HFC Challengers 59 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sub Way (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist's entrance music is Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff. A fine choice. The Artist has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Artist
vs
Way

182 cm
22
192 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

185 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Perkele!

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 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sub Way!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Way changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Artist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Way in side control lands a decent elbow.
Artist is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite), so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Way looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Way crashes against the mat.

Way goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Artist has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Way but great work by Artist.
Way has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Artist has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Way is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Artist yanks on the arm and Way is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Artist.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). The Artist!
A relieved looking The Artist thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chaow Chanchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Socrates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Chanchai
vs
Socrates

181 cm
26
140 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

172 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Héritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chaow Chanchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Socrates!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chanchai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Socrates throws an off balance right hand
and Chanchai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chanchai looks to throw a body kick
letting Socrates counter with a right hand.
Socrates looks to land a left hand but Chanchai moved out of range nicely.
Chanchai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Socrates.
Socrates looks to land a left hand but Chanchai moved out of range nicely.
Chanchai appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good shot there by Socrates.
Socrates throws a lazy uppercut
and Chanchai counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Socrates.

Chanchai is rocked!
A jab from Socrates misses.
Oh Chanchai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniel Socrates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chanchai leaves his chin hanging out and Socrates seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Chanchai crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Socrates!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

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

Zimmer
vs
Bill

184 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Zimmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sidearm Bill!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zimmer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bill has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Bill manages to get to full guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Sidearm Bill!

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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekiel Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laane's entrance music is Sans Pression - Numero 1. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Andrus Laane has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andrus Laane seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Laane
vs
Hughes

193 cm
34
218 lbs
16 - 32 - 0

188 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 16 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes dodges the punch combination from Laane.
As Laane backs off Hughes throws a huge counter combo but Laane manages to avoid it all.
Laane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hughes.
Andrus Laane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Laane darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.
Hughes throws an elbow that misses.
Laane throws an elbow but it misses.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laane obliges.
A knee to the head by Laane.

It looks like Ezekiel Hughes has been cut.
Laane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Laane.
Hughes working aggressively here.
Hughes scores with a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane is struggling to control the position.
Laane lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hughes trying to stall but Laane improves his position.
Hughes throws a punch but it's blocked by Laane.
Hughes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hughes lands an elbow that stopped Laane in his tracks for a moment.
Laane connects with a knee to the head.
Laane misses with a knee strike.
Laane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Hughes lands with a short shot to the head.
Laane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hughes or not.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hughes lands a body punch.
Hughes has Laane pushed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hughes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hughes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Laane blocks the elbow strike.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hughes is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Laane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Laane misses.

Laane clinches.
Laane misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Laane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Laane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hughes.

Laane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Laane.
As Laane backs off Hughes throws a huge counter combo but Laane manages to avoid it all.
Hughes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Laane looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes with a hook.
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Hughes looks to move away, Laane throws a big counter combo bu Hughes just gets out of the way.
No joy there for Laane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hughes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laane.
Hughes tries to clinch but Laane is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Laane does no damage.
Laane with a hook.
Hughes finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laane lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That has opened up Ezekiel Hughes's cut even more.
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!
Jab by Laane.
Laane throws a right hand that Hughes ducks under and follows up with a left that Hughes also avoids with ease.
Laane throws a body shot but no joy.
Laane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hughes throws a front kick aimed at Laane's knee but Laane avoids it well.
Some wild striking there from Laane.
Hughes throws a series of punches but Laane moves out of range.
Laane blocks a low kick nicely.
Hughes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrus Laane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Hughes's cut.
That's time! Laane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Laane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hughes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Laane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Laane misses with a double jab.
Laane misses with a looping left.
Laane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Laane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laane throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from Hughes tenderised Laane's leg. Laane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hughes misses with a straight right.
Hughes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Laane defending well as Hughes loads up on a big left hand.

Laane darts in and clinches Hughes up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane misses with an elbow over the top.
Laane just leaning against Hughes, taking a breather.
Laane tries a body shot but Hughes blocks it.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Laane working aggressively here.
Laane leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nice elbow from Laane.

Laane manages to break the clinch.
Laane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Laane throws a nice head kick!

