BFT-263 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Hussey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Eel (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.

Hussey
vs
Eel

175 cm
24
162 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

165 cm
29
160 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Good elbows
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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Hussey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eric Eel!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hussey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Eel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hussey wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

Hussey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hussey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eel is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hussey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hussey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hussey 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.

Eel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hussey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hussey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hussey trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
Hussey chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Eel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hussey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Eel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hussey throwing strikes from guard but Eel blocks nicely.
Eel trying to keep a closed guard but Hussey is proving a slippery customer.
Hussey advances position into side control!
Hussey throws an elbow but Eel slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hussey throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Eel tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hussey trying to control the action but Eel is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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Eel can't do much from the bottom here.
Eel sneaks back into half guard.
It looks like Hussey is going to stand back up.
Eel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hussey.
Hussey looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hussey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hussey is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Eel is just riding it out for now. Hussey eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eel is staying active underneath Hussey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hussey prevents Eel from improving his position.
Hussey thows a huge punch but Eel dodges it nicely.
Eel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Eel is trying to stand.
Hussey wants to take a breather but Eel is having none of it.
Hussey passes to side control.
Hussey misses with the ground and pound.
Hussey tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Eel is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hussey's best efforts.
Eel keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Hussey tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Hussey working over Eel with some ground and pound. Eel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hussey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eel is looking for a sweep. Hussey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hussey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hussey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eel darts in and clinches Hussey up against the cage.

Eel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hussey looks to land a right hand but Eel moved out of range.
Hussey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Eel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hussey stuns Eel with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Eel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hussey working aggressively here.
Eel slowing the pace effectively.
Eel lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hussey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eel has him pressed against the cage.
Hussey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eel is looking for a takedown.

Eel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hussey shoots in looking for a takedown but Eel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hussey's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hussey tries to keep at a distance but Eel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hussey tries to break free but Eel pushes him back against the cage.
Eel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hussey walks away with a smile on his face. Eel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Michael Hussey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Eel.
Hussey throws a hook but Eel avoids it easily.
Eel defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hussey.
Eric Eel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hussey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hussey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eel.

Eel scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hussey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Eel tries to move to mount but Hussey blocks the move with his legs.
Eel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hussey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussey tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Eel looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hussey is looking to escape.
Hussey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Eel is looking to advance position but Hussey won't allow it.
Eel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hussey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eel is looking to take a break and control but Hussey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Michael Hussey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hussey trying to control but Eel postures up.

Eel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hussey keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Eel trying to control from Hussey's half guard. Hussey has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hussey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Eel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Eel trying to control but Hussey is working from the bottom.
Hussey lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Eel!
Hussey punching from mount but Eel doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hussey thowing shots but they're missing.
Eel is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Eel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hussey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Eel counters with a body kick that stops Hussey in his tracks momentarily.
Eel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hussey is fending him off so far but Eel persists. Nope, Hussey circles away and we're back to standing.

Eel clinches up against the cage.
Hussey working hard to break the clinch.

Eel gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hussey regains guard.

Hussey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hussey is trying to control the position but Eel postures up.
Hussey wants to sweep here but Eel controlling him for the moment.
Eel throws a strike but Hussey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hussey controlling from the top position.
Eel looking for a sweep. Not yet Eel, not yet.

Eel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussey trying to control but Eel is working from the bottom.
Hussey looking to sit in guard and control but Eel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hussey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Eel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Hussey is tightening it up a little... Eel has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Eel reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Eel taps out! Nice BJJ there by Hussey!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Michael Hussey!
A victorious Michael Hussey thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Jontop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ''Big Poppa'' by The Notorious B.I.G.. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Jontop

188 cm
40
197 lbs
29 - 12 - 0

188 cm
29
205 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Merciless Gladiators

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 29 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hugh Jontop!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Jontop.
Smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Jontop.
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Thunder Dome that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jontop walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hugh Jontop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith tries to clinch but Jontop is having none of it.

Smith drives through and clinches with Jontop against the cage.
Jontop tries to break free but Smith pushes him back against the cage.
Jontop is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
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!
Jontop can't break the clinch.
Smith keeps control of Jontop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith prevents the takedown attempt.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jontop.

