HFC 246 Patience Solves It All PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Barnett
vs
KarelinPalmeiras

191 cm
39
266 lbs
21 - 20 - 0

202 cm
27
280 lbs
8 - 22 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 21 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KarelinPalmeiras tries for a takedown but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barnett seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
KarelinPalmeiras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Barnett swats away the attempt to clinch by KarelinPalmeiras.
KarelinPalmeiras fails with a takedown attempt.
Brock Barnett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AleksandrMessi KarelinPalmeiras.

Barnett gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barnett is looking for a takedown.

Barnett manages to break the clinch.
KarelinPalmeiras shoots in and drives through. Barnett sprawls well.
We've been told by Barnett'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Barnett darts in and clinches KarelinPalmeiras up against the cage.
Barnett has KarelinPalmeiras pressed against the cage, preventing KarelinPalmeiras from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
KarelinPalmeiras wants to get back to striking at distance but Barnett won't allow it.
Barnett is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Barnett jumps guard and drags KarelinPalmeiras to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
KarelinPalmeiras trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Barnett is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Barnett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from KarelinPalmeiras.

Barnett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. KarelinPalmeiras gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

KarelinPalmeiras got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnett has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, KarelinPalmeiras has managed to get both his arms back between Barnett's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Barnett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and KarelinPalmeiras defends well.
KarelinPalmeiras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.
KarelinPalmeiras preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnett looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
KarelinPalmeiras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barnett is keeping the position for now.

Barnett escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. KarelinPalmeiras gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
KarelinPalmeiras 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.

Barnett is looking to cinch up a triangle. KarelinPalmeiras throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Barnett's body to avoid the submission. Barnett has instead reached around KarelinPalmeiras's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Barnett arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brock Barnett!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saleem Al Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Al Khan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Three Days Grace - Scared. Wilson Ferrall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Al Khan
vs
Ferrall

182 cm
26
181 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saleem Al Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wilson Ferrall!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Khan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ferrall's head.
Ferrall walks into a left hand.
Al Khan throws an overhand right that lands on Ferrall's shoulder, as Ferrall tries to avoid the shot.
Al Khan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) in the buildup to the fight.
Al Khan works over Ferrall's head and body with a nice combination.
Al Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ferrall is defended easily by Al Khan.
Al Khan throws a big counter combination but Ferrall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Al Khan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ferrall's calf.
Ferrall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Khan.
Al Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferrall.
Ferrall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferrall shoots in looking for a takedown but Al Khan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ferrall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Ferrall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Al Khan throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Ferrall moves into the clinch.
Ferrall goes for a takedown in the clinch but Al Khan prevents it.
Saleem Al Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Ferrall.

Al Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Al Khan!
Ferrall tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Al Khan defends well and Ferrall ends up having to push Al Khan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Al Khan misses with a hook.
Al Khan tests Ferrall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Khan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferrall.
Al Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrall wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Al Khan does no damage.
Al Khan looks to land a combination but Ferrall avoids it well.
Ferrall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Al Khan with a body shot.
Ferrall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Al Khan.
Saleem Al Khan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Al Khan misses with the combination.
Ferrall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from Al Khan misses.
As Al Khan backs off Ferrall throws a huge counter combo but Al Khan manages to avoid it all.
Ferrall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Al Khan blocks a head kick by Ferrall.
Ferrall tries to move into range but Al Khan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Ferrall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Al Khan napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Ferrall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ferrall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Ferrall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferrall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Al Khan, who protects the arm well.

