KOFC 11 - Rackham vs Gomez PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ingram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Cain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Ingram
vs
Cain

189 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
179 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Ingram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Cain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain misses with a wild combination.
Cain misses with a hook.

Ingram moves into the clinch.

Ingram is trying to trip Cain. He has hold of a leg but Cain is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ingram persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Ingram trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ingram throwing strikes from guard but Cain blocks nicely.
Cain is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cain is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingram throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cain works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ingram. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ingram lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ingram won't allow Cain to get back to his feet.
Cain is wriggling around but Ingram manages to pass to half guard.
Cain is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ingram stops Cain from getting back to his feet.
Ingram is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ingram takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cain is trying to stand back up but Ingram is controlling him
Ingram works his way into side control.
Cain is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ingram scoring with punches and elbows.
Cain is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cain is trying to escape the position but Ingram is controlling the position.
Ingram in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ingram landing strikes.
Cain taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ingram in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cain tries to escape but Ingram is in control.
Ingram is putting a hurting on Cain here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ingram looks up at the clock and then as Cain takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Ingram smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ingram working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cain is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ingram is controlling him well.
Ingram passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cain!
Ingram takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cain'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ingram lands with some strikes.
Cain wants to get back to his feet.
Ingram with shots to the head and body - Cain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ingram with a couple of short strikes.
Cain is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Ingram connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ingram won't let Cain get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
BOOM! Ingram connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ingram raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ingram dominating with strikes here.
Cain is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ingram lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ingram looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ingram lands a nice shot to the head.
Ingram raining down hammerfists from mount.

Ingram is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Cain is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Ingram!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pollo Tropical (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denzil Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny has chosen Waylon Jennings - Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way as his entrance music. Pollo Tropical had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Tropical
vs
Kenny

185 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pollo Tropical!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Denzil Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tropical gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tropical.
Kenny blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Tropical to work.
A head punch on the inside from Kenny fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Tropical.
Tropical misses with a body punch.
Kenny is looking to break free of the clinch but Tropical has double underhooks.
Good body shot from Tropical.
Kenny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenny takes a shot to the head.
Kenny stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tropical lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenny backwards.
Tropical fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tropical throws a head punch that misses.
Tropical blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tropical can't find room to land a body shot as Kenny controls the action.
Our sources have told us that Tropical has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kenny blocking some punches.
Kenny being controlled against the cage.
Kenny stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tropical.
Kenny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Tropical fails to land.
Kenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Tropical.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
Tropical scores with a shot to the side of Kenny's head.
Tropical pushes Kenny back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tropical lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenny backwards.
Tropical fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tropical.
Tropical tries to throw a body punch but Kenny avoids it by throwing Tropical back against the cage.
Tropical swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenny misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenny.
Kenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Tropical.
Kenny looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short body shot lands from Tropical as the two fighters clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tropical - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Tropical.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tropical misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tropical blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tropical working aggressively here.
Kenny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tropical lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenny backwards.
Tropical doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tropical.
Kenny takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kenny blocking some punches.
Tropical throws a head punch that misses.
Tropical presses Kenny against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tropical stalling in the clinch.
Tropical taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kenny tries a body shot but Tropical blocks it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tropical misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tropical has a couple of punches blocked by Kenny.
A short right from Tropical.
Tropical makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tropical misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tropical misses with some punches.
Kenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tropical tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tropical misses with a punch on the inside.
Tropical blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tropical will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kenny up against the cage.
Kenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenny lands with a light punch inside.
Tropical blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tropical working aggressively here.
Tropical lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenny backwards.
Tropical doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Tropical on the 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!
Tropical doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tropical takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tropical.
Tropical scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kenny tries to work over Tropical's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tropical can't find room to land a body shot as Kenny controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tropical.
Tropical lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kenny backwards.
Tropical fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tropical stalling.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tropical creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tropical gets through Kenny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pollo Tropical dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tropical uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenny.
Tropical blocks a head kick by Kenny.
Kenny loads up on a big right hand but Tropical slips the punch.
Kenny is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Denzil Kenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tropical sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tropical blocks a low kick nicely.
Kenny lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tropical with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kenny misses with a head kick.
Kenny misses with a lunging right hand
and Tropical counters with a straight right hand.
Kenny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Tropical closes the distance and clinches.
Tropical blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tropical lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tropical.
Tropical lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny is trying to break free.
Tropical throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennys head.
Tropical goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tropical makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tropical's elbow.
Kenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tropical lands with a right to the head.
Kenny blocks an uppercut.
Tropical pushes Kenny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenny is trying to maintain a safe position but Tropical gets an underhook and turns Kenny into the cage.
Tropical throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenny.
Tropical scores with a shot to the side of Kenny's head.
Pollo Tropical has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kenny doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tropical.
A short left from Tropical.
Kenny misses with a punch on the inside.
Tropical lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tropical is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenny can do to turn this around?
Tropical misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tropical is pushing Kenny up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tropical has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tropical lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tropical tries to work over Kenny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tropical lands a shot to the body.
Tropical prevents Kenny from breaking the clinch.
Tropical holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tropical creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Tropical.
Kenny trying to control the position but instead, Tropical has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kenny into the cage.
Tropical misses with a punch to the body.
Tropical blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tropical.
Tropical pushes Kenny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tropical lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenny lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenny working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tropical.
Tropical is pushing Kenny up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tropical lands with a light punch inside.
Kenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenny blocking some punches.
Kenny has a couple of punches blocked by Tropical.
Tropical'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.
Tropical working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Tropical.
Tropical throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennys head.
Kenny wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tropical backwards.
Kenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Tropical uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tropical stalling in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tropical prevents a body shot from Kenny.
Tropical lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kenny.
Tropical scores with a shoulder strike.
Tropical lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kenny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Tropical on the inside.
Kenny takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tropical.
Kenny looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tropical lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenny backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tropical.
Kenny is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Tropical scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Tropical.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tropical jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Kenny.
Tropical misses with a body shot.
Kenny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tropical moves away.
Kenny connects with a jab.
Kenny misses with an uppercut

