RFC Rematch PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Sappy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dragon (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.

Sappy
vs
Dragon

220 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bob Sappy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Eliza Hachem and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sappy forces Dragon back against the cage and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sappy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragon's brow.
Dragon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sappy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sappy stuffs the takedown attempt from Dragon. Dragon gets slowly back to his feet.

Sappy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sappy working over Dragon with some ground and pound. Dragon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sappy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sappy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragon felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sappy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Sappy.
Sappy drops an elbow to the side of Dragon's head.
Dragon tries to kick Sappy off but Sappy keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sappy in particular looking to stall.
Sappy is looking to stall here but Dragon recovers full guard.
Sappy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sappy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sappy wants to control from the top but Dragon keeps moving.
Sappy wants to get up but he can't break Dragon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Dragon looking for a guillotine here but Sappy defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sappy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sappy wants to pass the guard but Dragon is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Dragon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Sappy gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Dragon is looking to escape.
Sappy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sappy prevents Dragon from improving his position.
Sappy content to control rather than advance.
Dragon wants to improve his position but Sappy is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sappy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Sappy is looking for a kimura here.
Dragon has hold of Sappy's hands but Sappy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragon wants to get back to his feet.
Sappy trying to pass the guard but Dragon defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sappy clinches.

Sappy breaks the clinch.
Dragon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dragon wants it to stay on the feet.
Sappy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Sappy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dragon wants to take the fight to the mat but Sappy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dragon tries to circle away but Sappy has him pinned against the cage.
Dragon tries to throw a body punch but Sappy avoids it by throwing Dragon back against the cage.

Sappy pulls guard effortlessly.
Sappy is trying to keep Dragon in close.
Dragon trying to control but Sappy is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon passes Sappy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sappy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dragon.
Bob Sappy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Sappy makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

Sappy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dragon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sappy's guard.

Dragon is working for a kimura but Sappy is defending it quite comfortably.
Dragon is trying to control the action in half guard but Sappy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dragon maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sappy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dragon has cracked it and Sappy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dragon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Dragon!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cold Gold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Stolyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stolyar is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Will Break You. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gold
vs
Stolyar

180 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cold Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pavel Stolyar!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stolyar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gold but Gold pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stolyar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Stolyar looks for a takedown but Gold sprawls well.
Gold scores with a sloppy right hand. Stolyar should have avoided that one.
Stolyar doesn't succeed with the takedown

so Gold counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cold Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Stolyar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stolyar keeping full guard, as Gold tries to pass.

Stolyar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gold sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stolyar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stolyar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stolyar wants to control but Gold is keeping busy.
Gold is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gold looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like Gold is going to stand back up.
Gold stalling away here and it's allowed Stolyar to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gold has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gold wants to control from the top but Stolyar keeps moving.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stolyar wants to sweep here but Gold controlling him for the moment.
Stolyar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gold is trying to stand up here but Stolyar is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gold tries to get out of the position.
Stolyar wants to free his trapped foot but Gold is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gold is trying to stand up here but Stolyar is controlling him well.
Stolyar is looking to advance position but Gold won't allow it.
Gold is trying to stand up here but Stolyar is controlling him well.
Stolyar controlling the action here.
Gold pushes Stolyar off looking to stand but Stolyar dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stolyar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gold sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stolyar somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolyar dives in for a single leg takedown but Gold sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Gold.
Gold pushes Stolyar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold gets through Stolyar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gold.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stolyar jumps guard but Gold stands there with Stolyar around his waist. Stolyar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Stolyar tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stolyar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Gold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gold controlling from the top position.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gold trying to control but Stolyar is working from the bottom.
Stolyar working a defensive guard here.
Stolyar keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cold Gold just wasn't active enough.
Gold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stolyar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gold scores with a jab to the body.
Stolyar fails with a takedown attempt.
Stolyar has his takedown stuffed

and Gold counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stolyar's guard now.
Cold Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Stolyar.
Stolyar is breathing heavily.
Gold looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gold trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cold Gold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gold wants to control from the top but Stolyar keeps moving.
Stolyar is trying to keep Gold in close.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Stolyar has his feet on Gold's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Gold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stolyar. Stolyar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Pavel Stolyar has been cut.

