ICON LA 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeans MacManan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Levchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levchenko has chosen Killing in The Name as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

MacManan
vs
Levchenko

188 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
245 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeans MacManan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artur Levchenko!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacManan closes the distance and clinches up with Levchenko, looking for a takedown. MacManan pushes Levchenko against the cage but Levchenko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MacManan looking to land some kicks to the body here.

MacManan gets a clinch.

Levchenko breaks from the clinch.
Levchenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of MacManan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Decent striking displayed by Levchenko there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levchenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Levchenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacManan on the side of the head.
Levchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Levchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Levchenko swats away the attempt to clinch by MacManan.
MacManan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Levchenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Levchenko moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Levchenko dips to his left and cracks MacManan with an uppercut!
Artur Levchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacManan shoots for a double leg takedown but Levchenko sprawls well. He's pushed MacManan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
MacManan is breathing heavily.

Levchenko sends MacManan crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Levchenko is motioning to the referee to let MacManan up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

MacManan is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacManan glances at the clock... BAM! Levchenko nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends MacManan crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, MacManan is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artur Levchenko!
Artur Levchenko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
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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 Trey Damons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damons comes to the cage accompanied by All the Above. Trey Damons could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Fury's chin.

Damons
vs
Fury

182 cm
24
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trey Damons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier Fury!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Damons shoots in and bounces Fury off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Damons wants to pass the guard but Fury is keeping the position.

Fury throws his legs up looking for a submission but Damons uses it to pass to side control.
Damons wants to stand but Fury has his arm trapped.
Damons scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fury to see if he's OK.

Damons is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fury has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fury takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fury regains half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trey Damons!
Our winner, Trey Damons, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Shota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shota has chosen Must be the Feeling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moore
vs
Shota

189 cm
18
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clay Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Shota!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shota looks to clinch
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Shota ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shota circles away quickly and effectively.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shota. Shota circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shota closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
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!
Shota tries to clinch
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Moore scores with a nice strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota tries to clinch but Moore moves away
and Moore counters with a nice body shot.
Moore swings for the body but Shota moves out of range.
Moore listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shota wants to clinch
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shota misses with a double jab.
Moore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Moore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shota darts in trying to clinch
and Moore counters with a left to the body.
Moore lunges at Shota with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shota's hand.
Moore throws a chopping leg kick but Shota manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Clay Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Moore scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Shota wants to land a leg kick but Moore is out of range.
Moore tests Shota's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shota closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Shota checks a leg kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Moore - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore misses with a hook to the body
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore misses with the combination.
Shota tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Moore connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shota darts in trying to clinch
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota blocks a leg kick.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
Shota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shota.
Moore connects with a body shot that sends Shota's belly button to the back.
Shota misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Moore lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Shota has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shota and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Moore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shota connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Moore scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shota closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shota closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Moore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shota at a distance.
Shota avoids the body shot from Moore.
Shota slips under a jab from Moore.
Adrian Shota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moore works Shota's body with a nice hook.
Clay Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Moore lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shota moves to clinch but Moore breaks away
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Moore misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Shota.
Moore throws a poor cross that misses
and Shota counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Shota does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shota wants to clinch
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota drops his hands momentarily and Moore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shota fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Shota closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shota looks to clinch
and Moore makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore misses with a looping left.
Shota looks to clinch
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Shota tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moore counters with a right hand to the body.
Shota looks to clinch
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shota looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
Shota keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
Shota slips a straight right by Moore.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Shota slips the punch.
Shota scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shota wants to clinch
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shota has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moore misses the jab.
Shota drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Moore tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shota was well out of range. Poor timing from Moore.
Shota closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moore counters with a straight right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Moore takes a swing at Shota's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Moore dominated that second round.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shota moves to clinch but Moore breaks away
and Moore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Shota misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Shota looks to clinch
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Shota's shoulder, as Shota tries to avoid the shot.
Moore with a nice cross.
Shota tries to close the distance and clinch up but Moore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shota darts in trying to clinch
and Moore counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sloppy strikes from Shota. Those never looked like landing.
Shota closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Moore counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shota closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
and Shota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shota closes the distance but Moore moves to the side
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shota tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota moves to clinch but Moore breaks away
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore digs a good body shot into Shota's ribs.
Shota wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
and Shota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shota tries to move into range but Moore moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moore fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shota checks it well.
Moore lands with a straight right. Shota didn't see that one coming.
Shota wants to clinch
and Moore counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Shota.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Shota does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shota. Shota circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shota closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moore fails to land with a series of punches.
Shota wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
and Moore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shota wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore connects with a body shot.
Moore misses with a hook to the body
and Shota counters with a left and a right that stings Moore.
Shota looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shota might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Moore has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shota in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shota looks to clinch
and Moore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shota tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Shota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Shota is just out of range.
Moore works Shota's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adrian Shota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clay Moore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shota looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clay Moore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clay Moore!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaddie Sedfenor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Truman Roosevelt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sedfenor comes into the arena with graveyard symphony blaring out of the sound system. Roosevelt has chosen Gravel Pit by Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Truman Roosevelt acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Sedfenor
vs
Roosevelt

