MXC 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hosking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hosking comes to the ring accompanied by War Machine. Daniel Lawrence will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Hosking
vs
Lawrence

180 cm
22
190 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matthew Hosking!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch but Hosking swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lawrence misses with an uppercut. Hosking saw that one coming.

Hosking has closed the distance and engaged Lawrence in a clinch.

Hosking has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lawrence clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Lawrence is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Matthew Hosking wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Hosking gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hosking gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lawrence regains guard.
Hosking stands and throws Lawrence's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lawrence taking punishment in the form of punches.

Hosking decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lawrence to his feet.

Hosking has managed to clinch.
Hosking tries a body shot but Lawrence blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosking keeps control of Lawrence as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hosking lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lawrence is trying to break the clinch but Hosking has him pressed against the ropes.
Lawrence is looking to break free of the clinch but Hosking has double underhooks.
Lawrence looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lawrence wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lawrence tries to break free but Hosking pushes him back against the ropes.
Lawrence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Hosking tightens his grip and picks Lawrence up, before dumping him to the ground. Lawrence manages to land in guard.
Hosking seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Matthew Hosking.
Lawrence avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hosking gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lawrence tries to break free but Hosking pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hosking creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hosking has him pressed against the ropes.
Lawrence wants to get back to striking at distance but Hosking won't allow it.
Hosking can't find room to land a body shot as Lawrence controls the action.

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

Hosking closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Hosking gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lawrence regains guard.

Hosking stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Hosking throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lawrence tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hosking is in Lawrence's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Hosking's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Hosking 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.
Hosking pushing down on Lawrence's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hosking looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Hosking decides to return to a standing position.

Hosking throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lawrence was covering up waiting for the punch and Hosking finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hosking lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hosking 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.
Lawrence is looking to stand up but Hosking isn't so interested in that idea.
Hosking advances to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosking works his foot free and advances to mount.
Hosking scoring with strikes but Lawrence is staying in there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hosking landing punches.
Hosking landing strikes from the mount and Lawrence is in trouble!

Lawrence is rocked!

It looks like Daniel Lawrence has been cut.
Hosking takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hosking scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lawrence is still in real trouble! Can Hosking finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hosking controlling the position easily from mount.
Lawrence seems to have recovered his senses.
Hosking in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hosking fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Hosking controlling the pace for now.
Lawrence squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hosking looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hosking raining down hammerfists from mount.

Hosking working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Lawrence turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Hosking off and cradles Lawrence's limp body as Hosking celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Matthew Hosking!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jowdi Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rahen Fenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahen Fenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Marshall
vs
Fenko

190 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

185 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jowdi Marshall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rahen Fenko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marshall lands a glancing blow to the side of Fenko's head.
Marshall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fenko throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Fenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fenko misses with a looping right.
Marshall shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fenko throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Marshall really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Marshall slips a straight right by Fenko.
A cross from Marshall lands.

Marshall lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Fenko sprawling to the canvas. Marshall follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Fenko hang on?

It looks like Rahen Fenko has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marshall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marshall is controlling the pace.
Marshall lands with a punch from half guard.
Marshall is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fenko!
Fenko is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Marshall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Marshall landing shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall landing strikes, looking to finish!
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!
Marshall controlling his opponent.
Marshall landing punches.
Marshall content just to control the position here.
Marshall scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Fenko is rocked!
Marshall lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Fenko! Marshall sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Fenko and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jowdi Marshall!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Granderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Shields has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shields
vs
Granderson

183 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
172 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Shields!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rich Granderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Granderson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Granderson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Granderson working the strikes but Shields uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Shields is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Granderson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shields wants to control but Granderson is keeping busy.
Shields is not content to let Granderson control the position.
Granderson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shields to regain full guard.
Granderson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Granderson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shields is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Granderson, into his guard.
Granderson keeping full guard, as Shields tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shields postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Granderson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Shields, into his guard.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Granderson from controlling successfully.
Granderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shields swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shields is pulling down on Granderson's head. It's preventing any offense from Granderson, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Granderson is in close to Shields's body, working some short punches and elbows.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shields is looking for a triangle but Granderson pushes his legs off easily.
Shields keeping moving, preventing Granderson from controlling successfully.
Granderson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Granderson postures up and lands a big shot to Shields's brow.

