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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 4778 p4p, 508 weight class) and Seamus MacNamara (ranked 6888 p4p, 605 weight class). Seamus MacNamara has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Diaz's chin.

Diaz
vs
MacNamara

185 cm
25
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

150 cm
19
117 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seamus MacNamara!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacNamara throws a shot to the body.
Seamus MacNamara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacNamara fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MacNamara stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
MacNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacNamara. MacNamara obviously looking to wear him down.
MacNamara works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by MacNamara!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That kick from MacNamara tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seamus MacNamara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice body kick there by MacNamara.
MacNamara lands a right hook to the body.
MacNamara scores with a hook to the body. Diaz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MacNamara stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
MacNamara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacNamara lands a slapping body shot.
Diaz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
MacNamara lands with a kick to the temple. Diaz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and MacNamara duly obliges.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for MacNamara.
Diaz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
MacNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacNamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacNamara scores with a leg kick.
MacNamara tries to land a body kick

and Diaz counters with a shoot takedown. MacNamara fights it but they end up in guard.
MacNamara is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
MacNamara is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz postures up in MacNamara's guard and throws a big left but MacNamara blocks it.
Diaz lands a couple of elbows.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Diaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as MacNamara works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diaz won't allow MacNamara to get back to his feet.
Diaz with a flurry of punches that miss.
MacNamara wants to get back to his feet but Diaz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Diaz is looking to work some ground and pound but MacNamara has wrist control.
Diaz stops MacNamara from standing up.
MacNamara is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Diaz dives into side control.
MacNamara is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Diaz asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is working MacNamara over with some ground and pound from side control.
Diaz 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.
Diaz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
MacNamara is trying to buck Diaz off.
The strikes coming from Diaz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
MacNamara is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Diaz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
MacNamara wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Diaz scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

MacNamara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - MacNamara finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
MacNamara lands a slapping body shot.
MacNamara lands a slapping body shot.
MacNamara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diaz's sensitive parts.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for MacNamara. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
MacNamara lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara scores with a kick to the midsection.
MacNamara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
MacNamara lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz avoids the head kick by MacNamara.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
MacNamara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacNamara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seamus MacNamara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by MacNamara.
MacNamara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
MacNamara lands a body shot.
MacNamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacNamara thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
A cross from MacNamara lands.
Diaz moves out of range of the body kick.
MacNamara lands a front kick.
MacNamara lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut lands for MacNamara. That snapped Diaz's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. MacNamara catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
MacNamara throws a body kick that misses

and Diaz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

MacNamara has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diaz is on him like a limpet, forcing MacNamara back against the ropes.

MacNamara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MacNamara lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacNamara lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacNamara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diaz's head.
MacNamara scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
MacNamara throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as MacNamara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
MacNamara lands the left hand.
MacNamara works Diaz's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from MacNamara.
Diaz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
MacNamara connects with a solid leg kick.
MacNamara digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
MacNamara lands a nice looking body shot.
MacNamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seamus MacNamara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

MacNamara lands a slapping body shot.
MacNamara throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
MacNamara digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
MacNamara tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diaz is looking to counter the offense by MacNamara and move into the clinch.
Diaz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacNamara.
MacNamara throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacNamara thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circle momentarily. MacNamara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacNamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diaz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacNamara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
MacNamara connects with a body shot that sends Diaz's belly button to the back.
MacNamara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacNamara lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz tries to move into range but MacNamara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacNamara throws a left and a right that both miss

and Diaz counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for MacNamara!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz working the head with strikes.

It looks like Seamus MacNamara has been cut.
MacNamara wants to get back to his feet but Diaz drags him back down.
Diaz working the head and body with strikes.
Diaz lands some shots froms side control.
MacNamara takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Diaz scoring with punches from side control.

MacNamara is rocked!

That has opened up Seamus MacNamara's cut even more.

MacNamara throws Diaz to one side and escapes!
MacNamara scores with a body shot.
MacNamara misses with a body kick.
MacNamara lands a body shot.
MacNamara connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacNamara fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
MacNamara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diaz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacNamara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot to the liver by MacNamara. Beautiful body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacNamara.
Diaz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacNamara is looking to slow Diaz down with leg kicks.
MacNamara lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from MacNamara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz tries to move into range but MacNamara moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacNamara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by MacNamara.
MacNamara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seamus MacNamara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacNamara connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
MacNamara darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacNamara scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nick Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz gets cracked there but stands up to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus MacNamara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got MacNamara 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus MacNamara!
Seamus MacNamara decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Nick Diaz was interviewed post fight and said 'Am done with this shit, i cant take this anymore. Stockton everyone!!! and am done with this shit for real. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anub Ben Aiss (ranked 25291 p4p, 688 weight class) and Kwan Lee (ranked 7297 p4p, 626 weight class). Anub Ben Aiss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ben Aiss
vs
Lee

175 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 4 - 1

174 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Anub Ben Aiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kwan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Ben Aiss as Lee shoots in.

