BFT-433 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Emong Salvacion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvacion comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse. Hardy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Coming home -Dirty money kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!

Salvacion
vs
Hardy

178 cm
31
166 lbs
14 - 14 - 1

180 cm
43
160 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Emong Salvacion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy misses with a straight right.
Hardy misses with a shot to the body
and Salvacion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvacion throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.
Hardy takes a swing at Salvacion's ribcage but misses.
Salvacion stalks Hardy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hardy's face. Hardy staggers backwards, shaken.
Salvacion dodges the punch combination from Hardy.
Hardy lands a nice looking body shot.
Hardy tried to score with a low kick but Salvacion checks it.
Hardy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hardy works Salvacion's body with a nice hook.
Jason Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Salvacion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion slips a jab from Hardy.

Hardy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Salvacion's half guard.
Salvacion is positioning himself well to prevent Hardy advancing to mount.
Salvacion trying to control from the bottom.

Hardy is looking for a kimura here.
Hardy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Salvacion is looking for a sweep. Hardy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is working hard here to advance position.
Hardy throwing shots but Salvacion is blocking nicely.
Salvacion wants to get back to full guard.
Hardy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Salvacion makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Salvacion.
Salvacion manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hardy manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Salvacion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Salvacion controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hardy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Salvacion's guard.

Hardy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Salvacion is trying to keep Hardy in close.
Salvacion utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Salvacion keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Salvacion haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hardy throws a strike but Salvacion rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salvacion controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Salvacion works over Hardy with some ground and pound from guard.
Salvacion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardy gets back to half guard.
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 Emong Salvacion will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hardy cracks Salvacion with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Salvacion counters with a straight right hand.
Hardy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salvacion rather than just go for the knockout.
Hardy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Emong Salvacion is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Salvacion!
Hardy delivers a nice body kick.
Hardy scores with a hook.
Salvacion lands a two punch combo.
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!
Hardy misses with a leg kick
and Salvacion counters with a one-two to the body.
Salvacion swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvacion digs a good body shot into Hardy's ribs.
Hardy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salvacion.
Salvacion is looking for a counter combo.
Salvacion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hardy flicks out a counter leg kick but Salvacion steps away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy thows a leg kick but Salvacion checks it
and Salvacion counters with a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Salvacion. Those never looked like landing.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Hardy lands a jab.
Hardy misses with a right hand
and Salvacion counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hardy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Hardy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hardy looking to sit in guard and control but Salvacion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvacion distracts Hardy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Salvacion postures up in Hardy's guard and throws a big left but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Salvacion with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Salvacion keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hardy's head.
Salvacion stands up over Hardy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Hardy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salvacion throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salvacion lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hardy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salvacion is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hardy keeping moving, preventing Salvacion from controlling successfully.
Hardy has momentary wrist control but Salvacion slips an elbow through the middle.
Hardy is trying to keep Salvacion in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Salvacion pushes down on Hardy's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salvacion lands a nice short elbow.
Salvacion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hardy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hardy working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Salvacion bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardy's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvacion passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hardy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Salvacion working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salvacion connects with a nice short shot to Hardy's temple.
Hardy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hardy.
Emong Salvacion overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardy looking for a sweep. Not yet Hardy, not yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvacion pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Hardy trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emong Salvacion dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Salvacion counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy misses with a combination
and Salvacion counters with a left to the body.
Hardy dodges the punch combination from Salvacion.
Hardy misses with the body kick
and Salvacion counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy misses with a hook. Salvacion ducked under it nicely.
As Hardy looks to move away, Salvacion throws a big counter combo but Hardy just gets out of the way.
Hardy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy throws a low kick, looking for Salvacion's leg but Salvacion calmly moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Salvacion. Those never looked like landing.
Emong Salvacion is winning the standup battle so far.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
and Salvacion counters with a left and a right that stings Hardy.
Hardy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Salvacion pinned against the cage. Salvacion gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hardy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvacion throws a right hand that Hardy ducks under and follows up with a left that Hardy also avoids with ease.

