Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WeInSyd 34
Date: Oct 17, 2018

#R1#
Smashterov explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL#
Messer instigates a clinch.
Smashterov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smashterov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smashterov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Smashterov manages to break the clinch.
Messer scores with a hook.
Smashterov swings widly with a right hand
and Messer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Zangief Smashterov has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Smashterov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smashterov.
Messer throws a good cross that connects.
Smashterov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smashterov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Messer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Messer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Messer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at NHB ACADEMY in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messer throws a lazy right hand but Smashterov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smashterov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smashterov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Smashterov throws a series of punches but Messer moves out of range.
Messer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smashterov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Messer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT2#
It looks like Jeff Messer has been cut.#T1#
Smashterov throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Messer is breathing heavily.
Smashterov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smashterov misses the target.
Smashterov connects with the punch.
Smashterov scores with a jab.
Smashterov pounces like a tiger and cracks Messer with a vicious hook! Messer is down but not out! Smashterov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zangief Smashterov!
After the fight, Zangief Smashterov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Jeff Messer was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.

Event: SyFi 105
Date: Sep 21, 2018

#R1#
Messer loads up on a big right hand but Imbert slips the punch.
Imbert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Imbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Messer.
Messer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Jason Imbert has been cut.
Messer misses with a lunging right hand
and Imbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Imbert misses the jab.
Imbert misses with a hook
and Messer counters with a straight right hand.
Imbert defending well as Messer loads up on a big left hand.
Messer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Imbert counters with a three punch combo that has Messer backing up. Messer nods at Imbert to acknowledge the strikes.
Messer throws a lazy uppercut
and Imbert counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imbert throws an overhand right that lands on Messer's shoulder, as Messer tries to avoid the shot.
Messer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Imbert sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Messer throws a lazy right hand but Imbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Messer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Imbert.
Messer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Imbert throws an overhand right that lands on Messer's shoulder, as Messer tries to avoid the shot.
Imbert definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Imbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Messer counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Imbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Imbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Imbert throwing a counter right hand but Messer manages to avoid it.
Messer lands a jab.
Messer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Imbert loads up on a big right hand but Messer slips the punch.
Messer stuns Imbert with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Messer has knocked Imbert down with a huge combo! Messer steps away and waves a wobbly Imbert back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Imbert is rocked!#CL#
Imbert forces Messer back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Imbert to his knees! Messer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Messer!
Jeff Messer took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'm a bad bad man.....i rearranged that fellers face haha where you at Splinter?'.
The defeated Jason Imbert had this to say: 'That guy had a boner the whole fight...it threw me off my game I'll be back.'.

Event: SyFi 96
Date: Aug 31, 2018

#R1#
Messer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nikil Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Messer breaks away and moves out of range.
Messer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nikil Jr misses with a takedown
and Messer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nikil Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Messer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nikil Jr with a body shot.
Nikil Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenrick Nikil Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Messer misses with an uppercut.
Jeff Messer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikil Jr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Messer darts in and clinches Nikil Jr up against the cage.#TD#
Nikil Jr jumps guard and drags Messer to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Messer trying to control the position from guard on top but Nikil Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Messer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nikil Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Nikil Jr is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Messer rolls with it to try and escape but Nikil Jr cranks on the arm and Messer is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenrick Nikil Jr!
Kenrick Nikil Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Jeff Messer spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.

Event: SyFi 87
Date: Aug 10, 2018

#R1#
Messer clobbers Montgomery with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Messer is looking to clinch.
Montgomery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Messer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Messer lands a really nice looking cross but Montgomery seems unphased.
Messer lands a head shot.
Messer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Messer.
Jeff Messer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messer throws a shot from downtown. Montgomery moves away and avoids it.
Messer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montgomery moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Messer misses the target.
Montgomery keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Montgomery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Montgomery ducks under a wild hook from Messer.#T1#
Messer scores with a hook.
Montgomery throws a body punch but Messer moves out of range.
Messer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Montgomery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Messer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Messer lands an overhand right.#CL#
Messer darts in and clinches Montgomery up against the cage.
Messer throws a head punch that misses.
Messer misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Messer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messer's elbow.
Messer misses with some punches.
Messer looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Montgomery.
Montgomery lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montgomery blocking some punches.
Messer misses with the head strike.
Montgomery tries to work over Messer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Montgomery lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montgomery tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Montgomery lands with a short shot to the head.
Messer misses with a body punch.
Montgomery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Montgomery lands a left hand that snaps the head of Messer backwards.
Messer is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Montgomery.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messer's elbow.
Good body shot from Montgomery.
Montgomery is struggling to control the position.
Montgomery tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messer's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montgomery.
A body shot lands from Montgomery. #BC2#
Montgomery breaks the clinch.
Messer gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Montgomery gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Messer is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAngelo Montgomery!
A very excited looking DeAngelo Montgomery 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.
The defeated Jeff Messer had this to say: 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.

