BFT-447 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Gaffney
vs
Hwan Lim

187 cm
40
182 lbs
15 - 29 - 2

180 cm
40
180 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

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 15 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo Hwan Lim!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim misses with a takedown
and Gaffney counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaffney fails with a takedown attempt.
Lim closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gaffney circles away.
Nice uppercut lands for Lim. That snapped Gaffney's head back.
Lim misses with a takedown
and Gaffney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hamish Gaffney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yo Hwan Lim.

Lim drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gaffney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lim.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Lim wants to stand up but Gaffney is controlling him.

Lim looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gaffney scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaffney looking to pass the guard.
Gaffney wants to control from the top but Lim keeps moving.
Gaffney is stalling in the full guard.
Gaffney stopping the sweep attempt from Lim.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lim is keeping the position for now.
Gaffney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lim works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gaffney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lim is keeping the position for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Gaffney's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Gaffney is posturing up here but Lim has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gaffney tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gaffney has to tap! Slick submission there by Lim!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yo Hwan Lim!
Yo Hwan Lim thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rangi Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mouth for war. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Smith
vs
Gracie

180 cm
25
175 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

186 cm
29
180 lbs
10 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rangi Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Gracie tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Feed'em To The Lions that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith moves out of range as Gracie throws a body kick.
Jab by Smith.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Smith looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie wants to counter with a clinch but Smith pushes him away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gracie!
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie misses with the combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracie. That's going to slow Smith down.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Gracie with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
Gracie tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Rickson Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie scores with a spinning back kick!
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Smith tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith misses with the combination.
Gracie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Smith takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie misses with a kick to the body.
Gracie lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gracie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gracie scores with a jab.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Gracie responds with a good body kick, but Smith manages to step out the way in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gracie.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Rangi Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
Gracie scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Smith might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie fails to land with a series of punches.
Rangi Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gracie moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Gracie jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie scores with a nice right hand.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Rickson Gracie has been cut.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gracie swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie scores with a nice head shot.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Gracie lands the left hand.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gracie throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith is looking to wear down Gracie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Gracie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Smith backs off Gracie throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Rickson Gracie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gracie connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Gracie connects with an inside leg kick.

Smith gets tackled into the cage by Gracie. Gracie maintains the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Smith.
Smith tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracie.
Gracie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gracie pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Gracie scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gracie cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracie.
Gracie pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gracie tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith prevents a body shot from Gracie.
Smith working aggressively here.
Gracie works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rickson Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rickson Gracie's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gracie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Gracie has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gracie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Gracie closes the distance and clinches.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Smith is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Smith has his back to the cage.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Smith lands a body shot.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gracie.
Gracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracie pushes Smith back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Rickson Gracie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gracie gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracie tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Gracie back against the cage.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Gracie.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Gracie lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Smith blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.
Gracie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracie walks into a left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Gracie scores with a four punch combination!
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Rangi Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gracie - that will leave a mark!
Smith shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gracie eats them both and turns towards Smith to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gracie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gracie.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gracie.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gracie throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Gracie moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracie lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith pushes Gracie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gracie has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Smith.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith blocks a body shot from Gracie.
Gracie blocks a body shot from Smith.
Rickson Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rickson Gracie!
Rickson Gracie took some time post fight to say the following; 'You do not deserve to watch me'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaice Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy comes to the cage accompanied by Mienteme. Kaice Gunn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crazy
vs
Gunn

175 cm
41
175 lbs
24 - 22 - 2

181 cm
38
185 lbs
23 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kaice Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gunn showed some decent athleticism there.
Crazy is trying to get back to full guard.
Gunn thows a huge punch but Crazy dodges it nicely.

Gunn wants to work for an arm triangle but Crazy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
It looks like Gunn is going to stand back up.
Crazy is pressing down on Gunn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crazy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crazy controls Gunn momentarily but Gunn frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crazy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gunn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gunn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Crazy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Crazy keeps moving.
Crazy thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gunn landing some decent shots from guard.
Gunn connects with a couple of short punches.
Crazy keeping moving, preventing Gunn from controlling successfully.
Gunn scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gunn chips away with some ground and pound.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crazy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gunn's guard.

