BFT-448 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Wietrzny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wietrzny comes to the cage accompanied by Hunter-Fallen. Canthropus has chosen Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine 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.

Wietrzny
vs
Canthropus

174 cm
44
163 lbs
22 - 30 - 0

175 cm
48
165 lbs
39 - 37 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Great elbows
Knockout power

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 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Igor Wietrzny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 37 - 2, fighting out of London, Pithe Canthropus!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canthropus throws a right hand that misses
and Wietrzny counters with an outside leg kick.

Canthropus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wietrzny is trying to defend but Canthropus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wietrzny is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canthropus is looking to pass Wietrzny's guard but actually Wietrzny recovers to full guard.
Canthropus passes into half guard.
Wietrzny keeping hold of Canthropus's head, controlling as best he can.

Canthropus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Wietrzny is just riding it out for now. Canthropus eventually gives up the hold.
Wietrzny is looking to control Canthropus's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wietrzny avoid being mounted?
Wietrzny has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wietrzny is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wietrzny is looking for a sweep. Canthropus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wietrzny has his hands clasped together around Canthropus's back. He's all about the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wietrzny manages to get to full guard.
Canthropus looking to sit in guard and control but Wietrzny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Canthropus keeping full guard, as Wietrzny tries to pass.
Canthropus 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Canthropus is trying to keep Wietrzny in close.
Wietrzny wants to control from the top but Canthropus keeps moving.

Wietrzny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Canthropus wants to sweep here but Wietrzny controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Canthropus explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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 Igor Wietrzny will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wietrzny lands a front kick.

Canthropus feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Wietrzny has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Canthropus off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Canthropus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wietrzny is trying to control the position but Canthropus postures up.
Canthropus stopping the sweep attempt from Wietrzny.
Wietrzny keeping moving, preventing Canthropus from controlling successfully.

Wietrzny looking for a guillotine here but Canthropus defends easily.
Wietrzny wants to sweep here but Canthropus controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wietrzny is working hard here to advance position.

Wietrzny working for a triangle but Canthropus defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canthropus connects with a couple of short punches.

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.
Canthropus postures up.
Canthropus passes Wietrzny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wietrzny is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Canthropus's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Canthropus's back!
Wietrzny trying to control.

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

Canthropus 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 Wietrzny gets his way!
Canthropus is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Wietrzny off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wietrzny is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Canthropus defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Wietrzny has his arm under Canthropus's chin here. Game over son! Wietrzny squeezes tightly and Canthropus is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igor Wietrzny!
Our winner, Igor Wietrzny, 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.
In defeat, Pithe Canthropus stepped up to the mic, saying 'Crap. I lost. That sucks.'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Ka Bong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiely comes to the cage accompanied by Mouth For War. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bong's choice of entrance music: ULTRAMAGNETIC MCs - Ego Trippin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiely
vs
Ka Bong

195 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

195 cm
33
265 lbs
12 - 13 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, El Ka Bong!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bong slips a jab from Kiely.
Bong shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Kiely fakes the leg kick and cracks Bong in the body.

Bong closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiely.
Bong misses with a hook from the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bong has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kiely lands an uppercut.

