SPFT 24: PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordechai Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jahangir Zulfiqar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marx
vs
Zulfiqar

193 cm
28
270 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mordechai Marx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jahangir Zulfiqar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Zulfiqar.

It looks like Mordechai Marx has been cut.
Zulfiqar slips a jab from Marx.
Zulfiqar slips under a jab.
Marx lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Marx throws a poor cross that misses

and Zulfiqar counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marx!
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marx working to try and regain half guard.
Marx takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zulfiqar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Marx's face.
Marx tries to lock up and control but Zulfiqar gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Zulfiqar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Mordechai Marx's cut is getting worse.
Marx is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zulfiqar with a couple of short strikes.

Marx is rocked!

Mordechai Marx's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zulfiqar lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Marx! Zulfiqar sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Marx and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jahangir Zulfiqar!
Jahangir Zulfiqar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Prien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lombard comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat. The crowd seem to be enjoying Prien's choice of entrance music: Yellow Submarine. Hector Lombard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lombard
vs
Prien

176 cm
24
195 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

160 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lombard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Prien!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prien changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lombard tries to avoid it but Prien manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lombard to the ground. Lombard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Prien has his takedown stuffed
and Lombard counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Prien closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lombard wants to improve his position but Prien is controlling well.
Lombard gets back to full guard.
Lombard is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Prien is controlling him.
Prien advances position into side control!
Lombard tries to bench press Prien off him but Prien keeps the position.
Lombard prevents Prien from moving into mount.
Prien fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Prien is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lombard has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lombard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Prien.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard tries to bench press Prien off him but Prien keeps the position.
Prien has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Prien is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lombard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lombard trying his best to control but Prien has mounted him.
Prien trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lombard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prien on the ground.
Prien with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Hector Lombard has been cut.
Prien working the ground and pound effectively.
Lombard is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lombard can't escape the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Martin Prien!
Our winner, Martin Prien, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Mitrione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Quattro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Mitrione could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Quattro's chin.

Mitrione
vs
Quattro

191 cm
20
280 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
31
224 lbs
15 - 17 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Mitrione!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Quattro!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quattro connects with a body shot that sends Mitrione's belly button to the back.

Quattro fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mitrione to the ground. Quattro is now in Mitrione's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Quattro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mitrione is looking for a sweep.
Quattro scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mitrione to see if he's OK.
Quattro landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mitrione tries to improve position but can't.
Quattro is looking to take a break and control but Mitrione is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Quattro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mitrione on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mitrione can't do much from the bottom here.
Quattro is working Mitrione over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mitrione struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitrione tries to improve position but can't.
Mitrione can't do much from the bottom here.
Mitrione seems a little lost for a moment, as Quattro dominates the positioning.

Quattro has an Americana. Mitrione didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Quattro is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Quattro hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Johnny Quattro!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebesi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrett Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Adebesi
vs
Hudson

180 cm
22
166 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
167 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Adebesi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garrett Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson avoids the body shot from Adebesi.
Hudson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hudson tests Adebesi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hudson tries a head kick but it misses.
Adebesi throws a series of punches but Hudson avoids them all with ease.
Hudson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Adebesi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jab from Hudson.
Adebesi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hudson.
Hudson sizes up Adebesi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Adebesi.
Hudson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hudson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adebesi.
A nice combination there by Hudson.
Adebesi misses with a wild body shot.
Adebesi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adebesi misses with a straight right.
Adebesi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Adebesi duly obliges.
Hudson swinging wildly here.
Adebesi avoids the head kick by Hudson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebesi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hudson.
Adebesi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adebesi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hudson.
Adebesi moves out of range of the strikes.
Hudson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebesi was well out of range. Poor timing from Hudson.
Hudson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adebesi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adebesi throws a combination. Hudson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Hudson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Hudson misses.
A slow jab from Adebesi misses its intended target.
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!
Adebesi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adebesi ducks under a wild hook from Hudson.
Adebesi misses with a double jab.
Adebesi misses with the combination.
Adebesi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hudson misses with a straight left.
Hudson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebesi works Hudson's body with a nice hook.
Adebesi misses with a combination
and Hudson counters with a left and a right that stings Adebesi.
Simon Adebesi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hudson swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Adebesi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hudson swings for the body but Adebesi moves out of range.
Hudson slips a jab from Adebesi.
Adebesi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hudson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hudson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adebesi misses with a series of wild punches.
Adebesi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hudson to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Adebesi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Adebesi throws a series of punches but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hudson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebesi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hudson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hudson throws a hook but Adebesi avoids it easily.
Adebesi misses with the combination.
Hudson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adebesi misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Hudson does no damage.
Adebesi tries to bum rush Hudson with a series of wild strikes but Hudson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adebesi scores with a jab. Hudson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Adebesi tests Hudson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hudson. Adebesi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hudson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Adebesi's hands.
Adebesi throws a right and a left that Hudson avoids nicely.
Hudson cracks Adebesi with a right hand to the side of the head.

