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Undercard bout

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

Hyde
vs
Anderson

185 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steven Hyde!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ron Honeybunn and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Hyde.
Anderson throws a counter combo.
Hyde buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hyde.
Despite the aggression on Anderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
Anderson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hyde pinned against the cage. Hyde gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hyde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hyde throws a push kick but Anderson slaps the foot to one side.
Hyde moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAnderson.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson cracks the inside of Hyde's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hyde but Hyde pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Steven Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anderson.
Hyde throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Hyde thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Anderson scoring well with a low kick there.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hyde throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steven Hyde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hyde takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anderson dives in and grabs Hyde's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hyde pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
Anderson blocks a head kick by Hyde.
Anderson throws a poor cross that misses
and Hyde counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyde throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Hyde sets himself, and Anderson steps forward looking for the clinch! Hyde avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Hyde pushes him off.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Hyde sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Anderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hyde is looking to control Anderson's arms but Anderson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hyde has his back to the cage.
Hyde content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hyde is trying to stall.
Hyde stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A frustrated look appears on Hyde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Hyde dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hyde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyde throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
William Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Hyde is avoiding it.
Anderson fails with the takedown.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hyde.
Hyde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson lands with an uppercut that bounces Hyde off the cage and back into range.
Hyde looks for the body kick but Anderson saw that one coming.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hyde slaps away a takedown attempt from Anderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steven Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anderson.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hyde circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hyde looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Anderson.
Hyde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hyde lands a slapping body shot.
Hyde lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hyde thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Hyde avoids them all with ease.
Hyde throws a big counter combination but Anderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Hyde tries to tie him up.
Hyde trying to control the position but instead, Anderson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hyde into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hyde is looking to wear down Anderson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Anderson moves away from the strike by Hyde.
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyde on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Anderson tries a low kick but Hyde avoids it.
Donk. Anderson catches Hyde right on the button with a cross.
Anderson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hyde avoids the body shot from Anderson.
Hyde tries to land a front kick but Anderson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Anderson slips a jab from Hyde.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Hyde is avoiding it.
Hyde just misses with a punch to the body.
Hyde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hyde throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Hyde dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hyde on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Hyde misses.
Anderson sizes up Hyde with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hyde scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Hyde avoids nicely.
Hyde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hyde connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hyde stalling in the clinch but Anderson improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hyde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Hyde takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Anderson tries to clinch but Hyde is having none of it.
Hyde was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Anderson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hyde's waist but Hyde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Anderson off to one side.
Hyde seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hyde is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Anderson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hyde misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hyde misses the target.
Anderson looks to clinch
and Hyde counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anderson tests Hyde's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Hyde avoids them all with ease.
Hyde throwing a counter right hand but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hyde avoids it really well and circles away.
Hyde swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.

Hyde tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hyde wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Anderson breaks the clinch.
Hyde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anderson, right into the meat.
Anderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Hyde.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hyde waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch up but Hyde circles away and keeps his distance.

Anderson gets a clinch.
Anderson prevents Hyde from breaking the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson taking a breather.
Hyde is trying to force a seperation but Anderson has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Anderson really 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.

Hyde tries to score with a low kick but Anderson moves his leg out of the way.
Hyde throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hyde defends well and Anderson ends up having to push Hyde into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hyde looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Hyde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Hyde.
Hyde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anderson or perhaps it was just good defense by Hyde, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyde lands with a nice body punch.
That kick from Hyde tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hyde.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Hyde misses.
Hyde swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Anderson misses.
Hyde looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Hyde avoids it well.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hyde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Anderson.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hyde.
Anderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steven Hyde is winning the standup battle so far.
Anderson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hyde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hyde bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hyde throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Hyde thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hyde throws a hook but Anderson avoids it easily.
Anderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hyde's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Hyde sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Hyde.
Anderson fails with the takedown
enabling Hyde to counter with a crisp jab.
Steven Hyde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Anderson.
Hyde keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
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!
Hyde connects with a good right hand that stumbles Anderson. Anderson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anderson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hyde looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hyde.
Hyde throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Hyde had his way with William Anderson in 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. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Hyde.
Hyde misses with a low kick.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hyde swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hyde ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hyde.