Al Khan sneaks out the side door and pushes Ferrall away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Al Khan connects with a leg kick. Ferrall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Al Khan throws a head kick that Ferrall semi-blocks.
Ferrall shoots in for a double leg but Al Khan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Al Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Al Khan connects with a high kick.
Al Khan misses with the combination.
And Ferrall tries to counter it with a takedown but Al Khan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Saleem Al Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferrall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ferrall fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Al Khan avoids it really well and circles away.
As Ferrall looks to move away, Al Khan throws a big counter combo but Ferrall just gets out of the way.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Khan misses with a two punch combination.
Ferrall with the counter takedown but Al Khan avoids it easily.
No luck for Ferrall with that takedown attempt.
Al Khan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ferrall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Khan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Al Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good standup being displayed there by Al Khan as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Al Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ferrall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Khan.
Al Khan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ferrall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Al Khan defends it well.
Al Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrall.
Ferrall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Saleem Al Khan is winning the standup battle so far.
A right-left combo lands from Al Khan.
Ferrall looks for a takedown but Al Khan sprawls well.
Ferrall slips a jab and a cross from Al Khan.
Al Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferrall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Khan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferrall circles away quickly and effectively.
Ferrall wants to clinch.
Ferrall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Al Khan pinned against the cage. Al Khan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saleem Al Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Ferrall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Khan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferrall.
Ferrall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Al Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferrall has time to react.
Ferrall fails with the takedown.
Ferrall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ferrall slips under a jab from Al Khan.
Al Khan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferrall can do to turn this around?
Al Khan throws a combination that misses
and Ferrall counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Al Khan looks to land a combination but Ferrall avoids it well.
Ferrall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Al Khan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Al Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Al Khan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferrall counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Khan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Khan lands a jab to the head.
Al Khan misses with the combination.
Ferrall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Al Khan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Al Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Al Khan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ferrall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Saleem Al Khan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ferrall seems to be working for a kimura but Al Khan defends the submission attempt.
Ferrall content to control rather than advance.
Ferrall passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferrall working for a submission but Al Khan is keeping him at bay.

Ferrall is working for a guillotine from mount but Al Khan frees his head quite easily.
Al Khan really wants to buck Ferrall off and get back to his feet.

Ferrall looking to secure an arm triangle but Al Khan defends it well.
Al Khan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Al Khan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Ferrall working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ferrall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Al Khan is looking to escape.
Al Khan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Ferrall goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Al Khan turns into him and now he's in Ferrall's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Saleem Al Khan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Al Khan throws a series of punches but Ferrall avoids them all with ease.
Ferrall throws out a counter right but Al Khan avoids it with no problem.
Al Khan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice sprawl there from Al Khan as Ferrall shoots in.
Al Khan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ferrall eats them both and turns towards Al Khan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Al Khan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Al Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Khan cracks Ferrall with a good jab.
Al Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferrall takes one to the side of the head.
Jab by Al Khan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferrall wants to clinch up but Al Khan keeps it at a distance.
Al Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferrall.
Ferrall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Al Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Khan throws a series of punches but Ferrall avoids them all with ease.
Al Khan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrall shoots for a takedown but Al Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice shot by Al Khan.
Al Khan thuds his shin into the meat of Ferrall's side.
Al Khan leaves Ferrall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saleem Al Khan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wilson Ferrall.
Al Khan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ferrall.
Ferrall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ferrall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Al Khan but Al Khan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Al Khan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Al Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ferrall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Al Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Khan misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferrall is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ferrall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ferrall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Al Khan throws a right hand that Ferrall ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferrall also avoids with ease.
Ferrall is trying to counter with his kicks.
Al Khan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Khan throws a leg kick that misses.
Ferrall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A head kick misses from Al Khan.
Saleem Al Khan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferrall doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Khan circles away.
Ferrall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Al Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Khan looks to land a combination but Ferrall avoids it well.
Ferrall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Khan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ferrall counters with a shoot takedown. Al Khan fights it but they end up in guard.

Al Khan pushes Ferrall off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Al Khan thows a body kick. Ferrall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Al Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Ferrall shoots in for a takedown but Al Khan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Al Khan misses with a wild combination.
Al Khan tries to bum rush Ferrall with a series of wild strikes but Ferrall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saleem Al Khan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferrall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Khan manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Khan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ferrall fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Al Khan misses with a few strikes there.

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

Al Khan has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ferrall is on him like a limpet, forcing Al Khan back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Al Khan manages to break the clinch.
Al Khan lands a two punch combo.
Al Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ferrall takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Khan throws the kick towards the body but Ferrall avoids it.
Al Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Al Khan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ferrall. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Khan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Ferrall.
Wilson Ferrall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Al Khan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ferrall backs up against the cage.
Al Khan fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saleem Al Khan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Al Khan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saleem Al Khan!
Post fight, Saleem Al Khan stared into the camera and said 'I am the freedom fighter, I'll fight for my people until death, and represent my land everywhere I go, look out for me!'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

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

Jiggle
vs
Wright

181 cm
27
195 lbs
13 - 11 - 1

183 cm
27
187 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jiggle Jiggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Wright!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jiggle pinned against the cage. Jiggle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jiggle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heart Cave (10 elites, 3 double-elites, 1 triple) in the buildup to the fight.
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jiggle.
Jiggle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.

