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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hand Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hand Some will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Giba
vs
Some

165 cm
23
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hand Some!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some swinging wildly here.
Some uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giba.
Giba takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Some misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Some.

Giba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Giba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Some controls Giba momentarily but Giba frees himself.
Some wants to get back to his feet but Giba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Giba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Giba throws a big right hand that misses.
Giba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giba postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
No joy there for Some, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some misses with the combination.
Some gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Giba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Giba.
Giba content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Some is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Giba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Giba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Some preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Some working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giba.
Giba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Giba ducks under a wild hook from Some.
Some looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some tries for a takedown but Giba circles away easily

and Giba counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Giba trying to mount his opponent but Some defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Some's head.
Some tries to kick Giba off but Giba keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Some really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Giba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Some keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Giba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Giba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Giba wants to free his trapped foot but Some is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Giba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Giba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Some!
Giba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hand Some.
Giba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Some is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giba lands a big shot there that rocks Some but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giba has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Some's face.
Giba has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Some's face.
Some is wriggling around trying to escape.
Giba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Giba with the ground and pound from mount.
Giba is breathing heavily.
Giba lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giba prevents Some from getting the reversal.
Giba unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giba breaks from Some's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Giba landing punches.
Giba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Giba decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Some's guard.
Giba works over Some with some ground and pound from guard.
Some not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Giba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giba loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Some avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Giba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Giba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Danga de danga de dang - Some scores with a four punch combination!
Giba shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some misses with a series of wild punches.
Some lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Some misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giba throws a shot from downtown. Some moves away and avoids it.
Some misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Giba shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Giba seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Giba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Giba throwing shots but Some is blocking nicely.
Giba drops an elbow to the side of Some's head.
Giba looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Giba lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Giba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Some manages to get to full guard.
Giba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Some is pulling down on Giba's head. It's preventing any offense from Giba, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giba looking to pass the guard.
Giba with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Giba postures up.
Some working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Giba.
Some pulls Giba in close to prevent any damage.
Giba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Some trying to keep a closed guard but Giba is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Some misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Some has his takedown stuffed

and Giba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Some!
Some is in all sorts of trouble here.
Giba dominating with strikes here.
Giba working the ground and pound effectively.
Giba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Some is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Giba lands a heavy elbow.
Some tries to hold on but Giba pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giba dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Some throws a hook to the side of Giba's head but Giba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Giba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some ducks under a wild hook from Giba.

Giba gets a takedown into half guard.
Some blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giba.
Giba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giba is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Some is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Some keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giba thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Some to regain full guard.
Giba might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Some works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Giba stopping the sweep attempt from Some.
Giba thows a big elbow that misses.
Giba trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Giba wants to pass the guard but Some is keeping the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Giba throws a hook but Some avoids it easily.
Some throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giba.
A left and a right from Some both land. Nice combination.
Hand Some has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Some looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some has his takedown stuffed

and Giba counters with a shoot takedown. Some fights it but they end up in guard.
Giba working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Giba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Some can do to turn this around?
Giba throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Some working a defensive guard here.
Giba is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Some is trying to control the position but Giba postures up.
Some utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Giba 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Giba takes a swing at Some's ribcage but misses.

Giba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Some was covering up waiting for the punch and Giba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Giba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Some tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Giba passes Some's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Giba trying to mount his opponent but Some defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Some with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Some trying to control from the bottom.
Some blocking the ground and pound attempt from Giba.
Giba tries to pass to full mount but Some defends it.
Some trying to control here.
Giba drops an elbow to the side of Some's head.
Some is looking for a sweep. Giba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Giba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some lands a jab to the nose.
Giba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some ducks under a wild hook from Giba.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Giba, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giba!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Sierra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sierra might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sweet Dreams-Manson. Ash Ketchum looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Sierra
vs
Ketchum

180 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cliff Sierra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ash Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sierra looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ketchum is fending him off so far but Sierra persists. Nope, Ketchum circles away and we're back to standing.
Ketchum looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Sierra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sierra sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Sierra decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Sierra pushes Ketchum up against the cage in a clinch.

