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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and EF Hutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Swick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Little Less Conversation - Elvis Presley. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Swick
vs
Hutton

183 cm
22
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

186 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Swick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, EF Hutton!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Swick momentarily.
Hutton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Swick tries to avoid it but Hutton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Swick to the ground. Swick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hutton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hutton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
EF Hutton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hutton slaps away a takedown attempt from Swick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Horrible takedown by Swick or perhaps it was just good defense by Hutton which made him look bad.
Hutton misses with a double jab.
Swick shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hutton but Hutton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Swick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hutton throws an overhand right that lands on Swick's shoulder, as Swick tries to avoid the shot.
Hutton looks to throw the jab but Swick is out of range.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Swick.
Swick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hutton keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutton is trying to get back to half guard.
Hutton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Swick is controlling him well.
Hutton regains half guard.
Swick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hutton is refusing to be controlled, as Swick sits in half guard.
Hutton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hutton looks gassed!
Swick passes to side control.
Swick throws a strike aimed at the side of Hutton's head but Hutton avoids it well.
Swick wants to control but Hutton is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Swick content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hutton defending against the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Swick stalls from top position.
Hutton misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Swick controls the position.
Swick trying to control the position but Hutton is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jake Swick.
Hutton throws a jab but it's blocked by Swick.
Swick shoots in for a takedown but Hutton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Swick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hutton sprawls well. Hutton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Swick gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hutton looks for a takedown but Swick sprawls well.

Swick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hutton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Swick trying to control the action but Hutton is working from the bottom.

Swick looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hutton is looking to control Swick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hutton avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutton pushes Swick off looking to stand but Swick dives back in and keeps control.

Swick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hutton is looking to improve his position.
Hutton trying to control but Swick postures up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hutton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Swick is defended easily by Hutton.
Hutton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Swick counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hutton's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Swick shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Swick working Hutton over with strikes.
Hutton is not content to let Swick control the position.
Swick takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Swick missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Hutton looking for submissions off his back.
Nice strikes from Swick there.
Swick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hutton's head.
Hutton is breathing heavily.
Swick slows the pace down in half guard.
Hutton wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swick working the head and body with strikes.
Swick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hutton keeps working.

Swick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hutton is trying to control but can't.
Hutton misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hutton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Swick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Swick is trying to control the action in half guard but Hutton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Hutton is defending against the submission attempts here by Swick.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hutton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swick moves away.
Hutton throws an overhand right that lands on Swick's shoulder, as Swick tries to avoid the shot.
Swick fails with a takedown attempt.
Swick shoots for a double leg takedown but Hutton sprawls well. He's pushed Swick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Swick shoots in and drives through. Hutton sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Swick. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hutton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Swick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Swick is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hutton pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hutton trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hutton goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Swick turns into him and now he's in Hutton's guard.
Hutton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swick sitting in guard here, content to control.

Hutton looking for a guillotine here but Swick defends easily.
Jake Swick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swick is pushing down on Hutton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hutton is fighting to maintain full guard but Swick has managed to sneak the leg through.

Hutton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hutton is trying to stand up here but Swick is controlling him well.

Swick is trying to work for a kimura but Hutton is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Swick in particular looking to stall.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jake Swick!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Novo Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Magnaye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Magalhaes
vs
Magnaye

168 cm
24
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Novo Magalhaes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, AJ Magnaye!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnaye shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Magalhaes but Magalhaes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Magalhaes throws a nice looking combination but Magnaye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Magnaye shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Magalhaes pinned against the cage. Magalhaes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Magnaye.
Novo Magalhaes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AJ Magnaye.
Magalhaes lands a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magalhaes. Magnaye does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magnaye fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Magalhaes.
Magalhaes jabs at Magnaye's body.
Magnaye looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magalhaes throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Magnaye colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Magalhaes as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Magnaye is left battered and dazed whilst Magalhaes and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Novo Magalhaes!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Van Dam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexandrovna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Dam comes to the cage accompanied by C R E A M By The Wu-Tang Clan. Pyotr Alexandrovna will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Van Dam
vs
Alexandrovna

