KDU 15 - Relentless PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Wickleby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and RONALDO FARIAS (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). FARIAS has chosen tá escrito as his entrance music. RONALDO FARIAS will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Wickleby
vs
FARIAS

173 cm
23
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

!!For Sale!!

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Wickleby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, RONALDO FARIAS!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickleby thows a body shot but no joy.
FARIAS moves away from the strike by Wickleby.
FARIAS fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wickleby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wickleby swats away the attempt to clinch by FARIAS.
FARIAS tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wickleby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wickleby fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. FARIAS looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
FARIAS doesn't manage to clinch there - Wickleby circles away.
FARIAS tries to clinch there but Wickleby circles away.
FARIAS misses with a takedown attempt - Wickleby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wickleby drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wickleby working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wickleby working the body and head with strikes.
FARIAS can't do much from the bottom here.
FARIAS is not content to let Wickleby control the position.
Wickleby 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.
Wickleby is putting a hurting on FARIAS here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wickleby landing a few strikes.
Wickleby working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wickleby scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh FARIAS is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Wickleby can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Wickleby!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Miiir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Miiir
vs
Jones

187 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

154 Degrees in Sydney (154 Quality Stamina)
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Miiir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Jones!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Miiir gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Miiir has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Jones uses from the top position.
Miiir throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miiir wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Miiir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miiir wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miiir is pulling down on Jones's head. It's preventing any offense from Jones, at least for the moment.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Miiir is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Miiir misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Miiir moves away and avoids it.
Jones tries to clinch but Miiir moves away
and Miiir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Jones drives through and clinches with Miiir against the cage.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones tries for a takedown but Miiir manages to get underhooks.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Miiir is controlling the position.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Miiir has double underhooks.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Miiir's takedown attempt.
Miiir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Miiir lands a nice uppercut.
Miiir stalling in the clinch.
Jones can't get the takedown.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Miiir makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miiir takes an elbow to the forehead.
Miiir really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones prevents Miiir from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
Miiir keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Miiir won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miiir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Miiir's takedown attempt.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Miiir, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Miiir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miiir lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.

Miiir closes the distance and clinches.
Jones has Miiir pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Miiir manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Miiir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Miiir misses.
Miiir is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Miiir.

Jones shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miiir keeps working.
Jones throwing shots but Miiir is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Miiir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miiir is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miiir looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Miiir is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Miiir is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones wants to take a breather but Miiir is having none of it.
Jones has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jones is looking to stall here but Miiir recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones stopping the sweep attempt from Miiir.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Miiir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miiir tries to strike from the bottom.
Jones trying to control but Miiir is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Miiir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Miiir avoids the strikes from the bottom by Jones.
Jones is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Miiir off and has taken his back!
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 Frank Miiir will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Miiir counters with a one-two to the body.

Miiir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Miiir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones controls Miiir momentarily but Miiir frees himself.
Miiir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Miiir from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miiir stops Jones from standing up.
Miiir trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Miiir kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Miiir will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Miiir is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miiir wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

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

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Miiir shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Miiir finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Miiir lands a nice short elbow.
Jones misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Miiir is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miiir scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miiir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Miiir with a nice head shot there.

Jones working for a triangle but Miiir defends it easily.
Miiir wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a good elbow from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miiir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Miiir is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jones has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Miiir is looking to defend but Jones has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Miiir! Jones pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Miiir taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alexander Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Mundine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mundine comes to the cage accompanied by Head Bussa - Lil Scrappy. Scott Stevens acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Mundine
vs
Stevens

180 cm
21
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Mundine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Scott Stevens!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Stevens.
Nice takedown defense from Mundine. No joy for Stevens on that attempt.
Stevens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mundine pinned against the cage. Mundine gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mundine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mundine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
Anthony Mundine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Stevens.
Mundine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Stevens closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mundine to the mat! Mundine manages to get full guard.
Mundine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mundine looking for a sweep. Not yet Mundine, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mundine is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevens has a closed guard, preventing Mundine from standing up.

