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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dun Fighten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Doherty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Fighten
vs
Doherty

182 cm
24
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

ZONE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dun Fighten!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrone Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doherty throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fighten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doherty moves in looking to clinch but Fighten pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doherty.
Doherty is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fighten.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doherty lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fighten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fighten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Fighten clinches.

Doherty escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doherty.
Doherty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fighten.
Doherty throws a lazy uppercut
and Fighten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Doherty closes the distance and pushes Fighten back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Doherty's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Fighten jumps into guard, dragging Doherty to the mat.
Fighten really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fighten avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fighten is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighten has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Doherty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dun Fighten.
Fighten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doherty swivels and escapes.
Fighten is breathing heavily.
Donk. Fighten catches Doherty right on the button with a cross.
Fighten staying out of range there.
Doherty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fighten.
Doherty dives in and grabs Fighten's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fighten pushes down on Doherty's head and hops out.
Doherty throws a lazy uppercut
and Fighten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fighten tries to clinch there but Doherty circles away.
Doherty just misses with a punch to the body.
Doherty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fighten counters with a series of strikes. Doherty will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fighten slaps away a takedown attempt from Doherty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dun Fighten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Doherty.
Doherty fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Doherty.
Doherty misses with a two punch combination.
Doherty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fighten counters with a left and a right that stings Doherty.
Fighten swats away the attempt to clinch by Doherty.
Doherty slaps away a takedown attempt from Fighten, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doherty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fighten is fending him off so far but Doherty persists. Nope, Fighten circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doherty tried to score with a low kick but Fighten checks it.
Doherty swings widly with a right hand

and Fighten counters by clinching up.
Doherty tries to break free but Fighten pushes him back against the cage.
Fighten slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doherty.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Doherty breaks the clinch.
Doherty tries to clinch up but Fighten circles away and keeps his distance.
Doherty lands with an overhand left.
Doherty tries to clinch up
and Fighten counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fighten is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doherty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doherty fails with a takedown attempt.
Fighten slips a jab from Doherty.
Doherty throws a right hand that misses
and Fighten counters with a two punch combo.
Fighten takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fighten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doherty.
Fighten checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doherty tries to clinch there but Fighten circles away.

Fighten rushes Doherty and presses him up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Doherty.
Doherty is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighten has double underhooks.
Doherty is pressed up against the cage. Fighten has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doherty down to the mat. Doherty avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Doherty looks to land a left hand but Fighten moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Doherty misses.
Fighten moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Doherty misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty shoots in for a double leg but Fighten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doherty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fighten makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A clash of legs there as Fighten blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Doherty dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Doherty feints a jab promting Fighten to slip. Doherty then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fighten slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fighten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doherty throws a nice looking combination but Fighten bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doherty swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doherty throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fighten counters with a right hand to the body.
Fighten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doherty.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fighten has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Doherty uses from the top position.

Fighten had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doherty defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fighten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fighten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doherty postures up.
Doherty wants to get up but he can't break Fighten's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Doherty connects with a couple of short punches.
Doherty is looking to stand up but Fighten won't let him.
Doherty must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Doherty lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Doherty trying to control the position from guard on top but Fighten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doherty is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fighten 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.
Doherty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Doherty is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fighten wants to sweep here but Doherty controlling him for the moment.

Fighten is working an open guard so Doherty takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Doherty scores with a punch to the head.
Doherty looks to score with a jab to the body but Fighten is just out of range.
Doherty misses with an uppercut
and Fighten counters with a left and a right that stings Doherty.
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!
Doherty tries to clinch up but Fighten circles away and keeps his distance.
Doherty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doherty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fighten paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty is looking to clinch.
Doherty misses with a body shot.
Tyrone Doherty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fighten.
Doherty throws a hook to the side of Fighten's head but Fighten sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fighten is looking to clinch but Doherty is avoiding it.
Doherty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fighten backs up against the cage.

