!
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!
Wagner fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Smiles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alex Smiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smiles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smiles misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smiles swings for the body but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner tries to clinch but Smiles moves out of range.
Smiles lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smiles swinging wildly here.
Smiles throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wagner throws a nice looking combination but Smiles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smiles moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smiles. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice jab there from Smiles.
Smiles looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smiles connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner throws a body punch but Smiles moves out of range.
No joy there for Smiles, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wagner throws a body punch but Smiles moves out of range.
Smiles dips to his left and cracks Wagner with an uppercut!
Smiles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alex Smiles will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Smiles looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Smiles scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Wagner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smiles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wagner taking a breather.
Wagner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Wagner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smiles takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wagner looks to land a right hand but Smiles moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smiles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wagner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Smiles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Wagner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wagner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wagner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner misses with an uppercut
and Smiles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smiles misses the shot to the body.
Smiles throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Crunch! Wagner slams his shin into Smiles's torso.
Smiles throws a body shot but no joy.
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
Smiles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Smiles throws a series of punches but Wagner moves out of range.
A nice side step and Wagner releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Smiles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smiles has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smiles there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner misses with a looping right.
Smiles appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smiles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wagner scores with a hook to the body. Smiles takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner throws a poor cross that misses
and Smiles counters with a series of strikes. Wagner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smiles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wagner slips a jab and a cross from Smiles.
Smiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Smiles.
A combination from Smiles does no damage.
Smiles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Smiles looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Smiles throws a nice looking combination but Wagner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smiles misses with a wild combination.
Alex Smiles is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wagner doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Wagner.
Wagner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smiles throws a right hand that Wagner ducks under and follows up with a left that Wagner also avoids with ease.
Smiles misses with a few strikes there.
Wagner appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wagner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Smiles. Beautiful body shot.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Smiles.
Smiles needs to keep his hands up - Wagner had a free shot at his head there.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Smiles is avoiding it.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smiles was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
Nice body punch from Wagner.
Smiles listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smiles is looking to wear down Wagner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A punch combination from Wagner misses.
Wagner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Smiles avoids them all with ease.
Smiles misses with a few strikes there.
Smiles scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Smiles moves out of range.
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smiles scores with a one two! Wagner had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wagner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a double jab
and Smiles counters with a stiff right hand.
Smiles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wagner moves away.
Smiles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smiles misses with a double jab.
Smiles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wagner.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Smiles moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wagner darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wagner throws the left hand but Smiles avoids the punch easily.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smiles moves away.
Wagner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wagner takes a swing at Smiles's ribcage but misses.
As Wagner looks to move away, Smiles throws a big counter combo bu Wagner just gets out of the way.
Smiles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smiles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smiles lands a jab-cross combination.

Wagner forces Smiles back against the cage and clinches.
Wagner tries a body shot but Smiles blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Smiles dominated that second round.
That's time! Smiles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wagner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wagner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wagner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wagner misses with a series of wild punches.
A quick step to the side and Smiles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wagner is looking to clinch.
Wagner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Smiles moves out of range of the body kick.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Smiles is just out of range.
Wagner's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smiles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wagner scrambles back to his feet.
Wagner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Wagner looks to move away, Smiles throws a big counter combo bu Wagner just gets out of the way.
A jab from Wagner misses.
Smiles with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Wagner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A quick step to the side and Smiles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smiles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wagner at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Smiles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wagner doesn't seem phased though.
Wagner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smiles will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wagner misses with a few strikes there.
Smiles connects with a body shot that sends Wagner's belly button to the back.
Smiles scores with a shot to the body.
Smiles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wagner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smiles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Smiles gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smiles dodges the punch combination from Wagner.
Smiles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wagner was well out of range. Poor timing from Smiles.
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smiles uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Wagner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smiles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Smiles on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smiles scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wagner avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Smiles misses.
Smiles lands with a good body shot.
Smiles misses with a hook.
Smiles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wagner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wagner takes one to the chin there.
Smiles throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smiles throws a series of punches but Wagner avoids them all with ease.
Wagner misses with a series of wild punches.

