HFC Fight Night 10 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John McDougall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikkel Anhoej (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Anhoej's choice of entrance music: A Worrior's call . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

McDougall
vs
Anhoej

195 cm
22
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

210 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, John McDougall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikkel Anhoej!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anhoej takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Mikkel Anhoej has been cut.
McDougall lands a slapping body shot.
Anhoej with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McDougall to score with a decent uppercut.

Anhoej clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
McDougall lands an uppercut.
McDougall lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for McDougall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

McDougall turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McDougall controls the position.
McDougall working the ground and pound.
Anhoej is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
McDougall controls the position from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDougall in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anhoej being controlled for a moment.
McDougall has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
McDougall lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Anhoej down.
Anhoej is trying to get back to half guard.
McDougall landing a few strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDougall controlling the position from side mount.
McDougall working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McDougall landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Anhoej on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McDougall trying to control the action but Anhoej is working from the bottom.
McDougall scoring with punches and elbows.
Anhoej looks winded!
McDougall cracks Anhoej with a big right hand but Anhoej just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Anhoej seems a little lost for a moment, as McDougall dominates the positioning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anhoej tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McDougall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Anhoej is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Anhoej looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McDougall working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Anhoej taking a bit of punishment here - McDougall scoring with strikes.
McDougall in side control lands a decent elbow.
McDougall cracks Anhoej with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Anhoej is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDougall lands a strong strike to the head of Anhoej. That's dazed him! McDougall looking to finish here. Anhoej is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - McDougall lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McDougall!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryusaki Yagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garfield Sobers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobers has chosen Suck it bitch, You dirty bitch as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Garfield Sobers was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Yagami
vs
Sobers

175 cm
24
186 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

184 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryusaki Yagami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Garfield Sobers!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yagami takes a swing at Sobers's ribcage but misses.
Yagami throws a right hand that misses
and Sobers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yagami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobers was well out of range. Poor timing from Yagami.
That kick from Sobers tenderised Yagami's leg. Yagami is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sobers, right into the meat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sobers.
Sobers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sobers cracks the inside of Yagami's front leg.
A telegraphed right hand from Yagami misses the target.
Yagami throws an overhand right that lands on Sobers's shoulder, as Sobers tries to avoid the shot.
Sobers thuds his shin into the meat of Yagami's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobers ducks under a wild hook from Yagami.
Yagami throws the left hand but Sobers avoids the punch easily.
Sobers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yagami is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sobers.
Yagami throws a shot from downtown. Sobers moves away and avoids it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sobers has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Sobers lands a head kick!
Sobers cracks Yagami with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle, before Sobers throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Yagami's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sobers lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Garfield Sobers!
A very excited looking Garfield Sobers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miles Fonta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Lepikhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Miles Fonta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fonta
vs
Lepikhin

180 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Determined

Alpha Male

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Fonta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mikhail Lepikhin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonta lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fonta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fonta changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fonta lands a jab to the head.
Fonta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lepikhin's head backwards.
Fonta lunges at Lepikhin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lepikhin's hand.
Fonta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lepikhin.
The crowd cheers as Fonta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lepikhin doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fonta lands a jab to Lepikhin's midsection.
Lepikhin walks into a left hand.
Lepikhin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fonta lands with a nice body punch.
Fonta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fonta scores with a decent looking hook.
Fonta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Lepikhin is rocked!
Lepikhin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fonta throws a good cross that connects.
Lepikhin is still on wobbly legs! Can Fonta finish him?
Lepikhin swings widly with a right hand
and Fonta connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fonta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lepikhin misses with a left hand
and Fonta counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fonta fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Fonta feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lepikhin sprawling to the canvas! Lepikhin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fonta finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lepikhin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fonta counters with a big right hand! Oh Lepikhin is in trouble here! Fonta follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Miles Fonta!
During a confident post fight interview, Miles Fonta thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miles Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaki Musingarabwe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Paul
vs
Musingarabwe

175 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

Alpha Male

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Miles Paul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Malaki Musingarabwe!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musingarabwe throws a combination that misses
and Paul counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Malaki Musingarabwe has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Musingarabwe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Musingarabwe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Malaki Musingarabwe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Paul - just one landing.
Paul lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Musingarabwe.
Paul connects with the punch.