Event: SyFi 78
Date: Jul 20, 2018

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Messer.
Messer connects with a body shot that sends Mkubwa's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Messer.
Mkubwa throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Messer to counter with a crisp jab.
Messer moves away from the strike by Mkubwa.
Mkubwa misses with a hook to the body
and Messer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mkubwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Messer misses the shot to the body.
Mkubwa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Messer.
Messer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mkubwa back to the cage. Messer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sloppy strikes from Mkubwa. Those never looked like landing.
Mkubwa misses with a combination
and Mkubwa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mkubwa misses with a low kick.
Mkubwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Messer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC2#
Mkubwa is rocked!
Crack! Messer connects with the perfect overhand right and Mkubwa falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Messer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Messer!
A less than humble Jeff Messer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
In defeat, Bwana Mkubwa stepped up to the mic, saying 'This loss shows that I need to address some serious holes in my game.'.

Event: WeInSyd 18
Date: Jun 27, 2018

#R1#
Messer misses with an uppercut. Vovchanchyn saw that one coming.
A jab from Vovchanchyn does it's job there.
Vovchanchyn throws out a loose jab but Messer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Messer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vovchanchyn swings widly with a right hand
and Messer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Fedor Vovchanchyn has been cut.
Vovchanchyn throws a jab when Messer was well out of range.
Messer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vovchanchyn slips under a jab from Messer.
Messer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A cross from Vovchanchyn lands.
Vovchanchyn throws a big shot that misses.
Messer moves away from the strike by Vovchanchyn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Messer! But no joy.
Vovchanchyn takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vovchanchyn lunges at Messer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Messer's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vovchanchyn throws a body punch but Messer moves out of range.
Vovchanchyn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Messer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vovchanchyn slips a straight right by Messer.#T1##KD#
Vovchanchyn lands a big right hand that sends Messer crashing to the mat! Vovchanchyn stays standing though and waves Messer back to his feet!
Vovchanchyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Messer slips under a jab from Vovchanchyn.
A big right from Vovchanchyn misses.
Messer clobbers Vovchanchyn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vovchanchyn swinging wildly here.
Vovchanchyn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at BigIsland BigGuns Warrior Training in the buildup to the fight.
Fedor Vovchanchyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vovchanchyn throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Messer to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that misses
and Messer counters with a series of strikes. Vovchanchyn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jab from Messer.#CUT2#
Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut is getting worse.
Messer ducks under a wild hook from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vovchanchyn misses with a left hand
and Messer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vovchanchyn is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Messer looks to throw the jab but Vovchanchyn is out of range.
It looked like Vovchanchyn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Messer.
Vovchanchyn throws a right hand that misses
and Messer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A swing and a miss from Vovchanchyn.#T2#
Vovchanchyn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Messer.
Messer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vovchanchyn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Messer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vovchanchyn.
Jab by Vovchanchyn.
Messer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Messer duly obliges.
The fighters circle momentarily. Messer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#CUT2#
Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#CL2#
Messer drives through and clinches with Vovchanchyn against the cage.
Vovchanchyn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Messer's elbow.
A short right from Vovchanchyn on the inside.
Vovchanchyn throws a head punch that misses.
Vovchanchyn lands a right hand.
Messer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Messer lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Vovchanchyn.
Vovchanchyn scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Messer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vovchanchyn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T3#
Messer lands with a straight right. Vovchanchyn didn't see that one coming.#CUT2#
Jeez, Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Messer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Vovchanchyn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Messer!
Jeff Messer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Fedor Vovchanchyn spoke after the fight, saying 'It was God's will.....'.