Doherty clinches with his opponent.
Doherty is looking to break free of the clinch but Fighten has double underhooks.
Fighten prevents Doherty from breaking the clinch.
Fighten tries to break the clinch but Doherty is controlling the position.
Fighten prevents Doherty from breaking the clinch.
Doherty tries to circle away but Fighten has him pinned against the cage.
Doherty tries to break free but Fighten pushes him back against the cage.
Doherty is trying to break the clinch but Fighten has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fighten misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doherty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fighten.

Doherty manages to break the clinch.
Fighten fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doherty avoids it really well and circles away.
Doherty tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fighten moves away from the strike by Doherty.
Fighten slips a jab from Doherty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doherty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horrible takedown by Fighten or perhaps it was just good defense by Doherty which made him look bad.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Fighten gets tackled into the cage by Doherty. Doherty maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Doherty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Doherty throws out a loose jab but Fighten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doherty misses the jab.
Doherty looks to land a left hand but Fighten moved out of range nicely.
Doherty fails with an attempt to clinch.

Doherty tries to keep at a distance but Fighten has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fighten keeps control of Doherty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Doherty breaks the clinch.
Doherty tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doherty misses with a shot to the body
and Fighten counters with a left and a right that stings Doherty.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighten. Doherty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doherty slaps away a takedown attempt from Fighten, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Fighten ducks down to avoid it.
Doherty tries to clinch but Fighten moves out of range.
Doherty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Doherty clinches.
Doherty tries to break free but Fighten pushes him back against the cage.
Doherty is trying to break the clinch but Fighten has him pressed against the cage.
Doherty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fighten has him pressed against the cage.
Doherty is trying to push Fighten away but Fighten has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Doherty manages to break the clinch.
Doherty throws a looping overhand right but Fighten ducks down to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doherty.
Dun Fighten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doherty wants to clinch.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighten as he jumps to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doherty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fighten sprawls well. Fighten wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doherty gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighten fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Doherty misses.
Fighten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Doherty moves into range and clinches up with Fighten.
Doherty has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doherty is trying to break free.

Doherty breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doherty tries to clinch but Fighten moves out of range.
Fighten slips a jab from Doherty.
Doherty tries to clinch but Fighten moves out of range.
Doherty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Doherty wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dun Fighten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doherty tried to score with a low kick but Fighten checks it.
Doherty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doherty missing with a left hand there. Fighten was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fighten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doherty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doherty looks to land a right hand but Fighten moved out of range.
Doherty pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fighten fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doherty connects with an inside leg kick.
Fighten slaps away a takedown attempt from Doherty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doherty tries to clinch but Fighten is having none of it.
Doherty shoots in and drives through. Fighten sprawls well.
Fighten has a takedown stuffed.
Tyrone Doherty seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Fighten tries to keep at a distance but Doherty has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fighten prevents Doherty from breaking the clinch.
Tyrone Doherty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fighten keeps control of Doherty as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dun Fighten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doherty is trying to force a seperation but Fighten has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doherty 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Doherty!
Tyrone Doherty is the new featherweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Errol Flynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett has chosen Stronger as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Flynn
vs
Corbett

187 cm
22
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Errol Flynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Corbett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Flynn quickly recovers to half guard.
Corbett tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Flynn.
Corbett with the ground and pound but Flynn uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Flynn is adopting a defensive guard.
Flynn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Errol Flynn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Corbett lands with a kick to the temple. Flynn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Flynn scores a takedown into full mount!
Corbett looks gassed!
Flynn controlling the pace for now.

Flynn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Corbett has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Flynn controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flynn working for a submission but Corbett is keeping him at bay.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Errol Flynn!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hanrahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Hanrahan
vs
Jackson

190 cm
23
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

184 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Hanrahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jordan Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanrahan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hanrahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Hanrahan circles away.
Jackson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jordan Jackson has been cut.
Hanrahan misses with a double jab.
Jackson moves out of range as Hanrahan throws a body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Hanrahan drops Jackson with a beautiful combination! Jackson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hanrahan is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanrahan tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.
Hanrahan throws a body kick that misses.
Hanrahan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Hanrahan lands a left and a right that send Jackson crashing to the mat, dazed. Hanrahan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Jackson is rocked!
Hanrahan misses with the combination.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Hanrahan finish him?

