HFC Challengers 66 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robo Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ghost - Monstrance Clock. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Halen
vs
Pope

225 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
32
344 lbs
7 - 35 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Terry Halen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 35 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robo Pope!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pope tries to clinch but Halen is having none of it.
Pope looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pope is looking to clinch but Halen is avoiding it.
As Pope tries to get set, Halen tries to push him back and clinch up but Pope manages to avoid the attempt.
Pope tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halen circles away from the clinch attempt

and Halen counters with a shoot takedown. Pope fights it but they end up in guard.
Halen looking to pass the guard.
Halen pushes down on Pope's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Halen trying to mount his opponent but Pope defends it.
Halen slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halen wants to pass to mount but Pope is defending the position.
Halen trying to control the pace.
Halen is looking to advance position but Pope won't allow it.
Halen controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Halen tries for a takedown but Pope sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pope leaves Halen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Halen goes for a double leg but Pope avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Pope continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terry Halen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pope displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halen.
Pope tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Halen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pope is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pope can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Halen controls the pace.
Halen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Halen wants to pass the guard but Pope is defending well.
Halen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Halen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Pope!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halen controlling from the full mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Halen'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.
Halen'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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pope stuffs the takedown attempt from Halen. Halen gets slowly back to his feet.

Halen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pope's guard.
Halen tries to free his leg and advance position but Pope is retaining full guard.
Halen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halen looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Terry Halen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pope is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Halen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pope swivels and escapes.
Pope is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Halen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pope napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Halen slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pope can do to turn this around?
Halen works to advance to full mount. Pope defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Halen content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Further stalling from Halen.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Halen is stinking the place up with his stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Halen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Halen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pope's half guard.
Halen wants to pass the guard but Pope is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pope can do anything to dispel that myth.
Still in half guard, Halen seems content to control.
Halen tries to pass to full mount but Pope defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Halen.
Pope takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halen moves into full mount! Pope won't be happy about that!
Halen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Robo Pope has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Terry Halen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry Halen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Halen, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terry Halen!
The defeated Robo Pope had this to say: 'I hope to be the first MMA fighter to die in the ring. Help make my dream come true.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood comes to the cage accompanied by Stone Sour - Last Of The Real. Jenkins has chosen Rock On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hardwood
vs
Jenkins

