HFC 53 Rise or Fall PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Clam Digger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clam Digger comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Body Rott kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Terrance Clam Digger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Davies
vs
Clam Digger

165 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Davies!
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, Terrance Clam Digger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Clam Digger counters with a nice body shot.

Clam Digger scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Davies wants to get back to his feet.
Davies might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clam Digger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Davies is looking to control Clam Digger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Davies avoid being mounted?
Clam Digger keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Clam Digger there.
Davies has hold of Clam Digger's hands but Clam Digger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clam Digger looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Clam Digger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Clam Digger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Clam Digger lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to control but Clam Digger postures up.
Clam Digger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clam Digger wants to pass the guard but Davies is defending well.
Clam Digger is thwarting Davies's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clam Digger controlling the action here.
Clam Digger wants to pass to mount but Davies is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger working Davies over with strikes.
Clam Digger controlling the pace.
Clam Digger is nestled in close to Davies, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Clam Digger is thwarting Davies's attempts to control the position.
Clam Digger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clam Digger works his foot free and advances to mount.
Clam Digger controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger working Davies over with strikes here.

Clam Digger is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Davies to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Davies shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clam Digger controlling the pace for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terrance Clam Digger dominated that round.
That's time! Davies's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Clam Digger lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davies at a distance.
A jab lands there for Clam Digger.

Clam Digger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Clam Digger 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.
Clam Digger stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
Terrance Clam Digger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davies wants to stand up but Clam Digger is controlling him.
Clam Digger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies controls Clam Digger momentarily but Clam Digger frees himself.
Clam Digger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Davies wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Clam Digger is looking to score with low kicks.

Clam Digger shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Clam Digger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Clam Digger lands a couple of elbows.
Clam Digger must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Clam Digger controls the pace.
Clam Digger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clam Digger is working Davies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clam Digger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Clam Digger scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davies can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Clam Digger is looking to escape.
Clam Digger manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clam Digger is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Davies tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Clam Digger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clam Digger is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davies's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davies's back!

Clam Digger working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Davies is doing well to defend. Clam Digger seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Davies is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Terrance Clam Digger!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spenser Nukem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Craig acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nukem
vs
Craig

180 cm
19
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
143 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spenser Nukem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Craig!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Craig throws an elbow that misses.
Nukem tries to work over Craig's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Craig with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nukem unloads a knee to the mid-section. Craig lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Craig lands an elbow inside.
Craig throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nukem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nukem obliges.
Craig misses with an elbow strike.
Nukem tries a body shot but Craig blocks it.
Nukem lands a knee to the body.
Craig lands a knee to the head.
Nukem dodges an elbow strike from Craig.
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!
Nukem tries a body shot but Craig blocks it.
Nukem lands a knee to the body.
Craig looks gassed!
Nukem putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Craig in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Nukem.
Nukem struggles to land a body shot inside as Craig controls his hands.
Craig throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig throws an elbow that misses.
Nukem lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Nukem.
Nukem stalling in the clinch.
Craig with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nukem lands an elbow that stopped Craig in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Victor Craig has been cut.
Nukem with a knee to the head.
Nukem lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Craig misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nukem.
Nukem blocks an elbow strike.
Craig trying to land knees to the body.
Nukem lands with a light punch inside.
Nukem really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nukem working aggressively here.
Craig tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nukem avoids it.
Nukem working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nukem slows down the pace here.
Nukem connects with a nasty looking knee right to Craig's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craig pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nukem landing knees to the head.

Craig is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters up against the cage, Craig throws an elbow but misses.
Craig is still on wobbly legs! Can Nukem finish him?
Nukem working the clinch nicely. Craig is working for position but Nukem cracks him with a big knee to the head! Craig crumples up against the cage and Nukem lands two more shots before the ref can save Craig! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Spenser Nukem!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabuko Nabakenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabakenya comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stand up and shout (Steel Dragon) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Peters
vs
Nabakenya

188 cm
24
202 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
208 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

