Extreme MMA-37 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Acelino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blanco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Blanco

169 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

167 cm
18
144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Dynamo Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Acelino Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Blanco!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Blanco.
Blanco being controlled against the cage.
Blanco prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Blanco is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Blanco has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva .
Blanco tries for a takedown. No joy.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blanco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanco drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Silva . Beautiful body shot.

Silva forces Blanco back against the cage and clinches.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Silva 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Blanco backwards.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Blanco has the dominant position.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva is trying to push Blanco away but Blanco has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Blanco is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Blanco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blanco prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Acelino Silva . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blanco's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blanco or not.
A body shot lands from Silva .
Blanco prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Blanco pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blanco shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blanco throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Blanco fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanco tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Blanco swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Blanco.
Blanco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Blanco's head.
Blanco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Blanco won't allow it.
Blanco takes a shot to the head.

Blanco is rocked!
Blanco on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanco is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blanco pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blanco moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Blanco finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Silva 's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Blanco falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Acelino Silva !

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crasher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Crasher has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Crasher
vs
Perez

189 cm
24
188 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

198 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Johnny Crasher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Perez!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Perez enables Crasher to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Perez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Perez looking for a sweep. Not yet Perez, not yet.
Perez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crasher's guard.
Crasher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Perez controls the pace.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Crasher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing good reports from Crasher's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Jon Perez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Crasher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Perez to the mat! Perez manages to get full guard.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Crasher from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crasher is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez controls Crasher momentarily but Crasher frees himself.

Johnny Crasher has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Perez darts in looking for a takedown but Crasher gets double underhooks and turns Perez into the cage.
Perez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crasher walks away with a smile on his face. Perez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Crasher dives in and scores a takedown into Perez's guard.

Crasher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crasher tries to free his leg and advance position but Perez is retaining full guard.
Crasher is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crasher knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perez on the ground.
Perez is pulling down on Crasher's head to control his posture.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Crasher 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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Crasher wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Crasher looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Perez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crasher wants to control from the top but Perez keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crasher wants to pass the guard but Perez is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Perez is on top in guard.
Perez wants to stand but Crasher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Perez has gone for a leg lock! Crasher slips out almost immediately though and dives into Perez's guard.
Perez looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crasher wants to stand but Perez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Perez trying to control the position.
Perez keeping moving, preventing Crasher from controlling successfully.

Crasher is sitting in close to Perez's body. Perez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Crasher is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Crasher is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Perez.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jon Perez!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cezar Aazbong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Dolinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolinger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't Be Touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aazbong
vs
Dolinger

190 cm
20
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

180 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cezar Aazbong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sean Dolinger!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aazbong loads up on a big right hand but Dolinger slips the punch.
Dolinger tries to clinch there but Aazbong circles away.
Dolinger shoots and misses
and Aazbong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dolinger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aazbong!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Aazbong tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dolinger should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Dolinger has hold of Aazbong's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Aazbong seems comfortable defending it but Dolinger has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Aazbong is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Aazbong is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dolinger couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sean Dolinger!
Sean Dolinger took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I feel great right now. I really wanna thank the trainers and my fans for their support during the fight, I just feel great.'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

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

Gein
vs
Riordan

198 cm
36
217 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

184 cm
32
223 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ed Gein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Riordan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gein dips to his left and cracks Riordan with an uppercut!
Riordan shoots in but no luck this time.
Riordan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riordan avoids a kick to the body.
Tommy Riordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gein scores with a jab to the body.
Gein misses with a kick to the body.
Gein lands a jab to the head.
Gein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gein lands a two punch combo.
Riordan lands a glancing blow to the side of Gein's head.