175 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

184 cm
25
135 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Hardwood misses the target.
A left lands for Hardwood.
Hardwood scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins scores with a jab. Hardwood acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardwood blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Hardwood misses with a body shot
and Jenkins counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Hardwood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hardwood misses with a double jab.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardwood scores with a hook.
Jenkins chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hardwood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardwood connects with a jab.
Jenkins buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jenkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardwood with a jab.
Jenkins 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.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick.
Hardwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins staying out of range there.
Jenkins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins thumps Hardwood with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Hardwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Hardwood throwing a counter right hand but Jenkins manages to avoid it.
Jenkins throws a leg kick but Hardwood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardwood.
A cross from Jenkins lands.
Hardwood thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Jenkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardwood throws out the jab.
Jenkins only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jenkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hardwood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardwood takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hardwood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenkins throws a hook but Hardwood blocks it.
Jenkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jenkins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A swing and a miss from Hardwood.
Jenkins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
No joy there for Hardwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Hardwood does no damage.
Hardwood checks the leg kick.
It looked like Hardwood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardwood's calf.
Nice cross by Hardwood.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Jenkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Jenkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hardwood.
Hardwood works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardwood. Jenkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardwood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jenkins's hands.
Jenkins pushes Hardwood away with a front kick.
Hardwood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hardwood misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins throws a solid leg kick but Hardwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jenkins.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Hardwood.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Hardwood.
Jenkins throws a big counter head kick but Hardwood avoids it with no problem.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardwood misses with a wild body shot.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardwood's head backwards.
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!
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood looks to land a combination. Jenkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jenkins.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jenkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hardwood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hardwood thuds a left hand into Jenkins's body.
Hardwood checks a low kick from Jenkins.
Hardwood scores with a nice strike.
Jenkins slips under a jab from Hardwood.
And Jenkins responds with a good body kick, but Hardwood manages to step out the way in time.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
A good leg kick by Hardwood.
Hardwood throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jenkins counters with an inside leg kick.
Hardwood misses the shot to the body.
Jenkins is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Hardwood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hardwood connects with a jab.
Jenkins blocks a jab.
Hardwood scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Hardwood dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hardwood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jenkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jenkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jenkins ducks under a wild hook from Hardwood.
Hardwood misses the jab.
Hardwood is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hardwood cracks Jenkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hardwood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jenkins.
Hardwood with a hook.
Jenkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardwood.
Jenkins looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hardwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood throws a lazy right hand but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Hardwood swings widly with a right hand
and Jenkins counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hardwood lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jenkins has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jenkins and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hardwood misses with a straight right.
Hardwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jenkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hardwood has got the better of the exchanges.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lance Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwood takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lance Hardwood is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Jenkins blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood sizes up Jenkins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Lance Hardwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A good leg kick by Jenkins.
Hardwood cracks Jenkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jenkins throws a head kick that Hardwood semi-blocks.
Jenkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Hardwood blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick from Hardwood.
Jenkins blocks a low kick nicely.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Hardwood.
Hardwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Nice shot lands for Hardwood.
Hardwood lands a nice shot to the body.
Hardwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Hardwood connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood connects with a right hand. Jenkins shakes it off.
Hardwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hardwood throws a jab when Jenkins was well out of range.
Jenkins throws a low kick but Hardwood avoids it.
Hardwood scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
A jab from Hardwood misses.
Hardwood misses with an uppercut. Jenkins saw that one coming.
Jenkins cracks the inside of Hardwood's front leg.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hardwoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hardwood staying out of range there.
Jenkins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Hardwood lands a body shot.
Jenkins needs to keep his hands up - Hardwood had a free shot at his head there.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hardwood.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jenkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardwood was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hardwood throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardwood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hardwood throws a shot from downtown. Jenkins moves away and avoids it.
Hardwood avoids the head kick by Jenkins.
Hardwood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenkins's sensitive parts.
Jenkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardwood lands a jab.
Jenkins throws the kick towards the body but Hardwood avoids it.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Jenkins throws a big counter head kick but Hardwood avoids it with no problem.
Hardwood cracks the inside of Jenkins's front leg.
Jenkins tried to score with a low kick but Hardwood checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hardwood scores with a hook to the body. Jenkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardwood lands a nice shot that snaps Jenkins's head back.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hardwood.
A slow jab from Jenkins misses its intended target.
Hardwood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hardwood tried to counter with a leg kick but Jenkins avoided it.
Hardwood just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins throws a solid leg kick but Hardwood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jenkins.
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Hardwood jumps back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardwood.
Jenkins throws a front kick aimed at Hardwood's knee but Hardwood avoids it well.
Jenkins takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jenkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Hardwood dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardwood stalks Jenkins and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jenkins's face. Jenkins staggers backwards, shaken.
Good work by Hardwood as he checks the leg kick.
Hardwood misses the jab.
Hardwood connects with a leg kick. Jenkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins thumps Hardwood with a low kick.
Hardwood scores with a hook to the body. Jenkins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hardwood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood moves out of range of the body kick.
Jenkins moves away from the strike by Hardwood.
Jenkins shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hardwood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins.
Jenkins only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hardwood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardwood throws a right hand that Jenkins ducks under and follows up with a left that Jenkins also avoids with ease.
Jenkins throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardwood's head.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hardwood misses its target.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardwood as he connects with a hook.
Hardwood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a big shot that misses.
Hardwood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardwood.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but Hardwood moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Hardwood is looking to counter punch.
Hardwood looks to land a combination. Jenkins sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
An inside leg kick lands from Hardwood.
Hardwood swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jenkins throws a sloppy head kick and Hardwood moves out of range easily.
Hardwood misses with a two punch combination.
A jab lands there for Hardwood.
Jenkins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardwood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jenkins.
Hardwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Decent striking displayed by Hardwood there.
Jenkins bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardwood's head backwards.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hardwood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenkins.
Hardwood tries to land a leg kick but Jenkins saw it coming and moves away.
Jenkins shapes to counter with a head kick.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood misses with a hook.
Jenkins throws out a leg kick but Hardwood moves out of range and Jenkins only half commits.
Jenkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardwood is looking for a counter combo.
Jenkins throws a low kick but Hardwood avoids it.
Hardwood scoring well with a low kick there.
Hardwood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hardwood duly obliges.
Hardwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Hardwood motions for Jenkins to come forward. Hardwood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hardwood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jenkins needs to keep his hands up - Hardwood had a free shot at his head there.
Hardwood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins throws the kick towards the body but Hardwood avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Hardwood. Those never looked like landing.
Hardwood lands with an uppercut that bounces Jenkins off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood throws a series of strikes that have Jenkins backpedaling.
Jenkins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hardwood loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins slips the punch.
Hardwood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardwood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hardwood blocks a head kick by Jenkins.
Jenkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hardwood throws a series of punches but Jenkins avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from Jenkins.
Hardwood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Hardwood looks to score with a jab to the body but Jenkins is just out of range.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardwood.
Hardwood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a shot to the body.
Hardwood misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jenkins! But no joy.
Hardwood tries to move into range but Jenkins moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jenkins misses with a low kick as Hardwood jumps back.
Jenkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardwood misses the target.
Jenkins misses with a low kick.
Jenkins dodges the punch combination from Hardwood.
Jenkins is looking to score with low kicks.
Jenkins throws a head kick but Hardwood moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardwood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hardwood misses with a looping left.
Leeroy Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Hardwood jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Hardwood!
Lance Hardwood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Leeroy Jenkins had this to say: 'Juast luck mate...'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Warwick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dayton McAdams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McAdams has chosen OVERWERK - Alive as his entrance music. Chad Warwick has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Warwick
vs
McAdams

