Legacy 40 155 Final PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Bredemann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Tan Gapuz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bredemann
vs
Tan Gapuz

176 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Bredemann!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Tan Gapuz!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gapuz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bredemann tries to avoid it but Gapuz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bredemann to the ground. Bredemann escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gapuz is looking to clinch.
Gapuz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gapuz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gapuz throws a nice looking combination but Bredemann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gapuz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gapuz throws a sloppy head kick and Bredemann moves out of range easily.

Bredemann closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gapuz to the mat! Gapuz manages to get full guard.
Bredemann is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gapuz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bredemann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bredemann postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bredemann is stalling in the full guard.

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.
Gapuz trying to keep a closed guard but Bredemann is proving a slippery customer.
Bredemann content to stall in guard here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ryan Bredemann just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Gapuz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gapuz doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bredemann counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ryan Bredemann has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Prince Tan Gapuz.
Gapuz looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bredemann 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.
Bredemann advances to half guard.
Bredemann passes to full mount!
Bredemann takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Gapuz can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gapuz is just holding on here. Bredemann manages to take his back.
Bredemann is hanging on to Gapuz's back as he tries to escape.
Bredemann is riding his opponent, not letting Gapuz buck him off.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bredemann looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Bredemann biding his time, looking for the opening.
You can see the frustration on Gapuz's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bredemann gets a takedown into half guard.

Gapuz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bredemann moves into full mount! Gapuz won't be happy about that!
Bredemann sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gapuz is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bredemann breaks from Gapuz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bredemann controlling the pace for now.
Gapuz looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Gapuz trying to control but not successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Bredemann is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Gapuz is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ryan Bredemann!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Duncan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hickson Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan's entrance music is Falling - Drapht. A fine choice. Hickson Grice has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Duncan's chin.

Duncan
vs
Grice

180 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hickson Grice!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grice looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Duncan!
Duncan wants to hold on but Grice pushes him away.
Grice tries to control but Duncan wriggling away.
Duncan is in a horrible position here. Grice smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Duncan tries to lock up and control but Grice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Duncan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Grice moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Duncan has worked his arm free - good work by Duncan!
Duncan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grice tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Grice taking a breather here.
Duncan tries to bench press Grice off him but Grice keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice wants to control but Duncan is keeping him busy.
Grice works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Duncan taking punishment in the form of punches.
Duncan is trying to escape the position but Grice is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Duncan explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Duncan misses with the combination.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hickson Grice!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernie Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernie Mason had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mason
vs
Hardy

170 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Likes ground

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ernie Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hardy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mason manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.
Hardy will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Mason trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy looking to control.
Hardy punching from the bottom.
Hardy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hardy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Hardy looking for a guillotine here but Mason defends easily.
Mason wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mason has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mason wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Mason not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hardy punching to the body, from the bottom.
Hardy wants to sweep but no luck.
Mason stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardy swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hardy lands a nice hook to Mason's body. Mason takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ernie Mason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hardy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hardy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mason wants to control but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy lands a big shot there that rocks Mason but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mason tries to lock up and control but Hardy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mason tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
Mason really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mason is breathing heavily.
Hardy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mason wants to control but Hardy is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Hardy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mason taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Hardy controlling from mount.
The referee warns Mason that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mason tries to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Hardy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hardy controlling from mount.
Mason is bucking up trying to escape but Hardy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hardy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hardy is landing with some decent strikes but Mason is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Mason is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason wants to hold on but Hardy pushes him away.
Oh Mason is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardy landing strikes from the mount.
Hardy with the ground and pound from mount.
Mason is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mason is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mason is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mason seems to have got his legs back now.
Hardy lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy lands a big elbow.
Hardy looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mason covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Hardy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Hellstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hellstrom has chosen Firestarter as his entrance music. Nate Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Walker
vs
Hellstrom

187 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

177 cm
21
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Rastafarii Clothing

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nate Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Hellstrom!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Hellstrom.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hellstrom throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hellstrom throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker closes the distance and clinches up with Hellstrom, looking for a takedown. Walker pushes Hellstrom against the cage but Hellstrom circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hellstrom takes the fight into the clinch.
Hellstrom is trying to maintain a safe position but Walker gets an underhook and turns Hellstrom into the cage.
Hellstrom digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hellstrom lands an uppercut.
Walker fails to pull guard.

Walker manages to break the clinch.
Hellstrom throws a hook but Walker avoids it easily.
Hellstrom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hellstrom throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hellstrom as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hellstrom is pressed up against the cage. Walker has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hellstrom down to the mat. Hellstrom avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hellstrom throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Walker is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hellstrom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Nate Walker has been cut.
Hellstrom feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Walker's calf.

