MFC XVIII PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Randale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randale comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. The key to victory for Roger Randale has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Randale
vs
Andrews

189 cm
26
257 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Randale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Andrews!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randale lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Corey Andrews has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrews is defended easily by Randale.
A head kick from Randale lands but Andrews takes it in his stride.
Andrews shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Randale counters with a head kick that drops Andrews to the mat! Andrews scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Andrews is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randale lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Andrews crumples to the floor! Randale milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger Randale!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kristian Damsted Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powers has chosen Just to get by as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Damsted Andersen
vs
Powers

185 cm
19
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristian Damsted Andersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Powers!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers looks to clinch

and Damsted Andersen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Damsted Andersen.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

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

Damsted Andersen working for a triangle but Powers defends it easily.

Damsted Andersen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Powers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Damsted Andersen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Damsted Andersen has his foot on Powers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Powers works his way back into a safe position though.
Damsted Andersen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Damsted Andersen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Powers defends it easily.

Damsted Andersen working for a triangle but Powers defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen wants to sweep but no luck.
Powers trying to control but Damsted Andersen is working from the bottom.
Damsted Andersen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Damsted Andersen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Damsted Andersen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Powers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Powers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Damsted Andersen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Powers defends it easily.
Damsted Andersen wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Powers is now in half guard.

Damsted Andersen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damsted Andersen regains full guard. Nicely done.

Damsted Andersen looking for a triangle here. Powers is fighting it but it looks tight! Damsted Andersen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Powers is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kristian Damsted Andersen!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Hagel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshimora Chiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiba has chosen Angel of Death as his entrance music. Matt Hagel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hagel
vs
Chiba

186 cm
26
197 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
185 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hagel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yoshimora Chiba!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hagel looks to land a left hand but Chiba moved out of range nicely.
Hagel shoots and misses
and Chiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hagel cracks a nice hook into Chiba's ribs.
Hagel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hagel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chiba counters with a left and a right that stings Hagel.
Hagel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chiba manages to avoid it.
Chiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hagel.
Chiba walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hagel throws a head kick that misses
and Chiba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hagel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hagel.
Hagel is looking to wear down Chiba with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hagel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chiba as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagel takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matt Hagel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hagel is breathing heavily.
Hagel swings widly with a right hand
and Chiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hagel misses with a hook
and Chiba counters with a nice leg kick.
Hagel misses with a shot to the body
and Chiba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Chiba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chiba.
Hagel ducks under a wild hook from Chiba.
Chiba looks to land a left hand but Hagel moved out of range nicely.
Hagel doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chiba counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hagel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hagel.
Chiba throws a sloppy head kick and Hagel moves out of range easily.
Chiba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hagel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hagel misses with a hook.
Chiba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chiba slips under a jab from Hagel.
A punch combination from Chiba misses.
Hagel walks into a straight right hand from Chiba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagel takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Chiba misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hagel with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chiba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hagel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hagel misses with a looping left.
Hagel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Chiba.
Chiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hagel.
Hagel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hagel swings for the body but Chiba moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chiba dodges the punch combination from Hagel.
Chiba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hagel.
Hagel throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chiba counter with a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hagel takes one to the side of the head.
Hagel misses with a shot to the body
and Chiba counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sloppy strikes from Chiba. Those never looked like landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Hagel misses the target.
Hagel misses with a wild body shot.
Hagel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiba.
Chiba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hagel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chiba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hagel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chiba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hagel throws a body punch but Chiba moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hagel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chiba pinned against the cage. Chiba gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hagel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chiba as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hagel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chiba lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hagel thows a leg kick but Chiba checks it
letting Chiba counter with a right hand.
Hagel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hagel dodges the punch combination from Chiba.
Yoshimora Chiba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chiba tests Hagel's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiba throws a looping overhand right but Hagel ducks down to avoid it.
Chiba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hagel throws out the jab.
Chiba throws a hook to the side of Hagel's head but Hagel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hagel throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hagel. Chiba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hagel throws out a loose jab but Chiba uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Chiba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hagel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Chiba.
Chiba throws a hook but Hagel blocks it.
Hagel shoots in for a double leg but Chiba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hagel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chiba.
Chiba tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Chiba.
Chiba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hagel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chiba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hagel takes a swing at Chiba's ribcage but misses.
Chiba loads up on a big right hand but Hagel slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagel throws a head kick that misses
and Chiba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chiba throws a nice looking combination but Hagel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hagel misses with a left hand
and Chiba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chiba misses with the combination.
Hagel throws a nice looking combination but Chiba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chiba lands with a nice combination. Hagel backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hagel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chiba finds it's way round the side to connect with Hagel's head.
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!
Chiba throws an overhand right that lands on Hagel's shoulder, as Hagel tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshimora Chiba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Hagel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hagel tries to bum rush Chiba with a series of wild strikes but Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hagel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chiba but Chiba pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chiba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hagel.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hagel. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A swing and a miss from Hagel.
Hagel misses with a takedown attempt - Chiba sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chiba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chiba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chiba works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chiba is fending him off so far but Hagel persists. Nope, Chiba circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Hagel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hagel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chiba misses with a few strikes there.
Hagel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chiba lands a body shot.
Chiba scores with a three punch combo!
Chiba misses with a looping right.
Chiba misses with a straight right.
Hagel misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagel misses with a shot to the body
enabling Chiba to counter with a crisp jab.
Chiba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hagel on the side of the head.
Yoshimora Chiba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiba throws a hook but Hagel avoids it easily.
Chiba lands with a nice combination. Hagel backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A lazy left from Chiba finds it's target.
Hagel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chiba counters with a nice leg kick.
Hagel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hagel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hagel is rocked!
Hagel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chiba moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Chiba there.
Oh Hagel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chiba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Chiba connects with a nice looking jab.
Hagel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown by Hagel or perhaps it was just good defense by Chiba which made him look bad.
Nice shot lands for Chiba.
Chiba is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Hagel like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Hagel from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshimora Chiba!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Ishikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz's entrance music is DJ Khaled - All I do is win. A fine choice. Ishikawa has chosen mindshift genki sudo as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cruz
vs
Ishikawa

