HFC Challengers 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carl Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stryder Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Ryu

185 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stryder Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Stryder Ryu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ryu is able to avoid easily.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
Ryu tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ryu tries to clinch up.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.

Ryu gets tackled into the cage by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Ryu is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ryu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
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!
Ryu can't break the clinch.
Johnson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ryu walks away with a smile on his face. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ryu throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Ryu thows a body shot but no joy.
Ryu is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Johnson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson slips a jab from Ryu.

Johnson clinches up with Ryu and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Ryu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Ryu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ryu dodges the punch combination from Johnson.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.
Ryu doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Ryu wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Johnson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ryu.
Ryu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ryu is looking to clinch.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ryu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu shoots in and drives through. Johnson sprawls well.
Carl Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stryder Ryu.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Ryu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ryu. Those never looked like landing.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
Ryu tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.

Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu misses with the combination.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Ryu avoids it well.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
Ryu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ryu throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Ryu shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ryu fails to land the takedown.

Johnson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Ryu tries to tie him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ryu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ryu is trying to break the clinch but Johnson has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Ryu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Ryu has the dominant position.
Ryu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ryu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Ryu.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ryu with a poor takedown
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Ryu digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carl Johnson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryu circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Ryu doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu looks to land a combination but Johnson avoids it well.
Ryu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ryu looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Ryu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Carl Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ryu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ryu scores with a jab to the body.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryu, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Ryu scores with a nice hook to the head.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Ryu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ryu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.

Ryu tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryu gets full guard.
Johnson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ryu is proving hard to escape from.
Ryu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Johnson gets to his feet - Ryu follows without any prompting.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Johnson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ryu tries to clinch up.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Ryu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryu wants to clinch.
Ryu is looking to clinch.
Ryu tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryu tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Ryu wants to clinch up but Johnson keeps it at a distance.
Ryu misses with a two punch combination.
Johnson leaves Ryu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
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!
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryu jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ryu takes a swing at Johnson's ribcage but misses.
Johnson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ryu lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ryu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryu moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
Ryu closes the distance and clinches up with Johnson, looking for a takedown. Ryu pushes Johnson against the cage but Johnson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ryu to score with a decent uppercut.
Stryder Ryu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ryu lands with a nice body punch.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryu has a takedown stuffed.
Carl Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stryder Ryu.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.

Ryu has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Ryu prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu has a takedown stuffed.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
A combination from Johnson does no damage.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ryu throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryu with a nice cross.
Ryu doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Ryu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ryu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ryu slips a straight right by Johnson.
Ryu checks a leg kick.
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!
Ryu is looking to clinch.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ryu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ryu misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ryu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Ryu persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson defending well as Ryu loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.
Ryu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stryder Ryu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ryu moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryu throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a straight right.

Johnson clinches.
Ryu misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson wants to break free but Ryu has control.
Ryu misses with a punch on the inside.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ryu misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Ryu tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Ryu misses with the combination.
Johnson throws a right and a left that Ryu avoids nicely.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ryu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryu is defended easily by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Ryu lands with an overhand left.
Ryu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ryu is defended easily by Johnson.
Carl Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stryder Ryu.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ryu instigates a clinch.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ryu has him pressed against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ryu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Johnson eats them both and turns towards Ryu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Ryu misses with the combination.
Ryu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ryu looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ryu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ryu instigates a clinch.
Johnson working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryu wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ryu won't allow it.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Ryu is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Ryu tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Ryu misses with a series of wild punches.

Johnson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ryu, pushing him back against the cage.
Ryu is trying to pull guard but Johnson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Ryu keeps him there for the moment.
Ryu has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Ryu successfully pulls guard.

Johnson stands up from Ryu's guard - Johnson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ryu throws a one two combo.
Nice defenses there by Ryu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Johnson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Ryu.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryu's waist but Ryu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Johnson off to one side.
Ryu is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Ryu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Ryu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Ryu avoids them all with ease.
Ryu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryu moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Ryu works the jab nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu wants to clinch.
Ryu lands with an uppercut that bounces Johnson off the cage and back into range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stryder Ryu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ryu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stryder Ryu!
Our winner, Stryder Ryu, 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.
Carl Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm sorry for my performance. I'll comeback better next time..'.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Stroud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alekzandr Borikav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borikav has chosen Pelican - Bliss in Concrete as his entrance music. Jeff Stroud looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Stroud
vs
Borikav

178 cm
27
208 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

192 cm
21
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Stroud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alekzandr Borikav!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stroud uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borikav.
Jeff Stroud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borikav lands a nice shot to the body.
Stroud misses with a looping left.
Stroud moves away from the strike by Borikav.
Borikav takes a swing at Stroud's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Borikav. Stroud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Borikav with a hook.

It looks like Jeff Stroud has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stroud walks into a left hand.

Stroud is rocked!
Borikav lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Stroud up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Borikav from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Stroud's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alekzandr Borikav!
Alekzandr Borikav thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

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 Karbal Lindi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Sidorenko (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!

Lindi
vs
Sidorenko

198 cm
24
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
282 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karbal Lindi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexei Sidorenko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Sidorenko as he checks the leg kick.
Sidorenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sidorenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sidorenko delivers a nice body kick.
Sidorenko tries to clinch but Lindi is having none of it.
Sidorenko connects with a high kick.
Sidorenko throws a head kick but Lindi moves out of range.
Lindi avoids the head kick by Sidorenko.
Lindi fails to land the takedown.

Lindi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lindi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sidorenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lindi is taking a breather. Sidorenko says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sidorenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sidorenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lindi slips nicely into half guard.
Lindi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lindi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lindi 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.
Sidorenko tries to kick Lindi off but Lindi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lindi working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sidorenko tries to kick Lindi off but Lindi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sidorenko is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lindi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lindi controlling the pace.
Lindi lands strikes from half guard.