It looks like Shawn Wright has been cut.
Jiggle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jiggle lands a head kick!
Jiggle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiggle throws a head kick that Wright semi-blocks.
Wright slips under a jab from Jiggle.
Jiggle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jiggle throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Wright pushes Jiggle up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jiggle smiles and moves away.
Jiggle misses with a wild body shot.
Wright throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jiggle's waist but Jiggle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wright off to one side.
Jiggle Jiggle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Wright.
Jiggle misses the shot to the body.
Wright appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wright misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiggle throws a nice head kick!
Shawn Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jiggle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wright.
Jiggle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wright shoots in and drives through. Jiggle sprawls well.
Jiggle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Jiggle.

Wright is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jiggle's half guard.

Jiggle makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wright looking to score a takedown here. Jiggle is defending well but Wright drives through and ends up in Jiggle's guard.
My spies in Extreme MMA (7 Elites $250/week) inform me that Wright has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Wright makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiggle controls Wright momentarily but Wright frees himself.
Jiggle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Wright is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a strike but Jiggle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Wright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jiggle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jiggle trying to control the position from guard on top but Wright is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wright not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Wright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jiggle defends it easily.

Jiggle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wright, up you get!
Jiggle misses with a wild body shot.

Wright gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jiggle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wright is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jiggle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jiggle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jiggle is defending well.
Wright jumps guard but Jiggle stands there with Wright around his waist. Wright gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Jiggle breaks from the clinch.
Jiggle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That has opened up Shawn Wright's cut even more.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiggle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jiggle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiggle lands a high kick!
Wright will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jiggle scores with a sloppy right hand. Wright should have avoided that one.
Wright is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiggle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wright has his takedown stuffed

and Jiggle counters with a left and a right that hurts Wright! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Jiggle jumps into full mount!

Wright is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jiggle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Wright hang on?
Wright is still in real trouble! Can Jiggle finish him?
BOOM! Jiggle connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Jiggle! Wright is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jiggle Jiggle!
Jiggle Jiggle took some time post fight to say the following; 'I can do better'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen Dezarie / Most High as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jaska Juntta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Juntta
vs
Lynch

188 cm
30
250 lbs
15 - 14 - 0

191 cm
31
258 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joshua Lynch!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juntta is looking to clinch.
Juntta throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juntta shoots in and drives through. Lynch sprawls well.
Lynch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Juntta throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
Lynch thinks about the counter body kick.
Lynch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Juntta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Jaska Juntta has been cut.
Lynch throws a head kick but Juntta moves out of range.
Juntta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynch.
Lynch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Juntta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lynch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Juntta shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juntta's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lynch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Juntta scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Juntta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lynch doesn't seem phased though.
Nice body punch from Juntta.
Juntta throws a combination. Lynch tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lynch connects with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lands a body shot.
Juntta is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Lynch.
Juntta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lynch looks to land a combination but Juntta avoids it well.

Juntta bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Juntta connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lynch some visible discomfort.

Juntta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lynch has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lynch is trying to get back to half guard.
Lynch manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch prevents Juntta from improving his position.
Lynch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Juntta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntta is looking to get back to full guard here but Lynch has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lynch scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lynch lands some shots froms side control.
Lynch with the ground and pound but Juntta regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Juntta has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lynch is working away from the top position though.
Lynch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lynch lands with a punch from half guard.

Lynch decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
A head kick misses from Lynch.

Juntta tries to keep at a distance but Lynch has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lynch manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Juntta on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Lynch has managed to clinch.

Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juntta blocks a jab.
Lynch works the jab nicely.
Juntta scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
Lynch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Juntta.
Joshua Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Lynch.

Jaska Juntta's cut is getting worse.
Juntta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lynch.
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch tries to clinch there but Juntta circles away.

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

Lynch pushes Juntta off and gets back to his feet.
Juntta goes for a double leg but Lynch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lynch continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lynch.
Lynch circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Juntta drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Lynch follows Juntta to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Lynch!
Joshua Lynch gave a mention to Perkele! in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mack Bolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Brandon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: All Summer Long. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bolan
vs
Brandon

196 cm
28
218 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

188 cm
34
210 lbs
8 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mack Bolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brandon drives through and clinches with Bolan against the cage.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Brandon tries to land a knee to the head but Bolan blocks with his arms.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brandon's face.
Brandon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bolan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.

Brandon manages to break the clinch.

Bolan gets a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bolan has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bolan misses with a knee strike.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan has Brandon pressed against the cage, preventing Brandon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
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!
Bolan tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Bolan lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brandon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brandon misses with a hook to the ribs.