Wagner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smiles is trying to pull guard but Wagner has him pressed against the cage.
Wagner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smiles.

Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wagner moves in looking to clinch but Smiles pushes him off.
Wagner throws a series of punches but Smiles avoids them all with ease.
Wagner takes one to the side of the head.
Wagner throws a nice looking combination but Smiles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smiles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A jab from Smiles misses.
Smiles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smiles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smiles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wagner walks into a stiff left hand from Smiles.
Smiles lands a glancing blow to the side of Wagner's head.
Wagner lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smiles feints a jab promting Wagner to slip. Smiles then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wagner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smiles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alex Smiles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Wagner clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wagner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wagner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wagner misses with an elbow over the top.
Smiles blocks a body shot from Wagner.

Wagner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smiles just misses with a punch to the body.
Kurt Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wagner lands with a nice combination. Smiles backs away looking to recover.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Smiles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smiles, 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Smiles!
Alex Smiles bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Moo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moo
vs
Gunn

178 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 14 - 0

181 cm
32
185 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
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 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikey Moo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Moo.
Moo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Gunn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunn.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Moo circles away.
Gunn swings for the body but Moo moves out of range.
We've been told by Moo's head coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Moo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gunn sprawls and moves away.
A jab lands there for Moo.
Gunn lands with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gunn misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Gunn throws out a counter right but Moo avoids it with no problem.

Moo clinches with his opponent.
Moo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Moo blocks it.
Moo is trying to drag Gunn to the mat but Gunn just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Gunn.
Moo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gunn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Moo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Moo prevents it.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moo's face.
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Moo dodges an elbow strike from Gunn.
Gunn has Moo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Moo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Moo is working for takedown but Gunn is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moo is trying to trip Gunn. He has hold of a leg but Gunn is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Moo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Moo from controlling successfully.
Moo postures up.
Moo passes into half guard.

Moo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gunn sees it coming and defends easily.
Moo uses his free foot to push down on Gunn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gunn.
Gunn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moo has control of Gunn's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gunn regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Moo avoids the attempt from Gunn to control.

Moo working for a guillotine from mount but Gunn is in no mood to give up.
Moo wants to control the pace but Gunn is squirming around nicely.
Gunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Gunn to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Gunn shrugs it off.
Gunn is looking to improve his position but Moo isn't that keen on the idea.
Gunn sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Moo is looking to advance position but Gunn won't allow it.

Gunn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunn is trying to get back to full guard.

Moo is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaice Gunn will probably get the nod.
That's time! Moo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Moo has his takedown stuffed
and Gunn counters with a one-two to the body.
Gunn swings for the body but Moo moves out of range.
Mikey Moo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Moo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses

and Moo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Moo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn trying to control the position.

Gunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moo is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn looking for a sweep. Not yet Gunn, not yet.
Moo wants to control from the top but Gunn keeps moving.
Gunn is trying to control the position but Moo postures up.

Gunn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Moo defends well.
Gunn trying to keep a closed guard but Moo is proving a slippery customer.

Moo drops back looking for a leg! Gunn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunn manages to kick Moo off! Moo jumps back into Gunn's guard.
Moo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two 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.
Moo tries to stand but Gunn is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gunn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gunn throws a hook to the side of Moo's head but Moo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gunn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Moo misses with a takedown attempt - Gunn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Moo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gunn.
It looked like Moo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a double jab.
Moo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gunn tries to clinch but Moo is having none of it.
Gunn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Moo.
Moo moves away from the strike by Gunn.
Moo gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Gunn decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Moo is looking to improve his position.
Gunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gunn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn wants to stand up but Moo is controlling the position.