Jackson shoots in and bounces Hanrahan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanrahan is keeping the position for now.
Jackson stops Hanrahan from standing up.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hanrahan is keeping the position for now.
Hanrahan wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson cracks Hanrahan with a solid left hand.
Hanrahan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jackson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Hanrahan is breathing heavily.
Jackson is nestled in close to Hanrahan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hanrahan has hold of Jackson's hands but Jackson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jackson working over Hanrahan with some ground and pound. Hanrahan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hanrahan trying to control but Jackson postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hanrahan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackson is looking to take a break and control but Hanrahan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jackson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hanrahan defending well though.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but Hanrahan defends the submission attempt.
Hanrahan tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hanrahan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hanrahan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.

Jackson is working for a kimura but Hanrahan is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanrahan is looking to escape.
Jackson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hanrahan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hanrahan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.
Jackson winds up and cracks Hanrahan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanrahan is trying to stand.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hanrahan's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Jackson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hanrahan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackson.

Hanrahan looking for submissions off 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 Bill Hanrahan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jordan Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Hanrahan shows good takedown defense.

Oooooh!!! Hanrahan has knocked Jackson down with a huge combo! Hanrahan steps away and waves a wobbly Jackson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bill Hanrahan is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Hanrahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hanrahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Hanrahan sprawls well.
Hanrahan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hanrahan gets caught napping as Jackson dives in and scores a takedown. Hanrahan manages to retain guard.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hanrahan wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hanrahan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanrahan keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Hanrahan wants to stand up but Jackson is controlling him.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Hanrahan keeps moving.
Jackson slips nicely into half guard.
Jackson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jackson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hanrahan sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Jackson throwing shots but Hanrahan is blocking nicely.
Jackson throwing shots but Hanrahan is blocking nicely.
Hanrahan tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Hanrahan won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jackson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hanrahan defends it well.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jackson working Hanrahan over with strikes.
Jackson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hanrahan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control the action in half guard but Hanrahan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jackson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Hanrahan actively working from the bottom here.
Jordan Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jackson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jackson lands with a punch from half guard.
Hanrahan is trying to stand.

Jackson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hanrahan is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jordan Jackson!
Jordan Jackson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Hurrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hurrell
vs
Nowak

178 cm
21
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Hurrell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurrell tries to clinch up but Nowak circles away and keeps his distance.
Nowak lands a leg kick that knocks Hurrell off balance momentarily.

Nowak moves into the clinch.
Nowak'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.
Hurrell tries to pull guard but Nowak holds him up against the cage and eventually Hurrell drops back down to his feet.
Hurrell tries to pull guard but Nowak won't allow it.
Nowak lands an elbow that stopped Hurrell in his tracks for a moment.
Hurrell is trying to pull guard but Nowak has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Hurrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nowak breaks the clinch.
Nowak circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hurrell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nowak but Nowak pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurrell works the jab nicely.
Hurrell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nowak backs up against the cage.
Hurrell shoots for a takedown but Nowak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hurrell is breathing heavily.

Nowak drives through and clinches with Hurrell against the cage.
Nowak lands an elbow inside that Hurrell shrugs off.
Hurrell is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Nowak to keep the fight standing.
Hurrell wants to break free but Nowak has control.
Nowak lands an elbow inside that Hurrell shrugs off.
Hurrell wants a takedown.

Nowak breaks the clinch.

Hurrell tries to keep at a distance but Nowak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nowak will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hurrell up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak tries for a takedown. No joy.