Lee moves into the clinch.

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

Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ben Aiss's guard.
Ben Aiss looking for a sweep. Not yet Ben Aiss, not yet.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee postures up.
Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Lee moves nicely into side control.
Lee trying to control the position but Ben Aiss is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Aiss is looking for a sweep.
Lee moves into full mount!
Ben Aiss avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.
Ben Aiss blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to control but Ben Aiss wriggling away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Lee wants to finish this one by submission but Ben Aiss is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lee.
Lee sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Ben Aiss keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Ben Aiss working to try and regain half guard.
Lee controlling from the full mount.
Ben Aiss really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lee wants to control the pace but Ben Aiss is squirming around nicely.

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.
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lee throwing strikes here but Ben Aiss is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ben Aiss trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lee can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ben Aiss is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwan Lee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Ben Aiss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ben Aiss fails with the takedown
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Ben Aiss leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.

Lee rushes Ben Aiss and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ben Aiss uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ben Aiss wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee managing to control the position.

Lee pushes Ben Aiss off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ben Aiss moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Ben Aiss lands a really nice looking cross but Lee seems unphased.
A combination from Ben Aiss does no damage.
Lee throws a head kick but Ben Aiss moves out of range.
Ben Aiss fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anub Ben Aiss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben Aiss is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Ben Aiss is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.

Lee clinches with his opponent.

Ben Aiss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee looks for a takedown but Ben Aiss sprawls well.
Ben Aiss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ben Aiss tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Ben Aiss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Ben Aiss stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ben Aiss wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Ben Aiss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ben Aiss dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Ben Aiss's head and hops out.
Ben Aiss fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ben Aiss counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Ben Aiss to acknowledge the strikes.

Lee pushes Ben Aiss up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ben Aiss is looking to break free of the clinch but Lee has double underhooks.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ben Aiss is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ben Aiss counters with a leg kick.
Ben Aiss looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Ben Aiss persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Ben Aiss sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ben Aiss thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ben Aiss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ben Aiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Ben Aiss has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Ben Aiss on that attempt.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kwan Lee 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!

Lee lands a jab to the head.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Ben Aiss wants to clinch.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ben Aiss as he avoids it easily.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ben Aiss is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben Aiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ben Aiss shoots in for a double leg but Lee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Despite the aggression on Lee's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Ben Aiss wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee dives in and grabs Ben Aiss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ben Aiss pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Anub Ben Aiss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kwan Lee.
Ben Aiss closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lee circles away.
Ben Aiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ben Aiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Ben Aiss on that attempt.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lee!
Lee shoots in and drives through. Ben Aiss sprawls well.
Ben Aiss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ben Aiss pinned against the ropes. Ben Aiss gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ben Aiss wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Ben Aiss gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the ropes.
Ben Aiss tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Lee has Ben Aiss up against the ropes in a clinch.
Ben Aiss has had enough of the clinch but Lee keeps him there for the moment.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Ben Aiss manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ben Aiss pulls guard.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ben Aiss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Ben Aiss.
Lee won't allow Ben Aiss to get back to his feet.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Ben Aiss has wrist control.

Lee thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ben Aiss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nice sprawl there from Ben Aiss as Lee shoots in.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Ben Aiss.
Ben Aiss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lee.
Ben Aiss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ben Aiss.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anub Ben Aiss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kwan Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice sprawl there from Ben Aiss as Lee shoots in.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kwan Lee!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Martinez (ranked 18321 p4p, 154 weight class) and Makanakananui Opuakuwa (ranked 23573 p4p, 150 weight class). 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.

Martinez
vs
Opuakuwa

188 cm
29
197 lbs
6 - 17 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 6 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makanakananui Opuakuwa!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Opuakuwa tries to keep at a distance but Martinez has taken the fight into the clinch.

Opuakuwa drags the fight down to the ground.
Martinez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Martinez cracks Opuakuwa with a solid left hand.
Martinez won't allow Opuakuwa to sweep him here.

Opuakuwa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Opuakuwa 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 fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Martinez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Martinez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Opuakuwa looking for a guillotine here but Martinez defends easily.

Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Martinez drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Martinez seems to have locked his on tight now - Opuakuwa screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Martinez, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marcos Martinez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kakazu Rionin (ranked 6339 p4p, 593 weight class) and Bobby Whittaker (ranked 24105 p4p, 732 weight class). Kakazu Rionin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rionin
vs
Whittaker

188 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
26
184 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kakazu Rionin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rionin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Whittaker kicks off Rionin and gets to his feet.
Rionin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whittaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rionin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rionin wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
Rionin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rionin throws a lazy uppercut

and Whittaker counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Whittaker escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rionin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Whittaker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rionin's guard.

Whittaker stands up and waves to Rionin to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rionin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rionin, as that shot connected.
Rionin darts in trying to clinch
and Whittaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Whittaker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Whittaker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Rionin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whittaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Whittaker stands up and waves to Rionin to follow him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rionin tries to close the distance and clinch but Whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whittaker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Whittaker dives in and scores a takedown into Rionin's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Whittaker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rionin misses with a looping right.

Whittaker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rionin to the mat! Rionin manages to get full guard.

Whittaker gets to his feet - Rionin follows without any prompting.

Whittaker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rionin to the ground. Whittaker is now in Rionin's guard.

Whittaker gets to his feet - Rionin follows without any prompting.

Whittaker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Whittaker stands up and beckons Rionin to join him on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whittaker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rionin sprawls well initially but Whittaker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Whittaker postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Rionin to stand up.
Whittaker slips under a jab.
Rionin looks to clinch
and Whittaker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rionin misses with a left hand
and Whittaker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Whittaker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Whittaker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rionin is trying to buck Whittaker off.

Whittaker decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rionin tries to clinch but Whittaker moves out of range.

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

Whittaker escapes and gets back to his feet.
Rionin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rionin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rionin lands with a slapping head kick.

Whittaker closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rionin connects with the punch.

Whittaker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rionin to the ground. Whittaker is now in Rionin's guard.

Whittaker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rionin misses with a head kick.
Rionin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whittaker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Whittaker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Whittaker stands up.
Kakazu Rionin is winning the standup battle so far.
Rionin tries to clinch up.
And Whittaker tries to counter it with a takedown but Rionin pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rionin enables Whittaker to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rionin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Rionin is working an open guard so Whittaker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rionin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Whittaker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Whittaker closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rionin's guard.

Whittaker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Whittaker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Whittaker lands in his opponent's guard.
Whittaker won't allow Rionin to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Whittaker decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Whittaker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Whittaker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Whittaker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Whittaker avoids the head kick by Rionin.
Rionin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Whittaker counters with a three punch combo that has Rionin backing up. Rionin nods at Whittaker to acknowledge the strikes.
Rionin scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rionin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rionin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Whittaker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rionin tries to close the distance and clinch but Whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rionin misses with a head kick.
Whittaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Whittaker fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rionin to the ground. Whittaker is now in Rionin's guard.

Whittaker stands and steps away. Rionin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick by Rionin misses
and Whittaker counters with a nice body shot.
Rionin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rionin lands with a straight right. Whittaker didn't see that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker blocks a head kick by Rionin.
Rionin tries to clinch up
and Whittaker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rionin throws a head kick that misses

so Whittaker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Whittaker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rionin throws a sloppy head kick and Whittaker moves out of range easily.
A lazy body kick from Rionin

and Whittaker counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Whittaker gets to his feet - Rionin follows without any prompting.
Rionin shoots and misses

and Whittaker counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Whittaker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

A head kick misses from Rionin.
Whittaker misses with a jab, cross combination.

Whittaker bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Whittaker decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rionin to his feet.
Rionin is looking to clinch but Whittaker is avoiding it.
Rionin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rionin looks to land a left hand but Whittaker moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Whittaker gets a takedown into half guard.

Whittaker decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Whittaker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rionin is trying to defend but Whittaker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Whittaker stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rionin to get to his feet.
Whittaker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Whittaker let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rionin lands with an uppercut that bounces Whittaker off the ropes and back into range.
A head kick misses from Rionin.
Whittaker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bobby Whittaker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whittaker takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rionin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Whittaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whittaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Rionin.
Rionin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whittaker slips under a jab from Rionin.
A swing and a miss from Rionin.
Whittaker is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Whittaker drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Whittaker stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Whittaker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whittaker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bobby Whittaker has got the better of the ground game so far.

Whittaker stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Rionin to get to his feet.

