Hard Clashes 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tadeusz Rydzyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juulo Haapoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rydzyk might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Basshunter - Russian Privjet Chromeboy 2nd Remix . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rydzyk
vs
Haapoja

194 cm
25
250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Spartan Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tadeusz Rydzyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Juulo Haapoja!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapoja tries to clinch but Rydzyk is having none of it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Haapoja has eaten all the pies!
Haapoja shoots and misses

and Rydzyk counters with a crisp right hand that drops Haapoja! Rydzyk lets Haapoja back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Rydzyk connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Haapoja covering up! Rydzyk comes in with a big uppercut and Haapoja goes doooown! He's slumped up against the ropes, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tadeusz Rydzyk!
Tadeusz Rydzyk made sure to mention his sponsor, Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview.

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Nazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Haapoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazar comes to the ring accompanied by Usher - More . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nazar
vs
Haapoja

189 cm
25
249 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Arcticus University: London

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tomasz Nazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Toni Haapoja!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazar misses with a series of wild punches.
Nazar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nazar wants it to stay on the feet.
Nazar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Haapoja does no damage.
Nazar jabs Haapoja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tomasz Nazar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

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

It looks like Toni Haapoja has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazar closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Haapoja out cold! Haapoja corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tomasz Nazar!
Tomasz Nazar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Arcticus University: London logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonii Macierewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikko Valtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macierewicz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avenged Sevenfold - Second Heartbeat . The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Macierewicz
vs
Valtonen

195 cm
25
243 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
259 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Spartan Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonii Macierewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikko Valtonen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macierewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Macierewicz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Valtonen backs up against the ropes.

It looks like Nikko Valtonen has been cut.
Valtonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Macierewicz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Macierewicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valtonen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Macierewicz defends it well.
Valtonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Macierewicz slaps away a takedown attempt from Valtonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Macierewicz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macierewicz misses with a wild combination.
Macierewicz misses with the combination.
Macierewicz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valtonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Valtonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Macierewicz throws a nice looking combination but Valtonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Valtonen unleashes a big counter combination but Macierewicz bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macierewicz throws a series of punches but Valtonen avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Macierewicz misses.
Macierewicz misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macierewicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valtonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Valtonen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Macierewicz counters with a three punch combo that has Valtonen backing up. Valtonen nods at Macierewicz to acknowledge the strikes.
Macierewicz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valtonen throws a series of punches but Macierewicz moves out of range.
Macierewicz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Valtonen manages to circle out of the way.
Macierewicz throws a nice looking combination but Valtonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Macierewicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Valtonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Macierewicz.
Macierewicz is breathing heavily.
Macierewicz misses with a wild combination.
Macierewicz connects with a right that clearly hurt Valtonen. He's backed up against the ropes with nowhere to go as Macierewicz proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Valtonen collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonii Macierewicz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Antonii Macierewicz waved his t-shirt featuring Spartan Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agresywny Byczek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczek's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kyla La Grange - Cut Your Teeth (Kygo Remix) . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Charles Drake enters the ring!

Byczek
vs
Drake

193 cm
25
204 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Agresywny Byczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Drake!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake moves to clinch but Byczek breaks away
and Byczek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byczek bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Byczek counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Byczek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Byczek pinned against the ropes. Byczek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Byczek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Drake sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt

and Byczek moves into the clinch.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Byczek has double underhooks.
Drake is trying to pull guard but Byczek turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Agresywny Byczek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charles Drake.

Byczek breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a leg kick

so Byczek counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Byczek tries to stand but Drake is controlling from the bottom.
Byczek preventing the sweep.
Drake is still trying to improve position.
Byczek wants to stand but Drake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Byczek has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Byczek. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
Drake tries for a takedown but Byczek circles away easily
and Byczek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake looks winded!

Byczek lands a big uppercut and Drake crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Drake looks OK. Byczek waves Drake back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byczek scores with a body shot.
Charles Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Byczek cracks Drake with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Byczek has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Drake to stand back up!

Drake is rocked!
Byczek closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Drake! Byczek dives in looking to finish! Drake is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Agresywny Byczek!