CEFC Fight Night 87 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darrow Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ykong For (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Jackson
vs
For

200 cm
19
268 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

222 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darrow Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ykong For!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a powerful right kick. For tried to block low but the kick was high! For was taken right off of his feet! Jackson jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Darrow Jackson!
A very excited looking Darrow Jackson 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Adamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Golden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kongos- Come with me now. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Golden
vs
Adamson

187 cm
39
184 lbs
25 - 24 - 1

189 cm
31
180 lbs
13 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
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 25 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Raphael Adamson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adamson gets a double leg takedown into Golden's guard.
Golden seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Golden wants to improve his position but instead Adamson has moved into half guard.

Golden is defending against the submission attempts here by Adamson.
Golden wants to control but Adamson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamson prevents Golden from improving his position.
Golden is working hard here to advance position.
Golden works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adamson stopping the sweep attempt from Golden.
Golden lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Golden is looking to stand up but Adamson won't let him.

Golden gets to his feet. Adamson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Golden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Golden stuffs the takedown attempt from Adamson. Adamson gets slowly back to his feet.
Golden throws a head kick that misses.
Adamson avoids the head kick by Golden.
Golden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adamson goes for a double leg but Golden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Golden continues to drive forward.
Golden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Raphael Adamson has been cut.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Adamson moves out of range easily.
Golden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Adamson gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Adamson is working for a kimura but Golden is defending it quite comfortably.
Golden is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden trying to hold on to Adamson's head to control him but Adamson postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Golden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adamson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adamson's back!
Golden controls the position.
Golden struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Golden has Adamson's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Golden throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Golden does no damage.
Adamson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Golden throws a series of punches but Adamson avoids them all with ease.
Adamson tries for a takedown but Golden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Adamson.
A jab lands there for Golden.
Golden throws a wild body kick that Adamson sees coming a mile off.
Adamson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Adamson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Adamson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golden is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Adamson off and has taken his back!

What's going on here? Golden has decided to give up on the ground game despite having his opponent's back!
Adamson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Golden pinned against the cage. Golden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Golden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A head kick misses from Golden.
Golden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Golden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Golden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adamson can do to turn this around?

Adamson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Golden is looking to improve his position.
Golden is controlling Adamson's trapped leg to prevent Adamson from advancing to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Golden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Adamson preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden is controlling Adamson's posture.
Golden 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.
Golden is trying to keep Adamson in close.
Golden pulls Adamson in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adamson fails to land the takedown.
Golden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Golden scores with a leg kick.

That's two 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.
Golden looks for the body kick but Adamson saw that one coming.
Golden throws a sloppy head kick and Adamson moves out of range easily.
Adamson misses with a takedown attempt
and Golden counters with a straight right hand.
Adamson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Golden throws out the jab.
Adamson blocks a head kick by Golden.
Adamson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Golden.
Golden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Adamson shoots in for a double leg but Golden sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Adamson.
A head kick misses from Golden.

Adamson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Golden works his way to full guard. Good work.
Golden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golden trying to keep a closed guard but Adamson is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Golden is on top in guard.

Golden gets to his feet - Adamson follows without any prompting.
Golden buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Golden.
Trey Golden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adamson gets the takedown into side control.

Adamson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Adamson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Adamson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golden tries to buck Adamson off but Adamson is having none of it.
Golden manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Golden wants to stand up but Adamson has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trey Golden dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raphael Adamson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good leg kick by Golden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Golden scores with a body shot.
Golden swinging wildly here.
Golden tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adamson wants to counter the offense by Golden and move into the clinch position.
Golden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adamson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adamson wants to counter the offense by Golden and move into the clinch position.
Horrible takedown attempt by Adamson or perhaps it was just good defense by Golden, which made it look bad.
Adamson tries for a takedown but Golden sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Adamson.
Golden is looking to regain half guard here but Adamson keeps moving and retains side control.