Laane clinches up with Hughes and pushes him back against the cage.
Hughes is looking to control Laane's arms but Laane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hughes has his back to the cage.
Laane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Laane manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes walks into a jab.
Hughes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hughes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Laane is out of range and Hughes settles back down.
Hughes lands a leg kick that knocks Laane off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hughes circles away quickly and effectively.
Hughes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Laane defends it well.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Laane throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Laane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hughes can do to turn this around?
Laane wants to clinch but Hughes slips to the side
and Hughes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Laane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hughes cracks Laane with an open hand slap.
Laane misses with a few strikes there.
Laane ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.

Laane closes the distance and pushes Hughes back into the cage.
Hughes tries to throw a body punch but Laane avoids it by throwing Hughes back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but Hughes blocks with his arms.
Laane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laane lands a nice uppercut.
Hughes managing to block the knees to the body from Laane.
Laane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hughes up against the cage.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes tries a body shot but Laane blocks it.
Hughes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hughes misses with a punch to the body.
Laane is working Hughes over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hughes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hughes tries a body shot but Laane blocks it.
Laane stalling against the cage.
Hughes pushes off an throws an elbow but Laane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Laane.
Hughes throws a punch but it's blocked by Laane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laane blocks an elbow strike from Hughes.
A head punch on the inside from Hughes fails to land.
Come on Hughes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andrus Laane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hughes throws a head punch that misses.
Hughes is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrus Laane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ezekiel Hughes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hughes tries to clinch there but Laane circles away.

Laane has managed to clinch.
Hughes avoids a wild elbow strike from Laane.
Laane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
Laane lands a shoulder strike.
Laane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hughes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laane backwards.
Laane crunches a lovely knee into Hughes's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but Laane gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the cage.
Laane wants to stall.
Laane lands a shoulder strike.
Laane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hughes blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Laane.
Hughes tries to throw a body punch but Laane avoids it by throwing Hughes back against the cage.
Hughes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Laane lands with a left to the head.
Hughes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laane lands a good knee to the midsection. Hughes won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Laane.
Hughes takes a shot to the head.

Laane breaks the clinch.
Laane misses with a few strikes there.
Laane lands with a right hand.

Laane instigates a clinch.
Hughes misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laane lands with a short shot to the head.
Laane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Laane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hughes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laane misses with a body punch.
Laane connects with a knee to the head.
Laane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.
Nice elbow from Laane.
Laane slowing the pace effectively.
Laane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laane misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hughes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hughes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Laane avoiding damage.
Hughes trying to stall but Laane improves his position.
Ezekiel Hughes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hughes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hughes looking to slow down the pace here.
Hughes wants to stall.
Laane lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Ezekiel Hughes's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hughes blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laane just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hughes's brow.
Laane connects with a knee to the head.
Hughes lands with a left to the head.
Hughes misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laane works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hughes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hughes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Laane prevents a body shot from Hughes.
Hughes swings wildly with an uppercut but Laane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrus Laane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hughes backwards.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrus Laane!
A very excited looking Andrus Laane rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lance Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardwood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stone Sour - Last Of The Real. Lance Hardwood is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Hardwood
vs
Rodriguez

175 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

169 cm
25
143 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Hardwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
Hardwood looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
Hardwood shoots for a takedown but Rodriguez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rodriguez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardwood looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodriguez digs a good hook to Hardwood's body.
Hardwood fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lance Hardwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardwood fails with the takedown
and Rodriguez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rodriguez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rodriguez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hardwood at a distance.
Rodriguez lands with a right hand.
Lance Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hardwood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rodriguez sprawls well initially but Hardwood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hardwood perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rodriguez is not content to let Hardwood control the position.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Rodriguez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hardwood is trying to control. Rodriguez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hardwood looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hardwood 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.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Hardwood is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Hardwood seems content to control.
Rodriguez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hardwood throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Hardwood.
Hardwood is trying to control the action in half guard but Rodriguez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardwood prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Hardwood not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hardwood is trying to work for a kimura but Rodriguez is defending well.
Nice strikes from Hardwood there.
Ground and pound from Hardwood.
Nice strikes from Hardwood there.
Hardwood working the head and body with strikes.
Hardwood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hardwood connects with a nice short shot to Rodriguez's temple.
Hardwood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodriguez wants to control but Hardwood is keeping busy.
Rodriguez tries to get to full guard but Hardwood has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rodriguez is refusing to be controlled, as Hardwood sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood working the head and body with strikes.
Rodriguez moves into full guard.
Hardwood content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hardwood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Rodriguez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rodriguez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hardwood.
Hardwood happy to just control the position for now.
Hardwood trying to control the position but Rodriguez is working away.
Rodriguez tries to buck Hardwood off but Hardwood is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood cracks Rodriguez with a big right hand but Rodriguez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hardwood wants to control for a moment but Rodriguez uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rodriguez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hardwood wants to take a breather but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Hardwood prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Hardwood working Rodriguez over with strikes.
Hardwood lands strikes from half guard.
Rodriguez has hold of Hardwood's hands but Hardwood slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardwood content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hardwood seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hardwood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodriguez defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hardwood, right into the meat.

