BYFC 1:The Beginning PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lopeared Galute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brue Liness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Galute
vs
Liness

197 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements Q160/$195

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lopeared Galute!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brue Liness !
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liness throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Galute misses.
Galute has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Galute there as he acknowledges the shot.

Liness tries to keep at a distance but Galute has taken the fight into the clinch.
Galute misses with a body punch.
Galute lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galute lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liness backwards.

It looks like Brue Liness has been cut.
Liness is working for takedown but Galute is calmly controlling the position for now.
Liness can't break the clinch.
Liness wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galute has him pressed against the cage.
Liness blocks a body shot from Galute.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galute lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galute is working Liness over against the cage.
Galute scores with a shoulder strike.
Galute works on Liness 's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Liness wants to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Galute as the two fighters clinch.
Liness looks winded!
A short right from Galute.
A short right from Galute.
Galute lands a right hand.
Galute throws an elbow that misses.
Galute lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galute lands with a light punch inside.
Galute lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Galute creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Galute pushes Liness back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Galute.
A nice right hand lands inside from Galute.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galute makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Galute drops Liness onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Liness is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Liness is rocked!
Galute pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Liness out cold! The fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lopeared Galute!
In his post fight interview, Lopeared Galute started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ngabdi Mulyadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Miller
vs
Mulyadi

185 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
23
174 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ngabdi Mulyadi!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulyadi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mulyadi needs to keep his hands up - Miller had a free shot at his head there.
Miller throws a low kick, looking for Mulyadi's leg but Mulyadi calmly moves out of range.
As Miller backs off Mulyadi throws a huge counter combo but Miller manages to avoid it all.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Miller dives in and grabs Mulyadi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mulyadi pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
Mulyadi defending against the ground and pound.
Mulyadi is trying to improve his position.
Mulyadi keeps trying to improve his position.
The ground and pound from Miller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulyadi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mulyadi is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Miller sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mulyadi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Miller tries to score with some ground and pound. Mulyadi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Miller tries to score with some ground and pound. Mulyadi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Miller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Miller throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Miller definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Miller tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Miller throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Miller working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Miller tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Miller will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Miller tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Miller has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mulyadi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miller wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mulyadi gets back to half guard.
Mulyadi looks winded!

Miller is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mulyadi is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henry Miller!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sixten Sason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Steering (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sason
vs
Steering

192 cm
25
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
24
220 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sixten Sason !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocco Steering!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sason throws a body punch but Steering moves out of range.
Steering looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Sason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sason looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sason lands a right hand.
Sason tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sason stalling in the clinch.

Sason has hold of one of Steering's legs. Steering is fighting the takedown attempt but Sason gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Steering manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sason gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Steering wants to control but Sason is keeping busy.
Steering works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sason with a flurry of punches that miss.
Steering working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sason .
Sason throws a big elbow that misses.
Sason has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Sason trying to control but Steering is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sason got a little sloppy there for a moment and Steering has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sason has managed to get both his arms back between Steering's legs - danger averted.
Sason throwing strikes from guard but Steering blocks nicely.
Steering really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sason . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Steering is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sason defends well.
Sason in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sason working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sason postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sason is looking to work some ground and pound but Steering has wrist control.
Steering preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steering utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Steering looks winded!
Steering preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sason controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sason throwing strikes but missing.
Sason distracts Steering with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sason keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Steering's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sason accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steering wants to stand but Sason is controlling the position.
Sason scoring with some ground and pound.
Sason passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sason is trying to ground and pound but Steering uses the momentary lack of control by Sason to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sason throwing shots but Steering is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steering has hold of Sason 's hands but Sason slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sason sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steering defending well though.
Sason not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steering blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sason .
Sason throwing shots but Steering is blocking nicely.
Sason thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Steering's head.
Steering avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sason .
Sason throwing shots but Steering is blocking nicely.
Steering avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sason .
Sason thows a huge punch but Steering dodges it nicely.
Sason sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steering defending well 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. Sason connects with a nice short shot to Steering's temple.
Sason throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sason throwing shots but Steering is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steering is refusing to be controlled, as Sason sits in half guard.
Sason not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Sason is looking for a kimura here.
Sason throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sason wants to pass to mount but Steering is defending the position.
Steering avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sason .
Sason 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.
Steering avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sason .
Sason seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sason looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sixten Sason 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.