Adamson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Golden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden gets back to half guard.
Golden is looking to improve his position.
Golden is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adamson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adamson's back!
What can Adamson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Golden gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Raphael Adamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golden throws a front kick aimed at Adamson's knee but Adamson avoids it well.
Golden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Golden tries a head kick but it misses.
Golden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Golden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Adamson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Adamson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Golden could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Adamson has cracked it and Golden is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Adamson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raphael Adamson!
In his post fight interview, Raphael Adamson started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Parks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Yakimyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Parks
vs
Yakimyuk

173 cm
41
159 lbs
37 - 13 - 1

177 cm
38
167 lbs
29 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Voodoo Nutrition

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 37 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Parks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Roman Yakimyuk!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Parks blocks a head kick by Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yakimyuk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Parks scores with a jab. Yakimyuk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Roman Yakimyuk has been cut.
Yakimyuk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Parks under the eye.
Yakimyuk avoids the body shot from Parks.
Yakimyuk blocks a jab.
Yakimyuk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Parks is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parks moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yakimyuk throws a right and a left that Parks avoids nicely.
Yakimyuk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Parks avoids the head kick by Yakimyuk.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yakimyuk tests Parks's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parks missing with a left hand there. Yakimyuk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yakimyuk.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk misses with a leg kick
and Parks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Parks gets a clinch.
Parks misses with some punches.
Parks has a couple of punches blocked by Yakimyuk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Parks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Parks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakimyuk's elbow.

Yakimyuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Yakimyuk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yakimyuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Parks backwards.
Yakimyuk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Parks after a bit of a struggle.
Parks blocks a body shot from Yakimyuk.
Parks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Parks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yakimyuk tries to pull guard but Parks holds him up against the cage and eventually Yakimyuk drops back down to his feet.
Lyoto Parks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Yakimyuk.
Yakimyuk fails to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Parks is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yakimyuk is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Parks to the mat. Parks regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Parks is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Yakimyuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Parks seems keen to control Yakimyuk's posture.
Yakimyuk wants to pass the guard but Parks is keeping the position.
Yakimyuk is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk won't allow Parks to sweep him here.
Parks keeping moving, preventing Yakimyuk from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Parks is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yakimyuk moves away.
Yakimyuk wants to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch position.
Yakimyuk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yakimyuk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yakimyuk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Parks appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Parks checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yakimyuk throws an off balance right hand
and Parks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yakimyuk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Parks.
Parks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yakimyuk throws out the jab.
Yakimyuk avoids the body shot from Parks.
A head kick misses from Yakimyuk.
An attempted straight right counter from Parks misses the target.
Parks misses with a straight left.
Parks connects with a crisp jab.

Parks rushes Yakimyuk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Yakimyuk jumps guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yakimyuk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parks is stalling in the full guard.
Parks wants to control from the top but Yakimyuk keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Yakimyuk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Yakimyuk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yakimyuk misses with a low kick as Parks jumps back.
Sloppy strikes from Yakimyuk. Those never looked like landing.
Yakimyuk walks into a jab.
Yakimyuk looks to throw the jab but Parks is out of range.
Yakimyuk moves into range and connects with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Parks blocks the leg kick.
Yakimyuk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks misses with a body shot.
Yakimyuk tries to bum rush Parks with a series of wild strikes but Parks uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Parks avoids the head kick by Yakimyuk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks throws a body punch but Yakimyuk moves out of range.
Yakimyuk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Parks has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Parks takes a swing at Yakimyuk's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Yakimyuk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roman Yakimyuk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Parks has closed the distance and engaged Yakimyuk in a clinch.
Parks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yakimyuk's elbow.

Yakimyuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yakimyuk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yakimyuk thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Parks if he has to take too many more of those.
Yakimyuk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yakimyuk throws a shot to the body.
Roman Yakimyuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yakimyuk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parks connects with a single shot there.

Yakimyuk is rocked!
Parks drops Yakimyuk with a huge uppercut! Yakimyuk drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Parks is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyoto Parks!
Lyoto Parks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Lodbrok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakuin Ekaku Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lodbrok's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Killing in the name of.... Ekaku Jr has chosen Jiu Jitsu as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Lodbrok
vs
Ekaku Jr

168 cm
30
165 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

175 cm
27
165 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sigurd Lodbrok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hakuin Ekaku Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekaku Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok tries to bum rush Ekaku Jr with a series of wild strikes but Ekaku Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Ekaku Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Lodbrok. Those never looked like landing.
Ekaku Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lodbrok lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lodbrok.

