HFC 77 Justice PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Nickleson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hopkins
vs
Nickleson

161 cm
22
147 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ganja's Warehouse

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adam Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damon Nickleson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Nickleson.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Nickleson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hopkins's guard.
Hopkins could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hopkins throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Hopkins wants to sweep here but Nickleson controlling him for the moment.

Hopkins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nickleson defends it easily.

Nickleson gets to his feet - Hopkins follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nickleson feints and as Hopkins raises his hands in defense, Nickleson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Hopkins is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Nickleson frees his head nicely. Oh but Hopkins has switched to an armbar! Nickleson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Adam Hopkins!
In his post fight interview, Adam Hopkins started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidovv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haka Maka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalidovv's entrance music is Shamhan Daldaev - Eto Kavkaz . A fine choice. Maka has chosen Island Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Khalidovv
vs
Maka

183 cm
33
181 lbs
11 - 15 - 1

180 cm
32
201 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 11 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mamed Khalidovv!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Haka Maka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maka will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khalidovv avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maka shoots in for a double leg but Khalidovv sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khalidovv slaps away a takedown attempt from Maka, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mamed Khalidovv has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haka Maka.
Maka ducks under a wild hook from Khalidovv.

Maka gets tackled into the cage by Khalidovv. Khalidovv maintains the clinch.

Khalidovv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Maka moves into the clinch.

Khalidovv breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Khalidovv counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Khalidovv shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Maka as he jumps to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maka is looking to clinch but Khalidovv is avoiding it.
Maka with a poor takedown
and Khalidovv counters with a series of strikes. Maka will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khalidovv goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maka lands with a shot to the body.
Khalidovv swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Khalidovv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Khalidovv throws a leg kick which misses Maka's front leg but catches the back leg as Maka tries to avoid it.
Maka takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidovv stuffs the takedown.
Maka blocks a head kick by Khalidovv.
Khalidovv throws a leg kick but Maka moved away.
Maka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Khalidovv as he jumps to the side.
Maka blocks a head kick by Khalidovv.
Maka wants to clinch up but Khalidovv keeps it at a distance.
Khalidovv throws a series of punches but Maka avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khalidovv sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maka somewhat.
Khalidovv tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khalidovv stuffs the takedown.
Khalidovv throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khalidovv looks to clinch

and Maka counters with a shoot takedown. Khalidovv fights it but they end up in guard.

Khalidovv working for a triangle but Maka defends it easily.
Maka with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maka wants to control from the top but Khalidovv keeps moving.
Maka postures up and lands a big shot to Khalidovv's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maka wants to control from the top but Khalidovv keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidovv wants to stand and escape but Maka is having none of it.

Khalidovv had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Maka defends it easily.
Maka trying to control but Khalidovv is working from the bottom.
Maka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Maka content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Khalidovv has locked up a guillotine! Khalidovv's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Maka is holding on here and Khalidovv must be using up a lot of energy. Maka has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Khalidovv gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mamed Khalidovv!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarkis Terteryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Terteryan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Röyksopp - The Fear . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Terteryan
vs
Morales

178 cm
33
225 lbs
17 - 24 - 0

190 cm
33
205 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 17 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sarkis Terteryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Morales!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Terteryan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morales is defended easily by Terteryan.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Terteryan has cracked Morales with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Terteryan lands another huge swinging hook and Morales tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Morales, before Terteryan can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sarkis Terteryan!
Sarkis Terteryan managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Das Labor, into his post fight interview.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Studebaker Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk comes to the cage accompanied by silver hawk. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hawk
vs
Hall

186 cm
25
194 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

185 cm
20
188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Studebaker Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Hall!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hawk doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Hall.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hall throws a leg kick but Hawk sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Hall gets caught flat footed, as Hawk shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hawk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Hawk drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hall dives on top into guard.
Hall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hawk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall wants to get up but he can't break Hawk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hall really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk controls Hall momentarily but Hall frees himself.

Hall gets to his feet. Hawk looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hall moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hawk avoids the head kick by Hall.
Hawk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Hawk takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hawk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
Hall digs a good hook to Hawk's body.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall looks to land a left hand but Hawk moved out of range nicely.
Tony Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
An inside leg kick from Hall misses.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

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

Hawk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hall looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hall looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hall!
Hall controls the position.
Hawk manages to get back to half guard.
Hawk is not content to let Hall control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hall wants to get back to his feet.
Hawk wants to improve his position but Hall is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hall tries to stand and escape but Hawk is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawk moves away.
Hawk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hall counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hall.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hawk.
Hawk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Studebaker Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Hall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hawk. Hawk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a body punch but Hawk moves out of range.
Hall misses the jab.
Hawk with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a two punch combo.
Hall fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hall throws a shot to the body.
Hall misses with the combination.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hall swivels and escapes.
Hawk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawk.
Hall misses with a double jab

and Hawk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawk stops Hall from standing up.
Hall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall wants to stand up but Hawk is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hall stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hall connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a head kick.
Tony Hall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall misses with a few strikes there.
Hall lands with a cross.
Hawk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
A big right from Hall misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Hawk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hall is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawk.
Hall throws a right and a left that Hawk avoids nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
A cross from Hall lands.

