HFC 174 Tap, Crack, Snap, Pop! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ron Dogg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dogg comes into the arena with Kickstart My Heart blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Dogg
vs
Taylor

166 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

167 cm
21
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Dogg!
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, Marco Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dogg misses with a few strikes there.
Taylor throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dogg slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Dogg fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Taylor to the ground. Dogg is now in Taylor's guard.
Taylor seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Dogg thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dogg passes into half guard.
Dogg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Taylor on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dogg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taylor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dogg lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogg is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Dogg decides to return to a standing position.

Dogg gets a double leg takedown into Taylor's guard.
Dogg wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.

Dogg drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Dogg seems to have locked his on tight now - Taylor screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Dogg, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ron Dogg!
During a confident post fight interview, Ron Dogg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Raptis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Titus Raptis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Christopher
vs
Raptis

225 cm
25
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

161 cm
24
291 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Austin Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Titus Raptis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raptis swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Christopher tries to keep at a distance but Raptis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Raptis tries to break the clinch but Christopher is controlling the position.
Raptis tries to break the clinch but Christopher is controlling the position.

Christopher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raptis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christopher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raptis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Raptis pushes him off.
Christopher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christopher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raptis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christopher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

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

Christopher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Christopher moves in looking to clinch but Raptis pushes him off.
No joy there for Raptis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Christopher tries to keep at a distance but Raptis has taken the fight into the clinch.

Raptis manages to break the clinch.
Christopher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raptis tries to clinch but Christopher is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptis throws out a loose jab but Christopher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raptis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Christopher but Christopher pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Christopher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raptis, pushing him back against the cage.
Raptis jumps guard but Christopher stands there with Raptis around his waist. Raptis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Christopher breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Raptis misses.
Christopher fails to land with a series of punches.
Christopher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Raptis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Christopher drives through and clinches with Raptis against the cage.
A short uppercut from Christopher.
Raptis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Christopher prevents it.
Austin Christopher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Raptis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Christopher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Christopher thuds his right hand into Raptis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

It looks like Titus Raptis has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christopher gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Christopher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raptis is looking to clinch.
Christopher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raptis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christopher looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Raptis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christopher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Raptis misses.
Christopher fails to land with a series of punches.
Raptis tries to clinch up

and Christopher counters with a crisp one two that drops Raptis! Christopher thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Raptis to his feet! Raptis is in big trouble!
Raptis looks winded!
Christopher doesn't manage to clinch there - Raptis circles away.
Christopher is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Christopher shuts the power down on Raptis. Lights out, game over! Christopher is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Austin Christopher!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robin Convents (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Dark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dark has chosen Oomph! Labyrinth as his entrance music. 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 Demon Dark was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Convents
vs
Dark

200 cm
41
268 lbs
25 - 40 - 1

201 cm
20
270 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 25 - 40 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robin Convents!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Demon Dark!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Dark with that takedown attempt.

Convents closes the distance and clinches.

Convents has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Dark clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Dark has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Convents is looking for a rear naked choke here but Dark reverses the position brilliantly into Convents's guard!
Dark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dark is stalling in the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Convents looking for a sweep. Not yet Convents, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark prevents Convents from getting back to his feet.
Dark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Convents works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dark works over Convents with some ground and pound from guard.
Dark chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Convents's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dark cracks Convents with a solid left hand.

Convents is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Convents looking for a sweep. Not yet Convents, not yet.
Dark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Convents works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Convents avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Convents looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dark landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Convents not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Convents is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dark throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Convents works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Convents is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dark is in close to Convents's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Convents's head.
Dark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dark throws a big right hand that misses.
Dark stopping the sweep attempt from Convents.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convents looking for a sweep. Not yet Convents, not yet.
Dark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dark trying to control the position from guard on top but Convents is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dark with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dark is working Convents over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dark trying to control but Convents is working from the bottom.
Dark postures up and lands a big shot to Convents's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dark controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dark won't allow Convents to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dark.
Convents keeping moving, preventing Dark from controlling successfully.
Dark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Convents keeping moving, preventing Dark from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Demon Dark.
Convents pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dark keeps the fight on the outside.
Convents tries to clinch up

and Dark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dark.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dark trying to land knees to the body.

