BHFC 23 - Martins vs Africanus PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inglourious Basterd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waclaw Zbichowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zbichowski has chosen Na Szczycie as his entrance music. Waclaw Zbichowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Basterd
vs
Zbichowski

195 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

220 cm
22
291 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Inglourious Basterd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Waclaw Zbichowski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zbichowski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Basterd avoids it really well and circles away.
Zbichowski throws a series of punches but Basterd avoids them all with ease.
Basterd misses with a wild body shot.

Basterd gets a takedown into half guard.
Zbichowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zbichowski tries to get to full guard but Basterd has control of the leg.
Zbichowski gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Basterd got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zbichowski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Basterd has managed to get both his arms back between Zbichowski's legs - danger averted.
Zbichowski keeping moving, preventing Basterd from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbichowski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Basterd lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Basterd stopping the sweep attempt from Zbichowski.
Basterd throwing strikes from guard but Zbichowski blocks nicely.
Zbichowski working a defensive guard here.
Basterd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zbichowski is keeping the position for now.
Zbichowski is trying to control the position but Basterd postures up.

Zbichowski is working an open guard so Basterd takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zbichowski looks gassed!

Basterd moves into the clinch successfully.

Basterd tightens his grip and picks Zbichowski up, before dumping him to the ground. Zbichowski manages to land in guard.

Zbichowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Basterd is aware though and is defending well.

Basterd drops back looking for a leg! Zbichowski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Zbichowski manages to kick Basterd off! Basterd jumps back into Zbichowski's guard.
Basterd landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basterd throwing strikes from guard but Zbichowski blocks nicely.
Basterd landing some decent shots from guard.
Basterd landing some decent shots from guard.
Basterd pushes down on Zbichowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Basterd working the head and body with strikes.
Basterd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Basterd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Basterd looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zbichowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbichowski is trying to get back to full guard.
Basterd lands strikes from half guard.
Basterd is nestled in close to Zbichowski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Basterd drops an elbow to the side of Zbichowski's head.
Basterd lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Basterd landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Basterd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Basterd drops an elbow to the side of Zbichowski's head.
Basterd lands with a punch from half guard.

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

Basterd is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Zbichowski sees it coming and defends easily.
Zbichowski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zbichowski wants to improve his position but Basterd is controlling well.
Basterd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Basterd lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basterd lands with a punch from half guard.
Basterd takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Basterd is thwarting Zbichowski's attempts to control the position.
Zbichowski has hold of Basterd's hands but Basterd slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Basterd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Basterd seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Basterd scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Basterd is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Basterd decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Zbichowski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice straight punches there by Basterd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Basterd.

Basterd looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Basterd working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Basterd is trying to work for a kimura but Zbichowski is defending well.

Zbichowski manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Zbichowski wants to clinch up but Basterd keeps it at a distance.
Basterd throws a head kick that Zbichowski semi-blocks.
Basterd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zbichowski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Basterd shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zbichowski has momentary wrist control but Basterd slips an elbow through the middle.

Zbichowski looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Basterd passes into side control.
Basterd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zbichowski can do to turn this around?
Basterd scoring with punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbichowski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zbichowski is trying to get back to half guard.
Zbichowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Zbichowski tries to improve position but can't.
Basterd advances nicely into full mount.
The referee warns Zbichowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Basterd.
Zbichowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zbichowski is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Basterd connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Basterd is landing with some decent strikes but Zbichowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Basterd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basterd is landing with some decent strikes but Zbichowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Basterd with good strikes from the mount here!
Zbichowski working to try and regain half guard.
Basterd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Basterd scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Zbichowski?
Basterd looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Basterd dominating with strikes here.
Basterd landing strikes from the mount.
Basterd with a couple of short strikes.
Zbichowski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Basterd with a couple of short strikes.