Jontop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jontop tries to score a power double leg takedown but Smith sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jontop somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Jontop avoids them all with ease.
Jontop takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Hugh Jontop has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from Jontop both land. Nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
Jontop misses the shot to the body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. Jontop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jontop fails with a takedown attempt.
Jontop goes for a double leg but Smith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smith continues to drive forward.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith stalling.
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!
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Smith landing knees to the head.
Jontop tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Smith taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jontop on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jontop takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Smith throws a head kick that Jontop semi-blocks.
Jontop will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from Smith lands but Jontop takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a series of punches but Jontop avoids them all with ease.
Smith defending well as Jontop loads up on a big left hand.
Jontop throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jontop tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Jontop goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jontop tries a head kick but it misses.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Jontop in a clinch.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
Jontop wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jontop blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Jontop avoids the damage to the body.

Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Smith avoids the body shot from Jontop.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jontop throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Smith closes the distance and pushes Jontop back into the cage.
Jontop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jontop is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Jontop is trying desperately to land a takedown but Smith is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jontop.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jontop is looking for a takedown.
Jontop working hard to break the clinch.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jontop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Jontop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jontop swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Jontop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Jontop.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
Jontop throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Jontop only half commits.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jontop.
Jontop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Jontop pushes him off.
Jontop takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jontop throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jontop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jontop blocks with his arms.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jontop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the head but Jontop blocks with his arms.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That has opened up Hugh Jontop's cut even more.
Trevor Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Smith.
Jontop wants to break free but Smith has control.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jontop breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Jontop throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Jontop lands a two punch combo.
Jontop is breathing heavily.
Jontop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jontop avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Trevor Smith is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jontop gets slowly back to his feet.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jontop.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jontop backs up against the cage.
Jontop keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Jontop backpedaling.
Jontop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Smith has Jontop up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jontop's efforts to push away.
Smith manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Smith.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Smith throws a series of punches but Jontop avoids them all with ease.

Smith drives through and clinches with Jontop against the cage.
Jontop is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jontop blocks it with crossed arms.

Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Smith here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Smith goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jontop connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jontop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Smith.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with the combination.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Jontop.
Trevor Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Jontop loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
A nice combination there by Smith.
Jontop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jontop looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Jontop.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trevor Smith dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hugh Jontop's cut.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Jontop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jontop shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Smith defends it nicely.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jontop on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jontop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith throws a head kick but Jontop moves out of range.
Jontop misses with a two punch combination.
Jontop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jontop has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jontop avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Smith has closed the distance and engaged Jontop in a clinch.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jontop can do to turn this around?
Jontop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Smith obliges.
Jontop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Smith lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.

Jontop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jontop manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jontop throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jontop doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Smith throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jontop.
Smith lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jontop swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jontop takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jontop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jontop blocks a head kick by Smith.
Jontop misses with the combination.
Smith tries to clinch but Jontop is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Jontop throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a head kick.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jontop.
Jontop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smith rather than just go for the knockout.
Smith tries to clinch but Jontop moves out of range.
Smith lands with a slapping head kick.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jontop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jontop looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Jontop misses with a few strikes there.
Jontop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
Jontop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Jontop settles back down.
Jontop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jontop thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jontop gets slowly back to his feet.
Trevor Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hugh Jontop.
Jontop shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Jontop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Jontop.
Jontop misses with the combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Trevor Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.

Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hugh Jontop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trevor Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trevor Smith!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Trevor Smith made sure he mentioned Merciless Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Gryphen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Kochanowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gryphen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tubthumping. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kochanowski's choice of entrance music: Midgard. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gryphen
vs
Kochanowski

191 cm
27
216 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

193 cm
37
200 lbs
17 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

GREEN!160
Affordable Quality

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Forrest Gryphen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakub Kochanowski!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochanowski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gryphen on the side of the head.
Kochanowski swinging wildly here.
Forrest Gryphen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gryphen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kochanowski checks a leg kick.
Gryphen with a nice cross.
Kochanowski misses with a two punch combination.
Gryphen misses with a head kick.
A cross from Kochanowski lands.

It looks like Forrest Gryphen has been cut.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kochanowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gryphen misses with a left hand

and Kochanowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kochanowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gryphen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kochanowski wants to stall.
Kochanowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kochanowski misses with a punch to the body.
Gryphen misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body.
Gryphen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kochanowski pulls guard successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gryphen prevents Kochanowski from getting back to his feet.
Kochanowski can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gryphen controls the pace.
Gryphen wants to pass the guard but Kochanowski is keeping the position.
Kochanowski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gryphen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kochanowski is keeping the position for now.
Kochanowski seems keen to control Gryphen's posture.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jakub Kochanowski wasn't active enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Kochanowski.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kochanowski has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Kochanowski moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gryphen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gryphen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kochanowski wants a takedown.
Kochanowski is trying to stall.
A right handed body shot lands from Gryphen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kochanowski managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kochanowski avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gryphen throws an elbow but misses.
Gryphen trying to land knees to the body.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the head but Kochanowski blocks with his arms.
Kochanowski blocks an elbow strike.
Gryphen has a couple of punches blocked by Kochanowski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the body.
Kochanowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kochanowski avoids it.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryphen.
A head punch on the inside from Gryphen fails to land.
Gryphen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gryphen lands a shot to the body.
Gryphen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gryphen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gryphen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gryphen trying to land knees to the body.