Granderson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Shields has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Granderson is looking to defend but Shields has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Granderson! Shields pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Granderson taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jake Shields!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Caige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caige comes to the ring accompanied by Silverchair- israel's Son. Michaels has chosen Eminem - So Bad as his entrance music. Ross Michaels will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Caige
vs
Michaels

173 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

173 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Caige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ross Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caige tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Michaels looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Michaels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Caige is breathing heavily.

Michaels shoots in and gets a takedown into Caige's guard.
Michaels postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michaels postures up in Caige's guard and throws a big left but Caige blocks it.
Michaels connects with a couple of short punches.
Michaels is looking to work some ground and pound but Caige has wrist control.
Caige wants to get back to his feet but Michaels is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Michaels with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caige could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Michaels drops back looking for a leg! Caige is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Caige manages to kick Michaels off! Michaels jumps back into Caige's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Michaels drops back looking for a leg! Caige is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Caige manages to kick Michaels off! Michaels jumps back into Caige's guard.
Michaels thows a big elbow that misses.

Michaels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michaels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Michaels drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Michaels jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Michaels loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels landing with the ground and pound.
Michaels advances to half guard.

Michaels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Michaels is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Michaels stops Caige from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caige is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Michaels scores with a couple of nice shots.
Michaels working Caige over with strikes.
Michaels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michaels throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Michaels is looking for a kimura but Caige is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michaels to get the leverage.
Michaels working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Michaels is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caige sees it coming and defends easily.
Michaels drops an elbow to the side of Caige's head.

Michaels wants to work for an arm triangle but Caige is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caige tries to kick Michaels off but Michaels keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Michaels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Michaels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Michaels working over Caige with some ground and pound. Caige looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Michaels works his way into full mount!
Caige trying desperately to get to his feet.
Michaels lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Michaels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Michaels punishing his opponent with strikes.

Michaels looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Michaels landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Michaels working for a submission but Caige is keeping him at bay.
Michaels punching from mount but Caige doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Caige is bucking up trying to escape but Michaels cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Caige trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels lands a big shot there that rocks Caige but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Michaels looking to finish Caige with some ground and pound. This is bad for Caige!

Michaels looking to secure an arm triangle but Caige defends it well.
Caige wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Michaels has hold of Caige's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Caige manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Caige avoids a series of strikes thrown by Michaels.
Michaels thowing shots but they're missing.
Michaels lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Caige hang on?

Michaels working for a submission but Caige is keeping him at bay.

Michaels moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Caige has worked his arm free - good work by Caige!
Michaels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Michaels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Michaels is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Caige knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Michaels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caige is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Michaels swings around for an armbar but Caige sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Michaels's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Michaels working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caige doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caige manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Michaels has a closed guard, preventing Caige from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caige pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caige tries a head kick but it misses.
Caige sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Billy Caige is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caige blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caige sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Michaels rushes Caige and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caige prevents the takedown attempt.
Michaels looking for a takedown.
Caige gets underhooks to prevent Michaels's takedown attempt.
Billy Caige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Michaels.
Caige can't break the clinch.
Caige has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Michaels gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Michaels looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Michaels is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Caige defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caige defending well though.
Michaels is nestled in close to Caige, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Michaels seems to be looking for submissions.
Michaels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Caige knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Michaels seems to be looking for submissions.
Michaels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Michaels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caige pushes Michaels off looking to stand but Michaels dives back in and keeps control.
Michaels throwing shots but Caige is blocking nicely.

Michaels is trying to work for a kimura but Caige is defending well.

Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michaels wants to work for an arm triangle but Caige is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michaels prevents Caige from standing back up.

Michaels is looking for a kimura but Caige is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michaels to get the leverage.
Nice strikes from Michaels there.

Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Caige avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michaels.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Michaels wants to work for an arm triangle but Caige is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Michaels seems to be looking for submissions.

Michaels is looking for a kimura here.
Caige pushes Michaels off looking to stand but Michaels dives back in and keeps control.

Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Michaels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Michaels with the ground and pound but Caige uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Michaels throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Michaels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Caige pushes Michaels off and scrambles back to his feet.
Billy Caige is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caige misses with a body kick.
Billy Caige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Caige.
Michaels tried to score with a low kick but Caige checks it.
Michaels blocks the body kick.
Caige blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Caige throws a sloppy head kick
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Caige will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Caige misses

and Michaels holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Michaels has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Caige is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michaels tries to score a body lock takedown but Caige shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Caige is trying to break the clinch but Michaels has him pressed against the ropes.
Caige wants to break the clinch but can't.