Hardy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hardy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salvacion is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Salvacion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Salvacion 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.
Hardy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hardy trying to control the position but Salvacion is working away.

Hardy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salvacion knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jason Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Salvacion is avoiding damage well.
Hardy moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Salvacion is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hardy off and has taken his back!
Hardy is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Salvacion.
Salvacion trying to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control the position but Salvacion manages to sink in the hooks.
Hardy is really stuck here.

Hardy is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Salvacion gets his way!
Salvacion connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hardy to escape the position.
Hardy is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Hardy prevents Salvacion from getting a body triangle.
Salvacion lands strikes to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Will Salvacion go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Salvacion is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hardy defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Hardy wants to escape the position.
Salvacion lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Salvacion throwing damaging strikes from the back! Hardy could be in trouble here!
Hardy tries to roll but Salvacion sticks to his back.
Salvacion lands punches and elbows.
Hardy prevents Salvacion from getting a body triangle.
Hardy turns into Salvacion and is now in his guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hardy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salvacion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emong Salvacion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salvacion 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emong Salvacion!
Post fight, Emong Salvacion stared into the camera and said 'Thank you so much to the fans, my family, this is it. I'm done and I'm going out with a grateful heart thank you so much guys!'.
Jason Hardy spoke after the fight, saying 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Ka Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Dufinbeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ULTRAMAGNETIC MCs - Ego Trippin. Dufinbeger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Steppin Stone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Ka Bong
vs
Dufinbeger

195 cm
32
265 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

200 cm
34
275 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Ka Bong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stefano Dufinbeger!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong connects with a nice looking jab.
Dufinbeger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Dufinbeger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Bong throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Dufinbeger escapes and throws Bong's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Dufinbeger has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
A right-left combo lands from Dufinbeger.

It looks like El Ka Bong 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!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bong.
Bong scores with a jab to the head.
Dufinbeger scores with a body shot.

Oooooh!!! Dufinbeger has knocked Bong down with a huge combo! Dufinbeger steps away and waves a wobbly Bong back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Bong is rocked!
Bong bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Dufinbeger comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Bong falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Bong was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stefano Dufinbeger!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stefano Dufinbeger made sure he mentioned Pirates Powder, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny comes to the cage accompanied by Hunter-Fallen. Rothstein comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Enter The Ninja kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sam Rothstein was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Wietrzny
vs
Rothstein

174 cm
43
163 lbs
22 - 28 - 0

179 cm
41
165 lbs
23 - 19 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Rothstein!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wietrzny tries to clinch up but Rothstein circles away and keeps his distance.

Rothstein shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wietrzny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rothstein is controlling the pace.
Wietrzny wants to control but Rothstein is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothstein is looking to stall here but Wietrzny recovers full guard.
Wietrzny seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Wietrzny is trying to keep Rothstein in close.
Rothstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wietrzny works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wietrzny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rothstein sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wietrzny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rothstein misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rothstein checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wietrzny takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rothstein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rothstein throws a combination that misses
and Wietrzny counters with a nice uppercut.
Rothstein throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Rothstein throws a lazy uppercut
and Wietrzny counters with an outside leg kick.
Wietrzny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rothstein ducks right into an uppercut from Wietrzny.
A punch lands to the side of Rothstein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wietrzny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothstein manages to avoid it.

Rothstein pushes Wietrzny up against the cage in a clinch.
Wietrzny struggles to land a body shot inside as Rothstein controls his hands.

Rothstein gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wietrzny regains guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Wietrzny is retaining full guard.

Wietrzny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rothstein doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rothstein manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wietrzny trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Wietrzny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rothstein controls the pace.
Wietrzny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rothstein throwing strikes from guard but Wietrzny blocks nicely.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wietrzny is trying to keep Rothstein in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Wietrzny gets a clinch.

Rothstein jumps guard and drags Wietrzny to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wietrzny trying to control the position from guard on top but Rothstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rothstein is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wietrzny engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rothstein drives through and clinches with Wietrzny against the cage.
Wietrzny is trying to maintain a safe position but Rothstein gets an underhook and turns Wietrzny into the cage.
Wietrzny misses with a knee to the head.
Rothstein lands a left hand.
Wietrzny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wietrzny tries to score a body lock takedown but Rothstein shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Rothstein breaks the clinch.