Kochanowski breaks the clinch.

Gryphen darts in and clinches Kochanowski up against the cage.
Gryphen with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen lands a hook that snaps the head of Kochanowski backwards.
Gryphen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Jakub Kochanowski has been cut.
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!
Kochanowski blocks an elbow strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gryphen as Kochanowski tries to tie him up.
Gryphen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kochanowski tries to pull guard but Gryphen holds him up against the cage and eventually Kochanowski drops back down to his feet.
Kochanowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kochanowski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gryphen or not.
Gryphen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kochanowski avoiding damage as Gryphen throws knees to the body.
Gryphen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Forrest Gryphen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gryphen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gryphen throws a lazy head kick
and Kochanowski counters with a series of strikes. Gryphen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gryphen throws a leg kick but Kochanowski moved away.

Gryphen closes the distance and clinches.
Gryphen misses with a knee to the head.
Kochanowski avoids the elbow strike from Gryphen, against the cage.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kochanowski avoids the damage to the body.
Kochanowski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kochanowski is trying to force a seperation but Gryphen has the dominant position.
Kochanowski is trying to push Gryphen away but Gryphen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gryphen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gryphen misses with a knee to the head.
Kochanowski avoiding damage as Gryphen throws knees to the body.
Kochanowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gryphen has him pressed against the cage.
Gryphen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kochanowski blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kochanowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gryphen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kochanowski is defending well for now.
Kochanowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kochanowski managing to block the knees to the body from Gryphen.
A short right from Kochanowski.
Gryphen misses with an elbow strike.
Kochanowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gryphen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kochanowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Kochanowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gryphen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gryphen pushes off an throws an elbow but Kochanowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kochanowski avoids the elbow strike from Gryphen, against the cage.
Gryphen lands an elbow inside that Kochanowski shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen missing with knees to the body.
Gryphen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Kochanowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kochanowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Forrest Gryphen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kochanowski missing with a left hand there. Gryphen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gryphen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kochanowski is able to avoid easily.
Gryphen lands a leg kick that knocks Kochanowski off balance momentarily.
Kochanowski moves in looking to clinch but Gryphen pushes him off.
Kochanowski catches Gryphen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Gryphen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kochanowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gryphen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gryphen slips a jab and a cross from Kochanowski.
An inside leg kick lands from Gryphen.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gryphen.
Gryphen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good work by Kochanowski as he checks the leg kick.
Gryphen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gryphen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kochanowski blocks a head kick by Gryphen.
Kochanowski fails with the takedown.

Gryphen clinches up with Kochanowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kochanowski avoids the damage to the body.
Kochanowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gryphen smiles and moves away.
Gryphen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gryphen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kochanowski can pounce on him.
Gryphen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gryphen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Forrest Gryphen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gryphen throws a sloppy head kick and Kochanowski moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski moves out of range of the leg kick from Gryphen.
Gryphen throws a head kick but Kochanowski moves out of range.
Gryphen takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Gryphen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gryphen gets a clinch.
Gryphen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Forrest Gryphen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kochanowski avoids it.
Kochanowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Gryphen has double underhooks.
Kochanowski avoids the elbow strike from Gryphen, against the cage.
Kochanowski can't find room to land a body shot as Gryphen controls the action.
Kochanowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gryphen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kochanowski is defending well for now.
Kochanowski working hard to break the clinch.
Kochanowski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Forrest Gryphen will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kochanowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gryphen.

