UFF 23: It's getting near PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maritn Boudreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edwin Meadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boudreaux's entrance music is The Prince. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Meadows's choice of entrance music: Punky's Whips. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Boudreaux
vs
Meadows

175 cm
28
153 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

172 cm
26
155 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maritn Boudreaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edwin Meadows!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudreaux displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Meadows throws out the jab.
Boudreaux avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Meadows avoids the head kick by Boudreaux.
Edwin Meadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boudreaux moves in looking to clinch but Meadows pushes him off.
Boudreaux fails with a takedown attempt.
Meadows stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meadows manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Boudreaux fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Meadows sprawls well initially but Boudreaux persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Boudreaux is taking a breather. Meadows says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Meadows trying to control from the bottom.
Boudreaux is pressing down on Meadows's thigh, looking to free his foot. Meadows is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boudreaux is trying to work for a kimura but Meadows is defending well.
Meadows tries to kick Boudreaux off but Boudreaux keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Boudreaux prevents Meadows from improving his position.
Boudreaux is thwarting Meadows's attempts to control the position.
Meadows tries to get to full guard but Boudreaux has control of the leg.
Boudreaux throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Meadows trying to control here.

Boudreaux is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Meadows defends it well.
Meadows tries to get to full guard but Boudreaux has control of the leg.
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.

Boudreaux is looking for a kimura but Meadows is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boudreaux to get the leverage.
Meadows moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Meadows is looking to stand up but Boudreaux isn't so interested in that idea.
Meadows lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Boudreaux!
Meadows takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Meadows throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boudreaux because Meadows loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Meadows misses with a head shot.
Meadows punching from mount but Boudreaux doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Meadows wants to control the pace but Boudreaux is squirming around nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Meadows there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Meadows controlling the position easily from mount.
Meadows throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux blocking the ground and pound.
Meadows controlling from mount.
Meadows looking to control but Boudreaux is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Meadows controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Meadows thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boudreaux walks into a straight right hand from Meadows.
Meadows throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meadows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boudreaux.
Meadows misses with a hook
and Meadows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Meadows.
Meadows throws a right hand that Boudreaux ducks under and follows up with a left that Boudreaux also avoids with ease.
Boudreaux throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Meadows's waist but Meadows gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Boudreaux off to one side.
Meadows thuds a left hand into Boudreaux's body.
Boudreaux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meadows.
Boudreaux wants to clinch
and Meadows counters with a one-two to the body.
Boudreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Boudreaux takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meadows throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meadows avoids the head kick by Boudreaux.
Boudreaux takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Boudreaux takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Boudreaux looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meadows bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boudreaux's head backwards.
Meadows throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Boudreaux on the side of the head.
Meadows lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meadows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boudreaux doesn't manage to clinch there - Meadows circles away.
Meadows moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux dives in and grabs Meadows's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meadows pushes down on Boudreaux's head and hops out.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meadows keeps the fight on the outside.
Meadows bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Edwin Meadows is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meadows stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Meadows misses with a straight left.
Boudreaux wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Boudreaux.
Meadows is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boudreaux defending well as Meadows loads up on a big left hand.
Meadows misses with a series of wild punches.
Crunch! Meadows slams his shin into Boudreaux's torso.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meadows misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boudreaux.
Meadows feints and then cracks Boudreaux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boudreaux down.
Boudreaux dives in and grabs Meadows's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meadows pushes down on Boudreaux's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maritn Boudreaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meadows's jab looks to have found its range, popping Boudreaux under the eye.
Meadows keeps the fight on the outside.
Boudreaux moves out of range as Meadows strikes.
Meadows moves out of range of the body kick from Boudreaux.
Meadows lands with a cross.
Meadows misses with a wild combination.
Maritn Boudreaux is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meadows throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meadows connects with a jab.

