Royal Combat 57 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Guara Grove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gab Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Grove
vs
Contreras

205 cm
27
176 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

165 cm
30
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guara Grove!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gab Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grove tries a head kick but it misses.
Guara Grove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Contreras keeps the fight on the outside.
Contreras shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grove but Grove pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Grove wants to clinch but Contreras slips to the side
and Contreras counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grove lands with a slapping head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Contreras is defended easily by Grove.
Grove looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Contreras gets the takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Grove is trying to control Contreras's posture but Contreras avoids it.
Contreras works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grove tries to buck Contreras off but Contreras is having none of it.
Contreras lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grove is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Contreras scores with a couple of short elbows.
Contreras has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grove on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Contreras scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grove to see if he's OK.

Grove is rocked!

It looks like Guara Grove has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Contreras scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Grove is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Contreras can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gab Contreras!
A victorious Gab Contreras thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Lyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve The Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lyman
vs
The Cat

195 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

210 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Lyman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve The Cat!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyman throws a head kick but The Cat moves out of range.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

The Cat pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Cat throws a leg kick but Lyman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lyman moves out of range as The Cat throws a body kick.
Lyman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Steve The Cat has been cut.

Lyman lands a big head kick that sends The Cat tumbling to the mat! Lyman takes a step backwards and waves The Cat back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The Cat is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Cat is still on wobbly legs! Can Lyman finish him?
The Cat closes the distance and clinches up with Lyman, looking for a takedown. The Cat pushes Lyman against the cage but Lyman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Cat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Cat seems to have recovered his senses.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman connects with a leg kick. The Cat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The Cat blocks a head kick by Lyman.
The Cat tries to clinch there but Lyman circles away.
Lyman throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lyman throws a lazy head kick
and The Cat counters with a head kick. That will keep Lyman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The Cat shoots in for a takedown but Lyman shows good takedown defense.
The Cat avoids the head kick by Lyman.
The Cat throws a head kick that misses.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Cat takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That has opened up Steve The Cat's cut even more.
Josh Lyman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lyman. No joy for The Cat on that attempt.
Josh Lyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve The Cat.
The Cat tries to clinch but Lyman moves out of range.

Lyman drives through and clinches with The Cat against the cage.
The Cat takes an elbow to the temple.
Lyman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The Cat breaks from the clinch.
Lyman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lyman leaves The Cat with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The Cat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lyman throws a head kick but The Cat moves out of range.
The Cat throws a wild body kick that Lyman sees coming a mile off.
The Cat avoids the head kick by Lyman.
The Cat tries to close the distance and clinch but Lyman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyman checks a leg kick.
The Cat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Cat looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The Cat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Cat misses with a kick to the body.
The Cat is looking to clinch but Lyman is avoiding it.

Lyman closes the distance and clinches.
The Cat is trying to break the clinch but Lyman is controlling him.
The Cat working hard to break the clinch.
Lyman managing to block the knees to the body from The Cat.
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!
Lyman with a knee to the head.
Lyman connects with a knee to the head.

The cut above Steve The Cat's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lyman throws an elbow but misses.
Lyman working The Cat over with knees to the body.

Lyman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but The Cat swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lyman lands a big head kick that sends The Cat tumbling to the mat! Lyman takes a step backwards and waves The Cat back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lyman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

The Cat breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman throws a head kick but The Cat moves out of range.

The Cat decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Cat is keen to just control but Lyman is a slippery customer.
Lyman is trying to stand up here but The Cat is controlling him well.
The Cat takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The Cat is looking to take a break and control but Lyman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Cat works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lyman's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Cat thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Lyman somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Lyman throws a sloppy head kick and The Cat moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Cat tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lyman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Cat somewhat.
The Cat tries to clinch up.
The Cat lands a high kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Cat fails to land the takedown.
Lyman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from The Cat.
Lyman misses with a head kick.

Lyman gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Lyman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve The Cat's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Cat avoids the head kick by Lyman.
Lyman throws a sloppy head kick and The Cat moves out of range easily.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses.
The Cat connects with a solid leg kick.
Lyman throws a head kick but The Cat moves out of range.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Josh Lyman is winning the standup battle so far.
The Cat fails with the takedown.
A head kick misses from Lyman.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Cat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No luck for The Cat with that takedown attempt.

The Cat gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lyman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lyman clinches up against the cage.
Lyman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Lyman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lyman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cat is looking to clinch.
The Cat tries to land a front kick but Lyman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

The Cat has closed the distance and engaged Lyman in a clinch.
Lyman wants to get back to striking at distance but The Cat won't allow it.
The Cat is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lyman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Josh Lyman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve The Cat.
Lyman throws an elbow but it's blocked.