Adebesi is rocked!
Adebesi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oh Adebesi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Hudson misses.
Adebesi seems to have got his legs back now.
Adebesi blocks a head kick by Hudson.
Adebesi throws a right hand that Hudson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hudson also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson looks for the body kick but Adebesi saw that one coming.
Hudson is pawing at Adebesi, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Adebesi's nose. Adebesi is badly hurt! Hudson pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Adebesi tries desperately to hold on but Hudson is relentless in his assault! As Adebesi receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Hudson away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garrett Hudson!
A very excited looking Garrett Hudson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bull Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronislav Lukas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lukas has chosen Van Halen- Unchained as his entrance music. Bronislav Lukas struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 267.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Bronislav Lukas has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bull Dog's chin.

Dog
vs
Lukas

200 cm
22
280 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

198 cm
27
285 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bull Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bronislav Lukas !
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog scores with a nice head shot.
Lukas throws a looping overhand right but Dog ducks down to avoid it.
Lukas tries to move into range but Dog moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Bronislav Lukas has been cut.
Lukas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lukas misses with a wild body shot.
Dog moves out of range as Lukas strikes.
Dog throws a shot to the body.
Lukas throws a chopping leg kick but Dog manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lukas looks gassed!
Lukas takes one to the chin there.

Dog closes the distance and pushes Lukas back into the cage.

Dog breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lukas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dog lands with a cross.
Dog fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dog closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dog misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Dog finds it's way through Lukas 's defenses.

That has opened up Bronislav Lukas 's cut even more.
Dog lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dog cracks Lukas with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Lukas falls to his knees and Dog doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bull Dog!
A very excited looking Bull Dog rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Obvious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karter Duxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Obvious
vs
Duxx

180 cm
25
250 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

196 cm
29
275 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Determined

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Obvious!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karter Duxx!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duxx takes the fight into the clinch.
Duxx lands an elbow inside that Obvious shrugs off.

It looks like Captain Obvious has been cut.
Duxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but Duxx blocks it.
Obvious blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obvious trying to land knees to the body.
Duxx blocks an elbow strike.
Obvious blocks a body shot from Duxx.
Duxx working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duxx lands an uppercut.
Obvious misses with an elbow over the top.
Obvious using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duxx creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Obvious's defenses.
Duxx scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Obvious tries to land knees in the clinch but Duxx avoids the damage to the body.
Duxx misses with a hook to the ribs.
Duxx lands a left hand that snaps the head of Obvious backwards.
Obvious landing knees to the head.

It looks like Karter Duxx has been cut.
Obvious looking to throw knees to the head but Duxx is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Duxx.
Obvious missing with knees to the body.
Obvious connects with a nasty looking knee right to Duxx's face.
Duxx blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duxx throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obvious with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obvious avoiding damage as Duxx throws knees to the body.
Duxx lands a damaging elbow.
Duxx blocks an elbow strike from Obvious.
Duxx avoids a wild elbow strike from Obvious.
Obvious blocks an uppercut.
Obvious throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duxx creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obvious lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Obvious throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obvious throws an elbow that misses.

Duxx breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obvious slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Duxx has Obvious up against the cage in a clinch.
Duxx on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duxx avoids a wild elbow strike from Obvious.
Duxx pushes Obvious back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duxx scores a nice knee to the body.
Obvious on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duxx avoids a wild elbow strike from Obvious.
Duxx takes an elbow to the temple.
Duxx is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Obvious tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duxx avoids it.
Obvious throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Obvious's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duxx scores with a shoulder strike.
Duxx missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duxx missing with knees to the body.
Obvious tries a knee to the head but Duxx blocks it.
Duxx throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Duxx lands a hook that snaps the head of Obvious backwards.
Duxx lands a big right hand that drops Obvious! The killer instinct kicks in and Duxx finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Duxx!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karter Duxx!
After the fight, Karter Duxx was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Sutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bernard
vs
Sutter

195 cm
27
275 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

188 cm
27
265 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Sutter!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutter lands a nice shot that snaps Bernard's head back.