Gein gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Riordan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but Gein blocks nicely.
Gein is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Riordan is controlling him.
Riordan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riordan is looking to work some ground and pound but Gein has wrist control.
Gein wants to stand but Riordan is controlling the position.
Gein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Riordan.
Riordan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gein wants to stand up but Riordan is controlling him.
Riordan throwing strikes from guard but Gein blocks nicely.
Riordan with a nice head shot there.
Riordan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gein wants to stand and escape but Riordan is having none of it.
Gein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riordan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gein's head.
Riordan throws a big right hand that misses.
Riordan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gein's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gein wants to stand but Riordan is controlling the position.
Riordan throws an elbow that misses. Gein uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Riordan's guard. Nice move by Gein!
Gein is looking to stand up but Riordan won't let him.
Riordan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Gein stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Riordan.
Riordan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gein stalks Riordan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Riordan's face. Riordan staggers backwards, shaken.
Gein throws a body shot but no joy.
Gein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good standup being displayed there by Gein as he connects with a hook.
Riordan cracks Gein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Ed Gein has been cut.
Gein scores with a jab.
Gein jabs Riordan right on the nose. Riordan blinks but takes it well.
Gein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riordan.
Gein slaps away a takedown attempt from Riordan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ed Gein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Riordan.
Gein connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gein throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gein cracks Riordan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gein connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riordan momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gein scores with a punch to the head.
Gein lands a nice shot that snaps Riordan's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Riordan there.
Gein misses with a jab, cross combination.

A jab-cross combination lands for Riordan and sends Gein crashing to the mat! Riordan follows him down to the mat - Gein regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Gein is rocked!
Gein is looking to escape.
Oh Gein is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gein keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gein is breathing heavily.
Riordan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Riordan is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gein is hurt! He's hurt bad - Riordan fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gein from any more punishment! Congratulations to Riordan! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Riordan!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Worrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Worrington is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Out
vs
Worrington

180 cm
20
183 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
179 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Knock Out!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Worrington!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worrington moves forwards but Out connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Out moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Out scores with a three punch combo!
Out moves out of range of the strikes.
Worrington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Out misses.
We've been told by Out's head coaches at The Clinic that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Out with a hook.
Out swinging wildly here.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Out dips to his left and cracks Worrington with an uppercut!
Out throws a jab when Worrington was well out of range.
Out throws a right hand that Worrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worrington also avoids with ease.
Knock Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out tests Worrington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Worrington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Worrington.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrington dodges the punch combination from Out.
Out works over Worrington's head and body with a nice combination.
A cross from Out lands.
Out throws a right and a left that Worrington avoids nicely.
Worrington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Out moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Out misses.

Worrington drives through and clinches with Out against the cage.
Worrington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Out gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Out blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Worrington jumps guard but Out turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Out is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Worrington manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Out trying to control but Worrington is working from the bottom.
Worrington can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Out controls the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Knock Out.
Out swinging wildly here.
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Out throws a right hand that Worrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worrington also avoids with ease.
Out stalks Worrington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Worrington's face. Worrington staggers backwards, shaken.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Out lands.
Out connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Out misses with the combination.
Worrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Worrington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Worrington moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Left hook, right uppercut from Worrington.
Out lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Worrington backs up against the cage.
Worrington slips a jab and a cross from Out.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worrington circles away quickly and effectively.
Worrington throws a looping overhand right but Out ducks down to avoid it.
Worrington slips a jab and a cross from Out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worrington.
Knock Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Worrington.
Worrington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Worrington throws a series of punches but Out avoids them all with ease.
Out is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worrington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Worrington. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Out misses.
Knock Out is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worrington misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Worrington.
Out looks to land a combination but Worrington avoids it well.
Worrington throws a shot from downtown. Out moves away and avoids it.
Worrington throws a hook but Out blocks it.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Worrington circles away quickly and effectively.
Worrington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Out looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Out displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Worrington.
Out is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Out. That snapped Worrington's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out throws a nice looking combination but Worrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Worrington has a takedown stuffed.
Worrington takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knock Out dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Out is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Out slips a jab and a cross from Worrington.
Knock Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worrington throws a sloppy head kick and Out moves out of range easily.
Out showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrington.
Out pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Worrington back to the cage. Out follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Out throws a series of punches but Worrington moves out of range.
Out takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Out listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Worrington looks to score with a jab to the body but Out is just out of range.
Worrington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
Worrington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Knock Out is winning the standup battle so far.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Worrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Out throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice shot by Out.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Out moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Out throws a combination. Worrington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Out lands a jab to the nose.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from Out. No joy for Worrington on that attempt.
Out feints a jab promting Worrington to slip. Out then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Worrington slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Worrington misses with a body shot.
Worrington has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Worrington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worrington showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Out.
A punch combination from Worrington misses.
Worrington avoids a punch combination nicely.
Worrington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Out circles away quickly and effectively.

Worrington darts in and clinches Out up against the cage.
Worrington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Out prevents it.
Knock Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Worrington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out blocks a body shot from Worrington.

