HFC 40 Higher PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Butane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Lambda Lambda Lambda Song. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Dawson
vs
Butane

185 cm
32
248 lbs
15 - 36 - 0

225 cm
24
260 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dudley Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Butane!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson fails with a takedown attempt.
Butane throws a right and a left that Dawson avoids nicely.
Butane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dawson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butane misses with a two punch combination.

Dawson gets a double leg takedown into Butane's guard.
Dawson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Butane is looking for a triangle but Dawson pushes his legs off easily.

Butane is looking for a triangle here but Dawson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Butane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dawson working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dawson is trying to get an arm triangle but Butane is defending well.
Butane can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dawson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Butane tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Dawson easily slips into full mount!

Dawson swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dudley Dawson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Po Ping (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Cazares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ping comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Cazares has chosen Regresando Odio as his entrance music. Dino Cazares looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Ping
vs
Cazares

195 cm
20
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

210 cm
18
256 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Po Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dino Cazares!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ping misses with a wild combination.
Cazares looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Ping looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Ping gets to his feet. Cazares looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cazares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cazares doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ping counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ping.
Ping landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ping chips away with some ground and pound.

Cazares is rocked!
Cazares can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ping controls the pace.
Cazares trying to keep a closed guard but Ping is proving a slippery customer.
Ping is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cazares is still in real trouble! Can Ping finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ping is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ping works over Cazares with some ground and pound from guard.
Ping gets to his feet and stands over Cazares, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Cazares felt that one! Ping unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Cazares from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Po Ping!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabuko Nabakenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nabakenya has chosen Stand up and shout (Steel Dragon) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Carvalho
vs
Nabakenya