185 cm
26
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

198 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Warwick!
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, Dayton McAdams!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warwick tries to sprawl but McAdams drives through with a takedown into half guard.

McAdams is working for a submission of some sort.

McAdams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McAdams is thwarting Warwick's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

McAdams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warwick doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McAdams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAdams not doing much here.

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

Warwick looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

McAdams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Warwick sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McAdams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

McAdams is looking for a kimura here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dayton McAdams!
Dayton McAdams looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'That win is the fruit of my training, it doesn't look like it but I enjoy it a lot!'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Zurita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hilo Amsterdam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Samuel Zurita has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Zurita
vs
Amsterdam

175 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Zurita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hilo Amsterdam!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zurita fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Amsterdam, pushing him back against the cage.

Zurita has Amsterdam pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Zurita pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Amsterdam tumbling to the mat - Zurita dives into Amsterdam's guard.
Amsterdam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zurita is one step ahead there.
Amsterdam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Amsterdam working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zurita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Amsterdam is tightening it up a little... Zurita has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Zurita reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Zurita taps out! Nice BJJ there by Amsterdam!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Hilo Amsterdam!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sub Way (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrious Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sub Way looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Way
vs
Barnes

185 cm
27
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

191 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Way!
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, Demetrious Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Way dodges the punch combination from Barnes.
Nice sprawl there from Barnes as Way shoots in.
Barnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Way gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barnes drops down looking for an ankle pick but Way pulls his leg out and moves away.
Barnes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Barnes feints a jab promting Way to slip. Barnes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Way slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Way fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Way dives in and grabs Barnes's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barnes pushes down on Way's head and hops out.
Barnes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Way. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Barnes darts in and clinches Way up against the cage.
Way is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Barnes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Way is breathing heavily.
A short right from Way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Barnes jumps guard and drags Way to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Way definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes tries to strike from the bottom.
Way postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Way is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Barnes wriggles free and stands up.