Gryphen forces Kochanowski back against the cage and clinches.
Gryphen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kochanowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Kochanowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kochanowski checks a low kick from Gryphen.
A punch lands to the side of Kochanowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jakub Kochanowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gryphen tried to score with a low kick but Kochanowski checks it.
Gryphen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kochanowski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kochanowski misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gryphen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Gryphen rushes Kochanowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gryphen tries to land a knee to the head but Kochanowski blocks with his arms.
Kochanowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gryphen.
Kochanowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gryphen trying to land knees to the body.
Gryphen throws a head punch that misses.
Gryphen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kochanowski has had enough of the clinch but Gryphen keeps him there for the moment.
Gryphen trying to land knees to the body.
Gryphen tries to throw a body punch but Kochanowski avoids it by throwing Gryphen back against the cage.
Kochanowski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gryphen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gryphen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gryphen misses with a knee strike.
Kochanowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gryphen looking to throw knees to the head but Kochanowski is blocking nicely.
Kochanowski avoiding damage as Gryphen throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kochanowski breaks the clinch.
Gryphen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kochanowski.
Gryphen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gryphen wants it to stay on the feet.
Forrest Gryphen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Kochanowski.
Kochanowski throws a right hand that Gryphen ducks under and follows up with a left that Gryphen also avoids with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gryphen, right into the meat.
Gryphen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kochanowski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gryphen's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kochanowski feints and then cracks Gryphen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gryphen down.

Gryphen takes the fight into the clinch.
Kochanowski tries to pull guard but Gryphen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kochanowski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kochanowski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kochanowski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kochanowski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gryphen avoids it.
Kochanowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gryphen tries to throw a body punch but Kochanowski avoids it by throwing Gryphen back against the cage.
Gryphen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gryphen lands an elbow just above Kochanowski 's eye.
Jakub Kochanowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gryphen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kochanowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gryphen tries to land knees in the clinch but Kochanowski avoids the damage to the body.
Gryphen takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kochanowski breaks from the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kochanowski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gryphen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gryphen wants it to stay on the feet.
Kochanowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kochanowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Gryphen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gryphen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kochanowski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kochanowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A low kick from Gryphen misses
and Kochanowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Forrest Gryphen's cut is getting worse.
Kochanowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gryphen throws a sloppy head kick and Kochanowski moves out of range easily.
Forrest Gryphen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Gryphen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gryphen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gryphen lands an elbow just above Kochanowski 's eye.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kochanowski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kochanowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kochanowski trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Forrest Gryphen.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gryphen, 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Gryphen!
Forrest Gryphen made sure to mention his sponsor, GREEN!160 in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Tyzzkling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyzzkling has chosen Dagger (mustasch) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

MacTavish
vs
Tyzzkling

188 cm
27
235 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

187 cm
32
250 lbs
14 - 31 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John MacTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Tyzzkling!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from MacTavish.
MacTavish throws a nice looking combination but Tyzzkling bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyzzkling dives in and grabs MacTavish's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacTavish pushes down on Tyzzkling's head and hops out.

Tyzzkling instigates a clinch.
MacTavish is trying to break the clinch but Tyzzkling has him pressed against the cage.
MacTavish has had enough of the clinch but Tyzzkling keeps him there for the moment.
MacTavish tries to break the clinch but Tyzzkling is controlling the position.
Tyzzkling stops a takedown attempt from MacTavish.
Tyzzkling stalling in the clinch.
Tyzzkling has MacTavish pressed against the cage, preventing MacTavish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

MacTavish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacTavish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish jabs Tyzzkling to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tyzzkling looks winded!
Tyzzkling walks into a left hand.
Tyzzkling tries to clinch but MacTavish is having none of it.

MacTavish clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to MacTavish's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
MacTavish is trying to push Tyzzkling away but Tyzzkling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
MacTavish has had enough of the clinch but Tyzzkling keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish working hard to break the clinch.
Tyzzkling's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
MacTavish is trying to push Tyzzkling away but Tyzzkling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Tyzzkling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacTavish throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tyzzkling.
MacTavish tries a low kick but Tyzzkling avoids it.
MacTavish throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

MacTavish gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tyzzkling to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tyzzkling throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tyzzkling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MacTavish working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyzzkling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tyzzkling throwing strikes from guard but MacTavish blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tyzzkling drops back looking for a leg! MacTavish is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and MacTavish manages to kick Tyzzkling off! Tyzzkling jumps back into MacTavish's guard.
Tyzzkling lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyzzkling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tyzzkling throwing strikes from guard but MacTavish blocks nicely.
MacTavish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish has momentary wrist control but Tyzzkling slips an elbow through the middle.
MacTavish doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
MacTavish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tyzzkling wants to control from the top but MacTavish keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyzzkling distracts MacTavish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tyzzkling is looking to work some ground and pound but MacTavish has wrist control.