Worrington's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Out keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Out stuns Worrington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Out moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Out connects with a jab.
Out throws a series of punches but Worrington avoids them all with ease.
Worrington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Out as he jumps to the side.
Nice uppercut lands for Worrington. That snapped Out's head back.
Out looks to land a combination but Worrington avoids it well.
Worrington swings for the body but Out moves out of range.
Out misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Worrington takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Out is working the combinations to good effect here.
Out throws a looping overhand right but Worrington ducks down to avoid it.
Out avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Worrington tries to bum rush Out with a series of wild strikes but Out uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Worrington misses with a wild combination.
Out lands a two punch combo.
Worrington misses with the combination.
Worrington is breathing heavily.
Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Out avoids the head kick by Worrington.
Worrington fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Worrington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Worrington takes a swing at Out's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out throws a right hand that Worrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worrington also avoids with ease.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Worrington finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Worrington stalks Out and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Out's face. Out staggers backwards, shaken.
Worrington moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Worrington walks into a left hand.
Worrington tries to clinch there but Out circles away.
Worrington walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Out tries to bum rush Worrington with a series of wild strikes but Worrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out misses with the combination.
Out swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out throws a nice looking combination but Worrington bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Worrington has a takedown stuffed.
Out cracks Worrington with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knock Out dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Worrington clinches up against the cage.
Worrington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Worrington manages to break the clinch.

Worrington clinches up with Out and pushes him back against the cage.
Worrington jumps guard but Out stands there with Worrington around his waist. Worrington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Worrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Out's efforts to push away.
Worrington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Out's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Worrington keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Out's efforts to push away.
Worrington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worrington lands a knee to the head.
Worrington is trying to drag Out to the mat but Out just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Worrington misses with a punch on the inside.
Worrington tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Out smiles and moves away.
Knock Out has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Worrington.
Worrington tries to clinch there but Out circles away.
Worrington misses with a double jab.
Worrington has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Out finds it's way round the side to connect with Worrington's head.
Worrington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Worrington misses with a series of wild punches.
Worrington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Out takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Worrington looks to land a combination but Out avoids it well.
Out lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Donk. Out catches Worrington right on the button with a cross.
Out tries to bum rush Worrington with a series of wild strikes but Worrington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Out lands a glancing blow to the side of Worrington's head.
Out swinging wildly here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Out will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Out connects with a crisp jab.
Worrington walks into a jab.
Out swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Out.
Worrington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Worrington misses with a body shot.
Out shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Worrington eats them both and turns towards Out to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worrington throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Out.
Out throws a series of punches but Worrington avoids them all with ease.
Out connects with a good right hand that stumbles Worrington. Worrington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Out throws a right hand that Worrington ducks under and follows up with a left that Worrington also avoids with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Out. No joy for Worrington on that attempt.
Worrington throws a looping overhand right but Out ducks down to avoid it.
Worrington throws a right hand that Out ducks under and follows up with a left that Out also avoids with ease.
Out stuns Worrington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Worrington throws out a loose jab but Out uses good head movement to avoid it.
Out swinging wildly here.
Out lands a jab to the head.
Out fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Out throws a right and a left that both miss.
Out misses with a hook.
Out misses with a jab, cross combination.
Out showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Worrington.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worrington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Out was well out of range. Poor timing from Worrington.
Worrington drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worrington. Out does a little dance to reset his feet.
Out misses with a few strikes there.
Worrington lands with a hook. Out tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Adam Worrington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Worrington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Worrington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Out rather than just go for the knockout.
Out misses with a series of wild punches.
Out scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worrington misses with a looping right.
Out misses with a wild combination.
Out throws a series of punches but Worrington moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Out.
Knock Out is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Out bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Worrington's head.
Out swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Worrington.

And that's the end of the fight!
Knock Out showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Out, 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knock Out!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kev Baylis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Up (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Baylis
vs
Up

190 cm
19
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
26
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Project Mayhem

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kev Baylis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Up!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Up tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baylis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Baylis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Up avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Up scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Up has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Up. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Up misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Up. Baylis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baylis takes one on the button.
Baylis avoids the body shot from Up.
Up misses with a few strikes there.
Baylis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Baylis throws a leg kick which misses Up's front leg but catches the back leg as Up tries to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baylis. That's going to slow Up down.
Up looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Up takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baylis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Baylis.
Up takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Baylis scores with a head kick. Up tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Baylis scores with a head kick. Up tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fighters circle, before Baylis throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Up's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Baylis lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Kev Baylis!
Kev Baylis took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gary Grice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Rourke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grice kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is GZA - Shadowboxin'. Rourke has chosen Rolling Stones - Paint it black as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grice
vs
Rourke