150 cm
23
260 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
270 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Van Dam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyotr Alexandrovna!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dam chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexandrovna can pounce on him.
Van Dam takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Dam looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Dam throws a right hand that Alexandrovna ducks under and follows up with a left that Alexandrovna also avoids with ease.
Van Dam throws a series of punches but Alexandrovna moves out of range.
Alexandrovna scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alexandrovna tries to land a leg kick but Van Dam saw it coming and moves away.
Van Dam connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Pyotr Alexandrovna has been cut.
Van Dam throws a hook but Alexandrovna avoids it easily.
Alexandrovna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Dam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alexandrovna.

Alexandrovna bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Alexandrovna is looking to take a break and control but Van Dam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Dam tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Van Dam controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dam covers up after that shot from Alexandrovna.
Van Dam is trying to stand back up.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Alexandrovna. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Alexandrovna is trying to control but Van Dam is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Van Dam on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Van Dam tries to get out of the position.
You get the feeling that Van Dam really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alexandrovna lands a nice shot to the head.
Alexandrovna working Van Dam over with strikes here.

It looks like Brian Van Dam has been cut.
Van Dam is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Alexandrovna breaks from Van Dam's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alexandrovna is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Van Dam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Van Dam really wants to buck Alexandrovna off and get back to his feet.
Alexandrovna unloading with bombs!
Alexandrovna lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Brian Van Dam's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Van Dam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pyotr Alexandrovna!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brunson Doyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doyle comes into a darkened arena with his song building. On To The Next One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Collins
vs
Doyle

185 cm
25
247 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

195 cm
22
280 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brunson Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins throws a half hearted mid kick.
Collins throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doyle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Collins.

It looks like Brunson Doyle has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Collins's head but Collins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Collins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Collins throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Collins.
Collins misses with a few strikes there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doyle.
Collins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Collins is breathing heavily.

Doyle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doyle cracks Collins with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
A short body shot lands from Doyle as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle pushes Collins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Doyle breaks from the clinch.
Doyle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Collins circles away quickly and effectively.
Collins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doyle, as that shot connected.

Doyle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Doyle pushes Collins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Doyle.

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

Doyle sends Collins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Doyle is motioning to the referee to let Collins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Collins is rocked!

It looks like Fred Collins has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle cracks Collins with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Collins tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Doyle pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Collins is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brunson Doyle!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kah Fing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Zaire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fing comes to the cage accompanied by Whats My Name. Abdullah Zaire has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Fing
vs
Zaire

181 cm
26
176 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

182 cm
21
183 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Kah Fing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abdullah Zaire!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fing throws a lazy right hand but Zaire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdullah Zaire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaire throws a big shot that misses.
Fing throws the left hand but Zaire avoids the punch easily.
Fing clobbers Zaire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaire misses with a looping left.
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Zaire throws a hook but Fing blocks it.
Zaire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zaire throws a right hand that Fing ducks under and follows up with a left that Fing also avoids with ease.
Fing misses with a body kick.
Fing tries to clinch up but Zaire circles away and keeps his distance.
Zaire throws a series of punches but Fing moves out of range.
Zaire scores with a one two! Fing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaire ducks under a wild hook from Fing.
Zaire tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fing avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zaire dodges the punch combination from Fing.
Fing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throws a jab but it's blocked by Fing.
Fing throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zaire misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fing.
Fing misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fing feints and then cracks Zaire's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zaire down.
Zaire tries to clinch up
and Fing counters with a thumping low kick.
Fing doesn't manage to clinch there - Zaire circles away.
Zaire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fing!
Fing pushes Zaire away with a front kick.
Zaire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fing is able to avoid easily.
Fing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fing blocks a jab.
Fing misses with a low kick as Zaire jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaire swinging wildly here.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Fing throws a push kick but Zaire slaps the foot to one side.
Fing scores with a kick to the midsection.
Zaire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zaire looks gassed!
Zaire dodges the punch combination from Fing.
Danga de danga de dang - Fing scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaire throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fing tries to land a front kick but Zaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaire slips under a jab.
Fing throws a leg kick which misses Zaire's front leg but catches the back leg as Zaire tries to avoid it.
Zaire tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fing turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zaire misses with a combination
and Fing connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zaire throws a combination that misses
and Fing counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire swings for the body but Fing moves out of range.
Zaire on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fing.
Fing throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Fing moves into the clinch.
Zaire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zaire is trying to break the clinch but Fing has him pressed against the cage.
Fing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Zaire up against the cage.
Fing misses with a knee to the head.
Fing stalling.