Mundine gets to his feet. Stevens looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mundine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
Mundine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mundine misses with a jab, cross combination.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.

Stevens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mundine tries to hold on but Stevens pushes him away.
Stevens looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundine is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mundine squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Stevens manages to capitalize on a mistake by Mundine to take his back!
Stevens is trying to stick to Mundine's back but Mundine is turning into Stevens. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Stevens's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mundine.
Stevens can't keep his opponent in guard - Mundine advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Mundine stands up out of the half guard.
Mundine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stevens moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mundine misses with the combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mundine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mundine decides to stand back up.

Mundine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Mundine seems to be working for a kimura but Stevens defends the submission attempt.
Mundine not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mundine uses his free foot to push down on Stevens's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Stevens.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundine landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mundine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mundine with the ground and pound from mount.

Mundine looking to secure an arm triangle but Stevens defends it well.
Mundine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mundine landing punches.
Mundine working Stevens over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Mundine dominated that 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.

Stevens walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mundine lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Scott Stevens has been cut.
Scott Stevens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mundine tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anthony Mundine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mundine tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mundine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mundine tries to bum rush Stevens with a series of wild strikes but Stevens uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mundine misses with a two punch combination.
Stevens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Mundine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mundine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevens misses with a takedown

and Mundine counters with a takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundine lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stevens down.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
Mundine is putting a hurting on Stevens here, landing some big shots from side control.

Mundine stands up and beckons Stevens to his feet.
A punch combination from Mundine misses.
Mundine misses with the combination.
Mundine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mundine scores with a hook.
Mundine works over Stevens's head and body with a nice combination.
Stevens showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mundine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundine throws a nice looking combination but Stevens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mundine moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Stevens is rocked!
Mundine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mundine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Mundine scores a takedown into full mount!
Mundine with the ground and pound from mount.
Stevens is still in real trouble! Can Mundine finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mundine cracks Stevens with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Stevens seems to have recovered his senses.
Mundine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mundine with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundine pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stevens keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Anthony Mundine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stevens is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mundine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stevens looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mundine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stevens is looking to escape.
Mundine landing punches.
Mundine in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundine with shots to the head and body - Stevens looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stevens takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mundine's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Mundine!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peeter Paabo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tracy Gaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peeter Paabo looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Paabo
vs
Gaga

189 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
295 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Londons Best Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peeter Paabo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tracy Gaga!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gaga.
Paabo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Gaga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paabo but Paabo pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Gaga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Paabo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gaga trying to control the action but Paabo is working from the bottom.
Gaga scoring with punches from side control.
Paabo is looking to regain half guard here but Gaga keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gaga has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gaga avoids the attempt from Paabo to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gaga scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Paabo?
Gaga has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gaga looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Paabo wants to hold on but Gaga pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaga lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

It looks like Peeter Paabo has been cut.
Gaga landing shots from mount.
Gaga scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Peeter Paabo's cut is getting worse.
Gaga landing punches.

Jeez, Peeter Paabo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tracy Gaga!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Bagend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder has chosen Genesis as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bagend
vs
Thunder

178 cm
19
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rocky Bagend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Martin Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bagend pinned against the cage. Bagend gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Thunder will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Thunder shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bagend is trying to defend but Thunder finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bagend might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bagend gets back to full guard.
Bagend preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bagend swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thunder won't allow Bagend to sweep him here.
Thunder loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagend looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thunder is one step ahead there.
Thunder throws a strike but Bagend rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Thunder wants to sweep here but Bagend controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bagend.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thunder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bagend.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bagend as he avoids it easily.
Rocky Bagend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Thunder.
Thunder fails to land the takedown.
Bagend's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bagend duly obliges.
Bagend connects with a body shot.
Thunder shoots in looking for a takedown. Bagend tries to sprawl out of it but Thunder keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bagend manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bagend throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bagend uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bagend loads up on a big right hand but Thunder slips the punch.
Bagend rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thunder moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thunder shoots in and drives through. Bagend sprawls well.
Bagend fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thunder manages to avoid it.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bagend as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Bagend as Thunder shoots in.
Thunder looks gassed!
Thunder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thunder fails with the takedown.
Bagend throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Bagend looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Thunder tries to get to full guard but Bagend has control of the leg.
Bagend is trying to control the action in half guard but Thunder is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Thunder tries to roll over but Bagend keeps him under control.
Bagend controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bagend seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thunder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder wants to get back to full guard.
Bagend throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bagend misses with a double jab.
Thunder has his takedown stuffed
and Bagend counters with a left to the body.
Thunder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bagend counters with a one-two to the body.
Bagend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bagend misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder has his takedown stuffed
and Bagend counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thunder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bagend counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bagend lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Bagend misses with the combination.
Thunder misses with a takedown
and Bagend counters with a three punch combo that has Thunder backing up. Thunder nods at Bagend to acknowledge the strikes.