Ekaku Jr moves into the clinch.
Lodbrok misses with a knee to the head.
Lodbrok takes a shot to the head.
Lodbrok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ekaku Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ekaku Jr fails to land.
Ekaku Jr throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lodbrok with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Hakuin Ekaku Jr has been cut.
Ekaku Jr tries a body shot but Lodbrok blocks it.
Ekaku Jr tries to work over Lodbrok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lodbrok scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ekaku Jr working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ekaku Jr.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok crunches a lovely knee into Ekaku Jr's ribcage.
Lodbrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekaku Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Ekaku Jr blocks an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ekaku Jr misses with a body punch.
Ekaku Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr blocking some punches.
Ekaku Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ekaku Jr is trying to drag Lodbrok to the mat but Lodbrok just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ekaku Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
A head punch on the inside from Lodbrok fails to land.
Lodbrok prevents a body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Lodbrok misses with a knee strike.
Ekaku Jr avoiding damage as Lodbrok throws knees to the body.
Lodbrok lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ekaku Jr backwards.
Ekaku Jr cracks Lodbrok with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ekaku Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Ekaku Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ekaku Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekaku Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr blocking some punches.
Ekaku Jr lands with a left to the head.
Ekaku Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Lodbrok controls the action.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ekaku Jr avoids it.
Lodbrok swings wildly with an uppercut but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lodbrok landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr misses with a body punch.
Ekaku Jr lands a right hand.
Ekaku Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lodbrok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Ekaku Jr pulls Lodbrok into guard.
Ekaku Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Ekaku Jr looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodbrok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ekaku Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lodbrok avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ekaku Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Lodbrok is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ekaku Jr is still trying to improve position.
Lodbrok keeping moving, preventing Ekaku Jr from controlling successfully.
Ekaku Jr not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lodbrok wants to stand up but Ekaku Jr is controlling him.
Ekaku Jr throwing strikes from guard but Lodbrok blocks nicely.
Ekaku Jr prevents Lodbrok from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lodbrok connects with a high kick.
Ekaku Jr shoots in for a takedown but Lodbrok shows good takedown defense.
Lodbrok goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ekaku Jr cracks Lodbrok with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ekaku Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Ekaku Jr wants to counter the offense by Lodbrok and move into the clinch position.
Ekaku Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ekaku Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Lodbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sigurd Lodbrok will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ekaku Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lodbrok, pushing him back against the cage.
Ekaku Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lodbrok misses with the head strike.
Lodbrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekaku Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Ekaku Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lodbrok breaks from the clinch.