Sutter gets a clinch.
Bernard prevents Sutter from breaking the clinch.
Bernard lands with a light punch inside.

It looks like Mark Sutter has been cut.
Bernard scores with a knee to the head.
Sutter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bernard scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sutter's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bernard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bernard obliges.
Sutter looks gassed!
Bernard creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sutter with a big uppercut! Sutter tries to clinch up but Bernard pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sutter to the mat! Sutter covers up and Bernard unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Saint Bernard!
Saint Bernard very nearly forgot to thank Malicestar amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lobsta Mang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Les Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mang comes to the cage accompanied by B.O.B.. Norton has chosen Land downunder - Men at work as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mang
vs
Norton

180 cm
26
270 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

192 cm
29
275 lbs
16 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lobsta Mang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Les Norton!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton stuns Mang with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norton 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.
Mang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Mang drives through with a takedown into Norton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Norton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mang wants to control from the top but Norton keeps moving.
Mang tries to free his leg and advance position but Norton is retaining full guard.
Mang trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
Mang looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Norton pulls Mang in close to prevent any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norton 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.
Norton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mang looks to land a left hand but Norton moved out of range nicely.
Norton throws a right hand that misses
and Mang counters with a low kick, right behind Norton 's knee.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mang misses with a body shot.
Norton loads up on a big right hand but Mang slips the punch.

Mang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Norton keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mang jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Norton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Norton and Mang has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Mang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Norton has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mang tries to move into full mount but can't pass Norton's legs.
Norton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Mang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mang with the ground and pound but Norton regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Norton's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton is trying to stand.
Mang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Mang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mang trying to mount his opponent but Norton defends it.
Mang misses with a head shot. Norton uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mang trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lobsta Mang dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Norton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mang tries to advance to mount but Norton denies him.
Mang wants to control but Norton is keeping him busy.
Norton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Mang working the ground and pound but Norton is defending the strikes.

Mang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Norton is not content to let Mang control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Mang are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mang wants to control but Norton is keeping him busy.
Mang tries to score with some ground and pound. Norton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Norton is looking for a sweep.
Mang cracks Norton with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Norton's face as Mang controls the position.
Lobsta Mang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Norton pushes Mang away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mang gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Mang working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mang is looking to take a break and control but Norton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mang working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Norton works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Mang wants to take a breather but Norton is having none of it.
Mang is really struggling to control Norton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mang 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.
Mang sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Norton defending well though.
Mang tries to pass the half guard into mount. Norton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mang is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Norton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mang is looking to take a break and control but Norton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Norton is looking to control Mang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Norton avoid being mounted?
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lobsta Mang dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton avoids the head kick by Mang.
Mang throws a nice head kick!
Norton looks to land a left hand but Mang moved out of range nicely.
Norton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mang counters with a big head kick but Norton shrugs it off.
Mang tries a head kick but it misses.
Norton throws a right hand that Mang ducks under and follows up with a left that Mang also avoids with ease.
Norton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norton takes one on the button.
Lobsta Mang is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mang connects with a body shot.
Mang connects with a high kick.
Mang lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mang tries a head kick but it misses.
Norton looks to land a combination but Mang avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mang throws out the jab.
Mang throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Norton. No joy for Mang on that attempt.
Mang shoots for a takedown but Norton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Norton scores with a nice head shot.
Norton pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mang back to the cage. Norton follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Lobsta Mang has been cut.
Mang fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lobsta Mang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Norton does no damage.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Mang.
A left and a right from Norton both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norton works over Mang's head and body with a nice combination.
Norton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Norton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Norton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norton throws a nice looking combination but Mang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Norton looks to score with a jab to the body but Mang is just out of range.

Mang scores with a takedown into Norton's guard.
Mang showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Les Norton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Norton is keeping the position for now.
Mang trying to control the position from guard on top but Norton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mang trying to control but Norton is working from the bottom.
Mang looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mang connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mang wants to control from the top but Norton keeps moving.
Lobsta Mang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lobsta Mang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mang throws out a leg kick but Norton moves out of range and Mang only half commits.
Mang misses with a head kick.
Norton blocks a head kick by Mang.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mang thumps Norton with a low kick.
Norton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mang was well out of range. Poor timing from Norton.
Norton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lobsta Mang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mang 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lobsta Mang!
During a confident post fight interview, Lobsta Mang thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ba Lil III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Night Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man has chosen Night Man as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Night Man was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lil III
vs
Man

180 cm
24
160 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

173 cm
32
157 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ba Lil III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Night Man!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil III avoids the head kick by Man.
A head kick by Man misses
and Lil III counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Man is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lil III misses with a head kick.
Lil III misses with a body kick.
Lil III tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.