Zaire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fing throws a wild body kick that Zaire sees coming a mile off.
Zaire thows a leg kick but Fing checks it
and Fing counters with a thumping low kick.
Zaire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fing counters with a body kick.
Fing scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fing jabs at Zaire's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fing. Fing obviously looking to wear him down.

Fing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zaire's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Fing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fing lands with a slapping head kick.
Fing explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fing throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Zaire has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Fing.
Fing scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zaire doesn't seem bothered though.

Fing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zaire has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fing connects with a knee to the head.
Fing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fing with a knee to the head.
Zaire is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zaire wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fing prevents Zaire from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kah Fing dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Zaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fing scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fing buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zaire moves out of range of the body kick.
Zaire misses with a series of wild punches.

Fing moves into the clinch.
Fing misses with a knee to the head.
Fing tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaire avoids the damage to the body.
Fing with a knee to the head.
Fing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fing slows down the pace here.
Zaire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Zaire in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Zaire pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zaire is breathing heavily.
Zaire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fing counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zaire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zaire moves out of range of the body kick from Fing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zaire, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zaire, right into the meat.
Zaire throws a right and a left that Fing avoids nicely.
Zaire works over Fing's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaire scores with a four punch combination!
Zaire looks to land a combination but Fing avoids it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Zaire in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Fing darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zaire walks into a jab.
Fing just misses with a punch to the body.
Zaire misses with a double jab.
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Fing wants to slow Zaire down by chopping away at his legs.
Zaire takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zaire looks to land a right hand but Fing moved out of range.
Fing scoring well with a low kick there.
Fing looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing dodges the punch combination from Zaire.
The fighters circling - Zaire throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fing misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaire misses with a body shot
and Fing counters with a straight right hand.
A left and a right from Zaire both land. Nice combination.
Fing cracks Zaire with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fing lands a high kick!
Zaire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fing has time to react.
Fing tries a head kick but it misses.
Fing tries to clinch but Zaire is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zaire misses with a straight left.
Zaire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fing makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zaire really felt that one!
Zaire misses with a straight right.
Zaire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fing counters with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Fing ducks down to avoid it.
Fing cracks the inside of Zaire's front leg.
Fing scoring well with a low kick there.
Zaire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Abdullah Zaire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fing connects with a solid leg kick.
Zaire has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Fing.

Fing clinches up against the cage.
Fing lands with a left to the head.
Fing has Zaire pushed against the cage.
Fing misses with a knee strike.
Zaire working hard to break the clinch.

Fing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fing finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Fing.
Fing connects with a looping right hand.
Zaire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Fing finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fing scores with a kick to the body.
Fing scores with a hook to the body. Zaire takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zaire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice body kick from Fing.
Zaire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fing thuds his right hand into Zaire's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zaire takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Fing.
Zaire throws a looping overhand right but Fing ducks down to avoid it.
Fing avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Fing.
Fing connects with a nice looking jab.
Fing pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zaire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zaire cracks Fing with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Zaire misses with an uppercut. Fing saw that one coming.
Zaire throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Fing to counter with a crisp jab.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Fing counters with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Zaire.
Fing lands a high kick!

Zaire is rocked!
Zaire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Zaire is still on wobbly legs! Can Fing finish him?
Fing thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaire if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Fing misses its intended target.
Zaire seems to have recovered his senses.
Zaire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fing has time to react.
Fing throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zaire takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fing tries to land a front kick but Zaire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zaire scores with a one two! Fing had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaire sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fing wants to clinch up but Zaire keeps it at a distance.

