BHFC 38 - Ellsworth vs Tua PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Blew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Green (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.

Blew
vs
Green

194 cm
20
218 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Blew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Green!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blew scores with a decent looking hook.
Green shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blew sprawls well. Blew wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Green gets slowly back to his feet.
Blew connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green walks into a jab.

Blew gets tackled into the cage by Green. Green maintains the clinch.

Blew breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blew misses with a two punch combination.
Raymond Blew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a body kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blew, as that shot connected.
Blew scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blew keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blew pinned against the cage. Blew gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blew lands a jab.
Green looks gassed!
Green gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Blew lands with a nice combination. Green backs away looking to recover.

Green is rocked!
Blew connects with a superb combination that knocks Green out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Blew before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Green!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Raymond Blew!

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Nieds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clement Greenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greenburg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Your Mother's Got A Penis. Clement Greenburg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nieds
vs
Greenburg

191 cm
23
240 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

204 cm
20
281 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Todd Nieds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clement Greenburg!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Nieds, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nieds takes a swing at Greenburg's ribcage but misses.
Nieds rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greenburg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nieds just misses with a punch to the body.
Greenburg looks to land a left hand but Nieds moved out of range nicely.
Nieds throws a nice looking combination but Greenburg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big right from Greenburg misses.
Nieds moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Greenburg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Greenburg uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Greenburg shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nieds throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nieds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greenburg counters with a right hand to the body.
Nieds scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Clement Greenburg has been cut.
Greenburg lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice combination there by Greenburg.

It looks like Todd Nieds has been cut.
Nieds throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Greenburg.
Nieds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greenburg.
Nieds slaps away a takedown attempt from Greenburg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nieds throws a series of punches but Greenburg avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieds throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Greenburg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Nieds misses.
Greenburg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nieds.

Greenburg lands a left and a right that send Nieds crashing to the mat, dazed. Greenburg thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nieds is breathing heavily.
Greenburg lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Greenburg lands a big uppercut and Nieds crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nieds looks OK. Greenburg waves Nieds back to his feet!

Nieds is rocked!
Greenburg circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Nieds tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Greenburg wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clement Greenburg!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kristobel James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Whitley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Whitley's choice of entrance music: Pain Killer. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

James
vs
Whitley

185 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

179 cm
25
211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Squirrelys

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kristobel James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Whitley!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
James is trying to break free.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whitley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. James just stands there and leans against the cage.
Whitley missing with knees to the body.

Whitley jumps into guard, dragging James to the mat.
Whitley wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitley wants to hit a switch here but James passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Whitley there!
Whitley working to try and regain half guard.
James takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitley tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

James get's back to his feet.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitley avoids the head kick by James.
Kristobel James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Whitley has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Whitley.

Whitley gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Whitley wants to free his trapped foot but James is holding on for dear life with his legs.

James kicks Whitley off and gets back to his feet.

James tries to keep at a distance but Whitley has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on James's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whitley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whitley has James pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. James manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kristobel James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Whitley.
A short left from James.
Whitley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whitley is trying to work for a single leg takedown but James pulls him back up using the underhooks.
James stops a takedown attempt from Whitley.
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!
James gets underhooks to prevent Whitley's takedown attempt.
James gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Whitley.
Whitley looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Whitley breaks from the clinch.
Whitley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from James misses.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitley.
Whitley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whitley.
Good exchange - James coming out on top.
James looks to throw the jab but Whitley is out of range.
James scores with a nice strike.
James looks to throw the jab but Whitley is out of range.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
Whitley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James misses with a body shot.
Whitley blocks a leg kick.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Whitley tries to clinch up.
Whitley fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitley shoots in but no luck this time.
James fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Whitley defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Whitley moves out of range as James strikes.
Whitley moves away from the strike by James.
Whitley looks for a takedown but James sprawls well.

Whitley gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Whitley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whitley fails to pull guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
James jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
No luck for Whitley with that takedown attempt.