The Cat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Cat.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyman throws a head kick that misses.
The Cat has a takedown stuffed.
The Cat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve The Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lyman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyman tries to clinch there but The Cat circles away.
The Cat lands a head kick!

It looks like Josh Lyman has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Cat tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Cat drives through and clinches with Lyman against the cage.
Lyman stops a takedown attempt from The Cat.
Lyman swings wildly with an uppercut but The Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Cat avoids the elbow strike from Lyman, against the cage.
The Cat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lyman trying to land knees to the body.
Lyman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyman tries to land a knee to the head but The Cat blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on The Cat's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The Cat wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Cat can't get the takedown.
Lyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The Cat is trying to push Lyman away but Lyman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lyman just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Cat's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyman keeps control of The Cat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lyman trying to land knees to the body.
Lyman lands an elbow just above The Cat 's eye.

Steve The Cat's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but The Cat blocks it with crossed arms.
The Cat has had enough of the clinch but Lyman keeps him there for the moment.
The Cat has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lyman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lyman misses with an elbow over the top.
The Cat is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve The Cat's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josh Lyman!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Masato Kunaida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Curt Warburton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warburton has chosen Wretch 32 ft Delilah_ Don`t Be Afraid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Masato Kunaida has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kunaida
vs
Warburton

176 cm
27
165 lbs
13 - 8 - 1

182 cm
24
163 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Masato Kunaida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Curt Warburton!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warburton misses with a takedown
and Kunaida counters with a nice body kick.
Kunaida cracks Warburton with an open hand slap.

Warburton closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kunaida to the mat! Kunaida manages to get full guard.
Kunaida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Warburton wants to control from the top but Kunaida keeps moving.
Warburton throws an elbow that misses. Kunaida uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Warburton's guard. Nice move by Kunaida!
Warburton is trying to control the position but Kunaida postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warburton looking for a sweep. Not yet Warburton, not yet.