Walker tries to keep at a distance but Hellstrom has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hellstrom misses with a knee strike.
Hellstrom lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellstrom lands a shoulder strike.
Hellstrom lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Hellstrom lands a nice knee to the body.
Hellstrom landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hellstrom lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
Hellstrom softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hellstrom leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hellstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellstrom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Good body shot from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Hellstrom.
Knees to the body from Hellstrom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellstrom lands a right hand.
Hellstrom taking a breather.
Hellstrom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hellstrom lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hellstrom lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Hellstrom scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hellstrom lands a nice elbow.
Walker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hellstrom lands an elbow inside.
A short body shot lands from Hellstrom as the two fighters clinch.
Hellstrom lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Hellstrom as the two fighters clinch.
Hellstrom lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hellstrom gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hellstrom lands with a right to the head.
Hellstrom stalling against the cage.
Hellstrom lands with a short shot to the head.
Hellstrom lands a nice shot to the body.
Hellstrom looking to slow down the pace here.

Hellstrom manages to break the clinch.

Hellstrom drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.

Hellstrom pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker walks into a stiff left hand from Hellstrom.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hellstrom.
Hellstrom throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hellstrom scores with a nice strike.

Walker is rocked!
Hellstrom sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Walker's defenses. It connects perfectly with Walker's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyler Hellstrom!

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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 Frank Mirage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steele is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Necro - No Remorse. Frank Mirage could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ivan Steele's chin.

Mirage
vs
Steele

184 cm
23
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mirage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Steele!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage lands a high kick to the side of Steele's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Mirage dives into guard, looking to finish.

Steele is rocked!

It looks like Ivan Steele has been cut.

Mirage thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Steele is still in real trouble! Can Mirage finish him?
Mirage loads up on a big left hand. Steele felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mirage looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Steele can't hide his disappointment, as Mirage celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Mirage!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Braden Szymon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen Psychosocial as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Szymon
vs
Lynch

180 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Firebird Designs
The Red Eye

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Braden Szymon !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch connects with a single shot there.
Szymon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lynch pinned against the cage. Lynch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Szymon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A lazy left from Lynch finds it's target.

It looks like Braden Szymon has been cut.
Lynch throws a leg kick but Szymon sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Szymon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Szymon swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lynch pulls Szymon into guard.

Szymon drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lynch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lynch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lynch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szymon struggling a bit here.
Lynch trying to control the position but Szymon is working away.
Szymon sneaks back into half guard.
Lynch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch working over Szymon with some ground and pound. Szymon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Szymon is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch controlling the action here.
Szymon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lynch scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lynch lands a nice short elbow.
Szymon has a hand on Lynch's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lynch takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lynch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Lynch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lynch cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lynch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Szymon is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch lands a big shot there that rocks Szymon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Szymon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Szymon takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Szymon is breathing heavily.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lynch! Szymon is hurt baaadly! Lynch is firing away with more strikes - Szymon is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Matt Lynch!

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 Dominic Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Homer J Pimpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vera comes to the cage accompanied by Romper Stomper. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Vera
vs
J Pimpson

188 cm
19
202 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Lightning Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominic Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Homer J Pimpson!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pimpson tries a head kick but it misses.
Pimpson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Pimpson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vera to the mat! Vera manages to get full guard.
Vera is trying to control the position but Pimpson postures up.
Vera wants to stand and escape but Pimpson is having none of it.
Pimpson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vera is keeping the position for now.
Vera throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Pimpson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Vera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pimpson has Vera in his guard.
Vera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pimpson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vera chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vera 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.
Vera postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pimpson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Pimpson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pimpson keeping full guard, as Vera tries to pass.

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.

Vera stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Vera jabs at Pimpson's body.
Pimpson swinging wilding here.
Vera lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vera.
Vera misses with the combination.
Vera throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pimpson counters with a head kick. That will keep Vera thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
Vera throws a sloppy head kick and Pimpson moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Vera both land. Nice combination.
Vera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vera fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pimpson on the side of the head.
Vera falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pimpson counters with a big head kick but Vera shrugs it off.
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
Vera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pimpson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pimpson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pimpson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vera fails to land with a series of punches.
Vera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pimpson's hands.

Vera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vera cracks Pimpson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vera lands with some strikes.
Vera 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.

Pimpson tries to improve his position but Vera has taken his back! Vera has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Pimpson tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Vera pushes Pimpson away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dominic Vera!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Caschera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gora Sammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caschera comes to the cage accompanied by Crimson King by Demons & Wizards limited edition. Max Caschera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Caschera
vs
Sammo

175 cm
23
250 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
19
228 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Caschera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gora Sammo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sammo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Caschera if he has to take too many more of those.
Caschera throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sammo throws a head kick that misses.

