HFC 107 Rock Solid PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobcat Gremlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duane McBride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duane McBride is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gremlin
vs
McBride

170 cm
21
155 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobcat Gremlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Duane McBride!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gremlin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McBride is working for takedown but Gremlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
A right hand to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin working McBride over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
McBride looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
McBride takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gremlin.
Gremlin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. McBride lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBride's defenses.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gremlin lands with a right to the head.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Gremlin.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBride's face.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. McBride won't want to take too many of those.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. McBride lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McBride in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Gremlin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McBride.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above McBride 's eye.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
McBride wants to take the fight to the mat but Gremlin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane McBride.
Gremlin landing knees to the body.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McBride takes a knee right on the jaw!
McBride takes an elbow to the temple.
A shot in the inside from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that McBride shrugs off.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a knee to the body.
Gremlin digs a right hand into McBride's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McBride's gas tank.
Gremlin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobcat Gremlin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

McBride is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McBride takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Gremlin.
Gremlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gremlin misses the shot to the body.
Gremlin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McBride can do to turn this around?
Gremlin pushes McBride away with a front kick.

McBride scores with a takedown into Gremlin's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McBride throws a big elbow that misses.
McBride postures up in Gremlin's guard and throws a big left but Gremlin blocks it.
McBride with a flurry of punches that miss.
McBride stopping the sweep attempt from Gremlin.
Gremlin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gremlin tries to get out of the position.
Gremlin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gremlin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McBride on the ground.
McBride is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin keeping full guard, as McBride tries to pass.
McBride looking to sit in guard and control but Gremlin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McBride has Gremlin pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bobcat Gremlin.

McBride gets tackled into the cage by Gremlin. Gremlin maintains the clinch.
Gremlin misses with a knee to the head.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBride's defenses.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that McBride shrugs off.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Gremlin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gremlin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section. McBride lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
McBride is working for takedown but Gremlin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gremlin lands a shot to the body.
Gremlin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
McBride's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a body shot.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBride's defenses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Gremlin lands a good knee to the midsection. McBride won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gremlin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Gremlin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin working McBride over with knees to the body.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McBride takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin lands an elbow that stopped McBride in his tracks for a moment.
Gremlin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McBride has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobcat Gremlin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from McBride is defended easily by Gremlin.
McBride misses with an attempted mid kick.
McBride shoots in looking for a takedown. Gremlin tries to sprawl out of it but McBride keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gremlin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Gremlin moves into range and clinches up with McBride.
Gremlin scores a nice knee to the body.
McBride takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBride's face.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin lands a right hand that snaps the head of McBride backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gremlin landing knees to the head.
McBride takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gremlin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McBride takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBride's face.
Gremlin with a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
Gremlin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bobcat Gremlin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane McBride.
McBride takes an elbow to the temple.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gremlin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands an elbow inside that McBride shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Gremlin.
McBride tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gremlin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gremlin connects with a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a nice knee to the body.
Gremlin connects with a nasty looking knee right to McBride's face.
McBride has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gremlin after a bit of a struggle.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin is working McBride over against the cage.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gremlin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gremlin obliges.
Bobcat Gremlin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gremlin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBride's defenses.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Gremlin.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Gremlin lands an elbow just above McBride 's eye.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gremlin lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Gremlin working McBride over with knees to the body.
Gremlin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McBride in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
Nice elbow from Gremlin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gremlin lands a nice elbow.
Gremlin scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gremlin.
Gremlin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gremlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A left hand lands to the body for Gremlin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobcat Gremlin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gremlin, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobcat Gremlin!
In his post fight interview, Bobcat Gremlin gave a big smile as he said 'Pum wirr pochleupp axarr zeso he chaxact din vupp waxaupp, WhA, WhA, WhA.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dudley Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danila Kormov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Lambda Lambda Lambda Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawson
vs
Kormov

185 cm
38
248 lbs
19 - 46 - 0

182 cm
26
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 19 - 46 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Kormov!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson thows a body shot but no joy.
Kormov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dawson pinned against the cage. Dawson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kormov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dawson circles away.
Dawson avoids a kick to the body.
Dawson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kormov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Kormov or perhaps it was just good defense by Dawson which made him look bad.
Dudley Dawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danila Kormov.
Kormov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dawson but Dawson pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Kormov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dawson wants to get back to full guard.
Dawson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dawson.
Dawson is breathing heavily.