Dark manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Dark 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.

Dark tries a low kick but Convents avoids it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dark.
Convents darts in trying to clinch

and Dark counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dark.
Dark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Convents prevents it.
Convents stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Dark ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dark no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dark wants to get back to his feet but Convents is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dark is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Convents looking to pass the guard.
Dark is looking to stand up but Convents isn't so interested in that idea.
Convents is looking to work some ground and pound but Dark has wrist control.
Convents prevents Dark from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Convents is looking to work some ground and pound but Dark has wrist control.

Dark has his feet on Convents's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dark avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Convents pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Robin Convents is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dark dives in and scores a takedown into Convents's guard.
Dark preventing the sweep.
Dark is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dark has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rape Academy. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Convents looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dark is one step ahead there.
Dark lands a couple of elbows.
Convents manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dark wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Convents looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Convents trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dark wants to try and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Convents breaks from Dark's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dark wants to get back to his feet.
Convents is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dark can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dark is trying to stand.
Dark avoids a series of strikes thrown by Convents.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Convents.

It looks like Demon Dark has been cut.
Convents connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Convents landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robin Convents dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Demon Dark's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Convents looks to clinch

and Dark counters by clinching up.

That has opened up Demon Dark's cut even more.

Convents breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Convents tries to clinch there but Dark circles away.

Convents lands a big head kick that sends Dark tumbling to the mat! Convents takes a step backwards and waves Dark back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dark is rocked!

The cut above Demon Dark's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robin Convents!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lalbon Turu Rapthlaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernhard Langer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turu Rapthlaka comes to the cage accompanied by Another Round. The crowd seem to be enjoying Langer's choice of entrance music: Jeezy f. Rocko and 2 Chainz - Benihana. Bernhard Langer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lalbon Turu Rapthlaka's chin.

Turu Rapthlaka
vs
Langer

190 cm
27
275 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

192 cm
28
256 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lalbon Turu Rapthlaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bernhard Langer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langer scoring well with a low kick there.
Langer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Turu Rapthlaka walks forward, straight into a front kick from Langer.
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!
Langer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turu Rapthlaka will feel that in the morning.
Turu Rapthlaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Langer.
Langer lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Turu Rapthlaka tries to get into range but Langer steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Turu Rapthlaka! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Langer scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bernhard Langer!
Bernhard Langer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Robillard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Conrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robillard comes to the cage accompanied by Orelsan - Bada Bing. Conrad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Thousand Foot Krutch - War Of Change. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Robillard
vs
Conrad

192 cm
28
201 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominik Robillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Conrad!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robillard avoids the head kick by Conrad.
Conrad misses with a straight left.
Conrad throws a solid leg kick but Robillard takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conrad.
Conrad throws a low kick but Robillard moves out of range easily.
Robillard tries a head kick but it misses.
Robillard throws a lazy head kick

and Conrad counters by moving into the clinch.
Conrad avoiding damage as Robillard throws knees to the body.
Conrad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robillard blocks it with crossed arms.

Robillard breaks from the clinch.
Conrad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Conrad lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A head kick by Robillard misses
and Conrad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Robillard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Conrad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conrad tries to land knees in the clinch but Robillard avoids the damage to the body.
Robillard lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Conrad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conrad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Robillard blocks it with crossed arms.
Robillard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conrad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Robillard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad managing to block the knees to the body from Robillard.
Robillard is trying to break free.
Robillard is trying to break the clinch but Conrad is controlling him.
Conrad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conrad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Dominik Robillard has been cut.
Conrad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Conrad tries a knee to the head but Robillard blocks it.
Robillard avoiding damage as Conrad throws knees to the body.
Conrad misses with a knee strike.
Conrad keeps control of Robillard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Robillard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robillard tries to land a knee to the head but Conrad blocks with his arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Conrad tries to pull guard but Robillard won't allow it.
Robillard avoiding damage as Conrad throws knees to the body.
Conrad takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Conrad pulls guard.