Sammo gets a clinch.
Sammo lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Max Caschera has been cut.
Sammo tries to land knees in the clinch but Caschera avoids the damage to the body.
Caschera tries to land a knee to the head but Sammo blocks with his arms.
Caschera can't break the clinch.
Sammo prevents a body shot from Caschera.

Caschera manages to break the clinch.

Sammo pushes Caschera up against the cage in a clinch.
Caschera is trying to stall.
Caschera avoiding damage as Sammo throws knees to the body.
Sammo missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sammo.
Sammo gets underhooks to prevent Caschera's takedown attempt.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sammo is struggling to control the position.
Caschera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sammo trying to land knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Caschera.
Caschera avoids a wild elbow strike from Sammo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caschera drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Caschera lands a body shot.
Sammo looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Caschera.
Caschera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sammo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sammo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caschera up against the cage.
Caschera tries to break the clinch but Sammo is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Caschera avoids the elbow strike from Sammo, against the cage.
Sammo misses with an elbow over the top.
Sammo pushes off an throws an elbow but Caschera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Caschera breaks from the clinch.
Caschera keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Sammo.
Nice sprawl there from Sammo as Caschera shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caschera is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caschera.
Caschera tries to clinch
and Sammo counters with a big head kick but Caschera shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sammo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sammo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Sammo closes the distance and pushes Caschera back into the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on Sammo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting on Sammo's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Caschera avoiding damage as Sammo throws knees to the body.
Caschera can't get the takedown.
Sammo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caschera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caschera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Sammo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sammo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caschera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammo pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sammo blocks a body shot from Caschera.
Sammo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caschera up against the cage.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caschera struggles to land a body shot inside as Sammo controls his hands.
Sammo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gora Sammo.
Caschera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Max Caschera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sammo lands with a kick to the temple. Caschera shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caschera throws a lazy head kick
and Sammo counters with a nice leg kick.
Sammo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sammo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sammo tries to land a knee to the head but Caschera blocks with his arms.
Sammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caschera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sammo.
Caschera avoiding damage as Sammo throws knees to the body.
Sammo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caschera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sammo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caschera up against the cage.
Sammo misses with an elbow strike.
Sammo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caschera wants to break free but Sammo has control.
Caschera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caschera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sammo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sammo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Max Caschera's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stalling in the clinch from Sammo.
Caschera avoiding damage as Sammo throws knees to the body.
Caschera is trying to break the clinch but Sammo has him pressed against the cage.
Sammo scores a nice knee to the body.
Sammo prevents Caschera from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gora Sammo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Caschera's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sammo closes the distance and pushes Caschera back into the cage.
Caschera can't find room to land a body shot as Sammo controls the action.
Caschera tries to land knees in the clinch but Sammo avoids the damage to the body.
Sammo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sammo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Caschera blocks an elbow strike from Sammo.
Caschera blocks an elbow strike.
Caschera swings wildly with an uppercut but Sammo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammo trying to land knees to the body.
Caschera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sammo slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammo tries to land knees in the clinch but Caschera avoids the damage to the body.
Caschera misses with a punch on the inside.
Sammo stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Caschera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caschera managing to block the knees to the body from Sammo.
Gora Sammo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sammo lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caschera as Sammo tries to tie him up.
Caschera gets through Sammo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caschera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sammo is pressed up against the cage. Caschera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sammo down to the mat. Sammo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Sammo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caschera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sammo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Sammo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Sammo throws a sloppy head kick

and Caschera counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sammo!
Caschera avoids the attempt from Sammo to control.
Sammo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sammo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caschera is one step ahead there.
Caschera is looking to work some ground and pound but Sammo has wrist control.
Sammo seems keen to control Caschera's posture.
Caschera lands a couple of digs.
Caschera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sammo is keeping the position for now.
Sammo is controlling Caschera's posture.
Sammo 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 pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sammo is adopting a defensive guard.
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.
Sammo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Caschera manages to get himself to full guard.
Caschera wants to sweep here but Sammo controlling him for the moment.
Caschera will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Sammo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Sammo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sammo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Caschera keeping moving, preventing Sammo from controlling successfully.
Sammo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Caschera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sammo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sammo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sammo content to stall in guard here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Gora Sammo just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sammo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sammo.
Sammo throws a head kick that Caschera semi-blocks.

Sammo forces Caschera back against the cage and clinches.
Sammo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caschera up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gora Sammo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Caschera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Sammo wants to clinch.
Caschera misses with a leg kick
and Sammo counters with a low kick, right behind Caschera 's knee.
Nice body kick from Sammo.
Caschera walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sammo.