Warburton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Warburton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a left and a right that stings Warburton.
Kunaida throws a good cross that connects.
Warburton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Masato Kunaida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curt Warburton.
Kunaida thuds his right hand into Warburton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kunaida.
Kunaida connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Warburton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kunaida lands a head kick. Warburton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kunaida pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Kunaida. Beautiful body shot.
Kunaida scores with a body shot.
Kunaida lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kunaida.
Kunaida lands with a good body shot.
Kunaida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Warburton has his takedown stuffed
and Kunaida counters with a thumping low kick.
Kunaida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Warburton looks winded!
Warburton shoots and misses
and Kunaida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warburton fails with the takedown
and Kunaida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kunaida scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Warburton moves forwards but Kunaida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Kunaida.
Masato Kunaida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Warburton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kunaida tries to avoid it but Warburton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kunaida to the ground. Kunaida escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kunaida looks to land a combination. Warburton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kunaida throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kunaida scores with a nice body kick.
Kunaida scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Warburton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kunaida makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kunaida catches Warburton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Curt Warburton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warburton takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kunaida!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warburton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kunaida counters with a three punch combo that has Warburton backing up. Warburton nods at Kunaida to acknowledge the strikes.
Kunaida is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kunaida lands an overhand right.
Warburton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Warburton is rocked!
Warburton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kunaida cracks a nice hook into Warburton's ribs.
Kunaida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Warburton is still on wobbly legs! Can Kunaida finish him?
Kunaida scores with a decent looking hook.
Kunaida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warburton in his tracks.
Warburton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kunaida but Kunaida pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Warburton seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Kunaida tenderised Warburton's leg. Warburton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Warburton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masato Kunaida dominated that round.
That's time! Kunaida's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kunaida moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Warburton tries for a takedown but Kunaida sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Warburton walks into a straight right hand from Kunaida.
Kunaida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Kunaida.
Warburton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kunaida avoids it really well and circles away.
Warburton moves forwards but Kunaida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Warburton moves forwards but Kunaida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kunaida catches Warburton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Warburton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masato Kunaida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curt Warburton.
Kunaida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Warburton is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunaida fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Warburton on the side of the head.
Warburton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kunaida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warburton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kunaida connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Warburton scrambles back to his feet.
Kunaida lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kunaida lands with a straight right. Warburton didn't see that one coming.
Kunaida cracks a nice hook into Warburton's ribs.
Kunaida fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Masato Kunaida is winning the standup battle so far.
Warburton moves forwards but Kunaida connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kunaida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warburton backs up against the cage.
Warburton shoots in and drives through. Kunaida sprawls well.
Warburton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Warburton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a straight right hand.
Kunaida lunges at Warburton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Warburton's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warburton has his takedown stuffed
and Kunaida connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kunaida shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Warburton eats them both and turns towards Kunaida to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Warburton shoots and misses
enabling Kunaida to counter with a crisp jab.
Kunaida cracks Warburton with a good jab.
Kunaida thuds his right hand into Warburton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warburton walks into a left hand.
Kunaida scoring well with a low kick there.
Warburton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kunaida lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kunaida lands a head kick. Warburton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kunaida feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warburtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice uppercut there from Kunaida.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warburton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kunaida lands a leg kick that knocks Warburton off balance momentarily.
Kunaida scores with a head kick.
Kunaida thuds his right hand into Warburton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Warburton with a poor takedown
and Warburton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warburton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kunaida is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Warburton can do to turn this around?
Kunaida lands with a slapping head kick.
Kunaida ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Warburton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kunaida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kunaida connects with a right hand. Warburton shakes it off.
Kunaida punishes Warburton's body with a nice straight punch.
Kunaida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Warburton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kunaida does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Warburton is defended easily by Kunaida.
Warburton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kunaida can pounce on him.
Kunaida lands with a kick to the temple. Warburton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kunaida connects with a nice looking jab.
Warburton tries for a takedown but Kunaida circles away easily
and Warburton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Warburton misses with a takedown attempt
and Warburton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kunaida with a jab.
Warburton doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kunaida counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Masato Kunaida dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kunaida lands a slapping body shot.
Kunaida lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kunaida connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Warburton fails with the takedown
and Kunaida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warburton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kunaida jabs at Warburton's body.
Kunaida scores with a jab to the body.
Kunaida throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warburton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kunaida stuns Warburton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kunaida slaps away a takedown attempt from Warburton, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Masato Kunaida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Curt Warburton.
Kunaida catches Warburton with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunaida scores with a nice body kick.
Kunaida scores with a punch to the head.
Kunaida lands a nice shot to the body.
Kunaida lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Warburton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kunaida lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Warburton shoots in but no luck this time.
Warburton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Warburton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Warburton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kunaida scores with a head kick. Warburton tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kunaida looks to land a combination. Warburton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Curt Warburton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida lands a glancing blow to the side of Warburton's head.
Warburton fails with the takedown
and Kunaida counters with a head kick. That will keep Warburton thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kunaida comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kunaida displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Warburton.
Kunaida throws a good cross that connects.
Kunaida lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kunaida is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kunaida darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Warburton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Warburton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kunaida counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Warburton thinking.
Warburton takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warburton backs up against the cage.
Warburton's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Warburton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kunaida digs a good hook to Warburton's body.
Kunaida throws a head kick that half lands.
Warburton misses with a takedown
and Kunaida counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Warburton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kunaida feints a jab promting Warburton to slip. Kunaida then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Warburton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kunaida scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warburton in his tracks.
Warburton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Warburton has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Warburton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kunaida.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kunaida digs a good body shot into Warburton's ribs.
Warburton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kunaida.
Kunaida throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Kunaida finds it's way through Warburton's defenses.
Warburton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kunaida makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kunaida cracks Warburton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kunaida stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kunaida lands a really nice looking cross but Warburton seems unphased.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warburton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kunaida scores with a jab to the jaw.
Masato Kunaida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warburton misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Masato Kunaida showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kunaida, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masato Kunaida!
Masato Kunaida took some time post fight to say the following; 'I now beated this motherfucker for the second time in two weeks!!!!!'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shigeo Miyato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Tso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tso has chosen Kung Fu Fighting as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as General Tso enters the cage!

Miyato
vs
Tso

174 cm
31
177 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

166 cm
34
135 lbs
27 - 26 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shigeo Miyato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, General Tso!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Tso misses the target.
Miyato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch combination from Tso misses.
Tso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyato manages to avoid it.
Miyato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tso is out of range and Miyato settles back down.
Tso connects with a body shot.
Miyato tries to score with a low kick but Tso moves his leg out of the way.

Tso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Miyato has hold of Tso's hands but Tso slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tso looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Miyato with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tso looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miyato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miyato gets full guard.
Miyato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Miyato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tso is aware though and is defending well.

Miyato looking for a guillotine here but Tso defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

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

Miyato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tso defends well.
Tso lands a couple of elbows.

Miyato working for a triangle but Tso defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Miyato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tso tries to free his leg and advance position but Miyato is retaining full guard.
Tso connects with a couple of short punches.
Miyato is looking to sweep but instead, Tso has passed into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyato slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Miyato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tso defends it easily.