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

Brandon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bolan, pushing him back against the cage.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandon avoids it.
Brandon tries a body shot but Bolan blocks it.
Brandon wants to take the fight to the mat but Bolan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Brandon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Brandon scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan lands an elbow inside that Brandon shrugs off.
Bolan trying to land knees to the body.
Brandon unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bolan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bolan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandon lands an elbow just above Bolan 's eye.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandon blocks it with crossed arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brandon avoids the elbow strike from Bolan, against the cage.

Brandon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bolan closes the distance and clinches.
Bolan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brandon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolan after a bit of a struggle.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bolan.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan lands a nice knee to the body.
Bolan missing with knees to the body.
Bolan looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan lands an elbow inside.
Bolan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bolan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bolan tries to work over Brandon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolan.
Brandon looks winded!
Bolan tries to land knees in the clinch but Brandon avoids the damage to the body.
Brandon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bolan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Brandon manages to break the clinch.
Bolan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brandon.
Brandon throws a head kick but Bolan moves out of range.
Brandon goes for a double leg but Bolan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bolan continues to drive forward.
Mack Bolan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandon shoots and misses

and Bolan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolan misses with an elbow over the top.
Brandon wants to get back to striking at distance but Bolan won't allow it.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Brandon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brandon struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolan controls his hands.
Knees to the body from Bolan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolan working Brandon over with knees to the body.
Bolan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brandon blocks it with crossed arms.
Brandon tries to pull guard but Bolan holds him up against the cage and eventually Brandon drops back down to his feet.
Bolan tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Brandon is trying to stall.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan connects with a knee to the head.
Bolan lands an elbow just above Brandon 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan 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.

Bolan drives through and clinches with Brandon against the cage.
Brandon missing with knees to the body.
Brandon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brandon is trying to force a seperation but Bolan has the dominant position.
Brandon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bolan presses Brandon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bolan lands a shot to the body.
Bolan lands a shot to the body.
Mack Bolan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bolan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Brandon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Bolan.
Brandon is breathing heavily.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandon blocks a body shot from Bolan.
Bolan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mack Bolan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buddy Brandon.
Bolan tries to work over Brandon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Bolan.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brandon can do to turn this around?
Brandon is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolan gets an underhook and turns Brandon into the cage.
Bolan stops a takedown attempt from Brandon.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bolan to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolan landing knees to the body.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan can't find room to land a body shot as Brandon controls the action.
Bolan lands an elbow that stopped Brandon in his tracks for a moment.
Brandon is looking for a takedown.
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolan misses with a punch to the body.
Brandon is trying to pull guard but Bolan turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandon.
Bolan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bolan tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan looking to throw knees to the head but Brandon is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolan tries a body shot but Brandon blocks it.
Bolan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bolan tries to work over Brandon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brandon avoiding damage as Bolan throws knees to the body.
Brandon is trying to break the clinch but Bolan is controlling him.
Bolan misses with a knee to the head.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Brandon manages to break the clinch.

Bolan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brandon, pushing him back against the cage.
Brandon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bolan after a bit of a struggle.
Bolan misses with a body punch.
Bolan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brandon's face.
Bolan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandon has had enough of the clinch but Bolan keeps him there for the moment.
Bolan tries to land a knee to the head but Brandon blocks with his arms.
Brandon wants a takedown but no success here.
Brandon is trying to stall.
Bolan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brandon fails to pull guard.
Bolan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bolan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bolan with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolan landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bolan scores a nice knee to the body.
Bolan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolan digs a right hand into Brandon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brandon's gas tank.
Bolan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mack Bolan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Bolan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bolan misses with an elbow over the top.

Brandon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brandon throws a one two combo.

Bolan moves into range and clinches up with Brandon.

Brandon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bolan uses from the top position.
Brandon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Buddy Brandon!
After winning the bout, Buddy Brandon 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
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Hammet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hammet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Finger Eleven - Slow Chemical. Lewis has chosen The Butterfly Effect - Sweet and Low as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hammet
vs
Lewis

200 cm
37
299 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

218 cm
31
300 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gordon Hammet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hammet moves away.
Hammet feinted with a counter takedown.
Hammet misses with a hook. Lewis ducked under it nicely.
Hammet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lewis can pounce on him.
We've been hearing reports that Hammet has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hammet fails with the takedown.
Lewis throws out a counter right but Hammet avoids it with no problem.
Hammet misses with a takedown attempt - Lewis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Hammet manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lewis on his heels. He'll look to pass Lewis's guard now, I'm sure.
Lewis controls Hammet momentarily but Hammet frees himself.
Lewis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hammet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lewis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammet throws a big right hand that misses.
Our spies down at at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) inform us that Lewis has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammet distracts Lewis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis working a defensive guard here.
Hammet throws a big elbow that misses.
Lewis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammet is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lewis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hammet lands a couple of elbows.
Hammet is looking to work some ground and pound but Lewis has wrist control.
Hammet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammet won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
Hammet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lewis's head.