Gold clinches with his opponent.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Stolyar misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stolyar is trying to pull guard but Gold turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gold leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gold.
Gold scores with a hook to the body.
Gold slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolyar has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gold after a bit of a struggle.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Stolyar backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Gold.
Gold lands a right hand.
Stolyar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gold pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gold lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Gold closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold presses Stolyar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stolyar wants a takedown.
Gold lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cold Gold dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pavel Stolyar's cut.
That's time! Gold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stolyar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gold decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stolyar's guard.
Gold controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gold wants to stand but Stolyar is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stolyar trying to control the position.
Stolyar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gold tries to stand but Stolyar is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stolyar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stolyar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Gold counters with a single leg into guard. Stolyar didn't expect that.
Gold looking to pass the guard.
Gold in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gold tries to stand but Stolyar is controlling from the bottom.
Stolyar keeping moving, preventing Gold from controlling successfully.

Gold gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cold Gold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stolyar on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gold's corner calls for a 1-2. Gold obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stolyar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stolyar tries for a takedown but Gold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cold Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Stolyar.
Gold throws a shot to the body.
Stolyar doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Gold counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gold.
Gold wants to stand but Stolyar is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold tries to free his leg and advance position but Stolyar is retaining full guard.
Gold engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stolyar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gold wants to control from the top but Stolyar keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Cold Gold has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gold pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stolyar back to the cage. Gold follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stolyar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gold avoids it really well and circles away.
Stolyar misses with a wild combination.
Stolyar throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

so Gold counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gold looking to sit in guard and control but Stolyar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gold wants to stand and escape but Stolyar is having none of it.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cold Gold!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexi Lihakovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Cave could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexi Lihakovich's chin.

Cave
vs
Lihakovich

184 cm
29
220 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
226 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Cave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexi Lihakovich!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lihakovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lihakovich moves into range and clinches up with Cave.
Lihakovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cave has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Cave escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lihakovich throws a lazy head kick
and Cave counters with a series of strikes. Lihakovich will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cave connects with a right hand. Lihakovich shakes it off.
Lihakovich throws a jab when Cave was well out of range.
Lihakovich misses with a lunging right hand
and Cave counters with a body kick.
Lihakovich misses with a wild body shot.
Cave throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lihakovich's coach down at Great Bash Heel was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lihakovich's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lihakovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Cave.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cave avoids the head kick by Lihakovich.
Cave lands a head shot.
Cave lands a nice looking body kick.

Cave fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lihakovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Cave with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cave pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cave scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lihakovich misses with a right hand
and Cave counters with a nice body shot.
Cave ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cave swats away the attempt to clinch by Lihakovich.
Cave scores with the left hand. Lihakovich knows he should have avoided that one.
Cave lands a right hook to the body.
Lihakovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alexi Lihakovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lihakovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lihakovich moves out of range as Cave throws a body kick.
Cave steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lihakovich.
Lihakovich throws a head kick but Cave moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cave.
A head kick misses from Lihakovich.
Cave lands a glancing blow to the side of Lihakovich's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lihakovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cave swats away the attempt to clinch by Lihakovich.
Lihakovich moves to clinch but Cave breaks away
and Cave counters with a solid body kick.

Lihakovich clinches up with Cave and pushes him back against the cage.

Cave breaks from the clinch.
Lihakovich misses with a head kick.
Cave throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lihakovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cave.
Lihakovich tries to clinch there but Cave circles away.
Lihakovich gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cave counters with a leg kick.
Cave is looking to clinch but Lihakovich is avoiding it.
Lihakovich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lihakovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Lihakovich misses.
Cave is looking to wear down Lihakovich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lihakovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Cave counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lihakovich looks winded!
Cave's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cave duly obliges.
Cave takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cave moves out of range as Lihakovich throws a body kick.
Cave lands with a slapping head kick.

Lihakovich is rocked!
Lihakovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lihakovich chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cave can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lihakovich throws a sloppy head kick
and Cave counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lihakovich misses with a hook.