Gunn is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moo is just riding it out for now. Gunn eventually gives up the hold.
Nice strikes from Gunn there.
Moo trying to control but Gunn postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moo keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaice Gunn 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!

Moo thuds his shin into the meat of Gunn's side.
Gunn throws the kick towards the body but Moo avoids it.
Gunn slaps away a takedown attempt from Moo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunn avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moo avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Moo checks the leg kick.
Moo attempts a counter takedown but Gunn avoids it well and moves away.
Kaice Gunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunn sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikey Moo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Gunn scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gunn misses with an uppercut
enabling Moo to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moo shoots in for a takedown but Gunn shows good takedown defense.
Gunn looks to land a left hand but Moo moved out of range nicely.
Moo is looking to counter the offense by Gunn and move into the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Gunn misses.
Moo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Gunn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gunn tries to clinch there but Moo circles away.
Kaice Gunn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gunn misses the shot to the body.

Moo shoots in and bounces Gunn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moo drops back looking for a leg! Gunn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gunn manages to kick Moo off! Moo jumps back into Gunn's guard.
Gunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Gunn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Gunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Moo is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moo keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
My spies in Sydney Fight Team inform me that Gunn has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Moo wants to sweep here but Gunn controlling him for the moment.
Gunn is in close to Moo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moo has his hands on Gunn's head, controlling the position.
Gunn trying to control but Moo is working from the bottom.
Mikey Moo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikey Moo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunn stopping the sweep attempt from Moo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaice Gunn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunn 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 Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaice Gunn!
Kaice Gunn tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamison Freidrichs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janek Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochanowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sting Of The Bumblebee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freidrichs
vs
Kochanowski

180 cm
28
185 lbs
11 - 6 - 1

178 cm
40
165 lbs
21 - 36 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jamison Freidrichs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janek Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freidrichs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freidrichs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kochanowski sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freidrichs somewhat.
Kochanowski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Freidrichs misses.
Despite the aggression on Kochanowski's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Freidrichs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kochanowski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Freidrichs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kochanowski.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Freidrichs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freidrichs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kochanowski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kochanowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Kochanowski dives in and scores a takedown into Freidrichs's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freidrichs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kochanowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Freidrichs has his hands on Kochanowski's head, controlling the position.
Kochanowski wants to control from the top but Freidrichs keeps moving.
Freidrichs trying to control the position.
Freidrichs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kochanowski stopping the sweep attempt from Freidrichs.

Freidrichs working for submissions but it's allowed Kochanowski to get to half guard.
My spies in Madz **21 Elite coaches** inform me that Kochanowski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Freidrichs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kochanowski looking to pass the guard.
Freidrichs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kochanowski is one step ahead there.
Kochanowski wants to stand but Freidrichs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Freidrichs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Kochanowski stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Freidrichs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Kochanowski to counter with a crisp jab.
Kochanowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freidrichs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kochanowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Freidrichs shoots in looking for a takedown but Kochanowski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Freidrichs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamison Freidrichs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kochanowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Freidrichs has time to react.
Kochanowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Kochanowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Freidrichs doesn't seem phased though.
Freidrichs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freidrichs misses with a shot to the body
and Kochanowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kochanowski shoots in and gets a takedown into Freidrichs's guard.
Kochanowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Freidrichs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kochanowski has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freidrichs not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kochanowski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freidrichs is proving hard to escape from.
Freidrichs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kochanowski is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kochanowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Freidrichs looking to control.
Kochanowski throwing strikes but missing.

Freidrichs looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kochanowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Freidrichs works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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!
A jab lands there for Kochanowski.
Kochanowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kochanowski throws a series of punches but Freidrichs avoids them all with ease.
Kochanowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Freidrichs circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Kochanowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circling - Kochanowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jamison Freidrichs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
Freidrichs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Freidrichs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kochanowski - the referee stops the clock and Freidrichs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kochanowski. Freidrichs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kochanowski. That's going to slow Freidrichs down.
Sloppy strikes from Kochanowski. Those never looked like landing.