Miyato throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Miyato had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tso defends it easily.
Tso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tso landing with the ground and pound.
Tso with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Miyato looking for a guillotine here but Tso defends easily.
Tso working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tso distracts Miyato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Miyato has his foot on Tso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tso works his way back into a safe position though.
Tso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tso working some strikes from top position.
Miyato has momentary wrist control but Tso slips an elbow through the middle.
Miyato wants to sweep but no luck.
Tso pushing down on Miyato's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!
Tso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miyato wants to improve his position but Tso is controlling well.
Tso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Miyato is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tso pulls his head out easily.
Tso working Miyato over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Tso.
Tso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tso connects with a nice short shot to Miyato's temple.
Miyato makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Miyato.
Tso is in close to Miyato's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Miyato looking for subs off his back but Tso has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tso working over Miyato with some ground and pound. Miyato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tso working over Miyato with some ground and pound. Miyato looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Miyato looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tso is nestled in close to Miyato, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tso works his way into full mount!
Tso landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

General Tso dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miyato throws the kick towards the body but Tso avoids it.
Miyato walks into a stiff left hand from Tso.

Tso closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tso lands in his opponent's guard.
Tso chips away with some ground and pound.
Miyato keeping moving, preventing Tso from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miyato 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.

Miyato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tso lands a couple of digs.
Tso distracts Miyato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tso is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Tso postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Miyato is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tso won't allow Miyato to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tso won't allow Miyato to sweep him here.

Miyato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tso cracks Miyato with a solid left hand.

Tso decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miyato, up you get!
Tso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Tso. Beautiful body shot.

Tso darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Tso lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tso wants to take a breather but Miyato is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tso seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miyato is trying to get back to full guard.
Tso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miyato on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
General Tso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miyato on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miyato wants to get back to full guard.
Tso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Miyato on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miyato is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tso's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tso's back!

Miyato has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Tso has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Tso is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Miyato is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Tso is defending well though. Miyato let's go of the attempt for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tso trying to get back to his feet but Miyato is in full control for now.

Miyato is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Tso has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Miyato has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Tso taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Miyato doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shigeo Miyato!

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C
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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Before Dishonor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anal Bead Party (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.

Before Dishonor
vs
Bead Party

192 cm
28
284 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

190 cm
32
276 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Death Before Dishonor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anal Bead Party!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dishonor misses with a leg kick
and Party counters with a slapping leg kick.

Dishonor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dishonor lands in his opponent's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dishonor distracts Party with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dishonor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Party works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dishonor with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dishonor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dishonor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dishonor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dishonor 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.
Dishonor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Party is keeping the position for now.
Dishonor lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Party utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dishonor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dishonor throws a strike but Party rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Party wants to stand but Dishonor is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dishonor looking for a sweep. Not yet Dishonor, not yet.
Dishonor working a defensive guard but Party passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor is looking to improve his position.
Dishonor is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Party passes into side control, despite Dishonor's attempt to control the position.
Dishonor is looking to regain half guard here but Party keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dishonor feints and as Party raises his hands in defense, Dishonor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dishonor throws an elbow that misses. Party uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dishonor's guard. Nice move by Party!
Dishonor working a defensive guard here.
Party preventing the sweep.
Dishonor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Party has passed into side control.
Dishonor is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dishonor can't do much from the bottom here.
Dishonor tries to bench press Party off him but Party keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Party decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Party keeps the fight on the outside.

Dishonor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Party pushes Dishonor off looking to stand but Dishonor dives back in and keeps control.
Dishonor 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.
Dishonor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dishonor wants to control but Party is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Party manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Anal Bead Party is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dishonor scores with a takedown into Party's guard.
Dishonor wants to control from the top but Party keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Party wants to get back to his feet but Dishonor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dishonor trying to control but Party is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Death Before Dishonor wasn't doing enough on the ground.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Party enables Dishonor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Party manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dishonor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dishonor prevents Party from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Death Before Dishonor dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dishonor scores with a takedown into Party's guard.
Dishonor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dishonor wants to pass the guard but Party is keeping the position.
Dishonor throwing strikes but missing.
Party keeping moving, preventing Dishonor from controlling successfully.
Party working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dishonor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Party keeping full guard, as Dishonor tries to pass.
Party working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dishonor.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dishonor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dishonor wants to control from the top but Party keeps moving.
Dishonor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dishonor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Party swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Party utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor throws an elbow that misses. Party uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dishonor's guard. Nice move by Party!

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

Dishonor working for submissions but it's allowed Party to get to half guard.
Party prevents Dishonor from improving his position.
Anal Bead Party has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Party gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dishonor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Party.