New World Order Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuko Nabakenya!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabakenya throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Peters counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick from Peters misses.
Peters lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nabakenya lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Peters scores with a four punch combination!
Peters slips under a jab.
Peters uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nabakenya.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nabakenya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nabakenya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Peters throws a series of punches but Nabakenya moves out of range.
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.
Nabakenya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peters.
Peters shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nabakenya as he avoids it easily.
Peters misses with a wild combination.
Nabakenya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
David Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Nabakenya misses.
Nabakenya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nabakenya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nabakenya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nabakenya tries to bum rush Peters with a series of wild strikes but Peters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nabakenya scores with a nice head shot.
Peters looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nabakenya is fending him off so far but Peters persists. Nope, Nabakenya circles away and we're back to standing.
Nabakenya missing with a left hand there. Peters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Peters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters connects with a jab.
Nabakenya connects with the punch.
Peters blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya misses the jab.
Nabakenya moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kabuko Nabakenya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nabakenya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nabakenya fails to land with a series of punches.
Peters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nabakenya pinned against the cage. Nabakenya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabakenya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Peters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Peters connects with a high kick.
Peters moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Peters throws a series of punches but Nabakenya avoids them all with ease.
Nabakenya waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Peters.
A swing and a miss from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Nabakenya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peters misses with a two punch combination.
Nabakenya misses with a few strikes there.
Nabakenya looks gassed!
Peters throws a right hand that Nabakenya ducks under and follows up with a left that Nabakenya also avoids with ease.
Peters lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nabakenya stuns Peters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nabakenya stuffs the takedown attempt from Peters. Peters gets slowly back to his feet.
Nabakenya missing with a left hand there. Peters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nabakenya misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nabakenya loads up on a big right hand but Peters slips the punch.
Nabakenya misses with a few strikes there.
Peters keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nabakenya.
Peters misses with a series of wild punches.
Nabakenya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peters moves away.
Nabakenya tries to bum rush Peters with a series of wild strikes but Peters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nabakenya might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nabakenya throws a shot from downtown. Peters moves away and avoids it.
Peters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peters tries to bum rush Nabakenya with a series of wild strikes but Nabakenya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nabakenya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nabakenya looks to land a left hand but Peters moved out of range nicely.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya takes one to the side of the head.
Nabakenya blocks a head kick by Peters.
Nabakenya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nabakenya misses with a looping left.
Peters cracks the inside of Nabakenya's front leg.
Nabakenya connects with a nice looking jab.
Peters misses with a wild combination.
Peters staying out of range there.
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!
Peters lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nabakenya looks to land a right hand but Peters moved out of range.
No joy there for Peters, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nabakenya slips a jab and a cross from Peters.
Nabakenya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nabakenya slips a jab and a cross from Peters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Nabakenya.
Peters throws a combination. Nabakenya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nabakenya throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Peters 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.

Nabakenya throws a jab when Peters was well out of range.
Nabakenya throws a series of strikes that have Peters backpedaling.
Peters lands a high kick!
Peters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nabakenya misses with an uppercut.
Nabakenya with a jab.
Peters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peters shoots in and drives through. Nabakenya sprawls well.
Peters misses with a looping right.
Nabakenya swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nabakenya slaps away a takedown attempt from Peters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nabakenya stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nabakenya swings for the body but Peters moves out of range.
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!
Nabakenya misses with an uppercut. Peters saw that one coming.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nabakenya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Peters throws a head kick that Nabakenya semi-blocks.
Nabakenya lands a lovely overhand right.
Peters fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabakenya misses with a series of wild punches.
David Peters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nabakenya throws a hook but Peters avoids it easily.
Nabakenya dips to his left and cracks Peters with an uppercut!
Nabakenya throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Nabakenya misses its intended target.
Peters swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Peters. That's going to slow Nabakenya down.
A head kick by Peters misses
and Nabakenya cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peters lands with a slapping head kick.
Nabakenya has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Peters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peters misses with the combination.
Nabakenya misses the jab.
Nabakenya jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya throws a hook to the side of Peters's head but Peters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nabakenya lands a jab to the head.
Nabakenya scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Peters gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peters takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peters displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nabakenya throws out the jab.
David Peters is winning the standup battle so far.
Nabakenya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Peters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nabakenya misses with a two punch combination.
Nabakenya throws a jab but it's blocked by Peters.
Peters ducks under a wild hook from Nabakenya.
Peters throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya throws a big shot that misses.
Peters throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Peters throws a combination. Nabakenya tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Peters throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Peters.
Nabakenya leaves Peters with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peters dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nabakenya. That did some damage!
Peters moves away from the strike by Nabakenya.
Peters throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nabakenya.
Peters throws a combination that misses
and Peters takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peters takes one to the chin there.
Peters tries to move into range but Nabakenya moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Peters uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nabakenya.
Peters misses with a double jab.
Peters slips a jab and a cross from Nabakenya.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nabakenya. Peters does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Peters.
Nabakenya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peters.
Peters misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya looks to score with a jab to the body but Peters is just out of range.
Peters throws a series of punches but Nabakenya avoids them all with ease.
Nabakenya throws out a loose jab but Peters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nabakenya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Peters throws a head kick that half lands.
Peters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nabakenya scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Peters misses with the combination.
Peters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of Peters 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Peters throws a series of punches but Nabakenya moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabakenya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Peters slips under a jab.
Peters misses with a series of wild punches.
Nabakenya throws a hook but Peters blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Peters dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Nabakenya.
A jab from Nabakenya misses.
Sloppy strikes from Peters. Those never looked like landing.
Peters throws a head kick that half lands.
Peters misses with a body shot.
Peters throws a nice looking combination but Nabakenya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peters slips a jab from Nabakenya.
Peters throws a head kick that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Nabakenya as he connects with a hook.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters shoots in and drives through. Nabakenya sprawls well.
Nabakenya misses with a double jab.
Peters misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jab, jab by Nabakenya - just one landing.
Peters looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Peters slips a jab from Nabakenya.
Peters moves away from the strike by Nabakenya.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabakenya connects with a right hand. Peters shakes it off.
Nabakenya ducks under a wild hook from Peters.
Nabakenya tests Peters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nabakenya misses with a hook. Peters ducked under it nicely.
Peters throws a right and a left that Nabakenya avoids nicely.
Nabakenya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Peters throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nabakenya lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nabakenya.

