HFC Challengers 88 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Deangelo Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erkki Heimolainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flagg comes to the cage accompanied by What Its Like. 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.

Flagg
vs
Heimolainen

176 cm
30
158 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

180 cm
31
168 lbs
10 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deangelo Flagg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Erkki Heimolainen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heimolainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Heimolainen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Flagg.

Heimolainen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Flagg wants to improve his position but Heimolainen is controlling well.
Heimolainen is keen to just control but Flagg is a slippery customer.

Flagg looking for submissions off his back.
Heimolainen is looking to advance position but Flagg won't allow it.

Heimolainen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Flagg is just riding it out for now. Heimolainen eventually gives up the hold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimolainen trying to control from half guard but Flagg is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimolainen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Heimolainen prevents Flagg from improving his position.
Flagg is controlling Heimolainen's trapped leg to prevent Heimolainen from advancing to side control.
Heimolainen trying to control the pace.
Flagg is holding on to half guard well.
Heimolainen trying to control the pace.
Heimolainen is keen to just control but Flagg is a slippery customer.
Flagg 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.
Flagg is looking for a sweep. Heimolainen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Heimolainen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Flagg!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Flagg is looking to improve his position but Heimolainen isn't that keen on the idea.
Flagg bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Flagg wants to control from the top but Heimolainen keeps moving.
Flagg is fighting to break Heimolainen's control of his arms but Heimolainen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Flagg tries to free his leg and advance position but Heimolainen is retaining full guard.
Heimolainen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Flagg is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heimolainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flagg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Heimolainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Flagg trying to control but Heimolainen is working from the bottom.
Heimolainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Heimolainen stalling.
Flagg regains full guard. Nicely done.

Flagg throws his legs up looking for a submission but Heimolainen uses it to pass to side control.
Heimolainen is staying tight to Flagg's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heimolainen's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Heimolainen has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Flagg!
Flagg wants to hold on but Heimolainen pushes him away.
Flagg sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Heimolainen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flagg does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Flagg is defending against the submission attempts here by Heimolainen.
Heimolainen tries to pass to full mount but Flagg defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Heimolainen controlling the action here.
Flagg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flagg, right into the meat.

Heimolainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Flagg to the mat! Flagg manages to get full guard.
Flagg is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Flagg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heimolainen defends it easily.
Heimolainen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Heimolainen trying to control but Flagg is working from the bottom.

Flagg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heimolainen defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heimolainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Flagg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Heimolainen defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heimolainen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Flagg swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Flagg working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Heimolainen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Heimolainen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heimolainen wants to control from the top but Flagg keeps moving.
Flagg trying to control the position.
Heimolainen content to stall in guard here.
Heimolainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Flagg is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Heimolainen defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Heimolainen sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Flagg doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Heimolainen paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Flagg - great work!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Deangelo Flagg!
A victorious Deangelo Flagg thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nebojsa Mihattovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Squiggy Squirrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mihattovic comes to the cage accompanied by Geto Boys - Still. On his way into the cage it seems that Nebojsa Mihattovic has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nebojsa Mihattovic seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mihattovic
vs
Squirrelly

177 cm
43
179 lbs
18 - 17 - 2

179 cm
27
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Nebojsa Mihattovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Squiggy Squirrelly!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squirrelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mihattovic.
Squirrelly throws a head kick but Mihattovic moves out of range.
Mihattovic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Squirrelly throws a jab when Mihattovic was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Squirrelly misses with a low kick.
We've been informed that Squirrelly has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Squirrelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihattovic manages to avoid it.
Squirrelly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mihattovic ducks under a wild hook from Squirrelly.

Mihattovic drives through with a takedown into guard.

Squirrelly has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mihattovic is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Squirrelly wants to break free but Mihattovic has control.

Mihattovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Squirrelly scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squirrelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab by Squirrelly.
Mihattovic defending well as Squirrelly loads up on a big left hand.

Mihattovic rushes Squirrelly and presses him up against the cage.

Squirrelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mihattovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Squirrelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Mihattovic dives in and grabs Squirrelly's left leg, looking for a takedown. Squirrelly pushes down on Mihattovic's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Squirrelly throws a solid leg kick but Mihattovic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Squirrelly.
Squirrelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Squirrelly wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nebojsa Mihattovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mihattovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses.
Mihattovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Squirrelly can pounce on him.
Squirrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mihattovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Squirrelly sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Squirrelly follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Squirrelly as Mihattovic shoots in.
A nice side step and Squirrelly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Squirrelly swinging wildly here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Squirrelly. That's going to slow Mihattovic down.
A left lands for Squirrelly.
Mihattovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Squirrelly.
Mihattovic closes the distance and clinches up with Squirrelly, looking for a takedown. Mihattovic pushes Squirrelly against the cage but Squirrelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mihattovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Squirrelly.
No luck for Mihattovic with that takedown attempt.
It seemed like Squirrelly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Squirrelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Squiggy Squirrelly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Squirrelly throws a head kick but Mihattovic moves out of range.
Mihattovic throws a big counter combination but Squirrelly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mihattovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Squirrelly counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mihattovic shoots in for a double leg but Squirrelly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Squirrelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice shot by Squirrelly.
Nice jab there from Squirrelly.
Squirrelly connects with a body shot.
Squirrelly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mihattovic.
A jab from Squirrelly misses.
Mihattovic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Squirrelly avoids it really well and circles away.
Mihattovic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Squirrelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihattovic 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.
Squirrelly lands a body shot.
Squirrelly throws a head kick that misses.
Squirrelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mihattovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Squirrelly scores with a nice head shot.

Mihattovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mihattovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mihattovic trying to land knees to the body.

Mihattovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mihattovic tries to clinch but Squirrelly is having none of it.
Squirrelly connects with a leg kick. Mihattovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mihattovic closes the distance and clinches up with Squirrelly, looking for a takedown. Mihattovic pushes Squirrelly against the cage but Squirrelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Squirrelly 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.
Squirrelly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Mihattovic had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Squirrelly scores with a head kick.

Mihattovic is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Squirrelly ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oh Mihattovic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circle, before Squirrelly throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Mihattovic's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Squirrelly lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Squiggy Squirrelly!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justin Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunting Humans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hunting Humans enters the cage!

Hall
vs
Humans

183 cm
34
181 lbs
15 - 20 - 1

175 cm
30
180 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hunting Humans!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Humans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Humans is looking to clinch but Hall is avoiding it.
Humans has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hall is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hall listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Humans shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Humans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Humans moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Humans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hall has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Humans.
Hall bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Humans's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Humans shoots in and drives through. Hall sprawls well.
Humans moves in looking to clinch but Hall pushes him off.
Humans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Humans shoots in looking for a takedown. Hall tries to sprawl out of it but Humans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hall manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Justin Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hunting Humans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Humans walks into a stiff left hand from Hall.

Humans closes the distance and clinches.
Humans is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
Hall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hall.
Humans can't find room to land a body shot as Hall controls the action.
Humans prevents a body shot from Hall.

Humans breaks the clinch.
Humans fails with the takedown

so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Humans wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hall manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Humans wants to control but Hall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hall has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Humans is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Humans tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.

Humans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hall pulls his head out easily.
Humans tries to kick Hall off but Hall keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hall working over Humans with some ground and pound. Humans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Humans is controlling Hall's trapped leg to prevent Hall from advancing to side control.
Humans makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Humans.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.

Humans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Humans swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Humans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hall with a nice head shot there.
Humans will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall with a nice head shot there.
Hall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Humans lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Hall keeping full guard, as Humans tries to pass.
Hall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Hall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Humans doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Humans manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Humans wanted to stand there but Hall had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Hall 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.

Humans instigates a clinch.
Humans working hard to break the clinch.
Humans is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Humans tries to pull guard but Hall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Humans wants to break free but Hall has control.
Humans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Humans has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hall takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hall lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hall prevents Humans from standing back up.
Humans has hold of Hall's hands but Hall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hall 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hall 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.
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hall drops an elbow to the side of Humans's head.
Hall is nestled in close to Humans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Humans is rocked!
Humans is controlling Hall's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Humans is still in real trouble! Can Hall finish him?
Hall uses his free foot to push down on Humans's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Humans.
Humans tries to lock up and control but Hall gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Humans seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hall connects with a bit shot that sees Humans covering up! More strikes from Hall and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hall is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Hall!
An intense looking Justin Hall took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'My last manager wanted me to swing for the fences or get knocked out, that's why I lost so much. This new one respect me, and I'm gonna keep on winning for him'.
In defeat, Hunting Humans stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's killing me every day!till I avenge this loss!!!!'.