Dishonor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Party did well to prevent Dishonor getting side control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dishonor trying to advance position but Party counters by regaining guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Party kicks Dishonor off and gets to his feet.
Dishonor is looking to clinch but Party is avoiding it.
Dishonor is looking to clinch.
Death Before Dishonor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Dishonor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Party manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Death Before Dishonor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dishonor 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Death Before Dishonor!
An out of breath Death Before Dishonor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bonhomme Sept Heures (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swe Dish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sept Heures comes to the cage accompanied by Monster Mash. Swe Dish will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Sept Heures
vs
Dish

164 cm
28
165 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

175 cm
28
163 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bonhomme Sept Heures!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Swe Dish!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sept Heures tries to clinch up.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dish enables Sept Heures to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dish manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sept Heures trying to control the position from guard on top but Dish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sept Heures wanted to stand there but Dish had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sept Heures drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dish manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sept Heures has Dish in his guard.
Dish advances to half guard.
Dish wants to take a breather but Sept Heures is having none of it.
Sept Heures is trying to maintain the position but Dish is very close to passing his half guard.
Dish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sept Heures keeps working.
Sept Heures tries to roll over but Dish keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures controlling the position well.
Sept Heures tries to get to full guard but Dish has control of the leg.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Swe Dish wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dish misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swe Dish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sept Heures tries to close the distance and clinch but Dish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dish lands with a hook. Sept Heures tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dish stuffs the takedown.
Sept Heures takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dish throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bonhomme Sept Heures seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sept Heures keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sept Heures misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dish.
Dish scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Swe Dish has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dish scores with a leg kick.
Sept Heures misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sept Heures.
Dish throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dish lands a nice looking body kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Dish scores with a four punch combination!
Dish thuds a left hand into Sept Heures's body.
Dish throws a push kick but Sept Heures slaps the foot to one side.
Sept Heures tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Dish.
Sept Heures throws a head kick that misses
and Dish counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Sept Heures throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Dish.
Sept Heures on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dish. Dish obviously looking to wear him down.
Dish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sept Heures circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dish looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sept Heures avoids the head kick by Dish.
Sept Heures looks for the body kick but Dish saw that one coming.
A left lands for Sept Heures.
Sept Heures lands a head kick. Dish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sept Heures lands a high kick!
Dish throws a head kick but Sept Heures moves out of range.
Sept Heures scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dish misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sept Heures.

Dish gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sept Heures regains guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sept Heures looking for a guillotine here but Dish defends easily.
Sept Heures looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sept Heures looking to control but Dish passes into half guard.
Dish content to control rather than advance.
Sept Heures is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sept Heures might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sept Heures trying to control from the bottom.
Dish trying to control from half guard but Sept Heures is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Swe Dish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Swe Dish's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dish circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sept Heures tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sept Heures checks a leg kick.
Sept Heures doesn't manage to clinch there - Dish circles away.
Sept Heures checks a leg kick.
Sept Heures blocks a head kick by Dish.
Dish throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sept Heures's head.

Sept Heures closes the distance and pushes Dish back into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures can't find room to land a body shot as Dish controls the action.
Sept Heures is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sept Heures blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Dish fails to land.
Sept Heures tries to land knees in the clinch but Dish avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dish avoids it.
Sept Heures is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sept Heures misses with a hook to the ribs.

Dish has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sept Heures is trying to keep an underhook but Dish manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sept Heures is trying to maintain the position but Dish is very close to passing his half guard.
Sept Heures wants to improve his position but Dish is controlling well.
Dish frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dish can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sept Heures is looking to escape.
Sept Heures can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sept Heures is working hard here to advance position.
Sept Heures tries to hold on but Dish postures up.
Dish tries to control but Sept Heures wriggling away.
Sept Heures is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dish can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sept Heures is looking to escape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dish lands a big shot there that rocks Sept Heures but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dish lands a couple of good shots and Sept Heures has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Dish controls the position.
Dish controlling well, preventing Sept Heures from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Dish. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sept Heures controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.

Dish tightening his grip on Sept Heures, looking for the choke.
Sept Heures tries to break free.
Sept Heures just trying to survive but Dish is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Dish controlling well, preventing Sept Heures from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dish is looking to control Sept Heures but Sept Heures is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dish controls the action.
Sept Heures manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dish's guard. Nice work there by Sept Heures.

Dish manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Sept Heures rushes Dish and presses him up against the cage.