Rothstein closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wietrzny as Rothstein tries to tie him up.
Rothstein has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Rothstein pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rothstein shoots in and gets a takedown into Wietrzny's guard.
Wietrzny trying to control the position.
Rothstein showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rothstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Wietrzny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wietrzny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rothstein sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rothstein being controlled here momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rothstein's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Wietrzny does no damage.
Rothstein throws a head kick that misses.
Rothstein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rothstein misses with a leg kick.
Wietrzny digs a good body shot into Rothstein's ribs.
Rothstein ducks under a wild hook from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny tries to bum rush Rothstein with a series of wild strikes but Rothstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wietrzny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rothstein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein moves away from the strike by Wietrzny.
Rothstein with a nice cross.

Rothstein closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wietrzny to the mat! Wietrzny manages to get full guard.
Rothstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Wietrzny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wietrzny wants to control but Rothstein passes easily into half guard.
Wietrzny tries to roll over but Rothstein keeps him under control.
Rothstein is thwarting Wietrzny's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wietrzny is looking for a sweep. Rothstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rothstein performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wietrzny is looking to control Rothstein's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wietrzny avoid being mounted?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Rothstein 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Wietrzny connects with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wietrzny misses the target.
Wietrzny scores with a hook.

Rothstein closes the distance and pushes Wietrzny back into the cage.
Wietrzny lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wietrzny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wietrzny creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rothstein lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wietrzny backwards.
Wietrzny has a couple of punches blocked by Rothstein.

Rothstein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rothstein looks to land a combination. Wietrzny sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wietrzny connects with a crisp jab.
Rothstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wietrzny.
Rothstein slips a straight right by Wietrzny.
Rothstein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny feints a jab promting Rothstein to slip. Wietrzny then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rothstein slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Rothstein shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Wietrzny has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rothstein has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Wietrzny lands with a light punch inside.
Rothstein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rothstein displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wietrzny up against the cage.
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!

Rothstein has clasped his hands together around Wietrzny's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wietrzny is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sam Rothstein is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothstein slows the pace down.
Wietrzny is looking for a sweep.
Wietrzny is not content to let Rothstein control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wietrzny is looking to regain half guard here but Rothstein keeps moving and retains side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rothstein gets a double leg takedown into Wietrzny's guard.
Rothstein not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wietrzny is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rothstein controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wietrzny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rothstein controls the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rothstein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rothstein scores with a jab to the head.
Wietrzny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wietrzny misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Rothstein closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wietrzny did well to prevent Rothstein getting side control.
Igor Wietrzny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wietrzny taking some punishment here, with Rothstein in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Rothstein.
I've got Rothstein winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:30

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

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demolition Man Randy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Man Randy
vs
Byczynski

165 cm
33
194 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

202 cm
23
202 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski slips a straight right by Randy.

Byczynski has managed to clinch.
Randy is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Byczynski fails to land.

Randy has Byczynski pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Randy pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Byczynski tumbling to the mat - Randy dives into Byczynski's guard.
Byczynski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Randy.
Randy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Randy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Randy throws a strike but Byczynski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy is striking off his back. Byczynski thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
My spies in Madz **21 Elite coaches** inform me that Byczynski has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Byczynski controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randy regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Randy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Randy 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.
Byczynski preventing the sweep.
Randy is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byczynski wants to stand but Randy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Byczynski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Randy looking for a guillotine here but Byczynski defends easily.
Randy looking to control.
Randy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Randy looking to control but Byczynski passes into half guard.
Randy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Byczynski.
Randy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Byczynski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Byczynski decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Byczynski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A jab from Byczynski finds it's way through Randy's defenses.
Byczynski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Randy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Byczynski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Randy backs up against the cage.
Byczynski thuds his right hand into Randy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Randy misses with a hook to the body
and Byczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Randy shoots in looking for a takedown but Byczynski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Randy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Byczynski feints a counter leg kick.
Randy avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy lands a jab to the head.
Byczynski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Byczynski throws a low kick, looking for Randy's leg but Randy calmly moves out of range.
Randy misses with a straight right.
Randy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byczynski.
Byczynski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Byczynski sprawls and moves away.
Byczynski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Byczynski throws a leg kick but Randy checks it.
Byczynski avoids the body shot from Randy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Byczynski counters with a nice body shot.
Randy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice combination there by Byczynski.