170 cm
31
155 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

174 cm
34
156 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Sedfenor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Truman Roosevelt!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roosevelt doesn't manage to clinch there - Sedfenor circles away.
Sedfenor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sedfenor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Roosevelt makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Sedfenor really felt that one!
Sedfenor tries to land a body kick
and Roosevelt counters with a nice leg kick.

Roosevelt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roosevelt slowing the pace effectively.
Roosevelt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Jaddie Sedfenor has been cut.
Sedfenor can't break the clinch.
Roosevelt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roosevelt.
Sedfenor tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roosevelt smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaddie Sedfenor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sedfenor looks to score with a jab to the body but Roosevelt is just out of range.
Sedfenor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Roosevelt counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sedfenor's guard now.

Roosevelt stands up and waves to Sedfenor to follow him.
Truman Roosevelt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roosevelt throws a series of strikes that have Sedfenor backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sedfenor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roosevelt.

Roosevelt clinches with his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roosevelt just leaning against Sedfenor, taking a breather.
Sedfenor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roosevelt after a bit of a struggle.
Roosevelt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sedfenor's face.
Roosevelt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sedfenor's face.
Roosevelt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Roosevelt lands an elbow just above Sedfenor 's eye.

Sedfenor is rocked!
Nice elbow from Roosevelt.
Oh Sedfenor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jaddie Sedfenor's cut is getting worse.
Sedfenor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Roosevelt after a bit of a struggle.
Sedfenor seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Roosevelt.
A knee to the head by Roosevelt.
Sedfenor is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roosevelt leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Roosevelt.
Roosevelt's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Roosevelt lands an elbow inside.

Jaddie Sedfenor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Roosevelt lands a damaging elbow.
Roosevelt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Jeez, Jaddie Sedfenor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Truman Roosevelt!
Our winner, Truman Roosevelt, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garrosh Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes into the arena with Dufflebag Boy blaring out of the sound system. Hellscream has chosen Simple Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Hellscream

186 cm
34
175 lbs
29 - 10 - 0

225 cm
29
185 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Garrosh Hellscream!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie tries a head kick but it misses.
Hellscream scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Gracie misses its intended target.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Hellscream moves out of range easily.
Gracie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie misses with the combination.

Gracie tries to keep at a distance but Hellscream has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hellscream stalling the fight.

Hellscream breaks the clinch.
Hellscream moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hellscream throws a body kick that misses.
Gracie throws a body punch but Hellscream moves out of range.
Gracie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Hellscream has managed to clinch.

Hellscream pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie throws a wild body kick that Hellscream sees coming a mile off.
Hellscream lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Hellscream wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Hellscream throws a right and a left that Gracie avoids nicely.
Helio Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hellscream moves out of range as Gracie strikes.