Robillard stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Conrad looks to land a body kick but Robillard moved away.
Conrad motions for Robillard to come forward. Conrad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robillard throws a head kick that misses.
Conrad scores with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conrad goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Conrad connects with an inside leg kick.
Conrad takes a kick to the side of the head.
Robillard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Robillard ducks under a wild hook from Conrad.
Robillard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Conrad avoids the head kick by Robillard.
Dominik Robillard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conrad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Robillard throws a head kick that misses.
Robillard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conrad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Conrad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robillard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Robillard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Conrad wants to clinch up but Robillard keeps it at a distance.

Conrad lands a big head kick that sends Robillard tumbling to the mat! Conrad takes a step backwards and waves Robillard back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Robillard is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conrad goes for a small jab and connects. Now Conrad goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Robillard stumbles back but Conrad runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Robillard to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Robillard will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ethan Conrad!
Ethan Conrad managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Valhalla Fight Wear, into his post fight interview.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny LaRusso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaRusso comes to the cage accompanied by You're The Best!. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

LaRusso
vs
Fisher

182 cm
34
182 lbs
24 - 17 - 0

180 cm
39
177 lbs
27 - 29 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny LaRusso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Fisher!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fisher pivots, looking for a leg kick but LaRusso is out of range and Fisher settles back down.
LaRusso throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fisher connects with a solid leg kick.
Fisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fisher throws a lazy head kick
and LaRusso counters with a good low kick that Fisher was not able to check.
Fisher misses with a two punch combination.
Fisher throws a head kick that LaRusso semi-blocks.
LaRusso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Fisher.
Fisher throws a head kick that misses
and LaRusso counters with a straight right hand.
Fisher scores with a leg kick.
Fisher connects with a high kick.

LaRusso is rocked!
Fisher throws a head kick that misses.
Oh LaRusso is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fisher avoids the head kick by LaRusso.
Fisher cracks LaRusso's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! LaRusso slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Fisher can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Fisher!
A victorious John Fisher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hamood Hallak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane comes into the arena with Sans Pression - Numero 1 blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Laane
vs
Hallak

193 cm
30
218 lbs
12 - 24 - 0

184 cm
29
223 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class 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 12 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hamood Hallak!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Hallak does no damage.

Laane closes the distance and clinches.
Hallak is trying to break the clinch but Laane has him pressed against the cage.
Hallak wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Laane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Laane.
Laane lands an elbow that stopped Hallak in his tracks for a moment.

Laane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hallak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laane looks to land a combination but Hallak avoids it well.
A clash of legs there as Laane blocks the low kick.
Hallak misses with a looping left.
Laane keeps Hallak at a distance using the push kick.
Laane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Laane throws a lazy head kick

and Hallak counters with a series of strikes that sends Laane to the canvas! Hallak follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Laane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hallak is one step ahead there.
Hallak throws a big right hand that misses.
Hallak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hallak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Laane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hallak throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Laane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Laane can't keep his opponent in guard - Hallak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Laane trying to control but Hallak postures up.
Laane is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hallak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hallak seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hallak working Laane over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane wants to get back to full guard.

Laane kicks Hallak off and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hallak scores with a nice head shot.

Laane is rocked!
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hallak circles away quickly and effectively.
Andrus Laane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laane connects with a leg kick. Hallak looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hallak tries to bum rush Laane with a series of wild strikes but Laane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laane avoids the body shot from Hallak.

Hallak clinches up with Laane and pushes him back against the cage.
Laane is struggling to control the position.
Laane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hallak's efforts to push away.