and Tropical counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tropical controlling the pace.
Tropical thows a huge punch but Kenny dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tropical not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tropical perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tropical sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenny defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tropical controlling the pace.
Tropical thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenny misses with a straight left.
Kenny lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Kenny misses.

Tropical closes the distance and pushes Kenny back into the cage.
Tropical fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tropical scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Tropical.
A short right from Tropical on the inside.
Tropical lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tropical.
Tropical misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pollo Tropical is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tropical struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenny controls his hands.
Kenny is trying to break the clinch but Tropical is controlling him.
Tropical swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenny uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kenny wants to break free but Tropical has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tropical takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tropical is working Kenny over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tropical.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenny.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tropical is keeping busy.
Kenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Tropical.
A head punch on the inside from Kenny fails to land.
Kenny is trying to stall.
Kenny looking to slow down the pace here.
Kenny is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Tropical has denied him.
Kenny is trying to break the clinch but Tropical has him pressed against the cage.
Kenny displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tropical up against the cage.
Kenny trying to stall but Tropical improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Denzil Kenny.
Tropical scores with a jab.

Kenny rushes Tropical and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tropical.
Kenny is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Tropical.
Denzil Kenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tropical lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenny throws a punch but it's blocked by Tropical.
Kenny tries to stall but Tropical uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kenny lands on the inside with an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pollo Tropical showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tropical, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pollo Tropical!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivor Biggen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makumba Mokobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mokobo has chosen The Very Best - Yoshua Alikuti as his entrance music. Makumba Mokobo will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Biggen
vs
Mokobo

197 cm
25
277 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
235 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivor Biggen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makumba Mokobo!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooh a lovely combination from Mokobo sends Biggen down but not out. Mokobo dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Ivor Biggen has been cut.

Mokobo stands up and beckons Biggen to his feet.
Biggen slips a jab and a cross from Mokobo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Oh, that's a big right hand from Mokobo and Biggen goes tumbling to the canvas! Mokobo follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.

Mokobo decides to stand up.
Biggen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Biggen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mokobo counters with a left to the body.
Biggen is breathing heavily.

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

Biggen is rocked!

Biggen is working an open guard so Mokobo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oh Biggen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biggen wants to clinch but Mokobo slips to the side
and Mokobo counters with a crisp right that sends Biggen to the canvas! Mokobo follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Makumba Mokobo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackie Facon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Hosmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Facon
vs
Hosmer

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackie Facon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Hosmer!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Facon throws a one two combo.
Hosmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Facon was well out of range. Poor timing from Hosmer.
Facon feinted with a counter takedown.

Hosmer closes the distance and clinches.
Facon drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hosmer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Facon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hosmer to keep the fight standing.
Facon prevents Hosmer from breaking the clinch.
Come on Hosmer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Hosmer pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Facon passes Hosmer's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Facon is looking to advance position but Hosmer won't allow it.
Hosmer is looking for a sweep. Facon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hosmer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosmer manages to get to full guard.
Facon tries to free his leg and advance position but Hosmer is retaining full guard.