Cave forces Lihakovich back against the cage and clinches.
Cave gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cave misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cave.
Cave blocks an elbow strike from Lihakovich.
Lihakovich throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lihakovich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lihakovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Cave gets a clinch.
Lihakovich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lihakovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cave on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cave.
Cave trying to stall but Lihakovich improves his position.
Lihakovich looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Lihakovich manages to break the clinch.
Lihakovich lands a head kick!

It looks like Nick Cave has been cut.
Lihakovich misses the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lihakovich wants to clinch but Cave slips to the side
and Cave counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lihakovich thinking.

Cave fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lihakovich, pushing him back against the cage.
Lihakovich misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lihakovich misses with a head kick.
Lihakovich is looking to clinch.
Lihakovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cave sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lihakovich wants to clinch but Cave slips to the side
letting Cave counter with a right hand.
Lihakovich throws a hook to the side of Cave's head but Cave sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lihakovich throws a sloppy head kick and Cave moves out of range easily.
Cave throws a right hand that Lihakovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Lihakovich also avoids with ease.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses.
Cave stuns Lihakovich with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lihakovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cave avoids the head kick by Lihakovich.
Cave tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Cave there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cave tries to clinch but Lihakovich is having none of it.
Lihakovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lihakovich is looking to clinch but Cave is avoiding it.
Lihakovich throws an off balance right hand
and Cave counters with a one-two to the body.
Cave is looking to clinch.
Cave lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lihakovich at a distance.
Lihakovich is breathing heavily.
Lihakovich throws a sloppy head kick and Cave moves out of range easily.
Cave moves out of range of the body kick.
Cave throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lihakovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Cave finish him?
Cave moves out of range of the strikes.
Lihakovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Cave lands a glancing blow to the side of Lihakovich's head.
Cave lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lihakovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Cave has closed the distance and engaged Lihakovich in a clinch.
Cave misses with a knee to the head.
Cave leaning against his opponent.
Cave throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lihakovich blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lihakovich lands a nice shot to the body.
Cave avoiding damage as Lihakovich throws knees to the body.
Lihakovich takes a shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lihakovich misses with a knee to the head.
Cave throws an elbow but it misses.
Lihakovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cave lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lihakovich backwards.
Lihakovich lands an elbow inside that Cave shrugs off.
Lihakovich misses with a knee strike.
Cave using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lihakovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alexi Lihakovich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cave scores with a knee to the head.
Cave lands an elbow inside.
Cave scores a nice knee to the body.

Cave breaks from the clinch.
Lihakovich lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave misses with a head kick.
Lihakovich is looking to clinch but Cave is avoiding it.
Cave tries to clinch but Lihakovich is having none of it.

Cave closes the distance and pushes Lihakovich back into the cage.
Lihakovich working Cave over with knees to the body.
Cave gets through Lihakovich's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cave goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Cave to work.

Cave breaks from the clinch.
It looks like Cave has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cave tries a head kick but it misses.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lihakovich connects with a right hand. Cave shakes it off.
Lihakovich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lihakovich there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Lihakovich has managed to clinch.
Lihakovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lihakovich misses with the head strike.
Cave missing with knees to the body.
Cave blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cave.
Lihakovich working aggressively here.
Lihakovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cave.
Cave just leaning against Lihakovich, taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cave just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lihakovich's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lihakovich tries a knee to the head but Cave blocks it.
Cave using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lihakovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lihakovich lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cave backwards.
Cave tries to land a knee to the head but Lihakovich blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Cave dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nick Cave's cut.
That's time! Cave's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Cave lands with a kick to the temple. Lihakovich shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lihakovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cave swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cave misses with a few strikes there.
Cave falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lihakovich makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lihakovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lihakovich tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cave paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cave avoids the head kick by Lihakovich.
Nick Cave is winning the standup battle so far.
Lihakovich takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lihakovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cave takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lihakovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cave keeps the fight on the outside.
Lihakovich cracks a nice hook into Cave's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lihakovich pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lihakovich moves into range and clinches up with Cave.
Lihakovich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Lihakovich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lihakovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lihakovich throws a shot from downtown. Cave moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lihakovich misses the target.
Nick Cave is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lihakovich closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left lands for Cave.
Lihakovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lihakovich swings widly with a right hand
and Cave counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Lihakovich misses its intended target.
Cave takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cave throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cave darts in and clinches Lihakovich up against the cage.
Lihakovich has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cave.
Lihakovich can't break the clinch.
Alexi Lihakovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cave using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Cave.
Lihakovich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cave content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lihakovich tries a knee to the head but Cave blocks it.
Nice elbow from Cave.
Cave is struggling to control the position.
Cave tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cave throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lihakovich blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Lihakovich breaks the clinch.
Lihakovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cave scores with a nice strike.
Lihakovich misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lihakovich.
Nice body kick there by Cave.
Cave bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lihakovich throws a head kick that misses
and Cave counters with a nice uppercut.
Lihakovich lands with a hook. Cave tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lihakovich is looking to clinch but Cave is avoiding it.
Lihakovich misses with a kick to the body.

