Prestige 11 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kal Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard has chosen Frank The Tank as his entrance music. 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.

Penn
vs
Ricard

190 cm
26
265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

191 cm
28
267 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Das Labor
Das Labor

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kal Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ricard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricard wants to clinch.
Ricard throws a leg kick
and Penn counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ricard misses with a kick to the body.
Ricard throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Penn counters by clinching up.
Ricard has Penn pushed against the cage.

Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Penn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Kal Penn has been cut.
Penn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ricard doesn't seem bothered though.
Ricard looks gassed!
Ricard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Frank Ricard has been cut.
Ricard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Penn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Penn misses with a few strikes there.

Penn drops Ricard with a big left hand and mounts him. Ricard is in big trouble!

Ricard is rocked!
Ricard is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ricard squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Penn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kal Penn.
Penn doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricard circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Penn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Penn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ricard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ricard paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Penn throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Ricard tumbling to the canvas!
Ricard is still in real trouble! Can Penn finish him?
Penn controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ricard seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ricard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Penn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ricard's guard.
Penn trying to control the pace.
Ricard misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Penn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn prevents Ricard from standing back up.
Penn drops an elbow to the side of Ricard's head.
Ricard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Penn.
Ricard won't allow Penn to pass to mount.
Ricard is looking for a sweep. Penn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Penn blocks the strikes from Ricard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Penn is taking a breather. Ricard says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ricard tries to get to full guard but Penn has control of the leg.
Penn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Penn misses with a head shot. Ricard uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ricard being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control from the top but Ricard keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Kal Penn just wasn't active enough.
Penn looks for the body kick but Ricard saw that one coming.
Ricard wants to clinch up but Penn keeps it at a distance.

Penn moves into range and clinches up with Ricard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricard is pushing Penn up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Ricard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Penn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kal Penn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Penn dodges the punch combination from Ricard.
Penn tries to clinch but Ricard moves out of range.
Kal Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ricard closes the distance and clinches up with Penn, looking for a takedown. Ricard pushes Penn against the cage but Penn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Penn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab lands there for Penn.
Penn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ricard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricard tries to clinch up.
Ricard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Frank Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricard looks up at the clock. Bad move! Penn lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ricard. Penn pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kal Penn!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Jungle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jungle
vs
Anderson

195 cm
29
263 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

192 cm
22
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Jungle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny Anderson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson fails to land the takedown.
Anderson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anderson dives in and grabs Jungle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jungle pushes down on Anderson's head and hops out.
George Jungle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Anderson.
Anderson has a takedown stuffed.
Anderson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries for a takedown but Jungle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Jungle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Jungle has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Anderson is proving hard to escape from.
Jungle wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of George Jungle.

Jungle tries to sprawl but Anderson drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Anderson stands up out of the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Anderson enables Jungle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Anderson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jungle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jungle trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.

Anderson looking for a guillotine here but Jungle defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Anderson has his feet on Jungle's thighs here. He's pushed Jungle off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jungle screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Anderson!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
29%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Avatar Noon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Noon
vs
Rogers

190 cm
26
270 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

192 cm
28
285 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avatar Noon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aron Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Noon gets tackled into the cage by Rogers. Rogers maintains the clinch.
Noon is pressed up against the cage. Rogers has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Noon down to the mat. Noon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Noon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rogers.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
Noon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Noon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Noon coming out on top.
A punch combination from Rogers misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noon lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Noon.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogers.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Noon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noon misses with an uppercut.
Noon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rogers tries to clinch up
and Noon counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers is looking to clinch.
Rogers slips a straight right by Noon.
Avatar Noon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noon ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Noon stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Noon misses with the combination.
Rogers tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Noon misses with a jab to the body

