SteelPenn - LXXIV PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stann Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. Stone has chosen BLUNT- as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Hades
vs
Stone

191 cm
30
210 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

190 cm
33
222 lbs
21 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid 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 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Hades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stann Stone!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone fails with a takedown attempt.
Stone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hades.
Hades stuffs the takedown attempt from Stone. Stone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone dives in for a single leg takedown but Hades sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sam Hades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stann Stone.
Stone goes for a takedown attempt but Hades pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A head kick misses from Hades.
Hades connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stone. Stone circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hades defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stone.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hades darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hades with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hades misses with a double jab.
Hades catches Stone with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stone misses with a takedown attempt - Hades sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hades throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Hades drives through with a takedown into Stone's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hades accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hades throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hades throwing strikes but missing.
Stone throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hades throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hades has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stone is proving hard to escape from.
Hades working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hades in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Hades from controlling successfully.
Hades missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hades pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stone is keeping the position for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hades content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hades missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hades trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hades loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hades loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hades postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.
Hades in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
Hades throws an elbow that misses. Stone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hades's guard. Nice move by Stone!
Hades throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hades looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hades not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hades looking for a sweep. Not yet Hades, not yet.
Hades trying to control the position.

Stone drops back looking for a leg! Hades is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hades manages to kick Stone off! Stone jumps back into Hades's guard.

Stone drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hades manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stone has Hades in his guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hades trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hades manages to get himself to full guard.

Hades wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hades throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Hades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hades lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A cross from Hades lands.
Hades digs a good hook to Stone's body.
Nice sprawl there from Hades as Stone shoots in.
Stone gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stone avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hades scores with a nice strike.
Stann Stone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Stone has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hades fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stone shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sam Hades has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stann Stone.
Decent striking displayed by Hades there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hades misses with a wild combination.
Stone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stone on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hades throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stone on the side of the head.
Hades lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hades scores with a nice head shot.

Stone is rocked!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Stone loses concentration momentarily and Hades pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Stone crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Hades finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sam Hades!
A very excited looking Sam Hades made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Bas Bohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bohn
vs
Wolf

191 cm
26
183 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
175 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bas Bohn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dave Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohn scores with a head kick. Wolf tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bohn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wolf if he has to take too many more of those.
Wolf throws a right hand that Bohn ducks under and follows up with a left that Bohn also avoids with ease.
Bohn misses with a few strikes there.
Bohn throws a wild body kick that Wolf sees coming a mile off.
Bohn is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Wolf like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Wolf from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bas Bohn!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kasady
vs
Dagger

188 cm
33
180 lbs
20 - 13 - 1

180 cm
26
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 20 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Dagger!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasady is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dagger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dagger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasady is looking to clinch but Dagger is avoiding it.
Kasady slips a straight right by Dagger.
Dagger shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kasady defends it nicely.
Kasady avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dagger shoots in and bounces Kasady off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dagger stays in close to Kasady's body and controls the position.
Kasady is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dagger is controlling him.
Dagger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dagger throwing strikes from guard but Kasady blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady wants to stand but Dagger is controlling the position.

Dagger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kasady has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dagger has managed to get both his arms back between Kasady's legs - danger averted.
Dagger trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dagger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kasady keeping moving, preventing Dagger from controlling successfully.

Kasady is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dagger is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasady is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dagger is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dagger trying to control but Kasady is working from the bottom.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jim Dagger wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch but Dagger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick by Kasady misses
and Dagger counters with a good low kick that Kasady was not able to check.
Kasady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dagger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasady tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dagger counters with a shoot takedown. Kasady fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dagger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Kasady working for a triangle but Dagger defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagger pushing down on Kasady's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kasady kicks off Dagger and gets to his feet.
Dagger throws a low kick but Kasady avoids it.
Kasady avoids the head kick by Dagger.
Dagger swats away the attempt to clinch by Kasady.
Kasady wants to clinch
and Dagger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch but Dagger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasady tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dagger counters with a nice leg kick.

Dagger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dagger controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dagger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dagger's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dagger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kasady seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Kasady escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dagger gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dagger is stalling in the full guard.
Kasady wants to get back to his feet but Dagger passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dagger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Dagger 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.

Kasady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dagger.

Dagger moves into the clinch.
Kasady misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Dagger.
Dagger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dagger leaning against his opponent.
Kasady tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Kasady.
Kasady throws a punch but it's blocked by Dagger.
Dagger stalling in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dagger is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Kasady has denied him.
Dagger prevents a body shot from Kasady.
Kasady misses with the head strike.
Dagger struggles to land a body shot inside as Kasady controls his hands.
Dagger lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasady misses with some punches.
Dagger prevents a body shot from Kasady.
Dagger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kasady backwards.
Kasady prevents a body shot from Dagger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Dagger breaks the clinch.