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Hyde's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anderson as Hyde tries to tie him up.
Hyde working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hyde moves out of range as Anderson throws a body kick.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
Hyde is trying to stall.
Hyde is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
Hyde can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hyde.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anderson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hyde tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Hyde wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson won't allow it.
Hyde is trying to maintain a safe position but Anderson gets an underhook and turns Hyde into the cage.
Hyde looking to stall.
Maybe Hyde would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.

Anderson breaks the clinch.

Anderson moves into the clinch.
A short right from Anderson.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hyde tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hyde lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anderson walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Anderson.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hyde 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Steven Hyde!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for Steven Hyde!
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Steven Hyde!

Steven Hyde wins by unanimous decision!
Steven Hyde is the new middleweight champion!
Steven Hyde thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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 Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with Super Freak blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

James
vs
John

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Damian John!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to John's calf.
John tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
James misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from James as John shoots in.
John tries to clinch but James is having none of it.
John wants to clinch.
John tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.

James lands a big head kick that sends John tumbling to the mat! James takes a step backwards and waves John back to his feet - he wants the finish!

John is rocked!
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!
James lands with a thumping leg kick.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
John moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A good leg kick by James.
John tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
John seems to have recovered his senses.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As James backs off John throws a huge counter combo but James manages to avoid it all.
John 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.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
John walks forward, straight into a front kick from James.
James lands with a nice body kick.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James circles away from the clinch attempt
and James counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rick James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
James tries a head kick but it misses.
John lands with a kick to the ribs.
James pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
James misses with a body kick.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John misses with a two punch combination.
John fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rick James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian John.
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!
James lands a nice looking body kick.
John shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
John looks for the body kick but James saw that one coming.
James goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
John takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick James 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.

John avoids the head kick by James.

James instigates a clinch.

James escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John goes for a double leg but James avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as James continues to drive forward.
John misses with a kick to the body
and James counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
James lands with a kick to the ribs.

James moves into range and clinches up with John.

James breaks from the clinch.

James lands a big head kick that sends John tumbling to the mat! James takes a step backwards and waves John back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A thudding body kick lands there by James!
James thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on John if he has to take too many more of those.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from James.
John is breathing heavily.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
And James counters with a quick kick to the body but John blocks it.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James fakes the leg kick and cracks John in the body.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by James.
Both fighters circling a little - James finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John takes a kick to the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for James.
James lets loose with a powerful body kick. John will feel that in the morning.
James misses with a head kick.
John is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
James lands a brutal head kick. John looks out on his feet and James throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Rick James!
Rick James is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Rick James thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Private Griff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kelso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Griff
vs
Kelso

170 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Private Griff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kelso!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Bruno Hogan and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kelso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kelso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Griff is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Griff trying to hold on to Kelso's head to control him but Kelso postures up.

Griff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Griff is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kelso scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griff is trying to maintain the position but Kelso is very close to passing his half guard.
Griff is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelso lands strikes from half guard.
Griff could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kelso wants to pass to mount but Griff is defending the position.
Kelso is thwarting Griff's attempts to control the position.
Griff looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Griff is looking to improve his position.
Kelso trying to control the action but Griff is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kelso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Griff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kelso passes into side control, despite Griff's attempt to control the position.
Kelso tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kelso lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Griff down.
Kelso scores with punches from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Griff is not content to let Kelso control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Griff tries to bench press Kelso off him but Kelso keeps the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kelso lands a high kick to the side of Griff's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Kelso dives into guard, looking to finish.

Griff is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!

It looks like Private Griff has been cut.
Kelso arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Griff's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Kelso!
Michael Kelso is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Michael Kelso thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