173 cm
21
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

150 cm
23
147 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dominick Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akira Ishikawa!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Ishikawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed

and Ishikawa counters with a shoot takedown. Cruz fights it but they end up in guard.
Ishikawa controlling from the top position.

Cruz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ishikawa is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ishikawa trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz working a defensive guard here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz pulls Ishikawa in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Akira Ishikawa hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Ishikawa clinches.
Ishikawa leaning against his opponent.
Cruz working hard to break the clinch.
Ishikawa taking a breather.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Ishikawa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz can't break the clinch.

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

Ishikawa drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cruz working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ishikawa has passed into half guard!
Cruz is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ishikawa throwing shots but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Ishikawa is controlling well.
Ishikawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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!
Cruz is not content to let Ishikawa control the position.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akira Ishikawa!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bily Got (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chance Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chance Powell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Got
vs
Powell

185 cm
24
201 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bily Got!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chance Powell!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Got both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Chance Powell has been cut.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
Got throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powell tries to land a front kick but Got steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Got throws out a powerful jab.
Powell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chance Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powell throws a series of punches but Got avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Powell.
Powell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Got avoids it really well and circles away.

Got clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Got lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Powell or not.
Got lands with a right to the head.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Powell gets tackled into the cage by Got. Got maintains the clinch.
Got wants to stall.
Got goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Powell tries to break the clinch but Got is controlling the position.
A short body shot lands from Got as the two fighters clinch.

Got breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Got slips a jab and a cross from Powell.

Powell rushes Got and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Powell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Got tries to bum rush Powell with a series of wild strikes but Powell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Got lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Powell avoids a punch combination nicely.

Got rushes Powell and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Got on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Got.
Powell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Got pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bily Got has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chance Powell.

Got moves into the clinch successfully.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Got fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Got has Powell pressed against the cage, preventing Powell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Got doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Got lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Nice body punch from Got - that landed with a thud.
Powell being controlled against the cage.
Got lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Powell trying to control the position but instead, Got has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powell into the cage.
Got tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Powell breaks from the clinch.

Got rushes Powell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Got blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Powell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Got fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Powell misses with a looping left.
Powell looks to land a combination but Got avoids it well.
Got lands with a cross.
Bily Got is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Got dodges the punch combination from Powell.

Got gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Got tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bily Got dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chance Powell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Got rushes Powell and presses him up against the cage.
Got is trying to maintain a safe position but Powell gets an underhook and turns Got into the cage.
Got working hard to break the clinch.