Kasady has closed the distance and engaged Dagger in a clinch.
Dagger lands a nice uppercut.
Kasady misses with a punch to the body.
Dagger tries to stall but Kasady uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A hook to the body from Dagger.
A head punch on the inside from Kasady fails to land.
Dagger presses Kasady against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Dagger.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasady trying to land knees to the body.
Kasady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kasady stalling the fight.
Kasady misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dagger wants to stall.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dagger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kasady counters with a big head kick but Dagger shrugs it off.
A punch combination from Kasady misses.
Kasady tries to clinch up.
Kasady moves out of range of the leg kick from Dagger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasady fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dagger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kasady takes one to the chin there.
Dagger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasady is looking to clinch but Dagger is avoiding it.
Dagger throws a sloppy head kick and Kasady moves out of range easily.
Cletus Kasady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Kasady.
Kasady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dagger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasady tries to clinch there but Dagger circles away.
Kasady is looking to clinch but Dagger is avoiding it.
Kasady tries to clinch but Dagger is having none of it.
Dagger keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady takes a swing at Dagger's ribcage but misses.
Dagger swings for the body but Kasady moves out of range.
Kasady is looking to clinch but Dagger is avoiding it.
Dagger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dagger misses with a body shot.
Dagger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kasady stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dagger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dagger lands with a light punch inside.
Dagger working aggressively here.

Dagger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasady is looking to clinch.
Kasady tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dagger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasady tries to clinch but Dagger moves out of range.

Dagger closes the distance and clinches.
Kasady swings wildly with an uppercut but Dagger uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady avoiding damage.
Kasady makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!

Dagger breaks the clinch.
Cletus Kasady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasady tries to clinch
and Dagger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasady wants to clinch but Dagger slips to the side
and Dagger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jim Dagger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kasady tries to clinch up.
Kasady throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dagger scores with a hook to the body. Kasady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dagger circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dagger instigates a clinch.
Kasady tries a body shot but Dagger blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Dagger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dagger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kasady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasady slips a jab and a cross from Dagger.
Dagger misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Dagger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kasady's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kasady lands a head kick!
Dagger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasady misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasady wants to clinch
and Dagger counters with a leg kick.
Kasady throws a sloppy head kick and Dagger moves out of range easily.
Dagger throws a looping overhand right but Kasady ducks down to avoid it.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch but Dagger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dagger throws a head kick that misses.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dagger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasady moves out of range of the body kick.
Dagger avoids the head kick by Kasady.
A jab from Kasady misses.
Nice defenses there by Kasady.
Kasady wants to clinch
and Kasady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kasady instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady lands a shoulder strike.
Kasady is trying to break free.
Kasady tries to throw a body punch but Dagger avoids it by throwing Kasady back against the cage.
Dagger avoiding damage.
Dagger lands with a left to the head.
Kasady gets through Dagger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kasady throws a head punch that misses.
Kasady tries a body shot but Dagger blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Dagger.
Dagger stalling against the cage.
Kasady misses with a punch on the inside.
Kasady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kasady throws a head punch that misses.

Dagger works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasady is looking to stand up but Dagger isn't so interested in that idea.
Dagger is standing up over Kasady. Kasady looks to escape but Dagger dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasady is not content to let Dagger control the position.
Dagger happy to just control the position for now.
Dagger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kasady is looking for a sweep.
Kasady is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dagger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kasady is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kasady takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kasady tries to bench press Dagger off him but Dagger keeps the position.
Dagger moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kasady takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dagger working the ground and pound from side control.
Jim Dagger has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady is not content to let Dagger control the position.
Dagger lands a nice forearm strike.
Cletus Kasady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kasady is not content to let Dagger control the position.
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!
Kasady tries to escape but Dagger is in control.
Dagger creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Jim Dagger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Kasady is rocked!
Kasady is being controlled here.
Oh Kasady is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dagger looks up at the clock and then as Kasady takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dagger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dagger wants to control but Kasady is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Dagger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dagger 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 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Dagger!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jim Dagger waved his t-shirt featuring DJs Locker's logo in front of the cameras.

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Funkyama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pandora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandora has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. Ben Funkyama has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Funkyama
vs
Pandora

178 cm
31
183 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

180 cm
32
181 lbs
26 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Funkyama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Arthur Pandora!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandora looks for the body kick but Funkyama saw that one coming.
Funkyama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pandora displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Funkyama.
Funkyama attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pandora throws a wild body kick that Funkyama sees coming a mile off.
Pandora throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Funkyama's head.
Pandora lands with a kick to the temple. Funkyama shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Funkyama shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pandora as he avoids it easily.