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

Revan
vs
Forman

201 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Darth Revan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Red Forman!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Revan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Revan darts in trying to clinch
and Forman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Forman throws an off balance right hand
and Revan counters with an outside leg kick.
Forman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Revan counters with a two punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Revan.
Forman misses with a wild body shot.
Revan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Forman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Revan shoots in and drives through. Forman sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Revan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forman slaps away a takedown attempt from Revan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Revan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Forman misses the target.
Revan tries to clinch there but Forman circles away.
Revan wants to clinch.
Revan is looking to clinch.
Revan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Forman finds it's way round the side to connect with Revan's head.
Revan connects with an inside leg kick.
Revan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Revan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Red Forman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Forman. Those never looked like landing.
Revan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Forman pinned against the cage. Forman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Forman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forman works the jab nicely.
Forman throws a shot from downtown. Revan moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Revan is defended easily by Forman.
Revan lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Red Forman has been cut.
Forman lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Forman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revan manages to avoid it.
Forman connects with a looping right hand.
Forman throws a hook to the side of Revan's head but Revan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Forman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Forman looks to move away, Revan throws a big counter combo but Forman just gets out of the way.
Forman leaves Revan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Revan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Forman defends well and Revan ends up having to push Forman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Forman lunges at Revan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Revan's hand.
Forman misses with a looping left.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Revan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Forman misses with a wild body shot.
Revan is looking to counter with a body kick.
Revan lands a head kick!
Revan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Forman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Forman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forman throws a jab when Revan was well out of range.
Red Forman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Revan tries to clinch but Forman moves away
and Forman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Forman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Revan.
Revan misses with a takedown attempt - Forman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman missing with a left hand there. Revan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Forman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Revan moves out of range as Forman strikes.
Revan closes the distance and clinches up with Forman, looking for a takedown. Revan pushes Forman against the cage but Forman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Revan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Revan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Forman.
Revan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Forman's waist but Forman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Revan off to one side.
Revan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Revan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Forman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Revan shoots in for a double leg but Forman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice uppercut lands for Forman. That snapped Revan's head back.
Forman throws a right and a left that Revan avoids nicely.
Forman scores with the left hand. Revan knows he should have avoided that one.
Forman blocks a head kick by Revan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Forman is fending him off so far but Revan persists. Nope, Forman circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Forman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revan manages to avoid it.
Revan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Forman.
Forman cracks Revan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Forman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Revan is rocked!
Revan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forman.
Revan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oh Revan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Revan tries to clinch there but Forman circles away.
Darth Revan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Forman throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Revan tumbling to the canvas!
Revan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Forman is one step ahead there.

Revan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Forman defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Forman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Forman.
Revan seems to have got his legs back now.
Revan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forman throws out the jab.
Revan looks for a takedown but Forman sprawls well.
Revan throws a lazy head kick
and Forman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Forman throws the left hand but Revan avoids the punch easily.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Revan moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Revan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Forman lands with a hook. Revan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Forman misses with a body shot.
Revan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Forman avoids it.
Revan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Forman looks to score with a jab to the body but Revan is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Forman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Forman.

Revan is rocked!
Forman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Revan tries to clinch up.
Forman lands with a straight right. Revan didn't see that one coming.
Oh Revan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forman misses with a double jab.
Revan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Forman throws a big shot that misses.
Revan seems to have got his legs back now.
Red Forman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Forman leaves Revan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Forman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Revan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Forman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Forman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Forman throws a shot from downtown. Revan moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Revan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Revan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Forman manages to circle out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Forman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Revan doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Revan shoots in for a double leg but Forman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Revan tries to move into range but Forman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Revan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Revan tries to clinch up but Forman circles away and keeps his distance.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Revan. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Forman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Forman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Revan.
Forman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Forman misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Forman really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Red Forman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Forman misses with a hook. Revan ducked under it nicely.
Forman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Forman tests Revan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Revan slips a straight right by Forman.
Forman misses with a series of wild punches.
Forman lands with a right hand.
Revan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Forman throws a series of punches but Revan avoids them all with ease.
Forman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Revan.
Revan misses with a wild combination.
Revan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Revan is looking for a counter combo.
Revan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Forman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forman cracks a nice hook into Revan's ribs.
Revan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Forman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Revan somewhat.
Forman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Revan shoots in for a double leg but Forman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Forman throws a big shot that misses.
Forman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revan manages to avoid it.
Forman looks to throw the jab but Revan is out of range.
Revan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Revan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Forman catches Revan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice cross by Forman.
Forman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Forman lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Revan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Forman dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Red Forman!
Red Forman is the new welterweight champion!
Red Forman thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Tribeca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tribeca has chosen Power as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Connor
vs
Tribeca