Facon drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hosmer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Facon has Hosmer in his guard.

Hosmer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Facon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hosmer has managed to get both his arms back between Facon's legs - danger averted.
Facon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hosmer on the ground.
Facon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Facon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hosmer.
Hosmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hosmer preventing the sweep.
Hosmer with a nice head shot there.

Facon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hosmer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Facon is trying to keep Hosmer in close.
Facon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hosmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hosmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Facon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hosmer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosmer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hosmer trying to control but Facon is working from the bottom.
Facon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hosmer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hosmer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hosmer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Facon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Facon wants to sweep here but Hosmer controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hosmer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Facon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hosmer is aware though and is defending well.
Hosmer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Facon is looking for a triangle but Hosmer pushes his legs off easily.
Hosmer throwing strikes but missing.
Hosmer tries to free his leg and advance position but Facon is retaining full guard.
Hosmer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hosmer is pushing down on Facon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Facon is fighting to maintain full guard but Hosmer has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hosmer throwing shots but Facon is blocking nicely.
Facon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hosmer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Facon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hosmer stops Facon from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Hosmer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Facon shoots for a double leg takedown but Hosmer sprawls well. He's pushed Facon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hosmer throws a leg kick that misses.
Hosmer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hosmer cracks Facon with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Hosmer does no damage.
Facon half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Facon avoids a punch combination nicely.

Facon has closed the distance and engaged Hosmer in a clinch.
Hosmer tries to break the clinch but Facon is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Facon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hosmer tries a body shot but Facon blocks it.

Facon breaks from the clinch.
Facon checks a leg kick nicely.
Facon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hosmer misses with a right hand

and Facon moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Facon is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackie Facon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Facon is trying to trip Hosmer. He has hold of a leg but Hosmer is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Facon persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hosmer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Facon is controlling him.

Facon drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hosmer dives on top into guard.

Hosmer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Facon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Facon is on top in guard.

Hosmer trying to keep a closed guard but Facon is proving a slippery customer.
Hosmer is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Facon is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hosmer wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hosmer trying to control the position.
Hosmer is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hosmer wants to stand up but Facon is controlling him.
Facon wants to pass the guard but Hosmer is keeping the position.
Eric Hosmer has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosmer keeping moving, preventing Facon from controlling successfully.
Hosmer looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Facon gets to his feet. Hosmer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A nice combination there by Hosmer.

Hosmer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Facon tries to improve position but can't.
Facon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hosmer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Facon is staying active underneath Hosmer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Facon tries to get to full guard but Hosmer has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Facon actively working from the bottom here.
Facon is trying to get back to full guard.
Hosmer trying to pass the guard but Facon defending well.
Facon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Facon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hosmer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Facon's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hosmer prevents Facon from improving his position.
Hosmer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hosmer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Hosmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Facon throws a right and a left that Hosmer avoids nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hosmer!
A low kick from Hosmer is predictable there
and Facon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Facon gets tackled into the cage by Hosmer. Hosmer maintains the clinch.
Facon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hosmer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hosmer throws a right hand that Facon ducks under and follows up with a left that Facon also avoids with ease.
Eric Hosmer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hosmer closes the distance and clinches.
Hosmer lands a right hand.

Facon manages to pull guard.

Facon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hosmer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hosmer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hosmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Facon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hosmer throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Facon looking for a guillotine here but Hosmer defends easily.
Facon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hosmer wanted to stand there but Facon had control of the position.

Facon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hosmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Facon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Facon tries to get out of the position.
Hosmer lands a couple of digs.
Hosmer trying to control but Facon is working from the bottom.
Hosmer wanted to stand there but Facon had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Facon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hosmer works over Facon with some ground and pound from guard.
Hosmer landing some decent shots from guard.
Hosmer landing some decent shots from guard.
Facon keeping moving, preventing Hosmer from controlling successfully.
Hosmer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Facon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hosmer scoring with some ground and pound.
Hosmer preventing the sweep.
Hosmer throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hosmer moves into the clinch successfully.

Hosmer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Facon regains guard immediately.
Facon trying to control the position.
Facon keeping full guard, as Hosmer tries to pass.
Facon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hosmer's guard.