Randy is rocked!
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!
Byczynski cracks Randy on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Randy falls backwards against the cage. Byczynski follows up with more strikes that drop Randy to his knees. Byczynski keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Randy! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Byczynski!
Jari Byczynski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andro Antolovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into the arena with Jumpman-Drake blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Antolovic

188 cm
24
212 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

188 cm
27
208 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andro Antolovic!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Antolovic.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Antolovic leaves James with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Antolovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Antolovic throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Antolovic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed James momentarily.

James fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Antolovic sprawls well initially but James persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
James thows a huge punch but Antolovic dodges it nicely.
James throwing shots but Antolovic is blocking nicely.
Antolovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from James.
James is pressing down on Antolovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Antolovic is holding on for now.

Antolovic manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. James keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
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!
Antolovic is trying to force a seperation but James has the dominant position.
Antolovic is trying to break the clinch but James is controlling him.
James tries to pull guard but Antolovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Antolovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
James takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Antolovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Antolovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Antolovic clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Antolovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antolovic tries to work over James's front leg with a kick but James checks it.
Antolovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
James dives in for a single leg takedown but Antolovic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Antolovic swivels and escapes.
Good shot there by Antolovic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antolovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
James tries to clinch there but Antolovic circles away.
James walks into a jab.
Antolovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Antolovic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! James had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
James misses with a takedown attempt - Antolovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antolovic thows a body kick. James tries to catch it but that hurt him.
James wants to clinch
and Antolovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James shoots for a takedown but Antolovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Antolovic unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Antolovic throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
James shoots in for a double leg but Antolovic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Antolovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Antolovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.

James moves into range and clinches up with Antolovic.
James is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Antolovic breaks the clinch.
Antolovic swats away the attempt to clinch by James.
Despite the aggression on Antolovic's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Antolovic drops James with a straight right hand, right on the button! Antolovic follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andro Antolovic!
A very excited looking Andro Antolovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Alex James spoke after the fight, saying 'My goal is to be champion. I only fight for the title. I crave to be champion and I'll be back on top'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Dufva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dufva
vs
El Toro

189 cm
37
177 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

178 cm
34
196 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sven Dufva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but El Toro is just out of range.
Dufva misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Dufva.
El Toro misses with a few strikes there.
El Toro 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.
Dufva misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by El Toro.

Dufva feints and as El Toro raises his hands in defense, Dufva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

El Toro pushes Dufva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dufva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses
and El Toro counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
El Toro ducks under a wild hook from Dufva.

El Toro clinches with his opponent.

El Toro breaks from the clinch.
El Toro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dufva can pounce on him.
Dufva throws a leg kick that is checked
and El Toro counters with a straight right hand.

Dufva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into El Toro's guard.

El Toro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dufva postures up in El Toro's guard and throws a big left but El Toro blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufva throwing strikes but missing.
Dufva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as El Toro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

El Toro is looking for a triangle but Dufva pushes his legs off easily.
Dufva is in close to El Toro's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dufva got a little sloppy there for a moment and El Toro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dufva has managed to get both his arms back between El Toro's legs - danger averted.
Dufva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

El Toro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dufva defends it easily.
Dufva scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufva won't allow El Toro to sweep him here.
Dufva cracks El Toro with a solid left hand.
Dufva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of El Toro's head.

El Toro escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dufva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
El Toro utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva connects with a couple of short punches.
Dufva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dufva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dufva wants to control from the top but El Toro keeps moving.
Dufva won't allow El Toro to sweep him here.