Lil III shoots in and gets a takedown into Man's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lil III not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Man has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lil III missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Man is trying to control the position but Lil III postures up.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Lil III trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Lil III 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lil III is looking to work some ground and pound but Man has wrist control.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lil III thows a body shot but no joy.
Man takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man moves out of range of the body kick.
Lil III missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Man lands but Lil III takes it in his stride.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Lil III moves out of range easily.
Lil III tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lil III will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lil III tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Lil III.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses.
Lil III looks for a takedown but Man sprawls well.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lil III throws a head kick but Man moves out of range.
Lil III takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lil III keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Man.
Lil III fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Man avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ba Lil III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lil III takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lil III checks a low kick from Man.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lil III.
Ba Lil III seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man lands a front kick.
Lil III lands a nice looking body shot.
Lil III shoots and misses
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lil III is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III misses with a body kick.
Lil III gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man counters with a good low kick that Lil III was not able to check.
Lil III is looking to wear down Man with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Lil III.
Lil III blocks a head kick by Man.

Lil III throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Man tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lil III is in Man's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lil III stopping the sweep attempt from Man.

Man is looking for a triangle but Lil III pushes his legs off easily.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Lil III is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lil III looking to pass the guard.
Lil III throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ba Lil III will probably get the nod.
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.

A head kick misses from Man.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lil III avoids the head kick by Man.
Man bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A shot to the liver by Lil III. Beautiful body shot.
Night Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lil III fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Man misses with a kick to the body.
Lil III throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Lil III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lil III misses with a takedown attempt - Man sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lil III tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Man looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Man gets caught flat footed, as Lil III shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lil III trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Man has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lil III stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Night Man was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lil III checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Man drives through and clinches with Lil III against the cage.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Lil III drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man trying to control the position.
Lil III trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lil III throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely.
Man wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lil III pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lil III.

Lil III has gone for a leg lock! Man slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lil III's guard.

Lil III has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Man is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lil III.
Lil III tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Man decides to stand back up. Man steps back and let's Lil III get back to his feet.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lil III misses with a hook
and Man counters with a good, hard body kick but Lil III shrugs it off.
Lil III throws a sloppy body shot
and Man counters with a head kick.
Lil III throws an overhand right that lands on Man's shoulder, as Man tries to avoid the shot.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lil III circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lil III throws out the jab.
Lil III tries for a takedown but Man sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lil III takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Night Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Man tries to land a leg kick but Lil III saw it coming and moves away.
Lil III throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Lil III pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man stuffs the takedown attempt from Lil III. Lil III gets slowly back to his feet.
Lil III tries to score with a low kick but Man moves his leg out of the way.
Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lil III's calf.

Lil III decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Man is refusing to be controlled, as Lil III sits in half guard.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil III.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man works his way to full guard. Good work.
Man controls Lil III momentarily but Lil III frees himself.
Man 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.
Man keeping moving, preventing Lil III from controlling successfully.
Lil III being controlled here momentarily.
Lil III trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.

Lil III drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lil III jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lil III trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position.
Man keeping moving, preventing Lil III from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Man misses with a head kick.
That kick from Man tenderised Lil III's leg. Lil III is trying to keep his angry face on.
Man 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 from Lil III misses.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Lil III moves out of range easily.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lil III throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lil III misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lil III ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lil III is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lil III shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Man pinned against the cage. Man gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Man.
Lil III wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.

Lil III manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Man on his heels. He'll look to pass Man's guard now, I'm sure.
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lil III throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lil III makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to control the position here.
Lil III wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Lil III loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lil III looking to sit in guard and control but Man gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Lil III is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ba Lil III!
Ba Lil III decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lostma Braincells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Braincells might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BoneCrusher- Aint neva scared. Obworth has chosen Sabaton - Wolfpack as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Braincells
vs
Obworth