Cave closes the distance and pushes Lihakovich back into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lihakovich obliges.
Lihakovich tries to land knees in the clinch but Cave avoids the damage to the body.
Lihakovich trying to control the position but instead, Cave has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lihakovich into the cage.
Lihakovich with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Lihakovich.
Lihakovich tries a knee to the head but Cave blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cave crunches a lovely knee into Lihakovich's ribcage.

Cave breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cave.
Nice body kick there by Lihakovich.
Cave displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lihakovich throws a head kick but Cave moves out of range.

Cave drives through and clinches with Lihakovich against the cage.
Cave tries a knee to the head but Lihakovich blocks it.
Lihakovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lihakovich breaks the clinch.
Cave tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lihakovich manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lihakovich misses with a head kick.
Nick Cave is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Cave gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nick Cave.
Well Cave has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Cave!
An intense looking Nick Cave took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'julius karneres...lets fight!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Terry Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Green Pillow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Opdauhl
vs
Pillow

180 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
26
198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

Valhalla Fight Wear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Opdauhl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Green Pillow!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pillow clinches with his opponent.
Opdauhl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pillow backwards.

Opdauhl has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Pillow regains guard immediately.
Pillow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Opdauhl won't allow Pillow to get back to his feet.
Pillow trying to control the position here.
Opdauhl postures up and lands a big shot to Pillow's brow.
Opdauhl stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pillow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pillow wants to get back to his feet but Opdauhl is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pillow is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Opdauhl dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pillow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl lands a decent elbow from side control.
Pillow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pillow is pushing Opdauhl's head away, looking to escape. Opdauhl manages to hold on to the position though.
Opdauhl in side control lands a decent elbow.
Opdauhl scores with a couple of short elbows.
Opdauhl scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pillow to see if he's OK.
Opdauhl working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Opdauhl is looking to take a break and control but Pillow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pillow can do anything to dispel that myth.
Opdauhl is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opdauhl working the ground and pound.
A big shot lands for Opdauhl! That's hurt Pillow! Will he recover? Opdauhl fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terry Opdauhl!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio El Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Zertiis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

El Toro
vs
Zertiis

178 cm
28
196 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julio El Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Zertiis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zertiis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as El Toro sprawls well. El Toro wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zertiis gets slowly back to his feet.
El Toro connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zertiis momentarily.
Zertiis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by El Toro.

Zertiis tries to sprawl but El Toro drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
El Toro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zertiis wants to get back to full guard.
El Toro tries to pass the half guard into mount. Zertiis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
El Toro trying to control from half guard but Zertiis is working away.
El Toro thows a huge punch but Zertiis dodges it nicely.
El Toro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

El Toro is looking for a kimura here.
Zertiis blocking the ground and pound attempt from El Toro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zertiis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. El Toro is working away from the top position though.
Zertiis is trying to get back to full guard.
Zertiis felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
El Toro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
El Toro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zertiis's head.
Zertiis is trying to control but can't.
El Toro trying to control from half guard but Zertiis is working away.
Zertiis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of El Toro's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take El Toro's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at El Toro as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Zertiis!
El Toro turns into Zertiis and is now in his guard.
El Toro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
El Toro postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
El Toro keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zertiis's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zertiis has momentary wrist control but El Toro slips an elbow through the middle.
Zertiis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from El Toro.
El Toro scoring with punches to the head and body.
El Toro content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
El Toro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Zertiis is rocked!
Zertiis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from El Toro.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
El Toro works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Toro not landing any meaningful shots this time.
El Toro drops an elbow to the side of Zertiis's head.
Zertiis is still in real trouble! Can El Toro finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