Hellscream has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Hellscream misses with a short punch on the inside.

Hellscream breaks from the clinch.
Gracie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gracie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hellscream scores with a one two! Gracie had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Hellscream counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gracie is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Hellscream, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gracie throws a hook but Hellscream avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Hellscream saw that one coming.
Hellscream slips a straight right by Gracie.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Hellscream.
Hellscream tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gracie bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hellscream tries to land a front kick but Gracie steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gracie misses with a head kick.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hellscream.
Hellscream ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick and Hellscream moves out of range easily.
Gracie jabs Hellscream right on the nose. Hellscream blinks but takes it well.
Gracie throws a head kick but Hellscream moves out of range.
Hellscream throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hellscream is having none of it.
Gracie wants to clinch up but Hellscream keeps it at a distance.
Gracie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream throws a one two combo.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Hellscream takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hellscream throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Hellscream misses.
Gracie misses with a double jab.
Gracie throws a head kick but Hellscream moves out of range.
Hellscream throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Hellscream.
Hellscream is working the combinations to good effect here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Hellscream does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Hellscream.
Hellscream throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.

Hellscream clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Hellscream goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hellscream throws a head punch that misses.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Hellscream moves away from the strike by Gracie.
Gracie sizes up Hellscream with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hellscream tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gracie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hellscream stalks Gracie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gracie's face. Gracie staggers backwards, shaken.
Hellscream is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Hellscream clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
Hellscream misses with a punch to the body.
Hellscream is looking to control Gracie's arms but Gracie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hellscream has his back to the cage.
Gracie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Hellscream keeps him there for the moment.
Gracie tries to break the clinch but Hellscream is controlling the position.
Hellscream working aggressively here.

Hellscream pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hellscream tries to clinch up but Gracie circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hellscream misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Hellscream does no damage.
Gracie is looking to clinch but Hellscream is avoiding it.
Hellscream scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garrosh Hellscream dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice cross by Gracie.
Gracie misses with a looping right.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie throws a nice looking combination but Hellscream bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Hellscream throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hellscream scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hellscream lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gracie throws a body kick that misses.
Garrosh Hellscream is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gracie misses with a hook

and Hellscream counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Hellscream manages to break the clinch.

Hellscream closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Hellscream breaks from the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Hellscream

and Gracie counters by clinching up.
Gracie is looking to control Hellscream's arms but Hellscream gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gracie has his back to the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Hellscream swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Hellscream.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hellscream tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gracie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hellscream if he has to take too many more of those.
Hellscream rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Hellscream.
Hellscream is breathing heavily.
Hellscream on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gracie. Gracie obviously looking to wear him down.
Gracie tries to clinch but Hellscream is having none of it.
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hellscream moves away.
Gracie connects with a high kick.

Hellscream is rocked!
Gracie lands a nice looking body kick.
Hellscream is still on wobbly legs! Can Gracie finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
BAM! Gracie delivers a spinning backfist that drops Hellscream like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Helio Gracie!
Helio Gracie took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sex Panther Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sys Rq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuelsson comes to the cage accompanied by Cryin Like a Bitch - Godsmack. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mizurugi Samuelsson
vs
Rq

171 cm
31
157 lbs
15 - 10 - 1

174 cm
28
152 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sys Rq!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samuelsson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rq avoids it really well and circles away.
Samuelsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rq circles away.
Samuelsson shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuelsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rq circles away.
Rq throws a body punch but Samuelsson moves out of range.
Samuelsson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rq defends it nicely.
Samuelsson shoots in and drives through. Rq sprawls well.
Samuelsson shoots for a takedown but Rq saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Samuelsson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rq!

Samuelsson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Samuelsson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelsson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rq is trying to control Samuelsson's posture but Samuelsson avoids it.

Samuelsson is trying to get an arm triangle but Rq is defending well.