Zbichowski is rocked!
Basterd lands a nice shot to the head.
Zbichowski is still in real trouble! Can Basterd finish him?
Basterd 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.
Basterd tries to control but Zbichowski wriggling away.
Basterd working Zbichowski over with strikes here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basterd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zbichowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Basterd is landing with some decent strikes but Zbichowski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Basterd has hold of Zbichowski's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Zbichowski manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Zbichowski seems to have recovered his senses.
Basterd with the ground and pound from mount.

Basterd wants to finish this one by submission but Zbichowski is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Basterd.
Zbichowski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Zbichowski squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Basterd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Basterd landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zbichowski tries to hold on but Basterd pushes him away.
The referee warns Zbichowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Basterd lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Basterd tries to control but Zbichowski wriggling away.
Basterd pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Basterd landing strikes from the mount and Zbichowski is in trouble!
Basterd is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Basterd lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Basterd breaks from Zbichowski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zbichowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Basterd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Zbichowski can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Basterd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zbichowski is wriggling around trying to escape.
Basterd working Zbichowski over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Inglourious Basterd dominated that second round.
That's time! Basterd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Basterd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Zbichowski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Basterd tries to free his leg and advance position but Zbichowski is retaining full guard.
Basterd slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Basterd lands some shots froms side control.
Basterd lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Basterd trying to control the position but Zbichowski is working away.
Basterd lands some shots froms side control.

Basterd is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Zbichowski is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Basterd tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Basterd has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbichowski manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Basterd working the head and body with strikes.
Basterd is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Basterd dominating with strikes here.
Zbichowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Basterd wants to control the pace but Zbichowski is squirming around nicely.
Basterd working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Basterd.
Basterd fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basterd has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Zbichowski's face.
Zbichowski tries to hold on but Basterd postures up.
Zbichowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Zbichowski is bucking up trying to escape but Basterd cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Basterd connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Basterd cracks Zbichowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Basterd dominating with strikes here.
Zbichowski tries to reverse the position but Basterd maintains control.
Basterd raining down shots from the mount!
Basterd working Zbichowski over with strikes here.
Zbichowski is working to get back to half guard.
Basterd punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbichowski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Basterd working the ground and pound effectively.
Basterd landing strikes from the mount.
Basterd scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zbichowski is working to get back to half guard.
Zbichowski tries to lock up and control but Basterd gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Inglourious Basterd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Basterd looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Basterd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Basterd in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Basterd won't let Zbichowski get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Basterd unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basterd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Inglourious Basterd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Basterd cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Zbichowski tries to reverse the position but Basterd maintains control.

Basterd with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Basterd putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Basterd working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Basterd takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zbichowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Waclaw Zbichowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Basterd controlling his opponent.

Zbichowski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Basterd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Inglourious Basterd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Basterd 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inglourious Basterd!

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 Tim Reams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reams comes to the cage accompanied by Orgasmatron. Jose Cortez acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Reams
vs
Cortez

170 cm
21
156 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

179 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Knockout Fight Gear

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Reams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Reams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reams creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cortez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cortez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reams.
Cortez is not content to let Reams control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cortez dodges the ground and pound from Reams.
Reams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cortez keeps working.
Reams throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Cortez works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cortez trying to control but Reams postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cortez with a poor takedown

and Reams counters with a shoot takedown. Cortez fights it but they end up in guard.
Reams throwing strikes from guard but Cortez blocks nicely.
Reams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cortez is trying to control the position but Reams postures up.

Cortez wriggles free and stands up.

Reams scores with a takedown into Cortez's guard.
Cortez looks gassed!
Reams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Reams thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cortez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Reams wanted to stand there but Cortez had control of the position.
Cortez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reams wanted to stand there but Cortez had control of the position.
Reams wants to control from the top but Cortez keeps moving.
Reams wants to stand but Cortez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed
and Reams counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez has his takedown stuffed

and Reams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tim Reams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Cortez.
Cortez trying to control but Reams postures up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cortez taking some punishment here, with Reams in his half guard.
Cortez moves into full guard.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Reams from controlling successfully.
Reams thows a big elbow that misses.
Reams trying to control the position from guard on top but Cortez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortez is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reams trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.