Pandora gets caught napping as Funkyama dives in and scores a takedown. Pandora manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funkyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pandora works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Funkyama lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandora utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pandora utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funkyama has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funkyama lands a couple of digs.
Funkyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Our spies down at at Thunder Dome inform us that Pandora has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Funkyama working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandora trying to control the position.
Funkyama working some strikes from top position.
Pandora utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Funkyama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Funkyama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Funkyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Pandora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funkyama is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Funkyama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pandora works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pandora looking to control.
Funkyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funkyama throws an elbow that misses. Pandora uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Funkyama's guard. Nice move by Pandora!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandora wants to control from the top but Funkyama keeps moving.
Pandora wants to pass the guard but Funkyama is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funkyama 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.
Funkyama wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandora throws a big right hand that misses.
Funkyama has his hands on Pandora's head, controlling the position.

Funkyama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Funkyama keeping full guard, as Pandora tries to pass.
Funkyama doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pandora prevents Funkyama from getting back to his feet.
Pandora pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Funkyama is keeping the position for now.
Funkyama throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Pandora trying to control the position from guard on top but Funkyama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Funkyama throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pandora postures up.
Pandora forces his way into half guard.
Funkyama looks like he's trying to stand up.
Funkyama is staying active underneath Pandora, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Funkyama wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Funkyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pandora pulls his head out easily.
Pandora passes the guard and advances to mount!
Funkyama swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pandora in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funkyama tries to hold on but Pandora postures up.
Funkyama is looking to get to half guard.
Pandora is looking to work his way around to Funkyama's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Funkyama can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pandora trying to control but Funkyama is having none of it.

Pandora working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Funkyama dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

No luck for Funkyama with that takedown attempt.

Funkyama dives in and scores a takedown into Pandora's guard.
Funkyama stopping the sweep attempt from Pandora.
Funkyama throwing strikes but missing.
Funkyama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pandora working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Funkyama.
Pandora pulls Funkyama in to control the position.
Funkyama won't allow Pandora to sweep him here.
Funkyama would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama throwing strikes but missing.
Funkyama wants to stand but Pandora has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Funkyama working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pandora's head.
Funkyama is in close to Pandora's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Funkyama trying to control but Pandora is working from the bottom.
Funkyama postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Funkyama's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pandora is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Arthur Pandora has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Funkyama tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pandora sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Funkyama somewhat.
Ben Funkyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Funkyama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Pandora is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Funkyama is defending well for now.
Funkyama tries for a takedown but Pandora manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Funkyama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funkyama jumps guard but Pandora turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Funkyama avoids the damage to the body.
Pandora is trying to force a seperation but Funkyama has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to pull guard but Pandora won't allow it.
Funkyama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pandora tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Funkyama avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Funkyama.
Funkyama fails to pull guard.
Pandora gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Funkyama.
Pandora using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Funkyama successfully pulls guard.
Pandora advances to half guard.
Funkyama throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Pandora moves nicely into side control.
Ben Funkyama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pandora looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Funkyama is avoiding damage well.
Funkyama sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Funkyama won't allow Pandora to pass to mount.
Pandora trying to control from half guard but Funkyama is working away.
Pandora moves nicely into side control.
Funkyama tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Pandora tries for a kimura but Funkyama is defending well.
Pandora advances to mount.
Funkyama is trying to reverse the position but instead Pandora has taken his back - oops!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama is in bad spot here.
Pandora doesn't have the hooks in and Funkyama manages to turn into his guard.
Pandora trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Funkyama will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Pandora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Funkyama tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pandora defends well and Funkyama ends up having to push Pandora into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pandora lands a good knee to the midsection. Funkyama won't want to take too many of those.
Funkyama managing to block the knees to the body from Pandora.
Funkyama has Pandora pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pandora manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pandora tries to land knees in the clinch but Funkyama avoids the damage to the body.

Funkyama successfully pulls guard.
Pandora advances position into side control!
Funkyama tries to improve position but can't.
The ground and pound from Pandora seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Funkyama wants to control but Pandora postures up.

Pandora tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pandora has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Funkyama throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funkyama tries to buck Pandora off but Pandora is having none of it.
Funkyama wants to control but Pandora postures up.

Pandora tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pandora has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Pandora wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Funkyama, who protects the arm well.
Funkyama is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Pandora tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Funkyama is not content to let Pandora control the position.
Arthur Pandora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pandora looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Pandora tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pandora has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pandora landing strikes.
Funkyama sneaks back into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandora trying to control the action but Funkyama is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama wants to get back to full guard.
Funkyama is trying to maintain the position but Pandora is very close to passing his half guard.
Pandora trying to pass the guard but Funkyama defending well.
Funkyama regains full guard. Nicely done.

Funkyama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pandora postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pandora stopping the sweep attempt from Funkyama.
Funkyama seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funkyama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pandora is one step ahead there.