Hallak escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laane scores with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane tries to clinch but Hallak moves out of range.
Laane moves in looking to clinch but Hallak pushes him off.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Hallak! Laane is backing up but he can't get away as Hallak lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Laane and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hamood Hallak!
Hamood Hallak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Captain Boromir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Idi Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boromir comes to the cage accompanied by Pippin's Song. Amin has chosen Dangerous by Michael Jackson as his entrance music. Idi Amin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Boromir
vs
Amin

200 cm
24
290 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

220 cm
30
300 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Captain Boromir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Idi Amin!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boromir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amin moves away.
A swing and a miss from Boromir.
Boromir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boromir on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amin takes one to the chin there.
Amin throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Amin misses the target.

Boromir has Amin up against the cage in a clinch.
Boromir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amin looking to throw knees to the head but Boromir is blocking nicely.
Boromir is trying to pull guard but Amin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boromir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amin walks away with a smile on his face. Boromir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Boromir closes the distance and clinches.
Boromir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amin's elbow.
Amin tries to circle away but Boromir has him pinned against the cage.
Amin looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Amin can't find room to land a body shot as Boromir controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amin tries to throw a body punch but Boromir avoids it by throwing Amin back against the cage.

Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Boromir's head.
Boromir tries to clinch there but Amin circles away.
Amin cracks Boromir with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Amin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boromir wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boromir tries to clinch up but Amin circles away and keeps his distance.
Boromir is looking to clinch but Amin is avoiding it.

Amin pushes Boromir up against the cage in a clinch.
Amin misses with an elbow over the top.
Boromir keeps control of Amin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Amin looking to slow down the pace here.
Amin tries to break free but Boromir pushes him back against the cage.
Boromir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Amin smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Boromir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Amin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Boromir's head coaches at Skylab Vegas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir doesn't manage to clinch there - Amin circles away.
Amin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Amin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boromir.
A telegraphed right hand from Boromir misses the target.
Boromir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boromir uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amin.
Boromir misses the shot to the body.
Boromir misses the jab.
Boromir looks to clinch
and Amin counters with a series of strikes. Boromir will be more careful next time no doubt.
Amin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boromir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boromir wants to clinch up but Amin keeps it at a distance.
Boromir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amin moves away.
Boromir tries to clinch up but Amin circles away and keeps his distance.
Amin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boromir's head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boromir.
Amin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Boromir lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amin prevents a body shot from Boromir.
Amin throws a head punch that misses.
Amin tries to break free but Boromir pushes him back against the cage.
Amin is trying to break the clinch but Boromir is controlling him.

Amin breaks from the clinch.
Amin scores with a decent looking hook.
Boromir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Amin forces Boromir back against the cage and clinches.
Amin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boromir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boromir jumps guard but Amin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boromir fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Amin manages to break the clinch.

Boromir moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Boromir fails to land.
Amin has had enough of the clinch but Boromir keeps him there for the moment.

Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Amin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Amin does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin keeps the fight on the outside.
Boromir jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boromir tries to clinch up.
Amin looks to land a combination but Boromir avoids it well.
Boromir misses with an uppercut. Amin saw that one coming.

Amin has Boromir up against the cage in a clinch.
Amin tries to circle away but Boromir has him pinned against the cage.
Amin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.

Amin breaks from the clinch.
Boromir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Amin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Amin. That snapped Boromir's head back.
Amin throws a right hand that Boromir ducks under and follows up with a left that Boromir also avoids with ease.
Boromir is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Boromir closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Amin breaks from the clinch.

Amin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boromir, pushing him back against the cage.
Boromir jumps guard but Amin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Idi Amin 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.

Amin throws a body punch but Boromir moves out of range.
Amin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boromir.
Amin keeps the fight on the outside.
Boromir closes the distance but Amin moves to the side
and Amin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Boromir is lucky that one didn't land flush.