Musingarabwe is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Musingarabwe moves in looking to clinch but Paul pushes him off.
Musingarabwe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paul connects with a crisp jab.
Musingarabwe is still on wobbly legs! Can Paul finish him?
Paul moves in close and cracks Musingarabwe with a massive right hand! Musingarabwe, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Paul!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miles Paul!
Miles Paul seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cain Slade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Segal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Segal acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Slade
vs
Segal

175 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Slade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathan Segal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slade takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Segal lands a nice looking body shot.
Slade tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Segal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Segal has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Slade is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Segal throws a body punch but Slade moves out of range.
Segal misses with a double jab.
Slade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Slade closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Segal controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Slade is trying to control. Segal wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Segal is trying is best to control the position here.
Slade trying to control the action but Segal is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cain Slade.
Segal punishes Slade's body with a nice straight punch.

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

Slade is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Segal circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Slade tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Segal wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Segal!
After winning the bout, Jonathan Segal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jobert Kulot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claudio Demaestri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Claudio Demaestri is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kulot
vs
Demaestri

185 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
192 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent knees
Granite chin

Alpha Male

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jobert Kulot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Claudio Demaestri!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demaestri shoots in but no luck this time.
Demaestri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Claudio Demaestri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Demaestri's head backwards.
Kulot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulot wants to clinch.
Demaestri misses with a takedown attempt - Kulot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jobert Kulot has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Claudio Demaestri.
Demaestri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kulot throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Demaestri's head.

It looks like Claudio Demaestri has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Demaestri looks for a takedown but Kulot sprawls well.
Kulot scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulot lands with a right hand.
Demaestri closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kulot circles away.
Demaestri looks winded!
Demaestri fails to land the takedown.
Demaestri shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kulot as he jumps to the side.
Kulot scores with a kick to the body.
Kulot connects with a looping right hand.
Demaestri is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kulot is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Demaestri.
Kulot connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulot goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Kulot drops Demaestri with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Demaestri looks back up at him and smiles so Kulot waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Demaestri is rocked!
Kulot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Demaestri.
Demaestri is still on wobbly legs! Can Kulot finish him?
Look low, kick high! Kulot uses the oldest trick in the book to send Demaestri tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kulot is absolutely delighted - when Demaestri wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jobert Kulot!
A relieved looking Jobert Kulot thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Powders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rocket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Rocket will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Powders
vs
Rocket

190 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
203 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Alpha Male

xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Powders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Rocket!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocket keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Powders is working for takedown but Rocket is calmly controlling the position for now.
A shot in the inside from Rocket.
Rocket lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Powders has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rocket avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Powders goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rocket prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Powders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Powders drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rocket pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rocket forces Powders back against the cage and clinches.
A short right from Rocket on the inside.
Powders is looking to take this one to the mat.
Powders tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rocket lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Rocket scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Rocket on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rocket.
Rocket lands an uppercut.
Rocket lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Powders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rocket gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rocket.
Rocket lands a hook that snaps the head of Powders backwards.
Rocket lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Powders is rocked!
Powders has Rocket pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rocket manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Oh Powders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Powders has been working on his balance at Soul Supremacy - UK, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Rocket.
A body shot lands from Rocket.
Rocket lands a body punch in the clinch.
Powders is breathing heavily.
Rocket lands a left hand.
Rocket creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Powders with a big uppercut! Powders tries to clinch up but Rocket pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Powders to the mat! Powders covers up and Rocket unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Rocket!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johnny Rocket waved his t-shirt featuring xXx Clothing (Nothing Over $20)'s logo in front of the cameras.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nate Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machine Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Timmons
vs
Gun