Michaels has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Caige uses from the top position.

Caige gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Michaels blocks a head kick by Caige.
Michaels scores with a head kick. Caige tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice jab there from Caige.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caige, right into the meat.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Caige's waist but Caige gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Michaels off to one side.
Michaels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caige wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michaels tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caige is looking to land body kicks.

Michaels closes the distance and pushes Caige back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Caige takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Michaels throws a head kick that Caige semi-blocks.
Caige misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Caige.
Caige misses with a jab to the body
and Michaels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Michaels fails with an attempt to clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Caige enables Michaels to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Caige manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Michaels passes into half guard.
Caige looks like he's trying to stand up.
Michaels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Michaels is looking to advance position but Caige won't allow it.

Michaels is looking for a kimura here.

Michaels seems to be working for a kimura but Caige defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Michaels.

Michaels is looking for a kimura here.
Michaels stops Caige from getting back to his feet.
Michaels not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caige wants to get back to his feet.

Michaels is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Michaels throws a strike but Caige avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Caige is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Michaels is controlling him.
Michaels scoring with punches to the head and body.
Michaels postures up in Caige's guard and throws a big left but Caige blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels forces his way into half guard.
Caige is trying to stand back up but Michaels is controlling him

Michaels wants to work for an arm triangle but Caige is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Michaels working over Caige with some ground and pound. Caige looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Michaels is looking for a kimura but Caige is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Michaels to get the leverage.
Caige is trying to stand.

Michaels is looking for a kimura here.
Caige avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Michaels.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Caige's head.
Caige is trying to stand back up but Michaels is controlling him

Michaels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ross Michaels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caige pushes Michaels off looking to stand but Michaels dives back in and keeps control.

Michaels is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Michaels throwing shots but Caige is blocking nicely.

Caige kicks off Michaels and gets to his feet.
Caige misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Caige stuffs the takedown attempt from Michaels. Michaels gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Caige as Michaels shoots in.
A head kick misses from Caige.

Michaels takes the fight into the clinch.
Caige gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Michaels.
Billy Caige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ross Michaels.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Caige breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Caige.
Michaels shoots in but no luck this time.
Caige scores with a head kick.
Caige scores with a leg kick.
Michaels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caige avoids it really well and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Caige blocks a head kick by Michaels.
Michaels avoids the head kick by Caige.
Michaels takes a kick to the side of the head.
Michaels throws a head kick that misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Caige moves out of range easily.
A left and a right from Caige both land. Nice combination.
Michaels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ross Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caige throws a sloppy head kick and Michaels moves out of range easily.
Billy Caige has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Michaels.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ross Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michaels 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Ross Michaels!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Ross Michaels!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Ross Michaels!

Ross Michaels wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strong comes into the arena with Silverchair- Freak blaring out of the sound system. Thunder has chosen Eminem - Bully as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ken Thunder will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Strong
vs
Thunder

188 cm
26
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruce Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Strong.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Strong throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Thunder staying out of range there.
Strong fails with a takedown attempt.
Strong fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strong circles away quickly and effectively.

Strong rushes Thunder and presses him up against the ropes.
Thunder is trying to break free.
Strong prevents Thunder from breaking the clinch.
Thunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strong has him pressed against the ropes.
Strong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thunder wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strong breaks the clinch.
Strong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Strong.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Thunder paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Strong clinches.

Strong breaks from the clinch.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Strong throws a right hand that Thunder ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunder also avoids with ease.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bruce Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Strong with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strong throws an off balance right hand
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Strong backing up. Strong nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
No luck for Strong with that takedown attempt.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strong throws a right hand that misses
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Strong backing up. Strong nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strong closes the distance and clinches up with Thunder, looking for a takedown. Strong pushes Thunder against the ropes but Thunder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thunder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Strong avoids nicely.
Strong throws a right hand that misses
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Strong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strong tries to clinch up.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Strong rushes Thunder and presses him up against the ropes.
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Strong lands a hook that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Thunder is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Strong has Thunder pressed against the ropes, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thunder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Strong breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thunder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Strong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thunder pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Strong rushes Thunder and presses him up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Strong misses with a hook from the clinch.