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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 Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert De La Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Castle had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Castle
vs
De La Cruz

185 cm
33
205 lbs
9 - 20 - 0

193 cm
26
205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 9 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gilbert De La Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Cruz shoots for a takedown but Castle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Castle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

De La Cruz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Castle is trying to defend but De La Cruz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
De La Cruz prevents Castle from standing back up.

De La Cruz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Castle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Castle tries to get out of the position.

De La Cruz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

De La Cruz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

De La Cruz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Castle is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gilbert De La Cruz!
A determined Gilbert De La Cruz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Clifton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Bueller acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Clifton
vs
Bueller

179 cm
32
191 lbs
17 - 16 - 0

186 cm
32
185 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class 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 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig Clifton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Bueller!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clifton shoots in for a double leg but Bueller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bueller throws a hook but Clifton avoids it easily.
Clifton moves out of range as Bueller throws a body kick.
Bueller goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bueller fails to land with a series of punches.
Clifton closes the distance and clinches up with Bueller, looking for a takedown. Clifton pushes Bueller against the cage but Bueller circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bueller fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clifton sprawls well initially but Bueller persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Clifton actively working from the bottom here.
Bueller stalling.
Bueller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bueller controlling the action here.
Bueller thows a huge punch but Clifton dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clifton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bueller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bueller's back!

Clifton is persistently looking for the submission but Bueller is defending it well.
Clifton is not going to allow Bueller to sit and survive in this position.
Bueller can't escape the position.
Bueller is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Clifton off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Bueller trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Clifton is hanging on to Bueller's back as he tries to escape.
Bueller tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bueller tries to hold on but Clifton postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clifton blocks Bueller's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bueller wants to hold on but Clifton pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueller is looking to improve his position but Clifton isn't that keen on the idea.
Clifton controlling his opponent.
The referee warns Bueller that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bueller wants to hold on but Clifton pushes him away.
Clifton landing strikes from the mount and Bueller is in trouble!
Clifton looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clifton breaks from Bueller's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Bueller is rocked!
Clifton avoids the attempt from Bueller to control.
Clifton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bueller sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Clifton.
Bueller is still in real trouble! Can Clifton finish him?
Bueller tries to get to full guard but Clifton has control of the leg.
Bueller seems to have recovered his senses.
Clifton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Clifton trying to control the action but Bueller is working from the bottom.
Clifton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clifton prevents Bueller from standing back up.
Bueller tries to roll over but Clifton keeps him under control.
Bueller has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clifton is working away from the top position though.
Clifton prevents Bueller from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Clifton there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bueller is refusing to be controlled, as Clifton sits in half guard.
Clifton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bueller is trying to get back to full guard.
Bueller is not content to let Clifton control the position.
Bueller preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Clifton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bueller keeps working.
Clifton passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Clifton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch lands to the side of Clifton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Bueller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bueller.
Bueller misses with a few strikes there.
Bueller throws a nice head kick!
Clifton goes for a double leg but Bueller avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bueller continues to drive forward.
Bueller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Eric Bueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clifton blocks a head kick by Bueller.
Craig Clifton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bueller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clifton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bueller misses with a straight left.
Clifton fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clifton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bueller but Bueller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Clifton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clifton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bueller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bueller misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueller throws a right hand that Clifton ducks under and follows up with a left that Clifton also avoids with ease.
Clifton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bueller connects with the punch.
Clifton avoids the head kick by Bueller.
Clifton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Bueller.
The fighters circling - Bueller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clifton shoots in but Bueller avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bueller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Clifton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bueller throws out a powerful jab.
Bueller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bueller misses with a looping right.
Clifton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eric Bueller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bueller fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clifton fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clifton gets a double leg takedown into Bueller's guard.
Clifton 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.
Bueller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bueller not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bueller throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bueller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bueller has Clifton pulled in close to control his posture.
Bueller keeping moving, preventing Clifton from controlling successfully.
Bueller looking for a sweep. Not yet Bueller, not yet.
Bueller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Clifton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clifton wants to control from the top but Bueller keeps moving.