Thunder is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bagend thuds a left hand into Thunder's body.
Thunder is still on wobbly legs! Can Bagend finish him?
Bagend throws a series of strikes that have Thunder backpedaling.
Bagend looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thunder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bagend counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thunder thinking.
Some wild striking there from Bagend.
Bagend lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bagend.

Bagend closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thunder is trying to get back to half guard.
Thunder is being controlled here.
Thunder is looking to reverse the position.
Thunder seems to have recovered his senses.
Bagend controlling the position.
Thunder is trying to work for a sweep but Bagend has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thunder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bagend counters with a shoot takedown. Thunder fights it but they end up in guard.
Bagend wants to control from the top but Thunder keeps moving.
Bagend slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thunder tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Thunder is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Bagend stands up.
Bagend throws a right and a left that Thunder avoids nicely.
Bagend fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Bagend circles away easily
and Bagend counters with a series of strikes. Thunder will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bagend changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thunder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thunder tries to buck Bagend off but Bagend is having none of it.
Bagend trying to control the action but Thunder is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder regains half guard.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
Thunder works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bagend wants to stand but Thunder has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Thunder wants to sweep but no luck.
Bagend controls from within his opponent's guard.
Thunder keeping moving, preventing Bagend from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thunder is on top in guard.
Bagend wants to get back to his feet but Thunder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Thunder postures up.
Bagend preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bagend looking for a sweep. Not yet Bagend, not yet.
Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Bagend is retaining full guard.
Thunder throwing strikes from guard but Bagend blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bagend dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thunder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bagend counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rocky Bagend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Thunder.
Bagend swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bagend closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bagend trying to mount his opponent but Thunder defends it.
Bagend passes the guard and advances to mount!
Thunder sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Bagend trying to pass the guard but Thunder defending well.
Thunder is looking for a sweep. Bagend is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bagend seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Thunder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Thunder tries to get to full guard but Bagend has control of the leg.
Bagend controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bagend trying to control but Thunder is working from the bottom.
Thunder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thunder looking to control.
Thunder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thunder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bagend is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Bagend dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bagend drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thunder wants to sweep here but Bagend controlling him for the moment.
Bagend wants to pass the guard but Thunder is keeping the position.
Thunder looking for a sweep. Not yet Thunder, not yet.
Bagend trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder is trying to control the position but Bagend postures up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thunder with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bagend counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bagend moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bagend lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bagend fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Thunder sprawls well initially but Bagend persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bagend in particular looking to stall.
Thunder is trying to get back to full guard.
Thunder is looking to control Bagend's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thunder avoid being mounted?
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Thunder wants to improve his position but Bagend is controlling well.
Bagend slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder is not content to let Bagend control the position.
Thunder is looking for a sweep. Bagend is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bagend is keen to just control but Thunder is a slippery customer.
Thunder moves into full guard.
Thunder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bagend's guard.
Thunder must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thunder throwing strikes from guard but Bagend blocks nicely.
Bagend tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rocky Bagend overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thunder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thunder stands up over Bagend, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagend seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bagend is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thunder manages to get to full guard.
Bagend trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bagend controlling from the top position.
Thunder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thunder tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bagend is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Thunder trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bagend trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bagend controls the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Rocky Bagend just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Thunder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thunder doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bagend counters with a left to the body.
Thunder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bagend counters with a three punch combo that has Thunder backing up. Thunder nods at Bagend to acknowledge the strikes.
Rocky Bagend has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Thunder.
Thunder gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bagend counters with a left and a right that stings Thunder.