Dawson is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Kormov rolls with it to try and escape but Dawson cranks on the arm and Kormov is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dudley Dawson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krayzie Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliot Stabler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone comes to the cage accompanied by Niggas In Paris. Stabler has chosen Grown Men Don't Cry as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Elliot Stabler struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Krayzie Bone looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Bone
vs
Stabler

191 cm
36
206 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

184 cm
35
226 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krayzie Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elliot Stabler!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stabler.
Stabler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stabler fails with the takedown.
Stabler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bone but Bone pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krayzie Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elliot Stabler.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stabler.

Stabler throws a left that rocks Bone and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Stabler dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bone regain composure!

It looks like Krayzie Bone has been cut.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stabler looks up at the clock and then as Bone takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Stabler smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Stabler throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Stabler tries for a kimura but Bone is defending well.
Stabler trying to control the action but Bone is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabler working the ground and pound.
Stabler has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stabler in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Stabler happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stabler has hold of Bone's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bone tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Stabler cranks the arm and Bone screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bone, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Elliot Stabler!
Elliot Stabler bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Ripley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ripley has chosen The Talented Mr. Ripley - Tu Vuo' Fa l'Americano as his entrance music. Mr Ripley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Boxcar Willie's chin.

Willie
vs
Ripley

190 cm
33
280 lbs
19 - 14 - 0

190 cm
35
263 lbs
16 - 20 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boxcar Willie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Ripley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripley works over Willie's head and body with a nice combination.
Ripley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Ripley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ripley must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ripley with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ripley forces his way into half guard.
Willie wants to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Willie looking for submissions off his back.
Willie keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ripley wants to free his trapped foot but Willie is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Ripley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie is looking to escape.
Ripley passes to full mount!
Ripley blocks Willie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

Ripley has control of Willie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Willie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Willie wants to get back to his feet.
Willie is desperately trying to improve his position but Ripley has a good base and remains in mount.
Ripley punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ripley avoids the attempt from Willie to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Poor strikes thrown by Ripley there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ripley with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Willie is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Willie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Willie won't allow Ripley to sweep him here.
Willie stands and throws Ripley's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Willie lands a few punches from side control.

Willie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ripley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ripley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Willie has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Willie.
Ripley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ripley prevents Willie from standing back up.

Willie pushes Ripley off and gets back to his feet.

Ripley gets the takedown into side control.
Ripley works to advance to full mount. Willie defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Willie tries to hold on but Ripley pushes him away.
Willie wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Ripley gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ripley misses with a double jab
and Willie counters with a three punch combo that has Ripley backing up. Ripley nods at Willie to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripley looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Willie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willie lands in his opponent's guard.

Ripley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Willie throws an elbow that misses. Ripley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willie's guard. Nice move by Ripley!
Ripley trying to control the position from guard on top but Willie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Willie looking for subs off his back but Ripley has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ripley content to control rather than advance.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Ripley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ripley shoots for a double leg takedown but Willie sprawls well. He's pushed Ripley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ripley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ripley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willie counters with a left and a right that stings Ripley.

Ripley has Willie up against the cage in a clinch.
Ripley prevents a takedown attempt there.
Willie is working for takedown but Ripley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Willie can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boxcar Willie. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Ripley gets control of Willie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ripley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Willie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Willie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Willie looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ripley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Willie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willie connects with a couple of short punches.
Willie lands a couple of elbows.
Willie with a nice head shot there.
Willie tries to free his leg and advance position but Ripley is retaining full guard.
Willie throws an elbow that misses. Ripley uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Willie's guard. Nice move by Ripley!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willie wants to get back to his feet but Ripley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripley pushing down on Willie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Willie is trying to stand up here but Ripley is controlling him well.