Barnes clinches up with Way and pushes him back against the cage.
Barnes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Way gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Barnes tries to pull guard but Way forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Way tightens his grip and picks Barnes up, before dumping him to the ground. Barnes manages to land in guard.

Barnes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Way postures up and lands a big shot to Barnes's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Way working some strikes from top position.
Way scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Barnes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Way is aware though and is defending well.
Way connects with a couple of short punches.
Way with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Way distracts Barnes with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Way's guard.

Way is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Way is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Way had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.
Barnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Way is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Barnes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Way, up you get!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Way is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes misses with a double jab.

Way clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Way fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Barnes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Way is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Way is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Barnes can't fight it off and eventually Way manages to take the fight to the floor. Barnes looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Barnes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnes can't break the clinch.
Barnes lands a nice uppercut.

Barnes has picked Way up - he's going for a ride! Barnes dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Way has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barnes is on him like a limpet, forcing Way back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barnes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Way has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Barnes is on him like a limpet, forcing Way back against the cage.
Barnes tries to break the clinch but Way is controlling the position.
Barnes landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Way is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barnes is defending well.
Barnes stalling in the clinch.
Barnes jumps guard but Way turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Way is looking for a takedown.
Way is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Way. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barnes throws an elbow but misses.

Barnes jumps guard and drags Way to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Way with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Way cracks Barnes with a solid left hand.

Barnes looking for a guillotine here but Way defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Way is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes trying to strike off his back.
Barnes wants to stand up but Way is controlling him.
Way postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Way lands a couple of elbows.
Way chips away with some ground and pound.

Barnes is rocked!
Way chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes is still in real trouble! Can Way finish him?
Barnes throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Way postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Barnes covers up, he's hurt! Way keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Way and the ref steps in to end the fight! Way can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sub Way!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morrison Erikksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivers comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Suffa by Hed Pe kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Morrison Erikksen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Erikksen
vs
Rivers

190 cm
30
300 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

191 cm
27
255 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Morrison Erikksen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zeke Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikksen moves out of range as Rivers strikes.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Rivers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rivers shoots for a double leg takedown but Erikksen sprawls well. He's pushed Rivers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Erikksen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivers swivels and escapes.
Erikksen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rivers circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Erikksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rivers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Erikksen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Erikksen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Erikksen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rivers's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rivers pulls Erikksen in close to prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) inform us that Rivers has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers is trying to control the position but Erikksen postures up.
Rivers has a closed guard, preventing Erikksen from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Rivers has his feet on Erikksen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Erikksen fails to land the takedown.
Rivers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rivers leaves Erikksen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morrison Erikksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rivers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erikksen throws a big counter combination but Rivers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Erikksen shoots in but Rivers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rivers throws a low kick but Erikksen avoids it.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Erikksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erikksen dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Rivers misses with a double jab.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Erikksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erikksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erikksen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rivers pinned against the cage. Rivers gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rivers moves into the clinch.

Rivers drags the fight down to the ground.
Rivers wants to get back to his feet but Erikksen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Erikksen wants to stand but Rivers is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Erikksen'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.
Rivers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikksen wants to stand but Rivers is controlling his posture from full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Erikksen has a takedown stuffed.
Erikksen looks for a takedown but Rivers sprawls well.
A little jabbing left from Rivers on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Erikksen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rivers leaves Erikksen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zeke Rivers 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.

Rivers has closed the distance and engaged Erikksen in a clinch.
Rivers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivers wants to get back to striking at distance but Erikksen won't allow it.

Erikksen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rivers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Erikksen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rivers leaves Erikksen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Erikksen shoots in and drives through. Rivers sprawls well.
Rivers stalks Erikksen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Erikksen's face. Erikksen staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Morrison Erikksen has been cut.
Rivers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rivers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Erikksen. Erikksen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rivers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rivers throws a sloppy head kick and Erikksen moves out of range easily.
Rivers keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rivers feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Morrison Erikksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rivers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erikksen, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Erikksen breaks the clinch.
Erikksen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rivers swivels and escapes.
Erikksen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rivers's waist but Rivers gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Erikksen off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Erikksen.
Erikksen avoids the head kick by Rivers.
Erikksen with a poor takedown
and Rivers counters with a three punch combo that has Erikksen backing up. Erikksen nods at Rivers to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Erikksen tries to keep at a distance but Rivers has taken the fight into the clinch.