Strong breaks the clinch.

Thunder gets tackled into the ropes by Strong. Strong maintains the clinch.

Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong looks to clinch
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Strong swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunder throws a combination. Strong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ken Thunder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder swats away the attempt to clinch by Strong.

Strong rushes Thunder and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a right hand.
Strong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Strong has him pressed against the ropes.

Strong breaks from the clinch.
Thunder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Strong has closed the distance and engaged Thunder in a clinch.
Thunder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strongs head.
Strong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strong has Thunder pressed against the ropes, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thunder blocking some punches.
Strong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunder is trying to push Strong away but Strong has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Strong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thunder's efforts to push away.
Thunder tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Strong is controlling him.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is looking to break free of the clinch but Strong has double underhooks.
Thunder is trying to break free.

Strong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strong tries to clinch up but Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt - Thunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Strong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strong misses with the combination.
Strong throws a series of punches but Thunder avoids them all with ease.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thunder lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Strong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Strong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strong checks a leg kick nicely.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Strong throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Strong.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thunder.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Thunder blocks a jab.

Strong has closed the distance and engaged Thunder in a clinch.
Strong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder presses Strong against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thunder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Strong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Strong looks for a takedown but Thunder sprawls well.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick and Strong moves out of range easily.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder feints a jab promting Strong to slip. Thunder then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Strong slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thunder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong throws a right hand that misses
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Strong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ken Thunder will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Strong misses with a straight right.
Strong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thunder leaves Strong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruce Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
That kick from Thunder tenderised Strong's leg. Strong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thunder lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thunder.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strong wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a series of wild punches.
Thunder throws a combination. Strong tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thunder throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Strong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Strong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder throws a series of strikes that have Strong backpedaling.
Thunder misses with the combination.
Strong swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunder scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Strong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sloppy strikes from Thunder. Those never looked like landing.
Strong throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
A combination from Thunder does no damage.
Thunder is looking to chop away at Strong's legs.
Strong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Thunder there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Strong tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range.
Thunder is looking to slow Strong down with leg kicks.
Strong misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a nice leg kick.
Thunder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thunder will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strong fails with a takedown attempt.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong shoots for a takedown but Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Some wild striking there from Thunder.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt - Thunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder misses with a double jab.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Strong swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Strong backing up. Strong nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thunder moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Strong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thunder circles away.
Strong misses with a left hand
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Strong.
A punch combination from Thunder misses.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder scores with a one two! Strong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strong.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Strong. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Strong moves to clinch but Thunder breaks away
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Strong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder throws a series of strikes that have Strong backpedaling.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Strong shoots in for a takedown but Thunder shows good takedown defense.
Strong tries to clinch up but Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.
Strong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thunder moves in looking to clinch but Strong pushes him off.
Strong shoots for a takedown but Thunder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thunder sprawls well. Thunder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strong gets slowly back to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunder!
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.
Thunder is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Thunder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Strong shoots in and drives through. Thunder sprawls well.
Thunder scores with a one two! Strong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Strong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strong throws a series of punches but Thunder moves out of range.
Strong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Strong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Strong misses.
Strong misses with an uppercut
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
Thunder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Strong is looking to clinch but Thunder is avoiding it.

Strong has Thunder up against the ropes in a clinch.
Strong prevents Thunder from breaking the clinch.

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

Strong drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Strong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Strong shoots in for a double leg but Thunder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Strong moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ken Thunder will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Strong wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Strong.
Strong fails with a takedown attempt.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thunder swivels and escapes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strong.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder throws a nice looking combination but Strong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Strong throws a lazy uppercut
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Strong throws an off balance right hand
and Thunder counters with a good low kick that Strong was not able to check.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thunder!
Thunder misses with the combination.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Strong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thunder is fending him off so far but Strong persists. Nope, Thunder circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Thunder.
Thunder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strong tries to clinch there but Thunder circles away.
Strong misses with a lunging right hand
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Strong misses with a two punch combination.
Thunder looks to land a combination but Strong avoids it well.
Thunder leaves Strong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thunder's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thunder duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range.
Thunder tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thunder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strong.
No joy there for Strong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunder swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Strong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Thunder avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strong wants to clinch.
Strong swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Strong.
Thunder cracks the inside of Strong's front leg.
Strong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Strong misses with a wild combination.
Strong doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunder circles away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Strong is looking to clinch.
Strong misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Strong backing up. Strong nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Strong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Strong throws an off balance right hand
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strong is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thunder.
Strong throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strong.
Ken Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strong.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt - Thunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thunder throws a one two combo.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thunder as he avoids it easily.
Strong tries to clinch up.
Strong tries to close the distance and clinch but Thunder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thunder throws a series of punches but Strong moves out of range.
Strong tries to clinch up but Thunder circles away and keeps his distance.