Ripley seems to be looking for submissions.
Boxcar Willie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Willie kicks Ripley off and gets back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Ripley there.
Some wild striking there from Ripley.
Willie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ripley lands a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Ripley or perhaps it was just good defense by Willie which made him look bad.

Ripley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Willie's guard.
Ripley is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripley wants to stand but Willie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ripley trying to control the position from guard on top but Willie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Willie manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ripley shoots for a takedown but Willie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ripley throws a right hand that Willie ducks under and follows up with a left that Willie also avoids with ease.
Ripley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ripley wants it to stay on the feet.
Ripley throws a combination that misses

and Willie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Willie won't allow Ripley to get back to his feet.
Willie with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willie passes Ripley's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Willie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Willie is looking for a kimura but Ripley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Willie to get the leverage.
Willie stops Ripley from getting back to his feet.

Willie is working for a submission of some sort.

Ripley is defending against the submission attempts here by Willie.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ripley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Willie pulls his head out easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Boxcar Willie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ripley fails to land with a series of punches.
Ripley throws a combination that misses
and Willie counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ripley's knee momentarily.
Ripley looks to land a combination. Willie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ripley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ripley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Willie eats them both and turns towards Ripley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ripley throws a nice looking combination but Willie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ripley doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Willie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ripley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Willie lands a couple of digs.
Ripley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willie lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willie lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Willie postures up and lands a big shot to Ripley's brow.
Willie postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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

Willie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ripley drops back looking for a leg! Willie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Willie manages to kick Ripley off! Ripley jumps back into Willie's guard.

Willie is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Willie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ripley pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ripley pulls guard successfully.
Willie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Willie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ripley's head.

Willie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ripley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Willie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Willie throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ripley wants to control but Willie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Willie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Willie has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Willie working the ground and pound effectively.
Ripley stops Willie from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Willie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ripley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Willie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ripley trying to hold on to Willie's head to control him but Willie postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Willie seems to be working for a kimura but Ripley defends the submission attempt.
Willie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Willie lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripley trying to hold on to Willie's head to control him but Willie postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willie 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.
Ripley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boxcar Willie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Willie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boxcar Willie!
Boxcar Willie thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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 Anthony Bova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen TURISAS - Rasputin as his entrance music. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anthony Bova's chin.

Bova
vs
Yefimovich Rasputin

225 cm
36
300 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

225 cm
36
302 lbs
25 - 24 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Bova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bova connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rasputin scrambles back to his feet.

It looks like Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has been cut.
Rasputin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rasputin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rasputin is looking to clinch but Bova is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Bova, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rasputin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bova can pounce on him.
Rasputin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bova tries to avoid it but Rasputin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bova to the ground. Bova escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rasputin misses with a two punch combination.
Bova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rasputin swivels and escapes.
Bova swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasputin.

Bova gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bova is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Bova is trying to break free.
Rasputin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bova's efforts to push away.
A short right from Rasputin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rasputin is defended easily by Bova.
Rasputin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bova swivels and escapes.
Anthony Bova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin.

Rasputin gets a clinch.
Bova has had enough of the clinch but Rasputin keeps him there for the moment.
Bova can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Rasputin wants to get back to striking at distance but Bova won't allow it.
Rasputin wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bova is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bova is pressed up against the cage. Rasputin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bova down to the mat. Bova avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rasputin looks for a takedown but Bova sprawls well.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bova misses with a low kick.
Bova misses with a head kick.
Bova tries a low kick but Rasputin avoids it.
Bova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bova throws a leg kick
and Rasputin counters with a left and a right that stings Bova.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Rasputin has Bova up against the cage in a clinch.

Bova breaks from the clinch.
Rasputin walks into a left hand.

