BFT-442 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Bigsbee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bigsbee has chosen Gin & Juice as his entrance music. Ned Bigsbee has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wells
vs
Bigsbee

216 cm
22
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ned Bigsbee!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bigsbee wants to counter with a clinch but Wells pushes him away.
Bigsbee moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Wells as Bigsbee shoots in.
Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bigsbee.
Bigsbee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wells swinging wildly here.

Wells moves into range and clinches up with Bigsbee.

Wells breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wells thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bigsbee wants to counter with a clinch but Wells pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bigsbee gets tackled into the cage by Wells. Wells maintains the clinch.

Bigsbee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wells uses from the top position.
Wells has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wells would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bigsbee is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Wells rolls with it to try and escape but Bigsbee cranks on the arm and Wells is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ned Bigsbee!
Ned Bigsbee decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Cantor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coming home -Dirty money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cantor
vs
Hardy

175 cm
29
165 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

180 cm
43
160 lbs
24 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Cantor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Cantor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hardy!
Hardy is looking to reverse the position.
Hardy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cantor working the ground and pound.
Cantor just content to control the position.
Hardy tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.
Hardy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cantor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cantor wants to control for a moment but Hardy uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hardy tries to roll over but Cantor keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Cantor seems content to control.
Hardy trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hardy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cantor trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Cantor passes Hardy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cantor thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardy is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cantor thows a huge punch but Hardy dodges it nicely.
Hardy trying to control from the bottom.
Hardy tries to roll over but Cantor keeps him under control.
Cantor sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hardy is in trouble now - Cantor has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Hardy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy can't escape the position.
Hardy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hardy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cantor 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.
Cantor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hardy is looking to escape.
Hardy keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cantor working the ground and pound effectively.
Cantor sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantor is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hardy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cantor punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cantor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cantor trying to pass the guard but Hardy defending well.
Hardy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cantor.
Hardy is trying to maintain the position but Cantor is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cantor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cantor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hardy. That did some damage!
Cantor is looking to score with low kicks.
Cantor misses with a low kick as Hardy jumps back.
Good leg kick by Cantor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cantor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hardy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cantor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardy's waist but Hardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cantor off to one side.
Cantor lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantor scores with a punch to the head.
Cantor shoots for a takedown but Hardy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantor was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.

Hardy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cantor manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy trying to control but Cantor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cantor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cantor is looking to sweep but instead, Hardy has passed into half guard.
Cantor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cantor working a defensive guard here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hardy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cantor is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Cantor keeps moving.
My spies in Tokyo Gym inform me that Hardy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Cantor has his foot on Hardy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hardy works his way back into a safe position though.
Hardy landing some decent shots from guard.

Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cantor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Cantor's legs - danger averted.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cantor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cantor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Cantor's legs - danger averted.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cantor's head.
Hardy stands up over Cantor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cantor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cantor keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy won't allow Cantor to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Cantor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hardy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hardy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cantor keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Cantor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cantor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Cantor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hardy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cantor throws a low kick but Hardy moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jason Hardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Cantor throws a low kick but Hardy moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Cantor. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
Hardy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cantor closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Cantor pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cantor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hardy thuds a left hand into Cantor's body.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Cantor saw that one coming.
Cantor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cantor there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cantor is looking to counter punch.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Cantor moves out of range easily.
Cantor drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hardy sprawls and moves away.

Cantor looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hardy!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy being controlled for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cantor trying to control the action but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Cantor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hardy is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Hardy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cantor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hardy can do to turn this around?
Hardy is not content to let Cantor control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cantor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hardy is trying to improve his position.
Cantor in side control lands a decent elbow.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Cantor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hardy keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantor in side control, throwing shots but Hardy defends.
Cantor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hardy tries to buck Cantor off but Cantor is having none of it.
Cantor controlling the position.
Cantor works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hardy trying to remain calm as Cantor controls from the top position.

That's four 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.
Cantor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hardy is trying to improve his position.
Cantor landing a few strikes.
Cantor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hardy is looking for a sweep.
Cantor working the ground and pound from side control.
Hardy regains half guard.
Hardy trying to hold on to Cantor's head to control him but Cantor postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Cantor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cantor 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Cantor!
Roger Cantor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jason Hardy was interviewed post fight and said 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.

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 Jack Patton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patton comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - TNT. Lowe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ennio Morricone - Ecstasy of Gold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Patton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nicky Lowe's chin.

Patton
vs
Lowe

187 cm
26
187 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

180 cm
35
183 lbs
19 - 19 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

THE END 32

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Patton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicky Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Summer Carpenter and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A chopping leg kick lands by Patton.