and Rogers counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Noon's guard now.
Noon is looking to stand up but Rogers isn't so interested in that idea.
Rogers thows a big elbow that misses.
Rogers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rogers postures up in Noon's guard and throws a big left but Noon blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Noon is wriggling around but Rogers manages to pass to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to pass to mount but Noon is defending the position.
Rogers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Noon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Noon is looking to escape.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers stops Noon from getting back to his feet.
Rogers working over Noon with some ground and pound. Noon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Noon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Rogers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Noon checks it well.
Sloppy strikes from Noon. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by Noon there.
Rogers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Noon to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aron Rogers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Noon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rogers tries to clinch but Noon is having none of it.
Noon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Avatar Noon is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rogers 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 Noon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Noon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noon throws a jab when Rogers was well out of range.
Rogers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noon avoids a kick to the body.
Noon fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rogers on the side of the head.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogers avoids a kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Noon.
Rogers misses with a hook.
Noon scores with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers fails with the takedown.
Rogers tries to land a leg kick but Noon saw it coming and moves away.
Rogers looks to score with a jab to the body but Noon is just out of range.
Rogers moves to clinch but Noon breaks away
and Noon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Noon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Noon scores with a jab.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Noon.
Rogers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Noon avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rogers.
Avatar Noon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aron Rogers.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers 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.
Rogers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Noon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Noon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Noon throws a sloppy head kick and Rogers moves out of range easily.
Rogers throws a right hand that misses
and Noon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Noon misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Avatar Noon dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noon.

Rogers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rogers landing with the ground and pound.
Noon wants to stand up but Rogers is controlling him.
Rogers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Noon parries the strikes from Rogers easily there. Rogers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Noon to escape.
Rogers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Noon is pushing Rogers's head away, looking to escape. Rogers manages to hold on to the position though.
Noon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Noon takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Aron Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Noon wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rogers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rogers is chipping away with strikes.
Rogers connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Noon some visible discomfort.
Noon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Noon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rogers connects with a decent elbow.
Noon is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Noon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Noon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rogers connects with a decent elbow.
Rogers working the head and body with strikes.
Rogers lands a few punches from side control.
Noon is trying to get back to his feet.
Rogers lands a nice forearm strike.
Noon is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rogers connects with a decent elbow.

Noon is rocked!
Rogers lands a huge shot from side control! Noon is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aron Rogers!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goncalo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vit Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Kana

194 cm
30
250 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

187 cm
25
275 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Goncalo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vit Kana!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
A jab from Kana misses.
Kana throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Kana uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alves has time to react.

It looks like Goncalo Alves has been cut.
Alves moves out of range as Kana strikes.
Kana misses with a straight right.
Alves with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kana blocks a head kick by Alves.
Kana checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alves lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kana is able to avoid easily.
Kana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alves lands with a kick to the temple. Kana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves looks to score with a jab to the body but Kana is just out of range.
Vit Kana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kana misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Kana misses its intended target.
Alves scores with a nice body kick.
Alves throws a low kick but Kana avoids it.
Kana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alves.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alves.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alves connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kana throws a right and a left that Alves avoids nicely.
Kana dips to his left and cracks Alves with an uppercut!
Alves ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alves scores with a head kick. Kana tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vit Kana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves fakes the leg kick and cracks Kana in the body.
Kana looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kana throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Alves ducks under a wild hook from Kana.
Alves fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kana has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Alves.
Kana on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alves connects with a leg kick. Kana looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alves lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kana's sensitive parts.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Alves.
Kana has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alves.
Alves connects with the punch.
Alves cracks Kana with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Alves slams his shin into Kana's torso.
Alves turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alves scores with a spinning back kick!
Kana tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kana's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alves connects with the punch.
Alves scores with a hook to the body. Kana takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Alves lands a glancing blow to the side of Kana's head.
Alves dips to his left and cracks Kana with an uppercut!
Alves connects with an inside leg kick.
Alves cracks Kana with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alves throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Alves is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alves lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kana will feel that in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alves.
Alves lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kana's calf.
Alves bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Alves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alves with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alves's corner calls for a 1-2. Alves obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alves lands with a kick to the temple. Kana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alves scores with a body shot.
Kana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alves throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Alves throws a leg kick which misses Kana's front leg but catches the back leg as Kana tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goncalo Alves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Goncalo Alves's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Alves fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kana on the side of the head.
Alves scores with a kick to the body.
Kana has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Alves.
Alves pushes Kana away with a front kick.
Kana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kana takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kana might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alves has got the better of the exchanges.
Alves lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Alves.
Alves lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

A big head kick from Alves and Kana is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Kana is rocked!
Alves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kana is still in real trouble! Can Alves finish him?
Alves is pushing down on Kana's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kana is fighting to maintain full guard but Alves has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kana is breathing heavily.
Alves moves nicely into side control.
Kana seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alves trying to control the position but Kana is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kana's face as Alves controls the position.
Alves tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kana's legs.

Alves looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alves is staying tight to Kana's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Alves is looking to take a break and control but Kana is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kana's legs.
Kana can't do much from the bottom here.
Kana is looking for a sweep.
Kana is not content to let Alves control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kana is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Alves just content to control the position.
Alves tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves taking a breather here.
Alves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kana can do to turn this around?
Kana tries to buck Alves off but Alves is having none of it.