MacTavish looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tyzzkling throwing strikes but missing.
Tyzzkling throwing strikes from guard but MacTavish blocks nicely.
Tyzzkling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyzzkling passes MacTavish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tyzzkling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyzzkling thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed MacTavish's head.
Ground and pound from Tyzzkling.
Tyzzkling takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tyzzkling missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyzzkling not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tyzzkling scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyzzkling looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tyzzkling lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tyzzkling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Tyzzkling 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.

MacTavish pushes Tyzzkling up against the cage in a clinch.

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

MacTavish instigates a clinch.
Tyzzkling is trying to pull guard but MacTavish turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
MacTavish tries to break the clinch but Tyzzkling is controlling the position.
MacTavish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tyzzkling goes for a takedown attempt but MacTavish pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John MacTavish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyzzkling will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John MacTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Tyzzkling.
Nice takedown defense from MacTavish. No joy for Tyzzkling on that attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Tyzzkling drives through and clinches with MacTavish against the cage.

Tyzzkling pulls guard successfully.
Tyzzkling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from MacTavish.

Tyzzkling had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MacTavish defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyzzkling pushes MacTavish off and gets back to his feet.

Tyzzkling moves into the clinch.
Tyzzkling fails to pull guard.
MacTavish tries to break free but Tyzzkling pushes him back against the cage.

Tyzzkling pulls guard effortlessly.
Tyzzkling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst MacTavish is controlling him.
Tyzzkling has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Blunt Force Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyzzkling has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes MacTavish off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
MacTavish looks to land a combination but Tyzzkling avoids it well.

Tyzzkling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming MacTavish to the mat! MacTavish manages to get full guard.
MacTavish keeping moving, preventing Tyzzkling from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyzzkling looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tyzzkling postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

MacTavish is working an open guard so Tyzzkling takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tyzzkling tries for a takedown but MacTavish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. MacTavish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tyzzkling takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyzzkling moves in looking to clinch but MacTavish pushes him off.
MacTavish displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tyzzkling.
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!
MacTavish connects with a body shot that sends Tyzzkling's belly button to the back.
MacTavish throws a hook but Tyzzkling blocks it.

MacTavish moves into the clinch.
Tyzzkling is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but MacTavish is defending well.

MacTavish breaks the clinch.
Tyzzkling uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacTavish.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

MacTavish has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tyzzkling is trying to pull guard but MacTavish has him pressed against the cage.
MacTavish wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tyzzkling has MacTavish pressed against the cage, preventing MacTavish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
MacTavish is trying to break the clinch but Tyzzkling is controlling him.
MacTavish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tyzzkling prevents MacTavish from breaking the clinch.
Peter Tyzzkling seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tyzzkling jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MacTavish walks away with a smile on his face. Tyzzkling gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tyzzkling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacTavish as he avoids it easily.
John MacTavish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyzzkling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyzzkling drops his hands momentarily and MacTavish takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from MacTavish.
Tyzzkling on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Tyzzkling is rocked!
MacTavish finds Tyzzkling's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Tyzzkling flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. MacTavish lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Tyzzkling will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John MacTavish!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hamish Gaffney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iqbal Al Mamood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Al Mamood has chosen Mamute Pequenino as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gaffney
vs
Al Mamood

187 cm
31
182 lbs
9 - 9 - 2

173 cm
35
171 lbs
21 - 18 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Hamish Gaffney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Iqbal Al Mamood!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaffney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Mamood looks to land a right hand but Gaffney moved out of range.
Gaffney ducks under a wild hook from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood slips a jab and a cross from Gaffney.

Al Mamood forces Gaffney back against the cage and clinches.
Al Mamood managing to block the knees to the body from Gaffney.
Al Mamood misses with a body punch.
Al Mamood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Mamood.
Al Mamood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Mamood digs a right hand underneath Gaffney's ribcage. Gaffney let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Al Mamood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gaffney backwards.
Good body shot from Al Mamood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Mamood can't find room to land a body shot as Gaffney controls the action.