Whitley darts in and clinches James up against the cage.
James wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristobel James dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Whitley fails with a takedown attempt.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
James throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Whitley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Whitley.
Whitley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kristobel James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Whitley.
James misses with an uppercut.
James fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
James misses with a looping left.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
Whitley takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Whitley ducks under a wild hook from James.
Whitley walks into a straight right hand from James.
Nice straight punches there by James. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of James.
James throws a combination. Whitley tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Whitley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
James swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whitley.
Whitley is breathing heavily.
A big right from James misses.
James throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
James scores with a decent looking hook.
James scores with a body shot.
James throws a jab when Whitley was well out of range.
James connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James connects with the punch.
Whitley closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
James lands a nice hook to Whitley's body. Whitley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitley ducks under a wild hook from James.
James connects with a single shot there.
Whitley moves out of range of the body kick from James.
Whitley tries to clinch but James moves out of range.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitley slips under a jab.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James cracks Whitley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whitley ducks under a wild hook from James.
James keeps the fight on the outside.
James looks to land a right hand but Whitley moved out of range.
Whitley misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
James throws a shot from downtown. Whitley moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from James.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
A big left from James misses.
James misses with a straight left.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitley can do to turn this around?
Whitley is looking to clinch but James is avoiding it.
Whitley slips under a jab.

Whitley drives through and clinches with James against the cage.
Whitley jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as James walks away with a smile on his face. Whitley gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

James gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whitley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitley's guard.
James wants to stand but Whitley is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whitley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Whitley is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kristobel James is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from James.
Whitley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Whitley.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James throws a hook but Whitley avoids it easily.
Whitley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice defenses there by Whitley.

Whitley feints and as James raises his hands in defense, Whitley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whitley is controlling him.
Whitley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. James swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Whitley stands up from James's guard - Whitley perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Whitley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristobel James dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whitley is defended easily by James.
Whitley tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

James gets caught flat footed, as Whitley shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Whitley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.

James is working an open guard so Whitley takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Whitley pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
Whitley goes for a takedown attempt but James pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Whitley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut there from James.
Whitley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as James throws out the jab.
Whitley is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kristobel James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Whitley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitley blocks a jab.
James misses with a few strikes there.
Whitley is looking to clinch.
Whitley tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Whitley.
Whitley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from James.
A big right from James misses.
Whitley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.
James looks to land a left hand but Whitley moved out of range nicely.
James throws a hook but Whitley avoids it easily.
Whitley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
James scores with a jab to the body.
James lands with a good body shot.
Whitley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James tried to score with a low kick but Whitley checks it.
Whitley has a takedown stuffed.
James throws a shot to the body.
James stuns Whitley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
James with a hook.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a hook. Whitley ducked under it nicely.
A big right from James misses.
James throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitley on the side of the head.
Whitley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
James lands with an overhand left.
Whitley takes one on the button.
Mike Whitley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James looks to throw the jab but Whitley is out of range.
Whitley shoots in for a takedown but James shows good takedown defense.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James throws a hook to the side of Whitley's head but Whitley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Whitley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in James's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
James is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Whitley wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
James is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Whitley is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitley slips nicely into half guard.
Whitley is looking to advance position but James won't allow it.
Whitley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
James won't allow Whitley to pass to mount.
Whitley not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Whitley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Whitley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, James has managed to free his arm - good work.
Whitley works his way into full mount!
James is trying to escape the mount but Whitley keeps good control and instead manages to take James's back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Whitley is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Kristobel James is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
James covering up well under a series of strikes from Whitley.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristobel James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for James, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge 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... Kristobel James!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Downtime
vs
Smirnov

176 cm
20
152 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

165 cm
22
150 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ruuddawg Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nycky Downtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downtime displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smirnov.
Smirnov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Smirnov looks gassed!
Downtime fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smirnov fails with a takedown attempt.
Nycky Downtime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Smirnov.
Smirnov keeps the fight on the outside.
Downtime has a takedown stuffed.
Smirnov has his takedown stuffed

and Downtime counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Downtime.

Downtime has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Smirnov regains guard immediately.
Downtime trying to control the position from guard on top but Smirnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Downtime with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Downtime stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smirnov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smirnov wants to sweep but no luck.
Downtime trying to control but Smirnov is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Downtime loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smirnov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Downtime stands and throws Smirnov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Downtime has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Downtime in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Downtime looking to control but Smirnov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Downtime is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Smirnov is in real trouble.