Lowe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lowe in side control, throwing shots but Patton defends.
Patton is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Patton's coaches at Fokai Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Lowe tries to advance to mount but Patton denies him.
Patton tries to bench press Lowe off him but Lowe keeps the position.
Patton is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lowe asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Patton wants to control but Lowe postures up.
Lowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Patton keeps working.
Lowe wants to take a breather but Patton manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lowe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Lowe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Lowe might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Lowe won't allow Patton to sweep him here.
Lowe wants to control from the top but Patton keeps moving.
Lowe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Patton wants to get back to his feet but Lowe is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lowe postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lowe stops Patton from standing up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A clash of legs there as Patton blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lowe.
Patton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lowe.
Patton lands a head shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lowe.
The referee asks Lowe politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lowe prefers to stall for the moment though.
Patton is looking to get back to his feet here but Lowe is keeping cool and he's managed to take Patton's back.
You can see the frustration on Patton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lowe is landing with strikes from the back.
Lowe misses with an elbow to the head.
Patton is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Patton grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Patton wants to escape the position.
Lowe is not going to allow Patton to sit and survive in this position.
Patton staying busy and making it hard for Lowe to control.
Lowe is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Will Lowe go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lowe is not going to allow Patton to sit and survive in this position.
Well, with Lowe on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Patton is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Patton rolls, trying to escape but Lowe keeps control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patton prevents Lowe from getting a body triangle.
Patton is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Patton is trying to get back to his feet but Lowe has full control of the position and if anything, Patton has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Patton staying busy and making it hard for Lowe to control.
Lowe lands a shot to the body.
You can see the frustration on Patton's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Lowe trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe struggling to land strikes to the head as Patton covers up.
Patton can't escape the position.
Lowe misses with punches from the back.
Will Lowe go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lowe lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Patton connects with a jab.
Lowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patton misses with a head kick.
Lowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Patton tries to clinch but Lowe is having none of it.
Lowe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jack Patton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Patton is just out of range.
Lowe shoots in and drives through. Patton sprawls well.
Patton misses with the body kick
letting Lowe counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe misses with a left hand
and Patton counters with a straight right hand.
Patton slips under a jab from Lowe.
Nicky Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Patton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lowe thinking.
Jack Patton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicky Lowe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe has his takedown stuffed
and Patton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Patton ducks under a wild hook from Lowe.
Patton slips a jab and a cross from Lowe.
Lowe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Patton.
Jack Patton is winning the standup battle so far.
Patton with a hook.
Patton thuds a left hand into Lowe's body.
Lowe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Patton counters with a left and a right that stings Lowe.
Lowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Patton checks it well.
Patton plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Lowe is rocked!
Patton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lowe at a distance.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Patton finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Lowe is predictable there
letting Patton counter with a right hand.
Lowe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Patton pinned against the cage. Patton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patton lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Lowe out cold! Lowe is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Patton!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Patton thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Nicky Lowe had this to say: 'This here victim of multi account gate keeping is hanging up his boots, i mean heck! Who wouldnt rather sip margaritas in the bahamas, than be forced to fight cheaters if ya know what i mean? Thanks and Goodnight!'.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peacock's entrance music is Bring The Noise by Public Enemy & Anthrax. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Peacock
vs
Robinson

189 cm
28
221 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

170 cm
36
215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Sun-Tzu
Tokyo United Fightwear

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Drew Peacock has been cut.
A shot to the liver by Peacock. Beautiful body shot.
A slow jab from Robinson misses its intended target.
Peacock throws a nice looking combination but Robinson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Robinson misses with an uppercut
and Peacock connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Robinson throws a big shot that misses.
Robinson throws a body punch but Peacock moves out of range.
Peacock scores with a jab.
Peacock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Robinson throws out the jab.
Peacock connects with a good right hand that stumbles Robinson. Robinson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Peacock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice body punch from Peacock.
Peacock connects with a nice looking jab.
Peacock lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Robinson is looking to close the distance but Peacock sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Robinson crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Robinson is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Drew Peacock!
Drew Peacock decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coming home -Dirty money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brandao
vs
Hopkins