Crazy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Crazy from controlling successfully.
Gunn trying to keep a closed guard but Crazy is proving a slippery customer.
Crazy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gunn can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crazy controls the pace.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy is looking to work some ground and pound but Gunn has wrist control.
Gunn is trying to keep Crazy in close.
Crazy 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.
Crazy stops Gunn from standing up.

Gunn isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Crazy stacks Gunn on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Crazy!
Crazy trying to control the action but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn is looking to reverse the position.
Crazy working the head and body with strikes.
Crazy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Gunn tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy lands a nice forearm strike.
Crazy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gunn is trying to improve his position.
Gunn is trying to control Crazy's posture but Crazy avoids it.
Crazy trying to control the position but Gunn is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn is trying to get back to half guard.
Gunn sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Crazy decides to stand up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crazy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gunn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Gunn drives through with a takedown into Crazy's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crazy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crazy working a defensive guard here.
Gunn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gunn throws a strike but Crazy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Gunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Gunn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crazy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gunn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Crazy is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn throwing strikes but missing.
Gunn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crazy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gunn's guard.

Crazy lands a couple of digs.

Crazy stands and steps away. Gunn gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gunn throws a hook but Crazy avoids it easily.
Crazy lands a nice hook to Gunn's body. Gunn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Crazy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gunn tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Crazy manages to pull guard.
Crazy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Crazy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Crazy saw that one coming.
Crazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gunn moves away.
Igor Crazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Gunn misses.
Crazy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gunn tries to avoid it but Crazy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gunn to the ground. Gunn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crazy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crazy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.
Gunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy connects with a solid leg kick.
Gunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crazy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gunn.
Crazy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crazy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gunn.
Igor Crazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaice Gunn.
Gunn cracks Crazy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crazy looks to throw the jab but Gunn is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunn! But no joy.
Gunn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crazy can pounce on him.
Crazy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gunn takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Kaice Gunn has been cut.
Crazy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gunn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Igor Crazy is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn tries a head kick but it misses.
Crazy tries to counter with a takedown but Gunn is quick to defend against it.
Gunn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A chopping leg kick lands by Crazy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crazy lands a jab to the head.

Gunn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Crazy has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Gunn is on him like a limpet, forcing Crazy back against the cage.
Crazy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crazy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gunn misses with an elbow strike.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Crazy taking a breather.
Crazy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Crazy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaice Gunn's cut.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Crazy.
A punch combination from Gunn misses.

Gunn moves into the clinch.
Gunn is working for takedown but Crazy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gunn looking to stall.

Gunn breaks from the clinch.
Gunn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crazy.
Gunn misses with a looping right.
Gunn throws an overhand right that lands on Crazy's shoulder, as Crazy tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gunn tries to sprawl but Crazy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gunn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crazy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gunn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn wants to control but Crazy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gunn has hold of Crazy's hands but Crazy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy prevents Gunn from improving his position.

Gunn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Crazy wants to work for an arm triangle but Gunn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Crazy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
Crazy winds up and cracks Gunn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crazy wants to free his trapped foot but Gunn is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Crazy drops an elbow to the side of Gunn's head.
Crazy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Gunn is trying to maintain the position but Crazy is very close to passing his half guard.
Kaice Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy is looking to take a break and control but Gunn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Crazy is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gunn is trying to get back to full guard.
Crazy slows the pace down in half guard.
Gunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crazy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crazy's back!

Crazy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Gunn gets his way!
Crazy breaks Gunn's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crazy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Crazy stands up and waves to Gunn to follow him.

Gunn darts in and clinches Crazy up against the cage.
Crazy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gunn is defending well for now.
Crazy misses with a punch to the body.
Crazy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Crazy blocks with his arms.
Crazy tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn is trying to drag Crazy to the mat but Crazy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crazy scores with a shoulder strike.
Crazy pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crazy has Gunn pressed against the cage, preventing Gunn from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crazy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crazy lands with a light punch inside.
Igor Crazy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crazy stops a takedown attempt from Gunn.
Igor Crazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaice Gunn.
Crazy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gunn wants to take the fight to the mat but Crazy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crazy's elbow.
Gunn misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Crazy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crazy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Crazy!
A pretty intense looking Igor Crazy took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

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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 Jigga Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Stevenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Stevenson

225 cm
31
220 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

195 cm
28
220 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

On Tap (160Q & Laundry)

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jigga Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Chris Dean and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
Jones slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Stevenson throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stevenson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Jigga Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stevenson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Stevenson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jones sizes up Stevenson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Stevenson finds it's way through Jones's defenses.