Rionin tries to sprawl but Whittaker drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Rionin pushes Whittaker off looking to stand but Whittaker dives back in and keeps control.

Whittaker stands up from half guard.

Rionin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Whittaker stands up and waves to Rionin to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rionin tries to sprawl but Whittaker drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Whittaker decides to stand up.
Rionin moves in looking to clinch but Whittaker pushes him off.

Whittaker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rionin to the mat! Rionin manages to get full guard.

Whittaker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Rionin moves to clinch but Whittaker breaks away
and Whittaker counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Whittaker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Whittaker 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Whittaker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Remember me (ranked 6390 p4p, 586 weight class) and Roland Gilmour (ranked 4365 p4p, 473 weight class). Remember me could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roland Gilmour's chin.

me
vs
Gilmour

179 cm
25
148 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Remember me!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Gilmour!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
me looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

me gets caught flat footed, as Gilmour shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gilmour makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
me is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gilmour passes me's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gilmour keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
me tries to roll over but Gilmour keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gilmour in particular looking to stall.
Gilmour working the head and body with strikes.
Gilmour has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gilmour connects with a nice short shot to me's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
me slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gilmour stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. me swivels though and keeps the full guard.
me looking to control.
Gilmour won't allow me to sweep him here.
me trying to keep a closed guard but Gilmour is proving a slippery customer.
Gilmour makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
me not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gilmour postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

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.
Gilmour lands a couple of elbows.
Gilmour pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. me is keeping the position for now.
Gilmour scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gilmour stands up over me, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gilmour lands a couple of digs.
Gilmour lands a couple of elbows.
Gilmour postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gilmour postures up.
Gilmour looking to pass the guard.
Gilmour cracks me with a solid left hand.
Gilmour works over me with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour tries to free his leg and advance position but me is retaining full guard.
Gilmour's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gilmour passes me's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gilmour is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gilmour lands with a punch from half guard.
Gilmour working the head and body with strikes.
Gilmour working over me with some ground and pound. me looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
me is trying to control but can't.
Gilmour looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gilmour controlling the action here.
me has hold of Gilmour's hands but Gilmour slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Gilmour is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gilmour takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Gilmour 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Gilmour dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

me is looking to clinch but Gilmour is avoiding it.
me shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gilmour but Gilmour pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Gilmour shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gilmour showed some decent athleticism there.
Gilmour lands with a punch from half guard.
Gilmour scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gilmour slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
me trying to hold on to Gilmour's head to control him but Gilmour postures up.
Gilmour working me over with strikes.
Gilmour has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gilmour takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Roland Gilmour has got the better of the ground game so far.
me on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gilmour is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for me!
me keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gilmour landing strikes from the mount and me is in trouble!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Gilmour is going oldschool here, as he tries to force me to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so me shrugs it off.
Gilmour with a couple of short strikes.
me tries to hold on but Gilmour postures up.

Gilmour is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but me is surviving well by controlling Gilmour's body position as best he can.
Gilmour pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
me tries to lock up and control but Gilmour gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Gilmour with a couple of short strikes.
Gilmour is landing with some decent strikes but me is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Gilmour with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
me sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gilmour has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Lock and Roll Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gilmour is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. me doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gilmour.
Gilmour performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gilmour has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
me wants to hold on but Gilmour pushes him away.
Gilmour scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish me?

Gilmour goes for an armbar but he's not got it… me turns into him and now he's in Gilmour's guard.
me throwing strikes from guard but Gilmour blocks nicely.
Gilmour is pulling down on me's head. It's preventing any offense from me, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Gilmour showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gilmour dives in and scores a takedown into me's guard.
Gilmour wants to control from the top but me keeps moving.
Gilmour works over me with some ground and pound from guard.
me can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gilmour controls the pace.
Gilmour chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilmour is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gilmour passes into half guard.

