UVT 188: Alpo vs Timo PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Falcone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Palowakski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falcone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is BLACK HAWK DOWN. Palowakski has chosen Burning Down the House as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Falcone
vs
Palowakski

183 cm
34
142 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

193 cm
36
108 lbs
14 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Falcone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fred Palowakski!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palowakski feints and as Falcone raises his hands in defense, Palowakski changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Falcone manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Palowakski tries to lock up and control but Falcone gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Falcone controlling from the full mount.
Falcone punching from mount but Palowakski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Palowakski is looking to improve his position but Falcone isn't that keen on the idea.
Falcone unloads with some shots from mount but Palowakski bucks and avoids them well.
Falcone avoids the attempt from Palowakski to control.
Palowakski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Falcone tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Falcone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Palowakski is squirming around, avoiding Falcone's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Falcone thowing shots but they're missing.
Palowakski is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Falcone throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Falcone 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.
Falcone unloads with some shots from mount but Palowakski bucks and avoids them well.
Palowakski tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Falcone unloads with some shots from mount but Palowakski bucks and avoids them well.
Falcone throws a sloppy strike and Palowakski uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Palowakski has ended up in Falcone's guard.
Palowakski wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Palowakski thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Falcone lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Palowakski!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Palowakski can't escape the position.
Palowakski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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!
Falcone looking to ground and pound but Palowakski is blocking nicely.
Palowakski tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone with the ground and pound from mount.
Falcone trying to control but Palowakski is having none of it.
Falcone throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Palowakski really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Falcone throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Palowakski because Falcone loaded up on that one.
Palowakski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Palowakski is rocked!
Falcone looking to control but Palowakski is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Palowakski is still in real trouble! Can Falcone finish him?
Palowakski is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone lands a big shot there that rocks Palowakski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falcone raining down hammerfists from mount.
Palowakski keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
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!
Falcone tries to control but Palowakski wriggling away.
Falcone landing shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Falcone unloading with bombs!
Palowakski blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Falcone dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Palowakski forces Falcone back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Falcone fails to land.
Palowakski jumps guard but Falcone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Falcone stalling in the clinch but Palowakski improves position.
Falcone slows down the pace here.
Palowakski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Falcone prevents it.
Palowakski seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcone is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Palowakski is defending well.
Falcone will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Palowakski up against the cage.
Falcone scores with a nice hook to the head.
Falcone misses with some punches.
Falcone looking to slow down the pace here.
Falcone lands a hook that snaps the head of Palowakski backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bruno Falcone.
The crowd cheers as Palowakski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Falcone doesn't seem phased though.
Nice sprawl there from Palowakski as Falcone shoots in.
Falcone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Palowakski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Falcone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Falcone working aggressively here.
Falcone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Falcone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Palowakski tries for a takedown but Falcone manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Falcone fails to land.
Falcone has a couple of punches blocked by Palowakski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palowakski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Palowakski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Falcones head.
A head punch on the inside from Palowakski fails to land.
Palowakski misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Palowakski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Falcone working aggressively here.
Falcone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Palowakski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falcone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Falcone or perhaps it was just good defense by Palowakski which made him look bad.
Falcone misses with a takedown attempt
and Palowakski counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Palowakski as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Palowakski catches Falcone right on the button with a cross.
Falcone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Palowakski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Falcone is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Falcone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palowakski leaves Falcone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bruno Falcone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palowakski wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palowakski. Falcone does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falcone fails with the takedown

and Palowakski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palowakski tries for a takedown but Falcone manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fred Palowakski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Falcone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Falcone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Palowakski but Palowakski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Palowakski thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Falcone with that takedown attempt.
Palowakski tries to clinch but Falcone is having none of it.

Falcone shoots in and gets a takedown into Palowakski's guard.
Bruno Falcone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Falcone throws a strike but Palowakski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Palowakski is looking to work some ground and pound but Falcone has wrist control.
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcone wants to sweep here but Palowakski controlling him for the moment.
Palowakski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palowakski trying to control the position from guard on top but Falcone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falcone looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Falcone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Palowakski is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Falcone tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Palowakski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Falcone tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Falcone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Palowakski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Falcone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palowakski misses with a few strikes there.