Powell manages to break the clinch.
Powell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Powell lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Got has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Got and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Powell looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Got!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Got really wants to buck Powell off and get back to his feet.
Got is working to get back to half guard.
Got knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Powell on the ground.
Powell breaks from Got's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Bily Got has been cut.
Got wants to hold on but Powell pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Got can't escape the position.
BOOM! Powell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Got is looking to get to half guard.
Powell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Powell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Powell lands a big elbow.

Got is rocked!

Bily Got's cut is getting worse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Got in real trouble here! The ref calls for Got to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chance Powell!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Balil Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schnee Wittchen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wittchen has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Boy
vs
Wittchen

180 cm
27
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

MMA Animal

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Balil Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Schnee Wittchen!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wittchen circles away quickly and effectively.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy jabs Wittchen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wittchen lands an overhand right.
Wittchen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wittchen misses the shot to the body.
Wittchen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wittchen punishes Boy's body with a nice straight punch.
Wittchen cracks Boy with an open hand slap.
Wittchen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wittchen avoids the head kick by Boy.
Boy throws a low kick but Wittchen moves out of range easily.
Boy throws a leg kick
and Wittchen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wittchen lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittchen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Wittchen.
Boy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wittchen cracks the inside of Boy's front leg.
Wittchen lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Balil Boy has been cut.
Boy tries to land a body kick
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balil Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boy lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boy misses with a body kick.
Wittchen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wittchen.
Wittchen throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Boy throws a head kick that misses.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Boy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wittchen avoids the head kick by Boy.
Wittchen tries to clinch but Boy moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wittchen.
Wittchen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boy takes one to the chin there.
Wittchen cracks Boy with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Wittchen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wittchen. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wittchen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Boy.
Wittchen jabs Boy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wittchen jabs Boy to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wittchen closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.
Wittchen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wittchen landing knees to the head.
Wittchen tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.

Wittchen breaks from the clinch.
Boy throws a lazy head kick
and Wittchen counters with a nice body shot.
Wittchen tries to land a leg kick but Boy saw it coming and moves away.
Wittchen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wittchen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Boy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wittchen takes a step back to recover.
Wittchen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Boy doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wittchen scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wittchen cracks the inside of Boy's front leg.
Boy takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Wittchen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wittchen landing knees to the body.
Wittchen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Wittchen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wittchen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boy.

Wittchen closes the distance and pushes Boy back into the cage.

Wittchen manages to break the clinch.
Boy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Balil Boy's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wittchen, right into the meat.
Wittchen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schnee Wittchen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Balil Boy's cut.
That's time! Boy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wittchen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wittchen cracks Boy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wittchen can pounce on him.

Wittchen pushes Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Wittchen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wittchen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wittchen is trying to push Boy away but Boy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wittchen has him pressed against the cage.
Boy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wittchen is keeping busy.
Wittchen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wittchen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wittchen avoiding damage as Boy throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Wittchen manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wittchen throws out a leg kick but Boy moves out of range and Wittchen only half commits.
Boy misses with a body kick.
Wittchen lands with a nice body kick.
Wittchen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A nice combination there by Wittchen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy throws a wild hook but Wittchen just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Boy gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Wittchen raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schnee Wittchen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Livad L aspinatour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Te Mana Lumotuffio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lumotuffio's choice of entrance music: Aue Te Aroha. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

L aspinatour
vs
Mana Lumotuffio

225 cm
29
300 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

150 cm
28
300 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Livad L aspinatour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Te Mana Lumotuffio!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

L aspinatour closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lumotuffio did well to prevent L aspinatour getting side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
L aspinatour throwing shots but Lumotuffio is blocking nicely.
Lumotuffio flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lumotuffio wants to control but L aspinatour is keeping busy and won't allow it.

L aspinatour is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lumotuffio is just riding it out for now. L aspinatour eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

L aspinatour 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.
Lumotuffio tries to kick L aspinatour off but L aspinatour keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
L aspinatour lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
L aspinatour is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
L aspinatour sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lumotuffio defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
L aspinatour works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lumotuffio is looking to get to half guard.

L aspinatour is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lumotuffio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
L aspinatour will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
L aspinatour tries to control but Lumotuffio wriggling away.
L aspinatour landing strikes from the mount.
L aspinatour prevents Lumotuffio from getting the reversal.
L aspinatour raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
L aspinatour fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
L aspinatour pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lumotuffio tries to reverse the position but L aspinatour maintains control.
Lumotuffio looks gassed!
L aspinatour has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lumotuffio's face.
L aspinatour working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Lumotuffio is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from L aspinatour! Lumotuffio is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Livad L aspinatour!