Erikksen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivers slaps away a takedown attempt from Erikksen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erikksen moves out of range of the body kick.
Erikksen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rivers defends well and Erikksen ends up having to push Rivers into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rivers fails with a takedown attempt.
Erikksen is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erikksen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rivers sprawls well. Rivers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Erikksen gets slowly back to his feet.
Erikksen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erikksen darts in looking for a takedown but Rivers gets double underhooks and turns Erikksen into the cage.
Erikksen fails with the takedown.
Erikksen with a poor takedown
letting Rivers counter with a right hand.
Erikksen dodges the punch combination from Rivers.
Erikksen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rivers counters with a one-two to the body.
Rivers stuffs the takedown attempt from Erikksen. Erikksen gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Erikksen covering up! Rivers comes in with a big uppercut and Erikksen goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zeke Rivers!
Zeke Rivers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dauntless, into his post fight interview.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Ignacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignacio's entrance music is TWERK IT LIKE MILEY. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ignacio
vs
Silva

178 cm
26
277 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

193 cm
21
283 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Ignacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Ignacio looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Ignacio scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Ignacio closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva is trying to push Ignacio away but Ignacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva keeps control of Ignacio as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Ignacio breaks the clinch.
Ignacio moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Ignacio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ignacio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
Ignacio wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Ryan Ignacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Ignacio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ignacio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Ignacio.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Ignacio bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ignacio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ignacio tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ignacio tries to clinch up.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ignacio throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ignacio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ignacio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Ignacio. Those never looked like landing.
Ignacio shoots in but no luck this time.
A countering left hand to the body from Silva misses.
Ignacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Ignacio looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Ignacio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ignacio misses with a series of wild punches.
Ignacio misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Ignacio is breathing heavily.
Ignacio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ignacio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ignacio is looking to clinch.
Silva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ignacio doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ignacio misses with a hook to the body
and Ignacio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignacio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignacio throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws out a counter right but Ignacio avoids it with no problem.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ignacio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ignacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ignacio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Ignacio 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.

Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ignacio throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Ignacio misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Ignacio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ignacio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ignacio throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignacio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ignacio throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Ignacio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Ignacio throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Ignacio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Ignacio.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignacio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Ignacio persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Ignacio misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ignacio thinking.
Ignacio is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Ignacio misses with a hook to the body

and Silva counters with a nice right hand that sends Ignacio toppling to the canvas! Ignacio scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Silva finish him?!

Ignacio is rocked!

It looks like Ryan Ignacio has been cut.
Ignacio moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva rattles Ignacio with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Ignacio tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Silva dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Ignacio stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leandro Silva!
Ryan Ignacio spoke after the fight, saying 'HES GOT LUCKY TONIGHT'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wooten comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Judas Priest- You've got another thing coming kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Draven
vs
Wooten

183 cm
26
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
31
175 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Wooten!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Draven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Kevin Wooten has been cut.
Draven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wooten.
Some bone on bone action there as Draven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Draven is looking for a counter combo.
Draven avoids a punch combination nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Wooten.
Wooten misses with a low kick.
Draven swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooten falls off balance throwing a combination
and Draven counters with a low kick, right behind Wooten 's knee.
Wooten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Draven counters with a thumping low kick.
Draven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wooten on the side of the head.
Wooten throws a left and a right that both miss
and Draven counters with a low kick, right behind Wooten 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven cracks Wooten with a hook to the temple - Wooten is on wobbly legs here! Draven swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Wooten falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Draven wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eric Draven!
A relieved looking Eric Draven thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Kevin Wooten spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll be back stronger. I didn't really have a good camp, I'll be back, I promise.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Skidopolopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. El Camino kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!