180 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
208 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jerome Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabuko Nabakenya!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nabakenya tests Carvalho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nabakenya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carvalho has time to react.
Nabakenya lands with an uppercut that bounces Carvalho off the cage and back into range.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Nabakenya finds it's way through Carvalho's defenses.
Carvalho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nabakenya tests Carvalho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nabakenya moves out of range of the strikes.
Nabakenya lands a two punch combo.
Carvalho throws a hook to the side of Nabakenya's head but Nabakenya sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Carvalho misses the target.
Nabakenya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carvalho throws out the jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nabakenya lands with an overhand left.
Carvalho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nabakenya counters with a nice body shot.
A slow jab from Carvalho misses its intended target.
Carvalho tries to work over Nabakenya's front leg with a kick but Nabakenya checks it.
Carvalho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carvalho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nabakenya cracks Carvalho with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Jerome Carvalho has been cut.
Nabakenya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nabakenya scores with a nice head shot.
Nabakenya misses with a series of wild punches.
Nabakenya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carvalho throws a push kick but Nabakenya slaps the foot to one side.
Nabakenya misses with a few strikes there.
Carvalho swinging wildly here.
Carvalho misses with a series of wild punches.
Nabakenya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nabakenya with a jab.
Carvalho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Kabuko Nabakenya has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but Nabakenya moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nabakenya throws a nice looking combination but Carvalho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nabakenya misses with a few strikes there.
Nabakenya lands a nice shot to the body.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
Nabakenya slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Nabakenya lands with a cross.
Nice jab there from Nabakenya.
A nice combination there by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nabakenya lands a glancing blow to the side of Carvalho's head.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carvalho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nabakenya to score with a decent uppercut.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nabakenya works the jab nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nabakenya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nabakenya might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nabakenya throws a right hand that Carvalho ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvalho also avoids with ease.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carvalho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carvalho throws a hook but Nabakenya avoids it easily.
Carvalho slips a jab from Nabakenya.
Carvalho tries to clinch but Nabakenya is having none of it.
Carvalho dodges the punch combination from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya lands with a right hand.
Nabakenya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carvalho looks to land a combination but Nabakenya avoids it well.
A shot to the liver by Nabakenya. Beautiful body shot.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nabakenya throws a hook to the side of Carvalho's head but Carvalho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Carvalho finds it's way through Nabakenya's defenses.
Nabakenya is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carvalho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a kick to the body.
Nabakenya throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carvalho waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nabakenya.
Nabakenya slips a jab and a cross from Carvalho.
Nabakenya scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nabakenya counters with a nice uppercut.
Carvalho takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nabakenya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carvalho throws a combination that misses
and Nabakenya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nabakenya pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carvalho back to the cage. Nabakenya follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nabakenya lands an overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Carvalho clinches up with Nabakenya and pushes him back against the cage.
Nabakenya gets underhooks to prevent Carvalho's takedown attempt.
Carvalho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Nabakenya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nabakenya slips under a jab from Carvalho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabuko Nabakenya dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Carvalho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nabakenya to score with a decent uppercut.
Carvalho slips under a jab from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carvalho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nabakenya.
Carvalho tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jerome Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nabakenya misses with a left hand
and Carvalho counters with a two punch combo.
Nabakenya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kabuko Nabakenya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Nabakenya avoids the punch easily.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but Nabakenya moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Nabakenya.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nabakenya lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nabakenya connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carvalho misses the body punch
and Nabakenya counters with a stiff right hand.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Nabakenya!
Nabakenya dips to his left and cracks Carvalho with an uppercut!
Nabakenya is breathing heavily.
Nabakenya avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
Nabakenya moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carvalho is looking to land body kicks.
Nabakenya slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho connects with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nabakenya 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.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nabakenya.
A head kick misses from Carvalho.
Nabakenya dodges the punch combination from Carvalho.
Nabakenya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the liver by Nabakenya. Beautiful body shot.
Carvalho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nabakenya works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nabakenya avoids the body shot from Carvalho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nabakenya cracks a nice hook into Carvalho's ribs.
Carvalho walks into a straight right hand from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nabakenya keeps the fight on the outside.
Nabakenya digs a good hook to Carvalho's body.
A jab from Nabakenya does it's job there.
Good shot there by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Nabakenya lands.
Nabakenya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carvalho's hands.
Carvalho tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Nabakenya. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nabakenya.
Nabakenya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nabakenya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a jab but it's blocked by Nabakenya.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho misses the body punch
and Nabakenya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nabakenya slips a straight right by Carvalho.
Nabakenya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nabakenya avoids a kick to the body.
Nabakenya takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A punch combination from Nabakenya misses.
Carvalho misses with a double jab
and Nabakenya counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Nabakenya avoids nicely.
Carvalho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nabakenya to score with a decent uppercut.
Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nabakenya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nabakenya shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carvalho eats them both and turns towards Nabakenya to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nabakenya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carvalho's hands.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Nabakenya moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carvalho wants to clinch up but Nabakenya keeps it at a distance.
Carvalho takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Nabakenya.
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Nabakenya looks to land a right hand but Carvalho moved out of range.
Nabakenya misses with an uppercut. Carvalho saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Nabakenya. Beautiful body shot.
Carvalho misses with a wild body shot.
Nabakenya bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvalho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nabakenya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nabakenya digs a good hook to Carvalho's body.
Carvalho throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carvalho wants to clinch.
Carvalho throws a body punch but Nabakenya moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kabuko Nabakenya will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Carvalho throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nabakenya connects with the punch.
Carvalho throws a lazy uppercut
and Nabakenya counters with a stiff right hand.
Nabakenya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nabakenya cracks Carvalho with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carvalho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carvalho is looking to clinch.
Carvalho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya blocks the body kick.
Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nabakenya.
Nabakenya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvalho on the side of the head.
Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carvalho misses the jab.
A big left from Carvalho misses.
Nabakenya lands with an uppercut that bounces Carvalho off the cage and back into range.
Nabakenya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nabakenya clobbers Carvalho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carvalho on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carvalho misses with a lunging right hand
and Nabakenya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nabakenya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carvalho.
Nabakenya lands with a nice combination. Carvalho backs away looking to recover.
Nabakenya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nabakenya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carvalho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nabakenya misses with the combination.
Nabakenya looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
Nabakenya avoids a kick to the body.
Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nabakenya.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carvalho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nabakenya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Nabakenya ducks under and follows up with a left that Nabakenya also avoids with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nabakenya blocks the body kick.
Carvalho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carvalho throws a sloppy head kick and Nabakenya moves out of range easily.
Nabakenya throws a series of strikes that have Carvalho backpedaling.
Nice shot by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but Nabakenya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nabakenya lands with a right hand.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from Nabakenya.
Carvalho dodges the punch combination from Nabakenya.
A jab from Carvalho does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nabakenya with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carvalho to score with a decent uppercut.
Nabakenya slips under a jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carvalho's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nabakenya connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carvalho scrambles back to his feet.
Carvalho gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a wild combination.
Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nabakenya.
Nabakenya cracks Carvalho with an open hand slap.
Carvalho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nabakenya counters with a stiff right hand.
Carvalho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carvalho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carvalho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Nabakenya's shoulder, as Nabakenya tries to avoid the shot.
Carvalho loads up on a big right hand but Nabakenya slips the punch.
Nabakenya throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nabakenya keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carvalho.
Carvalho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carvalho throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nabakenya throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nabakenya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carvalho doesn't manage to clinch there - Nabakenya circles away.
Carvalho misses with a hook. Nabakenya ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Nabakenya there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvalho throws a right hand that Nabakenya ducks under and follows up with a left that Nabakenya also avoids with ease.
Nabakenya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Nabakenya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvalho on the side of the head.