Hardwood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rodriguez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hardwood's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hardwood is keen to just control but Rodriguez is a slippery customer.
Rodriguez tries to kick Hardwood off but Hardwood keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hardwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
Rodriguez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hardwood prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Hardwood content to control rather than advance.
Hardwood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rodriguez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez wants to control but Hardwood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lance Hardwood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hardwood seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rodriguez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rodriguez looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood controlling the action here.
Hardwood prevents Rodriguez from improving his position.
Hardwood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rodriguez manages to get to full guard.
Hardwood distracts Rodriguez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.
Hardwood passes Rodriguez's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hardwood is nestled in close to Rodriguez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rodriguez looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez is trying to control but can't.
Rodriguez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hardwood is staying active.
Hardwood 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.
Hardwood trying to control the pace.
Hardwood wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Rodriguez is trying to get back to full guard.
Rodriguez is trying to stand.
Hardwood wants to control but Rodriguez is keeping him busy.
Hardwood working the head and body with strikes.
Rodriguez wants to get back to his feet.
Hardwood lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Hardwood working the head and body with strikes.
Hardwood lands strikes from half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardwood scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardwood landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Hardwood lands strikes from half guard.
Rodriguez is still in real trouble! Can Hardwood finish him?
Rodriguez trying to control but Hardwood postures up.
Hardwood lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Rodriguez quite badly. Rodriguez pulls Hardwood in close trying to recover. Hardwood postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Rodriguez on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Rodriguez doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lance Hardwood!
During a confident post fight interview, Lance Hardwood thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desmond Flannery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flannery comes to the cage accompanied by Dropkick Murphys - I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Flannery
vs
Barnett

192 cm
29
270 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

191 cm
37
266 lbs
20 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Desmond Flannery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flannery fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barnett checks it well.
No joy there for Flannery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barnett is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Flannery.

It looks like Brock Barnett has been cut.
Flannery ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Flannery swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Barnett counters with a takedown into side control.

Barnett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Flannery has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Barnett but great work by Flannery.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Flannery tries for a kimura but Barnett is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Barnett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Barnett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Flannery moves nicely into side control.

Flannery decides to stand up, so the ref orders Barnett to his feet.
We've been told by Flannery's head coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown but Flannery shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barnett misses with a hook.
Barnett misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett shoots in but Flannery avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Desmond Flannery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Barnett.
Barnett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Barnett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Flannery. Flannery obviously looking to wear him down.
Flannery checks the leg kick.
Flannery went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Flannery scores with a jab. Barnett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Flannery scores with a jab to the head.

Barnett is rocked!
OH! Barnett has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Flannery smells blood and charges in for the finish! Flannery unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Barnett sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Desmond Flannery!
Desmond Flannery decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slenderman Creeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emmanuel Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slenderman Creeper could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emmanuel Jung's chin.

Creeper
vs
Jung

170 cm
26
158 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

170 cm
20
140 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slenderman Creeper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Emmanuel Jung!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creeper lands with an uppercut that bounces Jung off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Emmanuel Jung has been cut.
Jung has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Creeper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jung sprawls well. Jung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Creeper gets slowly back to his feet.
Creeper definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Creeper shoots in looking for a takedown but Jung manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Creeper's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Creeper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Jung as Creeper shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slenderman Creeper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jung throws a series of punches but Creeper avoids them all with ease.
Creeper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jung sprawls well. Jung wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Creeper gets slowly back to his feet.
Jung throws a series of punches but Creeper avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Creeper gets a takedown into half guard.
Creeper trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creeper working Jung over with strikes.

Creeper seems to be working for a kimura but Jung defends the submission attempt.

Creeper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Creeper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Creeper.
Jung is trying to stand up here but Creeper is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creeper is pressing down on Jung's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jung is holding on for now.