It looks like El Ka Bong has been cut.
Bong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely has a couple of punches blocked by Bong.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bong.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiely's brow.
Kiely presses Bong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bong tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kiely throws a head punch that misses.
Kiely prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
Kiely throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiely lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bong looks winded!
Kiely lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely tries a body shot but Bong blocks it.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bong tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Bong blocking some punches.
Kiely misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bong can't find room to land a body shot as Kiely controls the action.
Kiely lands a shoulder strike.
Bong looking for a takedown.
Bong tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Bong controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Bong.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bong's elbow.
Kiely working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bong is trying to drag Kiely to the mat but Kiely just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kiely doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kiely working aggressively here.
Kiely lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bong fails to land.
Bong drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kiely pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Kiely misses.
Bong misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kiely counter with a right 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!
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bong looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiely is fending him off so far but Bong persists. Nope, Kiely circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Bong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiely lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiely throws a one two combo.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A shot to the body from Bong misses
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Kiely.
Kiely tries to land a front kick but Bong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bong darts in looking for a takedown but Kiely gets double underhooks and turns Bong into the cage.
Bong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Bong misses with a straight right.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong scores with a nice head shot.
Bong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
Bong takes one on the button.
Bong lands a slapping body shot.
Kiely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bong missing with a left hand there. Kiely was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely slips a jab from Bong.
Kiely moves out of range as Bong strikes.
Kiely connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiely lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely scores with a jab.
Bong throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong scores with the left hand. Kiely knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiely lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bong will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely with a hook.
Kiely throws a shot from downtown. Bong moves away and avoids it.
Bong with a poor takedown
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bong.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bong.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Bong.
Kiely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiely is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bong tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely fakes the leg kick and cracks Bong in the body.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Eddie Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bong moves to clinch but Kiely breaks away
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiely swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiely scores with a nice strike.
Bong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kiely dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Ka Bong's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Bong throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bong blocks a jab.
Bong throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bong throws the left hand but Kiely avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Bong finds it's way through Kiely's defenses.
Bong tries to score with a low kick but Kiely moves his leg out of the way.
Bong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eddie Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
Bong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Kiely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bong can do to turn this around?
Kiely fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bong is out of range.
Bong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Jab from Kiely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Bong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bong moves in looking to clinch but Kiely pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely blocks a jab.
Bong lands a body shot.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bong misses with a hook. Kiely ducked under it nicely.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiely connects with a jab.
Bong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bong throws a hook to the side of Kiely's head but Kiely sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bong throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bong.
Bong looks to land a left hand but Kiely moved out of range nicely.
Kiely moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Bong lands a slapping body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bong throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Kiely scores with a leg kick.
A big right from Kiely misses.
Bong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kiely swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bong.
Bong scores with a body shot.
Kiely takes a swing at Bong's ribcage but misses.
Bong slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
El Ka Bong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bong lands a nice looking body shot.
Bong shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense.
Bong throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely throwing a counter right hand but Bong manages to avoid it.
Kiely keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bong.
Bong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Kiely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bong.
Bong darts in looking for a takedown but Kiely gets double underhooks and turns Bong into the cage.
Kiely appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bong is breathing heavily.
Bong on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bong walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kiely.
Kiely lands a right hook to the body.
Bong moves away from the strike by Kiely.
Bong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiely gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bong circles away quickly and effectively.
Bong throws a right hand that Kiely ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiely also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bong misses with a wild body shot.
Bong tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bong on the side of the head.
Bong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiely finds it's way round the side to connect with Bong's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bong looks for a takedown but Kiely sprawls well.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Bong slips the punch.
Bong misses with the combination.
Bong throws a looping overhand right but Kiely ducks down to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a hook.
Bong throws a big shot that misses.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiely pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bong.
Bong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bong forces Kiely back against the cage and clinches.
Bong prevents a body shot from Kiely.
A short body shot lands from Kiely as the two fighters clinch.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Bong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kiely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on El Ka Bong's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kiely stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kiely wants it to stay on the feet.
Good leg kick by Kiely there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiely.
Kiely cracks Bong with an open hand slap.
Kiely lands a lovely overhand right.
Bong swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Kiely explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A shot to the body from Kiely misses
and Bong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bong throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
Bong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiely scores with a sloppy right hand. Bong should have avoided that one.
Kiely lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely avoids a kick to the body.
Bong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bong dodges the punch combination from Kiely.
Bong tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Bong.
Danga de danga de dang - Kiely scores with a four punch combination!
Bong takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiely.
Kiely connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bong shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiely tries to sprawl out of it but Bong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bong slips a straight right by Kiely.
A jab from Bong misses.
Kiely appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kiely throws a looping overhand right but Bong ducks down to avoid it.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Bong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely stuffs the takedown.
Eddie Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of El Ka Bong.
Bong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kiely connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bong scrambles back to his feet.
Kiely keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Bong's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bong duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiely misses the target.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bong.
Bong misses with the combination.
Kiely steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bong.
Kiely throws a hook but Bong avoids it easily.
Bong is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.