Sierra works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Sierra trying to control the position from guard on top but Ketchum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sierra is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Ketchum is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sierra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum has Sierra pulled in close to control his posture.
Ketchum is trying to hold Sierra in close to prevent damage but Sierra has managed to pass into half guard.
Sierra working the head and body with strikes.
Sierra passes to side control.

Sierra wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ketchum, who protects the arm well.
Sierra controlling from side mount.
Sierra wants to control but Ketchum is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sierra working the ground and pound from side control.
Sierra trying to control the action but Ketchum is working from the bottom.
Sierra grinds an elbow into Ketchum's temple.
Sierra wants to control but Ketchum is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra working the body and head with strikes.
Sierra working the ground and pound from side control.
Sierra controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Ketchum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sierra looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ketchum is avoiding damage well.
Sierra is working Ketchum over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ketchum is not content to let Sierra control the position.
Sierra landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sierra working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sierra grinds an elbow into Ketchum's temple.
Sierra lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ketchum down.
Sierra wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ketchum keeps working.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cliff Sierra just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Sierra darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sierra shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ketchum's guard.
Sierra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sierra lands a couple of digs.
Ketchum looking to control.
Ketchum keeping moving, preventing Sierra from controlling successfully.
Sierra passes into half guard.

Ketchum is defending against the submission attempts here by Sierra.
Sierra working Ketchum over with strikes.
Ketchum is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchum is refusing to be controlled, as Sierra sits in half guard.
Sierra frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sierra controlling the position easily from mount.
Ketchum tries to lock up and control but Sierra gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sierra wants to finish this one by submission but Ketchum is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sierra.
Sierra looking to control but Ketchum is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Sierra is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ketchum to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ketchum shrugs it off.
Sierra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sierra working Ketchum over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sierra has control of Ketchum's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Ketchum regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sierra controlling from mount.
Ketchum squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Sierra working for a submission but Ketchum is keeping him at bay.
Sierra lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sierra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sierra with good strikes from the mount here!
Sierra lands a big shot there that rocks Ketchum but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Sierra.
Ketchum is squirming around, avoiding Sierra's attempts to control the action.
Sierra lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cliff Sierra dominated that second round.
That's time! Sierra's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Sierra gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sierra slows down the pace here.
Sierra is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ketchum pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ketchum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sierra's elbow.
Sierra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ketchum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sierra dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sierra tries to pull guard but Ketchum won't allow it.

Sierra jumps guard and drags Ketchum to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sierra working a defensive guard here.
Sierra is looking to stand up but Ketchum isn't so interested in that idea.
Ketchum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sierra keeping moving, preventing Ketchum from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sierra has control of Ketchum's left arm, preventing Ketchum from doing any damage.
Ketchum preventing the sweep.
Sierra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ketchum's guard.
Sierra trying to control but Ketchum is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sierra accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sierra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sierra wants to control from the top but Ketchum keeps moving.
Sierra distracts Ketchum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sierra throwing strikes from guard but Ketchum blocks nicely.
Sierra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sierra trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sierra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sierra looking to pass the guard.
Cliff Sierra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sierra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sierra has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sierra looking to pass the guard.
Sierra seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Cliff Sierra just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sierra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cliff Sierra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sierra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cliff Sierra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sierra seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sierra missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sierra trying to control the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sierra passes to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Sierra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sierra 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cliff Sierra!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beast Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akio Kurosaki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Baker
vs
Kurosaki

188 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
24
214 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Knockout Fight Gear

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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Beast Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Kurosaki has taken the fight to the clinch.

Baker breaks from the clinch.