Lewis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammet throws an elbow that misses. Lewis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hammet's guard. Nice move by Lewis!

Lewis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hammet looking for a triangle here. Lewis is fighting it but it looks tight! Hammet pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lewis is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Gordon Hammet!
Our winner, Gordon Hammet, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jierdan Firkragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucifer Satan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Firkragg comes to the cage accompanied by Wake Up. The crowd seem to be enjoying Satan's choice of entrance music: Disciple. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Firkragg
vs
Satan

195 cm
27
270 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
288 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jierdan Firkragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucifer Satan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Satan 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Lucifer Satan has been cut.
Satan throws a body punch but Firkragg moves out of range.
Satan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Jierdan Firkragg has been cut.
Satan just misses with a punch to the body.
Lucifer Satan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Firkragg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Firkragg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Satan.

Oooooh!!! Satan has knocked Firkragg down with a huge combo! Satan steps away and waves a wobbly Firkragg back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Firkragg 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!
Satan lands with a shot to the body.
Oh Firkragg is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Firkragg glances at the clock... BAM! Satan nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Firkragg crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Firkragg is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucifer Satan!
After the big win, Lucifer Satan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Christian Derksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sakari Sammio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Derksen
vs
Sammio

188 cm
33
192 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

185 cm
32
194 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Derksen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sakari Sammio!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Derksen clinches.
Sammio lands a nice uppercut.
Derksen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sammio or not.
Sammio's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sammio lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sammio.
Stalling in the clinch from Sammio.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sammio's defenses.

It looks like Sakari Sammio has been cut.
Sammio can't find room to land a body shot as Derksen controls the action.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Sammio in his tracks for a moment.
Sammio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sammio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Sammio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sammio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sammio taking a breather.
Derksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sammio controls his hands.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Sammio.
Derksen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen tries a body shot but Sammio blocks it.
Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sammio.
Nice body punch from Derksen - that landed with a thud.
Derksen tries to work over Sammio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sammio blocks an uppercut.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
Derksen blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sammio.
Derksen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammio.
Derksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derksen.
Derksen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sammio misses with a punch on the inside.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
Derksen scores with a shot to the side of Sammio's head.
Sammio misses with a punch to the body.
Sammio lands a left hand.
Derksen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
Sammio throws a head punch that misses.
Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Sammio in his tracks for a moment.
Sammio tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Sammio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen lands a damaging elbow.
Sammio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sammio misses with a body punch.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio blocking some punches.
Sammio tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sammio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Derksen scores with a shot to the side of Sammio's head.
Derksen blocks an uppercut.
Derksen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derksen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Derksen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Sammio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derksen.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sammio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Derksen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Sammio.
Derksen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sammio.
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!
Sammio stalling in the clinch but Derksen improves position.
Sammio dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sammio stalls.
A nice right hand lands inside from Derksen.
Sammio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sammio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Derksen.
Derksen tries a body shot but Sammio blocks it.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sammio is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sammio blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Derksen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Derksen throws a big shot that misses.
Derksen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sammio can do to turn this around?
Sammio misses with a two punch combination.
Derksen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sammio. That did some damage!
Derksen wants to land a leg kick but Sammio is out of range.
Sammio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sammio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Derksen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sammio.
Derksen is looking to counter the offense by Sammio and move into the clinch.
Sammio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Derksen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Derksen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Derksen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike from Derksen.
Sammio misses with the head strike.
Derksen scores with a shot to the side of Sammio's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Sammio blocks a body shot from Derksen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derksen throws an elbow but misses.
Sammio throws a punch but it's blocked by Derksen.
Sammio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Derksen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
A short right from Sammio on the inside.
Sammio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Derksen.
Derksen misses with some punches.
Sammio tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Christian Derksen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Derksen lands an elbow inside that Sammio shrugs off.
Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sammio struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Derksen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammio is defending well for now.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Sammio stalling in the clinch.
Sammio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derksen lands a right hand.
Derksen lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Sammio lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio misses with a punch on the inside.
Derksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sammio lands a hook that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Sammio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sammio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Derksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sammio avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Derksen scores with a hook to the body.
Sammio trying to control the position but instead, Derksen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sammio into the cage.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sammio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Sammio has a couple of punches blocked by Derksen.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sammio's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
Sammio is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sammio has Derksen pushed against the cage.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sammio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Derksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Derksen is working Sammio over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sammio.
A short uppercut from Derksen.
Derksen lands an elbow inside that Sammio shrugs off.
Derksen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Derksen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sammio is defending well for now.
Sammio avoiding damage.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Sammio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Derksen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sammio prevents a body shot from Derksen.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Derksen can't find room to land a body shot as Sammio controls the action.
Sammio gets through Derksen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Derksen pushes Sammio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derksen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sammio's brow.
Sammio misses with some punches.
Sammio lands a shot to the body.
Derksen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sammio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sammio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Derksen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio'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.