184 cm
27
194 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

182 cm
38
196 lbs
31 - 19 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Project Mayhem

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 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Gary Grice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Mikko Rourke!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grice throws out a powerful jab.
Rourke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rourke lands a nice looking body shot.
A leg kick checked by Grice.
Grice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rourke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rourke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grice throws a lazy right hand but Rourke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rourke throws the kick towards the body but Grice avoids it.
Grice avoids the head kick by Rourke.
We've been hearing reports that Grice has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Rourke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grice is able to avoid easily.
Rourke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rourke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mikko Rourke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rourke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Rourke is out of range.
Grice avoids a kick to the body.
Rourke throws an off balance right hand

and Grice counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rourke won't be happy with that.
Grice in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice tries to score with some ground and pound. Rourke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rourke manages to get back to half guard.
Grice throwing shots but Rourke is blocking nicely.
Grice throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Grice passes to side control.

Grice is trying to get an arm triangle but Rourke is defending well.
Rourke can't do much from the bottom here.
Rourke tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rourke is not content to let Grice control the position.
An elbow from Grice crashes against the mat.
Rourke tries to buck Grice off but Grice is having none of it.
Rourke keeps trying to improve his position.
Grice tries to move to mount but Rourke blocks the move with his legs.
Rourke seems a little lost for a moment, as Grice dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grice is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rourke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Grice swings around for an armbar but Rourke sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Grice's guard.

Grice is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Grice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grice looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rourke controls from within his opponent's guard.
Grice keeping moving, preventing Rourke from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice looking for a sweep. Not yet Grice, not yet.
Grice avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mikko Rourke.
Rourke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grice wants to clinch.
Rourke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Grice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Grice misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rourke. Grice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rourke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grice throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rourke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rourke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rourke moves out of range as Grice throws a body kick.
Rourke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rourke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rourke.
Rourke scores with a body shot.
Grice thows a leg kick but Rourke checks it
and Rourke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grice thinking.
Good work by Rourke as he checks the leg kick.
Grice checks a low kick from Rourke.
Rourke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grice. That did some damage!
Grice checks the leg kick nicely there.
Grice digs a good body shot into Rourke's ribs.
Rourke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rourke wants to land a leg kick but Grice is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Rourke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rourke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rourke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rourke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grice.
A clash of legs there as Grice blocks the low kick.
Rourke swings for the body but Grice moves out of range.
Rourke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grice rather than just go for the knockout.
Grice throws a good cross that connects.
Rourke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rourke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rourke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grice can pounce on him.
Good work by Rourke as he checks the leg kick.
Grice throws a lazy right hand but Rourke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Grice.
Good leg kick by Grice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grice misses with a low kick as Rourke jumps back.
Grice misses with a shot to the body
and Rourke counters with a left to the body.
Grice has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A solid body kick from Rourke.
Grice scores with a hook to the body. Rourke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grice is looking to slow Rourke down with leg kicks.
Grice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rourke lands a body shot.
Grice wants to land a leg kick but Rourke is out of range.
Rourke takes one on the button.
Grice walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rourke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A leg kick checked by Rourke.
Grice walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rourke.
Grice shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grice misses with a low kick.
Rourke throws a solid leg kick but Grice takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rourke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rourke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikko Rourke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rourke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Grice thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grice fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gary Grice is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A low kick from Grice is predictable there
and Rourke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rourke throws a lazy right hand but Grice sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab, jab by Rourke - just one landing.
Grice is looking to chop away at Rourke's legs.
Rourke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rourke. Grice does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice works the jab nicely.
Grice punishes Rourke's body with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rourkes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rourke tests Grice's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rourke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rourke ducks under a wild hook from Grice.
Grice scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rourke in his tracks.
Rourke throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Rourke tenderised Grice's leg. Grice is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grice slips a straight right by Rourke.
Grice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grice throws a leg kick but Rourke checks it.
Grice throws the left hand but Rourke avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rourke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Good work by Grice as he checks the leg kick.
Grice motions for Rourke to come forward. Grice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mikko Rourke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Grice moves out of range of the body kick from Rourke.
Grice tries to clinch but Rourke is having none of it.
Rourke throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Grice decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rourke's guard.
Grice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rourke is keeping the position for now.
Grice 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.
Grice throwing strikes but missing.
Grice postures up in Rourke's guard and throws a big left but Rourke blocks it.
Grice wants to control from the top but Rourke keeps moving.