Hawk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hall is trying to defend but Hawk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Hawk seems to be looking for submissions.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
Hawk prevents Hall from standing back up.
Hall is not content to let Hawk control the position.

Hall pushes Hawk off and gets back to his feet.
Hawk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawk off to one side.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.
Hawk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hall is fending him off so far but Hawk persists. Nope, Hall circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Studebaker Hawk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall throws a series of punches but Hawk avoids them all with ease.
Hawk shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Hawk misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hall swinging wildly here.
Hawk with a poor takedown
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Tony Hall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hall keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hall throws a solid leg kick but Hawk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hall.
No luck for Hawk with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Hawk.
Hall clobbers Hawk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hall lands a jab.
Hall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hawk defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Hawk avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Hall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hall winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Hall!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Stabler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes into the arena with Thuggish Ruggish Bone blaring out of the sound system. Stabler is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Grown Men Don't Cry. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bone
vs
Stabler

191 cm
34
206 lbs
22 - 4 - 0

184 cm
32
226 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliot Stabler!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stabler closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stabler lands in his opponent's guard.
Stabler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bone knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stabler on the ground.
Bone is looking to stand up but Stabler isn't so interested in that idea.
Bone on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bone tries to get out of the position.
Stabler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stabler landing with the ground and pound.
Stabler makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stabler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bone swivels though and keeps the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stabler trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Stabler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stabler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stabler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stabler loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Stabler from controlling successfully.

Stabler drops back looking for a leg! Bone is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bone manages to kick Stabler off! Stabler jumps back into Bone's guard.
Stabler throws a big elbow that misses.

Stabler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stabler clinches with his opponent.
Stabler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bone avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Stabler stalls.

Bone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Horrible takedown by Stabler or perhaps it was just good defense by Bone which made him look bad.

Bone drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bone working away.
Bone wants to control but Stabler is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stabler is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bone asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Stabler is not content to let Bone control the position.
Stabler manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stabler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stabler throwing shots but Bone is blocking nicely.
Bone is trying to get back to full guard.
Stabler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stabler.
Stabler passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bone!
Bone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Stabler with the ground and pound from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bone is working to get back to half guard.
Stabler throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stabler throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Stabler landing strikes from the mount.
Stabler landing strikes from the mount and Bone is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Stabler dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Stabler lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Bone sprawling to the canvas. Stabler follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Bone hang on?

Bone is rocked!

It looks like Krayzie Bone has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stabler scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Bone is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stabler.
Bone seems to have got his legs back now.
Stabler trying to pass the guard but Bone defending well.
Stabler is controlling the pace.
Stabler is trying to control. Bone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stabler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bone defending well though.
Bone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stabler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bone is refusing to be controlled, as Stabler sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stabler missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bone wants to control but Stabler is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stabler throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stabler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bone defending well though.
Bone trying to hold on to Stabler's head to control him but Stabler postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stabler scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Stabler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stabler missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bone is refusing to be controlled, as Stabler sits in half guard.
Stabler not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bone is trying to stand up here but Stabler is controlling him well.
Stabler with the ground and pound but Bone uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stabler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stabler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stabler throwing strikes from guard but Bone blocks nicely.
Stabler lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bone is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stabler is aware though and is defending well.
Stabler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bone is working an open guard so Stabler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Stabler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Stabler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stabler throwing strikes from guard but Bone blocks nicely.
Stabler trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.

Stabler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stabler.
Stabler misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stabler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stabler slips a nice elbow through Bone's hands, connecting with Bone's forehead.
Stabler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stabler.
Stabler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stabler working over Bone with some ground and pound. Bone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Stabler looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stabler not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elliot Stabler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krayzie Bone's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Stabler lands a leg kick that knocks Bone off balance momentarily.
Elliot Stabler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Stabler.
Stabler dives in and grabs Bone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bone pushes down on Stabler's head and hops out.

Stabler gets a double leg takedown into Bone's guard.
Stabler trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.