Kurosaki drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Baker blocks an elbow strike from Kurosaki.
A frustrated look appears on Baker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kurosaki trying to land knees to the body.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker throws a leg kick but Kurosaki checks it.
Baker throws a right hand that Kurosaki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurosaki also avoids with ease.
A combination from Kurosaki does no damage.
Kurosaki checks a low kick from Baker.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker avoids a kick to the body.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kurosaki drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurosaki won't allow it.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki is controlling him.
Baker blocks the elbow strike.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kurosaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Kurosaki looking to throw knees to the head but Baker is blocking nicely.
Baker working hard to break the clinch.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kurosaki.
Baker is breathing heavily.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.

Baker manages to break the clinch.
Baker on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Kurosaki moves into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kurosaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from Kurosaki.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kurosaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bakers head.
Kurosaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kurosaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Kurosaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Kurosaki scores with a knee to the head.
Kurosaki prevents Baker from breaking the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kurosaki scores with a shot to the side of Baker's head.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.

Kurosaki clinches up with Baker and pushes him back against the cage.
Baker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurosaki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baker is looking to control Kurosaki's arms but Kurosaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Baker has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Kurosaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki lunges at Baker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baker's hand.
A head kick misses from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki moves in looking to clinch but Baker pushes him off.
Baker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kurosaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kurosaki lands with a left to the head.
Kurosaki putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kurosaki has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Baker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurosaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baker blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kurosaki throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurosaki doesn't manage to clinch there - Baker circles away.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Baker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kurosaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kurosaki moves into range and clinches up with Baker.
Baker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurosaki crunches a lovely knee into Baker's ribcage.
Kurosaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Baker misses the jab.
Baker looks to throw a body kick

and Kurosaki moves into the clinch.
Kurosaki with a knee to the head.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baker tries to land knees in the clinch but Kurosaki avoids the damage to the body.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow strike.
Kurosaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker avoids the damage to the body.
Kurosaki managing to block the knees to the body from Baker.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurosaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurosaki can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker taking a breather.
Baker looking to throw knees to the head but Kurosaki is blocking nicely.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baker's defenses.
Kurosaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Kurosaki has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker stalling.
Kurosaki misses with a knee strike.
Baker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kurosaki.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurosaki.
With the fighters up against the cage, Baker throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Baker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baker is looking to break free of the clinch but Kurosaki has double underhooks.
Kurosaki has Baker pressed against the cage, preventing Baker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kurosaki throws an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki is leaning against Baker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.
Baker digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
Baker slowing the pace effectively.
Baker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kurosaki is defending well for now.
Baker blocks an elbow strike.
Baker taking a breather.
Baker avoids the elbow strike from Kurosaki, against the cage.
Baker is trying to maintain a safe position but Kurosaki gets an underhook and turns Baker into the cage.
Kurosaki landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Baker.
Kurosaki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Baker's efforts to push away.
Kurosaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baker's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baker avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Kurosaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the cage.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kurosaki clinches up against the cage.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Kurosaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Kurosaki lands an elbow just above Baker 's eye.
Kurosaki digs a right hand into Baker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baker's gas tank.
Baker wants to get back to striking at distance but Kurosaki won't allow it.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Baker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurosaki landing knees to the body.

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

Kurosaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Kurosaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Kurosaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurosaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Baker won't want to take too many of those.
Kurosaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Baker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kurosaki checks it well.

Kurosaki takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kurosaki.
Baker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kurosaki.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kurosaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker is defending well for now.
Baker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kurosaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurosaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Baker.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside.
Baker tries to break the clinch but Kurosaki is controlling the position.
Baker is trying to force a seperation but Kurosaki has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kurosaki.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kurosaki lands a damaging elbow.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kurosaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Kurosaki lands an elbow that stopped Baker in his tracks for a moment.
Baker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Baker trying to control the position but instead, Kurosaki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Baker into the cage.
Baker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baker working Kurosaki over with knees to the body.
Baker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kurosaki avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Baker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kurosaki tries a knee to the head but Baker blocks it.
Kurosaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Baker.
Kurosaki presses Baker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kurosaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kurosaki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
Baker takes an elbow to the temple.
Kurosaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baker avoiding damage as Kurosaki throws knees to the body.
A short right from Baker.

Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kurosaki lands a two punch combo.
Baker throws a sloppy head kick and Kurosaki moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akio Kurosaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Baker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kurosaki tries to clinch up.
Some wild striking there from Baker.
A telegraphed right hand from Kurosaki misses the target.
Kurosaki connects with a high kick.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurosaki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kurosaki lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kurosaki throws a head kick but Baker moves out of range.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but Baker is having none of it.
Kurosaki tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kurosaki can pounce on him.
Kurosaki scores with a sloppy right hand. Baker should have avoided that one.
Kurosaki slips a jab from Baker.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurosaki.

Kurosaki drives through and clinches with Baker against the cage.
Kurosaki avoiding damage as Baker throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Kurosaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baker managing to block the knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.

Baker breaks from the clinch.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kurosaki counters by clinching up.
Baker misses with an elbow over the top.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki misses with an elbow strike.
Baker digs a right hand into Kurosaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kurosaki's gas tank.
Baker lands a nice shot to the body.
Baker lands a nice knee to the body.

Baker manages to break the clinch.
Kurosaki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baker's calf.
Baker misses with a head kick.
Baker looks to land a body kick but Kurosaki moved away.
Kurosaki scores with a jab to the head.

Kurosaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baker blocks a body shot from Kurosaki.
Baker avoids a wild elbow strike from Kurosaki.

Baker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker throws a series of punches but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Kurosaki moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Baker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurosaki.

Kurosaki has closed the distance and engaged Baker in a clinch.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baker missing with knees to the body.
Baker misses with a knee strike.
Baker takes a shot to the head.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.
Kurosaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Baker backwards.
Kurosaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker wants to break free but Kurosaki has control.
Baker is trying to break the clinch but Kurosaki is controlling him.
Knees to the body from Kurosaki.
Kurosaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baker lands an elbow inside.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baker avoids it.

Baker breaks the clinch.
Baker throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki cracks a nice hook into Baker's ribs.
Baker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurosaki misses with a double jab.
A right-left combo lands from Baker.

Kurosaki forces Baker back against the cage and clinches.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
Kurosaki lands an elbow inside that Baker shrugs off.
Baker tries a body shot but Kurosaki blocks it.
Kurosaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker.
Kurosaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Baker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kurosaki.
Baker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kurosaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Baker.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Baker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kurosaki is looking to clinch but Baker is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to clinch there but Baker circles away.
Kurosaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kurosaki wants to clinch.
Kurosaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker throws a leg kick which misses Kurosaki's front leg but catches the back leg as Kurosaki tries to avoid it.
Kurosaki wants to clinch up but Baker keeps it at a distance.
Baker keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurosaki throws a low kick, looking for Baker's leg but Baker calmly moves out of range.
Kurosaki is looking to clinch but Baker is avoiding it.
Kurosaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Baker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beast Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kurosaki has closed the distance and engaged Baker in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kurosaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Akio Kurosaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kurosaki 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akio Kurosaki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Saballe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lock Bresnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lock Bresnar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Saballe
vs
Bresnar

225 cm
19
301 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
22
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Salvador Saballe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lock Bresnar!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saballe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Bresnar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Saballe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bresnar throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Saballe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bresnar's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bresnar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saballe defending well though.
Saballe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Saballe wants to get back to his feet.
Saballe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bresnar.
Saballe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bresnar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saballe wants to stand but Bresnar is controlling the position.
Saballe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bresnar throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bresnar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Saballe trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bresnar passes to full mount!
Bresnar looking to ground and pound but Saballe is blocking nicely.
Saballe tries to hold on but Bresnar pushes him away.
Bresnar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Saballe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Saballe wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bresnar.
Saballe wants to hold on but Bresnar pushes him away.
Saballe is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bresnar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Saballe is surviving well by controlling Bresnar's body position as best he can.

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.
Saballe avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bresnar.
Saballe is desperately trying to improve his position but Bresnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Saballe wants to control but Bresnar is having none of it.
Bresnar landing shots from mount.
Saballe is desperately trying to improve his position but Bresnar has a good base and remains in mount.
Saballe gets back to half guard.
Bresnar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Saballe gets full guard.