Steering moves out of range of the body kick from Sason .
Steering tries a quick counter leg kick but Sason is wise to it.

Steering rushes Sason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sason lands with a right to the head.
Sason trying to land knees to the body.
Steering is trying to break the clinch but Sason is controlling him.
Steering wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Steering is looking to break free of the clinch but Sason has double underhooks.
Steering wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sason has him pressed against the cage.

Sason gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Steering is looking for a sweep. Sason is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sason tries to pass the half guard into mount. Steering knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sason sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steering defending well though.
Steering is breathing heavily.
Sason throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sason wants to control but Steering is keeping him busy.
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. Sason connects with a nice short shot to Steering's temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steering regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Sason .
Sason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sason trying to control but Steering is working from the bottom.
Sason missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Steering working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sason .
Sason throws a big right hand that misses.
Sason postures up and lands a big shot to Steering's brow.
Sason advances position into side control!
The ground and pound from Sason seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Sason tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sason has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sason misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Sason crashes against the mat.
Sason tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Steering tries to bench press Sason off him but Sason keeps the position.

Sason tries for a kimura but Steering is defending well.
Sason is staying tight to Steering's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Sason is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Steering knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sason throws a strike aimed at the side of Steering's head but Steering avoids it well.
Sason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steering can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sason tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sason fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Steering dodges the ground and pound from Sason .
The strikes coming from Sason are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sason misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sason advances nicely into full mount.
Sason can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Steering is looking to escape.
Sason raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steering blocking the ground and pound.
Steering blocking the ground and pound.
Sason punching from mount but Steering doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sixten Sason overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steering blocking the ground and pound.

Sason is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Steering is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sixten Sason !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

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

Ibraham
vs
Hoo

186 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Nutrition Down Under

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, George Ibraham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Elijah Hoo!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibraham misses with a low kick.
Hoo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ibraham defends it nicely.
Hoo shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibraham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hoo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hoo tries for a takedown but Ibraham circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
George Ibraham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah Hoo.
Hoo looks winded!
Hoo misses with a takedown attempt
and Ibraham counters with an outside leg kick.

Ibraham has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibraham leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibraham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoo's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hoo as Ibraham tries to tie him up.
Ibraham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hoo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibraham lands a nice knee to the body.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoo told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Ibraham landing knees to the head.
Ibraham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ibraham connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoo's face.
Ibraham looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ibraham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ibraham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ibraham wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ibraham misses with a knee strike.
Ibraham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibraham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ibraham lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ibraham obliges.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ibraham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoo's brow.
Ibraham utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ibraham smiles and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibraham. Ibraham obviously looking to wear him down.
Hoo blocks a head kick by Ibraham.
Ibraham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoo.
As Hoo backs away, Ibraham returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hoo darts in looking for a takedown but Ibraham gets double underhooks and turns Hoo into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibraham misses its target.
Ibraham scoring well with a low kick there.
Ibraham misses with a low kick.
Ibraham is looking to clinch but Hoo is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hoo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ibraham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ibraham throws a leg kick but Hoo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hoo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ibraham.
Hoo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ibraham. Ibraham obviously looking to wear him down.
Ibraham lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ibraham feints and then cracks Hoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoo down.
Hoo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ibraham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ibraham throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibraham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoo. That did some damage!
Ibraham tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick from Ibraham lands but Hoo takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ibraham lands a big right hand that sends Hoo crashing to the mat! Ibraham stays standing though and waves Hoo back to his feet!

Hoo is rocked!
Ibraham moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hoo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ibraham finish him?
Hoo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ibraham lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hoo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Ibraham Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Hoo is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). George Ibraham!
George Ibraham managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Nutrition Down Under, into his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Lashley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hudson Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson Oliveira is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lashley
vs
Oliveira

205 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Lashley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hudson Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Ben Hemmingworth and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira misses with a left hand

and Lashley counters with a crisp one two that drops Oliveira! Lashley thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Oliveira to his feet! Oliveira is in big trouble!

Oliveira is rocked!
Oliveira keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oliveira drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lashley defends it well.
Lashley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Oliveira as he jumps to the side.
Oliveira only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Oliveira moves into the clinch.
Lashley trying to control the position but instead, Oliveira has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lashley into the cage.
Lashley is trying to drag Oliveira to the mat but Oliveira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Lashley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oliveira pulls Lashley into guard.
Lashley preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lashley's guard.

