Midweek Mayhem 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Johnson
vs
Chapman

185 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

160 cm
18
159 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chapman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Johnson sprawls well. Johnson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Chapman gets slowly back to his feet.

Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chapman tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Chapman's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson controlling from the top position.

Johnson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Johnson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Chapman screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Johnson! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Michael Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Second Coming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Hudson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Coming
vs
Hudson

165 cm
22
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Second Coming!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Xavier Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Coming counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Coming passes to side control.
Coming throws a strike aimed at the side of Hudson's head but Hudson avoids it well.
Coming working away.
Hudson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hudson is trying to escape the position but Coming is controlling the position.

Coming stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hudson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coming swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hudson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Coming slips nicely into half guard.
Hudson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Coming stands up from half guard.
Coming swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Coming moves into range and clinches up with Hudson.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coming closes the distance and clinches.
Coming tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hudson avoids it.
Coming gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hudson.
Coming has Hudson pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Hudson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hudson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coming tries to hold on but Hudson postures up.
Coming might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coming regains half guard.
Coming moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hudson looking to sit in guard and control but Coming gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Coming is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hudson working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coming is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hudson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coming is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Second Coming.
Coming stuffs the takedown.
Second Coming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Hudson.

Hudson gets caught flat footed, as Coming shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Coming drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Coming jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Coming is breathing heavily.
Coming showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hudson gets caught napping as Coming dives in and scores a takedown. Hudson manages to retain guard.
Coming engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hudson working a defensive guard here.

Coming stands and steps away. Hudson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hudson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Coming manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Coming with that takedown attempt.
Hudson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coming moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson punishes Coming's body with a nice straight punch.
Coming thows a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coming stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Coming wants it to stay on the feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hudson is trying to pull guard but Coming turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hudson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coming gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Second Coming has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Hudson.

Coming pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Coming is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coming is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hudson wants to get back to full guard.

Coming escapes and gets back to his feet.
Hudson shoots in looking for a takedown. Coming tries to sprawl out of it but Hudson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coming manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Coming moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Coming gets control of Hudson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Coming will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coming manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Second Coming overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hudson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hudson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Coming content just to control the position here.
Coming manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hudson to take his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coming cracks Hudson with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Hudson from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Coming has good solid back control here.

Coming working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Hudson is doing well to defend. Coming seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Hudson is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Second Coming!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Palermo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Bramlet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Palermo
vs
Bramlet

180 cm
20
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Buddy Palermo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Bramlet!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bramlet shoots in but no luck this time.
Bramlet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sloppy strikes from Palermo. Those never looked like landing.

Palermo looking to score a takedown here. Bramlet is defending well but Palermo drives through and ends up in Bramlet's guard.
Palermo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bramlet wants to sweep here but Palermo controlling him for the moment.
Bramlet controls Palermo momentarily but Palermo frees himself.
Palermo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Palermo postures up.
Palermo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Palermo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Palermo wants to pass the guard but Bramlet is keeping the position.
Bramlet wants to sweep here but Palermo controlling him for the moment.
Bramlet working a defensive guard here.
Bramlet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palermo wants to control from the top but Bramlet keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bramlet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Palermo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Buddy Palermo.

Palermo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bramlet working a defensive guard here.
Bramlet keeping full guard, as Palermo tries to pass.
Bramlet keeping moving, preventing Palermo from controlling successfully.
Palermo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bramlet swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palermo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bramlet has his hands on Palermo's head, controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bramlet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Palermo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Palermo.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palermo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bramlet wants to sweep here but Palermo controlling him for the moment.

Bramlet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Palermo lands a couple of digs.
Bramlet controls Palermo momentarily but Palermo frees himself.
Bramlet is looking to stand up but Palermo isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palermo stopping the sweep attempt from Bramlet.
Bramlet wants to stand up but Palermo is controlling him.
Palermo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bramlet is looking for a triangle but Palermo pushes his legs off easily.
Palermo distracts Bramlet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Palermo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bramlet has wrist control.

Bramlet isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Palermo stacks Bramlet on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Palermo!
Bramlet is looking for a sweep.
Palermo has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bramlet keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Palermo landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Palermo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bramlet tries to hold on but Palermo postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bramlet is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palermo landing punches.
Palermo raining down shots from the mount!
Bramlet is looking to get to half guard.
Bramlet taking shots to the head.
Bramlet sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Palermo lands strikes from half guard.
Bramlet is positioning himself well to prevent Palermo advancing to mount.
Palermo working Bramlet over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bramlet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Palermo in particular looking to stall.
Palermo trying to control the action but Bramlet is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Palermo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Palermo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bramlet manages to get to full guard.
Palermo trying to control but Bramlet is working from the bottom.