188 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Connor!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colin Tribeca!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribeca misses with a low kick as Connor jumps back.
Connor misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Tribeca on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tribeca scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tribeca stuns Connor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Connor throws a body punch but Tribeca moves out of range.
John Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribeca motions for Connor to come forward. Tribeca throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connor takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tribeca is just out of range.
Connor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Connor.
Connor backing away here, and Tribeca unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tribeca moves away from the strike by Connor.
Tribeca follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Connor fails with a takedown attempt.
Connor moves forwards but Tribeca connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Connor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tribeca.
Connor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tribeca looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tribeca counters with a left to the body.
Connor throws a body punch but Tribeca moves out of range.
Tribeca now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Connor throws a jab but it's blocked by Tribeca.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Tribeca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor checks a leg kick nicely.
Connor avoids a kick to the body.
A cross from Tribeca lands.
Connor could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Connor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tribeca did well to prevent Connor getting side control.
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!
Tribeca blocking the ground and pound attempt from Connor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Tribeca dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Connor misses with a lunging right hand
and Tribeca counters with a three punch combo that has Connor backing up. Connor nods at Tribeca to acknowledge the strikes.
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Connor swings widly with a right hand
and Tribeca counters with a stiff right hand.
Tribeca throws a left and a right that both miss

and Connor counters with a shoot takedown. Tribeca fights it but they end up in guard.
Connor is stalling in the full guard.
Connor has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Connor pushing down on Tribeca's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor works his way into side control.

Connor is trying to get an arm triangle but Tribeca is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Connor crashes against the mat.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Connor gets to mount! Tribeca was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Connor looking to finish with strikes here!
Connor unloads with some shots from mount but Tribeca bucks and avoids them well.
Connor controlling the position easily from mount.
Connor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribeca is wriggling around trying to escape.
Connor thowing shots but they're missing.
Tribeca blocking the ground and pound.
Connor throws some wild stikes that Tribeca manages to avoid easily.
Connor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Connor misses with a head shot.

Connor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Tribeca can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Connor controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Connor dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Connor swings widly with a right hand
and Tribeca counters with a nice uppercut.
Connor darts in looking for a takedown but Tribeca gets double underhooks and turns Connor into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Tribeca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tribeca looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tribeca connects with a jab.
Tribeca scores with a sloppy right hand. Connor should have avoided that one.
Connor is looking to wear down Tribeca with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor misses with a takedown
and Tribeca counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Tribeca is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribeca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Connor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Connor looks to land a left hand but Tribeca moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tribeca! But no joy.
Connor misses with a hook
and Tribeca counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Connor swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tribeca counters with a three punch combo that has Connor backing up. Connor nods at Tribeca to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from Tribeca does no damage.

Connor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Connor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Connor trying to control but Tribeca is working from the bottom.
Connor throwing strikes from guard but Tribeca blocks nicely.
Connor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Connor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tribeca really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Connor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Connor passes Tribeca's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Connor controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Colin Tribeca just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jab from Tribeca.

Connor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tribeca's guard.
Connor slips nicely into half guard.
John Connor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tribeca is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Connor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tribeca does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor content to control rather than advance.
Tribeca keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor trying to control the pace.
Connor is looking to take a break and control but Tribeca is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Connor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tribeca wants to improve his position but Connor is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Connor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tribeca can do anything to dispel that myth.
Connor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribeca tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Connor jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tribeca manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Tribeca dodges the ground and pound from Connor.
Tribeca managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Connor.

Connor tries for a kimura but Tribeca is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Connor moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Connor had his way with Colin Tribeca in that round.
That's time! Connor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Connor misses with a wild body shot.
Tribeca is trying to counter with his kicks.
Colin Tribeca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tribeca tries to work over Connor's front leg with a kick but Connor checks it.
Tribeca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Connor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Connor pushes down on Tribeca's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Connor trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Tribeca!
Connor controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor moves to back control.
Connor throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Tribeca covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Connor is looking for the choke from the back position but Tribeca is controlling his hands well.

Connor is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Connor biding his time, controlling Tribeca.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tribeca covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Connor patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Tribeca defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Connor's arms.

Connor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tribeca is defending well though. Connor let's go of the attempt for now.

Connor is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Connor is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
John Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connor 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for John Connor!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for John Connor!
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight for John Connor!