Samuelsson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Samuelsson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Samuelsson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rq down.
Rq on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Samuelsson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rq has escaped the position, nice work there.
Samuelsson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Samuelsson tries to advance position but instead Rq slips a leg back in to half guard.
Samuelsson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rq's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson with the ground and pound but Rq uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Samuelsson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Rq looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Rq looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Rq!
Samuelsson is looking to reverse the position.
Samuelsson gets back to half guard.

Samuelsson looking for submissions off his back.
Samuelsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rq is working away from the top position though.
Rq really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Samuelsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson wants to improve his position but Rq is controlling well.
Rq looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Samuelsson tries to get to full guard but Rq has control of the leg.
Samuelsson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuelsson moves away.

Rq gets caught flat footed, as Samuelsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Samuelsson throws an elbow that misses. Rq uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samuelsson's guard. Nice move by Rq!
Samuelsson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Samuelsson has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Rq is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Samuelsson.
Samuelsson tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelsson sneaks back into half guard.
Rq wants to stand up but Samuelsson manages to regain full guard.
Samuelsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rq is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samuelsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rq has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samuelsson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Samuelsson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rq pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rq controlling the action here.
Rq prevents Samuelsson from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Samuelsson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rq must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rq won't allow Samuelsson to sweep him here.
Samuelsson is trying to keep Rq in close.
Samuelsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samuelsson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Samuelsson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Samuelsson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rq can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Samuelsson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rq ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samuelsson moves away.
Samuelsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rq as he avoids it easily.
Rq connects with a body shot.
Samuelsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuelsson fails to land the takedown.
Samuelsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Samuelsson dives in and grabs Rq's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rq pushes down on Samuelsson's head and hops out.
Samuelsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Samuelsson has a takedown stuffed.
Samuelsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Samuelsson scores with a takedown into Rq's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rq is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Samuelsson postures up in Rq's guard and throws a big left but Rq blocks it.
Rq is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Samuelsson works over Rq with some ground and pound from guard.
Rq not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Samuelsson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rq works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Samuelsson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Samuelsson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sys Rq has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rq avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Samuelsson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Samuelsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Samuelsson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Samuelsson scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rq utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Samuelsson postures up in Rq's guard and throws a big left but Rq blocks it.
Rq has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Samuelsson throwing strikes from guard but Rq blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Samuelsson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rq preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Samuelsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samuelsson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samuelsson throws a strike but Rq rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samuelsson trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Samuelsson, not yet.
Samuelsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rq stopping the sweep attempt from Samuelsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Samuelsson looking for subs off his back but Rq has passed one foot through into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Samuelsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson!
Hayate Mizurugi Samuelsson very nearly forgot to thank Torment Fightwear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

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FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Thergothon - Elemental. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

San Pedro
vs
Sirkiä

198 cm
28
270 lbs
23 - 10 - 0

178 cm
26
227 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ultra Fight Gear

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregorio San Pedro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Niko Sirkiä!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
San Pedro lands a jab to the nose.
San Pedro misses with an uppercut
and Sirkiä counters with a straight right hand.

Sirkiä drops San Pedro with a left and a right! Oh, San Pedro is hurt - Sirkiä dives into side control looking to finish!

San Pedro is rocked!

It looks like Gregorio San Pedro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkiä blocks the strikes from San Pedro.
San Pedro prevents Sirkiä from moving into mount.
Sirkiä sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but San Pedro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
San Pedro is looking to reverse the position.
San Pedro avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sirkiä.
San Pedro is looking for a sweep.
San Pedro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sirkiä's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sirkiä slips a nice elbow through San Pedro's hands, connecting with San Pedro's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro is not content to let Sirkiä control the position.