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

Palermo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Palermo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bramlet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Palermo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bramlet is keeping the position for now.

Bramlet pushes Palermo off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bramlet doesn't manage to clinch there - Palermo circles away.

Palermo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Palermo trying to control but Bramlet is working from the bottom.
Bramlet is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Bramlet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bramlet trying to control the position.
Palermo scoring with punches to the head and body.

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

Bramlet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Palermo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bramlet is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palermo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Palermo stops Bramlet from standing up.

Palermo 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.
Palermo stays in close to Bramlet's body and controls the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palermo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bramlet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Palermo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bramlet is retaining full guard.

Bramlet has his foot on Palermo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palermo works his way back into a safe position though.

Bramlet looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Palermo scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bramlet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palermo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palermo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Palermo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Palermo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Palermo postures up and lands a big shot to Bramlet's brow.
Bramlet is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Bramlet is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Palermo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Palermo tries to get out of the position.

Bramlet is trying for a kimura here. Palermo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bramlet wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Bramlet!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Macca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Macca
vs
Fuller

186 cm
22
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andrew Macca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Fuller!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macca tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fuller swivels and escapes.
Fuller misses with a jab, cross combination.
Macca ducks under a wild hook from Fuller.
Fuller lands a nice hook to Macca's body. Macca takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Macca.
Fuller misses with a hook.
Fuller fails to land with a series of punches.
Sloppy strikes from Fuller. Those never looked like landing.
Fuller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macca.
Macca slips under a jab.
Fuller misses the shot to the body.
Macca closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fuller circles away.
Fuller lands a nice shot that snaps Macca's head back.

It looks like Andrew Macca has been cut.
Macca ducks under a wild hook from Fuller.
Fuller drops Macca with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Macca! Fuller dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trent Fuller!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Glenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Capulet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Glenn
vs
Capulet

181 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

(MFS) Macto Fight System $15

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Glenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ian Capulet!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glenn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Glenn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Capulet did well to prevent Glenn getting side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Capulet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Glenn pulls his head out easily.
Capulet is trying to maintain the position but Glenn is very close to passing his half guard.
Glenn drops an elbow to the side of Capulet's head.

Capulet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Glenn pulls his head out easily.
Capulet trying to control here.
Capulet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Glenn trying to control the pace.
Glenn prevents Capulet from improving his position.
Glenn wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Capulet trying to control but Glenn postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Capulet with a lazy takedown attempt

and Glenn moves into the clinch.
Capulet wants to take the fight to the mat but Glenn manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Glenn gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Capulet.
Alex Glenn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Capulet.

Glenn drags the fight down to the ground.
Capulet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Glenn's guard.

Capulet got a little sloppy there for a moment and Glenn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Capulet has managed to get both his arms back between Glenn's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glenn controls Capulet momentarily but Capulet frees himself.
Capulet trying to control the position from guard on top but Glenn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glenn looking for a sweep. Not yet Glenn, not yet.

Capulet decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Capulet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Glenn tries to avoid it but Capulet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Glenn to the ground. Glenn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Capulet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Glenn counters with a single leg into guard. Capulet didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Glenn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Capulet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Glenn has managed to get both his arms back between Capulet's legs - danger averted.

Capulet escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Glenn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ian Capulet!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Drake will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ramirez
vs
Drake

175 cm
24
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

ZONE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Juan Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ramirez is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ramirez actively working from the bottom here.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Ramirez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Drake.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ramirez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Drake wants to stand and escape but instead Ramirez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramirez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ramirez is just content to waste time from the top position. Drake takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Ramirez works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.

Ramirez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Drake manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ramirez has Drake in his guard.
Ramirez looking to control.
Drake wants to get up but he can't break Ramirez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to stand and escape but instead Ramirez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ramirez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramirez throwing strikes but missing.
Ramirez is working Drake over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake is trying to keep Ramirez in close.
Ramirez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Ramirez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drake throws a head kick that misses.