Creeper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Creeper 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.
Creeper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jung with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Jung is rocked!
Jung looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Creeper connects with a nice short shot to Jung's temple.
Jung is still in real trouble! Can Creeper finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Creeper is working for a kimura but Jung is defending it quite comfortably.

Creeper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jung doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Creeper.
Creeper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jung!

Creeper quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Creeper but it's paid off an Jung is forced to tap! Nice work by Creeper.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slenderman Creeper!
After winning the bout, Slenderman Creeper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sudo Nym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
Nym

171 cm
28
155 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

150 cm
26
160 lbs
6 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sudo Nym!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Li there.
Li lands a nice looking body shot.

Nym pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.

Nym pulls guard successfully.
Li controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Li gets to his feet. Nym looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Nym has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Nym.
Li blocks an uppercut.
Nym changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Li throws a series of punches but Nym avoids them all with ease.
Nym wants to clinch up but Li keeps it at a distance.
Li attempts a counter takedown but Nym avoids it well and moves away.
Li misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nym shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Li defends it nicely.

Nym pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Nym manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Nym is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Li is controlling him.
Li trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nym manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Li pulls Nym in close to his closed guard and prevents Nym from doing any damage or advancing position.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nym won't allow Li to get back to his feet.
Nym told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Nym passes Li's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nym is working away from the top position though.
Nym wants to pass to mount but Li is defending the position.

Li pushes Nym off and gets back to his feet.
Jeff Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nym is defended easily by Li.
Jeff Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sudo Nym.
Nym throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nym off to one side.
Li misses with the combination.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Li lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been told by Li's head coaches at H-13 Alpha Elite Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nym shoots for a takedown but Li saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Li looks to land a body kick but Nym moved away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Nym gets the takedown into side control.

Li explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nym crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Li - the referee stops the clock and Nym gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Li. Nym manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nym with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Li to score with a decent uppercut.

Nym scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Li is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nym has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Li tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Li is pushing Nym's head away, looking to escape. Nym manages to hold on to the position though.
Li gets back to half guard.
Nym is nestled in close to Li, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nym thows a huge punch but Li dodges it nicely.
Nym stops Li from getting back to his feet.
Li wants to improve his position but Nym is controlling well.

Li kicks off Nym and gets to his feet.
Li is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Nym moves into the clinch successfully.
A shot in the inside from Nym.
Nym tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Li avoids it.
Li is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nym just misses with a elbow thrown towards Li's brow.
Li looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nym.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nym.
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!
Sloppy strikes there by Nym.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

Nym working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Li is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nym's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Nym is trying to work for a kimura but Li is defending well.
Li looks like he's trying to stand up.
Li wants to improve his position but Nym is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Li dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Li lands a jab to the nose.
Li misses the shot to the body.
Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Nym, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Nym avoids the body shot from Li.
Jeff Li is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nym fails to land the takedown.

Li gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nym throws a strike but Li rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Li gets to his feet - Nym follows without any prompting.
Li swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Li throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Li throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nym stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nym keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nym slips a jab from Li.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Li.
Nym is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Li misses with a few strikes there.
Nym takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nym throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nym off to one side.
Jeff Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sudo Nym.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Nym tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Li swivels and escapes.
Nym looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Nym has Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Nym has Li pressed against the cage, preventing Li from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li prevents the takedown attempt.
Nym changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Li fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nym takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Li connects with a nice looking jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nym moves into the clinch.
Nym misses with some punches.
Nym tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nym tries to score a power double leg takedown but Li sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nym somewhat.
Nym fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Li avoids it really well and circles away.
Nym walks into a straight right hand from Li.
Nym gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Li gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Li!
In his post fight interview, Jeff Li started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendo Yanar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MilionBeats feat. Paluch, Freeman (ex-IAM) - Le gout du sang. Kendo Yanar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lynch
vs
Yanar

185 cm
26
203 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

174 cm
32
198 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akeel Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendo Yanar!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yanar scores with a nice strike.
We've been told by Lynch's head coaches at The Iron Palace that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yanar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lynch 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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yanar holds on and takes a little breather.
Yanar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yanar keeps trying to improve his position.
Lynch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lynch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lynch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Yanar keeps moving.
Yanar has momentary wrist control but Lynch slips an elbow through the middle.
Yanar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lynch's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch pulls Yanar in close to his closed guard and prevents Yanar from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lynch continues to stall.
Yanar wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.
Yanar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lynch haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lynch seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yanar throws an elbow that misses. Lynch uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yanar's guard. Nice move by Lynch!