Palowakski has Falcone up against the cage in a clinch.
Palowakski tries to break the clinch but Falcone is controlling the position.
Palowakski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Falcone stalling in the clinch.
Palowakski is looking to break free of the clinch but Falcone has double underhooks.
Palowakski is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Falcone misses with a punch on the inside.

Palowakski pulls guard successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Palowakski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Palowakski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Palowakski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Falcone manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcone pulls Palowakski in to control the position.
Palowakski wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Palowakski throwing strikes but missing.
Palowakski wants to control from the top but Falcone keeps moving.
Falcone trying to control the position.
Palowakski throwing strikes but missing.
Falcone controls Palowakski momentarily but Palowakski frees himself.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Falcone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Palowakski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Palowakski blocks a body shot from Falcone.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Falcone.
Palowakski lands a nice elbow.
Palowakski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Palowakski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Falcone pulls his leg out and moves away.
Palowakski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palowakski stuffs the takedown.
Falcone fails with a takedown attempt.
Palowakski clobbers Falcone with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Palowakski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Palowakski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Palowakski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Del Muro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henric Andersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andersen has chosen Sultans Of Swing as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Del Muro
vs
Andersen

190 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

192 cm
29
180 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

***** Supertouch Clothing *****

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerardo Del Muro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Henric Andersen!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Del Muro clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Del Muro fails to land.
Andersen is looking for a takedown.
Andersen prevents a body shot from Del Muro.
Andersen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Del Muro is trying to break the clinch but Andersen is controlling him.

Andersen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Andersen manages to end up in side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Andersen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Del Muro parries the strikes from Andersen easily there. Andersen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Del Muro to escape.
Andersen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
A lull in the action here as Andersen stalls from top position.
Del Muro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersen scoring with punches from side control.
Del Muro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Andersen on the ground.
Andersen trying to control the position but Del Muro is working away.

Andersen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Del Muro, who protects the arm well.
Andersen in side control, throwing shots but Del Muro defends.
Andersen working the ground and pound but Del Muro is defending the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersen trying to control the position but Del Muro is working away.
Andersen takes a little break here. Del Muro wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Andersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Muro keeps working.
Andersen is trying to ground and pound but Del Muro uses the momentary lack of control by Andersen to regain half guard.
Andersen misses with a head shot. Del Muro uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Muro works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Andersen is pushing down on Del Muro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Del Muro is fighting to maintain full guard but Andersen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Del Muro is staying active underneath Andersen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Andersen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Del Muro defending well though.
Andersen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Del Muro wants to improve his position but Andersen is controlling well.

Andersen is trying to work for a kimura but Del Muro is defending well.
Del Muro trying to control but Andersen postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henric Andersen dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Andersen has managed to clinch.
Andersen tries to pull guard but Del Muro won't allow it.

Andersen turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Andersen manages to end up in side control.
Del Muro parries the strikes from Andersen easily there. Andersen is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Del Muro to escape.
Andersen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Del Muro is looking to regain half guard here but Andersen keeps moving and retains side control.
Del Muro dodges the ground and pound from Andersen.
Andersen cracks Del Muro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Andersen lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Muro dodges the ground and pound from Andersen.
Andersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Del Muro keeps working.

Andersen has hold of Del Muro's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Del Muro seems comfortable defending it but Andersen has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Del Muro is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Del Muro is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Andersen couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Henric Andersen!
A relieved looking Henric Andersen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wallid Ismail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lime White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lime White will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Ismail
vs
White

170 cm
32
182 lbs
17 - 21 - 0

183 cm
29
180 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wallid Ismail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lime White!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White with a jab.
Ismail fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Ismail shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has White pinned against the cage. White gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
White throws a good cross that connects.
White lands a leg kick that knocks Ismail off balance momentarily.
Ismail misses with a wild combination.
White feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ismail's calf.
White fakes the leg kick and cracks Ismail in the body.
White throws a sloppy head kick and Ismail moves out of range easily.
Ismail shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Ismail keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wallid Ismail. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
White lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Wallid Ismail has been cut.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White lands a nice knee to the body.
Ismail jumps guard but White stands there with Ismail around his waist. Ismail gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ismail blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ismail wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
White tries to work over Ismail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands an elbow that stopped Ismail in his tracks for a moment.
White throws an elbow that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ismail avoids a wild elbow strike from White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Ismail blocks the elbow strike.
Ismail dodges an elbow strike from White.
White lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White crunches a lovely knee into Ismail's ribcage.
Ismail is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White lands an elbow just above Ismail 's eye.