Saballe pushes Bresnar off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bresnar looks for a takedown but Saballe sprawls well.
Bresnar looks gassed!
Bresnar takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bresnar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Saballe.

It looks like Lock Bresnar has been cut.
Salvador Saballe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Saballe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Saballe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!

Saballe drops Bresnar with a beautiful combination! Bresnar stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Saballe is looking for the KO!
Saballe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Bresnar is rocked!
Saballe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Saballe lands with a right that hurts Bresnar. Bresnar looks to clinch but Saballe throws a short knee that drops Bresnar. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Salvador Saballe!

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 Nicanor Veloso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurtiz Larper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurtiz Larper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Veloso
vs
Larper

180 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nicanor Veloso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kurtiz Larper!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larper fails with a takedown attempt.
Veloso stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Veloso.
Veloso is looking to clinch but Larper is avoiding it.
Larper dives in and grabs Veloso's left leg, looking for a takedown. Veloso pushes down on Larper's head and hops out.
Nicanor Veloso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurtiz Larper.

Veloso has closed the distance and engaged Larper in a clinch.
Larper wants a takedown but no success here.
Veloso'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.
Larper wants a takedown.
Larper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Veloso lands with a light punch inside.
Larper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Veloso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veloso content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Veloso prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for Veloso.
Larper looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larper tries for a takedown but Veloso manages to get underhooks.
Veloso lands a hook that snaps the head of Larper backwards.
Larper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Veloso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Larper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Veloso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Larper paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Veloso is looking to clinch.

Veloso instigates a clinch.
Larper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Veloso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larper or not.
Veloso slows down the pace here.
Larper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Veloso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veloso stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Veloso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larper tries for a takedown but Veloso manages to get underhooks.
Veloso lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Veloso.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Veloso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Veloso taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Veloso.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Larper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Veloso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Veloso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Veloso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Larper being controlled against the cage.
Nice body punch from Veloso - that landed with a thud.
Veloso holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Larper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veloso looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Veloso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Veloso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larper's efforts to push away.
Veloso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Veloso pushes Larper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veloso lands a shot to the body.
Veloso slowing the pace effectively.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Veloso lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Larper or not.
Veloso slows down the pace here.
Veloso lands a right hand.
Veloso is working Larper over against the cage.
Larper tries to pull guard but Veloso won't allow it.
Larper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Veloso fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larper shoots in for a double leg but Veloso sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Larper tries to keep at a distance but Veloso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Veloso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Larper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A bit of stalling here from Veloso.
Veloso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls for Veloso to work.
Still in the clinch, Veloso scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Veloso.
Larper wants a takedown but no success here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Veloso has Larper pushed against the cage.
Veloso scores with a nice hook to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Veloso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice right hand lands inside from Veloso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Veloso moves into the clinch successfully.
Larper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Veloso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Larper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Veloso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Larper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Veloso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veloso avoiding damage.
Larper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Larper tries to circle away but Veloso has him pinned against the cage.

Larper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Veloso darts in and clinches Larper up against the cage.
Nicanor Veloso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Veloso is pressed up against the cage. Larper has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Veloso down to the mat. Veloso avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nicanor Veloso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurtiz Larper.
Larper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veloso's waist but Veloso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larper off to one side.