Dish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dish throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dish swats away the attempt to clinch by Sept Heures.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dish pushes Sept Heures away with a front kick.
Dish scores with a head kick. Sept Heures tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Swe Dish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Swe Dish's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dish just misses with a punch to the body.
Sept Heures throws a right and a left that Dish avoids nicely.
Sept Heures blocks a head kick by Dish.
Dish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sept Heures at a distance.

Sept Heures closes the distance and pushes Dish back into the cage.
Dish prevents a body shot from Sept Heures.
Sept Heures tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Sept Heures.
Sept Heures tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Dish has clasped his hands together around Sept Heures's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dish lands a few punches from side control.
Sept Heures looks to move to half guard but instead Dish has passed into mount! Damn!
Dish with shots to the head and body - Sept Heures looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sept Heures gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sept Heures is refusing to be controlled, as Dish sits in half guard.
Dish is controlling the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dish wants to stand up but Sept Heures is controlling the position.
Sept Heures gets back to full guard.
Dish wants to control from the top but Sept Heures keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Swe Dish wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sept Heures moves in looking to clinch but Dish pushes him off.
Sept Heures tries to close the distance and clinch but Dish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sept Heures tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dish swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sept Heures gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sept Heures tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dish avoids it.
Dish missing with knees to the body.
Sept Heures tries to land a knee to the head but Dish blocks with his arms.
Sept Heures with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dish blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dish is leaning against Sept Heures and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sept Heures with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dish manages to break the clinch.

Sept Heures closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sept Heures lands in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dish is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dish trying to keep a closed guard but Sept Heures is proving a slippery customer.
Sept Heures tries to free his leg and advance position but Dish is retaining full guard.
Dish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bonhomme Sept Heures has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Swe Dish hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Dish throws a head kick that misses.
Dish blocks a head kick by Sept Heures.
A head kick misses from Dish.
Sept Heures throws a sloppy head kick
and Dish counters with a body kick.
Sept Heures tries to move into range but Dish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dish misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bonhomme Sept Heures is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dish misses with a head kick.
Dish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Dish.
Swe Dish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sept Heures shoots in for a double leg but Dish sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Sept Heures closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Swe Dish is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

And that's the end of the fight!
Swe Dish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dish 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Swe Dish!
A relieved looking Swe Dish thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huey Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Freeman's choice of entrance music: Judo Flip. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fabbri
vs
Freeman

189 cm
28
219 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

TWGC Champion
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Massimo Fabbri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Huey Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabbri scores with a kick to the body.
Fabbri misses with a head kick.
Fabbri tries a head kick but it misses.
Fabbri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fabbri takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fabbri lands a leg kick that knocks Freeman off balance momentarily.
Fabbri throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fabbri throws a head kick that misses.

Fabbri gets a clinch.
Fabbri lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fabbri lands an elbow just above Freeman 's eye.

It looks like Huey Freeman has been cut.
Freeman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fabbri scores with a knee to the head.
Fabbri landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Freeman looks winded!
Fabbri lands a shot to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fabbri.
Fabbri stalling against the cage.
Fabbri landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabbri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freeman's defenses.
Fabbri comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fabbri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fabbri to keep the fight standing.
Fabbri landing knees to the head.
Fabbri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fabbri lands a body shot in the clinch.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Fabbri won't allow it.
Massimo Fabbri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Freeman.
Fabbri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fabbri lands a damaging elbow.
Fabbri lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Fabbri.
Fabbri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fabbri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fabbri gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fabbri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fabbri lands a knee to the body.
Fabbri creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Freeman's defenses.
A knee to the head by Fabbri.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri lands an elbow inside that Freeman shrugs off.
Fabbri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fabbri putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Freeman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Fabbri.
Nice elbow from Fabbri.
Fabbri scores with a shoulder strike.

Freeman pulls Fabbri into guard.

Fabbri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fabbri postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Fabbri trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.

Freeman looking for a guillotine here but Fabbri defends easily.
Fabbri passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri trying to control the position but Freeman is working away.
Fabbri is putting a hurting on Freeman here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fabbri is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Freeman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabbri landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fabbri scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Freeman to see if he's OK.
Freeman is not content to let Fabbri control the position.
Fabbri landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Check out the look on Fabbri's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Freeman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fabbri seems to be working for a kimura but Freeman defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Freeman is desperately trying to improve his position but Fabbri has a good base and remains in mount.
Freeman tries to hold on but Fabbri postures up.
Fabbri takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fabbri is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Freeman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Freeman manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Freeman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Freeman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Fabbri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman'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.

A chopping leg kick lands by Fabbri.
Fabbri just misses with a punch to the body.
Fabbri turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fabbri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Freeman fails with the takedown.
Freeman avoids the head kick by Fabbri.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fabbri.
Fabbri misses with a low kick.
Fabbri thumps Freeman with a low kick.
Fabbri misses with a double jab

and Freeman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabbri keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.