Oliveira slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oliveira trying to control the position but Lashley is working away.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hudson Oliveira!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasem Soleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Richardson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Soleimani
vs
Richardson

185 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Nutrition Down Under

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Qasem Soleimani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Richardson !
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Francis DeMontford and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Richardson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Soleimani moves out of range.
Soleimani throws a big counter combination but Richardson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soleimani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richardson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richardson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Richardson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soleimani.
Soleimani seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Richardson looks to land a right hand but Soleimani moved out of range.
Soleimani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soleimani scores with a leg kick.
Richardson checks a low kick from Soleimani.
Soleimani connects with a leg kick. Richardson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Soleimani moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Soleimani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soleimani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soleimani throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Soleimani looks for the body kick but Richardson saw that one coming.
Soleimani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soleimani.
Richardson 's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Richardson 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Richardson both land. Nice combination.
Soleimani wants to clinch up but Richardson keeps it at a distance.
Richardson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Richardson checks a low kick from Soleimani.
Richardson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soleimani moves out of range of the strikes.
Richardson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soleimani feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Richardson 's calf.
An inside leg kick from Soleimani misses.
Soleimani drops his hands momentarily and Richardson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Soleimani looks for the body kick but Richardson saw that one coming.
Soleimani lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Soleimani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richardson .
Soleimani went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Richardson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Richardson lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Soleimani misses
letting Richardson counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Soleimani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richardson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richardson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Soleimani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Soleimani does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Richardson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Soleimani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Soleimani fires out a quick counter leg kick but Richardson just manages to avoid it.
Richardson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soleimani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Richardson blocks the body kick.
Soleimani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Richardson will feel that in the morning.
Soleimani wants to land a leg kick but Richardson is out of range.
Soleimani throws a leg kick
and Richardson counters with a three punch combo that has Soleimani backing up. Soleimani nods at Richardson to acknowledge the strikes.
Soleimani thows a leg kick but Richardson checks it
and Richardson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Richardson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Soleimani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Richardson misses the target.
A head kick misses from Soleimani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richardson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richardson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soleimani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Richardson checks a low kick from Soleimani.
Soleimani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richardson checks it well.
Richardson keeps the fight on the outside.
Soleimani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soleimani throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Richardson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Soleimani wants to slow Richardson down by chopping away at his legs.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richardson ! But no joy.
Richardson throws out a loose jab but Soleimani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richardson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Soleimani. That one must have hurt.
Soleimani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soleimani throws a nice inside leg kick.
Richardson lands with a nice combination. Soleimani backs away looking to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soleimani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Soleimani!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soleimani throws out a leg kick but Richardson moves out of range and Soleimani only half commits.
Richardson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Richardson 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.
Richardson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Good work by Richardson as he checks the leg kick.
Soleimani throws a head kick but Richardson moves out of range.
Soleimani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soleimani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Qasem Soleimani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soleimani throws a head kick that misses.
Soleimani tries to score with a low kick but Richardson moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richardson ! But no joy.
Soleimani throws a leg kick that is checked
and Richardson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Soleimani tenderised Richardson 's leg. Richardson is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick from Soleimani misses.
As Soleimani backs off Richardson throws a huge counter combo but Soleimani manages to avoid it all.
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 Qasem Soleimani will probably get the nod.
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.