Fing pushes Zaire up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaire wants to break free but Fing has control.
Fing tries a knee to the head but Zaire blocks it.
Fing missing with knees to the body.
Fing misses with a knee to the head.

Fing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zaire lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zaire misses with a looping right.
Fing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Zaire misses.
Zaire throws a combination that misses
and Fing counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Zaire misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zaire.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fing.
A solid body kick from Fing.
Fing scores with a kick to the body.
Fing lands a head shot.
Abdullah Zaire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fing throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zaire blocks the body kick.
Fing looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zaire misses with a double jab
and Fing counters with a good low kick that Zaire was not able to check.
A shot to the body from Zaire misses
and Fing counters with a good low kick that Zaire was not able to check.
Fing pushes Zaire away with a front kick.
Zaire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fing. That one must have hurt.
Fing cracks Zaire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fing chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fing dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zaire. That did some damage!
Nice shot lands for Fing.
Zaire on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fing throws a nice head kick!
Kah Fing is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fing. That one must have hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Fing.
Fing throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fing takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fing getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zaire avoids the head kick by Fing.
Fing moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zaire misses with a double jab
and Fing counters with a nice body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fing!
Fing lands a jab to the head.
Zaire on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zaire can do to turn this around?
Fing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zaire's sensitive parts.
Zaire misses with a combination
enabling Fing to counter with a crisp jab.
Fing lands a glancing blow to the side of Zaire's head.
Zaire moves out of range of the body kick from Fing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Zaire walks forward, straight into a front kick from Fing.
Zaire throws a leg kick
and Fing counters with a big head kick but Zaire shrugs it off.
Fing is looking to slow Zaire down with leg kicks.
Zaire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fing makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Zaire really felt that one!
Fing slips a jab and a cross from Zaire.
Zaire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fing keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fing.
Fing thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Zaire if he has to take too many more of those.

Fing moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaire wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zaire's face.
Fing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fing lands an uppercut.
Zaire lands a body shot.
Kah Fing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fing looking to throw knees to the head but Zaire is blocking nicely.
A short left from Zaire.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kah Fing!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rolando Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatsuhiko has chosen Save Yourself as his entrance music. Akihito Tatsuhiko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Morales
vs
Tatsuhiko

185 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
216 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

:: Happy Pills ::

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolando Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Tatsuhiko.
Tatsuhiko tries a low kick but Morales avoids it.
Tatsuhiko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Morales throws a lazy right hand but Tatsuhiko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Morales looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatsuhiko misses with a two punch combination.
Morales connects with the punch.
Morales misses with a double jab.
Akihito Tatsuhiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatsuhiko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morales on the side of the head.
Morales throws a head kick but Tatsuhiko moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko scores with a shot to the body.
Morales looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatsuhiko is just out of range.
Tatsuhiko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Morales keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko has been cut.
Morales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Morales scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tatsuhiko, right into the meat.
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!
Tatsuhiko misses with a body punch
and Morales counters with a body kick that stops Tatsuhiko in his tracks momentarily.
Morales lands with an uppercut that bounces Tatsuhiko off the cage and back into rage.
Tatsuhiko wants to land a leg kick but Morales is out of range.
Tatsuhiko blocks a jab.
Tatsuhiko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A thudding body kick lands there by Morales!
Tatsuhiko looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales dances in with a quick combination. Tatsuhiko is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Morales snaps Tatsuhiko's head back. Tatsuhiko stumbles backwards against the cage. Morales steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Tatsuhiko's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Tatsuhiko just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rolando Morales!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Strom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Strom is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Need a Hero. Steve Sampson looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Sampson
vs
Strom

175 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 1

182 cm
26
198 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Firebird Designs
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Sampson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gunnar Strom!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson is looking to chop away at Strom's legs.
Sampson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sampson just misses with a punch to the body.
Strom takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Strom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Strom.
Strom misses with a looping left.
Strom swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sampson.
Strom scores with a three punch combo!