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

Clifton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Bueller wriggles free and stands up.
Bueller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Clifton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bueller.
Clifton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Clifton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bueller tries to avoid it but Clifton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bueller to the ground. Bueller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clifton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Craig Clifton has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clifton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clifton shoots in for a double leg but Bueller sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Bueller was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Bueller gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clifton tries to pull guard but Bueller forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clifton jumps guard but Bueller stands there with Clifton around his waist. Clifton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bueller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clifton shoots for a takedown but Bueller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bueller lands with an uppercut that bounces Clifton off the cage and back into range.
Clifton shoots in looking for a takedown but Bueller manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clifton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bueller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Clifton's hands.

Clifton is rocked!
Bueller lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Clifton out cold! Clifton is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Bueller!
Our winner, Eric Bueller, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Zeus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Steelers
vs
Zeus

200 cm
23
300 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
31
300 lbs
18 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Zeus!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeus tries to clinch up but Steelers circles away and keeps his distance.
Zeus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steelers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zeus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

It looks like Christopher Zeus has been cut.

Zeus pushes Steelers up against the cage in a clinch.
Steelers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zeus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steelers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zeus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zeus misses with a body punch.
Steelers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Steelers.

Steelers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zeus moves in looking to clinch but Steelers pushes him off.
Zeus misses with an uppercut.
Zeus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steelers paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zeus throws a right and a left that Steelers avoids nicely.
Steelers half committed to a counter leg kick.
Zeus throws a sloppy body shot
letting Steelers counter with a right hand.
Zeus doesn't manage to clinch there - Steelers circles away.
Zeus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zeus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steelers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Zeus checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Zeus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steelers throws out the jab.
Steelers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zeus moves out of range of the strikes.
Steelers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zeus has Steelers up against the cage in a clinch.
Zeus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steelers 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.
A short right from Steelers.
Steelers lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zeus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Steelers breaks from the clinch.
Zeus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Zeus duly obliges.

It looks like Pittsburgh Steelers has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zeus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Steelers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zeus tries to bum rush Steelers with a series of wild strikes but Steelers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steelers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Steelers lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Steelers lands a big uppercut and Zeus crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Zeus looks OK. Steelers waves Zeus back to his feet!

Zeus is rocked!
Steelers keeps the fight on the outside.
Steelers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Zeus closes the distance and clinches.
Steelers avoids the elbow strike from Zeus, against the cage.
Steelers lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steelers.

That has opened up Christopher Zeus's cut even more.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Steelers drops Zeus onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zeus is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Zeus is still on wobbly legs! Can Steelers finish him?
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Zeus pressed against the cage. Steelers frees himself up and cracks Zeus with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Zeus crumples to the floor, out cold! Steelers jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pittsburgh Steelers!
Our winner, Pittsburgh Steelers, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

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 Sam Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handle has chosen Right On as his entrance music. Max Handle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Malone
vs
Handle

190 cm
27
195 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

170 cm
32
190 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Handle.
Malone slips under a jab from Handle.
A punch combination from Malone misses.
Malone walks into a left hand.
Donk. Handle catches Malone right on the button with a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Malone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Handle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Handle misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Handle.

Malone lands a left and a right that send Handle crashing to the mat, dazed. Malone thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Malone slips under a jab from Handle.
Malone slips a straight right by Handle.
Handle slips under a jab.
Handle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Handle scores with a decent looking hook.
Malone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Handle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Handle.
Handle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

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

Malone is rocked!
Malone misses with a double jab
and Handle counters with a crisp right that sends Malone to the canvas! Handle follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Handle!
An out of breath Max Handle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Proctor (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?