Alves is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kana looks calm but he's in trouble here. Alves gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kana is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Alves lets go of the hold and Kana can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goncalo Alves!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yumbo Yack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elix Skipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yack comes to the cage accompanied by The Ultimate Cheeseburger Song (Jack In The Box FULL song) . Elix Skipper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yack
vs
Skipper

195 cm
23
190 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

184 cm
21
199 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yumbo Yack!
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, Elix Skipper!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yack, as that shot connected.

Yack darts in and clinches Skipper up against the cage.

Skipper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yack lands a jab to Skipper's midsection.
Yack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yack wants it to stay on the feet.
Skipper misses with a hook. Yack ducked under it nicely.
Skipper with a poor takedown
and Yack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skipper just misses with a punch to the body.

Skipper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yack was covering up waiting for the punch and Skipper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Skipper has gone for a leg lock! Yack slips out almost immediately though and dives into Skipper's guard.
Yack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yack won't allow Skipper to sweep him here.

Yack stands up and waves to Skipper to follow him.
Skipper misses with a takedown
and Yack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yumbo Yack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elix Skipper.
Yack leaves Skipper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Skipper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Yack. That snapped Skipper's head back.
Skipper on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Skipper swings for the body but Yack moves out of range.
Yack lands a nice looking body kick.
Skipper walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yack lands with a nice combination. Skipper backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skipper misses with a takedown attempt - Yack sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yack lands with a straight right. Skipper didn't see that one coming.
Yumbo Yack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skipper misses with a takedown attempt
and Skipper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

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

Yack breaks the clinch.

Yack closes the distance and pushes Skipper back into the cage.
Yack tries to break free but Skipper pushes him back against the cage.

Yack manages to break the clinch.
Skipper shoots in but Yack avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skipper shoots in looking for a takedown. Yack tries to sprawl out of it but Skipper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Yack does no damage.
Skipper takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Skipper gets a double leg takedown into Yack's guard.
Skipper looking to sit in guard and control but Yack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yack trying to control but Skipper is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yack misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skipper.
Yack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skipper's sensitive parts.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Skipper.
Skipper has his takedown stuffed
and Yack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yumbo Yack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elix Skipper.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Skipper.
Yack is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Skipper's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skipper is just content to waste time from the top position. Yack takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Skipper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yack is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Skipper is controlling him.
Yack keeping full guard, as Skipper tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skipper wants to control from the top but Yack keeps moving.
Skipper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Skipper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Skipper tries to free his leg and advance position but Yack is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skipper wants to control from the top but Yack keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Elix Skipper was stalling too much, according to the referee.
No luck for Skipper with that takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Yack. Those never looked like landing.
Skipper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skipper misses with a shot to the body
and Yack counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Skipper misses the target.
Skipper gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Skipper is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Skipper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yack sprawls well. Yack wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Skipper gets slowly back to his feet.
Yack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skipper. Skipper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Elix Skipper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skipper gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Elix Skipper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Yack jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Skipper loads up on a big right hand but Yack slips the punch.

Yack closes the distance and pushes Skipper back into the cage.
Skipper fails to pull guard.
Skipper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yack walks away with a smile on his face. Skipper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yack scores with a jab to the head.
Yack keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yumbo Yack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elix Skipper.

Yack drives through and clinches with Skipper against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skipper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yack smiles and moves away.
Skipper moves away from the strike by Yack.

Yack moves into range and clinches up with Skipper.
Yack is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Skipper keeps control of Yack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Skipper swings wildly with an uppercut but Yack uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skipper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skipper jumps guard but Yack stands there with Skipper around his waist. Skipper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Yack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Skipper fails to land the takedown.
Yack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skipper misses with a takedown
and Yack counters with a nice body kick.
Skipper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yack manages to break the clinch.
Yack lands a nice shot that snaps Skipper's head back.
Yack looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skipper misses with a straight left.

Yack clinches up with Skipper and pushes him back against the cage.
Skipper fails to pull guard.
Skipper tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Yack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yack moves into range and clinches up with Skipper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skipper lands a nice shot to the body.
Skipper wants a takedown but no success here.
Yack gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Skipper.

Yack manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Yack has taken the fight to the clinch.

Yack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Skipper blocks a head kick by Yack.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yumbo Yack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yack has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yumbo Yack!