Freidrichs shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kochanowski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Freidrichs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kochanowski some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Freidrichs is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kochanowski knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kochanowski is not content to let Freidrichs control the position.
Janek Kochanowski has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freidrichs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kochanowski looking for a sweep but Freidrichs has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Freidrichs misses with a head shot.
Freidrichs landing punches.
Kochanowski tries to hold on but Freidrichs postures up.
Freidrichs controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freidrichs looking to land elbow strikes but Kochanowski uses the position to regain half guard.
Freidrichs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Freidrichs prevents Kochanowski from standing back up.
Kochanowski is staying active underneath Freidrichs, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kochanowski taking some punishment here, with Freidrichs in his half guard.
Kochanowski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Freidrichs.
Kochanowski pushes Freidrichs off looking to stand but Freidrichs dives back in and keeps control.
Kochanowski is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Freidrichs is taking a breather. Kochanowski says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freidrichs is pressing down on Kochanowski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kochanowski is holding on for now.
Freidrichs trying to control from half guard but Kochanowski is working away.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kochanowski.
Janek Kochanowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sloppy strikes from Freidrichs. Those never looked like landing.
Freidrichs blocks a head kick by Kochanowski.
Freidrichs misses with a combination
and Kochanowski counters with a one-two to the body.
Freidrichs gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kochanowski.
Some wild striking there from Kochanowski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski tries to clinch but Freidrichs is having none of it.
Freidrichs misses with a right hand
and Kochanowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Kochanowski misses with a body shot.
Freidrichs half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kochanowski misses with a straight left.
Freidrichs misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Freidrichs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Freidrichs pushes him off.
Kochanowski misses the jab.
Kochanowski scores with a body shot.
Kochanowski scores with a one two! Freidrichs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Jamison Freidrichs has been cut.
Kochanowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Freidrichs.

Freidrichs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janek Kochanowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamison Freidrichs'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. This is the final round!

Kochanowski misses with a wild combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Freidrichs or perhaps it was just good defense by Kochanowski, which made it look bad.
Kochanowski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kochanowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Freidrichs moves away from the strike by Kochanowski.
Freidrichs misses with a two punch combination.
Freidrichs dives in for a single leg takedown but Kochanowski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kochanowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kochanowski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Freidrichs swats away the attempt to clinch by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Freidrichs backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Freidrichs throws a jab but it's blocked by Kochanowski.
Kochanowski cracks Freidrichs with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kochanowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Kochanowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kochanowski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kochanowski misses with a straight left.
Kochanowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Kochanowski both land. Nice combination.
Freidrichs throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Kochanowski. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochanowski jabs Freidrichs to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kochanowski loads up on a big right hand but Freidrichs slips the punch.
A jab from Kochanowski misses.
Freidrichs is looking for a counter combo.
Freidrichs throws a right hand that Kochanowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Kochanowski also avoids with ease.
Freidrichs shoots in for a takedown but Kochanowski shows good takedown defense.
Jamison Freidrichs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamison Freidrichs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freidrichs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kochanowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kochanowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Kochanowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Kochanowski lands a two punch combo.
Freidrichs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Freidrichs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kochanowski cracks the inside of Freidrichs's front leg.
Freidrichs misses with a few strikes there.
Freidrichs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Freidrichs misses the target.
Kochanowski lands the left hand.
Kochanowski lands a slapping body shot.
Freidrichs walks into a stiff left hand from Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws the kick towards the body but Freidrichs avoids it.

Kochanowski drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kochanowski throwing strikes but missing.
Kochanowski wants to get up but he can't break Freidrichs's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Kochanowski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Freidrichs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kochanowski - the referee stops the clock and Freidrichs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kochanowski. Freidrichs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Kochanowski dives in and scores a takedown into Freidrichs's guard.