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

Kiely manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Bong is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Bong.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kiely.
Bong with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Bong looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
Bong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiely counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Bong.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Kiely scores with the left hand. Bong knows he should have avoided that one.
Bong has his takedown stuffed
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiely with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
El Ka Bong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bong throws an off balance right hand
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bong shoots in but no luck this time.
Bong misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Bong tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
A jab from Kiely misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bong. Kiely does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Kiely finds it's target.
Bong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kiely.
Kiely ducks under a wild hook from Bong.
Kiely with a jab.
Jab, jab by Kiely - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bong looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Good exchange - Bong coming out on top.
Bong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiely 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kiely!
Post fight, Eddie Kiely took to the microphone: 'You do not deserve to watch me'.

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FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Bob Fynn has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fynn
vs
Tuilagi

184 cm
36
193 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

174 cm
34
183 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good 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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Fynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fynn scores with a jab to the head.
Tuilagi thumps Fynn with a low kick.
Fynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Fynn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tuilagi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fynn scores with a nice strike.
Fynn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tuilagi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fynn was well out of range. Poor timing from Tuilagi.
Fynn tries for a takedown but Tuilagi circles away easily
and Tuilagi counters with a straight right hand.
Fynn throws the left hand but Tuilagi avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Tuilagi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Fynn clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fynn.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuilagi tries to work over Fynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi effectively controlling the action here.
Fynn tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Fynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fynn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fynn avoids a wild elbow strike from Tuilagi.
Tuilagi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fynn's defenses.

Fynn breaks from the clinch.
Fynn throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fynn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tuilagi as he jumps to the side.
Tuilagi slips under a jab.
Fynn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fynn misses with a combination

and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Fynn kicks off Tuilagi and gets to his feet.
Fynn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tuilagi, right into the meat.
Fynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Fynn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuilagi circles away.
Tuilagi misses with a looping left.
Fynn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tuilagi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fynn throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuilagi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fynn tries to clinch

and Tuilagi counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks Tuilagi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tuilagi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fynn parries the strikes from Tuilagi easily there. Tuilagi is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fynn to escape.
Fynn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tuilagi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tuilagi trying to control the position but Fynn is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tuilagi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fynn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tuilagi working the ground and pound.
Tuilagi tries to score with some ground and pound. Fynn controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tuilagi in side control, throwing shots but Fynn defends.
Fynn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fynn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tuilagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fynn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fynn is thwarting Tuilagi's attempts to control the position.
Fynn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fynn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi manages to get to full guard.

Tuilagi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fynn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fynn throwing strikes from guard but Tuilagi blocks nicely.
Fynn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Tuilagi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tuilagi keeping moving, preventing Fynn from controlling successfully.
Tuilagi 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.
Tuilagi doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
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 Bob Fynn will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A combination from Fynn does no damage.
Fynn misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Tuilagi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fynn moves in looking to clinch but Tuilagi pushes him off.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the leg kick from Fynn.

Tuilagi tries to keep at a distance but Fynn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fynn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tuilagi backwards.
Tuilagi is looking to take this one to the mat.

Fynn pulls guard.
Fynn keeping moving, preventing Tuilagi from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi throws a strike but Fynn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Bob Fynn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fynn is working Tuilagi over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tuilagi keeping moving, preventing Fynn from controlling successfully.

Tuilagi has his foot on Fynn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fynn works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fynn trying to control but Tuilagi is working from the bottom.
Fynn works over Tuilagi with some ground and pound from guard.
Tuilagi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fynn.
Fynn wants to stand but Tuilagi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Tuilagi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fynn defends it easily.

Tuilagi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tuilagi trying to keep a closed guard but Fynn is proving a slippery customer.

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.

Tuilagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fynn is looking to stand up but Tuilagi won't let him.
Fynn is stalling in the full guard.
Fynn landing with the ground and pound.
Fynn trying to control but Tuilagi is working from the bottom.