Funkyama is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pandora defends well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Funkyama keeping moving, preventing Pandora from controlling successfully.
Ben Funkyama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Pandora drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Funkyama dives on top into guard.
Funkyama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Funkyama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pandora keeping moving, preventing Funkyama from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funkyama throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Pandora.
I think Funkyama has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ben Funkyama!
A very excited looking Ben Funkyama made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bariga Kodeinich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kodeinich comes into a darkened arena with his song building. izraelskiy kodeinshik kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marcus Kennedy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kennedy
vs
Kodeinich

178 cm
27
130 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

167 cm
30
143 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bariga Kodeinich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kodeinich missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kodeinich has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab from Kodeinich finds it's way through Kennedy's defenses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kodeinich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kodeinich throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.

Kennedy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kodeinich looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
A lull in the action here as Kennedy stalls from top position.
Kodeinich is looking to reverse the position.

Kennedy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kodeinich regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodeinich wants to control but Kennedy is keeping busy and won't allow it.

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

Kennedy 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.
Kodeinich wants to control but Kennedy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kodeinich wants to get back to full guard.
Kodeinich has his hands clasped together around Kennedy's back. He's all about the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kennedy is trying to work for a kimura but Kodeinich is defending well.
Kodeinich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kennedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kodeinich tries to roll over but Kennedy keeps him under control.
Kodeinich works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kennedy working some strikes from top position.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kodeinich manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kodeinich might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kennedy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kennedy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Kennedy working for a triangle but Kodeinich defends it easily.
Kennedy is looking to stand up but Kodeinich isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodeinich scoring with some ground and pound.

Kodeinich got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kennedy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kodeinich has managed to get both his arms back between Kennedy's legs - danger averted.

Kennedy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kodeinich wants to control from the top but Kennedy keeps moving.
Kodeinich postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Kodeinich wants to control from the top but Kennedy keeps moving.
Kodeinich stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kennedy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Kodeinich from controlling successfully.
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 Marcus Kennedy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kennedy staying out of range there.
Kennedy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kodeinich.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy shoots for a takedown but Kodeinich saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kennedy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kodeinich throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Kodeinich only half commits.
A punch combination from Kodeinich misses.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kodeinich as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy has a takedown stuffed.
Kennedy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kennedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kodeinich works over Kennedy's head and body with a nice combination.
Kodeinich looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Kodeinich misses with a wild combination.
Kodeinich throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kodeinich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy fails with a takedown attempt.
Kodeinich misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kennedy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kodeinich tries to get to full guard but Kennedy has control of the leg.
Kennedy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kennedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Kennedy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kodeinich sees it coming and defends easily.
Kodeinich is staying active underneath Kennedy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kodeinich is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kodeinich is defending against the submission attempts here by Kennedy.
Kodeinich regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kennedy trying to control but Kodeinich is working from the bottom.
Kennedy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kodeinich is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy pushes down on Kodeinich's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kodeinich is looking to improve his position.
Kennedy trying to mount his opponent but Kodeinich defends it.
Kennedy works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kodeinich is in a horrible position here. Kennedy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've been hearing that Kennedy has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kennedy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kodeinich?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kennedy has hold of Kodeinich's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kodeinich manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kodeinich slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kennedy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kodeinich defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kodeinich looking for submissions off his back.
Kennedy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodeinich is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Kennedy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kennedy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kodeinich pinned against the cage. Kodeinich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Kodeinich is avoiding it.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kodeinich throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Kodeinich misses with a wild combination.
Kennedy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kodeinich is fending him off so far but Kennedy persists. Nope, Kodeinich circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Kodeinich misses.
Kodeinich throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kodeinich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kodeinich wants it to stay on the feet.
Kodeinich throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
Kodeinich stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kodeinich wants it to stay on the feet.
Bariga Kodeinich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kodeinich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich works Kennedy's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kodeinich scores with a hook.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kodeinich but Kodeinich pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kodeinich digs a good body shot into Kennedy's ribs.
Kodeinich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kodeinich.
Kodeinich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kennedy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kodeinich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range and Kodeinich settles back down.
Some wild striking there from Kodeinich.
Kodeinich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kennedy backs up against the cage.
Kodeinich keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kennedy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kodeinich.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kodeinich throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bariga Kodeinich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses.
Kodeinich throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Kodeinich throws a right hand that Kennedy ducks under and follows up with a left that Kennedy also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy misses with a kick to the body.
Bariga Kodeinich is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kodeinich loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
Kennedy shoots and misses
and Kodeinich counters with a right hand to the body.
Kodeinich throws out a loose jab but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kodeinich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kodeinich throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kodeinich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kodeinich throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease.

Kodeinich gets caught napping as Kennedy dives in and scores a takedown. Kodeinich manages to retain guard.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kodeinich is pressing down on Kennedy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Kodeinich looking for subs off his back but Kennedy has passed one foot through into half guard.