Nowak's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hurrell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Nowak clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nowak stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Hurrell breaks the clinch.
Nowak throws a sloppy head kick and Hurrell moves out of range easily.
Nowak is looking to chop away at Hurrell's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurrell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hurrell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hurrell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nowak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hurrell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Nowak.
Nowak fails to land the takedown.
Nowak fails with a takedown attempt.
Hurrell throws an off balance right hand
and Nowak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hurrell's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurrell fails with a takedown attempt.

Nowak closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hurrell is trying to pull guard but Nowak turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Nowak with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Nowak manages to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Nowak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hurrell is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurrell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nowak swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hurrell trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Nowak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hurrell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Nowak closes the distance and pushes Hurrell back into the cage.
Hurrell blocks an elbow strike from Nowak.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nowak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hurrell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hurrell tries to break the clinch but Nowak is controlling the position.
Hurrell stops a takedown attempt from Nowak.

Nowak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Nowak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hurrell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nowak on the ground.
Nowak is breathing heavily.
Nowak is controlling Hurrell's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurrell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nowak works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nowak keeping full guard, as Hurrell tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowak seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Kyle Nowak has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hurrell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nowak's waist but Nowak gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hurrell off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nowak is trying to push Hurrell away but Hurrell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nowak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hurrell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Hurrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nowak breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nowak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hurrell throws a series of punches but Nowak moves out of range.

Nowak closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurrell is trying to break the clinch but Nowak is controlling him.
Hurrell is trying to break the clinch but Nowak has him pressed against the cage.

Nowak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Nowak moves into the clinch successfully.
Nowak is pushing Hurrell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hurrell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nowak landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurrell fails to pull guard.
Kyle Nowak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

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

Nowak moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hurrell is trying to force a seperation but Nowak has the dominant position.
Hurrell looking for a takedown.
Nowak tries to score a body lock takedown but Hurrell shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The referee calls for Nowak to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nowak pulls guard.
Hurrell stopping the sweep attempt from Nowak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Nowak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Hurrell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hurrell misses with the combination.
Hurrell shoots in for a takedown but Nowak shows good takedown defense.
Hurrell fails with a takedown attempt.
Kyle Nowak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nowak shoots in looking for a takedown. Hurrell tries to sprawl out of it but Nowak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hurrell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nowak swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurrell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nowak lands with a nice body kick.

Hurrell tries to keep at a distance but Nowak has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nowak tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hurrell is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Hurrell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hurrell is trying to drag Nowak to the mat but Nowak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nowak with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hurrell gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Nowak manages to break the clinch.
Nowak tries to close the distance and clinch but Hurrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nowak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nowak lands a high kick!
Hurrell shoots for a double leg takedown but Nowak sprawls well. He's pushed Hurrell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Nowak gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nowak - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hurrell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak scores a nice knee to the body.
Hurrell wants a takedown.

Nowak decides to pull guard.
Nowak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hurrell manages to get himself to full guard.
Hurrell working a defensive guard but Nowak manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hurrell is trying to control Nowak's posture but Nowak avoids it.
Nowak scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nowak content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nowak misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Nowak decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurrell throws a lazy body kick
and Nowak makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jake Hurrell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nowak throws a sloppy head kick and Hurrell moves out of range easily.
Jake Hurrell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Nowak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hurrell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Nowak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowak 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Nowak!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warrock Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gin Wigmore - Black Sheep . Valentine has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mike Valentine had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Warrock Warner is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Valentine
vs
Warner

160 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
134 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warrock Warner!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warner shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Valentine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Valentine is breathing heavily.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Warner pushing down on Valentine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Valentine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Warner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Warner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valentine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Warner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Valentine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Warner on the ground.
Warner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Warner is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Warner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warner.
Warner moves nicely into side control.

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

Warner has an Americana. Valentine didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Warner is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Warner hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Warrock Warner!
Warrock Warner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Santanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Santanu told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kelly
vs
Santanu

182 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Santanu!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santanu fails in his attempt to clinch.