Rasputin drops Bova with a beautiful combination! Bova stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rasputin is looking for the KO!

Bova is rocked!

It looks like Anthony Bova has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin wants to clinch.
Bova swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bova misses with a takedown attempt - Rasputin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Rasputin lands a left and a right that send Bova crashing to the mat, dazed. Rasputin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Bova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bova tries to clinch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Bova seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice takedown defense from Bova. No joy for Rasputin on that attempt.

Bova throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rasputin was covering up waiting for the punch and Bova finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bova pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rasputin is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bova stopping the sweep attempt from Rasputin.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rasputin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bova avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Rasputin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bova passes into half guard.
Bova wants to take a breather but Rasputin is having none of it.
Bova is really struggling to control Rasputin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rasputin punching from the bottom.
Rasputin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rasputin.
Bova wants to control from the top but Rasputin keeps moving.
Bova won't allow Rasputin to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rasputin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin keeping moving, preventing Bova from controlling successfully.

Rasputin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bova can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bova is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bova trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rasputin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bova is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Rasputin.
You can see the frustration on Rasputin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bova is staying active.
Bova misses with the ground and pound.
Bova lands an elbow.

Bova is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rasputin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bova scoring with punches from side control.
Bova in side control, just content to control the action for now.

Bova is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rasputin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bova has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rasputin is wriggling around trying to escape.

Bova stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut. Bova saw that one coming.
Bova avoids a punch combination nicely.

Rasputin gets caught napping as Bova dives in and scores a takedown. Rasputin manages to retain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rasputin isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bova stacks Rasputin on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bova!

Bova looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anthony Bova will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Bova shoots in and bounces Rasputin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Rasputin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bova is aware though and is defending well.
Rasputin trying to control the position.
Anthony Bova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rasputin is looking to sweep but instead, Bova has passed into half guard.
Bova is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Rasputin is hurt! He's hurt bad - Bova fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Rasputin from any more punishment! Congratulations to Bova! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Bova!
An out of breath and clearly excited Anthony Bova thanked Das Labor for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sean Kingston- Fire Burning. Thai has chosen Deadly Muay Thai Skills as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kingston
vs
Thai

189 cm
35
295 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

225 cm
35
300 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sean Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston throws a head kick that misses.
Kingston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai wants to clinch up but Kingston keeps it at a distance.
Kingston fails with the takedown.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai tries to clinch up
and Kingston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Thai has Kingston up against the cage in a clinch.
Kingston blocks an elbow strike.
Thai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kingston blocks it with crossed arms.
Kingston wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kingston takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kingston clinches up with Thai and pushes him back against the cage.

Thai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Thai does no damage.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai tries to clinch but Kingston moves out of range.
Thai connects with a leg kick. Kingston looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch up but Kingston circles away and keeps his distance.
Kingston moves in looking to clinch but Thai pushes him off.
Thai lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kingston takes a step back to recover.
Thai tries to clinch but Kingston moves away
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Thai lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kingston misses with a double jab

and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.

Thai successfully pulls guard.
Kingston tries to free his leg and advance position but Thai is retaining full guard.
Kingston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kingston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai is keeping the position for now.
Kingston throwing strikes from guard but Thai blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kingston is controlling him.
Kingston distracts Thai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thai is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kingston accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kingston gets to his feet. Thai looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kingston lands with a hook. Thai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kingston circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kingston counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
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!

Kingston breaks from the clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Kingston swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
Thai tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thai avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingston tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kingston rushes Thai and presses him up against the cage.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sean Kingston has been cut.
Kingston has had enough of the clinch but Thai keeps him there for the moment.