Kennedy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kodeinich sees it coming and defends easily.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kodeinich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kennedy there.
Kennedy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kodeinich is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kennedy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kennedy's back!
Kodeinich throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Marcus Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bariga Kodeinich.
I think Kennedy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Bariga Kodeinich!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Piltz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piltz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Stop Me Now kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Twister
vs
Piltz

188 cm
32
195 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

180 cm
27
192 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mark Piltz!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piltz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Twister shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Piltz pinned against the cage. Piltz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Twister connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A combination from Piltz does no damage.
Piltz throws a combination. Twister tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Tony Twister has been cut.
Twister shoots for a takedown but Piltz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Twister misses with a looping right.
Piltz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piltz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Twister.
Twister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Twister cracks Piltz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Piltz misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Piltz does no damage.
Piltz throws a right and a left that Twister avoids nicely.
Piltz thumps Twister with a low kick.
Piltz scores with a spinning back kick!
Piltz swinging wildly here.
Twister avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice combination there by Twister.
Piltz tries to land a front kick but Twister steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mark Piltz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Twister swings widly with a right hand
and Piltz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Twister is trying hard to land a takedown here. Piltz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Twister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piltz was well out of range. Poor timing from Twister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Piltz.
Piltz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twister was well out of range. Poor timing from Piltz.
Piltz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piltz slips a jab and a cross from Twister.
Twister throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Piltz's waist but Piltz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Twister off to one side.
Twister scores with a body shot.
Piltz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Piltz throws a series of punches but Twister avoids them all with ease.
Piltz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Twister eats them both and turns towards Piltz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Piltz looks for the body kick but Twister saw that one coming.
Twister misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Piltz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Twister throws a body punch but Piltz moves out of range.
Piltz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Piltz does no damage.
Twister missing with a left hand there. Piltz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Twister looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Twister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Piltz wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Twister.
Mark Piltz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister checks a low kick from Piltz.
Twister swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twister throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Twister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Piltz. Piltz obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Piltz both land. Nice combination.
Piltz fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Twister. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Twister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Piltz walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Twister does no damage.
Twister throws out a loose jab but Piltz uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Piltz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Twister's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Piltz drops Twister with a beautiful combination! Twister stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Piltz is looking for the KO!

Twister is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twister dodges the punch combination from Piltz.
Piltz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Twister in his tracks.
Oh Twister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
and Piltz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Twister! He's just covering up as Piltz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Piltz!
In his post fight interview, Mark Piltz started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ponting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Alonso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricky Ponting is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Ponting
vs
Alonso

170 cm
29
160 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

169 cm
27
157 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ricky Ponting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ned Alonso!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponting misses with a hook. Alonso ducked under it nicely.
Alonso swinging wildly here.
Ponting throws a series of strikes that have Alonso backpedaling.
Alonso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alonso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ponting.
Ponting throws an overhand right that lands on Alonso's shoulder, as Alonso tries to avoid the shot.

Ponting feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alonso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ponting is one step ahead there.
Ponting is looking to work some ground and pound but Alonso has wrist control.
Ponting working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alonso's head.
Ponting trying to control the position from guard on top but Alonso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alonso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ponting. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ponting landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ponting is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso wants to sweep but no luck.
Ponting trying to control but Alonso is working from the bottom.
Alonso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alonso is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ponting jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ponting slips a jab and a cross from Alonso.
Alonso fails to land with a series of punches.
Ponting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alonso.
Alonso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alonso connects with a single shot there.
Ponting tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Alonso swivels and escapes.
Ponting looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ponting throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alonso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alonso moves away from the strike by Ponting.
Alonso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ponting under the eye.
Alonso throws a nice looking combination but Ponting bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No luck for Alonso with that takedown attempt.
Alonso misses with a combination
and Ponting counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Ponting closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alonso did well to prevent Ponting getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alonso is looking for a sweep. Ponting is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Alonso can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ponting looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ponting lands with a punch from half guard.
Ponting wants to control but Alonso is keeping him busy.
Nice strikes from Ponting there.
Ponting slips a nice elbow through Alonso's hands, connecting with Alonso's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alonso is trying to control but can't.
Ponting is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Alonso.
Alonso is trying to control the position but Ponting postures up.
Ponting with a flurry of punches that miss.
Alonso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alonso with a couple of short strikes.
Alonso punishing his opponent with strikes.
Alonso avoids the attempt from Ponting to control.
Ponting is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alonso in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting tries to lock up and control but Alonso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Alonso lands a nice shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alonso lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ponting keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ponting tries to hold on but Alonso pushes him away.
Ponting in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ponting is desperately trying to improve his position but Alonso has a good base and remains in mount.
Alonso with shots to the head and body - Ponting looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alonso lands a big elbow.
Alonso lands with some strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ponting is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ned Alonso will probably get the nod.
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.