Santanu closes the distance and pushes Kelly back into the cage.

Kelly is fighting off a takedown attempt but Santanu is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kelly to the mat. Kelly regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kevin Kelly!
Kevin Kelly decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Nova Summer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alister Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alister Jennings has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Summer
vs
Jennings

165 cm
23
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

ZONE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nova Summer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alister Jennings!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jennings closes the distance and clinches up with Summer, looking for a takedown. Jennings pushes Summer against the cage but Summer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jennings fails with the takedown

and Summer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jennings keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Summer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Summer wants to pass to mount but Jennings is defending the position.
Summer works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jennings is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Summer with the ground and pound but Jennings regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Summer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jennings defending well though.
Summer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Summer 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summer wants to take a breather but Jennings is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nova Summer.
Jennings fails with a takedown attempt.
Nova Summer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alister Jennings.
Summer lands a leg kick that knocks Jennings off balance momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Summer!
Jennings shoots in for a takedown but Summer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Jennings scores a takedown into full mount!
Jennings looks gassed!

Jennings moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Summer has worked his arm free - good work by Summer!
Summer tries to buck Jennings off but Jennings is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summer holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
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!

Jennings tries for a kimura but Summer is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summer can't do much from the bottom here.

Jennings is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Summer is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Jennings is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Summer knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summer regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nova Summer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jennings doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Summer counters by clinching up.

Summer gets control of Jennings's arms and successfully pulls guard. Summer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Jennings drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Summer dives on top into guard.

Jennings is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Summer defends well.
Jennings keeping moving, preventing Summer from controlling successfully.
Jennings is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summer is stalling in the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Nova Summer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Summer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jennings looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Summer working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Summer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jennings tries to buck Summer off but Summer is having none of it.
Summer moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Summer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings is not content to let Summer control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ground and pound from Summer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Summer stands up.
Jennings tries for a takedown but Summer circles away easily
letting Summer counter with a right hand.
Jennings fails with the takedown.
Nova Summer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alister Jennings.

Jennings gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nova Summer dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Summer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jennings did well to prevent Summer getting side control.
It looks like Summer is going to stand back up.
Summer works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Summer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jennings is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jennings really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summer tries to control but Jennings wriggling away.
Jennings is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Summer misses with a head shot.
Summer raining down hammerfists from mount.

Summer is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jennings will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Summer darts in and clinches Jennings up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Summer.

Jennings wants the takedown. Summer is fighting it off but Jennings persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Summer's guard against the cage.

Jennings has gone for a leg lock! Summer slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jennings's guard.
Summer controlling from the top position.
Nova Summer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nova Summer.
Jennings tries for a takedown but Summer circles away easily
and Summer counters with a big head kick but Jennings shrugs it off.
Summer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Alister Jennings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Summer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jennings was covering up waiting for the punch and Summer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jennings keeping moving, preventing Summer from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nova Summer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Summer 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nova Summer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry McKinnon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Klaas & Bodybangers - Freak. This should be a great matchup!

Brown
vs
McKinnon

175 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bubby Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Barry McKinnon!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKinnon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McKinnon.

McKinnon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McKinnon tries to get to his feet but Brown is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with McKinnon in his guard.
McKinnon trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

McKinnon stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McKinnon lands a body shot.
McKinnon throws a left and a right that both miss

and Brown counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McKinnon!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown is landing with some decent strikes but McKinnon is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brown landing strikes from the mount and McKinnon is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown landing strikes from the mount.
McKinnon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Brown scoring with strikes but McKinnon is staying in there.
McKinnon is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
McKinnon tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brown controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown prevents McKinnon from getting the reversal.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brown putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brown goes for an armbar but McKinnon turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from McKinnon.
McKinnon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Brown's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon lands a couple of digs.
McKinnon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Brown is looking for a triangle but McKinnon pushes his legs off easily.