Fynn decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fynn throws a right and a left that Tuilagi avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fynn throws a solid leg kick but Tuilagi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fynn.
Fynn throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tuilagi counter with a right hand.
Fynn throws a hook to the side of Tuilagi's head but Tuilagi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Donk. Fynn catches Tuilagi right on the button with a cross.
Fynn checks a low kick from Tuilagi.
Fynn moves in looking to clinch but Tuilagi pushes him off.
It seemed like Tuilagi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fynn is looking to clinch.
Tuilagi appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A low kick from Fynn is predictable there
letting Tuilagi counter with a right hand.
Fynn 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.
Tuilagi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tuilagi throws a good cross that connects.
Fynn connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fynn.
Tuilagi takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuilagi misses with a takedown attempt - Fynn sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As Tuilagi looks to move away, Fynn throws a big counter combo but Tuilagi just gets out of the way.
Fynn wants to clinch up but Tuilagi keeps it at a distance.
Tuilagi misses with a left hand
and Fynn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fynn misses with a body punch
and Tuilagi counters with a straight right hand.
Fynn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tuilagi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fynn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tuilagi circles away.
Tuilagi throws a lazy right hand but Fynn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fynn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Fynn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tuilagi tries a low kick but Fynn avoids it.
Bob Fynn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fynn throws a nice head kick!
Fynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Fynn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tuilagi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bob Fynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fynn takes one to the chin there.
Fynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tuilagi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tuilagi throws a leg kick but Fynn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Tuilagi circles away.
Tuilagi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fynn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Fynn moves into the clinch successfully.
Fynn throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fynn lands with a right to the head.
Fynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Fynn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tuilagi blocks the body kick.
Fynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fynn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fynn misses with a body shot.
Tuilagi tries a quick counter leg kick but Fynn is wise to it.

Fynn darts in and clinches Tuilagi up against the cage.

Fynn breaks the clinch.
Fynn misses with an uppercut.
Fynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fynn catches Tuilagi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The fight stays on the outside here - Fynn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tuilagi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tuilagi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fynn.
Tuilagi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Fynn has managed to clinch.

Fynn manages to break the clinch.
Fynn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuilagi can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Fynn.
Fynn cracks Tuilagi with a good jab.
Fynn scores with a hook.
Fynn throws a right and a left that Tuilagi avoids nicely.
Fynn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tuilagi walks into a stiff left hand from Fynn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fynn cracks Tuilagi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fynn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fynn throws a leg kick
and Fynn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Fynn clinches up against the cage.
Fynn lands a nice uppercut.

Fynn breaks from the clinch.
Fynn looks to clinch
and Tuilagi counters with a stiff right hand.
Fynn wants to clinch up but Tuilagi keeps it at a distance.
Fynn tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Tuilagi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fynn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tuilagi counters with a straight right hand.
Fynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuilagi.
Bob Fynn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fynn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fynn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fynn throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fynn has closed the distance and engaged Tuilagi in a clinch.
Tuilagi avoiding damage.
Tuilagi working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tuilagi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tuilagi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fynn.

Fynn breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Fynn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fynn 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Fynn!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob Fynn waved his t-shirt featuring GREEN!160's logo in front of the cameras.

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FIGHT
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Peacock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Untalan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peacock comes to the cage accompanied by Bring The Noise by Public Enemy & Anthrax. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Peacock
vs
Untalan

189 cm
28
221 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

190 cm
36
210 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Sun-Tzu
Tokyo United Fightwear

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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drew Peacock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jorge Untalan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Untalan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peacock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Peacock.
Untalan tries to close the distance and clinch but Peacock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Untalan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Untalan clinches up with Peacock and pushes him back against the cage.
Untalan tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Untalan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Untalan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peacock tries a body shot but Untalan blocks it.
Untalan misses with the head strike.
Untalan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Untalan.
Untalan working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Untalan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peacock is looking to break free of the clinch but Untalan has double underhooks.
Peacock takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Peacock.
A right hand to the body from Peacock.
Untalan digs a right hand into Peacock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peacock's gas tank.
Peacock is trying to force a seperation but Untalan has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Untalan is leaning against Peacock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Untalan on the inside.
Peacock pushes Untalan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Untalan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Peacock lands a body shot.
Peacock digs a right hand into Untalan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Untalan's gas tank.
Untalan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Peacock has a couple of punches blocked by Untalan.
Untalan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Peacock misses with a punch on the inside.
Peacock softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Untalan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Untalan throws a punch but it's blocked by Peacock.
Untalan lands a body punch.
Untalan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Untalan as Peacock tries to tie him up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Untalan.
Untalan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Untalan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Peacock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Untalan catches Peacock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Untalan tries to clinch there but Peacock circles away.
Untalan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Peacock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peacock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Peacock slips a jab and a cross from Untalan.
Peacock throws a body shot but no joy.