Gruber
vs
Proctor

181 cm
31
215 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
211 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thaddeus Proctor!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Proctor takes a swing at Gruber's ribcage but misses.
Gruber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Proctor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gruber.
Proctor swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gruber. Proctor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Proctor blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Proctor.
Proctor works over Gruber's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Hans Gruber has been cut.
Proctor misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Proctor.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gruber shoots in and bounces Proctor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Proctor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber stopping the sweep attempt from Proctor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proctor wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
Gruber 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.
Gruber in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Proctor pulls Gruber in close to prevent any damage.
Proctor wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
We've been hearing good reports from Gruber's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Proctor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gruber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proctor looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gruber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Proctor pulls Gruber in close to his closed guard and prevents Gruber from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gruber is in close to Proctor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gruber is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proctor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Proctor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gruber works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gruber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gruber being controlled here, momentarily.
Gruber wants to sweep here but Proctor controlling him for the moment.
Proctor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gruber is keeping the position for now.
Proctor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Proctor looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Proctor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gruber's guard.
Gruber wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Proctor sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gruber is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gruber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Proctor being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Proctor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Proctor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gruber is looking to clinch.

Gruber shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gruber was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gruber working away.
Gruber fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Proctor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sloppy strikes there by Gruber.
Proctor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Proctor wants to control but Gruber postures up.
Proctor tries to escape but Gruber is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thaddeus Proctor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
That's time! Gruber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gruber blocks a jab.
Hans Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Proctor misses with a lunging right hand

so Gruber counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Proctor wants to stand but Gruber is controlling the position.
Proctor has momentary wrist control but Gruber slips an elbow through the middle.
Proctor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gruber preventing the sweep.
Proctor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gruber is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Proctor is pulling down on Gruber's head. It's preventing any offense from Gruber, at least for the moment.
Proctor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Proctor blocks nicely.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Proctor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gruber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Proctor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gruber.
Proctor wants to stand and escape but Gruber is having none of it.
Gruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Proctor seems keen to control Gruber's posture.
Proctor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Proctor wants to sweep but no luck.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Gruber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Gruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Proctor controls Gruber momentarily but Gruber frees himself.
Gruber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber postures up and lands a big shot to Proctor's brow.
Proctor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gruber manages to get himself to full guard.

There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruber is on top in guard.

Proctor controls Gruber momentarily but Gruber frees himself.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Proctor blocks nicely.
Proctor has his hands on Gruber's head, controlling the position.
Proctor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Proctor trying to control the position.
Gruber is looking to work some ground and pound but Proctor has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proctor is looking to stand up but Gruber isn't so interested in that idea.
Gruber postures up in Proctor's guard and throws a big left but Proctor blocks it.
Gruber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gruber scoring with some ground and pound.
Gruber scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gruber won't allow Proctor to sweep him here.
Proctor wants to get back to his feet but Gruber is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Proctor is breathing heavily.
Gruber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proctor looking to control.
Gruber throwing strikes from guard but Proctor blocks nicely.
Gruber postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gruber works over Proctor with some ground and pound from guard.
Gruber landing with the ground and pound.
Proctor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber won't allow Proctor to get back to his feet.
Proctor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gruber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gruber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gruber with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proctor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Hans Gruber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gruber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gruber controls Proctor momentarily but Proctor frees himself.
Gruber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Proctor's guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Gruber's cut.
That's time! Gruber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Proctor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Proctor duly obliges.
Proctor throws a shot from downtown. Gruber moves away and avoids it.
Gruber appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Thaddeus Proctor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber lands a jab.
Proctor stalks Gruber and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gruber's face. Gruber staggers backwards, shaken.

Gruber drives through and clinches with Proctor against the cage.

Proctor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gruber tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proctor was well out of range. Poor timing from Gruber.
Proctor misses with a series of wild punches.

Proctor tries to keep at a distance but Gruber has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gruber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Gruber is trying to trip Proctor. He has hold of a leg but Proctor is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Gruber persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruber stands up over Proctor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Proctor wants to sweep here but Gruber controlling him for the moment.
Proctor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gruber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gruber with a nice head shot there.
Proctor trying to control the position.
Gruber landing some decent shots from guard.
Gruber makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gruber working some strikes from top position.
Proctor pulls Gruber in close to prevent any damage.
Gruber throwing strikes but missing.
Gruber preventing the sweep.
Proctor wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Proctor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gruber's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Proctor is rocked!
Gruber is in close to Proctor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Proctor is still in real trouble! Can Gruber finish him?
Proctor has momentary wrist control but Gruber slips an elbow through the middle.
Gruber pushing down on Proctor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gruber unloads with some huge strikes here! Proctor is out! Gruber wins by brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Artist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Complete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Artist comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit / Break Stuff blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Artist
vs
Complete