McKinnon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McKinnon, into his guard.
Brown prevents McKinnon from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McKinnon trying to control the position.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Brown wants to pass the guard but McKinnon is keeping the position.
Brown seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McKinnon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brown defends it nicely.
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 Bubby Brown will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

McKinnon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Brown manages to get an easy takedown there - catching McKinnon on his heels. He'll look to pass McKinnon's guard now, I'm sure.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McKinnon controls Brown momentarily but Brown frees himself.
Brown advances to half guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinnon works his way to full guard. Good work.
McKinnon is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
McKinnon wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McKinnon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brown doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brown manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McKinnon keeping full guard, as Brown tries to pass.
McKinnon will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown gets to his feet. McKinnon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
McKinnon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McKinnon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brown as he jumps to the side.
McKinnon digs a good hook to Brown's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown is looking to clinch.
Brown tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McKinnon counters with a three punch combo that has Brown backing up. Brown nods at McKinnon to acknowledge the strikes.
McKinnon scores with a jab to the body.
McKinnon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab from McKinnon.
McKinnon lands a right hook to the body.
McKinnon throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon looks to land a combination but Brown avoids it well.
Barry McKinnon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKinnon cracks Brown with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McKinnon scores with a body shot.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McKinnon!

Brown drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Brown misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Brown is working McKinnon over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown decides to stand back up. Brown steps back and let's McKinnon get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKinnon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bubby Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry McKinnon.
A left and a right from McKinnon both land. Nice combination.
Brown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brown blocks a head kick by McKinnon.
McKinnon is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McKinnon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barry McKinnon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Brown shoots in and bounces McKinnon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Brown controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry McKinnon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

McKinnon shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
McKinnon throws a one two combo.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
McKinnon connects with a body shot that sends Brown's belly button to the back.
Brown wants to clinch up but McKinnon keeps it at a distance.
A jab from McKinnon does it's job there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown moves in looking to clinch but McKinnon pushes him off.
Good standup being displayed there by McKinnon as he connects with a hook.
Brown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McKinnon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McKinnon lands a jab to the head.
McKinnon moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.

McKinnon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
McKinnon is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

McKinnon tries for a kimura but Brown is defending well.
Bubby Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKinnon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Brown is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Brown's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

McKinnon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brown is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McKinnon cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McKinnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McKinnon tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brown knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McKinnon winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKinnon wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
McKinnon thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McKinnon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
Brown wants to control but McKinnon is keeping busy.

McKinnon decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Bubby Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brown closes the distance and pushes McKinnon back into the cage.
Brown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown just leaning against McKinnon, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. McKinnon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but McKinnon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McKinnon is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

McKinnon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry McKinnon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McKinnon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry McKinnon!
Barry McKinnon is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Barry McKinnon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Eater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Macallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Eater has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Eater
vs
Macallum

200 cm
24
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

220 cm
18
287 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Malicestar

ZONE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Eater!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marty Macallum!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macallum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Eater looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Eater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Eater trying to control but Macallum is working from the bottom.
Macallum working a defensive guard here.
Eater postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Macallum has his foot on Eater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Eater works his way back into a safe position though.
Macallum is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eater is controlling him.
Eater lands a couple of elbows.
Eater showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Macallum working a defensive guard here.
Eater keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Macallum's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macallum trying to control the position.
Macallum keeping moving, preventing Eater from controlling successfully.
Eater 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.
Eater connects with a couple of short punches.
Macallum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eater trying to control but Macallum is working from the bottom.
Eater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Macallum looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Eater puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Macallum tries to get to full guard but Eater has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Eater.
Eater scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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!
Eater is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Macallum is trying to control but Eater manages to pass to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eater working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Macallum is rocked!

It looks like Marty Macallum has been cut.
Macallum looks gassed!
Eater content just to control the position here.
Macallum wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eater working the ground and pound effectively.
Eater lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Macallum! Eater sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Macallum and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adam Eater!
Adam Eater is the new super heavyweight champion!