Peters is rocked!
Nabakenya lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Peters falls backwards - clearly groggy! Nabakenya dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kabuko Nabakenya!
As Kabuko Nabakenya got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Dont give up on me! I'm here and I want to stay. please step behind me and support this under dog. Let Er Buck thanks guys and Steel bends it dont break. Wanna say thanks to my team at Let'er Buck'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terell Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin comes to the cage accompanied by Wait and Bleed by Slipknot. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Griffin
vs
Wright

195 cm
24
280 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite 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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Griffin!
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, Terell Wright!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Griffin sprawls well. Griffin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wright gets slowly back to his feet.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wright closes the distance but Griffin moves to the side
and Griffin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wright fails with a takedown attempt.
Shane Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terell Wright.
A cross from Griffin lands.
Nice sprawl there from Griffin as Wright shoots in.
Wright throws a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright misses with a combination
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Griffin, as that shot connected.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wright throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright looks gassed!
Wright throws a body kick the misses
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wright has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Griffin scores with a decent looking hook.
Wright has his takedown stuffed
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wright.
Wright with a poor takedown
and Griffin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Wright shoots and misses
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Wright falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shane Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin works the jab nicely.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Griffin. That snapped Wright's head back.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Griffin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick by Wright misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Griffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot lands for Griffin.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Griffin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Griffin thuds a left hand into Wright's body.
Griffin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wright under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Griffin lands with a nice combination. Wright backs away looking to recover.
Griffin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright is trying desperately to land a takedown but Griffin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wright.
Wright shoots and misses
and Griffin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Griffin does it's job there.
Wright tries to score a power double leg takedown but Griffin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wright somewhat.
Griffin with a nice cross.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin blocks a head kick by Wright.
A decent looking cross lands there for Griffin.
Wright tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch lands to the side of Wright 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wright has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Griffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Wright's head.
Wright tries to clinch but Griffin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Griffin 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.

Wright misses with a leg kick
and Griffin counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright throws a leg kick
letting Griffin counter with a right hand.
A head kick by Wright misses
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Terell Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griffin digs a good hook to Wright's body.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good standup being displayed there by Griffin as he connects with a hook.
Wright wants to clinch
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin lands a two punch combo.
Griffin works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Griffin scores with a jab to the body.
Griffin scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griffin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Wright is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Griffin coming out on top.
Nice shot by Griffin.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shane Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terell Wright.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by Griffin. Beautiful body shot.
Terell Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Griffin.
Griffin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A cross from Griffin lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin stalks Wright and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wright's face. Wright staggers backwards, shaken.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright shoots and misses
and Griffin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Griffin jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Griffin lunges at Wright with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wright's hand.
Griffin tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Griffin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griffin cracks Wright with a good jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wright might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Griffin has got the better of the exchanges.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Griffin to counter with a crisp jab.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Griffin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Griffin catches Wright with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a takedown
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Griffin connects with a crisp jab.
Wright shoots and misses
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Griffin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wright doesn't seem phased though.
Griffin with a nice cross.
Griffin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wright backs up against the cage.
Griffin lands with a good body shot.
Shane Griffin is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin connects with a jab.
Griffin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Griffin cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wright tries for a takedown but Griffin circles away easily
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Griffin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wright has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wright there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wright with a lazy takedown attempt
and Griffin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Griffin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Wright is rocked!
Nice straight punches there by Griffin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Griffin.
Wright is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffin finish him?
Wright shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin lands a really nice looking cross but Wright seems unphased.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wright fails with the takedown
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin steps in with a hook that catches Wright right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Griffin follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wright looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Griffin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Cyran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tane Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tane Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cyran
vs
Henderson

190 cm
28
205 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

182 cm
30
201 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dominik Cyran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tane Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson moves into range and clinches up with Cyran.
Cyran gets underhooks to prevent Henderson's takedown attempt.