Strong clinches up against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Strong lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thunder has had enough of the clinch but Strong keeps him there for the moment.
Strong working aggressively here.
Thunder wants to get back to striking at distance but Strong won't allow it.
Thunder tries to break the clinch but Strong is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Strong scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Thunder's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Strong breaks from the clinch.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Thunder as he jumps to the side.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Thunder.
Strong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Strong tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Strong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thunder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Strong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Strong moves to clinch but Thunder breaks away
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strong tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strong.
Strong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Strong fails with the takedown.
Strong throws a poor cross that misses
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Strong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Strong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Strong will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder keeps the fight on the outside.
Strong closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thunder circles away.
Strong has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunder throws a right hand that Strong ducks under and follows up with a left that Strong also avoids with ease.
Strong fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bruce Strong.
I think Thunder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Ken Thunder!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight as a draw!

The fight ends as a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Deimon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Deimon
vs
Bullard

165 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
141 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phil Deimon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justin Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deimon misses with a takedown attempt - Bullard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bullard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Deimon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bullard as he jumps to the side.
Bullard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Deimon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bullard.
Deimon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bullard sprawls well. Bullard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Deimon gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Deimon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bullard throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Deimon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bullard's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bullard keeping moving, preventing Deimon from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bullard wants to stand but Deimon is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Deimon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bullard wants to get back to his feet but Deimon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bullard really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Deimon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Deimon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bullard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deimon postures up in Bullard's guard and throws a big left but Bullard blocks it.
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.
Bullard trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Deimon lands a couple of elbows.
Bullard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Deimon manages to get himself to full guard.
Bullard wants to control from the top but Deimon keeps moving.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Deimon wants to stand but Bullard is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deimon pushes Bullard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bullard.
Bullard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Deimon.
Deimon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bullard finds it's way round the side to connect with Deimon's head.
Deimon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bullard pinned against the ropes. Bullard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullard tests Deimon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bullard lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deimon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bullard loads up on a big right hand but Deimon slips the punch.
Bullard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Deimon shoots in but Bullard avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Deimon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bullard did well to prevent Deimon getting side control.
Bullard tries to roll over but Deimon keeps him under control.
Bullard wants to control but Deimon is keeping busy.
Bullard manages to get to full guard.
Deimon looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bullard can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bullard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Deimon trying to control the position from guard on top but Bullard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Deimon wants to pass the guard but Bullard is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bullard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deimon is one step ahead there.
Bullard is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A punch lands to the side of Deimon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Deimon shoots in for a takedown but Bullard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bullard leaves Deimon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deimon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Deimon fails with a takedown attempt.
Bullard leaves Deimon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bullard leaves Deimon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Deimon is breathing heavily.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Deimon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bullard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bullard.
Bullard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Deimon under the eye.
Bullard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bullard loads up on a big right hand but Deimon slips the punch.
Deimon shoots in looking for a takedown but Bullard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Deimon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bullard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deimon shoots in for a takedown but Bullard shows good takedown defense.
Bullard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Deimon under the eye.
Bullard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Deimon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Deimon is rocked!
Bullard drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Deimon right on the button. Deimon goes down! Bullard follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bullard gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Bullard! Justin Bullard retains his bantamweight title!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greco's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bob Marley- Bad Boys. Gold has chosen Lloyd Banks Feat. Eminem - Where I'm At as his entrance music. Sam Greco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Greco
vs
Gold

188 cm
26
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

193 cm
26
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Greco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Gold!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Greco.
Gold misses with a series of wild punches.
Greco throws a head kick that misses
and Gold counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Greco throws a sloppy head kick
and Gold counters with a three punch combo that has Greco backing up. Greco nods at Gold to acknowledge the strikes.
Gold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Greco throws a sloppy head kick
and Gold counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Greco falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Gold!