Hosmer has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Facon is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Facon jumps guard.
Jackie Facon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Facon has a closed guard, preventing Hosmer from standing up.
Hosmer content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Facon pulls Hosmer in to control the position.
Eric Hosmer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Facon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hosmer defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Facon working for a triangle but Hosmer defends it easily.
Facon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hosmer is one step ahead there.
Facon keeping moving, preventing Hosmer from controlling successfully.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Hosmer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harlem Nazaryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Messie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nazaryan
vs
Messie

179 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlem Nazaryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanley Messie!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messie tries to bum rush Nazaryan with a series of wild strikes but Nazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nazaryan defending well as Messie loads up on a big left hand.
Messie scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Messie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Messie both land. Nice combination.
Messie lands with an overhand left.
Messie lands a right hook to the body.
Messie throws a right hand that Nazaryan ducks under and follows up with a left that Nazaryan also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Messie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messie lands with a shot to the body.
Nazaryan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nazaryan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Messie swivels and escapes.
Messie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Messie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nazaryan moves away.
Nazaryan feinted with a counter takedown.
Messie dodges the punch combination from Nazaryan.
Messie swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Messie jabs Nazaryan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Messie misses.
Messie lands a glancing blow to the side of Nazaryan's head.
Messie wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nazaryan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harlem Nazaryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Messie lands a big right hand that sends Nazaryan crashing to the mat! Messie stays standing though and waves Nazaryan back to his feet!

Nazaryan is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazaryan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Nazaryan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Messie counters with a crisp right that sends Nazaryan to the canvas! Messie follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanley Messie!
Stanley Messie is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Stanley Messie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raven Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dren's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dren
vs
Harris

194 cm
35
260 lbs
19 - 15 - 0

204 cm
35
289 lbs
27 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raven Harris!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dren at a distance.
We've been informed that Harris has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Dren misses with a combination
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dren pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dren.
Dren is looking for a counter combo.
Harris lands with a nice body punch.
Harris is looking to land body kicks.
Harris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Dren tries to keep at a distance but Harris has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dren avoiding damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dren moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harris lands a nice looking body shot.
Dren connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dren tries a head kick but it misses.
Harris looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dren throws a hook but Harris avoids it easily.
Harris throws a counter combo.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Dren counters with a body kick.
Dren misses with a lunging right hand

and Harris counters with a right hand that sends Dren tumbling to the canvas! Can Harris finish him? He dives into Dren's guard looking to do just that!

Dren is rocked!
Harris stays in close to Dren's body and controls the position.
Oh Dren is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Harris stands up from guard. Let's bang!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dren misses with a combination
and Harris rattles Dren with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Dren tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Harris dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Dren stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raven Harris!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Rackham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gomez's choice of entrance music: Bad Motherfucker. Jack Rackham could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Franco Gomez's chin.

Rackham
vs
Gomez

182 cm
37
193 lbs
37 - 18 - 0

172 cm
38
203 lbs
30 - 30 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

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 37 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Rackham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Franco Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Rackham.
Rackham uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gomez has time to react.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Rackham.
Rackham connects with a right hand. Gomez shakes it off.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Rackham avoids them all with ease.
Gomez misses with a series of wild punches.
Rackham misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rackham throws a front kick aimed at Gomez's knee but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez misses with a few strikes there.
Gomez throws a combination that misses
and Rackham counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rackham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gomez is looking for the big counter here.
Gomez closes the distance but Rackham moves to the side
and Rackham counters with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Rackham's head coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID267K) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Rackham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gomez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rackham misses with a wild combination.

Rackham clinches up with Gomez and pushes him back against the cage.
Rackham misses with a body punch.
Rackham is leaning against Gomez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gomez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rackham scores with a shoulder strike.
Gomez takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from Rackham.
Rackham lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Rackham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gomez prevents a body shot from Rackham.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rackham creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rackham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gomez looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rackham lands an elbow inside that Gomez shrugs off.
Gomez takes a shot to the head.
Rackham lands a shot to the body.
Rackham lands a body shot.
Rackham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rackham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rackham obliges.
Rackham putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gomez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rackham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rackham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rackham lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rackham obliges.
A nice left hand lands by Rackham.
Rackham lands a shoulder strike.

Rackham's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rackham avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez looks to land a combination but Rackham avoids it well.
Rackham was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rackham throws a sloppy head kick and Gomez moves out of range easily.
Gomez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Gomez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rackham dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rackham lands the left hand.

Gomez gets tackled into the cage by Rackham. Rackham maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rackham.
Rackham lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's four 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!
Rackham scores with a shoulder strike.

Gomez is rocked!
Rackham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rackham scores with a knee to the head.
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Rackham finish him?
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rackham obliges.
Nice body punch from Rackham.
Rackham lands a knee to the body.
Rackham lands a hook that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
Rackham lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rackham using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rackham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomez backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rackham working the clinch nicely. Gomez is working for position but Rackham cracks him with a big knee to the head! Gomez crumples up against the cage and Rackham lands two more shots before the ref can save Gomez! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jack Rackham!
A victorious Jack Rackham thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.