194 cm
29
291 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

199 cm
33
275 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition (DUS)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lostma Braincells!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.
Braincells takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Braincells tries to clinch but Obworth moves out of range.
Braincells bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obworth misses with a combination
and Braincells counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Braincells misses.
Braincells moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Braincells takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Braincells is just out of range.
Braincells wants to clinch.
Braincells misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth looks to score with a jab to the body but Braincells is just out of range.
Jacob Obworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obworth lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Braincells tries to clinch up but Obworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Obworth. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Obworth.
Obworth jabs at Braincells's body.
Braincells doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obworth throws a big shot that misses.
Braincells misses the jab.
Braincells on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Obworth missing with a left hand there. Braincells was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Braincells ducks right into an uppercut from Obworth.
Braincells throws a hook but Obworth avoids it easily.
Braincells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obworth slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Braincells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Obworth shoots for a takedown but Braincells saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Braincells tries to clinch up but Obworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Obworth scores with a hook.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Braincells closes the distance looking to clinch
and Obworth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Obworth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Braincells counters with a straight right hand.
Obworth tries to bum rush Braincells with a series of wild strikes but Braincells uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Obworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Obworth misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braincells misses with a straight right.
Obworth lands a nice shot that snaps Braincells's head back.
Obworth connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Braincells fails with a takedown attempt.
Obworth misses the body punch
and Braincells connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braincells throws a shot from downtown. Obworth moves away and avoids it.
Obworth throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Obworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Obworth misses with a body shot.
Obworth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Obworth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Braincells lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obworth takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Obworth coming out on top.
Obworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.
Braincells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obworth.
Braincells's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Obworth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Braincells scrambles back to his feet.
Obworth is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Braincells rather than just go for the knockout.
Obworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Braincells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Braincells will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Obworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braincells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
Obworth thows a left - swing and a miss!
Obworth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Braincells.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Decent striking displayed by Obworth there.
Jacob Obworth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Obworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braincells throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Braincells tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Obworth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Braincells loads up on a big right hand but Obworth slips the punch.
Obworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left and a right from Obworth both land. Nice combination.
A cross from Obworth lands.
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!
Braincells moves out of range as Obworth strikes.
A big right from Braincells misses.
Obworth closes the distance and clinches up with Braincells, looking for a takedown. Obworth pushes Braincells against the cage but Braincells circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Braincells tries to clinch up but Obworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Obworth throws a right hand that Braincells ducks under and follows up with a left that Braincells also avoids with ease.
Braincells tries to clinch but Obworth is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Obworth.
Obworth throws a nice looking combination but Braincells bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Obworth throws a lazy right hand but Braincells sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Braincells looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Obworth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Obworth lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obworth takes a swing at Braincells's ribcage but misses.
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.
Obworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Obworth has his takedown stuffed
and Braincells counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braincells just misses with a punch to the body.
Braincells tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obworth. Braincells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Obworth swings for the body but Braincells moves out of range.
Obworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Braincells.
Braincells takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Braincells misses with a wild body shot.
Obworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Obworth.
Braincells uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Obworth.
Obworth shoots and misses
and Braincells counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lostma Braincells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Obworth.
Obworth works Braincells's body with a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth slips a straight right by Braincells.

Braincells closes the distance and clinches.
Braincells can't find room to land a body shot as Obworth controls the action.
Obworth presses Braincells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Braincells doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braincells tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obworth is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Braincells is trying to drag Obworth to the mat but Obworth just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Braincells working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Obworth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Obworth has a couple of punches blocked by Braincells.
Obworth is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Obworth is pushing Braincells up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacob Obworth.
Obworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Braincells moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obworth takes a swing at Braincells's ribcage but misses.
Obworth throws a looping overhand right but Braincells ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obworth scores with a jab to the body.
Obworth throws a series of punches but Braincells avoids them all with ease.
Obworth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Obworth throws out a loose jab but Braincells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braincells showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obworth.
Braincells misses with a body shot.
Obworth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Braincells backs up against the cage.
Obworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braincells moves away.
Braincells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Braincells.
Braincells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obworth.
Braincells misses the shot to the body.
Braincells avoids the body shot from Obworth.
Obworth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Obworth takes a swing at Braincells's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth lands a nice hook to Braincells's body. Braincells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braincells was well out of range. Poor timing from Obworth.
Obworth fails to land the takedown.