Downtime looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Smirnov taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nycky Downtime!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason The Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruthless Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Raven comes to the cage accompanied by Broken Dreams. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

The Raven
vs
Junior

185 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

174 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason The Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruthless Junior!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Raven moves away.
The Raven tries to close the distance and clinch but Junior swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Raven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Junior tries to avoid it but The Raven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Junior to the ground. Junior escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Raven tries to score with a low kick but Junior moves his leg out of the way.
The Raven is trying hard to land a takedown here. Junior sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

The Raven closes the distance and pushes Junior back into the cage.
The Raven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Junior is keeping busy.

Junior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The Raven looks for a takedown but Junior sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason The Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Raven looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Junior lands a body shot.
Junior misses with a body shot.
Junior's corner calls for a 1-2. Junior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like Jason The Raven has been cut.
A head kick misses from The Raven.
The Raven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A left and a right from Junior both land. Nice combination.

Junior lands a big uppercut and The Raven crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but The Raven looks OK. Junior waves The Raven back to his feet!

The Raven is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes The Raven! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ruthless Junior!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armen Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Cortez
vs
Hammer

179 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

167 cm
20
152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jose Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Armen Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horrible takedown by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Cortez shoots in looking for a takedown. Hammer tries to sprawl out of it but Cortez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hammer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cortez defending well as Hammer loads up on a big left hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
A left and a right from Hammer both land. Nice combination.
Cortez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammer.
Hammer misses with a hook.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a wild combination.
Cortez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hammer tries to avoid it but Cortez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hammer to the ground. Hammer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cortez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hammer is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammer tries to kick Cortez off but Cortez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hammer wants to control but Cortez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cortez keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cortez wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cortez misses with a low kick.
Armen Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cortez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cortez's head.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Cortez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hammer's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Hammer duly obliges.
Cortez moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
Armen Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cortez.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Cortez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer 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.
Hammer tests Cortez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cortez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cortez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cortez in his tracks.
Hammer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Hammer as Cortez shoots in.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hammer with a hook.

Hammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cortez, pushing him back against the cage.
Hammer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Hammer breaks the clinch.

Hammer moves into the clinch successfully.

Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cortez.

Hammer clinches up against the cage.

Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer stuffs the takedown attempt from Cortez. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
Cortez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cortez slips under a jab from Hammer.

Cortez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hammer wants to stand back up but Cortez manages to pass into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cortez decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cortez.
Cortez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hammer.
Hammer cracks a nice hook into Cortez's ribs.
Cortez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hammer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cortez.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Cortez takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Hammer closes the distance and pushes Cortez back into the cage.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer lands a jab.
Cortez moves forwards but Hammer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hammer cracks Cortez with an open hand slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cortez gets tackled into the cage by Hammer. Hammer maintains the clinch.
Cortez is working for takedown but Hammer is calmly controlling the position for now.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cortez gets tackled into the cage by Hammer. Hammer maintains the clinch.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
Hammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cortez was well out of range. Poor timing from Hammer.
Cortez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hammer's waist but Hammer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cortez off to one side.
Horrible takedown by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.
Cortez slips a jab from Hammer.
Hammer misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cortez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammer rushes Cortez and presses him up against the cage.

Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cortez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammer.
Hammer moves in looking to clinch but Cortez pushes him off.
Cortez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Cortez moved out of range.
Cortez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hammer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cortez somewhat.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.

Hammer drives through and clinches with Cortez against the cage.

Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer throws an overhand right that lands on Cortez's shoulder, as Cortez tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cortez has time to react.
Hammer throws the left hand but Cortez avoids the punch easily.
Hammer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
Hammer scores with a jab. Cortez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
A big right from Hammer misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cortez.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Cortez slips under a jab from Hammer.
Jose Cortez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cortez on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Hammer as Cortez shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Hammer as Cortez shoots in.

Hammer has Cortez up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer misses with a hook. Cortez ducked under it nicely.
Cortez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hammer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

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

Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hammer pinned against the cage. Hammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cortez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammer sprawls well. Hammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cortez gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hammer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Armen Hammer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Hammer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hammer is struggling to control the position.
Hammer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hammer scores with a jab.
Hammer scores with the left hand. Cortez knows he should have avoided that one.
Hammer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cortez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cortez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cortez is looking to land body kicks.
Cortez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hammer to score with a decent uppercut.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hammer darts in and clinches Cortez up against the cage.

Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer jabs Cortez right on the nose. Cortez blinks but takes it well.
Armen Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cortez moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hammer gets a clinch.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammer as he jumps to the side.
A big right from Hammer misses.
Hammer scores with a sloppy right hand. Cortez should have avoided that one.
Cortez ducks right into an uppercut from Hammer.
Hammer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hammer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cortez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Cortez is out of range.
Cortez ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer moves away from the strike by Cortez.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cortez tries to clinch up but Hammer circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a hook to the side of Cortez's head but Cortez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hammer forces Cortez back against the cage and clinches.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Cortez shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Hammer misses.
Nice takedown defense from Hammer. No joy for Cortez on that attempt.

Hammer drives through and clinches with Cortez against the cage.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cortez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammer.
Hammer works the jab nicely.

Hammer closes the distance and clinches.
Hammer prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hammer lands a good knee to the midsection. Cortez won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammer throws a big shot that misses.

Hammer darts in and clinches Cortez up against the cage.

Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer jabs Cortez right on the nose. Cortez blinks but takes it well.

Hammer gets a clinch.

Hammer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hammer moves into range and clinches up with Cortez.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cortez manages to avoid it.
Hammer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Good shot there by Hammer.
Hammer misses with a two punch combination.

Hammer instigates a clinch.

Hammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hammer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer slaps away a takedown attempt from Cortez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cortez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hammer pinned against the cage. Hammer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hammer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cortez.
Cortez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cortez moves out of range as Hammer strikes.
Horrible takedown by Cortez or perhaps it was just good defense by Hammer which made him look bad.

Hammer pushes Cortez up against the cage in a clinch.
Armen Hammer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hammer breaks from the clinch.
Hammer catches Cortez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jose Cortez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

And that's the end of the fight!
Armen Hammer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hammer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 25:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 25:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Armen Hammer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andre Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Mammoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barnes comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Barnes
vs
Mammoth

178 cm
25
171 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

190 cm
23
182 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andre Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Mammoth!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes shoots in for a takedown but Mammoth shows good takedown defense.
Mammoth misses with a kick to the body.
Barnes misses with a two punch combination.
Mammoth throws the kick towards the body but Barnes avoids it.
Mammoth cracks the inside of Barnes's front leg.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Barnes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barnes jabs Mammoth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Barnes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barnes tried to score with a low kick but Mammoth checks it.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mammoth.
Barnes lands the left hand.
Barnes misses with the combination.
Barnes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mammoth.
Mammoth tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Mammoth pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mammoth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barnes in his tracks.
Mammoth throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Barnes blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes checks a low kick from Mammoth.
Mammoth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnes.
Mammoth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mammoth throws a push kick but Barnes slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick there by Mammoth.
Barnes connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mammoth. That one must have hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Barnes. Those never looked like landing.
Mammoth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mammoth staying out of range there.
Mammoth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barnes on the side of the head.
Barnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Barnes - that will leave a mark!
Barnes motions for Mammoth to come forward. Barnes throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mammoth throws a body kick that misses.
Mammoth lets loose with a powerful body kick. Barnes will feel that in the morning.
Barnes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mammoth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy body kick from Mammoth
and Barnes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mammoth darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mammoth, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mammoth!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mammoth counters with a solid body kick.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mammoth.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mammoth sprawls well. Mammoth wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnes gets slowly back to his feet.
Mammoth cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mammoth missing with a left hand there. Barnes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mammoth lands a head kick!
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Mammoth counters with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mammoth, as that shot connected.
Mammoth scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mammoth walks into a left hand.
Mammoth throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Mammoth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mammoth blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes throws a series of strikes that have Mammoth backpedaling.