Yanar working a defensive guard but Lynch manages to pass into side control anyway.
Yanar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is not content to let Lynch control the position.
Lynch in side control lands a decent elbow.
Yanar gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yanar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lynch being controlled here momentarily.
Lynch stopping the sweep attempt from Yanar.
Lynch chips away with some ground and pound.
Lynch postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is pulling down on Lynch's head to control his posture.
Lynch with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanar looking for a sweep. Not yet Yanar, not yet.
Lynch lands a couple of digs.

Yanar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lynch trying to control but Yanar is working from the bottom.
Lynch cracks Yanar with a solid left hand.
Yanar keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Yanar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yanar is trying to control the position but Lynch postures up.
Our spies down at at Extreme Training inform us that Yanar has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lynch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lynch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lynch postures up in Yanar's guard and throws a big left but Yanar blocks it.
Yanar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lynch has passed into side control.
Lynch working the head and body with strikes.
Lynch working away.
Yanar is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch trying to control the action but Yanar is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lynch lands a really nice looking cross but Yanar seems unphased.
Yanar shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Lynch gets a takedown into half guard.
Yanar is not content to let Lynch control the position.
Lynch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanar tries to get to full guard but Lynch has control of the leg.
Lynch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lynch 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.
Yanar is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lynch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lynch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yanar is controlling Lynch's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Lynch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yanar wants to improve his position but Lynch is controlling well.
Lynch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Yanar is trying to maintain the position but Lynch is very close to passing his half guard.
Yanar gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar wants to sweep but no luck.
Yanar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Yanar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lynch defends well.
Yanar seems keen to control Lynch's posture.
Lynch stands up over Yanar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lynch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yanar is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yanar is on top in guard.

Lynch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yanar manages to get himself to full guard.

Lynch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yanar has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lynch has managed to get both his arms back between Yanar's legs - danger averted.
Yanar trying to keep a closed guard but Lynch is proving a slippery customer.
Yanar keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
Yanar is trying to keep Lynch in close.
Lynch preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is trying to hold Lynch in close to prevent damage but Lynch has managed to pass into half guard.
Yanar controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Lynch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yanar's head.
Lynch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Yanar has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lynch is working away from the top position though.
Yanar wants to improve his position but Lynch is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynch is nestled in close to Yanar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yanar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akeel Lynch dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lynch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yanar.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt - Yanar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yanar is looking to clinch.
It looked like Lynch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yanar.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Yanar is just out of range.
Yanar throws an off balance right hand
letting Lynch counter with a right hand.
Lynch lands a jab to the nose.
Lynch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Lynch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Yanar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yanar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Yanar parries the strikes from Lynch easily there. Lynch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yanar to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yanar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yanar is trying to control Lynch's posture but Lynch avoids it.
Yanar tries to bench press Lynch off him but Lynch keeps the position.
Lynch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Yanar taking punishment in the form of punches.
Yanar regains half guard.
Akeel Lynch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yanar is trying is best to control the position here.
Yanar tries to get to full guard but Lynch has control of the leg.
Yanar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lynch.
Kendo Yanar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanar is staying active underneath Lynch, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Yanar moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yanar trying to control the position here.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yanar can do to turn this around?
Lynch passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yanar wants to control but Lynch postures up.
Lynch trying to control the position but Yanar is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yanar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yanar parries the strikes from Lynch easily there. Lynch is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Yanar to escape.
Yanar prevents Lynch from moving into mount.
Yanar is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.
Yanar holds on to Lynch's head and controls the position momentarily.
Yanar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Yanar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lynch is looking to control Yanar's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lynch avoid being mounted?
Lynch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yanar.
Akeel Lynch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch trying to control from the bottom.

Yanar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lynch defends it well.
Yanar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lynch to regain full guard.
Lynch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yanar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lynch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yanar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yanar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Yanar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lynch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yanar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akeel Lynch!
An out of breath Akeel Lynch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon comes to the cage accompanied by Life Is Beautiful. Junior Brandon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brutus Landry's chin.

Brandon
vs
Landry

178 cm
33
215 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

182 cm
39
218 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Junior Brandon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Landry!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Landry throws a one two combo.

It looks like Junior Brandon has been cut.

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

Brandon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Landry cracks Brandon's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Brandon slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Landry can do further damage! This one is done, son!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brutus Landry!