Skidopolopolous
vs
Velasquez

213 cm
19
256 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
27
240 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

GREEN!160

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bob Skidopolopolous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fabricio Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez lands a glancing blow to the side of Skidopolopolous's head.

It looks like Bob Skidopolopolous has been cut.
Velasquez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Velasquez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Skidopolopolous in his tracks.

Velasquez takes the fight into the clinch.
Skidopolopolous pushes Velasquez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Velasquez pulls guard.

Velasquez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
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!
Velasquez controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Velasquez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Skidopolopolous doesn't defend quickly enough and Velasquez has managed to lock this one up! Can Skidopolopolous escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Velasquez on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Fabricio Velasquez!
Our winner, Fabricio Velasquez, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiggle Jiggle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiggle comes to the cage accompanied by Story of My Life - One Direction. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jiggle
vs
Szczerbiec

181 cm
26
195 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

188 cm
36
185 lbs
22 - 26 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiggle Jiggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiggle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jiggle lands with an uppercut that bounces Szczerbiec off the cage and back into range.
Danga de danga de dang - Jiggle scores with a four punch combination!
Jiggle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jiggle misses with a double jab.
Szczerbiec keeps Jiggle at a distance using the push kick.
Szczerbiec steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiggle.
A little jabbing left from Szczerbiec on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jiggle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczerbiec throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiggle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiggle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Szczerbiec throws a big counter head kick but Jiggle avoids it with no problem.
Szczerbiec throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sloppy strikes from Jiggle. Those never looked like landing.
Jiggle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Szczerbiec. That snapped Jiggle's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jiggle.
Jiggle misses with a head kick.
Jiggle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jiggle throws a lazy uppercut
and Szczerbiec counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiggle takes one on the button.
Jiggle looks to land a combination. Szczerbiec sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jiggle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Szczerbiec, as that shot connected.
Szczerbiec throws a hook but Jiggle avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Jiggle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jiggle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jiggle misses with a hook.
Jiggle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jiggle scores with a sloppy right hand. Szczerbiec should have avoided that one.
Szczerbiec throws a shot from downtown. Jiggle moves away and avoids it.
Jiggle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiggle blocks a head kick by Szczerbiec.
Jiggle misses with a right hand
and Szczerbiec counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from Szczerbiec misses its intended target.
Jiggle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Szczerbiec lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec misses with a takedown attempt - Jiggle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Szczerbiec lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Szczerbiec 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Szczerbiec avoids the head kick by Jiggle.
It looks like Jiggle has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Jiggle tries a head kick but it misses.
Szczerbiec is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jiggle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jiggle missing with a left hand there. Szczerbiec was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jiggle misses with a few strikes there.
Jiggle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jiggle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jiggle is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Szczerbiec throws a leg kick
and Jiggle counters with a big head kick but Szczerbiec shrugs it off.
Jiggle looks to throw the jab but Szczerbiec is out of range.
Szczerbiec has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Szczerbiec is looking to chop away at Jiggle's legs.
Jiggle connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiggle looks to land a right hand but Szczerbiec moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jiggle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Szczerbiec throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiggle.
Jiggle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jiggle misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Jiggle.
Szczerbiec throws the left hand but Jiggle avoids the punch easily.
Szczerbiec uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Szczerbiec scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jiggle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jiggle misses with a two punch combination.
Jiggle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szczerbiec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jiggle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jiggle misses with a straight left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Szczerbiec. Jiggle shrugs it off though.
Jiggle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Szczerbiec misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jiggle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a wild combination.
Szczerbiec has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jiggle finds it's way round the side to connect with Szczerbiec's head.
Szczerbiec cracks the inside of Jiggle's front leg.
Jiggle misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Szczerbiec.
Jiggle throws a head kick but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Jiggle takes a kick to the side of the head.

Jiggle is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Jiggle. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patryk Szczerbiec will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jiggle misses with a lunging right hand
and Szczerbiec cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oh Jiggle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jiggle throws a lazy uppercut
and Szczerbiec counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Jiggle falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Patryk Szczerbiec!
A victorious Patryk Szczerbiec thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.