Ponting swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Alonso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alonso throws a combination that misses
and Ponting counters with a nice uppercut.
Alonso slips under a jab.
Ponting waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alonso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ponting. Alonso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alonso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ponting 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.
Alonso throws out a loose jab but Ponting uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alonso takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alonso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ponting.
Ponting showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alonso.
Alonso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ponting looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso tries to bum rush Ponting with a series of wild strikes but Ponting uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alonso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alonso misses with a wild body shot.
Alonso misses with a double jab.

Ponting closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Alonso wants to get back to full guard.
Ponting passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Alonso!
Alonso wants to hold on but Ponting pushes him away.
Ponting misses with a head shot.
Ned Alonso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alonso is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Alonso is trying desperately to improve position.
Ponting with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ponting can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alonso is looking to escape.
Alonso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ponting thowing shots but they're missing.
Alonso blocking the ground and pound.
Ponting wants to control the action but instead Alonso gets a body lock and reverses into Ponting's guard! Nice work!
Alonso trying to control but Ponting is working from the bottom.
Ponting utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Alonso throws a strike but Ponting rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponting wants to control from the top but Alonso keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alonso is pulling down on Ponting's head to control his posture.
Ponting postures up and lands a big shot to Alonso's brow.
Alonso seems keen to control Ponting's posture.
Ponting working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alonso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alonso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alonso manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alonso lands a big shot there that rocks Ponting but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ponting tries to lock up and control but Alonso gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ponting is trying desperately to improve position.
Ponting 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alonso is landing with some decent strikes but Ponting is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Alonso is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Ponting can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alonso working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ponting regains half guard.
Alonso misses with a head shot. Ponting uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ned Alonso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Alonso swings for the body but Ponting moves out of range.
Alonso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alonso avoids the body shot from Ponting.
Alonso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alonso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ponting lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Ponting misses its intended target.
Ponting misses with a straight right.
Alonso lands a lovely overhand right.
Ponting scores with a punch to the head.
No joy there for Alonso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alonso throws a series of punches but Ponting avoids them all with ease.
Alonso thows a body shot but no joy.
Ponting changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Alonso tries to avoid it but Ponting manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Alonso to the ground. Alonso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alonso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ponting lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Alonso throws a body punch but Ponting moves out of range.
Ned Alonso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alonso ducks under a wild hook from Ponting.
Alonso thows a left - swing and a miss!

Ponting feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Alonso seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ponting won't allow Alonso to sweep him here.
Alonso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Alonso pulls Ponting in to control the position.
Alonso is trying to keep Ponting in close.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Ned Alonso has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ponting pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Alonso back to the cage. Ponting follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alonso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ponting fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alonso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Alonso does it's job there.
Alonso drops his hands momentarily and Ponting takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ponting throws a poor cross that misses
and Alonso counters with a left to the body.
Ponting throws a jab but it's blocked by Alonso.
Alonso lands a two punch combo.
Alonso misses with a wild combination.
Ponting shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ponting. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ponting swinging wildly here.
Ponting is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
No joy there for Alonso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alonso misses with a double jab
and Alonso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Alonso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ponting is looking to improve his position.
Alonso thows a huge punch but Ponting dodges it nicely.
Alonso thows a huge punch but Ponting dodges it nicely.
Alonso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ponting wants to improve his position but Alonso is controlling well.
Ponting avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alonso.
Ned Alonso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ponting is not content to let Alonso control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponting is looking to improve his position.
Ponting is not content to let Alonso control the position.
Alonso is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ponting tries to roll over but Alonso keeps him under control.
Ponting is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alonso tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ponting knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ricky Ponting has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Alonso slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ned Alonso.
I've got Alonso winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ned Alonso!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mak Artur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artur comes to the cage accompanied by I shall return. Benjamin has chosen Pastor Troy - It's About To Go Down as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Artur
vs
Benjamin