John Connor wins by unanimous decision!
John Connor is the new heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Private Donut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Forman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Donut
vs
Forman

165 cm
25
132 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Private Donut!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Forman!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donut moves away from the strike by Forman.
Donut is looking for a counter combo.
Donut attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Forman misses with a head kick.
Donut with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forman to score with a decent uppercut.
Donut throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Forman's head.
Forman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eric Forman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donut checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An attempted straight right counter from Donut misses the target.
Forman throws a jab when Donut was well out of range.
Donut blocks a head kick by Forman.
Donut feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forman misses with a hook.
Forman staying out of range there.
Donut smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Donut throws a body punch but Forman moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Forman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donut scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donut misses with a head kick.
Forman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Forman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donut feinted with a counter takedown.
Donut slips a jab from Forman.
Forman throws a poor cross that misses

and Donut counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Forman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Forman throws out the jab.
Donut tries to counter with a takedown but Forman is quick to defend against it.
Forman misses with a body shot
and Donut counters with a left to the body.
Donut slips under a jab from Forman.
Donut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Forman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman throws a right hand that misses
and Donut counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donut tries to land a leg kick but Forman saw it coming and moves away.
Forman moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Donut is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Forman.
Oh Donut is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Forman scores with a nice right hand.
Donut takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Forman misses.
Donut lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Forman moves out of range of the body kick.
Donut shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Forman eats them both and turns towards Donut to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oooooh!!! Forman has knocked Donut down with a huge combo! Forman steps away and waves a wobbly Donut back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Forman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick by Forman misses
and Donut counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Forman 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.

A head kick misses from Donut.
Forman swings for the body but Donut moves out of range.
Donut avoids the head kick by Forman.

Donut darts in and clinches Forman up against the cage.
Donut seems to have got his legs back now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Donut.
Forman letting Donut take a breather here.
Donut looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Donut misses with some punches.
Donut throws a punch but it's blocked by Forman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Donut.
Donut drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Forman will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Donut up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donut misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Forman.
Donut has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Forman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Donut lands a left hand.
Donut'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.

Forman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Forman throws a lazy uppercut
and Donut counters with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donut in his tracks.
Forman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Donut moves away.
Forman throws out a loose jab but Donut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Forman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donut.
Forman lands with a shot to the body.
Forman shoots in for a takedown but Donut shows good takedown defense.
Donut takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Donut swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Forman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donut desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Donut wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Forman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Forman pounces like a tiger and cracks Donut with a vicious hook! Donut is down but not out! Forman follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Forman!
Eric Forman is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Eric Forman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adamh Pearse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kajun Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Puno has chosen 軍神 as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Pearse
vs
Puno

191 cm
46
265 lbs
36 - 17 - 1

193 cm
26
232 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 1, fighting out of London, Adamh Pearse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kajun Puno!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Puno blocks the low kick.
Pearse throws an overhand right that lands on Puno's shoulder, as Puno tries to avoid the shot.
Pearse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Puno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pearse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Puno. That one must have hurt.
Puno lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pearse, right into the meat.
Pearse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Adamh Pearse has been cut.
Puno misses with a body kick.
Pearse misses with a hook
and Puno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Puno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pearse.
Pearse throws a poor cross that misses
and Puno makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pearse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Puno.
Puno jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Puno connects with a solid leg kick.
Pearse misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Puno lands a big head kick that sends Pearse tumbling to the mat! Puno takes a step backwards and waves Pearse back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Puno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pearse throws a poor cross that misses
and Puno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Puno lands with a nice body punch.
Pearse is breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Puno finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puno. That's going to slow Pearse down.

Puno drops Pearse with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pearse looks back up at him and smiles so Puno waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Pearse is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Puno.
Pearse swings widly with a right hand
and Puno counters with a leg kick.
Pearse misses with an uppercut. Puno saw that one coming.
Pearse throws a body punch but Puno moves out of range.
Pearse misses with a left hand
and Puno counters with a right hand to the body.
Puno lands with a good body shot.

Puno lands a big head kick that sends Pearse tumbling to the mat! Puno takes a step backwards and waves Pearse back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Adamh Pearse's cut is getting worse.
Adamh Pearse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Puno feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pearse sprawling to the canvas! Pearse rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Puno finish him?!
Oh Pearse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Puno measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Pearse! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Kajun Puno!
During a confident post fight interview, Kajun Puno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

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