A clash of legs there as Derksen blocks the low kick.
Christian Derksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Derksen has Sammio up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Sammio.
Sammio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Derksen - that landed with a thud.
Sammio throws a head punch that misses.
Sammio misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Derksen tries to work over Sammio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derksen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Derksen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sammio avoiding damage as Derksen throws knees to the body.
Derksen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio lands a shoulder strike.
Derksen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Sammio 's eye.
A short uppercut from Derksen.

Sammio is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Derksen.
Sammio is still on wobbly legs! Can Derksen finish him?

That has opened up Sakari Sammio's cut even more.
Derksen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sammio's elbow.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen misses with an elbow over the top.
Derksen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sammio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Derksen is working Sammio over against the cage.
Sammio tries to work over Derksen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sammio avoids the elbow strike from Derksen, against the cage.
Sammio seems to have recovered his senses.
Sammio is trying to stall.
Sammio scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sammio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derksen working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sammio digs a right hand underneath Derksen's ribcage. Derksen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sammio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sammio.
Sammio stalling in the clinch but Derksen improves position.
Sammio scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sammio.
A right hook to the body lands for Derksen.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sammio fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sammio.
Sammio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Derksen fails to land.
Sammio swings wildly with an uppercut but Derksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Sammio.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Sammio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen works on Sammio's body with a couple of short punches.
Derksen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sammio blocking some punches.
Sammio swings wildly with an uppercut but Derksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Derksen pushes off an throws an elbow but Sammio leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Sammio 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sammio dodges an elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
Derksen can't find room to land a body shot as Sammio controls the action.
Derksen tries to work over Sammio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sammio lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sammio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sammio.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammio.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Sammio.
Derksen trying to land knees to the body.
Sammio avoiding damage.
Sammio is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Derksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Derksen clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Derksen moves out of range of the leg kick from Sammio.
Sammio scores with a leg kick.

Derksen has managed to clinch.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammio.
Sammio presses Derksen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Derksen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sammio misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Derksen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sammio.
Derksen misses with an elbow strike.
Derksen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derksen throws an elbow that misses.
Derksen trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sammio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sammio taking a breather.
Derksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sammio struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.
Derksen lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Derksen.
Derksen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Derksen tries to throw a body punch but Sammio avoids it by throwing Derksen back against the cage.
Derksen swings wildly with an uppercut but Sammio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sammio throws a punch but it's blocked by Derksen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sammio.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Sammio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sammio takes a shot to the head.
Derksen lands a hook that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen has a couple of punches blocked by Sammio.
Derksen lands an elbow just above Sammio 's eye.
Sammio scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sammio blocking some punches.
Sammio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Derksen.
Sammio can't find room to land a body shot as Derksen controls the action.
Derksen is working Sammio over against the cage.
Sammio lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sammio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Sammio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Derksen's elbow.
Derksen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sammio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sammio prevents a body shot from Derksen.
Sammio misses with some punches.
Sammio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen gets through Sammio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Derksen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Sammio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Derksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sammio lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Derksen.
Sammio stalling.
Sammio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Derksen lands an elbow that stopped Sammio in his tracks for a moment.
Derksen lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Sammio.
Sammio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Derksen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Sammio takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Derksen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen misses with a punch to the body.
Derksen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Derksen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Sammio.
Sammio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sammio is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Derksen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Derksen misses with a body punch.
Derksen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sammio.
Sammio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sammio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Derksen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Christian Derksen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sakari Sammio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sammio ducks under a wild hook from Derksen.
Sammio throws a big shot that misses.
Derksen avoids the body shot from Sammio.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sammio.
Derksen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sammio sprawls well. Sammio wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Derksen gets slowly back to his feet.
Derksen throws a leg kick but Sammio moved away.
Derksen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Derksen misses with an uppercut. Sammio saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sammio throws a leg kick
and Derksen counters with a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Sammio.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Derksen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derksen staying out of range there.
Sammio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sammio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sakari Sammio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sammio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Derksen is able to avoid easily.
Sammio falls off balance throwing a combination
and Derksen counters with a low kick, right behind Sammio 's knee.

