HFL #28 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyke Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Kushman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by Ride The Lightning. Tyke Mitchell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mitchell
vs
Kushman

188 cm
26
222 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

193 cm
27
215 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent knees
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

Victory! Sports Nutrition
Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyke Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Kushman!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kushman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mitchell counters with a nice uppercut.
Kushman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Kushman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mitchell wants to slow Kushman down by chopping away at his legs.
Kushman throws a looping overhand right but Mitchell ducks down to avoid it.
Kushman misses with a jab to the body
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Larry Kushman has been cut.
Mitchell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kushman misses with a lunging right hand
and Mitchell counters with a straight right hand.
Mitchell scores with a jab.
Mitchell scores with a jab.

Kushman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kushman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kushman is still on wobbly legs! Can Mitchell finish him?
Mitchell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Tyke Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Kushman seems to have recovered his senses.
Kushman takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell lands an overhand right.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kushman throws a hook but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mitchell tries to move into range but Kushman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mitchell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mitchell tries a low kick but Kushman avoids it.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Kushman moved out of range.
Kushman cracks Mitchell with an open hand slap.
Mitchell misses with a hook.
Mitchell lands a leg kick that knocks Kushman off balance momentarily.
Mitchell throws a big shot that misses.
Kushman scores with a hook.
Kushman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mitchell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kushman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mitchell throws out the jab.
Mitchell throws a combination that misses

and Kushman counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kushman blocking some punches.
Kushman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kushman has Mitchell pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kushman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mitchell tumbling to the mat - Kushman dives into Mitchell's guard.
Mitchell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kushman on the ground.
Kushman tries to free his leg and advance position but Mitchell is retaining full guard.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Kushman from controlling successfully.
Kushman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kushman passes Mitchell's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kushman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mitchell wants to improve his position but Kushman is controlling well.

Mitchell is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Kushman has latched onto it... Big trouble! Kushman pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Mitchell is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Kushman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Larry Kushman!
A victorious Larry Kushman thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pony Mclovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero has chosen Пачка сигар as his entrance music. Rainbow Hero is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Mclovin
vs
Hero

183 cm
26
177 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

179 cm
30
180 lbs
15 - 10 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pony Mclovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Rainbow Hero!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclovin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mclovin throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Mclovin.
Hero lands with a shot to the body.
Hero throws an off balance right hand
and Mclovin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Hero drives through and clinches with Mclovin against the cage.