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

Freeman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Freeman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Fabbri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Freeman can do to turn this around?

Fabbri pushes Freeman off and gets back to his feet.
Fabbri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Freeman misses with a wild combination.
Fabbri tries a low kick but Freeman avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman fails with the takedown.
Fabbri connects with the punch.
Freeman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Massimo Fabbri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Freeman.
Fabbri lands with a kick to the temple. Freeman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Freeman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fabbri sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Freeman somewhat.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fabbri clinches up with Freeman and pushes him back against the cage.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but Fabbri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Freeman takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Huey Freeman's cut even more.
Fabbri digs a right hand into Freeman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Freeman's gas tank.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fabbri lands a damaging elbow.
Freeman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fabbri smiles and moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fabbri.
Fabbri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman avoids the head kick by Fabbri.
Fabbri throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fabbri shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Freeman eats them both and turns towards Fabbri to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

The cut above Huey Freeman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fabbri tries to clinch up but Freeman circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fabbri.
Freeman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Massimo Fabbri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fabbri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fabbri throws a one two combo.
Fabbri moves in looking to clinch but Freeman pushes him off.
Fabbri lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Freeman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fabbri tries a head kick but it misses.
Freeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fabbri avoids it really well and circles away.
Fabbri connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Massimo Fabbri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Huey Freeman's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Good exchange - Fabbri coming out on top.

Fabbri pushes Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Fabbri holds him up against the cage and eventually Freeman drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Fabbri.
Fabbri taking a breather.
Freeman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fabbri just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fabbri lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fabbri unloads a knee to the mid-section. Freeman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fabbri.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fabbri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fabbri working Freeman over with knees to the body.
Freeman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fabbri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fabbri landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Fabbri.
Fabbri lands a nice knee to the body.
Freeman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fabbri landing knees to the head.

Huey Freeman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fabbri utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabbri with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Fabbri.
Fabbri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fabbri with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fabbri lands a knee to the body.
Freeman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fabbri is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fabbri content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fabbri with a knee to the head.
Freeman jumps guard but Fabbri turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Massimo Fabbri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huey Freeman.
Fabbri crunches a lovely knee into Freeman's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fabbri obliges.
Freeman tries to pull guard but Fabbri won't allow it.
Fabbri lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Freeman jumps guard but Fabbri stands there with Freeman around his waist. Freeman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fabbri pushes Freeman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Freeman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fabbri to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Fabbri.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fabbri.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Huey Freeman's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Massimo Fabbri!
After the big win, Massimo Fabbri made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flanders is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jaw of Glass - Blondie. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Yakimyuk
vs
Flanders

177 cm
24
167 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

195 cm
27
155 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Roman Yakimyuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Flanders!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yakimyuk is looking to clinch.
Yakimyuk thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Flanders misses.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yakimyuk stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flanders.
Flanders looks to land a body kick but Yakimyuk moved away.
Nice body kick there by Flanders.
Yakimyuk thows a body shot but no joy.
Flanders jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yakimyuk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Flanders throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Flanders.
Flanders ducks under a wild hook from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk wants to clinch up but Flanders keeps it at a distance.
Yakimyuk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flanders lands a front kick.
Flanders tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimyuk lands a body shot.
Flanders wants to slow Yakimyuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Yakimyuk avoids the head kick by Flanders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Flanders - that will leave a mark!
Flanders is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yakimyuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flanders.
Flanders connects with a leg kick. Yakimyuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yakimyuk misses with a low kick.
Yakimyuk throws a low kick but it's checked well by Flanders.
Flanders throws a leg kick but Yakimyuk checks it.
Flanders finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Flanders bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yakimyuk throws a low kick, looking for Flanders's leg but Flanders calmly moves out of range.
Flanders tests Yakimyuk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Flanders misses with a low kick.
Flanders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good standup being displayed there by Yakimyuk as he connects with a hook.
Flanders throws a push kick but Yakimyuk slaps the foot to one side.
Yakimyuk lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Yakimyuk lands a jab.
Flanders showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yakimyuk.
Flanders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flanders connects with a leg kick. Yakimyuk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Flanders throws a front kick that sends Yakimyuk stumbling back into the cage.
Yakimyuk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Flanders.
Yakimyuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Yakimyuk.
A bone on bone clash there as Yakimyuk blocks the leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flanders checks a leg kick.
Flanders goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yakimyuk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Yakimyuk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Flanders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Yakimyuk blocks the leg kick.
Flanders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yakimyuk. That did some damage!
Flanders throws a body kick that misses.
Yakimyuk is looking to wear down Flanders with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Yakimyuk throws a hook to the side of Flanders's head but Flanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yakimyuk will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Flanders wants to slow Yakimyuk down by chopping away at his legs.
Yakimyuk misses with a hook.
Flanders misses with a low kick.
Yakimyuk throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Yakimyuk throws a chopping leg kick but Flanders manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Flanders's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yakimyuk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Flanders scrambles back to his feet.
Yakimyuk connects with the punch.