Wallid Ismail's cut is getting worse.
White landing knees to the body.
White lands a damaging elbow.

Ismail is rocked!
White using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
White has Ismail pushed against the cage.
White lands an elbow that stopped Ismail in his tracks for a moment.
Oh Ismail is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ismail takes an elbow to the temple.

Wallid Ismail's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ismail has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. White avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
White unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ismail lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
White lands an elbow inside.
White lands a nice elbow.
White lands a damaging elbow.
White lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ismail fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White obliges.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White lands an elbow that stopped Ismail in his tracks for a moment.
White lands a damaging elbow.
White gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ismail.
White lands an elbow inside that Ismail shrugs off.
Clinched against the cage, White lands a big elbow that drops Ismail! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Ismail is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lime White!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aze Toro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toro's entrance music is Hate me or Get DIE tryn' - 50cent. A fine choice. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Toro
vs
Johnson

190 cm
29
164 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

186 cm
33
159 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aze Toro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toro misses with a left hand

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch.
Toro wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Toro tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Toro avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Toro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Toro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Toro avoids the elbow strike from Johnson, against the cage.
Toro stalling in the clinch but Johnson improves position.
Toro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Toro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Toro.
Toro lands a right hand.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Toro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Toro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Toro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro misses with the head strike.
Toro is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Toro into the cage.
Toro slowing the pace effectively.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Toro.
Toro tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Johnson.
A body shot lands from Johnson.
Toro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson is trying to stall.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Toro 's eye.
Toro tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Toro has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toro tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson trying to land knees to the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Toro lands with a light punch inside.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toro's defenses.
Toro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Toro is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Aze Toro has been cut.
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Toro in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Toro misses with a body punch.
Toro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Toro improves position.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Toro is defending well for now.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Toro shrugs off.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Toro avoiding damage as Johnson throws knees to the body.
Toro can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Toro's ribcage.
Toro is breathing heavily.
Toro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Toro working aggressively here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Toro wants to stall.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Toro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Toro tries to break free but Johnson pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toro dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Toro takes an elbow to the temple.
Toro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Toro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Johnson scores with a shot to the side of Toro's head.
Toro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Toro 's eye.
Toro throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Toro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Johnson crunches a lovely knee into Toro's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Toro wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Toro managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Johnson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aze Toro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Toro lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toro lands a slapping body shot.
Toro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Toro misses.
Toro swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Toro keeps the fight on the outside.
Toro tests Johnson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toro scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aze Toro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toro lands a jab to the head.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Toro throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toro.
Toro misses with a series of wild punches.
Toro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Toro.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Toro.
Toro lands a jab to the nose.
Toro throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toro moves into range and connects with a jab.
A left lands for Toro.
Johnson slips a jab from Toro.
Johnson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toro misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson throws a jab when Toro was well out of range.
Toro catches Johnson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Toro throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Toro throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toro throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Toro misses.
Toro avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Toro lands the left hand.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Toro is avoiding it.
Toro misses with a wild combination.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch but Toro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Toro is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toro just misses with a punch to the body.
Toro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson fails to land with a series of punches.
Toro lands with an overhand left.
Toro with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Toro on the side of the head.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Toro walks into a jab.
Toro throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.

Johnson has Toro up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Toro misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Toro trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aze Toro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aze Toro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Johnson throws a head kick but Toro moves out of range.
Toro throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Toro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Toro misses with a looping left.
Toro scores with a shot to the body.
Toro scores with a jab to the head.
Toro misses the shot to the body.
Toro throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Toro's defenses.
Johnson scores a nice knee to the body.
Toro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Toro working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toro is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Toro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Johnson.
Toro wants to break free but Johnson has control.
Johnson lands an elbow just above Toro 's eye.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toro's efforts to push away.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Toro.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Toro.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Toro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Toro misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Toro shrugs off.
Toro takes an elbow to the temple.
Toro looking to slow down the pace here.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Toro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Toro is rocked!
Johnson just leaning against Toro, taking a breather.
Johnson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oh Toro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John Johnson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Toro is pressed against the cage. Johnson pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Toro! Two more big strikes from Johnson and Toro crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Johnson!
John Johnson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Muerte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Morales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Muerte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carlos Morales's chin.