Hero breaks the clinch.
Hero chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Hero finds it's target.
Hero looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
Hero throws a leg kick but Mclovin checks it.
Mclovin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A nice combination there by Hero.
Rainbow Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero throws a front kick that sends Mclovin stumbling back into the cage.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mclovin - that will leave a mark!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hero tries a low kick but Mclovin avoids it.
Mclovin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mclovin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hero - the referee stops the clock and Mclovin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hero. Mclovin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mclovin lands a right hook to the body.
Mclovin connects with a leg kick. Hero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hero is looking to chop away at Mclovin's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hero pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hero throws the left hand but Mclovin avoids the punch easily.
Mclovin lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Hero does no damage.
A big left from Mclovin misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero scores with a sloppy right hand. Mclovin should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Hero coming out on top.
Mclovin blocks a jab.
Mclovin avoids the body shot from Hero.
Hero throws an overhand right that lands on Mclovin's shoulder, as Mclovin tries to avoid the shot.
Mclovin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mclovin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mclovin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mclovin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mclovin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hero just manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mclovin.
Mclovin moves away from the strike by Hero.
Mclovin misses the shot to the body.
Mclovin throws out a loose jab but Hero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hero throws a poor cross that misses
letting Mclovin counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero misses with a hook.
Hero throws a hook to the side of Mclovin's head but Mclovin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hero tries to land a front kick but Mclovin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hero lands with an overhand left.
Mclovin checks a leg kick.
Mclovin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mclovin lands a head shot.
Mclovin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mclovin misses the shot to the body.
Hero moves out of range as Mclovin throws a body kick.
Hero scores with a jab. Mclovin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mclovin with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mclovin's head backwards.
Mclovin throws a hook to the side of Hero's head but Hero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mclovin misses with a low kick.
Hero lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mclovin moves away.
Hero misses with a right hand
and Mclovin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hero rushes Mclovin and presses him up against the cage.
Mclovin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hero up against the cage.
Mclovin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Mclovin manages to break the clinch.
Hero scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rainbow Hero will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hero connects with a body shot that sends Mclovin's belly button to the back.
Mclovin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hero has time to react.
Hero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mclovin throws out the jab.
Hero is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mclovin throws a series of punches but Hero avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hero. Mclovin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hero loads up on a big right hand but Mclovin slips the punch.
It looked like Mclovin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hero.
Mclovin wants to land a leg kick but Hero is out of range.
Mclovin throws a leg kick but Hero sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick
and Mclovin counters with a body kick that stops Hero in his tracks momentarily.
Hero paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hero lands an overhand right.
Mclovin throws a wild body kick that Hero sees coming a mile off.
Mclovin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hero will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mclovin scores with a body shot.
Mclovin blocks a head kick by Hero.
Mclovin checks a low kick from Hero.
Mclovin moves out of range of the strikes.
Hero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hero swings for the body but Mclovin moves out of range.
Mclovin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mclovin throws a poor cross that misses
and Hero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hero connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mclovin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mclovin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hero.
Hero looks to land a left hand but Mclovin moved out of range nicely.
Mclovin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin misses with a low kick as Hero jumps back.
Mclovin sizes up Hero with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hero swings widly with a right hand
and Mclovin counters with a low kick, right behind Hero 's knee.
Mclovin misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Hero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hero misses with a low kick as Mclovin jumps back.
Mclovin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mclovin misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Mclovin coming out on top.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mclovin.
Mclovin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hero.
Hero throws a lazy uppercut
and Mclovin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mclovin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hero walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mclovin moves away from the strike by Hero.
Hero lands an overhand right.
Mclovin misses with a looping left.
Hero throws a right hand that misses
and Mclovin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Mclovin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hero misses with a body shot.
Mclovin just misses with a punch to the body.
Hero shapes to counter with a head kick.
Hero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mclovin moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Mclovin.
Mclovin throws a leg kick
and Hero counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero throws a low kick but Mclovin moves out of range easily.
Jab, jab by Mclovin - just one landing.
Hero checks a leg kick.
Pony Mclovin is winning the standup battle so far.
Mclovin tries to score with a low kick but Hero moves his leg out of the way.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hero lands with a nice body punch.

Hero closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mclovin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hero tries to throw a body punch but Mclovin avoids it by throwing Hero back against the cage.
Mclovin tries to work over Hero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mclovin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclovin counters with a leg kick.
Hero misses with a shot to the body
and Mclovin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mclovin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pony Mclovin dominated that second round.
That's time! Mclovin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Hero blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hero.
Hero fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mclovin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Donk. Mclovin catches Hero right on the button with a cross.
Hero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mclovin. That did some damage!
Hero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hero walks into a left hand.
Mclovin throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Hero to counter with a crisp jab.
Mclovin motions for Hero to come forward. Mclovin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mclovin counters with a nice leg kick.
Hero connects with a jab.
Mclovin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hero checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Mclovin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mclovin blocks a head kick by Hero.
Hero attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hero tries a head kick but it misses.
Hero throws a body shot but no joy.
Hero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mclovin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hero moves out of range of the body kick from Mclovin.
Hero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mclovin.
Hero throws a wild body kick that Mclovin sees coming a mile off.
Mclovin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hero.
Mclovin moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Hero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Hero has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mclovin.
Hero looks to land a right hand but Mclovin moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Mclovin misses the target.
Hero tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot by Mclovin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hero misses with a hook
and Mclovin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab by Hero.
Mclovin misses with an uppercut.
Mclovin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Mclovin cracks a nice hook into Hero's ribs.
Mclovin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hero backs up against the cage.
Hero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero looks to throw the jab but Mclovin is out of range.
A slow jab from Hero misses its intended target.
Hero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mclovin throws a front kick aimed at Hero's knee but Hero avoids it well.
Hero avoids the body shot from Mclovin.
Mclovin connects with the punch.
Hero connects with a nice looking jab.
Hero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hero let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hero scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mclovin throws a body punch but Hero moves out of range.
Hero throws out a counter right but Mclovin avoids it with no problem.
Mclovin punishes Hero's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mclovin moves out of range as Hero strikes.
Hero is looking to land body kicks.
Mclovin scores with a jab. Hero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mclovin just misses with a punch to the body.
Mclovin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hero. Hero obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Mclovin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hero, right into the meat.
Mclovin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mclovin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Hero misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pony Mclovin.
I think Mclovin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Pony Mclovin!
After the fight, Pony Mclovin was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ove Sundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kelly
vs
Sundberg

181 cm
44
168 lbs
24 - 14 - 0

179 cm
29
168 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ove Sundberg!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly moves in looking to clinch but Sundberg pushes him off.
Sundberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kelly.