Sampson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strom wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oh Sampson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strom checks a low kick from Sampson.
Sampson seems to have got his legs back now.
Strom lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strom misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sampson counters with a left to the body.
A shot to the liver by Strom. Beautiful body shot.
Sampson is breathing heavily.
Sampson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Strom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strom punishes Sampson's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strom drops Sampson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Strom follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gunnar Strom!
Gunnar Strom is the new middleweight champion!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Demedici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lee
vs
Demedici

191 cm
22
211 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Demedici!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demedici connects with a solid leg kick.
Demedici thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws the left hand but Demedici avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Demedici does no damage.
Lee throws a hook but Demedici blocks it.
Demedici is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
A low kick from Lee misses
and Demedici counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Demedici.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Demedici.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Demedici saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Demedici counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee blocks a head kick by Demedici.
Demedici throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a right hand that Demedici ducks under and follows up with a left that Demedici also avoids with ease.
Demedici connects with a solid leg kick.
Demedici throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Lee is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demedici throws a head kick that misses.
Demedici lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lee at a distance.
Demedici misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Demedici closes the distance and pushes Lee back into the cage.
A right hand to the body from Demedici.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Demedici has double underhooks.
Demedici lands a body shot in the clinch.

Demedici breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lee avoids the body shot from Demedici.

Demedici moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
Demedici avoiding damage.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demedici scores with a head kick.

It looks like Luke Lee has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Lee.
Demedici doesn't manage to clinch there - Lee circles away.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Demedici is out of range.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Demedici throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Demedici throws a head kick that misses.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Demedici throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Demedici scores with a kick to the body.
Demedici throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Demedici avoids a punch combination nicely.
Demedici lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Demedici tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vincent Demedici is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Demedici is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demedici throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Demedici blocks a jab.
Demedici misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Demedici.
Lee throws a hook but Demedici blocks it.
Lee throws a body kick the misses
and Demedici counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Demedici bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Demedici looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Demedici clinches up against the cage.
Demedici stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Demedici tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee tries to break free but Demedici pushes him back against the cage.
Lee is trying to break free.
Demedici stalling against the cage.
Demedici working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee is trying to drag Demedici to the mat but Demedici 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 Luke Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Demedici lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to circle away but Demedici has him pinned against the cage.
Lee wants to break free but Demedici has control.

Demedici's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demedici closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Demedici slips under a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lee crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Demedici - the referee stops the clock and Lee gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Demedici. Lee manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Demedici takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Demedici lands a head kick. Lee smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Demedici lands with a slapping head kick.
Demedici moves away from the strike by Lee.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Demedici goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Demedici sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Demedici dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lee looks to throw the jab but Demedici is out of range.
Demedici scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lee looks to land a combination but Demedici avoids it well.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Demedici counters with a nice body kick.
Lee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Demedici. Demedici obviously looking to wear him down.
Demedici scores with a leg kick.
Demedici throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Demedici.
Vincent Demedici is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Demedici. That's going to slow Lee down.
Demedici throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Demedici throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lee.
Demedici feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lee's calf.
Demedici tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Demedici throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Demedici fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Demedici clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demedici.

Demedici pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Demedici tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a jab when Demedici was well out of range.
Demedici throws a front kick that sends Lee stumbling back into the cage.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Demedici clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demedici.
A left hand lands to the body for Demedici.
Demedici has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Demedici escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee takes a kick to the side of the head.

Luke Lee's cut is getting worse.
Lee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Demedici misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Demedici lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Demedici is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Demedici.
Lee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Demedici counters with an outside leg kick.
Demedici lands a nice looking body shot.
Demedici lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Demedici throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demedici moves out of range of the strikes.
Demedici throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lee's head.
Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Demedici.
Lee drops his hands momentarily and Demedici takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Demedici wants to clinch.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Demedici has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot to the head.

Demedici breaks from the clinch.
Demedici has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Demedici throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Demedici walks into a left hand.
Lee throws a shot to the body.
Demedici throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Demedici throws a head kick that misses.
Demedici avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Demedici does no damage.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Lee duly obliges.