Muerte
vs
Morales

200 cm
35
312 lbs
22 - 6 - 0

200 cm
27
300 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Muerte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Morales!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muerte.
Muerte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Morales closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Muerte quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morales throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muerte is trying to get back to full guard.
Muerte gets back to full guard.

Muerte is looking for a triangle but Morales pushes his legs off easily.

Morales stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Muerte shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Morales is trying to defend but Muerte finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morales avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Muerte.
Muerte thows a huge punch but Morales dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muerte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Muerte thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Muerte slips a nice elbow through Morales's hands, connecting with Morales's forehead.
Morales moves into full guard.
Muerte is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Muerte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morales is keeping the position for now.
Muerte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muerte throwing strikes from guard but Morales blocks nicely.
Muerte 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muerte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muerte throws a big right hand that misses.
Muerte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Muerte controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muerte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Morales is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morales is trying to keep Muerte in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Muerte is working Morales over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Muerte wants to control from the top but Morales keeps moving.

Morales has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Muerte off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Muerte digs a good hook to Morales's body.
Morales lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muerte circles away quickly and effectively.
Muerte shoots in for a double leg but Morales sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Muerte takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

It looks like Thiago Muerte has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morales avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Morales throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Muerte tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Morales is in Muerte's guard.

Muerte working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Morales doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Muerte is tightening it up a little... Morales has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Morales reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Morales taps out! Nice BJJ there by Muerte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Thiago Muerte!
Thiago Muerte retains his super heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Ivanovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Heggs
vs
Ivanovich

198 cm
27
280 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

200 cm
31
263 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Ivanovich!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heggs on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ivanovich. Ivanovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Ivanovich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ivanovich throws a hook but Heggs avoids it easily.
Heggs misses with a body shot.
Heggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Ivanovich.
A shot to the body from Ivanovich misses
and Heggs counters with a straight right hand.
Heggs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivanovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Heggs has time to react.
Ivanovich has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Heggs.
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!
Heggs throws out a loose jab but Ivanovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanovich catches Heggs with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heggs walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich lands a head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovich throws a shot from downtown. Heggs moves away and avoids it.
Heggs misses with a double jab.
Ivanovich misses with an uppercut.
Ivanovich scores with a body shot.
Heggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanovich.
A combination from Heggs does no damage.
Ivanovich is looking to slow Heggs down with leg kicks.
Heggs drops his hands momentarily and Ivanovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heggs throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ivanovich's head.

It looks like Igor Ivanovich has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs cracks Ivanovich with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ivanovich lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ivanovich blocks a head kick by Heggs.
Ivanovich scores with a hook to the body. Heggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivanovich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Heggs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivanovich throws a body punch but Heggs moves out of range.
Ivanovich throws a body kick that misses.
Heggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heggs throws a hook to the side of Ivanovich's head but Ivanovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heggs tries a head kick but it misses.
Heggs fails to land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heggs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heggs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ivanovich throws a combination. Heggs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ivanovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Heggs slips under a jab from Ivanovich.
A head kick misses from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich misses with a body shot.
Heggs checks a low kick from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovich throws a low kick but it's checked well by Heggs.
Heggs swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivanovich.

Heggs closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Heggs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heggs lands a body punch.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ivanovich blocks an uppercut.

Heggs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Igor Ivanovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanovich thumps Heggs with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ivanovich.

Heggs closes the distance and pushes Ivanovich back into the cage.
Heggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Ivanovich dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Igor Ivanovich's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Heggs avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ivanovich.
Heggs throws a nice looking combination but Ivanovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivanovich thumps Heggs with a low kick.
Heggs avoids the body shot from Ivanovich.
Ivanovich scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick by Ivanovich misses
and Ivanovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Heggs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivanovich counters with a flying knee. Nice.

It looks like Luther Heggs has been cut.
A jab from Ivanovich finds it's way through Heggs's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovich misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Ivanovich misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Heggs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ivanovich throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ivanovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heggs connects with a single shot there.
Ivanovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Heggs lands a nice looking body kick.
Ivanovich is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heggs tries to clinch but Ivanovich is having none of it.
Igor Ivanovich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heggs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanovich paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ivanovich staying out of range there.
Heggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Ivanovich should have avoided that one.