Bone wriggles free and stands up.
Stabler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a series of strikes. Stabler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stabler tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Stabler fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bone scores with a jab. Stabler acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Stabler moves into the clinch.
Bone is trying to break the clinch but Stabler has him pressed against the cage.
Stabler looking for a takedown.
Krayzie Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Stabler.
Stabler scores with a nice hook to the head.

Stabler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stabler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stabler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stabler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Stabler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bone.
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!

Stabler feints and as Bone raises his hands in defense, Stabler changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Stabler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bone wants to sweep here but Stabler controlling him for the moment.
Stabler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bone's head.
Stabler connects with a couple of short punches.
Stabler stands up over Bone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Stabler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bone keeping full guard, as Stabler tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stabler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Stabler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Stabler misses with a few strikes there.
Stabler shoots in and drives through. Bone sprawls well.
Stabler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bone as he avoids it easily.
Stabler tries for a takedown but Bone circles away easily
and Bone counters with a series of strikes. Stabler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stabler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bone quickly recovers to half guard.
Bone is refusing to be controlled, as Stabler sits in half guard.
Bone is looking to escape.
Elliot Stabler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bone is looking for a sweep. Stabler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bone is working hard here to advance position.

Stabler is working for a submission of some sort.
Stabler throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elliot Stabler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stabler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elliot Stabler!
Elliot Stabler decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hasse Hansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ja Masterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hansson comes into the arena with Saliva - Click Click Boom blaring out of the sound system. Masterson has chosen Hyena -by- Rancid as his entrance music. Ja Masterson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hansson
vs
Masterson

215 cm
35
269 lbs
20 - 21 - 1

195 cm
31
255 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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 20 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hasse Hansson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ja Masterson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hansson lands the left hand.
Masterson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hansson. That did some damage!
Masterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Masterson.

It looks like Hasse Hansson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hansson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masterson throws a shot to the body.
Hansson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Masterson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hansson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Masterson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hansson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Masterson has Hansson in his guard.
Masterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masterson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Masterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hansson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hansson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Masterson.
Masterson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Masterson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hansson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Masterson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Masterson working for a guillotine from mount but Hansson is in no mood to give up.

Masterson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Masterson controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Masterson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hansson is squirming around, avoiding Masterson's attempts to control the action.
Masterson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Masterson trying to control but Hansson is having none of it.
Hansson taking shots to the head.

Hasse Hansson's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Masterson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hansson looks a forlorn figure.

Hasse Hansson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masterson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hansson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Masterson and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ja Masterson!
Ja Masterson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brute, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard comes into the arena with Frank The Tank blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ricard
vs
Howard

191 cm
32
267 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

185 cm
33
247 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Ricard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Howard as Ricard shoots in.
Ricard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ricard punishes Howard's body with a nice straight punch.
Ricard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Howard takes one to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ricard forces Howard back against the cage and clinches.

Ricard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ricard closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ricard is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ricard trying to stand up but can't free himself from Howard's guard.
Ricard wants to control from the top but Howard keeps moving.

Ricard stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Howard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ricard somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Ricard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howard throws the left hand but Ricard avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ricard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Howard back to the cage. Ricard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like John Howard has been cut.
Howard misses with a hook. Ricard ducked under it nicely.
Ricard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howard.
Ricard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Howard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ricard drops Howard with a left and a right! Oh, Howard is hurt - Ricard dives into side control looking to finish!
Howard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ricard.
Ricard scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricard scoring with punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Ricard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ricard tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ricard fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Ricard decides to stand back up.

Ricard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Howard quickly recovers to half guard.
Howard regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ricard.
Ricard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ricard throwing strikes from guard but Howard blocks nicely.
Ricard trying to control but Howard is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ricard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Howard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ricard stands up and waves to Howard to follow him.
Frank Ricard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Ricard.
Ricard scores with a leg kick.
Ricard misses with a double jab

and Howard counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ricard throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Ricard's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ricard duly obliges.
Howard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ricard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ricard throws a nice looking combination but Howard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Howard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ricard.
Ricard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ricard is breathing heavily.
Howard misses the jab.
Ricard misses with a wild combination.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ricard shoots in looking for a takedown but Howard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ricard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ricard throws a right and a left that Howard avoids nicely.
Howard motions for Ricard to come forward. Howard throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ricard throws a body kick that misses.
Frank Ricard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ricard throws a hook to the side of Howard's head but Howard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Howard misses.
Ricard ducks under a wild hook from Howard.
Ricard tries to clinch but Howard moves out of range.
A combination from Ricard does no damage.

Ricard ducks straight into an uppercut from Howard and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ricard manages to regain guard straight away.

It looks like Frank Ricard has been cut.
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!
Howard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Ricard manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ricard throws a series of punches but Howard avoids them all with ease.
Ricard fails with the takedown.
Howard misses the jab.

