B!1:Boomerangs Always Comeback PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Savage
vs
Santos

195 cm
26
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

197 cm
19
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Beast Body

Ka-POW Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andy Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Savage counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Daniel Santos has been cut.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Santos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Savage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Savage swinging wildly here.
Savage looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.

Savage has closed the distance and engaged Santos in a clinch.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Savage fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Savage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santos counters with a good low kick that Savage was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a double jab

and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
Savage is breathing heavily.
Santos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Savage pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Savage is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Andy Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Santos.
A looping hook to the body misses from Savage. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Savage slips a jab and a cross from Santos.
Savage misses with a double jab

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

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.
Santos tries to pull guard but Savage won't allow it.
Savage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santos backwards.

Santos pulls Savage into guard.
Santos is controlling Savage's posture.

Santos working for a triangle but Savage defends it easily.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Savage is proving a slippery customer.
Santos tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Santos is looking for a triangle but Savage pushes his legs off easily.
Santos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Santos controls Savage momentarily but Savage frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to sweep here but Savage controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Savage from standing up.
Santos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Santos looking to control.

Daniel Santos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Savage tries to clinch but Santos moves away
and Santos counters with a series of strikes. Savage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Santos wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to clinch but Savage is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Santos.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense.
Savage moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Santos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Savage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savage could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Santos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Andy Savage has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savage defends it nicely.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Santos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Santos.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andy Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Santos.
A telegraphed right hand from Savage misses the target.
Savage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniel Santos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Santos fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Santos has closed the distance and engaged Savage in a clinch.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Santos manages to pull guard.
Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Savage has given up his back. Will we see Santos going for some submissions?
Even with his hooks in, Santos manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Santos has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Savage has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is looking to control Savage but Savage is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Santos is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Savage knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Savage for a finish.
Santos is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Santos gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Santos gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Santos apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Savage keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Savage shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Savage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Savage sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Savage swats away the attempt to clinch by Santos.
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Savage sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A swing and a miss from Savage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos shoots in but no luck this time.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Savage circles away from the clinch attempt
and Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Savage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.

Santos rushes Savage and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A frustrated look appears on Savage's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Santos successfully pulls guard.
Santos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Savage manages to get himself to full guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Savage wants to stand but Santos is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Savage has wrist control.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos is looking to work some ground and pound but Savage has wrist control.
Santos throwing strikes from guard but Savage blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Santos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Santos manages to pass to side control.

Savage is defending against the submission attempts here by Santos.

Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Savage defending well though.
Santos trying to control the action but Savage is working from the bottom.
Santos works his way into side control.

Santos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Savage is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Santos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage parries the strikes from Santos easily there. Santos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Savage to escape.

Santos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Savage wants to get back to his feet but Santos drags him back down.

Santos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Santos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos working the strikes but Savage uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Santos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Santos 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Santos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reko De Souza Da Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Prince Adam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Souza Da Lima comes to the cage accompanied by Deekline and Wizard - All Your Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Souza Da Lima
vs
Adam

210 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
19
262 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ka-POW Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Reko De Souza Da Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Prince Adam!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but De Souza Da Lima moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

De Souza Da Lima instigates a clinch.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Souza Da Lima can't break the clinch.
De Souza Da Lima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Souza Da Lima takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Reko De Souza Da Lima has been cut.
De Souza Da Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Adam has double underhooks.
Adam scores a nice knee to the body.
Adam scores with a knee to the head.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Souza Da Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to force a seperation but Adam has the dominant position.
De Souza Da Lima tries to circle away but Adam has him pinned against the cage.
Adam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on De Souza Da Lima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Souza Da Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Souza Da Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Souza Da Lima tries to circle away but Adam has him pinned against the cage.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adam.
De Souza Da Lima is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adam lands a knee to the body.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adam.
Adam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Adam unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Souza Da Lima lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adam crunches a lovely knee into De Souza Da Lima's ribcage.
Adam landing knees to the head.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adam with a knee to the head.
Adam displaying some good clinch control by pressing De Souza Da Lima up against the cage.
Adam lands a knee to the body.
Adam landing knees to the head.
Adam connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Souza Da Lima's face.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adam tries to land knees in the clinch but De Souza Da Lima avoids the damage to the body.
Adam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
De Souza Da Lima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Souza Da Lima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adam lands a knee to the head.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
De Souza Da Lima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
De Souza Da Lima takes a knee to the side of the body.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but De Souza Da Lima is blocking nicely.
Nice elbow from Adam.
Adam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and De Souza Da Lima avoids it.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De Souza Da Lima has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
De Souza Da Lima tries to break the clinch but Adam is controlling the position.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adam landing knees to the head.
Adam landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Adam lands a knee to the head.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Adam working De Souza Da Lima over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A frustrated look appears on De Souza Da Lima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning De Souza Da Lima up against the cage.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
Adam has De Souza Da Lima pressed against the cage, preventing De Souza Da Lima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Souza Da Lima's efforts to push away.
Adam connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Souza Da Lima's face.
De Souza Da Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adam has De Souza Da Lima pressed against the cage.
De Souza Da Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Adam has double underhooks.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Souza Da Lima's efforts to push away.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adam obliges.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