Veloso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Veloso will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Larper up against the cage.
Larper is breathing heavily.
Veloso scores with a shoulder strike.
Veloso controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Veloso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Veloso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veloso lands a right hand.
Veloso lands with a short shot to the head.
Veloso stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Veloso.
Veloso scores with a hook to the body.
Veloso is stalling here.
Veloso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Veloso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Veloso lands a hook that snaps the head of Larper backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Veloso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Veloso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veloso has Larper pressed against the cage, preventing Larper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Veloso blocks an uppercut.
Veloso lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Veloso is pushing Larper up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Veloso lands a right hand.
Veloso lands with a light punch inside.
Larper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Veloso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Veloso lands an uppercut.
Veloso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Veloso has Larper pressed against the cage.
Veloso scores with a hook to the body.
Veloso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larper backwards.
Larper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Veloso lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veloso is leaning against Larper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Veloso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larper can do to turn this around?
Veloso lands a right hand.
Veloso pressing his opponent against the cage.
Veloso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larper tries for a takedown but Veloso manages to get underhooks.
Veloso is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Veloso.
Larper can't get the takedown.
Veloso lands a hook that snaps the head of Larper backwards.
A right hand to the body from Veloso.
Veloso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veloso throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Veloso scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veloso.
Veloso pressing his opponent against the cage.
Veloso gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Larper tries for a takedown but Veloso manages to get underhooks.
Veloso holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nicanor Veloso.
Larper swats away the attempt to clinch by Veloso.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Veloso moves in looking to clinch but Larper pushes him off.
Veloso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Larper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nicanor Veloso dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Veloso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Larper to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Veloso keeping moving, preventing Larper from controlling successfully.
Larper wants to get up but he can't break Veloso's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Larper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Veloso controlling Larper's posture.
Larper preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larper being controlled here momentarily.
Veloso wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Larper moves out of range of the strikes.
Larper throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Veloso's waist but Veloso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Larper off to one side.
Larper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veloso.
Nicanor Veloso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Veloso tries to clinch but Larper is having none of it.
Larper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Veloso clinches up against the cage.
Larper is trying to drag Veloso to the mat but Veloso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nicanor Veloso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurtiz Larper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Veloso leaning against his opponent.
A hook to the body from Veloso.
Veloso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Veloso.
Veloso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Larper's efforts to push away.
Veloso is struggling to control the position.
Veloso prevents a takedown attempt there.
Veloso lands with a right to the head.
Larper managing to block the knees to the body from Veloso.
Veloso digs a right hand into Larper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Larper's gas tank.
Larper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Veloso prevents it.
Veloso is working Larper over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veloso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Veloso'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.
Larper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Veloso prevents it.
Nice body punch from Veloso.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veloso.
Veloso will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Larper up against the cage.
A short right from Veloso on the inside.
Veloso dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Larper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Veloso gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Veloso scores with a hook to the body.
Veloso lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larper goes for a takedown attempt but Veloso pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Veloso clinches up against the cage.
Veloso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larper backwards.
Larper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Veloso pushes Larper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Veloso lands an uppercut.
Larper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Veloso slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Veloso.
Kurtiz Larper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Veloso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Veloso scores with a hook to the body.
Veloso is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Veloso lands an uppercut.
Nicanor Veloso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Veloso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Larper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Veloso.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicanor Veloso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Veloso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicanor Veloso!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Vongkhamchanh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vongkhamchanh
vs
James

174 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juliano Vongkhamchanh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick James!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vongkhamchanh tries a head kick but it misses.
Vongkhamchanh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but James paws at him with a jab and circles away.
James blocks a head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
James throws a big shot that misses.

James shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than James was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
James controlling the position easily from mount.
James lands a heavy elbow.
James content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh is in a horrible position here. James smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
James with good strikes from the mount here!
James connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
James controlling from mount.
James with a couple of short strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James is in the full mount, landing strikes.
James controlling the pace for now.

James swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Vongkhamchanh is now in James's guard. A big mistake from James there, giving up the dominant position!
Vongkhamchanh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vongkhamchanh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of James's head.

James is working an open guard so Vongkhamchanh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Vongkhamchanh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vongkhamchanh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vongkhamchanh circles away quickly and effectively.
Vongkhamchanh lands a high kick!
James swinging wildly here.
Vongkhamchanh slips under a jab.
Nick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vongkhamchanh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
A swing and a miss from James.

James closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vongkhamchanh to the mat! Vongkhamchanh manages to get full guard.
James trying to control the position from guard on top but Vongkhamchanh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh wants to get back to his feet but James is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
James sitting in guard here, content to control.
James trying to control but Vongkhamchanh is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick James 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.