Grice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grice trying to control the position from guard on top but Rourke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grice working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grice trying to move into half guard but instead Rourke has managed to sweep!
Grice trying to keep a closed guard but Rourke is proving a slippery customer.
Rourke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rourke preventing the sweep.
Rourke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rourke trying to control the position from guard on top but Grice is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grice controls Rourke momentarily but Rourke frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rourke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rourke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grice.
A good leg kick by Grice.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rourke. Grice does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Rourke.
Rourke cracks Grice with an open hand slap.
Rourke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rourke throws a hook but Grice blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rourke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Grice.
Grice keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grice takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Grice checks a leg kick.
Grice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rourke. That did some damage!
Rourke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rourke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Rourke is out of range.
Rourke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grice. That one must have hurt.
Grice throws the kick towards the body but Rourke avoids it.
Rourke misses the shot to the body.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Rourke is out of range.
Rourke works Grice's body with a nice hook.
Rourke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rourke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grice thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rourke if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rourke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grice lunges at Rourke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rourke's hand.
Rourke misses the jab.
Rourke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grice connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rourke scrambles back to his feet.
Rourke throws the left hand but Grice avoids the punch easily.
Grice cracks Rourke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grice lands the left hand.
Rourke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grice. Rourke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grice looks to throw the jab but Rourke is out of range.
Rourke takes a swing at Grice's ribcage but misses.
Rourke closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grice circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rourke doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Grice counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Grice!
Gary Grice decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolf West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Carnera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carnera is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Liberi o no!. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

West
vs
Carnera

180 cm
33
215 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

189 cm
20
208 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wolf West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benito Carnera!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnera jabs at West's body.
West misses with a looping left.
Carnera has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as West is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Carnera circles away from the clinch attempt.
West misses the shot to the body.
West takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carnera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Carnera.
West ducks under a wild hook from Carnera.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carnera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice cross by Carnera.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Carnera is just out of range.
West moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carnera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carnera connects with a crisp jab.
West lands a body shot.
Carnera lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carnera.
Benito Carnera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carnera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
West bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carnera's head.
Carnera throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Carnera.
Carnera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
West dodges the punch combination from Carnera.
West takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
West throws a right hand that Carnera ducks under and follows up with a left that Carnera also avoids with ease.
West doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carnera misses with the combination.
Carnera fails to land with a series of punches.
West throws a big shot that misses.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carnera lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carnera cracks a nice hook into West's ribs.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a lazy right hand but Carnera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
West lands a nice shot that snaps Carnera's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnera misses with a few strikes there.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
West misses with a straight left.
Nice jab there from Carnera.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West avoids the body shot from Carnera.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carnera throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carnera is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down West rather than just go for the knockout.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carnera misses with a double jab.
West misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carnera misses with a shot to the body
and West counters with a series of strikes. Carnera will be more careful next time no doubt.
West slips a jab from Carnera.
Carnera walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera connects with a single shot there.
West avoids the body shot from Carnera.
Carnera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carnera misses with a body shot.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carnera lands with an uppercut that bounces West off the cage and back into range.
Carnera throws a shot to the body.
West swings for the body but Carnera moves out of range.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carnera manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

West rushes Carnera and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carnera tries to work over West's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carnera.
A right handed body shot lands from West.
Carnera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