Ramirez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ramirez avoids the attempt from Drake to control.
Ramirez in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ramirez dominating with strikes here.
Ramirez lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ramirez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramirez with a couple of short strikes.
Drake tries to buck Ramirez off but he can't manage it.
Ramirez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Ramirez's attempts to control the action.
Ramirez landing punches.
Ramirez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drake?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez scoring with strikes but Drake is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee warns Drake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ramirez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ramirez looking to finish Drake with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drake!

Drake is rocked!
Ramirez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.
Drake is still in real trouble! Can Ramirez finish him?
Ramirez with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.
Drake manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ramirez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ramirez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drake defending well though.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Drake is defending well.
Drake gets back to full guard.
Drake wants to stand but Ramirez is controlling the position.
Ramirez landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ramirez stands up over Drake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramirez.
Ramirez connects with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez scoring with some ground and pound.
Ramirez throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez is in close to Drake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
Drake darts in trying to clinch

and Ramirez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Drake's guard.
Ramirez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake wants to stand up but Ramirez is controlling him.
Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramirez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head.
Ramirez chips away with some ground and pound.
Ramirez 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.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Ramirez from controlling successfully.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramirez keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drake's head.
Drake controls Ramirez momentarily but Ramirez frees himself.
Juan Ramirez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ramirez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Drake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ramirez cracks Drake with a solid left hand.
Ramirez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ramirez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake controls Ramirez momentarily but Ramirez frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez passes Drake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ramirez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ramirez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Drake looks a forlorn figure.
Ramirez cracks Drake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ramirez lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez with good strikes from the mount here!
Ramirez lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramirez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ramirez dominating with strikes here.
Drake tries to lock up and control but Ramirez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A big strike lands for Ramirez! That's really hurt Drake and he's turned his back - Ramirez keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Ramirez jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Ramirez!
A victorious Juan Ramirez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Teo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sullivan
vs
Teo

200 cm
18
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cooper Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Teo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan tries to clinch but Teo moves out of range.
Teo lands a glancing blow to the side of Sullivan's head.
Teo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sullivan.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch but Teo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Teo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Sullivan can't do much from the bottom here.

Teo decides to stand back up.
Teo shoots in for a takedown but Sullivan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Teo fails with the takedown.
Teo looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teo tries to clinch up.
Sullivan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Teo shoots for a double leg takedown but Sullivan sprawls well. He's pushed Teo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cooper Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Teo.
Sullivan lands a high kick!

It looks like Ben Teo has been cut.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Teo circles away.
Sullivan fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Sullivan fails to land the takedown.
Sullivan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sullivan looks for a takedown but Teo sprawls well.
Sullivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Teo is fending him off so far but Sullivan persists. Nope, Teo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sullivan tries to clinch up but Teo circles away and keeps his distance.

Sullivan rushes Teo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Teo fails to pull guard.
Sullivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teo walks away with a smile on his face. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan fails with an attempt to clinch.

Teo rushes Sullivan and presses him up against the cage.
Teo prevents Sullivan from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Teo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sullivan uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan preventing the sweep.
Sullivan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan tries to free his leg and advance position but Teo is retaining full guard.

Sullivan stands and steps away. Teo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Teo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Teo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Teo misses with a takedown attempt - Sullivan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sullivan wants to clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teo keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan landing some decent shots from guard.
Teo keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Teo on the ground.

Sullivan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Teo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sullivan has Teo in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sullivan working for a triangle but Teo defends it easily.
Sullivan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Teo's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teo keeping moving, preventing Sullivan from controlling successfully.
Sullivan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Teo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Teo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sullivan fakes the leg kick and cracks Teo in the body.
Sullivan throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Sullivan shoots in and drives through. Teo sprawls well.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Teo keeps it at a distance.
Teo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Teo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper Sullivan is winning the standup battle so far.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Teo is having none of it.
Sullivan throws a front kick aimed at Teo's knee but Teo avoids it well.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Sullivan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Teo back into the cage.
Sullivan has Teo pressed against the cage, preventing Teo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Teo can't get the takedown.
Teo is breathing heavily.
Sullivan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Teo walks away with a smile on his face. Sullivan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Sullivan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Sullivan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sullivan is trying to maintain a safe position but Teo gets an underhook and turns Sullivan into the cage.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Teo just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cooper Sullivan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sullivan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Teo prevents Sullivan from breaking the clinch.
Sullivan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Teo as Sullivan tries to tie him up.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan shoots in for a takedown but Teo shows good takedown defense.
Sullivan looks to land a body kick but Teo moved away.