Freidrichs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kochanowski passes into side control.
Freidrichs manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kochanowski wants to get back to his feet.
Janek Kochanowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kochanowski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freidrichs with a flurry of punches that miss.
Freidrichs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kochanowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Freidrichs is looking to work some ground and pound but Kochanowski has wrist control.
Freidrichs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Freidrichs is looking to work some ground and pound but Kochanowski has wrist control.
Freidrichs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Janek Kochanowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kochanowski 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Janek Kochanowski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Janek Kochanowski waved his t-shirt featuring Xtreme Merchandise's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood comes into the arena with Mamute Pequenino blaring out of the sound system. Wietrzny has chosen Hunter-Fallen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Al Mamood
vs
Wietrzny

173 cm
40
171 lbs
31 - 24 - 1

174 cm
39
163 lbs
17 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 31 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Mamood throws a body punch but Wietrzny moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Wietrzny.
Al Mamood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wietrzny.
Al Mamood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wietrzny moves away.
Wietrzny tries to clinch there but Al Mamood circles away.

Wietrzny forces Al Mamood back against the cage and clinches.

Al Mamood jumps into guard, dragging Wietrzny to the mat.
Al Mamood is trying to control the position but Wietrzny postures up.
Al Mamood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wietrzny throwing strikes but missing.
Al Mamood wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wietrzny is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wietrzny seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Mamood trying to control but Wietrzny postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny thows a huge punch but Al Mamood dodges it nicely.

Wietrzny is working for a submission of some sort.

Al Mamood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Al Mamood has a hand on Wietrzny's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Wietrzny takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Al Mamood tries to reverse the position but Wietrzny maintains control.
Al Mamood wants to control but Wietrzny is having none of it.
Al Mamood keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wietrzny.

Wietrzny swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Al Mamood is now in Wietrzny's guard. A big mistake from Wietrzny there, giving up the dominant position!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Wietrzny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Mamood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wietrzny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Al Mamood's guard.

Al Mamood looking for a guillotine here but Wietrzny defends easily.
Wietrzny told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Wietrzny tries to stand but Al Mamood is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny won't allow Al Mamood to sweep him here.
Al Mamood looking to control but Wietrzny passes into half guard.
Al Mamood is looking for a sweep. Wietrzny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wietrzny thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Wietrzny is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Al Mamood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Al Mamood actively working from the bottom here.
Al Mamood is pressing down on Wietrzny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Al Mamood working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wietrzny doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wietrzny manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wietrzny wants to control from the top but Al Mamood keeps moving.
Al Mamood can't keep his opponent in guard - Wietrzny advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Al Mamood wants to get back to full guard.
Wietrzny is thwarting Al Mamood's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wietrzny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wietrzny controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Al Mamood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wietrzny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wietrzny wants to clinch.
Al Mamood throws a lazy uppercut
and Wietrzny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wietrzny tries to clinch but Al Mamood moves away

and Al Mamood counters with a shoot takedown. Wietrzny fights it but they end up in guard.
Wietrzny 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.
Al Mamood throwing strikes from guard but Wietrzny blocks nicely.
Al Mamood prevents Wietrzny from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Mamood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wietrzny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Mamood is controlling him.
Wietrzny is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood is working Wietrzny over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Al Mamood throws a big right hand that misses.
Wietrzny is trying to keep Al Mamood in close.

Al Mamood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wietrzny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Al Mamood has managed to get both his arms back between Wietrzny's legs - danger averted.
Al Mamood trying to control but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
Al Mamood won't allow Wietrzny to get back to his feet.

Wietrzny is looking for a triangle but Al Mamood pushes his legs off easily.
Al Mamood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wietrzny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Al Mamood is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Al Mamood passes Wietrzny's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wietrzny is not content to let Al Mamood control the position.
Al Mamood missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Al Mamood winds up and cracks Wietrzny with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Al Mamood trying to control the action but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.
Wietrzny manages to get to full guard.