170 cm
33
160 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

179 cm
31
156 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mak Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benjamin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Artur. Benjamin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benjamin.
A head kick misses from Benjamin.
No joy there for Artur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Artur bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benjamin's head backwards.
Artur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Benjamin or perhaps it was just good defense by Artur which made him look bad.
Artur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benjamin.
Benjamin tries for a takedown but Artur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mak Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Benjamin.
Benjamin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Artur avoids it really well and circles away.
Artur throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Artur. Those never looked like landing.
Benjamin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Artur finds it's way round the side to connect with Benjamin's head.
Benjamin walks into a jab.
Artur has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Elite Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Artur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Artur lands with a straight right. Benjamin didn't see that one coming.
Artur smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benjamin checks a low kick from Artur.
Mak Artur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Artur tries to avoid it but Benjamin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Artur to the ground. Artur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Artur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benjamin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Artur throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin ducks down to avoid it.
Artur lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benjamin staying out of range there.
Benjamin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Artur avoids it really well and circles away.
Artur tries to close the distance and clinch but Benjamin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Artur does no damage.
Artur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Benjamin closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Artur struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin controls his hands.
Artur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benjamin's elbow.
Artur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Artur - that landed with a thud.
Benjamin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benjamin seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Artur tries to land knees in the clinch but Benjamin avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benjamin blocks a body shot from Artur.
Artur scores with a shot to the side of Benjamin's head.
Benjamin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Artur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benjamin.
Artur prevents a takedown attempt there.
Benjamin tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Artur struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin controls his hands.
Artur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benjamin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Artur's elbow.
Benjamin scores with a shoulder strike.
Benjamin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benjamin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A frustrated look appears on Benjamin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Artur lands a shot to the body.
Artur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benjamin's elbow.
Artur lands an elbow just above Benjamin 's eye.
Artur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin blocking some punches.
Benjamin misses with a punch to the body.
Artur tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Artur back against the cage.
Artur lands with a left to the head.
Benjamin can't break the clinch.
Benjamin missing with knees to the body.
Artur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Artur.
Benjamin is trying to maintain a safe position but Artur gets an underhook and turns Benjamin into the cage.
Benjamin tries to land knees in the clinch but Artur avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Artur.
Benjamin looks winded!
Artur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Benjamin has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Artur clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
I really don't envy Artur right now.
Artur is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Artur. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Benjamin keeps control of the position as Artur tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mak Artur dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Artur tries to bum rush Benjamin with a series of wild strikes but Benjamin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benjamin closes the distance and clinches up with Artur, looking for a takedown. Benjamin pushes Artur against the cage but Artur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benjamin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Artur scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Artur lands a jab to Benjamin's midsection.

Artur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benjamin can't get the takedown.
Artur lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Artur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benjamin.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Artur.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artur lands a body punch.
Benjamin is breathing heavily.
Artur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Artur tries to throw a body punch but Benjamin avoids it by throwing Artur back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Artur on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artur.
Artur missing with knees to the body.
Benjamin misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Artur.
Benjamin is looking to break free of the clinch but Artur has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Artur.
A short right from Artur on the inside.
Artur pushes Benjamin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Artur lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Artur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Artur lands a shoulder strike.
Artur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benjamins head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benjamin blocks a body shot from Artur.
A frustrated look appears on Benjamin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artur presses Benjamin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Artur lands with a short shot to the head.
Artur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benjamin or not.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benjamin can do to turn this around?
Artur lands a nice uppercut.
Artur lands a body shot.
Artur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Artur trying to land knees to the body.
Artur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Artur misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Benjamin breaks the clinch.
Benjamin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benjamin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benjamin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Artur throws out a powerful jab.
Mak Artur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Artur lands with a straight right. Benjamin didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Artur. That snapped Benjamin's head back.
Benjamin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Artur scores with a hook to the body. Benjamin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Artur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benjamin.
Benjamin moves in looking to clinch but Artur pushes him off.
Artur throws a good cross that connects.
Artur chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Artur.
Artur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benjamin tries to close the distance and clinch but Artur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artur scores with a three punch combo!
Artur looks to land a right hand but Benjamin moved out of range.
Benjamin ducks under a wild hook from Artur.
Artur misses with a hook.
Benjamin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Benjamin gets tackled into the cage by Artur. Artur maintains the clinch.
Artur tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benjamin's elbow.
Benjamin working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benjamin.
Artur misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Artur.
Artur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Artur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Artur lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Artur.
Artur gets through Benjamin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Artur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Artur.
Artur prevents a body shot from Benjamin.
Benjamin is looking to control Artur's arms but Artur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benjamin has his back to the cage.
Artur lands a body punch in the clinch.
Artur struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin controls his hands.
Artur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artur lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Artur.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artur tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benjamin avoids it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Artur.
Artur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Artur can't find room to land a body shot as Benjamin controls the action.
Artur lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mak Artur dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Benjamin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Artur scores with a nice strike.
Artur looks to land a combination but Benjamin avoids it well.
Tyson Benjamin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Artur.
Benjamin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benjamin throws a head kick that misses.
Benjamin ducks under a wild hook from Artur.
Benjamin misses with a series of wild punches.
Artur lands a jab to the head.
Benjamin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Artur fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benjamin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Artur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artur throws out a leg kick but Benjamin moves out of range and Artur only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur lands a nice looking body shot.
Benjamin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benjamin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Artur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Benjamin closes the distance and clinches.
Benjamin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Artur.
Artur lands a nice shot to the body.
Artur blocks a body shot from Benjamin.
Artur struggles to land a body shot inside as Benjamin controls his hands.
Artur pushes Benjamin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benjamin is trying to push Artur away but Artur has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benjamin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Artur avoiding damage as Benjamin throws knees to the body.
Artur lands a left hand.
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!
Artur tries to work over Benjamin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Artur throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benjamins head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artur blocks a body shot from Benjamin.
Artur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Artur lands a nice shot to the body.
Artur lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Artur misses with a body punch.
Benjamin takes a shot to the head.
Artur lands with a light punch inside.
Benjamin controlling the action here for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Artur.
Benjamin tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Artur keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benjamin's efforts to push away.
Benjamin is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Artur scores with a nice short uppercut.
Artur misses with a body punch.
Artur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artur is working Benjamin over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Artur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Artur lands with a light punch inside.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Artur.
Artur tries a knee to the head but Benjamin blocks it.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Artur.
Artur missing with knees to the body.
Benjamin is trying to stall.
Tyson Benjamin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Artur pushes Benjamin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Artur throws an elbow that misses.
Artur works on Benjamin's body with a couple of short punches.
Artur throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benjamin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Artur lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benjamin backwards.
Artur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artur scores with a shoulder strike.
Artur lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Artur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benjamin misses with the head strike.
Artur prevents a body shot from Benjamin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Artur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artur is leaning against Benjamin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Artur lands a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Artur.
Artur lands a right hand.
Artur lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benjamin.
Artur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artur lands a body shot.
Benjamin takes a shot to the head.
Artur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Artur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artur presses Benjamin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Artur - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Artur.
Artur lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Artur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benjamin prevents a body shot from Artur.
Artur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Artur scores with a nice hook to the head.
Artur misses with a shot to the kidneys.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mak Artur!
Mak Artur looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I told yah...I can get even with him..'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saint Bernard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Hinch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Stevie Hinch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bernard
vs
Hinch