Mammoth is rocked!
Barnes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mammoth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mammoth is still on wobbly legs! Can Barnes finish him?
Barnes lands with a nice body punch.
Barnes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mammoth seems to have recovered his senses.
Mammoth thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
and Barnes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mammoth connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Mammoth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mammoth swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Mammoth throws a jab but it's blocked by Barnes.
Mammoth blocks a low kick nicely.
Barnes shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mammoth.
Mammoth lands a head kick. Barnes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Barnes moves out of range as Mammoth throws a body kick.
A big left from Mammoth misses.
Mammoth is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Barnes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Barnes turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mammoth circles away quickly and effectively.
Mammoth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mammoth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mammoth is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barnes connects with an inside leg kick.
Mammoth is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mammoth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mammoth has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mammoth throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Mammoth checks it
and Mammoth counters with a good, hard body kick but Barnes shrugs it off.
Mammoth avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
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 Andre Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Barnes throws a front kick aimed at Mammoth's knee but Mammoth avoids it well.
Barnes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mammoth takes one on the button.
Barnes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mammoth.
Mammoth motions for Barnes to come forward. Mammoth throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mammoth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The Mammoth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes swings for the body but Mammoth moves out of range.
Mammoth throws a wild body kick that Barnes sees coming a mile off.
Mammoth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barnes misses with a leg kick
and Mammoth counters with a good low kick that Barnes was not able to check.
Mammoth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barnes.
Some wild striking there from Barnes.
Mammoth connects with a looping right hand.
A solid body kick from Mammoth.
Barnes lands a jab to Mammoth's midsection.
Barnes has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mammoth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mammoth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mammoth.
Mammoth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barnes pinned against the cage. Barnes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mammoth thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnes if he has to take too many more of those.
Mammoth slips a straight right by Barnes.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Mammoth listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Mammoth.
A jab from Mammoth finds it's way through Barnes's defenses.
Barnes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Mammoth instigates a clinch.

Barnes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barnes swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mammoth tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Barnes as he connects with a hook.
Mammoth throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mammoth.
Barnes throws a body punch but Mammoth moves out of range.
Barnes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mammoth swivels and escapes.
Mammoth bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mammoth.
Barnes throws a body punch but Mammoth moves out of range.
Mammoth blocks a head kick by Barnes.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mammoth throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mammoth shoots in and drives through. Barnes sprawls well.
Andre Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Mammoth.
Barnes checks a leg kick.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Mammoth checks it
and Mammoth counters with a stiff right hand.
Mammoth throws a leg kick

and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barnes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mammoth defending well though.
Mammoth tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes works his way into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mammoth's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Mammoth is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mammoth's face.
Barnes dominating with strikes here.
Mammoth taking shots to the head.
Barnes connects with a bit shot that sees Mammoth covering up! More strikes from Barnes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Barnes is our winner by TKO!

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Read (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Read comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Read
vs
Rua

185 cm
24
209 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

KAISER

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Read!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mauricio Rua!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Read misses its intended target.
Rua throws a one two combo.
Nice takedown defense from Read. No joy for Rua on that attempt.
Rua jabs Read right on the nose. Read blinks but takes it well.
Rua catches Read with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Read drops his hands momentarily and Rua takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Read uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Read paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Read.
Mauricio Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Read lands a right hook to the body.
Read connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Mauricio Rua has been cut.
Read throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Read. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua throws out a loose jab but Read uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a right hand to the body.
Rua takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rua throws a sloppy body shot
and Read counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rua is out of range.
Rua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rua catches Read with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Read throws a hook to the side of Rua's head but Rua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Read needs to keep his hands up - Rua had a free shot at his head there.
A shot to the liver by Rua. Beautiful body shot.
Read scores with a nice right hand.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Read swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua staying out of range there.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Read.
Read lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rua at a distance.
Rua defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.
Rua takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Read takes a jab right on the kisser.

Rua scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua wants to control the pace but Read is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read tries to reverse the position but Rua maintains control.
Rua looking to control but Read is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Read is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Read knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rua on the ground.
Rua wants to take his opponent's back but Read doesn't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Read is looking to escape.
Read tries to reverse the position but Rua maintains control.
Read is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rua thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Read holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rua tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rua tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Read on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Read tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rua closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Read quickly recovers to half guard.
Rua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Read's head.
Read avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rua.
Rua is trying to control. Read wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Rua is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Read sees it coming and defends easily.
Read trying to control here.
Read is staying active underneath Rua, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read is looking to improve his position.
Read makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Read.
Read keeping moving, preventing Rua from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Read is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rua fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Rua wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Read, who protects the arm well.
Rua wants to lay and pray for a moment but Read keeps working.