Wietrzny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Al Mamood gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood prevents Wietrzny from getting back to his feet.
Al Mamood lands a couple of elbows.
Wietrzny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Mamood.
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing Al Mamood from controlling successfully.
Al Mamood works over Wietrzny with some ground and pound from guard.
Wietrzny is looking to stand up but Al Mamood isn't so interested in that idea.
Al Mamood trying to control but Wietrzny is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wietrzny trying to control the position.
Al Mamood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Al Mamood postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wietrzny is trying to control the position but Al Mamood postures up.
Wietrzny wants to stand but Al Mamood is controlling the position.
Iqbal Al Mamood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wietrzny has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Al Mamood throws an off balance right hand
and Wietrzny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Al Mamood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Mamood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wietrzny at a distance.
Wietrzny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Al Mamood as he jumps to the side.
Al Mamood attempts a counter takedown but Wietrzny avoids it well and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iqbal Al Mamood 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. This is the final round!

Al Mamood shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wietrzny but Wietrzny pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wietrzny takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wietrzny blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Al Mamood there.

Wietrzny drives through with a takedown into Al Mamood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Wietrzny thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wietrzny trying to stand up but can't free himself from Al Mamood's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Al Mamood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Wietrzny has gone for a leg lock! Al Mamood slips out almost immediately though and dives into Wietrzny's guard.

A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood working some strikes from top position.
Wietrzny working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood stops Wietrzny from standing up.
Wietrzny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Al Mamood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wietrzny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Al Mamood won't allow Wietrzny to get back to his feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Al Mamood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Al Mamood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Al Mamood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wietrzny sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Al Mamood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Al Mamood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wietrzny can do to turn this around?
Al Mamood lands with a punch from half guard.
Al Mamood is thwarting Wietrzny's attempts to control the position.
Wietrzny looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wietrzny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Al Mamood wants to control but Wietrzny is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wietrzny wants to get back to his feet.
Wietrzny wants to control but Al Mamood is keeping busy.
Al Mamood slips a nice elbow through Wietrzny's hands, connecting with Wietrzny's forehead.
Wietrzny is trying to stand.
Wietrzny taking some punishment here, with Al Mamood in his half guard.
Al Mamood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wietrzny is trying to escape back to his feet but Al Mamood uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Al Mamood looks up at the clock and then as Wietrzny takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Al Mamood smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wietrzny is trying to buck Al Mamood off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny is looking to get back to his feet here but Al Mamood is keeping cool and he's managed to take Wietrzny's back.
Al Mamood has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Wietrzny.

Wietrzny is rocked!
Wietrzny wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Al Mamood.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iqbal Al Mamood showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al Mamood has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iqbal Al Mamood!
Post fight, Iqbal Al Mamood took to the microphone: 'BFT is the greatest org in the world and I hope to retire here one day! Not yet though...'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

St Pierre
vs
Hwan Lim

178 cm
35
180 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

180 cm
34
180 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Hwan Lim!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries to clinch there but Lim circles away.
St Pierre tries to clinch up.
St Pierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lim counters with a straight right hand.
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lim.
St Pierre misses with a combination
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lim swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Lim finds it's way through St Pierre's defenses.
Lim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as St Pierre sprawls well. St Pierre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lim gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre doesn't manage to clinch there - Lim circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

St Pierre forces Lim back against the cage and clinches.
St Pierre creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lim's defenses.
Lim dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lim.
St Pierre pushes off an throws an elbow but Lim leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Lim gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yo Hwan Lim.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Lim moves out of range.
St Pierre with a hook.

It looks like Yo Hwan Lim has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Lim.
Georges St Pierre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Lim.
Lim connects with a looping right hand.
Lim shoots in and drives through. St Pierre sprawls well.
St Pierre tries to clinch but Lim moves away
and Lim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

St Pierre clinches.
Lim blocks an elbow strike.
St Pierre creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lim drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre scores with a shot to the side of Lim's head.
St Pierre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Pierre lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lim has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. St Pierre seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lim can turn it around.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lim tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
Lim blocks the elbow strike.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Lim is blocking nicely.
Lim looking for a takedown.