Lindi 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.
Lindi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko is looking for a sweep. Lindi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lindi slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Karbal Lindi.
Lindi blocks a head kick by Sidorenko.
Alexei Sidorenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sidorenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sidorenko is just out of range.
Sidorenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Sidorenko throws a sloppy head kick and Lindi moves out of range easily.

Lindi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lindi in particular looking to stall.
Sidorenko pushes Lindi off looking to stand but Lindi dives back in and keeps control.
Lindi lands with a punch from half guard.
Lindi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lindi prevents Sidorenko from standing back up.
Sidorenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lindi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lindi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindi drops an elbow to the side of Sidorenko's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Lindi stands up out of the half guard.
Sidorenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Lindi takes the fight into the clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sidorenko has eaten all the pies!
Lindi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sidorenko gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lindi misses with an elbow strike.
Lindi pressing his opponent against the cage.

Lindi is trying to trip Sidorenko. He has hold of a leg but Sidorenko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lindi persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindi postures up and lands a big shot to Sidorenko's brow.
Sidorenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lindi is controlling him.
Sidorenko 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karbal Lindi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lindi blocks a head kick by Sidorenko.
Lindi fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Sidorenko.
Sidorenko lands with a kick to the temple. Lindi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sidorenko misses with a head kick.
Sidorenko throws a low kick, looking for Lindi's leg but Lindi calmly moves out of range.

Lindi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sidorenko is looking for a sweep. Lindi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lindi working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Lindi.

Lindi wants to work for an arm triangle but Sidorenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sidorenko!

Lindi wants to finish this one by submission but Sidorenko is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lindi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidorenko is trying to stand up.
Lindi with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Alexei Sidorenko has been cut.
Lindi landing strikes from the mount and Sidorenko is in trouble!
Lindi lands a big elbow.
Sidorenko wants to get back to his feet.
Lindi controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindi lands a big elbow.
Lindi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lindi working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidorenko is bucking up trying to escape but Lindi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That has opened up Alexei Sidorenko's cut even more.
Lindi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lindi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lindi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sidorenko looks a forlorn figure.

Alexei Sidorenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Karbal Lindi!
Karbal Lindi opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yordle Teemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Tait (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 Solomon Tait was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Teemo
vs
Tait

198 cm
23
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Cripplers Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yordle Teemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solomon Tait!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tait misses with an uppercut. Teemo saw that one coming.
Tait tried to score with a low kick but Teemo checks it.
Teemo thows a body shot but no joy.

Teemo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Teemo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Teemo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Teemo tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tait's legs.
Teemo trying to control the position but Tait is working away.
Teemo fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teemo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tait sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Teemo is trying to ground and pound but Tait uses the momentary lack of control by Teemo to regain half guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Tait has eaten all the pies!
Tait wants to control but Teemo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Teemo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tait does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Teemo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Teemo controlling the pace for now.
Teemo fails to move to back control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teemo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tait is looking to improve his position but Teemo isn't that keen on the idea.
Teemo breaks from Tait's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teemo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tait looks a forlorn figure.
Teemo looking to ground and pound but Tait is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teemo breaks from Tait's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Teemo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tait is on top in guard.
Teemo pulls Tait in close to his closed guard and prevents Tait from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tait trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tait won't allow Teemo to get back to his feet.
Teemo has control of Tait's left arm, preventing Tait from doing any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Solomon Tait wasn't active enough on the ground.
Teemo moves out of range of the leg kick from Tait.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tait gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tait looking for a sweep. Not yet Tait, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yordle Teemo 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.

Tait lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teemo circles away quickly and effectively.
Tait misses with a hook

and Teemo counters with a single leg into guard. Tait didn't expect that.
Tait not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Teemo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Teemo pushes down on Tait's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Teemo is trying to control. Tait wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Yordle Teemo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Teemo is working for an americana but Tait has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Teemo was thinking about the submission.
Tait looking to hit a scissor sweep but Teemo is one step ahead there.
Teemo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teemo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Teemo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Teemo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Teemo with a flurry of punches that miss.

Teemo drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tait looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tait looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tait!
Tait wants to lay and pray for a moment but Teemo keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teemo keeping his opponent close.
Teemo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Teemo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tait wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Teemo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teemo gets back to half guard.
Teemo keeping hold of Tait's head, controlling as best he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Teemo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Tait has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Teemo is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tait tries to push Teemo's head away but Teemo is holding on tight.
Tait won't let Teemo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tait can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Teemo is looking to escape.
Teemo holds on, trying desperately to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yordle Teemo 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. And we move into the final round!

Tait lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Teemo circles away quickly and effectively.
Solomon Tait seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tait shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tait looks to land a right hand but Teemo moved out of range.
Tait will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tait attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Teemo gets the takedown into side control.
Teemo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Teemo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Teemo tries for a kimura but Tait is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teemo working the ground and pound but Tait is defending the strikes.
Tait is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Teemo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Tait's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tait is working to avoid the ground and pound but Teemo connects with a decent elbow.
Solomon Tait has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teemo is staying tight to Tait's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Teemo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Teemo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Teemo is trying to move to mount but Tait reverses beautifully and ends up in Teemo's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Teemo is controlling Tait's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teemo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Teemo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tait wants to control from the top but Teemo keeps moving.
Teemo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yordle Teemo.
Tait throws a lazy uppercut

and Teemo counters with a takedown into side control.
Teemo in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tait is letting Teemo control him for a moment.
Tait tries to get back to half guard but can't.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teemo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tait keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yordle Teemo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Teemo, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yordle Teemo!