Bagend shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Thunder napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thunder is trying to improve his position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Bagend!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TK OD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Noonan
vs
OD

150 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mickey Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, TK OD!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noonan circles away from the clinch attempt.
OD takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from OD.
OD looks gassed!
Noonan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like TK OD has been cut.
Noonan misses the shot to the body.
OD avoids the body shot from Noonan.
OD bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Noonan comes at him with an uppercut from hell! OD falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! OD was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey Noonan!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Boogs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Hogan
vs
Boogs

168 cm
19
130 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

165 cm
19
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paul Hogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Boogs!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boogs throws a jab but it's blocked by Hogan.
Hogan looks to score with a jab to the body but Boogs is just out of range.
Hogan moves in looking to clinch but Boogs pushes him off.
Boogs throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boogs misses with a hook. Hogan ducked under it nicely.
Boogs swings away with a body shot that misses

and Hogan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hogan tries to free his leg and advance position but Boogs is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan is working hard here to advance position.
Boogs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boogs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hogan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boogs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hogan 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.

Hogan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boogs wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogs trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Hogan throws a big right hand that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A big left from Boogs misses.
Boogs falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hogan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Hogan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boogs defends it well.
Boogs wants to get back to his feet.

Hogan seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogs is pressing down on Hogan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Boogs wants to stand but Hogan is controlling the position.
Hogan trying to control but Boogs is working from the bottom.
Hogan pushing down on Boogs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Boogs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boogs is looking to escape.

Boogs kicks off Hogan and gets to his feet.
Craig Boogs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Boogs lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hogan doesn't seem phased though.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boogs.
Boogs misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boogs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hogan's head backwards.
Boogs throws a wild body kick that Hogan sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Hogan.
Hogan misses with a hook.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boogs.
Boogs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hogan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boogs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hogan misses with a takedown attempt - Boogs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Boogs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hogan sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boogs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hogan circles away quickly and effectively.
Boogs misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Boogs misses the target.
Boogs just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

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

Boogs is defending against the submission attempts here by Hogan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Hogan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hogan checks a low kick from Boogs.
Boogs clobbers Hogan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A jab from Boogs does it's job there.
Boogs misses with a looping right.
Boogs scores with a punch to the head.
Boogs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hogan slips a straight right by Boogs.
Hogan avoids the body shot from Boogs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan moves out of range as Boogs strikes.
Boogs looks to land a left hand but Hogan moved out of range nicely.
Hogan staying out of range there.
Boogs misses with a straight right.
Boogs looks to land a combination but Hogan avoids it well.
Hogan wants to clinch up but Boogs keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Boogs misses.
Hogan doesn't manage to clinch there - Boogs circles away.
Boogs throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hogan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boogs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hogan slips under a jab from Boogs.
Craig Boogs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boogs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hogan moves away from the strike by Boogs.
Hogan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Hogan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hogan throws a jab when Boogs was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogs throws a right hand that Hogan ducks under and follows up with a left that Hogan also avoids with ease.
Boogs misses with a two punch combination.
Boogs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hogan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boogs looks to land a body kick but Hogan moved away.
Boogs fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hogan on the side of the head.
Boogs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hogan has a takedown stuffed.
Boogs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boogs misses with a wild body shot.
Boogs misses with a low kick.
Boogs misses with a few strikes there.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boogs swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boogs lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Boogs.
Boogs looks to score with a jab to the body but Hogan is just out of range.
Hogan tries to close the distance and clinch but Boogs swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hogan slips under a jab from Boogs.
Hogan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boogs throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Boogs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Boogs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boogs swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boogs missing with a left hand there. Hogan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hogan moves out of range as Boogs strikes.
Boogs misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Boogs misses.

Hogan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hogan is looking for a kimura but Boogs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hogan to get the leverage.