Event: SyFi 58
Date: Jun 02, 2018

#R1#
Mkubwa walks into a straight right hand from Messer.
Mkubwa takes a swing at Messer's ribcage but misses.
Messer lands with a hook. Mkubwa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Messer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Messer walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#
It looks like Jeff Messer has been cut.
Messer is looking to clinch but Mkubwa is avoiding it.
Messer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mkubwa throws a jab when Messer was well out of range.
Bwana Mkubwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mkubwa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Messer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mkubwa tries to bum rush Messer with a series of wild strikes but Messer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Messer throws a looping overhand right but Mkubwa ducks down to avoid it.
Messer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mkubwa.
Mkubwa misses with a double jab
enabling Messer to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Messer throws a shot from downtown. Mkubwa moves away and avoids it.#KD2#
Mkubwa lands a big right hand that sends Messer crashing to the mat! Mkubwa stays standing though and waves Messer back to his feet!#ROC2#
Messer is rocked!
Mkubwa lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Messer head around and knocks him out cold! Mkubwa hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bwana Mkubwa!
Bwana Mkubwa really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
The defeated Jeff Messer had this to say: 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.

Event: SyFi 48
Date: May 11, 2018

#R1#
Popov throws a combination that misses
and Messer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Popov lands a nice looking body shot.
Popov tries to bum rush Messer with a series of wild strikes but Messer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Messer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Messer has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Messer misses with a looping left.
Popov swinging wildly here.
Popov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Messer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Messer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Messer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Popov slips a straight right by Messer.
Popov throws the left hand but Messer avoids the punch easily.
Messer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Popov forces Messer back against the cage and clinches.
Messer taking a breather.
Popov lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messer working aggressively here.
Popov misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Messer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Messer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Messer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Messer trying to stall but Popov improves his position.
Popov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popov.
Messer working aggressively here.
Popov tries a body shot but Messer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Messer fails to land.
Messer prevents a body shot from Popov.
Popov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Messer backwards.
Popov presses Messer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Messer blocks a body shot from Popov.
Popov blocking some punches.
Messer misses with some punches.
Popov lands a shoulder strike.
Messer misses with some punches.
Popov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Messer is breathing heavily.
Messer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Messer working aggressively here. #T2#
Popov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Messer backwards.
A body shot lands from Popov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popov tries to throw a body punch but Messer avoids it by throwing Popov back against the cage.
Popov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Messers head.
Popov lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Popov.
Popov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popov.
Popov lands an uppercut.
Popov digs a right hand into Messer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Messer's gas tank. #BC2#
Popov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popov drops Messer with a naaaaasty hook - Messer is in real trouble here! Popov dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxim Popov!
Maxim Popov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Jeff Messer spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.

Event: SyFi 39
Date: Apr 20, 2018

#R1#
Anderson slips under a jab.
Messer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Anderson moves out of range as Messer strikes.#TD2#
Anderson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Messer sprawls well initially but Anderson persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #ES#
Messer kicks Anderson off and gets back to his feet.
A jab lands there for Messer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Messer counters with a straight right hand.
Messer lands a head shot.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Messer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Anderson somewhat.
Messer lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into range.#T1#
Messer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Messer misses with a straight left.
Messer throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Messer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Messer.
Messer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab. #KD#
Messer lands a big right hand that sends Anderson crashing to the mat! Messer stays standing though and waves Anderson back to his feet!#ROC#
Anderson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Are you kidding me?! Messer ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Anderson clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Messer!
Jeff Messer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Ole Anderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im.....speechless.....hats off to Messer he caught me but I want an immediate rematch it was a fluke!!!!'.