Al Mamood turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Al Mamood connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gaffney some visible discomfort.
Al Mamood creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
My spies in Blunt Force Training inform me that Al Mamood has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Al Mamood cracks Gaffney with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Mamood scores with a couple of short elbows.
Al Mamood content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Al Mamood trying to control the position but Gaffney is working away.
Al Mamood remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Al Mamood lands a few punches from side control.
Al Mamood lands an elbow.
Gaffney is trying to improve his position.
Gaffney parries the strikes from Al Mamood easily there. Al Mamood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Gaffney to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood trying to control the position but Gaffney is working away.
Al Mamood staying calm.
Gaffney is not content to let Al Mamood control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaffney defending against the ground and pound.
Al Mamood works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Mamood works to advance to full mount. Gaffney defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Al Mamood landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gaffney is trying to escape the mount.
Gaffney is working hard here to advance position.
Al Mamood drops a big elbow. That's hurt Gaffney! More shots from Al Mamood and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iqbal Al Mamood!
Iqbal Al Mamood took some time post fight to say the following; 'BFT is the greatest org in the world and I hope to retire here one day!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Barlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barlow comes to the cage accompanied by The Gary Barlow Song. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Noise Won't Stop. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Barlow
vs
Williams

190 cm
29
195 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

225 cm
36
195 lbs
26 - 26 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Barlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Barlow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams.
Barlow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barlow moves away.
Williams jabs Barlow right on the nose. Barlow blinks but takes it well.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barlow.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Gary Barlow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barlow looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Barlow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barlow gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams lands a jab.
Williams swings for the body but Barlow moves out of range.
Barlow misses with a wild body shot.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barlow moves away.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Barlow off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barlow checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barlow throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Barlow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barlow throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Barlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Barlow throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Barlow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams lands a nice hook to Barlow's body. Barlow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barlow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams avoids the body shot from Barlow.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams works Barlow's body with a nice hook.
Barlow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Barlow fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Williams to the ground. Barlow is now in Williams's guard.
Barlow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barlow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Barlow from controlling successfully.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Peekay Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barlow misses with a series of wild punches.
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barlow throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Barlow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.

Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barlow trying to control here.
Barlow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is controlling the pace.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Barlow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Williams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Peekay Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fighters circling - Barlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Barlow.
A big right from Barlow misses.
Williams scores with a jab.

Williams shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barlow napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Barlow is trying to work for a sweep but Williams has mounted him!
Williams avoids the attempt from Barlow to control.

Williams swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Barlow is now in Williams's guard. A big mistake from Williams there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barlow looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peekay Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Barlow misses.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Barlow falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barlow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Barlow.
Barlow lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barlow throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barlow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams avoids the body shot from Barlow.

Barlow gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. Barlow manages to retain guard.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barlow is keeping the position for now.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Barlow keeps moving.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barlow is keeping the position for now.
Williams is looking to advance position but Barlow has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Barlow wants to finish this one by submission but Williams is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barlow.
Barlow wants to take Williams's back but he can't do it this time.
Williams gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barlow uses his free foot to push down on Williams's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Williams.
Williams tries to reverse the position but Barlow maintains control.
Williams bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
Barlow trying to control from the bottom.
Barlow is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Williams there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barlow is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Barlow is trying to control but can't.
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Barlow defends it.

Barlow is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Williams is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Barlow still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Barlow has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peekay Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Barlow moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Barlow.
Barlow loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Barlow is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barlow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barlow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Barlow throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barlow.
Barlow works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Barlow.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williams defending well as Barlow loads up on a big left hand.
Barlow swinging wildly here.

Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barlow on his heels. He'll look to pass Barlow's guard now, I'm sure.
Williams working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Barlow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Barlow tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Barlow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gary Barlow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barlow looking to control.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barlow is trying to keep Williams in close.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Gary Barlow just wasn't active enough.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barlow throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barlow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Williams catches Barlow right on the button with a cross.
Barlow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barlow avoids the head kick by Williams.
Barlow misses with a straight left.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Barlow scores with a punch to the head.
Williams swings for the body but Barlow moves out of range.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.

Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Barlow on his heels. He'll look to pass Barlow's guard now, I'm sure.
Williams trying to control but Barlow is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams distracts Barlow with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Barlow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barlow keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Peekay Williams.
Williams catches Barlow with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barlow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peekay Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peekay Williams!
Our winner, Peekay Williams, 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
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Nitschke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sharp
vs
Nitschke

178 cm
34
176 lbs
25 - 16 - 1

181 cm
30
184 lbs
22 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Merciless Gladiators

BeastMode

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 25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Curtis Sharp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Damian Nitschke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Nitschke misses the target.
Sharp slips under a jab from Nitschke.
Sharp lands a nice shot that snaps Nitschke's head back.
Curtis Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sharp lands the left hand.
Sharp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sharp defending well as Nitschke loads up on a big left hand.
Sharp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nitschke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sharp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nitschke was well out of range. Poor timing from Sharp.
Nitschke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nitschke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sharp will feel that in the morning.
The fighters circle momentarily. Nitschke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sharp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nitschke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nitschke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Nitschke forces Sharp back against the cage and clinches.
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp is trying to force a seperation but Nitschke has the dominant position.
Sharp misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Nitschke on the inside.
Sharp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nitschke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sharp avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Sharp misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nitschke turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Nitschke manages to end up in side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nitschke trying to control the position but Sharp is working away.
Nitschke misses with the ground and pound.
Sharp is looking for a sweep.
Sharp can't do much from the bottom here.