It looks like Jigga Jones has been cut.
Stevenson lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stevenson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stevenson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Jones is rocked!
Jones walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Stevenson swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jon Stevenson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Faaloua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmay Hererra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Faaloua
vs
Hererra

195 cm
31
265 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

220 cm
36
281 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Faaloua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timmay Hererra!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hererra will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Faaloua lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Hererra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hererra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faaloua throws a head kick that misses.
Faaloua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Faaloua pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Faaloua backs off Hererra throws a huge counter combo but Faaloua manages to avoid it all.

Hererra rushes Faaloua and presses him up against the cage.
Hererra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hererra misses with a body punch.
Hererra takes an elbow to the temple.
Hererra can't find room to land a body shot as Faaloua controls the action.
Faaloua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hererra's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hererra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hererra has a couple of punches blocked by Faaloua.
Faaloua creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hererra as Faaloua tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hererra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hererra blocks an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Hererra tries to work over Faaloua's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Hererra misses with a punch to the body.
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
Hererra throws a punch but it's blocked by Faaloua.
Faaloua blocking some punches.
Hererra throws a punch but it's blocked by Faaloua.
Hererra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hererra lands an uppercut.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faaloua lands an elbow inside that Hererra shrugs off.
Hererra dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Hererra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Faaloua backwards.
Hererra takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hererra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hererra avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hererra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Faaloua lands an elbow that stopped Hererra in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Faaloua lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hererra gets through Faaloua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Hererra wants to break free but Faaloua has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hererra's brow.
Hererra lands with a left to the head.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Timmay Hererra has been cut.
Hererra is trying to force a seperation but Faaloua has the dominant position.
Hererra wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hererra misses with a punch on the inside.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Hererra.
Hererra avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hererra.
Hererra is trying to break the clinch but Faaloua has him pressed against the cage.
Faaloua pushes off an throws an elbow but Hererra leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Faaloua lands an elbow inside.
Hererra lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hererra lands a nice shot to the body.
Hererra tries to break the clinch but Faaloua is controlling the position.
Hererra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faaloua looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faaloua lands an elbow inside that Hererra shrugs off.
Hererra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hererra has a couple of punches blocked by Faaloua.
Faaloua tries to stall but Hererra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Hererra breaks the clinch.
Hererra fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hererra has managed to clinch.
Hererra dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Hererra misses with a punch to the body.
Faaloua pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hererra blocks an elbow strike.
Hererra misses with a punch to the body.
Hererra avoids the elbow strike from Faaloua, against the cage.
Faaloua lands an elbow inside that Hererra shrugs off.
Hererra can't break the clinch.
Hererra can't break the clinch.
Faaloua blocks a body shot from Hererra.
Faaloua stalling against the cage.
Hererra lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hererra.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faaloua blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hererra's brow.
Hererra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faaloua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Faaloua.
Hererra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faalouas head.
Hererra is trying to break the clinch but Faaloua is controlling him.
Faaloua throws an elbow that misses.
Hererra avoids a wild elbow strike from Faaloua.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hererra swings wildly with an uppercut but Faaloua uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hererra's brow.
Hererra has a couple of punches blocked by Faaloua.
Hererra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Faaloua misses with an elbow over the top.
Hererra is trying to break the clinch but Faaloua has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Faaloua just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hererra's brow.
Hererra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hererra tries to throw a body punch but Faaloua avoids it by throwing Hererra back against the cage.