184 cm
25
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Alpha Male

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nate Timmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Machine Gun!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Atkins and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Gun.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gun. Timmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Gun blocks the low kick.
Gun defending well as Timmons loads up on a big left hand.
Timmons moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Gun finds it's way through Timmons's defenses.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmons moves away.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timmons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gun uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Timmons.
Gun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timmons throws a lazy right hand but Gun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gun drives through with a takedown into guard.
Timmons wants to improve his position but instead Gun has moved into half guard.
Gun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gun has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Gun lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Machine Gun has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Timmons looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmons at a distance.
Gun lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun lands a nice hook to Timmons's body. Timmons takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Timmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gun misses with a series of wild punches.
Gun fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Timmons looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Timmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
Nate Timmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun fails with the takedown.
Timmons definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gun on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice uppercut there from Gun.
Timmons throws a hook to the side of Gun's head but Gun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Timmons throws a low kick, looking for Gun's leg but Gun calmly moves out of range.
Gun throws a hook but Timmons avoids it easily.
Timmons on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gun has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gun works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab lands there for Gun.
Timmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Timmons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Timmons.
Timmons tries to land a leg kick but Gun saw it coming and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons tries a low kick but Gun avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Gun. That snapped Timmons's head back.
A chopping leg kick lands by Timmons.
That kick from Timmons tenderised Gun's leg. Gun is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gun lands a slapping body shot.
Gun throws a series of punches but Timmons moves out of range.
Gun misses with a wild body shot.
Gun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Timmons.
Timmons throws a nice inside leg kick.
Timmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timmons tried to score with a low kick but Gun checks it.
Gun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Timmons pinned against the cage. Timmons gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gun swings for the body but Timmons moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Timmons throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Gun.
Gun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Timmons will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Timmons lands a right hook to the body.
Timmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Gun digs a good hook to Timmons's body.
Gun misses with a hook to the body
and Timmons counters with a good low kick that Gun was not able to check.
Timmons tries to land a leg kick but Gun saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Gun. That snapped Timmons's head back.
Gun checks a leg kick.
Gun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timmons on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gun misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timmons misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gun.
Timmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Gun is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Timmons rather than just go for the knockout.
Timmons throws a head kick but Gun moves out of range.
Gun throws a series of punches but Timmons avoids them all with ease.
Timmons connects with an inside leg kick.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Timmons throws a head kick but Gun moves out of range.
Timmons throws a leg kick but Gun sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gun checks a leg kick.
Timmons throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gun misses with a body shot.
Machine Gun seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Timmons moves away.
Gun lands a nice shot to the body.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Timmons manages to avoid it.
Gun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gun takes a swing at Timmons's ribcage but misses.
Timmons takes one on the button.
Timmons tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gun checks the leg kick.
Timmons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gun lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Timmons at a distance.
Gun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Timmons misses with a head kick.
Gun scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands with a hook. Timmons tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Timmons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gun takes a swing at Timmons's ribcage but misses.
Gun lands with a nice combination. Timmons backs away looking to recover.
Gun's jab looks to have found its range, popping Timmons under the eye.
Timmons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Timmons.
Gun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Timmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timmons looks to land a body kick but Gun moved away.
Gun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmons lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Timmons.
Gun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Timmons. Timmons obviously looking to wear him down.
Gun scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No joy there for Gun, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Timmons looks to throw the jab but Gun is out of range.
Gun blocks a head kick by Timmons.
Nice uppercut there from Gun.
Gun shoots in for a takedown but Timmons shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Timmons clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Timmons.
Gun is breathing heavily.
Timmons lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Timmons digs a right hand underneath Gun's ribcage. Gun let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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 Nate Timmons will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gun lands with an uppercut that bounces Timmons off the cage and back into range.
Gun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gun throws a hook but Timmons blocks it.
Gun slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gun looks to throw the jab but Timmons is out of range.
Gun misses with a two punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Timmons.
Gun swings for the body but Timmons moves out of range.
Timmons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Timmons lands a head kick. Gun smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Machine Gun has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gun throws a big shot that misses.
Gun's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Timmons throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it.
Gun moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun scores with a body shot.
Timmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
Timmons misses with a straight right.
Timmons dodges the punch combination from Gun.
Timmons throws a leg kick but Gun checks it.
Timmons throws a chopping leg kick but Gun manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Timmons throws a looping overhand right but Gun ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Timmons misses.
Timmons throws a leg kick that misses.
Gun throws a combination. Timmons tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A head kick misses from Timmons.
Gun lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gun. Timmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Timmons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gun.
Timmons throws a sloppy head kick and Gun moves out of range easily.
Timmons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gun.
Timmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Gun scores with a jab to the head.
Gun scores with a body shot.
Gun jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gun throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Timmons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gun.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Timmons throws a series of punches but Gun moves out of range.
Gun throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Timmons stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gun cracks Timmons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Timmons connects with a high kick.
Timmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gun.
Good exchange - Gun coming out on top.
A shot to the liver by Gun. Beautiful body shot.
Timmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Timmons looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gun throws out a powerful jab.
Timmons throws a jab when Gun was well out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Gun scores with a four punch combination!
Timmons throws a head kick but Gun moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gun moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gun misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Timmons ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
Timmons takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gun blocks a head kick by Timmons.
Gun lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A low kick from Timmons misses
and Gun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Timmons ducks under a wild hook from Gun.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Timmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Machine Gun comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gun 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Machine Gun!
Machine Gun was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy comes to the cage accompanied by Coming home -Dirty money. Price comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rotten Apple [Remix] - Prodigy & Sean Price kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Hardy
vs
Price