Nitschke tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nitschke controlling the position from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sharp is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nitschke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nitschke moves nicely into side control.
Nitschke trying to control the action but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp is looking to reverse the position.
Nitschke working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nitschke misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Nitschke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sharp wants to control but Nitschke postures up.
My spies in Blunt Force Training inform me that Nitschke has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Nitschke looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sharp is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sharp is trying to control Nitschke's posture but Nitschke avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sharp on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nitschke trying to control the action but Sharp is working from the bottom.
Sharp is trying to control Nitschke's posture but Nitschke avoids it.
Sharp is looking to regain half guard here but Nitschke keeps moving and retains side control.
Sharp defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitschke controlling from side mount.
Nitschke misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp wants to control but Nitschke postures up.
Sharp is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sharp takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nitschke tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke controls the position.
Sharp sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Nitschke controlling the pace.
Nitschke working Sharp over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nitschke is trying to control the action in half guard but Sharp is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nitschke drops an elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
Nitschke throwing shots but Sharp is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nitschke dips to his left and cracks Sharp with an uppercut!
Sharp throws a head kick but Nitschke moves out of range.
Nitschke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nitschke scores with a body shot.
Sharp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sharp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sharp is looking to wear down Nitschke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nitschke cracks Sharp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nitschke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nitschke.
Nitschke lands a jab to the nose.
Sharp throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nitschke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sharp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice shot lands for Sharp.
Nitschke scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Nitschke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nitschke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nitschke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sharp's calf.
Nitschke throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
Sharp throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nitschke avoids the body shot from Sharp.
A jab lands there for Nitschke.
Damian Nitschke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nitschke scores with a sloppy right hand. Sharp should have avoided that one.
Sharp scores with a jab to the body.
Sharp thuds his right hand into Nitschke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nitschke throws an overhand right that lands on Sharp's shoulder, as Sharp tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Nitschke misses.
Nitschke looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Nitschke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sharp wants to slow Nitschke down by chopping away at his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Curtis Sharp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sharp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nitschke.
We've been told by Sharp's head coaches at Madz that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nitschke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
Sharp throws out a loose jab but Nitschke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sharp lands a jab to Nitschke's midsection.
Sharp takes one to the chin there.
Sharp slips a jab from Nitschke.
Sharp moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Nitschke finds it's way through Sharp's defenses.
Nitschke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sharp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Sharp is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Sharp. Beautiful body shot.
A lazy left from Nitschke finds it's target.
Oh Sharp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp seems to have got his legs back now.
Sharp blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Sharp finds it's way through Nitschke's defenses.
Sharp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nitschke manages to avoid it.
Sharp scores with the left hand. Nitschke knows he should have avoided that one.
Nitschke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nitschke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Sharp misses with a two punch combination.
Sharp scores with a nice right hand.
Sharp bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nitschke's head.
Sharp swings for the body but Nitschke moves out of range.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nitschke moves away.
Sharp is looking to chop away at Nitschke's legs.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nitschke at a distance.
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!
Sharp cracks Nitschke with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sharp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nitschke.
Sharp blocks the body kick.
Nitschke missing with a left hand there. Sharp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nitschke misses with a right hand
and Sharp counters with a nice uppercut.
Sharp swings for the body but Nitschke moves out of range.
Sharp scores with a jab to the head.
Sharp looks to score with a jab to the body but Nitschke is just out of range.
Nitschke throws a jab but it's blocked by Sharp.
Sharp lands a nice hook to Nitschke's body. Nitschke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nitschke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sharp throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sharp slips a straight right by Nitschke.
Sharp lands a really nice looking cross but Nitschke seems unphased.
Nitschke throws a shot from downtown. Sharp moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Damian Nitschke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Sharp scores with a leg kick.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Nitschke's shoulder, as Nitschke tries to avoid the shot.
Nitschke scores with a jab.
Nitschke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sharp lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Damian Nitschke has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Nitschke misses the target.
Sharp throws a right and a left that Nitschke avoids nicely.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nitschke.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sharp. That's going to slow Nitschke down.
A low kick from Sharp misses
letting Nitschke counter with a right hand.
Sharp throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nitschke throws out a loose jab but Sharp uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sharp. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sharp takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nitschke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sharp moves away from the strike by Nitschke.
Sharp lands with a shot to the body.
Sharp scores with a jab. Nitschke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nitschke misses with an uppercut. Sharp saw that one coming.
Nitschke lands a jab to the nose.
Nitschke misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Nitschke misses its intended target.
Sharp throws a hook to the side of Nitschke's head but Nitschke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nitschke lands with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nitschke tries to clinch but Sharp is having none of it.
Nitschke thuds a left hand into Sharp's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nitschke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sharp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nitschke.
Sharp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nitschke moves away.
Sharp gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nitschke.
Nitschke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nitschke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Sharp.
Curtis Sharp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nitschke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sharp in his tracks.
Nitschke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sharp's head.
Nitschke throws a body punch but Sharp moves out of range.
Sharp blocks a low kick nicely.
Nitschke takes a swing at Sharp's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Sharp does it's job there.
Sharp lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Nitschke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp lands a two punch combo.
Sharp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nitschke blocks a leg kick.
Nitschke moves out of range of the body kick from Sharp.
Nitschke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sharps jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sharp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nitschke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nitschke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sharp looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Sharp.
Nitschke lands with a nice body punch.
Nitschke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nitschke connects with a right hand. Sharp shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nitschke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sharp quickly recovers to half guard.
Nitschke throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sharp has hold of Nitschke's hands but Nitschke slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Sharp looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sharp trying to control from the bottom.
Nitschke trying to control from half guard but Sharp is working away.
Nitschke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nitschke wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sharp keeps working.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nitschke thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sharp blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nitschke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Nitschke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nitschke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Nitschke!
In his post fight interview, Damian Nitschke gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks to everyone that supported me when I was going through rough times. I'm back, baby!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jomhod Kiatadisak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Woo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kiatadisak
vs
Woo