Untalan drives through and clinches with Peacock against the cage.
A short right from Untalan on the inside.
Untalan is leaning against Peacock and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Untalan - that landed with a thud.
Untalan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Untalan lands with a left to the head.
Peacock is trying to force a seperation but Untalan has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peacock is trying to force a seperation but Untalan has the dominant position.
Peacock trying to control the position but instead, Untalan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peacock into the cage.
Untalan misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Peacock.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peacock.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peacock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Peacock swings wildly with an uppercut but Untalan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Untalan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Untalan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Untalan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Untalan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Untalan working aggressively here.
Peacock blocking some punches.

Peacock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Untalan slips a straight right by Peacock.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peacock throws a right and a left that Untalan avoids nicely.
Untalan just misses with a punch to the body.
Peacock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Untalan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Untalan is looking to clinch but Peacock is avoiding it.
As Untalan backs away, Peacock returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Peacock takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Untalan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peacock misses with a wild body shot.
Untalan gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Jorge Untalan has been cut.
Untalan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Peacock counters with a two punch combo.
Untalan checks a low kick from Peacock.

Untalan gets a clinch.
Peacock can't find room to land a body shot as Untalan controls the action.

Peacock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Peacock tries to keep at a distance but Untalan has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Untalan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Untalan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Untalan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peacock misses with a straight left.

Untalan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Peacock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Untalan's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peacock.
Untalan misses with a punch to the body.
Peacock is trying to push Untalan away but Untalan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Untalan blocks an uppercut.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Peacock breaks the clinch.

Untalan moves into the clinch.
Untalan lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peacock blocking some punches.

Peacock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Untalan rushes Peacock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Untalan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Untalan blocks an elbow strike.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Untalan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Untalan tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Untalan back against the cage.
Peacock misses with some punches.
Untalan throws a punch but it's blocked by Peacock.
Untalan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Untalan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Peacock manages to break the clinch.
Untalan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Peacock tries to land a leg kick but Untalan saw it coming and moves away.
Peacock misses with a head kick.

Untalan moves into the clinch successfully.
Untalan swings wildly with an uppercut but Peacock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Untalan swings away with an uppercut that misses.

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

Untalan rushes Peacock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Peacock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Untalan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Untalan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Untalan.
Untalan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Peacock breaks from the clinch.
We've been told by Peacock's head coaches at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drew Peacock is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peacock misses with a straight right.
Untalan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Peacock with a body shot.
Untalan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peacock swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Untalan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Untalan misses with a punch on the inside.
Untalan lands a nice shot to the body.
Untalan digs a right hand into Peacock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Peacock's gas tank.

Peacock manages to break the clinch.

Untalan moves into the clinch.
Untalan misses with some punches.
Peacock is trying to stall.
Untalan tries to work over Peacock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Untalan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Untalan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Untalan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peacock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Untalan misses with some punches.
Untalan struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Untalan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Untalan lands with a right to the head.
Untalan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Peacock working aggressively here.
Untalan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peacock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Untalan.
Untalan keeps control of Peacock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Untalan.
Untalan misses with a punch to the body.
Peacock has had enough of the clinch but Untalan keeps him there for the moment.

Peacock breaks the clinch.

Untalan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peacock, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peacock.
Untalan scores with a shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Still in the clinch, Untalan scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Peacock has a couple of punches blocked by Untalan.
Untalan scores with a shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Peacock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice left hand lands by Untalan.
Untalan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Peacock breaks the clinch.
Untalan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peacock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Peacock is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Untalan has taken the fight to the clinch.

Peacock breaks the clinch.

Untalan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Untalan blocking some punches.
Peacock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jorge Untalan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Untalan.
Untalan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Untalan digs a right hand underneath Peacock's ribcage. Peacock let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Untalan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jorge Untalan's cut.
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.

Untalan avoids the body shot from Peacock.

Untalan takes the fight into the clinch.
Peacock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Untalan as Peacock tries to tie him up.
Peacock is trying to push Untalan away but Untalan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Untalan blocks a body shot from Peacock.
Untalan struggles to land a body shot inside as Peacock controls his hands.
Untalan lands a shot to the body.
Untalan throws a head punch that misses.
Peacock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Untalan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Untalan scores with a shot to the side of Peacock's head.
Untalan tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Untalan back against the cage.
Peacock misses with the head strike.
Peacock throws a punch but it's blocked by Untalan.
Untalan tries to throw a body punch but Peacock avoids it by throwing Untalan back against the cage.
Untalan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peacock or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Untalan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peacock trying to control the position but instead, Untalan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peacock into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Untalan.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Untalan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Untalan.
Untalan lands with a short shot to the head.
Untalan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Untalan.
Peacock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Untalan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Untalan lands a nice uppercut.