Hererra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Timmay Hererra will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timmay Hererra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Faaloua clinches with his opponent.
Hererra tries to break free but Faaloua pushes him back against the cage.
Hererra has a couple of punches blocked by Faaloua.
Hererra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hererra dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Hererra struggles to land a body shot inside as Faaloua controls his hands.
Faaloua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hererra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hererra working aggressively here.
Faaloua gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faaloua misses with an elbow strike.
Hererra digs a right hand into Faaloua's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Faaloua's gas tank.
Faaloua throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hererra lands with a light punch inside.
Timmay Hererra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faaloua prevents Hererra from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faaloua lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Hererra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Hererra rushes Faaloua and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hererra cracks Faaloua with a nice body shot.
Hererra dodges an elbow strike from Faaloua.
Hererra is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faaloua blocks an uppercut.
Hererra misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hererra.
Hererra works on Faaloua's body with a couple of short punches.
Hererra scores with a shot to the side of Faaloua's head.
Hererra lands a nice shot to the body.
Hererra gets through Faaloua's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hererra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hererra.
Hererra lands a body punch.

Hererra drops Faaloua onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Faaloua is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Faaloua is rocked!

It looks like James Faaloua has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hererra blocks the elbow strike.
Oh Faaloua is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Hererra.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hererra.
Hererra wants to get back to striking at distance but Faaloua won't allow it.

Hererra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hererra misses with a series of wild punches.
Hererra throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Faaloua's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Hererra dives in looking to finish as Faaloua flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Hererra's strikes! Hererra is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Faaloua's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Faaloua was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timmay Hererra!
During a confident post fight interview, Timmay Hererra thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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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 Abed Nadir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nadir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to M.A.S.H Theme. Suokuokka comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nadir
vs
Suokuokka

188 cm
36
240 lbs
24 - 23 - 1

189 cm
41
255 lbs
22 - 24 - 4

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Powerful

Max Octane Fight Wear

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 24 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Abed Nadir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nadir darts in and clinches Suokuokka up against the cage.
Nadir is struggling to control the position.
Nadir can't find room to land a body shot as Suokuokka controls the action.
Suokuokka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nadir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Suokuokka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suokuokka misses with an elbow over the top.
Suokuokka misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Suokuokka has Nadir pressed against the cage.
Suokuokka misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka is trying to break the clinch but Nadir is controlling him.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Nadir slows down the pace here.
Suokuokka is trying to break free.
Suokuokka'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.
Nadir has Suokuokka pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Suokuokka up against the cage.
Suokuokka being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Nadir for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Suokuokka misses with some punches.
Suokuokka is pushing Nadir up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir has Suokuokka pushed against the cage.
Suokuokka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Suokuokka taking a breather.
Suokuokka continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Nadir is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nadir tries to throw a body punch but Suokuokka avoids it by throwing Nadir back against the cage.
Nadir stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abed Nadir.

Suokuokka forces Nadir back against the cage and clinches.
Suokuokka working aggressively here.
Nadir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Come on Nadir - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nadir seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Suokuokka is trying to force a seperation but Nadir has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akseli Suokuokka 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.

Suokuokka takes the fight into the clinch.
Nadir stalling against the cage.
Suokuokka has Nadir pressed against the cage.
Suokuokka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadir is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suokuokka wants a takedown but no success here.

Suokuokka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nadir. Those never looked like landing.
Nadir misses the shot to the body.

Suokuokka moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Suokuokka fails to land.
Nadir working Suokuokka over with knees to the body.
Nadir taking a breather.
Suokuokka tries to break the clinch but Nadir is controlling the position.
Nadir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Suokuokka to work.
Nadir trying to stall but Suokuokka improves his position.
Nadir has Suokuokka pressed against the cage, preventing Suokuokka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suokuokka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nadir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Suokuokka is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadir stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abed Nadir.
Nadir tries to bum rush Suokuokka with a series of wild strikes but Suokuokka uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nadir throws a right hand that Suokuokka ducks under and follows up with a left that Suokuokka also avoids with ease.
Suokuokka thinks about the counter body kick.
Nadir tries to clinch up but Suokuokka circles away and keeps his distance.
Suokuokka ducks under a wild hook from Nadir.
Nadir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suokuokka moves away.

Suokuokka moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suokuokka as Nadir tries to tie him up.
Suokuokka effectively controlling the action here.
Nadir stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nadir is struggling to control the position.
Suokuokka controlling the action here for a moment.
Suokuokka leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stalling in the clinch from Nadir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Abed Nadir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nadir digs a good body shot into Suokuokka's ribs.
Abed Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nadir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Suokuokka's hands.