El Toro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dufva defends well.
Dufva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but El Toro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dufva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dufva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dufva postures up and lands a big shot to El Toro's brow.
El Toro wants to control but Dufva passes easily into half guard.
Dufva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for El Toro!
Dufva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
El Toro wants to hold on but Dufva pushes him away.
Dufva raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
El Toro takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

El Toro is rocked!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
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!
Dufva scoring with strikes but El Toro is staying in there.
El Toro is still in real trouble! Can Dufva finish him?
Dufva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Toro takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dufva's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Dufva!
A very excited looking Sven Dufva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chomsky comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down BYOB. Stanson has chosen Until The End as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chomsky
vs
Stanson

182 cm
38
177 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

174 cm
37
178 lbs
23 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noam Chomsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Stanson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Hemmingworth and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Chomsky feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Stanson shoots and misses
and Chomsky counters with a stiff right hand.
Stanson moves out of range of the body kick from Chomsky.
Stanson shoots in but no luck this time.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Stanson.
Chomsky misses with a body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Chomsky!

Stanson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chomsky to the ground. Stanson is now in Chomsky's guard.
Stanson wants to stand and escape but instead Chomsky has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Chomsky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stanson tries to get to full guard but Chomsky has control of the leg.
Stanson has his hands clasped together around Chomsky's back. He's all about the action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Stanson is pressing down on Chomsky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Stanson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chomsky is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Stanson.
Chomsky advances nicely into full mount.
Stanson is looking to improve his position but Chomsky isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Chomsky connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Chomsky landing strikes from the mount.
Chomsky fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Stanson is desperately trying to improve his position but Chomsky has a good base and remains in mount.
Chomsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stanson tries to reverse the position but Chomsky maintains control.
Stanson wants to hold on but Chomsky pushes him away.
Stanson tries to reverse the position but Chomsky maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chomsky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chomsky landing shots from mount.
Chomsky prevents Stanson from getting the reversal.
Chomsky controlling the position easily from mount.
Stanson regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Stanson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chomsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Stanson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chomsky is pushing down on Stanson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stanson is fighting to maintain full guard but Chomsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
Chomsky scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stanson is looking for a sweep. Chomsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stanson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanson works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stanson has his foot on Chomsky's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chomsky works his way back into a safe position though.
Chomsky sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chomsky trying to control but Stanson is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chomsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stanson wants to sweep here but Chomsky controlling him for the moment.
Chomsky 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.
Stanson keeping moving, preventing Chomsky from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noam Chomsky dominated that 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.

Chomsky scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Stanson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stanson shoots in looking for a takedown but Chomsky manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stanson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stanson.
Stanson misses with a takedown attempt - Chomsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Noam Chomsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Stanson.

Stanson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky is looking to regain half guard here but Stanson keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Stanson working away.
Chomsky tries to improve position but can't.
Stanson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Stanson trying to control the position but Chomsky is working away.
Chomsky controls the position for a moment.
Stanson is working Chomsky over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stanson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chomsky some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson tries to stand but Chomsky controls the position and pulls Stanson into his guard.
Stanson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stanson wants to pass the guard but Chomsky is keeping the position.
Chomsky being controlled here, momentarily.
Stanson throws an elbow that misses. Chomsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stanson's guard. Nice move by Chomsky!

Chomsky trying to control but Stanson is working from the bottom.

Stanson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chomsky is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Chomsky is trying to control. Stanson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chomsky is really struggling to control Stanson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chomsky controlling the pace.
Stanson is staying active underneath Chomsky, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Stanson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chomsky tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stanson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Stanson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Chomsky keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Chomsky blocks the strikes from Stanson.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stanson fails with the takedown
and Chomsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chomsky slaps away a takedown attempt from Stanson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice sprawl there from Stanson as Chomsky shoots in.
Brian Stanson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanson misses with a leg kick
and Chomsky counters with a thumping low kick.
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 Noam Chomsky will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chomsky misses with an uppercut.

Stanson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Chomsky is looking for a sweep. Stanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Chomsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stanson stalling away here and it's allowed Chomsky to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Noam Chomsky overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stanson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stanson looking to pass the guard.
Stanson trying to move into half guard but instead Chomsky has managed to sweep!