It looks like Captain Boromir has been cut.
Boromir tries to close the distance and clinch up but Amin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Amin tries a low kick but Boromir avoids it.
Amin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amin lands with a right hand.
Amin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boromir moves in looking to clinch but Amin pushes him off.
Idi Amin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boromir lands a really nice looking cross but Amin seems unphased.
Amin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amin tries to bum rush Boromir with a series of wild strikes but Boromir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Amin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Amin misses.
Boromir doesn't manage to clinch there - Amin circles away.
Amin keeps the fight on the outside.
Boromir avoids the body shot from Amin.
Amin throws a series of punches but Boromir avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boromir throws a body shot but no joy.
Amin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amin looks to score with a jab to the body but Boromir is just out of range.
Captain Boromir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boromir lands with an overhand left.
Amin moves out of range as Boromir strikes.
Boromir darts in trying to clinch
and Amin counters with a nice uppercut.
Boromir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boromir is looking to clinch but Amin is avoiding it.
Boromir lands a jab to Amin's midsection.

Boromir gets tackled into the cage by Amin. Amin maintains the clinch.
Amin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boromir up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Amin as the two fighters clinch.
Amin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!

Boromir pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Boromir wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boromir is working hard here to advance position.
Boromir has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Amin stands up from Boromir's guard - Amin perhaps looking for a knockout.

Boromir clinches with his opponent.

Amin breaks from the clinch.
Amin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Amin scores with a head kick.
Boromir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Amin moves away.

Boromir has Amin up against the cage in a clinch.
Boromir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amin trying to stall but Boromir improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Amin is trying to break the clinch but Boromir has him pressed against the cage.
Boromir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boromir swings wildly with an uppercut but Amin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Boromir pulls Amin into guard.
Boromir wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Boromir is trying to keep Amin in close.
Amin tries to stand but Boromir is controlling from the bottom.
Amin is fighting to break Boromir's control of his arms but Boromir is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

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

Boromir has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amin trying to land knees to the body.
Boromir is trying to pull guard but Amin has him pressed against the cage.

Boromir pulls Amin into guard.
Amin wanted to stand there but Boromir had control of the position.
Boromir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boromir wants to sweep here but Amin controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Boromir might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boromir working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Amin wants to stand but Boromir is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Idi Amin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Captain Boromir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Amin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boromir has Amin pressed against the cage, preventing Amin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Idi Amin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Amin prevents a body shot from Boromir.
A short right from Boromir on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boromir.
Boromir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Amin walks away with a smile on his face. Boromir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Boromir tries to clinch but Amin is having none of it.
Boromir misses with a looping left.
Amin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boromir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amin swats away the attempt to clinch by Boromir.
Amin throws an overhand right that lands on Boromir's shoulder, as Boromir tries to avoid the shot.
Amin misses with a head kick.
Boromir moves away from the strike by Amin.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Amin misses with a head kick.
Boromir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Amins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boromir loads up on a big right hand but Amin slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Amin.
Boromir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boromir dodges the punch combination from Amin.
Boromir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Amin drives through and clinches with Boromir against the cage.
Boromir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Boromir.
A short uppercut from Boromir.

Amin breaks the clinch.
Amin throws a looping overhand right but Boromir ducks down to avoid it.
Boromir throws a jab when Amin was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boromir ducks under a wild hook from Amin.

Amin tries to keep at a distance but Boromir has taken the fight into the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amin wants to stand but Boromir has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boromir seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Amin is looking to stand up but Boromir won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boromir is adopting a defensive guard.
Amin is looking to stand up but Boromir won't let him.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Amin misses with a body kick.
Amin throws a hook but Boromir avoids it easily.
Boromir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boromir moves out of range of the body kick.
Amin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boromir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Boromir tries to clinch
and Amin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boromir misses with a looping right.
Amin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boromir blocks a head kick by Amin.
Boromir fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Boromir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amin misses with a few strikes there.
Boromir moves in looking to clinch but Amin pushes him off.
Captain Boromir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Boromir fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amin, pushing him back against the cage.
Boromir tries to work over Amin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amin wants to get back to striking at distance but Boromir won't allow it.
Boromir lands a hook that snaps the head of Amin backwards.