Obworth gets a takedown into half guard.
Braincells holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Braincells wants to control but Obworth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Braincells controlling the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lostma Braincells just wasn't active enough.
Braincells defending well as Obworth loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braincells throws a jab but it's blocked by Obworth.
Braincells scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obworth doesn't seem bothered though.
Obworth fails with the takedown.
Lostma Braincells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Obworth.
Braincells throws a looping overhand right but Obworth ducks down to avoid it.
Obworth looks to throw the jab but Braincells is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth misses the jab.
Braincells moves away from the strike by Obworth.
Braincells misses with a combination
and Obworth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braincells scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth misses with a hook.
Braincells misses with an uppercut. Obworth saw that one coming.
Braincells slips a jab from Obworth.
Braincells throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Obworth.
Obworth connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Braincells's hands.
Braincells connects with a jab.
Obworth throws a body punch but Braincells moves out of range.
Obworth takes a swing at Braincells's ribcage but misses.
Obworth scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from Obworth lands.
Braincells scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braincells scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Braincells.
Obworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braincells manages to avoid it.
Obworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braincells wants to clinch up but Obworth keeps it at a distance.
Obworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Braincells throws a hook to the side of Obworth's head but Obworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Braincells throws a jab but it's blocked by Obworth.
Obworth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Braincells throws a lazy right hand but Obworth sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Braincells fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lazy left from Obworth finds it's target.
Obworth throws a hook but Braincells blocks it.
Braincells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Obworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Obworth really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Braincells moves in looking to clinch but Obworth pushes him off.
Braincells slips a straight right by Obworth.
Obworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obworth tries for a takedown but Braincells sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Braincells lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the body from Obworth misses
and Braincells counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Obworth thinking.
Braincells walks into a jab.
Obworth lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Braincells misses the target.
Jab, jab by Braincells - just one landing.
Braincells tries to clinch there but Obworth circles away.
Braincells slips a jab from Obworth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braincells feints a jab promting Obworth to slip. Braincells then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Obworth slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Obworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Braincells was well out of range. Poor timing from Obworth.
Obworth thuds a left hand into Braincells's body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Braincells takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Obworth misses with a looping right.
Braincells looks to score with a jab to the body but Obworth is just out of range.
Obworth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Obworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braincells.
Obworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Braincells manages to avoid it.
Obworth lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Obworth - just one landing.
Obworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Braincells takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Obworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obworth misses the shot to the body.
Obworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Braincells at a distance.
Obworth misses with a wild combination.
Obworth misses with a left hand

and Braincells counters with a takedown into side control.
Obworth tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braincells working away.
Obworth is being controlled here.
Obworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braincells wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Braincells cracks Obworth with a big right hand but Obworth just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Braincells wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Obworth, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obworth is looking for a sweep.
Obworth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Braincells.
Braincells throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Braincells is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Obworth has escaped the position, nice work there.
Obworth tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Braincells wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Braincells seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Obworth manages to work his way to half guard, despite Braincells's best efforts.
Braincells landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obworth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Braincells is working away from the top position though.
Obworth makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Obworth.
Obworth looking to control.

Braincells got a little sloppy there for a moment and Obworth has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Braincells has managed to get both his arms back between Obworth's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obworth is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Braincells works over Obworth with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jacob Obworth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Braincells jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Obworth misses with a series of wild punches.

Braincells moves into the clinch.
Braincells trying to stall but Obworth improves his position.
Braincells lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Braincells.
Braincells jumps guard but Obworth turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Braincells misses with a body punch.
Obworth blocking some punches.
Braincells can't find room to land a body shot as Obworth controls the action.
Obworth misses with a body punch.
Braincells lands a hook that snaps the head of Obworth backwards.
Obworth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Braincells's elbow.
Obworth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth is trying to pull guard but Braincells turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Braincells looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Obworth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Braincells throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Braincells.
Obworth stalling the fight.
Obworth lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Braincells or not.
Obworth trying to control the position but instead, Braincells has worked for underhooks and has pushed Obworth into the cage.
A short left from Obworth.
Obworth jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Braincells walks away with a smile on his face. Obworth gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Obworth lands a nice hook to Braincells's body. Braincells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Obworth misses the shot to the body.
Braincells takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obworth swings for the body but Braincells moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Obworth does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Braincells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
Braincells avoids the body shot from Obworth.
Braincells is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Obworth.
Obworth lands a jab to Braincells's midsection.
Obworth slaps away a takedown attempt from Braincells, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Braincells takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Braincells thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Braincells misses its intended target.
Obworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Obworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Obworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Obworth tries to bum rush Braincells with a series of wild strikes but Braincells uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Obworth misses.
Obworth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obworth misses the shot to the body.
Braincells throws a jab but it's blocked by Obworth.
Obworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braincells takes a swing at Obworth's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obworth throws a nice looking combination but Braincells bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Braincells is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Obworth. Braincells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lostma Braincells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Obworth thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Obworth misses.
Braincells misses with a looping left.
Obworth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Braincells thows a body shot but no joy.
Obworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Braincells.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obworth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Obworth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Obworth winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 45:50
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacob Obworth!
Jacob Obworth is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jacob Obworth made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.