180 cm
34
160 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

193 cm
32
178 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Fast

Just Fight (Everything 7$)
Steel Penn's All 160

Alpha Male

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 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jason Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Price!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Price is out of range.
Price takes one on the button.
Hardy tries a head kick but it misses.
Hardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Hardy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Price as he avoids it easily.
Hardy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Price.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Price was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Price sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hardy somewhat.
Hardy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Price counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy cracks Price with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Hardy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Price is looking to control Hardy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Price avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hardy is trying to control. Price wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Price tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy 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.
Hardy trying to control the action but Price is working from the bottom.
Price is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Hardy jumps into side control!
The ground and pound from Hardy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hardy wants to control but Price is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy working the ground and pound from side control.
Hardy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Hardy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Price, who protects the arm well.
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!
Price parries the strikes from Hardy easily there. Hardy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Price to escape.
Hardy postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hardy 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy with the ground and pound but Price regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hardy is keen to just control but Price is a slippery customer.
Price is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Price's head.
Price is trying to get back to full guard.
Hardy misses with a head shot. Price uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hardy being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Price wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hardy manages to pass to side control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hardy lands a nice short elbow.
Hardy is trying to control the action in half guard but Price is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Price tries to roll over but Hardy keeps him under control.
Hardy wants to free his trapped foot but Price is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Hardy finds it's way through Price's defenses.
Jason Hardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Price takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hardy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.

Hardy closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Price's guard.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hardy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Price has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hardy has managed to get both his arms back between Price's legs - danger averted.
Price keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hardy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price trying to control the position.
Hardy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
Jason Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Price trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Price had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hardy defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Price is working from the bottom.
Price being controlled here, momentarily.
Hardy is looking to advance position but Price has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Hardy is looking to get to half guard.
Hardy is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy regains half guard.
Hardy wants to control but Price is keeping busy.

Price is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hardy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Price wants to take a breather but Hardy is having none of it.
Price is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hardy!
Hardy holds on, trying desperately to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Price jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hardy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hardy and Price has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hardy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Price stalling away here and it's allowed Hardy to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Hardy is pulling down on Price's head. It's preventing any offense from Price, at least for the moment.
Hardy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Price wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Price looking to sit in guard and control but Hardy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Hardy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Hardy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Price throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Hardy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Price sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Price steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Price counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Price throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Price throws a jab but it's blocked by Hardy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hardy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Price missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Price uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hardy.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Price moves out of range easily.
Price throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy fails to land the takedown.
Hardy misses with a lunging right hand
letting Price counter with a right hand.
Price uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Hardy misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Price. No joy for Hardy on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy misses with a looping right.
Hardy looks to throw the jab but Price is out of range.
Sean Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Hardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy misses with a head kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hardy.
A big left from Hardy misses.
Hardy drops his hands momentarily and Price takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Hardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Price.
Price keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hardy looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Sean Price is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Price bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy dips to his left and cracks Price with an uppercut!
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price walks into a straight right hand from Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hardy dives in and grabs Price's left leg, looking for a takedown. Price pushes down on Hardy's head and hops out.
Hardy takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Price's hands.
Hardy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price ducks under a wild hook from Hardy.
Hardy throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Hardy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Hardy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Price thuds a left hand into Hardy's body.
Price tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Price.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.