Flanders is rocked!
Yakimyuk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Flanders is still on wobbly legs! Can Yakimyuk finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Yakimyuk. Those never looked like landing.
Yakimyuk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Flanders slips a jab and a cross from Yakimyuk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yakimyuk scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yakimyuk throws a low kick, looking for Flanders's leg but Flanders calmly moves out of range.
Flanders has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Flanders there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yakimyuk misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flanders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yakimyuk misses the shot to the body.
Flanders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Flanders.
The crowd cheers as Yakimyuk lands an impressive looking overhand right. Flanders doesn't seem phased though.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Yakimyuk! Flanders is backing up but he can't get away as Yakimyuk lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Flanders and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roman Yakimyuk!
Our winner, Roman Yakimyuk, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's entrance music is Celtics. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Parker's choice of entrance music: Fort Minor - Remember The Name. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Davis
vs
Parker

205 cm
31
293 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Glen Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dre Parker!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Davis 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.
Davis won't allow Parker to get back to his feet.
Davis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parker keeping full guard, as Davis tries to pass.
Davis throws a big elbow that misses.
Davis trying to control but Parker is working from the bottom.
Davis throws an elbow that misses. Parker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Davis's guard. Nice move by Parker!

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

Parker is posturing up here but Davis has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Parker tries to roll out but it's too tight and Parker has to tap! Slick submission there by Davis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glen Davis!
After the fight, Glen Davis 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Doom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dane Brigglett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Doom
vs
Brigglett

182 cm
24
215 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

199 cm
30
199 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Australian Xtreme Elite Supplements 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Doom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dane Brigglett!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Doom, right into the meat.
Doom connects with a body shot that sends Brigglett's belly button to the back.
A lazy body kick from Doom
and Brigglett counters with a nice body shot.
Dane Brigglett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brigglett thuds his right hand into Doom's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doom moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
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!
Doom swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Oooh a lovely combination from Brigglett sends Doom down but not out. Brigglett dives into side control looking to finish.

Doom is rocked!
Doom dodges the ground and pound from Brigglett.
Oh Doom is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brigglett working the head with strikes.
Doom can't do much from the bottom here.
Brigglett landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett working away.
Doom seems to have got his legs back now.
Brigglett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brigglett is putting a hurting on Doom here, landing some big shots from side control.
Brigglett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Brigglett misses with the ground and pound.
Brigglett working away.
Brigglett is chipping away with strikes.
Brigglett tries to score with some ground and pound. Doom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Doom on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brigglett working the strikes but Doom uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Doom manages to get to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brigglett missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brigglett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brigglett landing with the ground and pound.
Brigglett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doom working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brigglett.
Brigglett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brigglett throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett is looking to work some ground and pound but Doom has wrist control.
Doom has momentary wrist control but Brigglett slips an elbow through the middle.
Brigglett postures up and lands a big shot to Doom's brow.
Brigglett trying to control the position from guard on top but Doom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brigglett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doom is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brigglett chips away with some ground and pound.
Brigglett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doom's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brigglett lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigglett postures up and lands a big shot to Doom's brow.

Doom is rocked!
Brigglett wants to control from the top but Doom keeps moving.
Brigglett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brigglett throws a big elbow that misses.
Brigglett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doom works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brigglett with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brigglett throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brigglett throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brigglett looking to sit in guard and control but Doom gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brigglett 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dane Brigglett dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brigglett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dane Brigglett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doom takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck for Doom with that takedown attempt.
Doom shoots for a takedown but Brigglett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dane Brigglett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brigglett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doom closes the distance and clinches up with Brigglett, looking for a takedown. Doom pushes Brigglett against the cage but Brigglett circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Doom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doom shoots in but no luck this time.
Doom loads up on a big right hand but Brigglett slips the punch.
Brigglett's corner calls for a 1-2. Brigglett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oh Doom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doom looks for the body kick but Brigglett saw that one coming.
Doom seems to have got his legs back now.
Brigglett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigglett connects with a body shot.
Doom glances at the clock... BAM! Brigglett nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Doom crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Doom is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dane Brigglett!
Dane Brigglett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.