Sullivan instigates a clinch.
Teo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sullivan to keep the fight standing.
Teo is trying to break the clinch but Sullivan has him pressed against the cage.
Sullivan trying to control the position but instead, Teo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sullivan into the cage.
Sullivan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Teo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sullivan gets an underhook and turns Teo into the cage.
Sullivan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Teo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Stalling in the clinch from Teo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to pull guard but Teo holds him up against the cage and eventually Sullivan drops back down to his feet.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sullivan wants to clinch up but Teo keeps it at a distance.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Teo counters with a nice uppercut.
Teo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Sullivan misses with a low kick.
Sullivan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sullivan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan darts in trying to clinch
and Teo counters with a right hand to the body.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teo throws a combination. Sullivan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Teo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Teo shoots for a takedown but Sullivan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sullivan fails with the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sullivan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teo fails with a takedown attempt.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Teo moves out of range.
Sullivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cooper Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ben Teo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Sullivan doesn't manage to clinch there - Teo circles away.
Teo throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan tries to clinch

and Teo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sullivan won't be happy with that.
Sullivan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sullivan struggling a bit here.

Teo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Nice shot lands for Teo.
Teo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Teo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Sullivan clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teo can't get the takedown.

Sullivan tightens his grip and picks Teo up, before dumping him to the ground. Teo manages to land in guard.
Teo can't keep his opponent in guard - Sullivan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Teo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Sullivan is trying to work for a kimura but Teo is defending well.
Sullivan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Teo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooper Sullivan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Teo is defending against the submission attempts here by Sullivan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teo regains full guard. Nicely done.

Teo looking for subs off his back but Sullivan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Teo is refusing to be controlled, as Sullivan sits in half guard.
Sullivan seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan wants to control but Teo is keeping him busy.

Teo pushes Sullivan off and gets back to his feet.
Sullivan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Teo fails with the takedown.
Sullivan tries to clinch but Teo moves away
and Teo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Teo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sullivan.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Teo slips the punch.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sullivan swivels and escapes.
Cooper Sullivan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Teo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Teo circles away.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sullivan drives through and clinches with Teo against the cage.
Sullivan is trying to pull guard but Teo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Teo is looking for a takedown.
Sullivan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooper Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sullivan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Teo smiles and moves away.
Teo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan is looking to clinch but Teo is avoiding it.
Sullivan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ben Teo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Sullivan!
Cooper Sullivan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!, into his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lazzarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rusty Johnson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Lazzarino
vs
Johnson

180 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Bronco Buster Inc

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Lazzarino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazzarino scores with a hook.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
Lazzarino tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.

Johnson pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Johnson has an active guard here but Lazzarino has managed to pass into half guard.
Lazzarino controlling the action here.
Lazzarino wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Lazzarino performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lazzarino is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Lazzarino sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Luke Lazzarino wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Lazzarino darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Lazzarino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lazzarino scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Lazzarino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lazzarino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Rusty Johnson has been cut.
Knees to the body from Lazzarino.
Lazzarino softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lazzarino is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lazzarino connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lazzarino misses with a knee strike.
Lazzarino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lazzarino with a knee to the head.
Lazzarino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
Lazzarino landing knees to the body.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Lazzarino holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Lazzarino landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lazzarino.
Johnson trying to stall but Lazzarino improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head.
Lazzarino connects with a knee to the head.

Lazzarino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Luke Lazzarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Johnson.

Johnson tries to keep at a distance but Lazzarino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lazzarino holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lazzarino landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lazzarino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lazzarino.
Lazzarino lands a damaging elbow.
Lazzarino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lazzarino lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lazzarino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Lazzarino breaks the clinch.
Lazzarino tries to clinch up.
Lazzarino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lazzarino to regain full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Lazzarino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lazzarino moves into the clinch.
Lazzarino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Lazzarino trying to land knees to the body.
Lazzarino trying to land knees to the body.
Lazzarino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lazzarino wants to take the fight to the mat but Johnson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Lazzarino manages to break the clinch.
Lazzarino slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.