Rua wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Read, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Read has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rua is looking to take a break and control but Read is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Read struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Read is looking to reverse the position.
Rua tries to move into full mount but can't pass Read's legs.
Rua throws an elbow but Read slips to the side and avoids it well.
Read is looking for a sweep.
Read is not content to let Rua control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rua moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Rua's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Decent striking displayed by Rua there.
Read ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Read scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Read.
Read scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rua comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rua throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
Read ducks under a wild hook from Rua.
Rua changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Read throws a looping overhand right but Rua ducks down to avoid it.
Rua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rua misses with a hook to the body
and Read counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Read darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rua thuds a left hand into Read's body.
Rua dips to his left and cracks Read with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Read bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rua lands a jab to Read's midsection.
Rua thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Rua.
Mauricio Rua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rua just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Rua coming out on top.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Read slips the punch.
Read tests Rua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Rua misses.
Read paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Read throws a hook but Rua blocks it.
Read scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rua doesn't seem bothered though.
Rua misses the shot to the body.
Rua defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.
Read loads up on a big right hand but Rua slips the punch.
Read connects with a looping right hand.
Mark Read has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Read is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Read throws out a loose jab but Rua uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Read lands a right hook to the body.
Rua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rua misses the target.
Rua defending well as Read loads up on a big left hand.
Rua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Read manages to avoid it.
Read slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Read on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rua misses with a wild body shot.
Rua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Read stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Read fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rua manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Read.
Rua lands a body shot.
A big right from Rua misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua connects with a body shot.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Read's head but Read sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rua checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rua misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Read counter with a right hand.
Read throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua scores with a hook.
Read takes a swing at Rua's ribcage but misses.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Read slips the punch.
Read fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Rua misses.
Rua shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Read pinned against the cage. Read gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rua needs to keep his hands up - Read had a free shot at his head there.
Rua loads up on a big right hand but Read slips the punch.
Read fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rua.
Read avoids the body shot from Rua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read throws a low kick, looking for Rua's leg but Rua calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Read does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rua throws the left hand but Read avoids the punch easily.
Read with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rua to score with a decent uppercut.
Read takes one to the side of the head.
Read throws a hook but Rua avoids it easily.
Rua takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Rua shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rua was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rua raining down shots from the mount!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mauricio Rua.
Well Rua has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauricio Rua!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Ettan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ettan
vs
Valentine

178 cm
23
185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
193 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Ettan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ettan takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ettan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentine. Ettan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentine thumps Ettan with a low kick.
Ettan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
Valentine thows a body kick. Ettan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ettan tests Valentine's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ettan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentine lands a leg kick that knocks Ettan off balance momentarily.
Ettan takes a swing at Valentine's ribcage but misses.
Ettan walks into a stiff left hand from Valentine.
Ettan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Ettan moves out of range as Valentine strikes.
Ettan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentine looks to score with a jab to the body but Ettan is just out of range.
Valentine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alexander Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ettan misses with a body shot.
Valentine cracks a nice hook into Ettan's ribs.
Valentine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ettan circles away quickly and effectively.
Ettan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentine lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Valentine keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ettan.
Valentine lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Valentine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Valentine delivers a nice body kick.
Ettan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Valentine counters with a thumping low kick.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ettan.
Ettan throws a right hand that Valentine ducks under and follows up with a left that Valentine also avoids with ease.
Ettan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Valentine throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ettan to counter with a crisp jab.
Ettan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Valentine closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ettan to the mat! Ettan manages to get full guard.
Ettan keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
Valentine lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ettan keeping full guard, as Valentine tries to pass.
Valentine slips nicely into half guard.
Valentine has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Valentine is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Ettan is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Ettan flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Valentine anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Ettan and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Valentine slips an arm under Ettan chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Valentine has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Valentine is squeezing on Ettan like an anaconda would it's prey. Ettan fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexander Valentine!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ellsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rakishi Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua has chosen Not Afraid-Eminem as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ellsworth
vs
Tua

211 cm
25
261 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

201 cm
26
280 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Revostar Fight Gear

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ryan Ellsworth!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rakishi Tua!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Tua.
Jab by Tua.
Ellsworth avoids the body shot from Tua.
Tua swings for the body but Ellsworth moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Tua.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tua cracks Ellsworth with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ellsworth tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Tua pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ellsworth is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rakishi Tua! Rakishi Tua retains his heavyweight title!