Kelly thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kelly tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kelly definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kelly has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BOOM! Kelly connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Sundberg working to try and regain half guard.
Kelly pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly throwing strikes but Sundberg uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Kelly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sundberg's head.
Sundberg tries to roll over but Kelly keeps him under control.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundberg works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sundberg is adopting a defensive guard.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sundberg is keeping the position for now.
Kelly postures up.
Kelly connects with a couple of short punches.
Kelly postures up in Sundberg's guard and throws a big left but Sundberg blocks it.

Sundberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sundberg managing to control the position.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.
Kelly working some strikes from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sundberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.

Sundberg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sundberg looking to control.
Kelly lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kelly with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sundberg bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kelly's guard.

Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Kelly looking for a guillotine here but Sundberg defends easily.
Kelly has momentary wrist control but Sundberg slips an elbow through the middle.

Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kelly is looking for a triangle but Sundberg pushes his legs off easily.
Sundberg stands and throws Kelly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sundberg scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kelly to see if he's OK.
Kelly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sundberg off and has taken his back!
Sundberg turns into Kelly and is now in his guard.
Kelly keeping moving, preventing Sundberg from controlling successfully.

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

Kelly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sundberg can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sundberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sundberg trying to control but Kelly is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kelly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Kelly is looking for a triangle but Sundberg pushes his legs off easily.

Kelly looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Sundberg has picked Kelly up and slammed him! Kelly can't keep hold of the triangle and Sundberg manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sundberg is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kelly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sundberg cracks Kelly with a big right hand but Kelly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sundberg lands a nice forearm strike.
Sundberg in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly manages to get back to half guard.

Kelly actively working from the bottom here.
Sundberg has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kelly wants to improve his position but Sundberg is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sundberg misses the jab.
Kelly dives in and grabs Sundberg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sundberg pushes down on Kelly's head and hops out.
Sundberg shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense.
Kelly will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sundberg stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sundberg wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Van Kelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sundberg fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kelly looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kelly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sundberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sundberg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sundberg.
Sundberg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kelly defends well and Sundberg ends up having to push Kelly into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Kelly darts in and clinches Sundberg up against the cage.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sundberg taking a breather.
Kelly has Sundberg pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sundberg manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Sundberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly is working for takedown but Sundberg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kelly is trying to drag Sundberg to the mat but Sundberg just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Sundberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Sundberg jabs Kelly to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sundberg jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kelly on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown but Sundberg shows good takedown defense.
Sundberg drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kelly defends it well.
Sundberg scores with a body shot.

Kelly closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly is thwarting Sundberg's attempts to control the position.

Sundberg looking for submissions off his back.
Sundberg trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sundberg preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Sundberg actively working from the bottom here.
Kelly with the ground and pound but Sundberg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Sundberg.

Sundberg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kelly defends it easily.
Kelly lands a couple of elbows.
Sundberg not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sundberg escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kelly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kelly landing some decent shots from guard.

Sundberg looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sundberg is trying to keep Kelly in close.
Kelly postures up and lands a big shot to Sundberg's brow.
Sundberg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Sundberg has momentary wrist control but Kelly slips an elbow through the middle.
Kelly throwing strikes but missing.

Kelly stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Sundberg has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kelly manages to get his head free but now Sundberg has transitioned to an armbar! Kelly grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Sundberg! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ove Sundberg!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jin Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of.... Sigurd Lodbrok is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lodbrok
vs
Kim

168 cm
27
165 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

178 cm
30
167 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sigurd Lodbrok!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jin Kim!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lodbrok throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lodbrok listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Jin Kim has been cut.
Lodbrok connects with a body shot.
Kim takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kim avoids the head kick by Lodbrok.
Kim looks like he wants to counter punch here.

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

Kim is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lodbrok Throws a clean left jab. Lodbrok Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Kim's chin! Kim crumbles to the ground and Lodbrok follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Lodbrok!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sigurd Lodbrok!
Sigurd Lodbrok retains his lightweight title!
Sigurd Lodbrok was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.