Lazzarino closes the distance and pushes Johnson back into the cage.
Lazzarino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lazzarino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lazzarino pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lazzarino misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lazzarino crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lazzarino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Johnson pulls his leg out and moves away.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Lazzarino scores a nice knee to the body.
Lazzarino wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Lazzarino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lazzarino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lazzarino manages to get underhooks.
Lazzarino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lazzarino is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarino goes for a takedown attempt but Johnson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lazzarino moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson shoots in but Lazzarino avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Lazzarino has Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head.
Lazzarino lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Lazzarino misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Lazzarino won't allow it.
Lazzarino misses with a knee to the head.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Lazzarino is controlling the position.
Lazzarino lands a nice knee to the body.
Lazzarino lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Lazzarino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson is trying to drag Lazzarino to the mat but Lazzarino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lazzarino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lazzarino lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lazzarino connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Lazzarino keeps him there for the moment.
Lazzarino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Lazzarino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Lazzarino has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lazzarino.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lazzarino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lazzarino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lazzarino lands an elbow inside.
Lazzarino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lazzarino has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lazzarino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Lazzarino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson looks for the body kick but Lazzarino saw that one coming.
Lazzarino lands a head kick!

Johnson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lazzarino is looking to improve his position but Johnson isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson throwing strikes here but Lazzarino is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lazzarino defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Johnson.
Johnson prevents Lazzarino from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarino sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lazzarino is pressing down on Johnson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lazzarino wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lazzarino swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarino's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Luke Lazzarino has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Johnson darts in and clinches Lazzarino up against the cage.
Lazzarino looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Lazzarino scores with a knee to the head.
Lazzarino goes for a takedown in the clinch but Johnson prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lazzarino has him pressed against the cage.
Lazzarino with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Lazzarino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is looking to control Lazzarino's arms but Lazzarino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Johnson has his back to the cage.
Lazzarino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Lazzarino connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lazzarino has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Lazzarino manages to get underhooks.
Lazzarino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarino scores with a knee to the head.
Lazzarino utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lazzarino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Johnson jumps guard but Lazzarino turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Luke Lazzarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Johnson.
Lazzarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lazzarino effectively controlling the action here.
Luke Lazzarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lazzarino tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lazzarino changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rusty Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Lazzarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lazzarino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Lazzarino!
Luke Lazzarino managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, (MFS) Macto Fight System $15, into his post fight interview.

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FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Gracie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Hoffman
vs
Gracie

183 cm
24
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

(MFS) Macto Fight System $15

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Gracie!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

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

Hoffman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie working for a triangle but Hoffman defends it easily.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Hoffman from controlling successfully.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hoffman defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gracie wants to improve his position but instead Hoffman has moved into half guard.
Hoffman trying to control the pace.
Hoffman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.

Hoffman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gracie sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie tries to roll over but Hoffman keeps him under control.
Hoffman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gracie is staying active underneath Hoffman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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

Josh Hoffman has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Hoffman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Hoffman trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.

Hoffman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Hoffman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is not content to let Hoffman control the position.

Hoffman decides to stand back up. Hoffman steps back and let's Gracie get back to his feet.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoffman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hoffman is defended easily by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gracie swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hoffman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gracie swings for the body but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hoffman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Gracie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoffman fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Hoffman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hoffman as he avoids it easily.

Gracie pushes Hoffman up against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Come on Hoffman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hoffman is trying to pull guard but Gracie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gracie turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hoffman, who protects the arm well.
Gracie working away.
Hoffman is trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie trying to control the action but Hoffman is working from the bottom.
Gracie advances to mount.

Gracie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hoffman can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman gets back to half guard.

Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Hoffman defends it.
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!
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hoffman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoffman moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hoffman controlling the position.

Hoffman looking for a guillotine here but Gracie defends easily.
Gracie trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie advances to half guard.

Hoffman kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
Andy Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoffman was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Josh Hoffman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoffman throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Hoffman on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Hoffman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoffman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gracie throws a body punch but Hoffman moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gracie rushes Hoffman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gracie tries to score a body lock takedown but Hoffman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hoffman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A combination from Hoffman does no damage.

Gracie shoots in and bounces Hoffman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Hoffman keeps moving.
Hoffman keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie passes Hoffman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie is just content to waste time from the top position. Hoffman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Hoffman is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hoffman pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Hoffman lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Gracie!
Andy Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gracie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hoffman.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie trying to control but Hoffman is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoffman is keeping the position for now.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman trying to control here.

Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Hoffman is trying to control but can't.
Hoffman is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gracie.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Hoffman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hoffman trying to control from the bottom.
Hoffman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie looking to control but Hoffman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Gracie!
Andy Gracie made sure to mention his sponsor, (MFS) Macto Fight System $15 in his post fight interview.