James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vongkhamchanh misses with a body kick.
Vongkhamchanh scores with a kick to the body.
Vongkhamchanh lands a slapping body shot.
James blocks a head kick by Vongkhamchanh.
Vongkhamchanh lands a head shot.
James misses with a straight left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vongkhamchanh.
A head kick from Vongkhamchanh lands but James takes it in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vongkhamchanh has his takedown stuffed

and James counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vongkhamchanh manages to get to full guard.
James throws a strike but Vongkhamchanh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
James is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vongkhamchanh throwing strikes but missing.
Vongkhamchanh wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Vongkhamchanh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vongkhamchanh trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
James is trying to keep Vongkhamchanh in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vongkhamchanh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James looks to land a right hand but Vongkhamchanh moved out of range.
James throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vongkhamchanh.

James looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vongkhamchanh!
James can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vongkhamchanh is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James thowing shots but they're missing.
Vongkhamchanh is desperately trying to improve his position but James has a good base and remains in mount.
James lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vongkhamchanh regains half guard.
James controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vongkhamchanh is not content to let James control the position.
Vongkhamchanh is looking to escape.
Vongkhamchanh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
James looks to land a strike but Vongkhamchanh avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

Vongkhamchanh has his feet on James's thighs here. He's pushed James off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! James screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juliano Vongkhamchanh!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Raffoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Raffoul has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Raffoul
vs
Hunt

195 cm
22
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Nemesis Cage Clothing (SALE)

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Raffoul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt tries to bum rush Raffoul with a series of wild strikes but Raffoul uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Raffoul closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt can't break the clinch.
Hunt can't break the clinch.

Raffoul lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raffoul working Hunt over with strikes.
Well, if Raffoul is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Raffoul seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunt for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffoul passes the guard and advances to mount!
Raffoul controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunt tries to lock up and control but Raffoul gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Raffoul working Hunt over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raffoul controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. David Raffoul just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Raffoul closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Raffoul lands in his opponent's guard.
Raffoul looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffoul'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.
Hunt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hunt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raffoul. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Raffoul sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four 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.
Raffoul has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Hunt controls Raffoul momentarily but Raffoul frees himself.
Raffoul throwing strikes from guard but Hunt blocks nicely.
Raffoul is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Raffoul dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jab, jab by Raffoul - just one landing.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raffoul.
Hunt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunt closes the distance looking to clinch

so Raffoul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hunt wants to stand but Raffoul is controlling the position.
Raffoul controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hunt trying to keep a closed guard but Raffoul is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffoul postures up in Hunt's guard and throws a big left but Hunt blocks it.
Raffoul is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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.
Raffoul throws a big right hand that misses.
Raffoul is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. David Raffoul just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.

Raffoul shoots in and bounces Hunt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Raffoul working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Raffoul stands and steps away. Hunt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunt gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Raffoul counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Raffoul postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Raffoul seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Raffoul with a nice head shot there.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raffoul is working Hunt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hunt being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Raffoul dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Raffoul scores a takedown into full mount!
Raffoul lands with some strikes.
Raffoul controlling the pace for now.
Raffoul is landing with some decent strikes but Hunt is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffoul looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hunt tries to hold on but Raffoul postures up.
Raffoul throws some wild stikes that Hunt manages to avoid easily.
Raffoul throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Raffoul controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. David Raffoul just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

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

Raffoul decides to stand up.
Hunt works over Raffoul's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like David Raffoul has been cut.
Hunt tries to clinch up

and Raffoul counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Raffoul stalls from top position.
Raffoul trying to control the action but Hunt is working from the bottom.
Hunt is trying to control Raffoul's posture but Raffoul avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hunt prevents Raffoul from moving into mount.
Hunt can't do much from the bottom here.
David Raffoul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
David Raffoul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunt seems a little lost for a moment, as Raffoul dominates the positioning.
Mike Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raffoul creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Raffoul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raffoul, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Raffoul!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

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