Cortez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reams cracks Cortez with a solid left hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cortez stuffs the takedown attempt from Reams. Reams gets slowly back to his feet.
Reams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cortez counters with a single leg into guard. Reams didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Reams 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.

Reams gets the takedown into side control.
Reams is trying to ground and pound but Cortez uses the momentary lack of control by Reams to regain half guard.
Tim Reams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cortez actively working from the bottom here.
Reams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cortez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Reams decides to stand up.
Reams tries for a takedown but Cortez circles away easily

and Cortez counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reams wants to control but Cortez postures up.
Cortez is looking to take a break and control but Reams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reams is looking for a sweep.
Reams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reams tries to get out of the position.
Reams is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cortez with a lazy takedown attempt

and Reams counters with a shoot takedown. Cortez fights it but they end up in guard.
Cortez keeping moving, preventing Reams from controlling successfully.
Reams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cortez is keeping the position for now.
Reams trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Cortez trying to control the position.
Cortez has a closed guard, preventing Reams from standing up.
Cortez controls Reams momentarily but Reams frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reams throws and elbow that misses. Cortez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Reams's guard. Nice move by Cortez!
Reams looking to control but Cortez passes into half guard.
Reams trying to hold on to Cortez's head to control him but Cortez postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Reams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cortez circles away quickly and effectively.
Cortez shoots and misses
and Reams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Reams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Reams showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reams is looking to pass Cortez's guard but actually Cortez recovers to full guard.
Reams trying to control but Cortez is working from the bottom.
Reams postures up and lands a big shot to Cortez's brow.
Cortez trying to control the position.

Cortez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Reams sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Reams dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Reams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Reams drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cortez looking for a sweep. Not yet Cortez, not yet.
Reams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Reams looking to sit in guard and control but Cortez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cortez trying to control but Reams is working from the bottom.
Cortez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cortez stopping the sweep attempt from Reams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez wants to pass the guard but Reams is keeping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cortez throws a right hand that Reams ducks under and follows up with a left that Reams also avoids with ease.

Reams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reams wants to stand but Cortez is controlling his arm.
Reams is looking to take a break and control but Cortez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cortez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Reams with the ground and pound but Cortez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Reams thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cortez to regain full guard.
Reams is looking to work some ground and pound but Cortez has wrist control.
Reams looking to sit in guard and control but Cortez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reams keeping moving, preventing Cortez from controlling successfully.
Tim Reams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reams pulls Cortez in close to prevent any damage.
Reams controls Cortez momentarily but Cortez frees himself.
Cortez wants to control from the top but Reams keeps moving.
Reams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cortez is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Reams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Reams tries to control but Cortez wriggling away.
Reams controlling from mount.
Reams avoids the attempt from Cortez to control.
Reams controlling from mount.
Reams's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Reams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reams 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Reams!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ita Ipava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Atrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Ipava
vs
Atrell

184 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ita Ipava!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Atrell!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atrell throws a nice outside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ipava.
Ipava walks forward, straight into a front kick from Atrell.
Ipava shoots in but Atrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ipava takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Atrell clinches up against the cage.
Atrell throws an elbow that misses.
Atrell wants a takedown.
Ipava tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ita Ipava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ipava letting Atrell take a breather here.
Ipava gets underhooks to prevent Atrell's takedown attempt.

Atrell jumps into guard, dragging Ipava to the mat.
Ipava distracts Atrell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ipava working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Atrell wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ipava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ipava throws a big right hand that misses.
Ipava thows a big elbow that misses.
Ipava trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Atrell wants to stand but Ipava is controlling the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Atrell stuffs the takedown.

Atrell rushes Ipava and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Atrell tries for a takedown but Ipava manages to get underhooks.
Ipava drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ipava drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ipava stops a takedown attempt from Atrell.
Atrell missing with knees to the body.

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.
Ipava is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Atrell pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Atrell gets underhooks to prevent Ipava's takedown attempt.