Sirkiä is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so San Pedro is just riding it out for now. Sirkiä eventually gives up the hold.
Sirkiä trying to control from half guard but San Pedro is working away.
San Pedro has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sirkiä is working away from the top position though.
San Pedro is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sirkiä has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sirkiä is thwarting San Pedro's attempts to control the position.
Sirkiä is nestled in close to San Pedro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sirkiä with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
San Pedro desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Sirkiä not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sirkiä drops an elbow to the side of San Pedro's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San Pedro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed San Pedro's head.
Sirkiä wants to pass the guard but San Pedro is defending well.
Sirkiä seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
San Pedro trying to control from the bottom.
San Pedro wants to improve his position but Sirkiä is controlling well.
Sirkiä takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

San Pedro is defending against the submission attempts here by Sirkiä.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sirkiä in particular looking to stall.
San Pedro gets full guard.
San Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sirkiä throws a big right hand that misses.
Sirkiä postures up and lands a big shot to San Pedro's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sirkiä postures up.
Sirkiä is in close to San Pedro's body, working some short punches and elbows.
San Pedro avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niko Sirkiä dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gregorio San Pedro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
Sirkiä slips under a jab from San Pedro.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sirkiä. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
San Pedro scores with a shot to the body.
Niko Sirkiä is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
San Pedro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Niko Sirkiä seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
San Pedro thows a body shot but no joy.

San Pedro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
San Pedro is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sirkiä manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
San Pedro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Pedro trying to control but Sirkiä is working from the bottom.
San Pedro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
San Pedro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sirkiä is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

San Pedro rushes Sirkiä and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sirkiä prevents a body shot from San Pedro.
Sirkiä avoiding damage as San Pedro throws knees to the body.
San Pedro is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sirkiä is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sirkiä is looking for a takedown.
San Pedro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sirkiä avoids it.
San Pedro wants to break the clinch but can't.
San Pedro misses with a punch on the inside.
Sirkiä blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
San Pedro tries to work over Sirkiä's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sirkiä tries to score a body lock takedown but San Pedro shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
San Pedro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sirkiä managing to block the knees to the body from San Pedro.
San Pedro throws an elbow that misses.

San Pedro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sirkiä keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from San Pedro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - San Pedro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
San Pedro throws a looping overhand right but Sirkiä ducks down to avoid it.
San Pedro throws a lazy right hand but Sirkiä sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Pedro thows a body shot but no joy.
San Pedro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sirkiä was well out of range. Poor timing from San Pedro.
Sirkiä connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed San Pedro momentarily.
Sirkiä on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
San Pedro tries to clinch but Sirkiä moves out of range.
Gregorio San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro tries to clinch up.
San Pedro throws a jab but it's blocked by Sirkiä.
Donk. San Pedro catches Sirkiä right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro just misses with a punch to the body.
San Pedro misses with a body shot.
No luck for Sirkiä with that takedown attempt.
Gregorio San Pedro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niko Sirkiä.

San Pedro shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sirkiä's guard.
San Pedro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirkiä is trying to keep San Pedro in close.
San Pedro trying to control the position from guard on top but Sirkiä is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

San Pedro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sirkiä has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, San Pedro has managed to get both his arms back between Sirkiä's legs - danger averted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
San Pedro looking to pass the guard.
San Pedro pushes down on Sirkiä's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregorio San Pedro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregorio San Pedro's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

San Pedro connects with a single shot there.
Sirkiä keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
San Pedro throws a shot to the body.
San Pedro misses with a lunging right hand
and Sirkiä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

San Pedro gets a double leg takedown into Sirkiä's 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!
San Pedro tries to free his leg and advance position but Sirkiä is retaining full guard.

Sirkiä looking for a guillotine here but San Pedro defends easily.
San Pedro is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sirkiä keeping moving, preventing San Pedro from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as San Pedro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
San Pedro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sirkiä trying to keep a closed guard but San Pedro is proving a slippery customer.
Niko Sirkiä has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sirkiä throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sirkiä lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for San Pedro!
The referee warns San Pedro that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sirkiä lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Pedro is squirming around, avoiding Sirkiä's attempts to control the action.
Sirkiä with a couple of short strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sirkiä lands a couple of good shots and San Pedro has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
San Pedro is keeping busy.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sirkiä. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sirkiä throwing strikes and San Pedro squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
Sirkiä unloads with some vicious shots from mount and San Pedro wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Sirkiä celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Sirkiä! Niko Sirkiä retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Niko Sirkiä thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.