195 cm
32
275 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

201 cm
28
280 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saint Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stevie Hinch!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinch misses with a takedown
and Bernard counters with a big head kick but Hinch shrugs it off.
Bernard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hinch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bernard pushes Hinch up against the cage in a clinch.
Bernard landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hinch avoiding damage as Bernard throws knees to the body.

Hinch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crunch! Bernard slams his shin into Hinch's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hinch shoots in but no luck this time.
Saint Bernard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stevie Hinch.
Bernard connects with a high kick.

It looks like Stevie Hinch has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Bernard.
Bernard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Hinch gets the takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Hinch thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bernard is trying to get back to his feet.
Bernard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hinch on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hinch is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bernard is trying to escape and Hinch transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bernard is forced to tap! Nice work there by Hinch! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stevie Hinch!
A victorious Stevie Hinch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hae Ki Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tom Sawyer. The key to victory for Hae Ki Park has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ki Park
vs
Brooks

171 cm
31
145 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

168 cm
31
140 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hae Ki Park!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyler Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks misses with a hook to the body
and Park counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brooks throws a body punch but Park moves out of range.
Park tries to clinch up but Brooks circles away and keeps his distance.
Park looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Park throws a jab but it's blocked by Brooks.
Tyler Brooks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park staying out of range there.
Park turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Park closes the distance and clinches.
Brooks tries to circle away but Park has him pinned against the cage.
Park is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Park lands a left hand that snaps the head of Brooks backwards.
Park avoiding damage.
Park throws an elbow that misses.
Brooks can't break the clinch.
Park is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Park.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brooks has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Park uses from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Park trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brooks isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Park stacks Brooks on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Park!

Park stands up and beckons Brooks to his feet.
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Park counters with a straight right hand.
A good leg kick by Park.
Brooks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks throws a body punch but Park moves out of range.
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Park was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Hae Ki Park is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brooks shoots in and drives through. Park sprawls well.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Park.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Park.
Park swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park lands a nice shot that snaps Brooks's head back.
Brooks on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brooks throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Park's waist but Park gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brooks off to one side.
Crunch! Park slams his shin into Brooks's torso.
Brooks tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brooks looks to land a right hand but Park moved out of range.
Park lands with a cross.
A solid body kick from Park.
Brooks closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Brooks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hae Ki Park has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Brooks.
Park cracks Brooks with a good jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Park, right into the meat.
Park scores with a head kick. Brooks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Brooks is rocked!
Park slaps away a takedown attempt from Brooks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Park does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks misses with a body shot.
Park throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brooks looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Park preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Park avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brooks scoring with some ground and pound.

Park is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brooks is aware though and is defending well.
Brooks throwing strikes from guard but Park blocks nicely.
Brooks throws a big right hand that misses.
Park avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brooks looking to sit in guard and control but Park gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brooks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Park is looking to stand up but Brooks won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brooks is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Park defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks keeping moving, preventing Park from controlling successfully.

Park is posturing up here but Brooks has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Park tries to roll out but it's too tight and Park has to tap! Slick submission there by Brooks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyler Brooks!
An out of breath Tyler Brooks thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

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