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.
Adam landing knees to the head.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Souza Da Lima's efforts to push away.
Adam connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Souza Da Lima's face.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
De Souza Da Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adam lands a knee to the head.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to force a seperation but Adam has the dominant position.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Souza Da Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Adam has double underhooks.
Adam scores a nice knee to the body.
De Souza Da Lima takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Adam.
Adam keeps control of De Souza Da Lima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Adam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reko De Souza Da Lima'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.

Adam scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adam misses with a few strikes there.

Adam rushes De Souza Da Lima and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adam obliges.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam is controlling him.
Adam avoiding damage.
Adam with a knee to the head.
Adam working De Souza Da Lima over with knees to the body.
Adam connects with a knee to the head.
De Souza Da Lima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adam obliges.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Souza Da Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Souza Da Lima.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
De Souza Da Lima tries to break free but Adam pushes him back against the cage.
De Souza Da Lima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on De Souza Da Lima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Adam.

De Souza Da Lima pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adam misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza Da Lima misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adam displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
De Souza Da Lima misses with a head kick.
Adam lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Prince Adam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Adam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Souza Da Lima, pushing him back against the cage.
Adam lands a knee to the head.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Souza Da Lima wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
Adam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adam - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Adam in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adam landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two 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.
Adam prevents De Souza Da Lima from breaking the clinch.
De Souza Da Lima wants to break free but Adam has control.
Adam throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Souza Da Lima takes an elbow to the temple.
De Souza Da Lima working hard to break the clinch.
Adam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Souza Da Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Souza Da Lima tries to break the clinch but Adam is controlling the position.
Adam leaning against his opponent.
Prince Adam seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Adam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Souza Da Lima blocks it with crossed arms.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
Adam utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Adam.
A frustrated look appears on De Souza Da Lima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Souza Da Lima blocks it with crossed arms.
De Souza Da Lima working hard to break the clinch.
Adam scores with a knee to the head.
Adam avoiding damage.
Adam continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Souza Da Lima's face.
Adam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to force a seperation but Adam has the dominant position.
A knee to the head by Adam.
De Souza Da Lima wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but De Souza Da Lima is blocking nicely.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
De Souza Da Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Adam has double underhooks.
Adam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Adam lands a good knee to the midsection. De Souza Da Lima won't want to take too many of those.
De Souza Da Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Adam won't allow it.
De Souza Da Lima has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Adam has De Souza Da Lima pressed against the cage, preventing De Souza Da Lima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adam.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Adam landing knees to the head.
De Souza Da Lima being controlled against the cage.

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.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adam manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to force a seperation but Adam has the dominant position.
Adam's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
De Souza Da Lima tries to circle away but Adam has him pinned against the cage.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but De Souza Da Lima is blocking nicely.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Souza Da Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Adam has double underhooks.
Adam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza Da Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Adam has double underhooks.
Adam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adam scores with a knee to the head.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prince Adam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Reko De Souza Da Lima's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Adam!
De Souza Da Lima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Adam tries to avoid it but De Souza Da Lima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Adam to the ground. Adam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Adam fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Souza Da Lima, pushing him back against the cage.
Adam landing knees to the body.
Adam has De Souza Da Lima pressed against the cage, preventing De Souza Da Lima from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A knee to the head by Adam.
Adam connects with a knee to the head.
Adam with a knee to the head.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Adam scores with a knee to the head.
De Souza Da Lima is looking to break free of the clinch but Adam has double underhooks.
Adam lands an elbow inside that De Souza Da Lima shrugs off.
Adam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Souza Da Lima blocks it with crossed arms.