Suokuokka clinches up against the cage.
Suokuokka misses with a hook from the clinch.

Suokuokka breaks from the clinch.

Nadir clinches up against the cage.
Suokuokka has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Nadir managing to block the knees to the body from Suokuokka.
The referee calls for Nadir to work.
Suokuokka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nadir seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Suokuokka can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir displaying some good clinch control by pressing Suokuokka up against the cage.
Suokuokka lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suokuokka stalling.
Suokuokka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suokuokka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suokuokka stalling.
Nadir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Nadir.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nadir.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nadir.
Nadir is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abed Nadir.

Suokuokka rushes Nadir and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Suokuokka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suokuokka fails to pull guard.
Suokuokka lands with a left to the head.
Nadir pressing his opponent against the cage.
Suokuokka stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nadir misses with a body punch.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Suokuokka wants to get back to striking at distance but Nadir won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Nadir.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nadir leaning his opponent against the cage.
Suokuokka is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Suokuokka tries for a takedown. No joy.
Abed Nadir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akseli Suokuokka.
Suokuokka displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nadir up against the cage.
Suokuokka tries to throw a body punch but Nadir avoids it by throwing Suokuokka back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akseli Suokuokka.
I think Suokuokka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Abed Nadir!
After winning the bout, Abed Nadir thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Kampmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Kampmann is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kampmann
vs
Brandao

183 cm
32
167 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

180 cm
32
166 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Kampmann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kampmann throws a nice inside leg kick.

Kampmann gets tackled into the cage by Brandao. Brandao maintains the clinch.
Brandao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kampmann's elbow.
We've been informed that Brandao has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kampmann scores with a shot to the side of Brandao's head.
Brandao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Kampmann.
Kampmann tries to break free but Brandao pushes him back against the cage.
Kampmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kampmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Kampmann wants to break free but Brandao has control.
Kampmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandao avoids the damage to the body.
I was talking to Kampmann's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Brandao pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandao.

Kampmann escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kampmann circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kampmann counters with a three punch combo that has Brandao backing up. Brandao nods at Kampmann to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brandao moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kampmann is trying to push Brandao away but Brandao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kampmann prevents a body shot from Brandao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brandao.
A head punch on the inside from Brandao fails to land.

Kampmann breaks from the clinch.

Brandao moves into the clinch.
Kampmann lands with a light punch inside.
Kampmann can't break the clinch.
Kampmann swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kampmann has Brandao pressed against the cage, preventing Brandao from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kampmann looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brandao tries to work over Kampmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kampmann is looking to break free of the clinch but Brandao has double underhooks.
Brandao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kampmann backwards.
Kampmann blocks an uppercut.

Kampmann breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brandao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kampmann misses with a hook. Brandao ducked under it nicely.
Kampmann just misses with a punch to the body.
Kampmann throws a series of strikes that have Brandao backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kampmann showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brandao.
Kampmann drops Brandao with a naaaaasty hook - Brandao is in real trouble here! Kampmann dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Kampmann!
After winning the bout, Martin Kampmann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Diego Brandao spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck you ref, audience, and everyone else. I hate everyone, you all suck'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Hallick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Hallick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Vieira Moreira's chin.

Hallick
vs
Vieira Moreira

193 cm
27
218 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

193 cm
39
224 lbs
32 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

Bos Energy MMA159.4

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 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Hallick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moreira moves away.
Moreira tries a head kick but it misses.
Moreira throws a leg kick
and Hallick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moreira drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hallick looks to score with a jab to the body but Moreira is just out of range.
Hallick 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.
Hallick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses.
Hallick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moreira throws a sloppy head kick and Hallick moves out of range easily.
Hallick misses with a few strikes there.
Hallick lands a head shot.

It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Moreira looks to land a combination but Hallick avoids it well.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses
and Hallick counters with a three punch combo that has Moreira backing up. Moreira nods at Hallick to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallick drops Moreira with a huge uppercut! Moreira drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Hallick is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Hallick!
A very excited looking Al Hallick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Daniel Vieira Moreira stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm done!'.