Lim jumps into guard, dragging St Pierre to the mat.
St Pierre wants to stand but Lim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lim wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.

Lim isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. St Pierre stacks Lim on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by St Pierre!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
St Pierre content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lim manages to get back to half guard.
Lim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lim has a closed guard, preventing St Pierre from standing up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Yo Hwan Lim!
Yo Hwan Lim 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
41%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reginald Dempsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marin Piekny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Reginald Dempsey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dempsey
vs
Piekny

175 cm
32
168 lbs
11 - 2 - 1

170 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Reginald Dempsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marin Piekny!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dempsey looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dempsey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Great Bash Heel in the buildup to the fight.
Piekny fails with a takedown attempt.

Piekny decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dempsey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dempsey controlling the position.
Dempsey continues to stall.
Piekny working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dempsey is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Piekny throws an elbow that misses. Dempsey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Piekny's guard. Nice move by Dempsey!

Dempsey preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piekny is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dempsey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dempsey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Piekny working a defensive guard here.
Piekny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but Piekny keeps moving.
Piekny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dempsey's guard.

Dempsey is adopting a defensive guard.
Dempsey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Piekny working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dempsey's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piekny trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piekny throwing strikes but missing.
Piekny throws a big elbow that misses.
Piekny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dempsey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Piekny cracks Dempsey with a solid left hand.
Dempsey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Piekny stops Dempsey from standing up.
Dempsey trying to control the position here.
Piekny landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Piekny.
Piekny throws an elbow that misses. Dempsey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Piekny's guard. Nice move by Dempsey!

Piekny keeping moving, preventing Dempsey from controlling successfully.
Piekny 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.
Piekny is trying to control the position but Dempsey postures up.

Piekny working for a triangle but Dempsey defends it easily.

Piekny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dempsey stopping the sweep attempt from Piekny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Piekny looking to control.
Dempsey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Piekny is keeping the position for now.
Dempsey trying to control but Piekny is working from the bottom.
Piekny looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Dempsey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dempsey controlling the action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dempsey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Piekny trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marin Piekny will probably get the nod.
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.

A solid leg kick lands there for Dempsey.
Piekny walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dempsey connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Dempsey. No joy for Piekny on that attempt.
Piekny moves out of range as Dempsey strikes.
Piekny defending well as Dempsey loads up on a big left hand.
Piekny tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dempsey loads up on a big right hand but Piekny slips the punch.
Piekny drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dempsey defends it well.
Dempsey scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piekny checks a leg kick nicely.
Dempsey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dempsey jabs Piekny to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Piekny fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dempsey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piekny avoids the body shot from Dempsey.
Dempsey bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Piekny's head.
Dempsey throws a body kick that misses

and Piekny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Piekny throws a big elbow that misses.
Piekny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dempsey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Piekny is one step ahead there.
Piekny throwing strikes but missing.
Dempsey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dempsey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Piekny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dempsey wants to control from the top but Piekny keeps moving.
Dempsey trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dempsey postures up.
Piekny has a closed guard, preventing Dempsey from standing up.
Dempsey tries to free his leg and advance position but Piekny is retaining full guard.
Dempsey tries to stand but Piekny is controlling from the bottom.

Dempsey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Piekny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dempsey has managed to get both his arms back between Piekny's legs - danger averted.

Piekny looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dempsey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Piekny has a closed guard, preventing Dempsey from standing up.
Piekny 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Marin Piekny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Piekny looks up at the clock. Bad move! Dempsey lands a right hand from hell, dropping Piekny. Dempsey pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reginald Dempsey!
Reginald Dempsey looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Yo Adrian... we did it!'.