Peacock is rocked!
Peacock is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oh Peacock is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Untalan lands a body shot.
Peacock seems to have got his legs back now.
Untalan misses with the head strike.
Untalan lands a shot to the body.
Drew Peacock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Untalan lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Untalan lands a left hand.
Untalan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Peacock or not.
Peacock has a couple of punches blocked by Untalan.
Untalan working aggressively here.
Untalan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Untalan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Untalan working aggressively here.

Peacock manages to break the clinch.

Untalan moves into the clinch successfully.
Untalan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Untalan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peacock backwards.
Untalan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Untalan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Untalan pushes Peacock against the cage. Untalan is working some dirty boxing. Untalan pushes off with a quick right hook! Peacock goes down! Peacock tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Untalan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Untalan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sher Shah Suri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Shah Suri
vs
El Toro

183 cm
38
200 lbs
31 - 20 - 0

178 cm
35
196 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sher Shah Suri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

El Toro clinches up against the cage.
El Toro gets through Suri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suri working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suri blocks an uppercut.

El Toro turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Suri can't do much from the bottom here.
Suri has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

El Toro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Suri stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Suri tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suri manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Suri is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suri manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
El Toro throwing strikes but missing.
El Toro won't allow Suri to sweep him here.
Suri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
El Toro looking to sit in guard and control but Suri gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Suri slips nicely into half guard.
Suri with the ground and pound but El Toro uses the opportunity to regain guard.

El Toro looking for subs off his back but Suri has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ground and pound from Suri.
Suri wants to control but El Toro is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

El Toro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Suri pulls his head out easily.
Suri is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

It looks like Julio El Toro has been cut.
Suri looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks El Toro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

El Toro looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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. Suri connects with a nice short shot to El Toro's temple.

That has opened up Julio El Toro's cut even more.
Suri missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suri lands a nice short elbow.

The cut above Julio El Toro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
El Toro is trying to control but can't.
Suri landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Julio El Toro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sher Shah Suri!
After the fight, Sher Shah Suri was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Tentheros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antero Rokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rokka's choice of entrance music: Twilight Guardians - Out of Our Hands. Ken Tentheros has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tentheros
vs
Rokka

186 cm
39
197 lbs
28 - 13 - 1

188 cm
34
197 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 28 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Tentheros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antero Rokka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rokka throws a right hand that Tentheros ducks under and follows up with a left that Tentheros also avoids with ease.
Tentheros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rokka.
Rokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tentheros moves away.
We've been told by Tentheros's head coaches at Palazzo Paisano that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the liver by Tentheros. Beautiful body shot.
Tentheros throws a head kick but Rokka moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rokka.
Tentheros connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice straight punches there by Rokka. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rokka.
Tentheros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rokka.
Rokka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tentheros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tentheros changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rokka blocks a head kick by Tentheros.
Tentheros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rokka.
Tentheros's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rokka under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tentheros ducks under a wild hook from Rokka.
Nice jab there from Tentheros.
The fighters circle, before Tentheros throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rokka's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Tentheros lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Ken Tentheros!
After the big win, Ken Tentheros made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Steel Penn Nutrition 160Q and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Sheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kollegah - Bossaura. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Steel
vs
Sheck

190 cm
35
215 lbs
30 - 16 - 1

178 cm
28
205 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 30 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roger Sheck!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Francis DeMontford and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel misses with a looping right.
Sheck feints the counter takedown.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel misses with a hook

and Sheck counters with a nice double leg into side control. Steel won't be happy with that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Steel trying to hold on to Sheck's head to control him but Sheck postures up.
Steel's coaches at Spetznaz Training Center have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Sheck is trying to control the action in half guard but Steel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sheck wants to free his trapped foot but Steel is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sheck is still trying to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sheck seems to be working for a kimura but Steel defends the submission attempt.
Sheck wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Steel controlling the position for now.
Steel is in trouble now - Sheck has advanced to mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Sheck there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Sheck working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Steel looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sheck! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roger Sheck!
A very excited looking Roger Sheck 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.