Gilmour is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. me doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gilmour.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gilmour is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so me is just riding it out for now. Gilmour eventually gives up the hold.
Gilmour takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
me pushes Gilmour off looking to stand but Gilmour dives back in and keeps control.
Roland Gilmour is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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.
me is trying to maintain the position but Gilmour is very close to passing his half guard.
Gilmour looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
me is trying to get back to full guard.
Gilmour is thwarting me's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
me is trying to stand up here but Gilmour is controlling him well.
Gilmour slows the pace down in half guard.
Gilmour tries to pass the half guard into mount. me knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gilmour feints and as me raises his hands in defense, Gilmour changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gilmour controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
me is looking to stand up but Gilmour isn't so interested in that idea.
Gilmour is working me over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gilmour controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gilmour's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilmour looking to pass the guard.
me is trying to control the position but Gilmour postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Remember me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gilmour closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gilmour tries to move to mount but me blocks the move with his legs.
Gilmour taking a breather here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
me can't do much from the bottom here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roland Gilmour!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Elliot (ranked 4326 p4p, 94 weight class) and Josh Heath (ranked 5127 p4p, 104 weight class). Heath comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blaze all day -by KOTTONMOUTH KINGS kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Josh Heath has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Elliot
vs
Heath

198 cm
21
210 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

197 cm
27
250 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Urban Fighter

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, Andrew Elliot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Heath !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Ron Honeybunn and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elliot shoots in looking for a takedown but Heath manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Elliot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Heath feints and as Elliot raises his hands in defense, Heath changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Heath showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Elliot is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Elliot trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Elliot working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heath doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heath manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Heath pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elliot is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Elliot trying to keep a closed guard but Heath is proving a slippery customer.
Elliot keeping moving, preventing Heath from controlling successfully.
Elliot trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

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

The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Heath utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heath is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Elliot sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Heath 's guard.
Elliot sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Heath defending well though.
Elliot 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.
Elliot scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Elliot seems to be working for a kimura but Heath defends the submission attempt.
Heath regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Elliot.
Elliot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Heath has his foot on Elliot's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Elliot works his way back into a safe position though.
Heath keeping moving, preventing Elliot from controlling successfully.
Elliot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Elliot drops back, looking for a kneebar! Heath looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Heath looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Heath !

Elliot is not content to let Heath control the position.

Heath is trying to get an arm triangle but Elliot is defending well.
Elliot struggling a bit here.
Elliot sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elliot is trying to control but can't.

Heath is trying to work for a kimura but Elliot is defending well.
Elliot gets back to full guard.
Heath looking to pass the guard.
Heath controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Heath stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Elliot swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Elliot looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Josh Heath will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Elliot closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Elliot lands in his opponent's guard.
Elliot trying to control but Heath is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Heath can do anything to dispel that myth.
Elliot postures up in Heath 's guard and throws a big left but Heath blocks it.
Elliot throws a big right hand that misses.
Andrew Elliot overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Elliot won't allow Heath to sweep him here.
Elliot trying to control the position from guard on top but Heath is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elliot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elliot advances position into side control!

Elliot is trying to get an arm triangle but Heath is defending well.
Elliot throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Elliot working away.

Elliot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Elliot is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heath has escaped the position, nice work there.
Elliot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heath can do to turn this around?
Heath is trying to improve his position.

Elliot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath can't do much from the bottom here.

Elliot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Heath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Elliot trying to control the action but Heath is working from the bottom.

Elliot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath can't do much from the bottom here.

Elliot tries for a kimura but Heath is defending well.
Elliot scores with punches from side control.

Elliot is trying to get an arm triangle but Heath is defending well.

Elliot wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heath , who protects the arm well.

Elliot is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Heath is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Elliot tries to score with some ground and pound. Heath controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath tries to improve position but can't.
Elliot working the ground and pound but Heath is defending the strikes.
Heath parries the strikes from Elliot easily there. Elliot is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Heath to escape.
Heath is trying to improve his position.

Elliot is trying to get an arm triangle but Heath is defending well.
Heath is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Elliot is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Heath has escaped the position, nice work there.

Elliot looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Elliot 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!

Heath scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Elliot wants to get back to full guard.
Elliot gets back to full guard.
Heath pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Elliot is keeping the position for now.
Heath must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heath trying to move into half guard but instead Elliot has managed to sweep!

Elliot throws a big right hand that misses.
Elliot wants to control from the top but Heath keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elliot postures up in Heath 's guard and throws a big left but Heath blocks it.
Heath preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Heath throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Elliot drops back looking for a leg! Heath is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Heath manages to kick Elliot off! Elliot jumps back into Heath 's guard.
Elliot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Elliot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Heath swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Heath really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Elliot. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Elliot loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Heath working a defensive guard here.
Elliot pushes down on Heath 's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Heath tries to get to full guard but Elliot has control of the leg.
Heath takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elliot trying to control the action but Heath is working from the bottom.

Elliot has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Heath defend it? Elliot steps over the head and cranks it - Heath is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Elliot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrew Elliot!
The defeated Josh Heath had this to say: 'Fuck you'.