Thai is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kingston is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thai to the mat. Thai regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Kingston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Kingston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kingston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Thai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Kingston wants a takedown but no success here.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but Kingston blocks with his arms.
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kingston tries to pull guard but Thai holds him up against the cage and eventually Kingston drops back down to his feet.
Thai blocks a body shot from Kingston.
Thai drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thai is trying to break free.
Thai keeps control of Kingston as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kingston wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingston is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thai pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kingston wants to get back to striking at distance but Thai won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai tries to pull guard but Kingston forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kingston is struggling to control the position.
Kingston is trying to push Thai away but Thai has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kingston wants to break free but Thai has control.
Come on Thai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Thai breaks the clinch.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.
Kingston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thai.
Kingston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thai looks to clinch

and Kingston counters by moving into the clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai tries to clinch up.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai moves to clinch but Kingston breaks away

and Kingston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kingston.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kingston wants to break free but Thai has control.
Kingston holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Thai can't break the clinch.
Kingston tries to pull guard but Thai holds him up against the cage and eventually Kingston drops back down to his feet.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Kingston gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Sean Kingston has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thai pushes off an throws an elbow but Kingston leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kingston stops a takedown attempt from Thai.
Thai has Kingston pressed against the cage, preventing Kingston from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingston looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kingston manages to break the clinch.
Thai tries to clinch

and Kingston counters by clinching up.
Kingston is trying to break the clinch but Thai has him pressed against the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thai is trying to maintain a safe position but Kingston gets an underhook and turns Thai into the cage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Kingston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kingston avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thai tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Thai is countered with a crisp right hand from Kingston that sends him to the canvas! Kingston follows him to the mat into side control.

It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big shot lands for Kingston! That's hurt Thai! Will he recover? Kingston fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Kingston!
Sean Kingston made sure to mention his sponsor, Das Labor in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Kosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Courtney Upshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kosh comes to the cage accompanied by You cant stop crazy. Upshaw has chosen Retaliation as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Clayton Kosh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kosh
vs
Upshaw

194 cm
38
266 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

194 cm
24
261 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction

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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clayton Kosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Courtney Upshaw!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kosh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Upshaw tries to avoid it but Kosh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Upshaw to the ground. Upshaw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kosh fails with a takedown attempt.
Kosh tries to clinch there but Upshaw circles away.
Upshaw stuns Kosh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kosh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Upshaw misses with a combination

and Kosh counters by clinching up.
Kosh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clayton Kosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Upshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kosh backwards.
Kosh is trying to pull guard but Upshaw has him pressed against the cage.
Upshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kosh being controlled against the cage.
Upshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of Kosh backwards.

It looks like Clayton Kosh has been cut.
Kosh effectively controlling the action here.
Upshaw lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Upshaw breaks the clinch.
Upshaw scores with a punch to the head.
Kosh walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kosh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Upshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Upshaw.
Upshaw connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Kosh to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Upshaw!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Courtney Upshaw!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Courtney Upshaw made sure he mentioned Performance Enhancing Drugs, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilberto Duque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duque has chosen Bad Moon Rising as his entrance music. Gilberto Duque has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andersson
vs
Duque

182 cm
30
167 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

183 cm
28
171 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

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World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eskobar Andersson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilberto Duque!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Duque drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Duque can't find room to land a body shot as Andersson controls the action.
Duque misses with a punch to the body.
Duque is trying to stall.
Duque throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Duque takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Duque misses with an elbow strike.
Andersson prevents Duque from breaking the clinch.
Duque misses with a punch on the inside.
Duque stops a takedown attempt from Andersson.
Andersson avoiding damage as Duque throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Duque to work.
Duque throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duque throws an elbow but misses.

Duque breaks the clinch.
Gilberto Duque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andersson shoots in and drives through. Duque sprawls well.
Duque fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duque wants to clinch up but Andersson keeps it at a distance.
Duque scores with a punch to the head.
Gilberto Duque is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Andersson instigates a clinch.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Duque.
Andersson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duque gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eskobar Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque lands a shoulder strike.