177 cm
31
154 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

170 cm
34
160 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jomhod Kiatadisak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Woo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woo is defended easily by Kiatadisak.

Woo has managed to clinch.
Kiatadisak blocks an uppercut.
Kiatadisak looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Woo pulls guard successfully.
Woo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Woo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Woo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Kiatadisak manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Woo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kiatadisak is trying to buck Woo off.
The ground and pound from Woo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Woo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kiatadisak tries to escape but Woo is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Woo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kiatadisak has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woo cracks Kiatadisak with a big elbow.
Kiatadisak tries to escape but Woo is in control.
Woo working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Woo advances to mount.
Kiatadisak really wants to buck Woo off and get back to his feet.
Woo lands a heavy elbow.
You get the feeling that Kiatadisak really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woo tries to control but Kiatadisak wriggling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Woo raining down shots from the mount!
Woo landing strikes from the mount and Kiatadisak is in trouble!
Kiatadisak tries to buck Woo off but he can't manage it.
Woo breaks from Kiatadisak's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kiatadisak really wants to buck Woo off and get back to his feet.
Woo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kiatadisak?
Woo scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kiatadisak is rocked!
Woo postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Kiatadisak is out cold - huge knockout for Woo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Woo!
After the big win, Johnny Woo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Blood Bank ($10) 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
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santos De Jesus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos De Jesus has chosen Without Honor or Humanity as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mir
vs
Santos De Jesus

191 cm
25
280 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
245 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

BeastMode

Steel Penn's All 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thiago Santos De Jesus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir scores with a body shot.
Mir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Santos De Jesus is looking to clinch.
Frank Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Mir misses.
Mir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Santos De Jesus counters with a takedown into side control.
My spies in The Gym inform me that Santos De Jesus has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santos De Jesus trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Mir tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mir tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Santos De Jesus presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Santos De Jesus controlling from the full mount.
Mir holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Santos De Jesus tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Santos De Jesus throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mir because Santos De Jesus loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir is trying to escape the mount.
Mir is working hard here to advance position.
Santos De Jesus wants to control the pace but Mir is squirming around nicely.
Mir keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos De Jesus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mir is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos De Jesus has a good base and remains in mount.
Santos De Jesus punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Jesus tries to control but Mir wriggling away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Thiago Santos De Jesus!
Thiago Santos De Jesus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.