Event: SyFi 30
Date: Mar 30, 2018

#R1#
Hogan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Messer avoids it really well and circles away.#CL2#
Messer pushes Hogan up against the cage in a clinch.#TD#
Hogan pulls Messer into guard.
Messer looking to sit in guard and control but Hogan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Messer controls Hogan momentarily but Hogan frees himself.
Messer keeping moving, preventing Hogan from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan scoring with some ground and pound.
Messer wants to control the position but Hogan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Hogan stops Messer from getting back to his feet.
Hogan 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.#T1#
Hogan working over Messer with some ground and pound. Messer looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Messer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hogan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Hogan 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.
Messer tries to roll over but Hogan keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Messer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Messer has hold of Hogan's hands but Hogan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Messer is not content to let Hogan control the position.
Hogan is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2##SUB#
Hogan is looking for a kimura here.
Messer wants to control but Hogan is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan is keen to just control but Messer is a slippery customer.
Messer taking some punishment here, with Hogan in his half guard.
Hogan working Messer over with strikes.
Messer has hold of Hogan's hands but Hogan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hogan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #ROC#
Messer is rocked!
Hogan lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Messer quite badly. Messer pulls Hogan in close trying to recover. Hogan postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Messer on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Messer doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
Hulk Hogan took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Knockdown Clothes for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Jeff Messer spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.

Event: SyFi 20
Date: Mar 04, 2018

#R1#
Anderson slips under a jab.
Messer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Anderson.
Messer looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Messer counters with a two punch combo.
Messer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson throws a jab when Messer was well out of range.
Messer misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson tries to counter with a takedown but Messer is quick to defend against it.
Messer lands a nice hook to Anderson's body. Anderson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Messer's corner calls for a 1-2. Messer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL2#
Messer clinches up against the cage.
Messer has Anderson pressed against the cage.
Messer has Anderson pressed against the cage, preventing Anderson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Messer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Messer lands an uppercut.
Messer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T1#
Messer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anderson backwards.
Anderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Messer lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Messer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Messer moved out of range nicely.
Anderson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Messer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #TD#
Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
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.
Anderson trying to control but Messer is working from the bottom.
Anderson 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.
Messer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Makoa - Hilo Cheapest Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB#
Anderson drops back looking for a leg! Messer is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Messer manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into Messer's guard. #SUB2#
Messer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
Messer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Anderson drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Anderson as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Messer screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Anderson! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Arn Anderson!
Arn Anderson is the new super heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Arn Anderson stared into the camera and said 'The ANDERSON ERA is in effect!!!! No one is safe from the terror of THE ENFORCER!!'.
Jeff Messer was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the under brush for me to train...'.

Event: SyFi 9
Date: Feb 10, 2018

#R1#
Messer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knochmal.
Messer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Messer seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knochmal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Messer circles away quickly and effectively.
Knochmal has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Messer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knochmal throws out a loose jab but Messer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Messer throws a hook to the side of Knochmal's head but Knochmal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knochmal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Messer.
A big right from Knochmal misses.
Some wild striking there from Messer. #CL2#
Knochmal clinches up against the cage.
Knochmal is trying to force a seperation but Messer has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Messer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Knochmal throws an off balance right hand
letting Messer counter with a right hand.
Knochmal throws a hook but Messer blocks it.
Messer throws a good cross that connects.
Knochmal misses with a series of wild punches.
Messer appears to be looking for a big counter.#T1#
Messer ducks right into an uppercut from Knochmal.
Messer connects with a single shot there.
Messer throws a combination. Knochmal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#ROC#
Knochmal is rocked!
Harald Knochmal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knochmal walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Messer! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Messer!
Jeff Messer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: SyFi 3
Date: Jan 26, 2018

#R1#
Boo darts in trying to clinch
and Messer counters with a straight right hand.
Boo doesn't manage to clinch there - Messer circles away.
Boo is looking to clinch.
Boo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CUT2#
It looks like Jigga Boo has been cut.
Messer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Messer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boo swinging wildly here.
Messer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Messer swats away the attempt to clinch by Boo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messer misses with a body kick.
Messer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Messer keeps the fight on the outside.
Messer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL2#
Messer rushes Boo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Messer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boo backwards.
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!
Messer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boo backwards. #ROC2#
Boo is rocked!
With the fighters up against the cage, Boo throws an elbow but misses.
Oh Boo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Messer throws a big uppercut that drops Boo! More strikes from Messer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Boo lies dazed against the cage as Messer celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Messer!
Jeff Messer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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