Ekaku Jr dives in and scores a takedown into Lodbrok's guard.
Ekaku Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ekaku Jr is in close to Lodbrok's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ekaku Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lodbrok wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Ekaku Jr is rocked!
Lodbrok jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekaku Jr is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lodbrok throws a sloppy head kick and Ekaku Jr moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ekaku Jr throws a nice looking combination but Lodbrok bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ekaku Jr throws the left hand but Lodbrok avoids the punch easily.
A head kick misses from Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sigurd Lodbrok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ekaku Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ekaku Jr staying out of range there.
Lodbrok throws a right and a left that Ekaku Jr avoids nicely.
Lodbrok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ekaku Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Lodbrok scores with a jab. Ekaku Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ekaku Jr slips a jab and a cross from Lodbrok.
Sigurd Lodbrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lodbrok throws out a loose jab but Ekaku Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ekaku Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ekaku Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekaku Jr avoids the head kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Ekaku Jr misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lodbrok.
A slow jab from Lodbrok misses its intended target.
Lodbrok ducks right into an uppercut from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr throws a jab when Lodbrok was well out of range.
Lodbrok misses with a straight right.
Lodbrok loads up on a big right hand but Ekaku Jr slips the punch.
Ekaku Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ekaku Jr moves into the clinch.
Lodbrok lands with a light punch inside.
Lodbrok tries to land knees in the clinch but Ekaku Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Ekaku Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok lands an uppercut.
Ekaku Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Lodbrok finish him?
Ekaku Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lodbrok tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ekaku Jr avoids it.
Ekaku Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Lodbrok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Ekaku Jr ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ekaku Jr no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lodbrok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekaku Jr can do to turn this around?
Lodbrok won't allow Ekaku Jr to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku Jr is looking to sweep but instead, Lodbrok has passed into half guard.
Ekaku Jr is looking to improve his position.
Lodbrok wants to stand but Ekaku Jr has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Ekaku Jr wants to control but Lodbrok is keeping busy.
Lodbrok tries to stand and escape but Ekaku Jr is controlling the position.
Ekaku Jr is looking for a sweep. Lodbrok is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lodbrok gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lodbrok connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ekaku Jr looks for a takedown but Lodbrok sprawls well.
Lodbrok lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ekaku Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Ekaku Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lodbrok pinned against the cage. Lodbrok gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sigurd Lodbrok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakuin Ekaku Jr.
Lodbrok throws a combination. Ekaku Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lodbrok fails to land with a series of punches.
Lodbrok looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ekaku Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ekaku Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lodbrok throws a nice looking combination but Ekaku Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lodbrok connects with a high kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Lodbrok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hakuin Ekaku Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ekaku Jr closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lodbrok's guard.
Ekaku Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Lodbrok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lodbrok keeping full guard, as Ekaku Jr tries to pass.

Lodbrok manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Ekaku Jr.
Lodbrok gets underhooks to prevent Ekaku Jr's takedown attempt.
Ekaku Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ekaku Jr is looking for a takedown.
Ekaku Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lodbrok working aggressively here.
Lodbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lodbrok lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ekaku Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ekaku Jr is working Lodbrok over against the cage.
Ekaku Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Ekaku Jr.
Ekaku Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ekaku Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ekaku Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lodbrok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ekaku Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ekaku Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lodbrok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ekaku Jr backwards.

Lodbrok breaks the clinch.
Ekaku Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lodbrok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ekaku Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekaku Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lodbrok stuffs the takedown attempt from Ekaku Jr. Ekaku Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Sigurd Lodbrok has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakuin Ekaku Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lodbrok misses with a double jab

and Ekaku Jr moves into the clinch.
Ekaku Jr working aggressively here.

Lodbrok breaks from the clinch.
Ekaku Jr walks into a straight right hand from Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr dodges the punch combination from Lodbrok.
Lodbrok takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lodbrok throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lodbrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekaku Jr.
Lodbrok tries to bum rush Ekaku Jr with a series of wild strikes but Ekaku Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ekaku Jr dives in for a single leg takedown but Lodbrok sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ekaku Jr is looking to slow Lodbrok down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ekaku Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lodbrok sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lodbrok went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ekaku Jr.
Jab by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ekaku Jr changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A big left from Lodbrok misses.
Sigurd Lodbrok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lodbrok 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.
Ekaku Jr slips a jab and a cross from Lodbrok.
Ekaku Jr blocks a head kick by Lodbrok.
Lodbrok tries a head kick but it misses.
Ekaku Jr throws a front kick aimed at Lodbrok's knee but Lodbrok avoids it well.
Lodbrok is looking for a counter combo.
Ekaku Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Lodbrok moves out of range easily.

Ekaku Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ekaku Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Ekaku Jr prevents Lodbrok from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lodbrok fails to land.
Lodbrok takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekaku Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lodbrok blocks a body shot from Ekaku Jr.
Sigurd Lodbrok has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ekaku Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lodbrok is rocked!
Ekaku Jr is leaning against Lodbrok and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oh Lodbrok is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ekaku Jr throws a big uppercut that drops Lodbrok! More strikes from Ekaku Jr and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Lodbrok lies dazed against the cage as Ekaku Jr celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakuin Ekaku Jr!
An intense looking Hakuin Ekaku Jr took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thank you to my inspiration, my father, THE GREATEST EVER Hakuin "Zen" Ekaku.'.

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