Andersson successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque tries to stand but Andersson is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duque wants to stand and escape but instead Andersson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duque wants to stand up but Andersson is controlling him.
Andersson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Duque is trying to control the position but Andersson postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Andersson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Andersson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Andersson postures up in Duque's guard and throws a big left but Duque blocks it.
Andersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Duque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andersson stopping the sweep attempt from Duque.

Andersson drops back looking for a leg! Duque is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Duque manages to kick Andersson off! Andersson jumps back into Duque's guard.
Andersson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Andersson content to stall in guard here.
Andersson postures up in Duque's guard and throws a big left but Duque blocks it.
Andersson stopping the sweep attempt from Duque.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duque bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Andersson's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Duque tries to hold on but Andersson pushes him away.

Andersson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Duque has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Duque!

Duque gets to his feet. Andersson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duque lands with an uppercut that bounces Andersson off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Duque gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Andersson counters with a three punch combo that has Duque backing up. Duque nods at Andersson to acknowledge the strikes.
Duque slaps away a takedown attempt from Andersson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Gilberto Duque dominated that round.
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.

Andersson takes one to the chin there.
Duque throws a wild body kick that Andersson sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duque looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andersson avoids the head kick by Duque.
Duque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andersson counters with a two punch combo.
Duque misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duque looks to land a left hand but Andersson moved out of range nicely.
Duque tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Andersson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch up but Andersson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andersson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Duque tries to bum rush Andersson with a series of wild strikes but Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Duque looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duque throws a combination that misses

and Andersson counters with a crisp one two that drops Duque! Andersson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Duque to his feet! Duque is in big trouble!

Duque is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andersson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Duque.
Duque is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andersson is defending well for now.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Duque throws an elbow that misses.
Andersson dodges an elbow strike from Duque.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson scores with a knee to the head.
Andersson tries to score a body lock takedown but Duque shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Andersson manages to pull guard.

Duque decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Andersson, up you get!
Duque tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Duque misses the target.
Duque tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andersson was well out of range. Poor timing from Duque.
Duque is looking to land body kicks.

Duque has Andersson up against the cage in a clinch.
Duque looking to stall.
Andersson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Duque smiles and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque closes the distance but Andersson moves to the side
and Andersson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duque fails in his attempt to clinch.

Duque drives through and clinches with Andersson against the cage.
Duque landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Andersson goes for a takedown attempt but Duque pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eskobar Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Andersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson keeps the fight on the outside.
Duque tries to clinch but Andersson is having none of it.
Andersson blocks a head kick by Duque.
Duque looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duque tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Duque smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Duque tries to close the distance and clinch but Andersson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duque swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Andersson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duque is looking to clinch but Andersson is avoiding it.
Duque fails in his attempt to clinch.
Duque rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Andersson counters with a left and a right that stings Duque.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eskobar Andersson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Andersson keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Andersson managing to block the knees to the body from Duque.
Duque stops a takedown attempt from Andersson.
Andersson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Duque pulls his leg out and moves away.
Duque is looking to clinch.
Duque tries to clinch up
and Andersson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Duque. No joy for Andersson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eskobar Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Duque clinches up against the cage.
Duque throws an elbow that misses.

Duque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duque tries to clinch up.
Duque jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duque tries to clinch up but Andersson circles away and keeps his distance.
Duque lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duque misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duque throws a body kick that misses.
Horrible takedown by Andersson or perhaps it was just good defense by Duque which made him look bad.
Duque swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Andersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Duque doesn't manage to clinch there - Andersson circles away.
Andersson blocks a head kick by Duque.
Duque fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Andersson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Duque.
Andersson takes one to the chin there.
Duque wants to clinch.
Andersson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duque throws a sloppy head kick
and Andersson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Duque moves in looking to clinch but Andersson pushes him off.
Duque tries to clinch
and Andersson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Duque is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Duque throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Andersson counters with a monster head kick that knocks Duque out cold! He topples like fallen a tree, crashing to the mat! Timbeeeeeerrr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eskobar Andersson!
Eskobar Andersson retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Eskobar Andersson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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