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

West moves into the clinch.
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!
Carnera blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Carnera.
Carnera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from West.
Carnera looks winded!
Carnera tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
West prevents the takedown attempt.
West tries a body shot but Carnera blocks it.
Carnera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carnera is trying to break the clinch but West has him pressed against the cage.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
West lands a nice uppercut.
Carnera blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carnera tries to circle away but West has him pinned against the cage.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
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 Wolf West will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carnera throws a wild body kick that West sees coming a mile off.
Carnera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. West sees it coming and avoids it easily.
West looks to land a right hand but Carnera moved out of range.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
Carnera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carnera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
West swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carnera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from West both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Carnera misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Carnera scores with a four punch combination!
Carnera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carnera swings for the body but West moves out of range.
West misses with the combination.
Carnera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
West walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benito Carnera seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera misses with a body shot.
A big right from West misses.
Carnera misses with a wild body shot.
Carnera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carnera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolf West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carnera throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
A big right from Carnera misses.
Carnera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
West avoids the body shot from Carnera.
West misses with a series of wild punches.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carnera misses with the combination.
Carnera swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Nice body punch from Carnera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
West looks to land a right hand but Carnera moved out of range.
Carnera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Carnera throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
West avoids the body shot from Carnera.
West cracks Carnera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
West throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carnera.
Carnera pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces West back to the cage. Carnera follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carnera lands a body shot.
West takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carnera misses with a wild body shot.
West has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carnera finds it's way round the side to connect with West's head.
Sloppy strikes from Carnera. Those never looked like landing.
Carnera works over West's head and body with a nice combination.
West throws a hook but Carnera avoids it easily.
Carnera defending well as West loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West tries to bum rush Carnera with a series of wild strikes but Carnera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carnera misses with a double jab.
Carnera rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but West moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
West lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carnera at a distance.
Carnera is breathing heavily.
Carnera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carnera jabs at West's body.
West scores with a shot to the body.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carnera.
West throws a right and a left that both miss.
West slips a jab and a cross from Carnera.
Carnera lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carnera misses with a combination
and Carnera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West lands a nice hook to Carnera's body. Carnera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West throws a right and a left that Carnera avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by West. Beautiful body shot.
Carnera looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from West.
West throws a body shot but no joy.
Carnera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carnera cracks West with a good jab.
Carnera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
West looks to score with a jab to the body but Carnera is just out of range.
Carnera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West scores with a jab.
Carnera slips a jab and a cross from West.
West moves in looking to clinch but Carnera pushes him off.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carnera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. West looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
West throws a nice looking combination but Carnera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
West avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carnera cracks West with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Benito Carnera 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! This is the final round!

West tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carnera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carnera slips under a jab.
Carnera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carnera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carnera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carnera lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carnera throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carnera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Carnera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carnera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carnera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
West misses with an uppercut. Carnera saw that one coming.
Carnera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Carnera darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good shot there by Carnera.
Carnera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
West fails to land with a series of punches.
Carnera swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carnera throws a body shot but no joy.
Carnera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carnera misses with a looping right.
Carnera dodges the punch combination from West.
West looks to land a left hand but Carnera moved out of range nicely.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Carnera scores with a four punch combination!
Carnera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
West throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carnera counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fighters circling - West throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carnera ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carnera looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carnera misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carnera ducks under a wild hook from West.
Carnera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carnera swings for the body but West moves out of range.
Carnera digs a good body shot into West's ribs.
West looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
West misses with the combination.
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!
Carnera throws a low kick, looking for West's leg but West calmly moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Carnera misses with a straight left.
Carnera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West blocks a leg kick.
West needs to keep his hands up - Carnera had a free shot at his head there.
Carnera avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carnera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carnera throws a hook to the side of West's head but West sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carnera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carnera slips a jab and a cross from West.
Carnera throws a head kick but West moves out of range.
Carnera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Carnera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West misses with a two punch combination.
Carnera's corner calls for a 1-2. Carnera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carnera throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Carnera scores with a punch to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Carnera as he connects with a hook.
West swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
West dodges the punch combination from Carnera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carnera bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps West's head backwards.
West lands with a good body shot.
Carnera displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
West just misses with a punch to the body.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
Carnera looks to score with a jab to the body but West is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a nice body shot.
Carnera throws a right and a left that West avoids nicely.
No joy there for Carnera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carnera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

West clinches with his opponent.
Carnera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West blocks a body shot from Carnera.
A frustrated look appears on Carnera's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benito Carnera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carnera has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benito Carnera!
Benito Carnera decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by frenzal rhomb - Mum changed the locks. Joe Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tony Twister's chin.

Twister
vs
Smith

188 cm
35
195 lbs
19 - 17 - 0

186 cm
22
199 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Smith!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Twister shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Twister stops Smith from getting back to his feet.
Smith really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Twister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Twister seems to be looking for submissions.
Twister wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position.
Twister controlling the pace.
Twister seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Smith is defending against the submission attempts here by Twister.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Twister is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Twister is controlling him
Smith 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.

Twister is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Twister.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Twister is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Twister in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Smith tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Twister!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tony Twister!
Our winner, Tony Twister, 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.