It looks like Vincent Demedici has been cut.
Demedici jabs at Lee's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demedici pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee misses with a straight right.
Vincent Demedici seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Demedici gets caught flat footed, as Lee shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee 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.
Lee throwing strikes but missing.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee forces his way into half guard.
Lee sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Demedici defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Demedici showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Demedici has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Demedici's head.
A big left from Lee misses.
Demedici keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.

Demedici clinches with his opponent.

Demedici breaks the clinch.
Demedici wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Demedici connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Demedici. Lee shrugs it off though.

Lee gets the takedown into side control.
Lee creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Demedici sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Demedici managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demedici manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lee's best efforts.
Demedici makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Demedici.
Demedici is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lee is not content to let Demedici control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demedici thows a huge punch but Lee dodges it nicely.
Demedici is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Lee manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Luke Lee did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Demedici wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Demedici misses with a body shot.
Demedici throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Demedici misses the shot to the body.
Demedici keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Lee feints and as Demedici raises his hands in defense, Lee changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lee scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lee pushing down on Demedici's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Demedici keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thows a huge punch but Demedici dodges it nicely.
Lee slips a nice elbow through Demedici's hands, connecting with Demedici's forehead.
Lee is thwarting Demedici's attempts to control the position.
Lee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Demedici can do anything to dispel that myth.
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. Lee connects with a nice short shot to Demedici's temple.
Lee is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demedici is keeping the position for now.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Demedici avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demedici avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demedici is keeping the position for now.
Lee keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Demedici's head.
Demedici wants to sweep but no luck.
Luke Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Demedici tries a head kick but it misses.
Demedici throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Demedici on the side of the head.
Demedici bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Demedici takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Demedici.
Demedici lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demedici throws a nice outside leg kick.
Demedici pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Demedici tries to bum rush Lee with a series of wild strikes but Lee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Demedici.
Demedici walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee throws the left hand but Demedici avoids the punch easily.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Demedici throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Lee had his way with Vincent Demedici in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Demedici.
Lee blocks a head kick by Demedici.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
Demedici tries a head kick but it misses.
Demedici scores with a nice body kick.
Demedici throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Demedici drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Demedici has double underhooks.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee can't get the takedown.

Demedici's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Demedici uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Demedici is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Lee misses with the combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Demedici!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Lee scoring with strikes but Demedici is staying in there.
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Demedici hang on?
Lee cracks Demedici with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Demedici tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Lee throws some wild stikes that Demedici manages to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demedici manages to control the position for a moment.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Demedici tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Lee there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with some strikes.
Lee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Demedici takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Lee's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Lee!
Luke Lee retains his light heavyweight title!

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Knocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Oliveira
vs
Knocker

175 cm
21
176 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Vandal Fight Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodrigo Oliveira!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy Knocker!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knocker throws a right hand that Oliveira ducks under and follows up with a left that Oliveira also avoids with ease.
Knocker throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
Knocker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oliveira tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Oliveira 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knocker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oliveira throws a strike but Knocker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Knocker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Knocker stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.

Knocker drops back looking for a leg! Oliveira is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oliveira manages to kick Knocker off! Knocker jumps back into Oliveira's guard.
Knocker throws a strike but Oliveira rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Knocker is retaining full guard.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Knocker blocks nicely.
Oliveira throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira lands a head kick!

It looks like Tommy Knocker has been cut.

Oliveira gets the takedown into side control.

Oliveira thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Oliveira working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Knocker!
Oliveira punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knocker blocking the ground and pound.
Oliveira unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knocker wants to control but Oliveira is having none of it.
Oliveira fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oliveira looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Oliveira cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knocker is in a horrible position here. Oliveira smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oliveira lands a heavy elbow.
Knocker working to try and regain half guard.

Oliveira has hold of Knocker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Knocker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Oliveira with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throwing strikes here but Knocker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Knocker holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Oliveira tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Oliveira throws a strike there. Knocker manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knocker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira postures up.
Oliveira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Knocker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Oliveira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Knocker's cut.
That's time! Oliveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Oliveira ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knocker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Knocker gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Oliveira to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Knocker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oliveira can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Knocker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oliveira 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.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Knocker is retaining full guard.