Hogan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Hogan seems to be working for a kimura but Boogs defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogs looks like he's trying to stand up.
Boogs is looking to control Hogan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boogs avoid being mounted?
Hogan wants to pass the guard but Boogs is defending well.

Hogan is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Boogs has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boogs is trying to stand back up but Hogan is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boogs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hogan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boogs!

Hogan goes for an armbar but Boogs turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Boogs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boogs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Boogs avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Boogs stands up and waves to Hogan to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boogs thows a leg kick but Hogan checks it

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

Boogs pushes Hogan off and gets back to his feet.
Boogs waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hogan.
Hogan moves out of range as Boogs strikes.
A left lands for Boogs.
Boogs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hogan.
Hogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Boogs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boogs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Boogs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Boogs.
Nice defenses there by Hogan.
Boogs thows a body shot but no joy.
Boogs throws a hook but Hogan blocks it.

Hogan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hogan lands in his opponent's guard.
Hogan won't allow Boogs to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Hogan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hogan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Hogan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Pharoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fluke
vs
Pharoni

170 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
157 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Pharoni!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Hugh Johnson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pharoni throws a shot from downtown. Fluke moves away and avoids it.
Fluke throws a body punch but Pharoni moves out of range.
Fluke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fluke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pharoni.
Fluke lands with a cross.
Pharoni misses with a straight left.
Pharoni slips under a jab from Fluke.
Pharoni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fluke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Pharoni.
Pharoni misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fluke looks to land a right hand but Pharoni moved out of range.
Pharoni throws a combination that misses
and Fluke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pharoni takes one to the chin there.

Pharoni is rocked!
Fluke throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Pharoni to counter with a crisp jab.
Pharoni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pharoni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fluke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pharoni slips a jab from Fluke.
Pharoni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Pharoni connects with a single shot there.
Fluke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke throws a jab when Pharoni was well out of range.
Pharoni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fluke loads up on a big right hand but Pharoni slips the punch.
Pharoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fluke.
Pharoni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pharoni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fluke.
Pharoni looks to land a combination but Fluke avoids it well.
Pharoni misses with a jab to the body
and Fluke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pharoni looks gassed!
Fluke slips under a jab.
Fluke swings for the body but Pharoni moves out of range.
Fluke with a nice cross.
Nice body punch from Fluke.
Danga de danga de dang - Fluke scores with a four punch combination!
Pharoni is still on wobbly legs! Can Fluke finish him?
Fluke misses the shot to the body.
Fluke drops Pharoni with a right and a left! Fluke comes rushing in but Pharoni regains his composure and manages to keep Fluke in 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!

Fluke stands up from Pharoni's guard - Fluke perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fluke misses with a combination
and Fluke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pharoni ducks under a wild hook from Fluke.
Pharoni seems to have recovered his senses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fluke.
Pharoni misses with the combination.
Pharoni is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pharoni drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fluke throws out a powerful jab.
Pharoni drops his hands momentarily and Fluke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fluke scores with a body shot.
Fluke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fluke throws a nice looking combination but Pharoni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pharoni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fluke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fluke closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Pharoni! Fluke dives in looking to finish! Pharoni is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Fluke!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trainer Wrestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Nugget (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Nugget will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Wrestle
vs
Nugget

189 cm
23
204 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
210 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trainer Wrestle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ted Nugget!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Nugget.
Wrestle avoids the head kick by Nugget.
Nugget lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nugget.