Boromir successfully pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Amin trying to control but Boromir is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boromir bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amin's guard.
Boromir trying to control but Amin is working from the bottom.
Boromir wants to pass the guard but Amin is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Amin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boromir trying to control but Amin is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boromir wants to pass the guard but Amin is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boromir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

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 Captain Boromir.
I think Amin 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Idi Amin!
Idi Amin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Nile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nile comes to the cage accompanied by Walk Like An Egyptian. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Nile
vs
Star

205 cm
33
279 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

195 cm
26
318 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Nile!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Star!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star avoids the head kick by Nile.
Star's corner calls for a 1-2. Star obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

It looks like King Nile has been cut.
Nile throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Star throws a body punch but Nile moves out of range.

Star lands a left and a right that sends Nile crashing to the canvas! Star dives into mount looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Star controlling his opponent.
Nile is wriggling around trying to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Nile's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star content just to control the position here.
Nile is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nile is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nile is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Star is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nile has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Star's lack of action.
It looks like Star is going to stand back up.

Patrick Star has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Star lands a jab to the head.
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!
Star blocks a head kick by Nile.
Nile checks a low kick from Star.
Nile with a hook.

It looks like Patrick Star has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star blocks a head kick by Nile.
Star missing with a left hand there. Nile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nile throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nile misses with a low kick.
Star just misses with a punch to the body.
Patrick Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Nile misses its intended target.
Nile avoids the body shot from Star.
No joy there for Star, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Star does no damage.
Nile throws a nice inside leg kick.

A big head kick from Star and Nile is sent sprawling to the canvas!
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!

Star decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Nile, up you get!

Nile gets a takedown into half guard.
Nile looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nile wants to control but Star is keeping him busy.
Star wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Well, if Nile is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

King Nile has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nile fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Star dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Star misses with a wild body shot.
Star scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

King Nile's cut is getting worse.
Nile misses with a hook. Star ducked under it nicely.
Nile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nile throws a solid leg kick but Star takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nile.
Nile throws a sloppy head kick and Star moves out of range easily.
Patrick Star seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nile swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Nile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nile avoids a punch combination nicely.
Star tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Star avoids the head kick by Nile.
Star falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Star ducks right into an uppercut from Nile.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nile manages to avoid it.
Nile throws a sloppy head kick and Star moves out of range easily.
Nile dodges the punch combination from Star.
Nile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Star slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Star swinging wildly here.
Nile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nile tries to bum rush Star with a series of wild strikes but Star uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nile throws a sloppy head kick and Star moves out of range easily.
Star tries a head kick but it misses.
Nile darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nile avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nile thuds his shin into the meat of Star's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nile throws a body punch but Star moves out of range.
Nile throws a body punch but Star moves out of range.
Star looks to score with a jab to the body but Nile is just out of range.
Nile lands a glancing blow to the side of Star's head.
Nile misses with a head kick.
Star looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Star's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nile connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Star scrambles back to his feet.

That has opened up Patrick Star's cut even more.
Nile is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Star connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nile momentarily.
Star scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Star lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Nile.
Nile throws a right hand that misses
and Star counters with a straight right hand.
Nile scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Nile.
Star walks into a straight right hand from Nile.
Star throws out a loose jab but Nile uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Star misses its intended target.
Star throws a body punch but Nile moves out of range.
Star takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nile misses with a hook to the body
and Star counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nile scores with a kick to the midsection.
Star looks to throw the jab but Nile is out of range.
Star checks a low kick from Nile.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Star crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nile - the referee stops the clock and Star gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nile. Star manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Star throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nile on the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Nile misses
and Star comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Nile stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Star is on him like rabid pit bull! Nile slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Star!
Patrick Star is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Patrick Star thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated King Nile had this to say: 'King Nile angry.'.