That has opened up Igor Ivanovich's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs moves out of range as Ivanovich throws a body kick.
Heggs lands a nice shot to the body.

Ivanovich tries to keep at a distance but Heggs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Heggs digs a right hand underneath Ivanovich's ribcage. Ivanovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Heggs lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Heggs.
Heggs misses with the head strike.
Heggs working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Ivanovich is rocked!
Heggs dips a shoulder and cracks Ivanovich with a mighty uppercut! Ivanovich falls back against the cage and Heggs unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ivanovich is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Heggs screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luther Heggs!
A relieved looking Luther Heggs thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
82%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alpo Wednesday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Kotipelto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotipelto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Peter Cetera & Amy Grant- Next Time I Fall . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wednesday
vs
Kotipelto

192 cm
33
162 lbs
24 - 14 - 1

187 cm
27
166 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alpo Wednesday!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Timo Kotipelto!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wednesday bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kotipelto's head.
Kotipelto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wednesday.
Alpo Wednesday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wednesday tries to clinch up
letting Kotipelto counter with a right hand.
Kotipelto throws a right and a left that Wednesday avoids nicely.
Wednesday throws out a loose jab but Kotipelto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
Kotipelto with a nice cross.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Kotipelto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fighters circling - Wednesday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kotipelto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wednesday throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kotipelto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wednesday really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wednesday checks the leg kick.
Kotipelto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Kotipelto.
Kotipelto just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a body shot.
Kotipelto fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wednesday checks it well.
Wednesday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kotipelto misses with a low kick.
Kotipelto lands a nice shot that snaps Wednesday's head back.
Kotipelto throws out a loose jab but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kotipelto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wednesday's head.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
Kotipelto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wednesday closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kotipelto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kotipelto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wednesday moves away from the strike by Kotipelto.
Wednesday takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from Wednesday misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Kotipelto.
Wednesday lands a nice shot that snaps Kotipelto's head back.
Wednesday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kotipelto scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wednesday doesn't seem bothered though.
Wednesday scores with a one two! Kotipelto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kotipelto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kotipelto misses with a hook. Wednesday ducked under it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Kotipelto misses.
A punch combination from Wednesday misses.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Kotipelto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kotipelto throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot lands for Kotipelto.
Wednesday dodges the punch combination from Kotipelto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto throws the kick towards the body but Wednesday avoids it.
Wednesday thuds his right hand into Kotipelto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kotipelto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wednesday circles away quickly and effectively.

Wednesday moves into the clinch.

Wednesday manages to break the clinch.
Wednesday misses with a straight right.
A big right from Wednesday misses.
Kotipelto slips a jab from Wednesday.
Wednesday moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kotipelto scores with a punch to the head.
Kotipelto defending well as Wednesday loads up on a big left hand.
Kotipelto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wednesday. That did some damage!
Wednesday checks a leg kick.
Kotipelto throws out a loose jab but Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kotipelto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kotipelto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Kotipelto - just one landing.
Wednesday just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Wednesday.

Wednesday closes the distance and pushes Kotipelto back into the cage.
Wednesday tries to throw a body punch but Kotipelto avoids it by throwing Wednesday back against the cage.
Kotipelto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kotipelto avoiding damage.
Wednesday pushes Kotipelto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wednesday working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wednesday scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kotipelto misses with a low kick.
Wednesday throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Wednesday.
The crowd cheers as Wednesday lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kotipelto doesn't seem phased though.
Kotipelto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Timo Kotipelto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kotipelto thumps Wednesday with a low kick.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut. Kotipelto saw that one coming.
Wednesday checks a leg kick.
Kotipelto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kotipelto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wednesday finds it's way round the side to connect with Kotipelto's head.
Kotipelto throws a sloppy head kick and Wednesday moves out of range easily.
Kotipelto digs a good hook to Wednesday's body.
Wednesday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kotipelto circles away quickly and effectively.

Wednesday closes the distance and pushes Kotipelto back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday is trying to break free.
Kotipelto misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wednesday lands with a left to the head.
Wednesday lands a shoulder strike.