It looks like Trainer Wrestle has been cut.
Nugget will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Nugget, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nugget looks to land a combination but Wrestle avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Wrestle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wrestle tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wrestle cracks Nugget with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nugget can do anything to dispel that myth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nugget pushes Wrestle away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wrestle gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wrestle working the head and body with strikes.
Nugget really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wrestle. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nugget is pushing Wrestle's head away, looking to escape. Wrestle manages to hold on to the position though.
Wrestle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wrestle lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nugget takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nugget is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wrestle has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wrestle is looking to take a break and control but Nugget is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wrestle scoring with punches from side control.
Nugget is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wrestle just content to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nugget bucks up and tries to throw Wrestle off but instead Wrestle has got his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestle gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Wrestle is punishing Nugget with strikes - can he finish him?!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wrestle biding his time, looking for the opening.
Wrestle throwing damaging strikes from the back! Nugget could be in trouble here!
Nugget is trying to get back to his feet but Wrestle has full control of the position and if anything, Nugget has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Nugget is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Wrestle lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wrestle 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.
Wrestle is working the ground and pound. Can Nugget escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle controlling from the back.
Wrestle has Nugget flattened out and is raining down punches.
Wrestle has good solid back control here.
Nugget covers up after that shot from Wrestle.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet.
Wrestle has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Nugget.
Wrestle is punishing Nugget with strikes - can he finish him?!
Wrestle trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle scores with punches from the back.
Wrestle lands strikes to the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Wrestle scores with punches to the body.
Nugget is trying to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wrestle is punishing Nugget with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trainer Wrestle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trainer Wrestle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wrestle shoots in for a double leg but Nugget sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nugget misses with the combination.

Wrestle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nugget is trying to stand.
Wrestle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wrestle slips a nice elbow through Nugget's hands, connecting with Nugget's forehead.
Trainer Wrestle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nugget is trying to stand up here but Wrestle is controlling him well.
Wrestle perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wrestle stops Nugget from getting back to his feet.
Wrestle looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nugget has hold of Wrestle's hands but Wrestle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wrestle working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle lands with a punch from half guard.
Wrestle is looking to take a break and control but Nugget is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nugget is trying to stand back up but Wrestle is controlling him

Nugget makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Wrestle dives in and grabs Nugget's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nugget pushes down on Wrestle's head and hops out.

Nugget gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wrestle can't do much from the bottom here.
Nugget wants to stand but Wrestle is controlling his arm.
Wrestle wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wrestle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wrestle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet.
Wrestle wants to take a breather but Nugget is having none of it.
Wrestle lands strikes from half guard.
Wrestle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet.
Nugget scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wrestle manages to mount him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wrestle with good strikes from the mount here!
Wrestle wants to control the pace but Nugget is squirming around nicely.
Nugget is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wrestle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nugget is trying to stand up.
Wrestle controlling the position easily from mount.
Wrestle scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle controlling from the full mount.

Nugget somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Nugget defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wrestle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trainer Wrestle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wrestle looks for a takedown but Nugget sprawls well.

Wrestle drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nugget is trying to buck Wrestle off.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet but Wrestle is dominant here and he's now got Nugget's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trainer Wrestle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trainer Wrestle'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. This is the final round!

Nugget rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wrestle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Nugget gets caught flat footed, as Wrestle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Wrestle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nugget's head.
Wrestle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nugget wants to stand up but Wrestle is controlling him.
Wrestle lands a couple of digs.
Nugget wants to stand up but Wrestle is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet but Wrestle passes into half guard.
Nugget pushes Wrestle off looking to stand but Wrestle dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle content to control rather than advance.
Wrestle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wrestle drops an elbow to the side of Nugget's head.
Wrestle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wrestle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nugget!
Wrestle landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wrestle controlling the pace for now.
Nugget is trying to stand up.
Wrestle working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wrestle cracks Nugget with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Nugget wants to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Nugget that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Nugget squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Wrestle.
You get the feeling that Nugget really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wrestle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wrestle working the ground and pound effectively.
Nugget wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle unloading with bombs!
Wrestle landing punches.
Wrestle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wrestle lands a big shot there that rocks Nugget but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wrestle landing strikes from the mount and Nugget is in trouble!
Wrestle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
You get the feeling that Nugget really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Wrestle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle is landing with some decent strikes but Nugget is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nugget is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Nugget in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wrestle working Nugget over with strikes here.
Nugget is trying to stand.
Wrestle breaks from Nugget's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wrestle with a couple of short strikes.
Wrestle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wrestle cracks Nugget with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ted Nugget has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Wrestle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrestle landing shots from mount.
Wrestle landing strikes from the mount.
Nugget flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trainer Wrestle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wrestle, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trainer Wrestle!