180 cm
32
166 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

180 cm
35
154 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ben Watson and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Brandao, right into the meat.
Hopkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brandao under the eye.
Hopkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brandao throws a solid leg kick but Hopkins takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Brandao.
Hopkins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hopkins misses with a hook. Brandao ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Brandao was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopkins.
Brandao has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brandao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brandao manages to avoid it.
Brandao throws a shot to the body.
Brandao lands an overhand right.
Hopkins is looking to land body kicks.
Brandao tests Hopkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Diego Brandao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hopkins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hopkins misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Brandao finds it's target.
Hopkins connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Brandao lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hopkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hopkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hopkins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brandao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Brandao throws a head kick that half lands.
Brandao dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Hopkins scores with a hook to the body. Brandao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hopkins misses with a kick to the body.
Brandao blocks a leg kick.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brandao.
Brandao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hopkins manages to avoid it.
Brandao cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Hopkins throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brandao counters with an outside leg kick.
Hopkins scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Hopkins.
Brandao fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hopkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Brandao slaps the foot to one side.
Brandao scores with a leg kick.
Hopkins takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brandao connects with a body shot.
Hopkins misses the shot to the body.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses.
Hopkins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hopkins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hopkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Brandao rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopkins. Brandao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins walks into a left hand.
Hopkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brandao sprawls well. Brandao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hopkins gets slowly back to his feet.
Brandao takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Brandao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandao.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandao scores with a jab to the body.
Brandao scores with a shot to the body.
Hopkins scores with a hook.
Brandao scores with a leg kick.
Hopkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hopkins lands an overhand right.
Hopkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Brandao misses its target.
Brandao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hopkins's calf.
Brandao swings for the body but Hopkins moves out of range.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hopkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopkins throws a sloppy head kick
and Brandao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brandao ducks under a wild hook from Hopkins.
Hopkins swings for the body but Brandao moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brandao tries to work over Hopkins's front leg with a kick but Hopkins checks it.
Hopkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brandao.
Brandao misses with a hook. Hopkins ducked under it nicely.
And Hopkins responds with a good body kick, but Brandao manages to step out the way in time.
Brandao scores with a body shot.
Hopkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Hopkins looks to land a right hand but Brandao moved out of range.
Brandao throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hopkins throws a push kick but Brandao slaps the foot to one side.
Brandao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopkins. That did some damage!
Brandao connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brandao just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brandao.
Hopkins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Brandao counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Brandao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hopkins thuds his right hand into Brandao's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brandao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hopkins.
Brandao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandao.
Diego Brandao is winning the standup battle so far.
Brandao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brandao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hopkins connects with a crisp jab.
Hopkins shoots in looking for a takedown. Brandao tries to sprawl out of it but Hopkins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brandao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hopkins cracks Brandao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hopkins misses the jab.
Hopkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brandao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hopkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brandao throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Hopkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brandao.
Hopkins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brandao lands a glancing blow to the side of Hopkins's head.
Hopkins missing with a left hand there. Brandao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brandao cracks the inside of Hopkins's front leg.
Brandao scoring well with a low kick there.
Brandao throws a body punch but Hopkins moves out of range.
Brandao stalks Hopkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hopkins's face. Hopkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Brandao misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brandao. Hopkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brandao.
Hopkins throws out a counter right but Brandao avoids it with no problem.
Hopkins throws a jab when Brandao was well out of range.
Hopkins throws the kick towards the body but Brandao avoids it.
Brandao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hopkins can do to turn this around?
Hopkins misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandao throws a head kick that misses
and Hopkins counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Hopkins misses.
Brandao slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hopkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Brandao has got the better of the exchanges.
Brandao jabs Hopkins right on the nose. Hopkins blinks but takes it well.
Hopkins throws the left hand but Brandao avoids the punch easily.
Brandao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diego Brandao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopkins blocks a head kick by Brandao.
Hopkins gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandao.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Brandao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Brandao misses with a jab to the body
and Hopkins counters with a huge head kick that drops Brandao! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Hopkins!
After the fight, Alex Hopkins was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Diego Brandao stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hell I took this fight on 2 days notice, and I was at less than 80% energy when I came in. I did my best given the situation. He wouldn't stand a chance in a rematch.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Highpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jumpman-Drake. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Highpants
vs
James

185 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
212 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Highpants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex James!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids the head kick by Highpants.
Highpants looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from James.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
Highpants looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Highpants throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Highpants instigates a clinch.
James drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Highpants scores a nice knee to the body.
James looks winded!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Highpants obliges.
Highpants landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Highpants lands a knee to the body.
Highpants comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Alex James has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Highpants breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Highpants scores with a hook.
James looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harry Highpants seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Highpants lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
Highpants tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highpants is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops James like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving James from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Highpants!
In defeat, Alex James stepped up to the mic, saying 'My goal is to be champion. I only fight for the title. I crave to be champion and I'll be back on top'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Delphino Atlantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Atlantis comes to the cage accompanied by Refused - New Noise. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Atlantis
vs
Aoki

175 cm
27
170 lbs
13 - 6 - 2

176 cm
31
158 lbs
10 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

THE END 32

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 13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Delphino Atlantis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinya Aoki !
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atlantis shoots for a takedown but Aoki saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aoki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aoki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Atlantis lands with a kick to the ribs.
Aoki lands a jab to the head.
Atlantis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Atlantis.