Oliveira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Knocker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Knocker has escaped and now he's on top!

Knocker postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Oliveira is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Knocker, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Knocker blocks nicely.

Oliveira is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Knocker is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Knocker has escaped and now he's on top!

Knocker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rodrigo Oliveira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

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

Knocker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oliveira doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oliveira manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oliveira is working Knocker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira works over Knocker with some ground and pound from guard.

Knocker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Oliveira defends well.
Oliveira distracts Knocker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oliveira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oliveira throwing strikes from guard but Knocker blocks nicely.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Knocker is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira forces his way into half guard.
Oliveira missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oliveira lands a nice short elbow.
Knocker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oliveira.
Oliveira looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Oliveira is working for a submission of some sort.
Oliveira sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Knocker defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Oliveira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Knocker's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Oliveira closes the distance and clinches up with Knocker, looking for a takedown. Oliveira pushes Knocker against the cage but Knocker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Knocker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Knocker connects with a high kick.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Knocker circles away quickly and effectively.
Knocker fails with the takedown.
Oliveira tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Knocker misses.
Oliveira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knocker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Knocker throws a chopping leg kick but Oliveira manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knocker.
Knocker throws a low kick but it's checked well by Oliveira.
Oliveira takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tommy Knocker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oliveira looks to land a body kick but Knocker moved away.
Oliveira uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knocker.

Oliveira tries to keep at a distance but Knocker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knocker has Oliveira pressed against the cage, preventing Oliveira from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oliveira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knocker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knocker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knocker is trying to stall.
Knocker utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Oliveira avoiding damage as Knocker throws knees to the body.
Oliveira is trying to break free.
Knocker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Oliveira is trying to break the clinch but Knocker is controlling him.
Oliveira tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Knocker just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oliveira is trying to force a seperation but Knocker has the dominant position.

Knocker pulls guard.
Oliveira loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Oliveira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Oliveira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Oliveira drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knocker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knocker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knocker!
Oliveira is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Knocker is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliveira has managed to free his arm - good work.
Oliveira is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Knocker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Knocker's back!

Knocker fending off the submission attempt from Oliveira.

Oliveira has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oliveira avoiding Knocker 's attempts to control his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliveira working for a choke but Knocker is defending well.
Knocker just trying to survive but Oliveira is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Oliveira is looking for a rear naked choke here but Knocker reverses the position brilliantly into Oliveira's guard!

Oliveira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knocker is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Knocker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knocker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knocker wants to control from the top but Oliveira keeps moving.

Knocker thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oliveira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Oliveira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knocker is aware though and is defending well.
Knocker must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oliveira controls Knocker momentarily but Knocker frees himself.
Knocker won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Oliveira has his feet on Knocker's thighs here. He's pushed Knocker off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Knocker screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Oliveira!
Rodrigo Oliveira retains his welterweight title!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramon Samara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Brown
vs
Samara

195 cm
20
280 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
282 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leroy Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ramon Samara!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Samara finds it's way round the side to connect with Brown's head.

It looks like Leroy Brown has been cut.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Samara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brown can pounce on him.
Samara throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Samara.
Samara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Samara looks gassed!
Brown moves in looking to clinch but Samara pushes him off.

Brown gets a clinch.

Brown manages to break the clinch.
Leroy Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Brown.
Brown throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Ramon Samara has been cut.

Brown moves into the clinch successfully.

Brown breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brown. Samara shrugs it off though.

Brown forces Samara back against the cage and clinches.

Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown throws a head kick that Samara semi-blocks.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Samara shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Brown has closed the distance and engaged Samara in a clinch.

Brown pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Samara walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brown wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brown throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Samara's head.

Brown drops Samara with a left and a right! Oh, Samara is hurt - Brown dives into side control looking to finish!

Samara is rocked!
Brown creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Samara is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
A big shot lands for Brown! That's hurt Samara! Will he recover? Brown fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Brown!
Leroy Brown retains his heavyweight title!