Derksen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sammio's half guard.

Derksen decides to stand and escape the position.
Nice takedown defense from Sammio. No joy for Derksen on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Derksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sammio throws a jab but it's blocked by Derksen.
Derksen wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sakari Sammio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sammio gets caught napping as Derksen dives in and scores a takedown. Sammio manages to retain guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Sammio manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sammio pushes Derksen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Derksen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sammio's brow.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sammio.
Good body shot from Sammio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Derksen.
Derksen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sammio blocks the elbow strike.
Derksen blocks a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio struggles to land a body shot inside as Derksen controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derksen presses Sammio against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Derksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Sammio controls his hands.
A short right from Derksen.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Derksen lands a right hand.
Sammio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Derksen is keeping busy.
Sammio swings wildly with an uppercut but Derksen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sammio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Derksen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derksen throws a punch but it's blocked by Sammio.
Sammio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Sammio - that landed with a thud.
Derksen misses with a punch on the inside.
Sammio avoids a wild elbow strike from Derksen.
Derksen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sammio backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Sammio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sammio lands an uppercut.
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!
Derksen scores with a shoulder strike.
Sammio throws a head punch that misses.
Derksen prevents a body shot from Sammio.
Sammio lands with a right to the head.
Sammio throws a head punch that misses.
Sammio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sammio blocks an elbow strike.
Sammio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Derksen backwards.
Christian Derksen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sammio has a couple of punches blocked by Derksen.
Derksen working Sammio over with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Derksen working aggressively here.
Sammio content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sammio can't find room to land a body shot as Derksen controls the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sakari Sammio.
I think Derksen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Derksen!
Christian Derksen retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Christian Derksen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Parsons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrus Laane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parsons comes to the cage accompanied by Rev Theory - Dead in a Grave. Laane has chosen Meek Mill - Lord Knows as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Parsons
vs
Laane

185 cm
29
213 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

193 cm
36
218 lbs
19 - 33 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Parsons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrus Laane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parsons in his tracks.

Laane gets tackled into the cage by Parsons. Parsons maintains the clinch.
Laane blocks an uppercut.
Parsons lands with a left to the head.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but Parsons blocks with his arms.
Parsons with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Parsons has a couple of punches blocked by Laane.
Laane tries to circle away but Parsons has him pinned against the cage.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Laane.
Parsons lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Parsons on the inside.
Laane looking to throw knees to the head but Parsons is blocking nicely.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
Parsons pushes off an throws an elbow but Laane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Laane.
Laane trying to land knees to the body.
Parsons lands a shoulder strike.
Parsons avoids a wild elbow strike from Laane.

Laane manages to break the clinch.
Parsons shoots and misses
and Laane counters with a nice body shot.
Laane throws a head kick but Parsons moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parsons misses with a takedown attempt - Laane sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Laane lands a head kick!
Andrus Laane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Laane coming out on top.
Laane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Laane is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Laane throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Parsons to counter with a crisp jab.
Laane misses with a series of wild punches.
Laane has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Parsons clinches up against the cage.
Parsons lands an elbow that stopped Laane in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Parsons.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parsons lands an uppercut.
Laane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Laane trying to land knees to the body.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Laane.
Laane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Parsons just misses with a elbow thrown towards Laane's brow.
Parsons scores with an uppercut up the middle.
I was talking to Parsons's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Laane tries a knee to the head but Parsons blocks it.
Parsons throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Parsons.
Parsons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Laane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Parsons throws a punch but it's blocked by Laane.
Laane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laane misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Parsons has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laane.
Parsons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Laane tries a knee to the head but Parsons blocks it.
Parsons misses with some punches.
Parsons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laane blocks it with crossed arms.
Laane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Parsons.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laane.
Parsons lands with a left to the head.
Laane lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laane tries a knee to the head but Parsons blocks it.
Parsons scores with a nice hook to the head.