Aoki explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Atlantis was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki .
Aoki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atlantis throws a quick counter kick to the body but Aoki avoids it.

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

Atlantis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aoki trying to control but Atlantis is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki lands a couple of elbows.

Atlantis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Aoki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atlantis.
Atlantis tries to clinch up.
Aoki feints the counter takedown.

Aoki gets tackled into the cage by Atlantis. Atlantis maintains the clinch.
Aoki tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Atlantis smiles and moves away.
Delphino Atlantis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .
Aoki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Aoki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Atlantis moves into the clinch.
Aoki blocking some punches.
Atlantis fails to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Atlantis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aoki blocks it with crossed arms.

Atlantis breaks the clinch.

Aoki shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Atlantis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Atlantis is looking to sweep but instead, Aoki has passed into half guard.
Atlantis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aoki is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aoki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Atlantis defends it well.
Atlantis wants to get back to full guard.

Atlantis actively working from the bottom here.
Aoki wants to pass to mount but Atlantis is defending the position.
Aoki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aoki works his way into full mount!
Atlantis regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis controlling the position well.

Aoki is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Aoki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Atlantis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Aoki .
Atlantis manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shinya Aoki will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Atlantis throws a nice head kick!
Atlantis looks to land a body kick but Aoki moved away.
Atlantis is looking to clinch but Aoki is avoiding it.
Aoki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Aoki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atlantis throws a body shot but no joy.
Aoki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Atlantis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Atlantis misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atlantis slaps away a takedown attempt from Aoki , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Delphino Atlantis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shinya Aoki .
Aoki stuffs the takedown attempt from Atlantis. Atlantis gets slowly back to his feet.

Atlantis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aoki sprawls well initially but Atlantis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aoki wants to get back to full guard.
Aoki trying to control here.
Atlantis is trying to control the action in half guard but Aoki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Atlantis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Aoki 's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Aoki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atlantis scoring with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Atlantis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Atlantis wants to stand but Aoki has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Atlantis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atlantis tries to free his leg and advance position but Aoki is retaining full guard.
Atlantis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Aoki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atlantis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Atlantis stands up over Aoki , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Aoki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Atlantis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Atlantis throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki looking for a sweep. Not yet Aoki , not yet.
Aoki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Atlantis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Atlantis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Atlantis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Atlantis trying to control but Aoki is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Aoki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki misses with a two punch combination.
Delphino Atlantis is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Atlantis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aoki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Atlantis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aoki up against the cage.
Aoki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atlantis can't find room to land a body shot as Aoki controls the action.
Aoki jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Atlantis walks away with a smile on his face. Aoki gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shinya Aoki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Atlantis. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Delphino Atlantis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Aoki throws a chopping leg kick but Atlantis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Atlantis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A clash of legs there as Aoki blocks the low kick.
Atlantis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atlantis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Aoki under the eye.

Aoki is rocked!
Atlantis drops Aoki with a naaaaasty hook - Aoki is in real trouble here! Atlantis dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Delphino Atlantis!
An out of breath Delphino Atlantis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Machado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel comes to the cage accompanied by Kollegah - Bossaura. Machado is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steel
vs
Machado

190 cm
34
215 lbs
29 - 16 - 1

185 cm
34
206 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johan Machado!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Steel lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Johan Machado has been cut.
Machado changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but Machado manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
David Steel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Machado.
Machado on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steel lands with a cross.
Steel scoring well with a low kick there.
Steel connects with a solid leg kick.
Machado has a takedown stuffed.
That kick from Steel tenderised Machado's leg. Machado is trying to keep his angry face on.
Machado shoots in for a double leg but Steel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Machado stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steel.
Steel lands a nice hook to Machado's body. Machado takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Machado looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machado darts in looking for a takedown but Steel gets double underhooks and turns Machado into the cage.
Steel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Machado shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steel as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Steel finds it's target.
Steel scores with the left hand. Machado knows he should have avoided that one.
Machado shoots in for a double leg but Steel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Steel throwing a counter right hand but Machado manages to avoid it.

Steel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Machado sprawling to the canvas! Machado rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steel finish him?!

Machado is rocked!
Steel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Machado will feel that in the morning.
Machado is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steel scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Steel, right into the meat.
Steel throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Machado crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). David Steel!
David Steel thanked the fans post fight for their support.