El Toro 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.
El Toro lands strikes from half guard.
El Toro working over Zertiis with some ground and pound. Zertiis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zertiis seems to have recovered his senses.
Zertiis gets back to full guard.
Zertiis trying to keep a closed guard but El Toro is proving a slippery customer.
Zertiis has momentary wrist control but El Toro slips an elbow through the middle.
El Toro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells El Toro's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
El Toro wants to control from the top but Zertiis keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
El Toro stopping the sweep attempt from Zertiis.
El Toro throws an elbow that misses. Zertiis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in El Toro's guard. Nice move by Zertiis!

El Toro has his foot on Zertiis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zertiis works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zertiis postures up in El Toro's guard and throws a big left but El Toro blocks it.
El Toro striking off his back but it's not causing Zertiis any problems.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zertiis trying to control but El Toro is working from the bottom.

El Toro looking for a guillotine here but Zertiis defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio El Toro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Zertiis tries to score a power double leg takedown but El Toro sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zertiis somewhat.
Zertiis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Desmond Zertiis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
El Toro scores with a jab to the head.
Zertiis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zertiis wants it to stay on the feet.
Zertiis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Zertiis is rocked!
Zertiis tries to bum rush El Toro with a series of wild strikes but El Toro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zertiis is still on wobbly legs! Can El Toro finish him?
El Toro closes the distance and clinches up with Zertiis, looking for a takedown. El Toro pushes Zertiis against the cage but Zertiis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zertiis seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zertiis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
El Toro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zertiis throws a leg kick but El Toro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zertiis is looking to clinch but El Toro is avoiding it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from El Toro, right into the meat.
El Toro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zertiis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zertiis throws a jab but it's blocked by El Toro.
Zertiis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
El Toro cracks Zertiis with an open hand slap.
Zertiis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but El Toro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

El Toro throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Zertiis tumbling to the canvas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Toro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as El Toro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
El Toro trying to control but Zertiis is working from the bottom.
Zertiis working a defensive guard here.
El Toro throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Toro scoring with some ground and pound.
Zertiis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
El Toro postures up, still in guard. A huge hammer fist lands that bounces Zertiis's head off the mat! Zertiis is out! He's out! El Toro jumps to his feet and celebrates with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Julio El Toro!
After winning the bout, Julio El Toro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartella comes to the cage accompanied by Rollin. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kartella
vs
Thane