De Souza Da Lima manages to break the clinch.
Adam scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Adam drives through and clinches with De Souza Da Lima against the cage.
Adam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Souza Da Lima wants to break free but Adam has control.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
Adam landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza Da Lima wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Adam lands a nice knee to the body.
De Souza Da Lima can't break the clinch.
Adam with a knee to the head.
De Souza Da Lima can't break the clinch.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Adam.
De Souza Da Lima tries to break free but Adam pushes him back against the cage.
Adam taking a breather.
Adam lands a knee to the body.
Adam lands a nice knee to the body.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam is controlling him.
Adam connects with a knee to the head.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam misses with a knee strike.
De Souza Da Lima takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Souza Da Lima tries to break free but Adam pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Souza Da Lima takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam has him pressed against the cage.
Adam is pushing De Souza Da Lima up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Souza Da Lima wants to get back to striking at distance but Adam won't allow it.
Adam lands a knee to the head.
Adam landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Adam.
Adam connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adam.
Adam scores with a knee to the head.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam tries to land a knee to the head but De Souza Da Lima blocks with his arms.
Adam connects with a knee to the head.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
De Souza Da Lima working hard to break the clinch.
De Souza Da Lima looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Adam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adam connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Souza Da Lima's face.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam tries a knee to the head but De Souza Da Lima blocks it.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
De Souza Da Lima takes a knee right on the jaw!
Adam misses with a knee strike.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam is controlling him.
De Souza Da Lima working hard to break the clinch.
Adam stalling against the cage.
Adam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Souza Da Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Adam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Adam lands a knee to the body.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to break the clinch but Adam is controlling him.
Adam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Adam looking to throw knees to the head but De Souza Da Lima is blocking nicely.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Adam.
Adam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prince Adam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four 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.
De Souza Da Lima tries to break the clinch but Adam is controlling the position.
Adam working De Souza Da Lima over with knees to the body.
Adam scores a nice knee to the body.
De Souza Da Lima wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adam misses with a knee to the head.
Adam keeps control of De Souza Da Lima as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Adam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adam putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Souza Da Lima in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adam landing knees to the head.
Adam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Souza Da Lima is keeping busy.
Adam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Souza Da Lima is trying to push Adam away but Adam has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Souza Da Lima is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Adam with a knee to the head.
Reko De Souza Da Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A frustrated look appears on De Souza Da Lima's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Adam stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Adam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Adam 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prince Adam!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razz Slovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Razz Slovan's chin.

Johnson
vs
Slovan

179 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chase Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Razz Slovan!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

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

Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Johnson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Slovan defends it well.

Johnson is working for a submission of some sort.
Slovan trying to control here.

Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Slovan sees it coming and defends easily.
Slovan is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Slovan is looking to improve his position.
Johnson is figuring out what he wants to do next.

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

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

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

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

Thompson
vs
Ho

150 cm
25
104 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phillip Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Noah Ho!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho needs to keep his hands up - Thompson had a free shot at his head there.
Ho swings widly with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
Ho has a takedown stuffed.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thompson looks to land a combination. Ho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ho misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Ho slips under a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Ho throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ho misses with an uppercut
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho shoots in looking for a takedown but Thompson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ho throws a right hand that misses
and Ho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands a two punch combo.
Ho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Ho throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Ho moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ho.
Phillip Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ho.
Ho misses with a left hand
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson tests Ho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho misses with a left hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho fails with a takedown attempt.
Ho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho looks gassed!
A jab lands there for Thompson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ho.
A punch lands to the side of Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Thompson.
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Ho misses with a right hand
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Ho misses with an uppercut
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thompson feints a jab promting Ho to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ho slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thompson tests Ho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thompson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ho misses with a hook
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a three punch combo that has Ho backing up. Ho nods at Thompson to acknowledge the strikes.
Ho misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ho takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Phillip Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson cracks Ho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Ho misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ho back to the cage. Thompson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ho misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Ho gets the takedown into side control.
Ho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thompson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thompson is not content to let Ho control the position.
The referee asks Ho politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ho prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Ho's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ho landing a few strikes.
Ho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Ho crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phillip Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thompson throws out a loose jab but Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thompson cracks Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thompson here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Thompson throws the left hand but Ho avoids the punch easily.
Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ho throws a poor cross that misses
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ho throws a poor cross that misses
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Thompson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Thompson.
Thompson cracks Ho with a good jab.
Nice takedown defense from Thompson. No joy for Ho on that attempt.
Ho fails to land the takedown.
Thompson leaves Ho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phillip Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Ho.
Ho is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson scores with a hook to the body. Ho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Thompson throws a shot to the body.
Thompson slaps away a takedown attempt from Ho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice cross by Thompson.
Ho scores with a hook.
The crowd cheers as Thompson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Ho throws a lazy uppercut
and Thompson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ho thinking.
Ho throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho swings widly with a right hand
letting Thompson counter with a right hand.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Ho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ho misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
Ho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho scrambles back to his feet.
Thompson cracks Ho with an open hand slap.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Ho misses with a right hand
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson scores with the left hand. Ho knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho throws a right hand that misses
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.