182 cm
27
192 lbs
16 - 4 - 1

180 cm
27
190 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

Lion Fightwear

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 16 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Artist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mr Complete!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Complete looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Complete throws a series of punches but Artist moves out of range.
Artist circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been hearing reports that Artist has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Artist.
Artist moves out of range as Complete strikes.
Artist tries to counter with a takedown but Complete is quick to defend against it.
Complete pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Artist attempts a counter takedown but Complete avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complete throws a sloppy head kick

and Artist counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Artist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Complete won't allow Artist to pass to mount.
Artist throws a strike but Complete avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Artist advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Artist seems to be working for a kimura but Complete defends the submission attempt.
Complete keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Complete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Artist.
Artist wants to lay and pray for a moment but Complete keeps working.
Complete felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Artist is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Artist trying to control from half guard but Complete is working away.
Complete blocking the ground and pound attempt from Artist.
Artist wants to take a breather but Complete is having none of it.
Complete is trying to stand up here but Artist is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Artist is trying to work for a kimura but Complete is defending well.
Complete avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Artist.

Artist wants to work for an arm triangle but Complete is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Artist looking for a submission but Complete manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Complete is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Artist has gone for a leg lock! Complete slips out almost immediately though and dives into Artist's guard.

Complete scoring with punches to the head and body.
Complete trying to control the position from guard on top but Artist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complete throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Artist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Complete loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Complete throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Artist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Artist avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Complete wants to control from the top but Artist keeps moving.

Artist working for a triangle but Complete defends it easily.
Complete throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Artist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Complete.
Artist working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Complete.
Complete lands a couple of digs.
Complete postures up in Artist's guard and throws a big left but Artist blocks it.
Complete content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Complete looking to sit in guard and control but Artist gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

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

Complete distracts Artist with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Complete dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Artist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Artist shoots in but no luck this time.
The Artist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Artist closes the distance and clinches up with Complete, looking for a takedown. Artist pushes Complete against the cage but Complete circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Artist ducks under a wild hook from Complete.
Complete connects with a looping right hand.
Artist ducks under a wild hook from Complete.
Artist changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Artist on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Complete clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artist is working for takedown but Complete is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Artist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Complete has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Artist is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Complete lands a left hand.
Come on Complete - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Complete manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artist throwing strikes but missing.
Complete is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Artist slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Artist has gone for a leg lock! Complete slips out almost immediately though and dives into Artist's guard.

Complete connects with a couple of short punches.
Complete looking to sit in guard and control but Artist gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Artist throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Complete wants to sweep here but Artist controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artist trying to control the position from guard on top but Complete is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Complete is on top in guard.

Artist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Complete is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Complete is working Artist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Complete trying to stand up but can't free himself from Artist's guard.
Complete lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Complete loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Complete postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Complete landing with the ground and pound.
Artist keeping moving, preventing Complete from controlling successfully.
Complete is working Artist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Artist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Complete content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Complete throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Complete sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Artist's guard.
Complete throwing shots but Artist is blocking nicely.
Complete trying to mount his opponent but Artist defends it.
Complete winds up and cracks Artist with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Artist on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Artist is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Complete pulls his head out easily.
Complete 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Complete throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Artist blocking the ground and pound attempt from Complete.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Complete showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Complete has Artist up against the cage in a clinch.

Artist is fighting off a takedown attempt but Complete is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Artist to the mat. Artist regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Complete scoring with some ground and pound.
Complete scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Complete is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Complete content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Complete lands a couple of digs.
Complete throws a big elbow that misses.
Complete lands a couple of digs.
Complete is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Artist is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Complete throwing strikes from guard but Artist blocks nicely.
Complete is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Complete postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oh Artist is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Complete trying to control the position from guard on top but Artist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Artist has momentary wrist control but Complete slips an elbow through the middle.
Complete pushes down on Artist's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Complete throwing shots but Artist is blocking nicely.
Artist seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Complete looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Artist with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Complete trying to control the action but Artist is working from the bottom.
Artist is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Complete scores with a couple of nice shots.
Complete seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Artist is looking to improve his position.
Complete drops an elbow to the side of Artist's head.
Complete has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Complete lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Artist! More strikes land and this one is all over! Complete jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Complete!