Wednesday pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday moves in looking to clinch but Kotipelto pushes him off.
Kotipelto slips under a jab.
Wednesday takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wednesday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kotipelto moves away.
Wednesday throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kotipelto stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kotipelto scores with a hook.
Kotipelto takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto looks to score with a jab to the body but Wednesday is just out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kotipelto in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice defenses there by Kotipelto.
Kotipelto slips under a jab from Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kotipelto throws a big shot that misses.
Wednesday checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wednesday misses with a wild combination.
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!
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Kotipelto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kotipelto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wednesday.
Wednesday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wednesday is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kotipelto is looking to score with low kicks.
Wednesday throws a poor cross that misses
and Kotipelto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto misses with a hook.
Wednesday takes a swing at Kotipelto's ribcage but misses.
Wednesday takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kotipelto walks into a straight right hand from Wednesday.
Wednesday looks to land a right hand but Kotipelto moved out of range.
Wednesday lunges at Kotipelto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kotipelto's hand.
Kotipelto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kotipelto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wednesday.
Kotipelto tries to bum rush Wednesday with a series of wild strikes but Wednesday uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kotipelto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wednesday is out of range and Kotipelto settles back down.
Wednesday fails to land with a series of punches.
Wednesday thows a body shot but no joy.
Kotipelto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wednesday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wednesday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotipelto keeps the fight on the outside.
Kotipelto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kotipelto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wednesday moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Wednesday misses.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick but Wednesday sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wednesday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kotipelto defending well as Wednesday loads up on a big left hand.
Kotipelto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wednesdays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wednesday slips a jab from Kotipelto.
Wednesday looks to throw the jab but Kotipelto is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wednesday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kotipelto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kotipelto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Timo Kotipelto will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kotipelto is looking to score with low kicks.
Wednesday is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kotipelto loads up on a big right hand but Wednesday slips the punch.
Kotipelto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kotipelto misses the shot to the body.
Kotipelto attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kotipelto lands with a straight right. Wednesday didn't see that one coming.
Kotipelto scoring well with a low kick there.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Kotipelto slips the punch.
Wednesday bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wednesday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kotipelto manages to avoid it.
Kotipelto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wednesday shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday misses with a body shot.
Wednesday looks to throw the jab but Kotipelto is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wednesday gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kotipelto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wednesday takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wednesday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wednesday scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kotipelto in his tracks.
Wednesday dodges the punch combination from Kotipelto.
Wednesday misses the jab.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch but Kotipelto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kotipelto misses with a series of wild punches.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Kotipelto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wednesday.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a looping left.
Kotipelto looks to land a left hand but Wednesday moved out of range nicely.
Wednesday lands with a cross.
Kotipelto misses with a leg kick.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Kotipelto is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Kotipelto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kotipelto looks to throw the jab but Wednesday is out of range.
Kotipelto throws a jab but it's blocked by Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Kotipelto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wednesday tries to move into range but Kotipelto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wednesday tries to clinch but Kotipelto is having none of it.
Kotipelto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wednesday circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Kotipelto misses.
Wednesday throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Wednesday. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wednesday.
Wednesday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kotipelto tries to bum rush Wednesday with a series of wild strikes but Wednesday uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wednesday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick that misses.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wednesday tries to bum rush Kotipelto with a series of wild strikes but Kotipelto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wednesday slips under a jab.
Wednesday misses the jab.
Kotipelto scores with a jab. Wednesday acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kotipelto scores with a leg kick.
Kotipelto misses with a series of wild punches.
Wednesday with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kotipelto to score with a decent uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wednesday throws a shot from downtown. Kotipelto moves away and avoids it.
Kotipelto misses with a low kick as Wednesday jumps back.
Wednesday moves out of range of the strikes.
Wednesday fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kotipelto throws a lazy right hand but Wednesday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kotipelto connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice jab there from Wednesday.
Wednesday jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kotipelto feints and then cracks Wednesday's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wednesday down.
Kotipelto misses the jab.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Kotipelto really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A jab from Wednesday misses.
Wednesday connects with the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kotipelto.
Wednesday uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kotipelto has time to react.
Wednesday throws out a loose jab but Kotipelto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wednesday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wednesday connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kotipelto lands a nice shot that snaps Wednesday's head back.
Kotipelto thows a left - swing and a miss!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wednesday checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Wednesday misses its intended target.
Wednesday swings for the body but Kotipelto moves out of range.
Wednesday misses with a hook to the body
and Kotipelto counters with a stiff right hand.
Kotipelto misses with a double jab
and Wednesday connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wednesday is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wednesday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick that misses.
Wednesday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kotipelto misses the shot to the body.
Wednesday keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kotipelto.
Wednesday lands a body shot.
Wednesday slips under a jab.
Wednesday tries to clinch there but Kotipelto circles away.
Wednesday swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kotipelto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wednesday moves out of range of the leg kick from Kotipelto.