Howard shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Howard showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricard has hold of Howard's hands but Howard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ricard has hold of Howard's hands but Howard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ricard is trying to stand.
Frank Ricard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Howard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ricard trying to control from the bottom.
Howard 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.

Ricard is rocked!
Howard lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Ricard! More strikes land and this one is all over! Howard jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Howard!
John Howard really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BioPharm Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shaquille Oneal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neo Kable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Neo Kable was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Oneal
vs
Kable

213 cm
21
288 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

201 cm
21
290 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shaquille Oneal!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neo Kable!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kable uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oneal.
Kable paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Shaquille Oneal has been cut.
Oneal misses with a hook. Kable ducked under it nicely.
Kable is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Kable lands a left and a right that send Oneal crashing to the mat, dazed. Kable thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Oneal is rocked!
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!
Kable scores with a spinning back kick!
Oh Oneal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oneal is breathing heavily.
Oneal is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kable doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Oneal crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Oneal's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neo Kable! Neo Kable retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Neo Kable thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buri Grimnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Rapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buri Grimnir has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Grimnir
vs
Rapp

196 cm
22
285 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

194 cm
28
270 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buri Grimnir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mitch Rapp!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rapp moves out of range of the strikes.
Rapp misses with a double jab.
Rapp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rapp rushes Grimnir and presses him up against the cage.
Rapp's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rapp throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grimnir struggles to land a body shot inside as Rapp controls his hands.
Rapp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grimnir.
Rapp lands an elbow that stopped Grimnir in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Buri Grimnir has been cut.
Grimnir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rapp lands an elbow inside.
Grimnir lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rapp backwards.

Rapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimnir shoots in but no luck this time.

Rapp moves into range and clinches up with Grimnir.
Grimnir lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rapp backwards.
Rapp tries to land knees in the clinch but Grimnir avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimnir.
Rapp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rapp trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rapp.
Rapp wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rapp digs a right hand underneath Grimnir's ribcage. Grimnir let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rapp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Grimnir takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rapp lands a shot to the body.
Grimnir drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rapp gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rapp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rapp connects with a nice looking jab.
Rapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grimnir moves away.
Rapp avoids the body shot from Grimnir.
Grimnir misses with a looping right.
Grimnir swings widly with a right hand
and Rapp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grimnir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rapp moves away.
Rapp looks to land a right hand but Grimnir moved out of range.
Rapp ducks right into an uppercut from Grimnir.
Grimnir takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab, jab by Rapp - just one landing.
Rapp cracks Grimnir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grimnir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rapp.
Grimnir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rapp.
Nice body punch from Rapp.
Grimnir just misses with a punch to the body.
Rapp lands a nice hook to Grimnir's body. Grimnir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grimnir ducks under a wild hook from Rapp.
Rapp lands a right hook to the body.

Rapp rushes Grimnir and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rapp throws an elbow but misses.
Rapp throws an elbow but it misses.
Grimnir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rapp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grimnir slowing the pace effectively.
Rapp lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rapp is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grimnir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rapp.
A slow jab from Grimnir misses its intended target.
Grimnir throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grimnir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rapp.
Grimnir rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rapp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grimnir ducks under a wild hook from Rapp.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good shot there by Rapp.
Mitch Rapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rapp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Grimnir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rapp with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitch Rapp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buri Grimnir's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rapp lands the left hand.
Rapp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rapp lands with a shot to the body.
Rapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rapp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grimnir swings for the body but Rapp moves out of range.
Grimnir misses with the combination.
Rapp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice body punch from Rapp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Grimnir closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rapp's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rapp is adopting a defensive guard.
Grimnir wants to control from the top but Rapp keeps moving.
Grimnir has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimnir won't allow Rapp to sweep him here.
Rapp is trying to control the position but Grimnir postures up.
Rapp pulls Grimnir in close to his closed guard and prevents Grimnir from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mitch Rapp wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rapp throws a good cross that connects.
Grimnir avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rapp works the jab nicely.
A jab lands there for Grimnir.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rapp throws a series of punches but Grimnir avoids them all with ease.
Rapp misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimnir tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Grimnir.
Rapp misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimnir takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rapp connects with a nice looking jab.
Rapp misses with a hook. Grimnir ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Rapp misses.
Grimnir takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grimnir takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Grimnir misses.
Grimnir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Grimnir swings away with a body shot that misses

and Rapp counters with a crisp right hand that drops Grimnir! Rapp lets Grimnir back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Grimnir is rocked!
Rapp cracks Grimnir with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mitch Rapp!
Mitch Rapp is the new heavyweight champion!