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 Jerome Carvalho.
I think Nabakenya has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kabuko Nabakenya!
Kabuko Nabakenya took some time post fight to say the following; 'Dont give up on me! I'm here and I want to stay. please step behind me and support this under dog. Let Er Buck thanks guys and Steel bends it dont break.'.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Freeman Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna fly now. Thai has chosen Deadly Muay Thai Skills as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Freeman Knuckles
vs
Thai

225 cm
29
282 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

225 cm
29
300 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Freeman Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman Knuckles misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Freeman Knuckles misses.
Thai tries to clinch there but Freeman Knuckles circles away.
Freeman Knuckles throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Freeman Knuckles drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Freeman Knuckles is working for takedown but Thai is calmly controlling the position for now.
Thai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Freeman Knuckles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordan Freeman Knuckles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman Knuckles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jordan Freeman Knuckles has been cut.
Thai with a knee to the head.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Freeman Knuckles is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Thai breaks from the clinch.

Thai drives through and clinches with Freeman Knuckles against the cage.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Freeman Knuckles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Thai tightens his grip and picks Freeman Knuckles up, before dumping him to the ground. Freeman Knuckles manages to land in guard.
Freeman Knuckles avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Thai trying to control but Freeman Knuckles is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Thai stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Freeman Knuckles swinging wildly here.

Thai clinches up against the cage.
Thai stalling the fight.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Freeman Knuckles throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
Freeman Knuckles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Freeman Knuckles pushes him off.
Thai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Freeman Knuckles throws a combination that misses
and Thai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Thai instigates a clinch.
Thai lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thai has clasped his hands together around Freeman Knuckles's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Thai decides to stand up, so the ref orders Freeman Knuckles to his feet.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai avoids the head kick by Freeman Knuckles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman Knuckles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Thai has taken the fight to the clinch.

Thai pulls guard effortlessly.
Freeman Knuckles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thai wants to stand up but Freeman Knuckles is controlling him.
Freeman Knuckles really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

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

Thai gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Freeman Knuckles throws a sloppy head kick
and Thai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Freeman Knuckles motions for Thai to come forward. Freeman Knuckles throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Freeman Knuckles misses.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Freeman Knuckles swinging wildly here.

Thai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freeman Knuckles, pushing him back against the cage.
Thai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
Thai landing knees to the head.

Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Freeman Knuckles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Freeman Knuckles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Freeman Knuckles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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

Freeman Knuckles is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Thai closes the distance and pushes Freeman Knuckles back into the cage.
Oh Freeman Knuckles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

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

Thai drives through and clinches with Freeman Knuckles against the cage.
Thai scores with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Freeman Knuckles is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thai jerks Freeman Knuckles's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Freeman Knuckles drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Thai goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Thai because Freeman Knuckles was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Muay Thai!
Muay Thai decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorin Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by TURISAS - Rasputin. Odinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I will not bow (Breaking Benjamine) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yefimovich Rasputin
vs
Odinson

225 cm
30
296 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thorin Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin closes the distance and clinches up with Odinson, looking for a takedown. Rasputin pushes Odinson against the cage but Odinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Odinson connects with a crisp jab.
Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rasputin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Odinson wants to clinch up but Rasputin keeps it at a distance.
Odinson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rasputin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Odinson connects with a jab.

Odinson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Odinson is trying to push Rasputin away but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Odinson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Odinson tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin wants to get back to striking at distance but Odinson won't allow it.
Odinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Odinson can't break the clinch.
Odinson working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Odinson throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin prevents Odinson from breaking the clinch.
Odinson tries to circle away but Rasputin has him pinned against the cage.
Odinson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Odinson is trying to break the clinch but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Odinson misses with a knee strike.
Odinson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasputin tries for a takedown but Odinson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Odinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Odinson is looking to clinch.
Rasputin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasputin works Odinson's body with a nice hook.

Rasputin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Odinson sprawling to the canvas! Odinson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rasputin finish him?!

It looks like Thorin Odinson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rasputin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rasputin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorin Odinson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
Thorin Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odinson throws a body kick that misses.
Odinson tries to clinch up
and Odinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Odinson looks to clinch

and Rasputin counters with a double leg that slams his opponent to the canvas! Odinson is in trouble here! Rasputin pounds away until the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Craig
vs
Jones

170 cm
18
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
24
143 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eddie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Craig flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Craig is defending the position.
Craig tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Craig is working hard here to advance position.
Craig trying to control here.

Jones is trying to work for a kimura but Craig is defending well.
Craig trying to control but Jones postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Craig is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Craig defending well though.
Jones tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Victor Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Craig sprawls well.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Craig instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Craig.

Jones pulls guard.
Craig wants to get up but he can't break Jones's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones controls Craig momentarily but Craig frees himself.

Craig is posturing up here but Jones has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Craig tries to roll out but it's too tight and Craig has to tap! Slick submission there by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eddie Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Ricard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quintus Daedalus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricard comes to the cage accompanied by Frank The Tank. The key to victory for Frank Ricard has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Ricard
vs
Daedalus

191 cm
29
267 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

189 cm
23
247 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Ricard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quintus Daedalus!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricard misses with a left hand

and Daedalus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ricard is trying to stand up here but Daedalus is controlling him well.
Daedalus tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ricard knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Daedalus blocks the strikes from Ricard.
Daedalus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ricard keeps working.
Ricard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Ricard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ricard is looking to escape.
Daedalus looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ricard is looking to improve his position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Daedalus wants to work for an arm triangle but Ricard is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Daedalus works his way into full mount!
Daedalus with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daedalus controlling from mount.
Ricard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ricard taking shots to the head.
Daedalus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daedalus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ricard is trying to stand up.
Ricard is trying to escape the mount but Daedalus keeps good control and instead manages to take Ricard's back.

Daedalus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ricard defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daedalus is not going to allow Ricard to sit and survive in this position.

Daedalus is persistently looking for the submission but Ricard is defending it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daedalus tries to keep control of the position but Ricard is staying busy.
Ricard just trying to survive but Daedalus is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Ricard is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Daedalus gets his way!
Will Daedalus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Daedalus looking for the choke but no joy.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Daedalus working for the choke.
Ricard is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricard trying to get back to his feet but Daedalus is in full control for now.
Ricard tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Ricard wants to get back to his feet.
Ricard is trying to escape the mount but Daedalus keeps good control and instead manages to take Ricard's back.

Daedalus is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ricard can't escape the position.
Daedalus lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ricard's head.
Ricard tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ricard defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Ricard is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricard has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Daedalus softening up his opponent with strikes here.

Ricard preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Daedalus.

Daedalus looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ricard taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Quintus Daedalus! Quintus Daedalus retains his heavyweight title!
Quintus Daedalus looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Thanks to my new manager for taking me under his wings. I\'m sure it will be good for my career!'.