Sammo moves into the clinch.
Sammo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sammo slows down the pace here.
Sammo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sammo stalling the fight.
Caschera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caschera wants to break free but Sammo has control.
Sammo is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammo prevents Caschera from breaking the clinch.
Sammo missing with knees to the body.
Caschera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sammo blocks a body shot from Caschera.
Come on Sammo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Sammo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caschera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sammo is pressed up against the cage. Caschera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sammo down to the mat. Sammo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sammo.
Caschera fails with the takedown
and Sammo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sammo wants to clinch up but Caschera keeps it at a distance.
Sammo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caschera's head.
Sammo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sammo has Caschera up against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammo missing with knees to the body.
Sammo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caschera.
Caschera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sammo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caschera.
Caschera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sammo has him pressed against the cage.
Sammo is stalling here.
Caschera managing to block the knees to the body from Sammo.
Sammo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caschera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Caschera tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caschera tries to work over Sammo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caschera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caschera jumps guard but Sammo stands there with Caschera around his waist. Caschera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caschera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sammo controlling the action here for a moment.
Caschera will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sammo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caschera's brow.
Sammo landing knees to the head.

Max Caschera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sammo throws an elbow but it misses.
Caschera managing to block the knees to the body from Sammo.
Caschera can't break the clinch.
Caschera is looking to break free of the clinch but Sammo has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Caschera.
Sammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caschera.
Caschera tries a body shot but Sammo blocks it.
Sammo gets underhooks to prevent Caschera's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Sammo.
Sammo lands an elbow just above Caschera 's eye.
Sammo taking a breather.
Sammo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sammo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caschera up against the cage.
Sammo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sammo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sammo lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sammo scores a nice knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sammo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caschera.
Sammo is pushing Caschera up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Max Caschera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Gora Sammo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sammo 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gora Sammo!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Shaun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaun has chosen The Soviettes - "#1 Is Number Two" as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pounder
vs
Shaun

190 cm
22
211 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

190 cm
20
212 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Pounder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Shaun!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaun moves in looking to clinch but Pounder pushes him off.
The fighters circling - Pounder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pounder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pounder misses with a wild combination.
Pounder throws a big shot that misses.
Shaun avoids the body shot from Pounder.
Shaun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pounder.

Shaun fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pounder, pushing him back against the cage.
Shaun has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pounder is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pounder lands with a light punch inside.
Shaun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shaun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pounder walks away with a smile on his face. Shaun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Robert Pounder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Shaun.
Horrible takedown by Pounder or perhaps it was just good defense by Shaun which made him look bad.
Pounder throws a series of punches but Shaun moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shaun has time to react.
Shaun slips a straight right by Pounder.
Pounder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pounder throws a lazy right hand but Shaun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Shaun fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pounder sprawls well initially but Shaun persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pounder is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shaun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Shaun is working for a submission of some sort.

Shaun decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Pounder throws a hook but Shaun avoids it easily.
Pounder thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pounder looks to clinch

and Shaun counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shaun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pounder is trying to keep Shaun in close.
Shaun trying to control the position from guard on top but Pounder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pounder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shaun blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pounder.
Pounder seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Pounder is breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pounder lands a nice short elbow.

Shaun looking for submissions off his back.
Pounder takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Shaun has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pounder is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shaun is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Pounder is tapping! Great win for Shaun!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mark Shaun!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem For a Dream. The key to victory for Ivan Eriksson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Eriksson
vs
Johnson

184 cm
23
167 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ivan Eriksson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Eriksson.
Ivan Eriksson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson staying out of range there.
Eriksson swinging wilding here.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Eriksson stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Eriksson sprawls well.
Ivan Eriksson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.

Johnson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Eriksson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson manages to get to full guard.
Eriksson trying to keep a closed guard but Johnson is proving a slippery customer.

Eriksson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Eriksson is keeping the position.

Eriksson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Eriksson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Eriksson seems to be looking for submissions.
Johnson works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eriksson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping full guard, as Eriksson tries to pass.

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

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

Eriksson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Eriksson passes into half guard.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Eriksson.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Eriksson is working for a kimura but Johnson is defending it quite comfortably.
Eriksson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eriksson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Eriksson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Eriksson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Eriksson has control of the leg.

That's four 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.

Eriksson is trying to work for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Eriksson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Johnson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Johnson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Eriksson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Eriksson tries to bench press Johnson off him but Johnson keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Johnson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Eriksson is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Eriksson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Eriksson keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Eriksson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Eriksson wanted to stand there but Johnson had control of the position.
Eriksson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Eriksson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Eriksson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Johnson has tightened it up now! Eriksson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Johnson!
John Johnson is the new lightweight champion!

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