Laane is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parsons blocking some punches.
Laane is still on wobbly legs! Can Parsons finish him?
Parsons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Laane blocking some punches.
Laane trying to control the position but instead, Parsons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Laane into the cage.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laane seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons has Laane pressed against the cage, preventing Laane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parsons lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Laane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Parsons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laane.
Some wild striking there from Parsons.
Laane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parsons manages to avoid it.

Parsons cracks Laane with an uppercut from hell and Laane crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Parsons's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Parsons postures up in Laane's guard and throws a big left but Laane blocks it.
Laane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parsons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laane has control of Parsons's left arm, preventing Parsons from doing any damage.
Parsons content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Parsons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Parsons'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.

Laane slips under a jab.
Laane throws a shot from downtown. Parsons moves away and avoids it.
Parsons clobbers Laane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Laane looks to land a combination. Parsons sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Parsons throws a head kick but Laane moves out of range.
Laane throws a right and a left that Parsons avoids nicely.
Parsons shoots in for a takedown but Laane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Laane releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Parsons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrus Laane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laane slips under a jab from Parsons.
Parsons shoots and misses
and Laane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parsons misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Laane on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Laane misses with a head kick.
Laane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laane feints a jab promting Parsons to slip. Laane then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parsons slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Laane tries to clinch but Parsons moves out of range.
Parsons slips a jab and a cross from Laane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parsons connects with the punch.

Parsons clinches up with Laane and pushes him back against the cage.
Parsons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons throws a head punch that misses.
Laane with a knee to the head.
Laane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laane lands a nice knee to the body.
Parsons working aggressively here.
Parsons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Parsons is defending well for now.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Laane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parsons swings wildly with an uppercut but Laane uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laane obliges.
Parsons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parsons lands with a light punch inside.
Laane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laane blocks an uppercut.
Parsons is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laane can do to turn this around?
Laane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jack Parsons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Laane looking to slow down the pace here.
Parsons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parsons misses with a knee strike.
Parsons working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Parsons misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Laane tries a knee to the head but Parsons blocks it.
Parsons fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Parsons blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laane lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laane.
Laane blocking some punches.
Parsons blocks an uppercut.
Laane lands a hook to the side of the head.

Laane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parsons lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Laane avoids the body shot from Parsons.
Parsons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Parsons. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Parsons looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Parsons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Laane kicks Parsons off and gets back to his feet.
Parsons tries to clinch up but Laane circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parsons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laane.
Laane throws a right hand that Parsons ducks under and follows up with a left that Parsons also avoids with ease.
Laane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Laane walks into a left hand.
Nice jab there from Laane.
Parsons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laane lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Parsons misses with a kick to the body.
Laane moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Laane forces Parsons back against the cage and clinches.
Parsons misses with the head strike.
Parsons gets through Laane's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Parsons controlling the position using the Thai clinch, unloads with a massive knee! Boom! He's out cold and slumps to the floor against the cage! I can't wait to see the slow motion replay of that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jack Parsons!
Jack Parsons spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andy Berdich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and IP Freely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freely has chosen The Trooper as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Berdich
vs
Freely

170 cm
36
142 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

160 cm
34
140 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q)
Arcticus University: London

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 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Berdich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, IP Freely!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Berdich is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Freely is aware though and is defending well.
Berdich is trying to keep Freely in close.

Berdich had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Freely defends it easily.
Freely tries to free his leg and advance position but Berdich is retaining full guard.
Freely passes into half guard.
Berdich is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Freely is working for a kimura but Berdich is defending it quite comfortably.
Freely tries to pass the half guard into mount. Berdich knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Berdich looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Freely lands with a punch from half guard.
Berdich tries to roll over but Freely keeps him under control.
Freely trying to control from half guard but Berdich is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Freely is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Berdich has managed to free his arm - good work.
Freely wants to control but Berdich is keeping him busy.
Berdich tries to get to full guard but Freely has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Berdich manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Freely wants to pass the guard but Berdich is keeping the position.

Freely drops back looking for a leg! Berdich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Berdich manages to kick Freely off! Freely jumps back into Berdich's guard.
Freely postures up in Berdich's guard and throws a big left but Berdich blocks it.

Berdich has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Freely is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Berdich.

Freely has hold of Berdich's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Berdich seems comfortable defending it but Freely has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Berdich is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Berdich is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Freely couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). IP Freely!
IP Freely gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).