191 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

175 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Kartella!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Thane!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Winston Howard and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartella throws a low kick but Thane avoids it.
Thane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kartella with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thane to score with a decent uppercut.
Thane misses with a few strikes there.
Kartella with a nice cross.
Thane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thane swings for the body but Kartella moves out of range.
Kartella moves in looking to clinch but Thane pushes him off.
A combination from Thane does no damage.
Kartella tries to clinch up but Thane circles away and keeps his distance.
Kartella looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thane takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kartella shoots in but Thane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kartella misses with a series of wild punches.
Kartella feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Thane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Kartella.
Thane throws a right hand that misses
and Kartella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartella scores with the left hand. Thane knows he should have avoided that one.
Kartella is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kartella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael Thane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thane takes a swing at Kartella's ribcage but misses.
Thane takes a swing at Kartella's ribcage but misses.
Drake Kartella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kartella tries to clinch but Thane is having none of it.
Kartella moves away from the strike by Thane.
Thane misses with a few strikes there.
Thane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kartella.
Kartella connects with a crisp jab.
Thane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kartella was well out of range. Poor timing from Thane.
Kartella is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thane throws a big shot that misses.
Kartella is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kartella thumps Thane with a low kick.
Thane misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Kartella there.
Thane scores with the left hand. Kartella knows he should have avoided that one.
Thane throws a body punch but Kartella moves out of range.
Kartella fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kartella lands a jab to the nose.
Kartella connects with a crisp jab.
Kartella keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thane lands with a good body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thane misses with a double jab
and Kartella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thane throws a hook but Kartella avoids it easily.
Kartella uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kartella throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thane on the side of the head.
Thane throws a shot from downtown. Kartella moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Kartella there.
Kartella wants to clinch up but Thane keeps it at a distance.
Thane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kartella darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Thane throws a right hand that Kartella ducks under and follows up with a left that Kartella also avoids with ease.
Kartella connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Thane does no damage.
Thane throws a hook to the side of Kartella's head but Kartella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kartella jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kartella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thane.
Kartella lands with a cross.
Thane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartella attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kartella takes one on the button.
Kartella slips a jab from Thane.
No joy there for Thane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kartella doesn't seem bothered though.
Thane throws a hook to the side of Kartella's head but Kartella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thane misses with a double jab.
Thane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kartella.
Kartella misses with a takedown attempt
and Thane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Thane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thane.
Kartella moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kartella shoots in for a double leg but Thane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Kartella. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Kartella.
Kartella lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thane has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kartella manages to avoid it.
Thane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thane scores with a nice head shot.
Kartella showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thane looks to score with a jab to the body but Kartella is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thane. Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kartella slips a jab and a cross from Thane.
Kartella connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thane's hands.
Kartella lunges at Thane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thane's hand.
Kartella lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kartella takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kartella throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thane shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thane tries to bum rush Kartella with a series of wild strikes but Kartella uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Thane misses with a shot to the body
and Kartella counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thane swinging wildly here.
Kartella feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thanes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kartella lands a glancing blow to the side of Thane's head.

Thane is rocked!
Thane fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kartella ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kartella.
Kartella tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kartella lands with a good body shot.
Kartella connects with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Kartella.
Thane connects with a jab.
Kartella connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thane's hands.
Thane misses with a double jab.
Thane misses the shot to the body.
Kartella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thane throws a body punch but Kartella moves out of range.
Drake Kartella is winning the standup battle so far.
Thane throws a body punch but Kartella moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kartella.
Thane is still on wobbly legs! Can Kartella finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thane misses with a left hand
and Kartella counters with a nice leg kick.
Kartella stalks Thane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thane's face. Thane staggers backwards, shaken.
Michael Thane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kartella moves away.
Kartella lands a nice shot to the body.
Kartella cracks Thane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thane moves forwards but Kartella connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kartella lands a leg kick that knocks Thane off balance momentarily.
Thane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A clash of legs there as Thane blocks the low kick.
Kartella scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thane misses with a body shot.
Kartella lands a nice shot to the body.
Thane throws a poor cross that misses
and Kartella counters with a nice uppercut.
Kartella tries to clinch there but Thane circles away.
Kartella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kartella rushes Thane with punches - Thane moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Thane goes down! Kartella follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Kartella!
Drake Kartella is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Drake Kartella, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Blachowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Opdauhl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Opdauhl has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Blachowicz
vs
Opdauhl

190 cm
25
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Blachowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gary Opdauhl!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blachowicz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blachowicz walks into a stiff left hand from Opdauhl.
Opdauhl slaps away a takedown attempt from Blachowicz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Opdauhl feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blachowicz's calf.

Opdauhl fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blachowicz, pushing him back against the cage.
Opdauhl lands with a short shot to the head.
Opdauhl pushes Blachowicz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Mamed Blachowicz has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Opdauhl.
Blachowicz is looking to control Opdauhl's arms but Opdauhl gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blachowicz has his back to the cage.
Opdauhl lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blachowicz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Opdauhl fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mamed Blachowicz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blachowicz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blachowicz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Opdauhl stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opdauhl scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Opdauhl fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blachowicz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Opdauhl. Beautiful body shot.
Opdauhl throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Blachowicz is breathing heavily.
Opdauhl lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blachowicz takes a step back to recover.
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!

Opdauhl lands a left and a right that sends Blachowicz crashing to the canvas! Opdauhl dives into mount looking to finish!

Blachowicz is rocked!
Opdauhl lands a big shot to the head and Blachowicz winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gary Opdauhl!