Hardy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Price's guard.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Price has wrist control.

Price looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Hardy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Price is trying to keep Hardy in close.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Price is looking for a triangle but Hardy pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Hardy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hardy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

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

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Hessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balance Neut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neut has chosen We're Not Gonna Take It as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hessler
vs
Neut

190 cm
21
218 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

189 cm
28
200 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Zipp Zapp
Sport Support

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clinton Hessler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Balance Neut!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hessler.
Good shot there by Neut.
Hessler lands a nice looking body shot.
Hessler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Neut throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Neut.
Neut takes one to the chin there.
Hessler lands with a hook. Neut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neut just misses with a punch to the body.
Hessler avoids a kick to the body.
Neut looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hessler tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Neut does no damage.
Hessler throws a shot to the body.
Neut misses with a leg kick.
Hessler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Neut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hessler circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Neut. That did some damage!
Neut looks to land a combination but Hessler avoids it well.
Hessler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hessler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Hessler.
Neut misses with a wild combination.
Hessler blocks the body kick.
Hessler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hessler is looking to wear down Neut with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neut tries to land a front kick but Hessler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That kick from Hessler tenderised Neut's leg. Neut is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hessler checks a low kick from Neut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hessler.
Hessler takes a swing at Neut's ribcage but misses.
Hessler chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Neut looks winded!
Hessler lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Neut misses with a kick to the body
and Hessler counters with a nice leg kick.
Neut throws a nice looking combination but Hessler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balance Neut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Hessler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hessler pushes Neut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Hessler scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hessler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neut.
Hessler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hessler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neut backwards.
Hessler pushes Neut back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Neut has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hessler pushes Neut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hessler just leaning against Neut, taking a breather.
Hessler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Neut.
I was talking to Hessler's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hessler gets through Neut's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hessler lands a hook that snaps the head of Neut backwards.
Hessler lands a shoulder strike.
Hessler lands a body punch.
Hessler tries to throw a body punch but Neut avoids it by throwing Hessler back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hessler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hessler pushes Neut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hessler lands a body shot.
Hessler digs a right hand underneath Neut's ribcage. Neut let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Neut's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hessler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hessler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neut backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hessler scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Hessler - that landed with a thud.
Hessler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Hessler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clinton Hessler dominated that 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.

Hessler has managed to clinch.
Hessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Hessler as the two fighters clinch.
Hessler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neuts head.
Hessler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Hessler.
Clinton Hessler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hessler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Hessler on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hessler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Neut is breathing heavily.
Hessler cracks Neut with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hessler.
Hessler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hessler holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hessler is working Neut over against the cage.
Hessler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hessler presses Neut against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hessler slows down the pace here.
A short right from Hessler.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Hessler.
Hessler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neut backwards.
Hessler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hessler pushes Neut back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hessler effectively controlling the action here.
Hessler works on Neut's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Hessler.
Hessler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Hessler.
Hessler lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hessler - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Hessler - that landed with a thud.
Hessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neut backwards.
Hessler cracks Neut with a nice body shot.
Hessler lands a hook that snaps the head of Neut backwards.
Nice body punch from Hessler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hessler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Neut is looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hessler.
Hessler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hessler lands a hook that snaps the head of Neut backwards.
Hessler stalls.
Hessler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Neut backwards.
Hessler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hessler lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hessler.

Neut is rocked!
A short right from Hessler.
Neut is still on wobbly legs! Can Hessler finish him?
Hessler stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hessler lands with a short shot to the head.
Hessler lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Neut to his knees! Hessler keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clinton Hessler!
Clinton Hessler retains his light heavyweight title!