Atrell pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ipava working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Atrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ipava is breathing heavily.
Atrell wants to stand up but Ipava is controlling him.
Ipava in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Atrell wants to stand and escape but Ipava is having none of it.
Ipava throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Atrell tries to bum rush Ipava with a series of wild strikes but Ipava uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ipava misses with a takedown attempt - Atrell sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Atrell lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ipava crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Atrell - the referee stops the clock and Ipava gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Atrell. Ipava manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ipava dives in and grabs Atrell's left leg, looking for a takedown. Atrell pushes down on Ipava's head and hops out.

Atrell closes the distance and pushes Ipava back into the cage.
Ipava tries for a takedown but Atrell manages to get underhooks.
Ipava managing to block the knees to the body from Atrell.
Ipava is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Atrell.
Atrell lands with a light punch inside.

Atrell pulls guard.
Ipava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Atrell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ipava. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ipava won't allow Atrell to get back to his feet.
Ipava won't allow Atrell to sweep him here.
Ipava trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atrell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Atrell wants to stand and escape but Ipava is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ipava keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul Atrell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Atrell closes the distance and pushes Ipava back into the cage.

Atrell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ipava shoots in looking for a takedown. Atrell tries to sprawl out of it but Ipava keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atrell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Atrell delivers a nice body kick.
Atrell throws a leg kick which misses Ipava's front leg but catches the back leg as Ipava tries to avoid it.
Atrell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Atrell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ipava closes the distance and clinches up with Atrell, looking for a takedown. Ipava pushes Atrell against the cage but Atrell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Atrell lands with a slapping head kick.
Ipava tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Atrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Atrell leaning against his opponent.
Ipava looking for a takedown.
Ipava can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ita Ipava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Atrell wants a takedown.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ipava drops down looking for an ankle pick but Atrell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atrell.
Atrell lands a head kick. Ipava smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Atrell has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atrell stalls.
Ipava drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Atrell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ipava on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Paul Atrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atrell lands with a good body shot.
Atrell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ipava paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atrell tries a head kick but it misses.
Ipava fails with a takedown attempt.
Ipava swats away the attempt to clinch by Atrell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Atrell dips to his left and cracks Ipava with an uppercut!
Atrell lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ipava's sensitive parts.
Atrell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ita Ipava is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ipava takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Atrell has Ipava up against the cage in a clinch.
Ipava avoiding damage as Atrell throws knees to the body.
Ipava managing to block the knees to the body from Atrell.
Atrell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ipava up against the cage.

Atrell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ipava takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipava shoots for a double leg takedown but Atrell sprawls well. He's pushed Ipava's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Ipava. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Atrell closes the distance and clinches.

Atrell breaks from the clinch.

Atrell clinches up against the cage.
Atrell throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Atrell is pressed up against the cage. Ipava has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Atrell down to the mat. Atrell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Ipava.
Atrell is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sloppy strikes there by Ipava.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Atrell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Atrell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ipava tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipava looks up at the clock and then as Atrell takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ipava smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ipava works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Atrell defending against the ground and pound.
Ipava throws a strike aimed at the side of Atrell's head but Atrell avoids it well.
Atrell wants to control but Ipava postures up.
Atrell tries to improve position but can't.
Ipava working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ipava looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Atrell is avoiding damage well.
Ipava in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Atrell doesn't manage to clinch there - Ipava circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Atrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Atrell. Ipava shrugs it off though.

Atrell gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ipava to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ipava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ipava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ipava 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.
Ipava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atrell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ipava throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Atrell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ipava throws a big right hand that misses.
Ipava with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Atrell is looking to stand up but Ipava isn't so interested in that idea.
Atrell working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ipava.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ipava shoots in but Atrell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Atrell tries to clinch but Ipava is having none of it.
No luck for Ipava with that takedown attempt.
Atrell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ipava's calf.
Atrell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Atrell slaps away a takedown attempt from Ipava, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ita Ipava. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ipava shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Atrell defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atrell fakes the leg kick and cracks Ipava in the body.
Atrell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Atrell moves into the clinch.
Ipava will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ipava being controlled against the cage.

Atrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atrell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Atrell wants it to stay on the feet.
Ipava takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Atrell moves into the clinch.
Atrell is pressed up against the cage. Ipava has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Atrell down to the mat. Atrell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Atrell closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipava avoiding damage as Atrell throws knees to the body.

Atrell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Atrell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Atrell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ipava. That did some damage!
Ipava takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Atrell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ipava if he has to take too many more of those.
Atrell throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ipava's head.
Ipava takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Atrell clinches.
Ipava tries for a takedown. No joy.

Atrell jumps guard.
Ipava postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ipava working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Atrell is trying to control the position but Ipava postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ipava postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Atrell is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ipava is controlling him.
Atrell is trying to keep Ipava in close.
Ipava thows a big elbow that misses.
Atrell wants to get back to his feet but Ipava is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Atrell scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ipava fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Atrell avoids it really well and circles away.
Ita Ipava has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Atrell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atrell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ipava will feel that in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Atrell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Atrell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Atrell!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Nieds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Smiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Nieds
vs
Smiley

191 cm
21
240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
219 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Nieds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guy Smiley!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiley misses with a two punch combination.
Smiley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nieds is looking to land body kicks.
Nieds misses with a body shot.
Smiley throws a series of punches but Nieds moves out of range.
Smiley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nieds will feel that in the morning.
Smiley throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nieds's waist but Nieds gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Smiley off to one side.
Smiley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nieds circles away quickly and effectively.
Smiley blocks a jab.
Smiley tries to bum rush Nieds with a series of wild strikes but Nieds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Nieds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieds blocks a head kick by Smiley.
Smiley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nieds counters with a left and a right that stings Smiley.
Smiley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nieds as he jumps to the side.
Nieds showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smiley.
Smiley tries to bum rush Nieds with a series of wild strikes but Nieds uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nieds leaves Smiley with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Todd Nieds has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Smiley.
Nice body punch from Nieds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieds looks to land a combination but Smiley avoids it well.
Nieds scores with a shot to the body.
Smiley looks gassed!
Smiley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smiley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nieds.
Smiley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nieds.
Nieds scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nieds swinging wildly here.
Smiley is trying desperately to land a takedown but Nieds is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Smiley.
Smiley throws a nice looking combination but Nieds bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smiley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nieds.
Nieds throws a series of punches but Smiley avoids them all with ease.
Nieds scores with a jab to the body.
Nieds is looking to wear down Smiley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Nieds sends Smiley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nieds is motioning to the referee to let Smiley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Guy Smiley has been cut.
Nieds connects with a nice looking jab.

Smiley is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieds connects with a stiff jab that staggers Smiley - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Todd Nieds!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bip Bop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Moskvil Mathisen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jan Moskvil Mathisen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bop
vs
Moskvil Mathisen

210 cm
18
278 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Boomerang! Costume Shop ($12 Fun Gear)

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, Bip Bop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Moskvil Mathisen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bop cracks Moskvil Mathisen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A right-left combo lands from Bop.

It looks like Jan Moskvil Mathisen has been cut.
Bop connects with a single shot there.
Bip Bop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moskvil Mathisen tries to move into range but Bop moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Moskvil Mathisen.
Bop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Moskvil Mathisen's head backwards.

Moskvil Mathisen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bop tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bop wants to stand but Moskvil Mathisen is controlling the position.
Bop trying to strike off his back.

Moskvil Mathisen gets to his feet - Bop follows without any prompting.
Moskvil Mathisen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bop but Bop pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Moskvil Mathisen looks gassed!
Bop throws a one two combo.
Moskvil Mathisen ducks right into an uppercut from Bop.
Bop lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moskvil Mathisen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bop lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Bop.
Bop uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Moskvil Mathisen has time to react.
Bop scores with a body shot.
Bop lands a nice shot to the body.
Bop is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Moskvil Mathisen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bop finds it's way round the side to connect with Moskvil Mathisen's head.
Bop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bop lands a nice hook to Moskvil Mathisen's body. Moskvil Mathisen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Bop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bop works Moskvil Mathisen's body with a nice hook.
Moskvil Mathisen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bip Bop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Moskvil Mathisen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bop lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Moskvil Mathisen can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Bop and Moskvil Mathisen drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Bop.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bip Bop!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristobel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Narushima
vs
James