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

Stanson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chomsky advances to half guard.
Stanson is looking for a sweep. Chomsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stanson taking some punishment here, with Chomsky in his half guard.
Stanson is trying to control but Chomsky manages to pass to mount!
Stanson is working to get back to half guard.
Chomsky controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky lands a couple of good shots and Stanson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Chomsky controlling from the back.
Stanson is keeping busy.
Stanson trying to control the hands but Chomsky breaks the grip.
Stanson is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky has Stanson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Chomsky is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Chomsky is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Stanson. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Chomsky punches Stanson on the ear.
You can see the frustration on Stanson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Chomsky just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Chomsky not allowing Stanson to control his hands.
Chomsky trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Stanson doesn't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson wants to control his opponent's hands but Chomsky gets his hands free.
I really don't envy Stanson right now.
Chomsky controlling from the back.
Chomsky lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brian Stanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanson can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stanson turns into Chomsky and is now in his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chomsky wants to improve his position but instead Stanson has moved into half guard.
Stanson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Noam Chomsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chomsky 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Noam Chomsky!
Noam Chomsky spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Long comes to the cage accompanied by The Anthem by Onra. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Long
vs
Vieira Moreira

191 cm
35
210 lbs
26 - 7 - 0

193 cm
38
224 lbs
30 - 22 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moreira gets tackled into the cage by Long. Long maintains the clinch.
Long stalling in the clinch.
Moreira leaning against his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Long.
Moreira pushes Long back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like How Long has been cut.
Moreira lands a hook that snaps the head of Long backwards.
Long scores with a shot to the side of Moreira's head.
Long blocks an uppercut.
Long lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Moreira missing with knees to the body.
Long lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moreira backwards.

It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Long misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moreira throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Moreira lands a left hand.
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!

Moreira breaks the clinch.
Moreira stuffs the takedown attempt from Long. Long gets slowly back to his feet.
Long definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Long ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Long throws an off balance right hand
and Moreira counters with an outside leg kick.
Moreira throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Moreira thuds his shin into the meat of Long's side.
Long blocks the body kick.
Long lands with a good body shot.

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

Long is rocked!
Moreira slips a straight right by Long.
Oh Long is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Moreira lands a beautiful left hook that drops Long. Long tries to recover but Moreira is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Long lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Vieira Moreira!
Daniel Vieira Moreira was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
How Long was interviewed post fight and said 'I am impressed by your performance!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Howell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol comes into the arena with Twinkle Twinkle Little Star blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Butikol
vs
Howell

188 cm
32
215 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

210 cm
32
223 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Howell!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howell looks to land a left hand but Butikol moved out of range nicely.
Howell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butikol slips under a jab from Howell.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Howell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butikol under the eye.
Howell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Howell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butikol.
Howell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butikol.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
Howell avoids the body shot from Butikol.
Butikol throws a body punch but Howell moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butikol misses with a body shot.
Butikol just misses with a punch to the body.
Howell swings widly with a right hand

and Butikol counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Howell takes an elbow to the temple.
Butikol lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howell has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Butikol clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Howell doesn't have the hooks in and Butikol manages to turn into his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butikol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Howell wants to get back to his feet but Butikol is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Butikol tries to free his leg and advance position but Howell is retaining full guard.
Butikol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Butikol 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.
Howell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butikol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butikol is looking to work some ground and pound but Howell has wrist control.
Butikol is looking to work some ground and pound but Howell has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butikol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Butikol throws a big elbow that misses.
Butikol postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Butikol trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butikol with a flurry of punches that miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Butikol drops back looking for a leg! Howell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Howell manages to kick Butikol off! Butikol jumps back into Howell's guard.
Howell pulls Butikol in close to prevent any damage.
Howell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Butikol works his way to full guard. Good work.

Butikol pushes a forearm under Howell's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Howell is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Enting Butikol!
During a confident post fight interview, Enting Butikol thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Josh Howell stepped up to the mic, saying 'My opposition fought like a 10-year-old girl tonight. I'm not sure if I got knocked out or lost a terrible decision. My head hurts. '.