Soleimani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richardson checks it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Richardson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soleimani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Soleimani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Richardson checks a low kick from Soleimani.
Soleimani throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Qasem Soleimani is winning the standup battle so far.
Soleimani scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Richardson is predictable there
and Soleimani counters with a solid body kick.
Richardson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soleimani.
Soleimani looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Soleimani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Soleimani.
Richardson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Richardson looks to land a right hand but Soleimani moved out of range.
Richardson avoids the head kick by Soleimani.
Richardson misses with a straight left.
Soleimani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richardson checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleimani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Soleimani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Richardson is out of range and Soleimani settles back down.
Richardson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Richardson 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soleimani ducks under a wild hook from Richardson .
Soleimani tries to clinch but Richardson moves out of range.
Soleimani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Richardson . That did some damage!
Soleimani looks for the body kick but Richardson saw that one coming.
Soleimani lands with a kick to the temple. Richardson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Richardson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soleimani is looking to slow Richardson down with leg kicks.
Soleimani misses with a low kick.
Soleimani throws a leg kick but Richardson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Soleimani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richardson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Soleimani.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richardson 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Soleimani under the eye.
Richardson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Richardson with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Richardson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soleimani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richardson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Richardson is breathing heavily.
Soleimani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Richardson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Soleimani with a body shot.
Soleimani slips a straight right by Richardson .
Soleimani throws a low kick but Richardson moves out of range easily.
Richardson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soleimani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richardson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richardson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soleimani.
Richardson checks a leg kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Richardson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Richardson checks a low kick from Soleimani.
Soleimani misses with a leg kick.
Richardson throws an overhand right that lands on Soleimani's shoulder, as Soleimani tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Richardson as he checks the leg kick.
Richardson checks a low kick from Soleimani.
Richardson missing with a left hand there. Soleimani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Soleimani tenderised Richardson 's leg. Richardson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Richardson avoids the head kick by Soleimani.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Richardson ! But no joy.
Richardson scores with a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Soleimani.
Richardson blocks a leg kick.
Soleimani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Richardson checks it well.
Soleimani throws a head kick that misses.
Soleimani throws a body kick that misses.
Soleimani throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
Richardson throws a body punch but Soleimani moves out of range.
Soleimani slips a jab from Richardson .
Soleimani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soleimani throws a leg kick but Richardson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Richardson checks a low kick from Soleimani.
Soleimani misses with a low kick.
Soleimani wants to slow Richardson down by chopping away at his legs.
Soleimani lands a head kick. Richardson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soleimani finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Richardson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soleimani.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Qasem Soleimani dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Soleimani throws a low kick, looking for Richardson 's leg but Richardson calmly moves out of range.
Richardson blocks the body kick.
Soleimani wants to clinch but Richardson slips to the side
and Richardson counters with a series of strikes. Soleimani will be more careful next time no doubt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soleimani.
Soleimani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A leg kick checked by Richardson .
Richardson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Richardson .
A slapping body kick lands there for Soleimani.
Richardson checks a low kick from Soleimani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Richardson misses.
Soleimani throws a head kick that Richardson semi-blocks.
Soleimani scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soleimani lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richardson 's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soleimani throws a leg kick but Richardson sees it coming and moves out of range.
You can see that Richardson has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Richardson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soleimani. Soleimani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soleimani lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soleimani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soleimani throws a low kick but Richardson avoids it.
Soleimani tries a head kick but it misses.
Richardson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Soleimani cracks the inside of Richardson 's front leg.
Richardson just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Richardson misses.
Richardson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Richardson does no damage.
Richardson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soleimani, right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Soleimani.
Richardson blocks a head kick by Soleimani.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soleimani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soleimani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soleimani throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richardson misses with a straight left.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Richardson checks a leg kick.
Soleimani staying out of range there.
Soleimani does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Soleimani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soleimani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Soleimani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Richardson .
Richardson misses with a looping left.
Soleimani half committed to a counter leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Soleimani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani throws a leg kick which misses Richardson 's front leg but catches the back leg as Richardson tries to avoid it.
Richardson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Soleimani swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Soleimani tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Richardson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Soleimani misses with a low kick as Richardson jumps back.
It seemed like Richardson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Richardson misses with a wild combination.
Soleimani throws a quick counter head kick but Richardson was just out of range.
Soleimani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richardson is out of range.
Soleimani tries to land a front kick but Richardson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Richardson .
Soleimani throws a quick counter kick to the body but Richardson avoids it.
Soleimani connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Soleimani misses.
Richardson throws a counter combo.
Soleimani throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soleimani shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Some bone on bone action there as Richardson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Soleimani is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Richardson can do to turn this around?
Soleimani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Richardson throws out a powerful jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Richardson blocks the leg kick.
Soleimani throws a low kick, looking for Richardson 's leg but Richardson calmly moves out of range.
Soleimani throws a sloppy head kick and Richardson moves out of range easily.
Soleimani takes one to the chin there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soleimani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richardson .
Soleimani looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richardson throws a looping overhand right but Soleimani ducks down to avoid it.
Soleimani feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Soleimani blocks a jab.
Soleimani avoids a kick to the body.
Richard Richardson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Qasem Soleimani is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Soleimani fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richardson is out of range.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qasem Soleimani!
After the big win, Qasem Soleimani made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Nutrition Down Under and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.