Henderson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Henderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cyran pushes Henderson off looking to stand but Henderson dives back in and keeps control.
Henderson trying to mount his opponent but Cyran defends it.
Henderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Henderson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henderson looks to land a strike but Cyran avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Cyran has wrist control.
Henderson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cyran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cyran tries to get out of the position.
Henderson wants to pass the guard but Cyran is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson throws a strike but Cyran rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Henderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Cyran knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Henderson on the ground.
Cyran won't allow Henderson to sweep him here.
Henderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Henderson managing to control the position.
Henderson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tane Henderson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Cyran misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyran pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Cyran gets tackled into the cage by Henderson. Henderson maintains the clinch.
Cyran wants to get back to striking at distance but Henderson won't allow it.
Henderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cyran prevents it.
Henderson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cyran gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dominik Cyran has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tane Henderson.
Cyran gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Henderson.
Henderson wants a takedown.
Henderson goes for a takedown attempt but Cyran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dominik Cyran is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
Henderson goes for a takedown attempt but Cyran pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Henderson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Henderson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cyran!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson looking to finish Cyran with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cyran!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cyran is in a horrible position here. Henderson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Henderson cracks Cyran with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tane Henderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Cranzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lisandro Licha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cranzinski comes to the cage accompanied by Aenima. Licha has chosen In Bloom as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cranzinski
vs
Licha

185 cm
32
200 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

181 cm
26
224 lbs
15 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steve Cranzinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lisandro Licha!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranzinski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Licha.
Licha tries for a takedown but Cranzinski circles away easily
and Cranzinski counters with an outside leg kick.
Licha sizes up Cranzinski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cranzinski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cranzinski.
Licha has a takedown stuffed.

Cranzinski takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Licha is trying to break the clinch but Cranzinski has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cranzinski.
Licha looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Licha takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cranzinski.
A right hand to the body from Cranzinski.
Cranzinski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cranzinski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cranzinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranzinski works on Licha's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Cranzinski.
Licha takes a knee to the side of the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cranzinski.
Licha is looking to take this one to the mat.
Steve Cranzinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lisandro Licha.
Cranzinski stalling the fight.
Licha fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cranzinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cranzinski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Licha will feel that in the morning.
Cranzinski throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Lisandro Licha has been cut.
Cranzinski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Licha eats them both and turns towards Cranzinski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Cranzinski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cranzinski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cranzinski stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Licha wants to break free but Cranzinski has control.
Cranzinski landing knees to the head.
Cranzinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cranzinski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cranzinski obliges.
Cranzinski connects with a knee to the head.
Cranzinski landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cranzinski has Licha pressed against the cage.
Cranzinski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Licha is rocked!
Cranzinski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Licha is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranzinski finish him?
Cranzinski is working Licha over against the cage.
Licha seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cranzinski.

Cranzinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cranzinski lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Licha goes down and covers up as Cranzinski starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Cranzinski!
Steve Cranzinski is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Steve Cranzinski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quintus Daedalus (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. Frank Ricard will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Daedalus
vs
Ricard

189 cm
25
247 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

191 cm
31
267 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quintus Daedalus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ricard drives through with a takedown into Daedalus's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ricard won't allow Daedalus to sweep him here.
Ricard throws a strike but Daedalus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Daedalus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ricard swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Ricard has his foot on Daedalus's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Daedalus works his way back into a safe position though.
Daedalus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Daedalus passes Ricard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Daedalus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ricard wants to improve his position but Daedalus is controlling well.
Daedalus is trying to control the action in half guard but Ricard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ricard won't allow Daedalus to pass to mount.
Ricard wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Daedalus is trying to work for a kimura but Ricard is defending well.
Daedalus stops Ricard from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard missing with punches from the bottom.

Daedalus is trying to work for a kimura but Ricard is defending well.

Daedalus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ricard has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ricard pushes Daedalus off looking to stand but Daedalus dives back in and keeps control.
Daedalus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Daedalus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daedalus is looking to advance position but Ricard won't allow it.
Daedalus is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ricard!
Ricard wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Daedalus tries to control but Ricard wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard is looking to get to half guard.
Ricard is trying to escape the mount but Daedalus keeps good control and instead manages to take Ricard's back.
Ricard is trying to break free.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daedalus scores with punches to the body.
Ricard has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Ricard tries to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Daedalus has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ricard has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Ricard manages to escape to his feet.

Daedalus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ricard breaks from the clinch.
Daedalus lands a nice hook to Ricard's body. Ricard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daedalus thows a left - swing and a miss!

Ricard manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Daedalus on his heels. He'll look to pass Daedalus's guard now, I'm sure.

Ricard has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Daedalus to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ricard is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Daedalus pulls down on the head and he's put Ricard to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Quintus Daedalus!
Quintus Daedalus retains his heavyweight title!
Quintus Daedalus looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to my new manager for taking me under his wings. I\'m sure it will be good for my career!'.