190 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Boomerang! Costume Shop ($12 Fun Gear)

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryo Narushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristobel James!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narushima moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Narushima's shoulder, as Narushima tries to avoid the shot.
James smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Narushima moves out of range as James strikes.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to James's calf.
Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick.
Narushima blocks a jab.
Narushima tries a head kick but it misses.
Narushima scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narushima lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
James cracks Narushima with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

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

James is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Narushima throws an absolute beast of a head kick! James is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ryo Narushima!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Lawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny apples (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawson comes to the cage accompanied by Personality Crisis. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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.

Lawson
vs
apples

183 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Clube Da Esquina Nutrition ($10 Q156 Rec)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Lawson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, johnny apples!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
apples swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
apples lands the left hand.
apples throws a hook but Lawson blocks it.
apples looks to throw the jab but Lawson is out of range.
A jab from apples misses.
Lawson delivers a nice body kick.
Lawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from apples misses.
Lawson slips under a jab from apples.
apples throws a series of punches but Lawson avoids them all with ease.
Lawson tries to clinch but apples moves out of range.
apples misses the shot to the body.
Lawson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawson scores with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lawson. apples shrugs it off though.
apples looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
apples moves out of range of the body kick from Lawson.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by apples!
Lawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
apples will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
apples scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lawson works apples's body with a nice hook.
Lawson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
apples tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lawson is looking to land body kicks.
apples slips a straight right by Lawson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lawson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt apples.
Lawson scores with a spinning back kick!
Lawson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on apples. That did some damage!

Lawson rushes apples and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawson tries to land knees in the clinch but apples avoids the damage to the body.
Lawson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has apples in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
apples takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lawson tries to land knees in the clinch but apples avoids the damage to the body.
apples takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like johnny apples has been cut.
Lawson scores with a knee to the head.
Lawson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lawson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up johnny apples's cut even more.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lawson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
apples takes a knee right on the jaw!

The cut above johnny apples's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
apples takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but apples has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lawson crunches a lovely knee into apples's ribcage.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.
Lawson is pressed up against the cage. apples has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lawson down to the mat. Lawson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Lawson rushes apples and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lawson scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Lawson.
apples avoiding damage as Lawson throws knees to the body.
apples takes an elbow to the temple.
Lawson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lawson tries to land a knee to the head but apples blocks with his arms.
apples wants to break free but Lawson has control.
Lawson lands a nice elbow.

johnny apples's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lawson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lawson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
apples takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lawson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
apples takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Lawson.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at johnny apples's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karl Lawson!
Karl Lawson is the new welterweight champion!

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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wagner Martins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scipio Africanus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martins's entrance music is Regueiros Guerreiros. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

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300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

201 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wagner Martins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scipio Africanus!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Africanus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Africanus lands a jab.

It looks like Wagner Martins has been cut.
Martins shoots in for a double leg but Africanus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Africanus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Africanus connects with a jab.

Africanus gets caught flat footed, as Martins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Africanus is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Martins postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martins looking to sit in guard and control but Africanus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Martins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Africanus prevents Martins from getting back to his feet.

Africanus stands up and waves to Martins to follow him.

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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Africanus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Scipio Africanus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martins is breathing heavily.
Africanus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Africanus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Africanus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Martins momentarily.

Martins tries to keep at a distance but Africanus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Africanus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Africanus lands a shot to the body.
Africanus gets through Martins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Africanus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martinss head.
Africanus lands with a light punch inside.

Wagner Martins's cut is getting worse.
A short right from Africanus.
Africanus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Africanus lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Martins is rocked!

Wagner Martins's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Africanus throws a big uppercut that drops Martins! More strikes from Africanus and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Martins lies dazed against the cage as Africanus celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scipio Africanus! Scipio Africanus retains his super heavyweight title!

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