Wednesday drives through and clinches with Kotipelto against the cage.
Wednesday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kotipelto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kotipelto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kotipelto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wednesday lands a hook that snaps the head of Kotipelto backwards.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.

Wednesday breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kotipelto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kotipelto throws a leg kick
and Wednesday makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kotipelto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wednesday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kotipelto moves away.
Wednesday misses with a looping right.
Kotipelto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wednesday manages to avoid it.
Kotipelto connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wednesday.
A punch lands to the side of Wednesday 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wednesday closes the distance but Kotipelto moves to the side
letting Kotipelto counter with a right hand.
Wednesday lands with a nice combination. Kotipelto backs away looking to recover.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Wednesday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kotipelto is looking to slow Wednesday down with leg kicks.
Kotipelto misses with a wild combination.
Wednesday connects with a single shot there.

Wednesday darts in and clinches Kotipelto up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday misses with the head strike.
Wednesday has a couple of punches blocked by Kotipelto.
Wednesday throws a head punch that misses.
Wednesday displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kotipelto up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kotipelto missing with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kotipelto as Wednesday tries to tie him up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wednesday breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kotipelto.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Alpo Wednesday will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Kotipelto looks to score with a jab to the body but Wednesday is just out of range.
Jab from Kotipelto.
Wednesday wants to clinch.
Wednesday looks to land a combination but Kotipelto avoids it well.
Kotipelto keeps the fight on the outside.
Kotipelto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wednesday is looking to clinch but Kotipelto is avoiding it.
Wednesday loads up on a big right hand but Kotipelto slips the punch.
Kotipelto moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wednesday tries to close the distance and clinch but Kotipelto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kotipelto scores with a leg kick.
Kotipelto misses with a kick to the body.
Wednesday throws a hook to the side of Kotipelto's head but Kotipelto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotipelto swats away the attempt to clinch by Wednesday.
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Donk. Wednesday catches Kotipelto right on the button with a cross.
Kotipelto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Wednesday is rocked!
Kotipelto throws a right hand that Wednesday ducks under and follows up with a left that Wednesday also avoids with ease.
Oh Wednesday is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wednesday tries to clinch up.
Wednesday seems to have got his legs back now.
Kotipelto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wednesday's calf.
Wednesday thows a body shot but no joy.
Kotipelto missing with a left hand there. Wednesday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Kotipelto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kotipelto just misses with a punch to the body.
Wednesday lunges at Kotipelto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kotipelto's hand.
Alpo Wednesday has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kotipelto.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Kotipelto is having none of it.
Wednesday misses with an uppercut.
Kotipelto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kotipelto.
Kotipelto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wednesday.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotipelto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kotipelto misses with a body shot.
Wednesday fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kotipelto moves out of range of the strikes.
Kotipelto 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.
Kotipelto moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circling - Wednesday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday moves in looking to clinch but Kotipelto pushes him off.
Kotipelto tries to move into range but Wednesday moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wednesday checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kotipelto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wednesday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kotipelto.
Wednesday tests Kotipelto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kotipelto avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kotipelto lands with a shot to the body.
Wednesday checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kotipelto throws out a powerful jab.
Wednesday throws a big shot that misses.
Timo Kotipelto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wednesday tries to clinch but Kotipelto moves out of range.
Kotipelto throws a front kick that sends Wednesday stumbling back into the cage.
Wednesday drops his hands momentarily and Kotipelto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kotipelto tries a low kick but Wednesday avoids it.
Kotipelto dodges the punch combination from Wednesday.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wednesday.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wednesday swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kotipelto.
Wednesday dodges the punch combination from Kotipelto.
Wednesday misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wednesday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kotipelto.
Wednesday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kotipelto moves away.
Kotipelto fails to land with a series of punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Kotipelto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kotipelto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 47:49
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 46:49
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 46:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Kotipelto!
Timo Kotipelto is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Timo Kotipelto 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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