Ho throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thompson was covering up waiting for the punch and Ho finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson is looking to stand up but Ho isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throwing strikes but missing.
Ho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Thompson takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ho scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ho content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Ho cracks Thompson with a big elbow.
Thompson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ho is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Thompson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Thompson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Noah Ho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck for Ho with that takedown attempt.

Ho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ho working the head with strikes.
Ho lands a nice forearm strike.
Ho connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Thompson some visible discomfort.
Ho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Ho drags him back down.
Ho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ho working the head and body with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho looks up at the clock and then as Thompson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho lands a decent elbow from side control.

Thompson is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ho is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thompson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oh Thompson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson taking punishment in the form of punches.

Ho in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Thompson is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Noah Ho!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruf Traitor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Traitor
vs
Barker

200 cm
18
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ka-POW Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ruf Traitor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Travis Barker!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Traitor does no damage.
Barker wants to land a leg kick but Traitor is out of range.
No joy there for Barker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barker throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Traitor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Barker counters with a nice uppercut.
Traitor darts in trying to clinch
and Barker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Traitor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barker tries to bum rush Traitor with a series of wild strikes but Traitor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Barker does no damage.

Oooooh!!! Barker has knocked Traitor down with a huge combo! Barker steps away and waves a wobbly Traitor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Traitor is rocked!

It looks like Ruf Traitor has been cut.
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!

Traitor darts in and clinches Barker up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Barker.
Traitor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barker.
Traitor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barker.
A right hand to the body from Barker.
Barker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Traitor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barker as Traitor tries to tie him up.
Barker lands a hook that snaps the head of Traitor backwards.
Barker managing to block the knees to the body from Traitor.
Barker is working Traitor over against the cage.
Traitor is breathing heavily.
Barker lands with a short shot to the head.
Barker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barker avoids a wild elbow strike from Traitor.
Barker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Traitor trying to land knees to the body.

Barker manages to break the clinch.
Barker blocks the body kick.

Barker lands a left and a right that send Traitor crashing to the mat, dazed. Barker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Traitor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Traitor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Barker.
Traitor seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barker misses with a wild combination.
Barker throws a nice looking combination but Traitor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barker throws a head kick that misses.

Traitor darts in and clinches Barker up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Barker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Traitors head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barker.
Barker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Traitor tries to land knees in the clinch but Barker avoids the damage to the body.
Barker pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Barker's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Barker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Traitor backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Barker.
Barker lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Barker.
A shot in the inside from Barker.
Barker is working Traitor over against the cage.
Barker working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Barker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Traitor tries to clinch
and Barker counters with a body kick.
Ruf Traitor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oooooh!!! Barker has knocked Traitor down with a huge combo! Barker steps away and waves a wobbly Traitor back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Barker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Traitor moves out of range of the body kick from Barker.
Traitor slips a jab and a cross from Barker.
Barker jabs at Traitor's body.

Barker rushes Traitor and presses him up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Barker lands a big head kick that sends Traitor tumbling to the mat! Barker takes a step backwards and waves Traitor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Barker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barker throws a head kick but Traitor moves out of range.
Barker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Barker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Barker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Traitor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Traitor needs to keep his hands up - Barker had a free shot at his head there.
Barker tries a head kick but it misses.
Barker throws a head kick but Traitor moves out of range.

Barker lands a big head kick that sends Traitor tumbling to the mat! Barker takes a step backwards and waves Traitor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A shot to the body from Traitor misses

and Barker counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Barker.
Traitor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Barker's face.
Barker taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Barker.
Barker lands a left hand.
Barker scores with a nice hook to the head.

Barker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barker scores with a sloppy right hand. Traitor should have avoided that one.
Traitor wants to clinch but Barker slips to the side
and Barker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Barker drops Traitor with a beautiful combination! Traitor stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Barker is looking for the KO!
Barker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Traitor's head backwards.
Barker feints a jab and as Traitor dips his head, Barker unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Traitor right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Traitor falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Barker smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Travis Barker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nacho Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boomer Rang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boomer Rang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grande
vs
Rang

195 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nacho Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boomer Rang!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rang throws a head kick but Grande moves out of range.
Rang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rang throws a head kick but Grande moves out of range.

Grande shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Rang is thowing punches from the bottom. Grande grabs hold of a loose arm and pivots for an armbar! It's tight and Rang has to tap! Superb work there from Grande!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nacho Grande!