Meadows gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meadows wants to sweep here but Boudreaux controlling him for the moment.
Boudreaux looking to pass the guard.
Meadows tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boudreaux pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Meadows is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meadows keeping moving, preventing Boudreaux from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edwin Meadows showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Boudreaux wants to clinch but Meadows slips to the side
and Meadows counters with a nice uppercut.
Boudreaux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Meadows moves out of range.
Meadows closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Meadows tests Boudreaux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boudreaux tries to move into range but Meadows moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Meadows. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Meadows.
Meadows lands a two punch combo.
Meadows keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boudreaux throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meadows scores with a sloppy right hand. Boudreaux should have avoided that one.
Meadows avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boudreaux wants to clinch up but Meadows keeps it at a distance.
Meadows throws a looping overhand right but Boudreaux ducks down to avoid it.
Boudreaux takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boudreaux throws a head kick but Meadows moves out of range.
Boudreaux throws a body kick that misses.
Boudreaux is looking to clinch but Meadows is avoiding it.
Boudreaux tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meadows manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boudreaux looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boudreaux takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Meadows throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Meadows coming out on top.
Meadows slips a jab and a cross from Boudreaux.
Boudreaux takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boudreaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Meadows lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Meadows misses.
Meadows ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boudreaux moves away.
Meadows circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Meadows, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boudreaux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Meadows counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boudreaux throws a sloppy head kick and Meadows moves out of range easily.
Donk. Meadows catches Boudreaux right on the button with a cross.
Boudreaux throws a combination that misses
and Meadows counters with a one-two to the body.
Meadows throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Meadows lands with a straight right. Boudreaux didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meadows lands a lovely overhand right.
Boudreaux shoots in looking for a takedown but Meadows manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boudreaux's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boudreaux tries to clinch but Meadows is having none of it.
Meadows catches Boudreaux with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Meadows connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boudreaux's hands.
Boudreaux shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Meadows as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maritn Boudreaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Meadows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meadows lands a lovely overhand right.
Meadows throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meadows lands a two punch combo.
Edwin Meadows is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boudreaux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Meadows sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boudreaux somewhat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meadows throws a nice looking combination but Boudreaux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Meadows lands with a right hand.
Meadows lands with a cross.
Meadows looks to land a combination but Boudreaux avoids it well.
Boudreaux has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Meadows finds it's way round the side to connect with Boudreaux's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meadows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boudreaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boudreaux takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boudreaux fails with a takedown attempt.
Boudreaux is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edwin Meadows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meadows has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edwin Meadows!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Jesse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Neo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Neo
vs
Jesse

203 cm
25
280 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

183 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Neo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Uncle Jesse!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Neo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jesse throws a jab when Neo was well out of range.
Jesse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Neo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jesse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Neo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neo scores with a head kick. Jesse tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Uncle Jesse has been cut.
Jesse throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Neo counters with a head kick that drops Jesse to the mat! Jesse scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Neo lands a brutal head kick. Jesse looks out on his feet and Neo throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Thomas Neo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Leonidas
vs
Williams

191 cm
23
214 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
218 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashley Williams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams dodges the punch combination from Leonidas.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leonidas shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Leonidas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Leonidas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Leonidas checks a leg kick.
Leonidas looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Leonidas blocks the body kick.
Leonidas moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Leonidas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Leonidas is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Leonidas to get the leverage.

Leonidas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Leonidas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Leonidas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Leonidas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Leonidas seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leonidas 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! Williams is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). King Leonidas!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Evens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sukram Suiniciv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evens comes to the cage accompanied by ac dc-Back in Black. Josh Evens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Evens
vs
Suiniciv

162 cm
27
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 2

178 cm
26
144 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Josh Evens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sukram Suiniciv !
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suiniciv is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evens sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Evens rushes Suiniciv and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Evens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Suiniciv closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Evens's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Suiniciv stands up over Evens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suiniciv throwing strikes but missing.
Evens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suiniciv scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suiniciv is looking to work some ground and pound but Evens has wrist control.
Suiniciv lands a couple of elbows.
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!
Evens is looking to stand up but Suiniciv isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suiniciv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evens is looking to stand up but Suiniciv isn't so interested in that idea.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suiniciv throws a big right hand that misses.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evens wants to stand but Suiniciv is controlling the position.
Suiniciv throwing strikes from guard but Evens blocks nicely.
Suiniciv working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evens's head.
Suiniciv works over Evens with some ground and pound from guard.
Suiniciv throwing strikes but missing.
Evens might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Suiniciv is controlling him.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suiniciv with a nice head shot there.
Suiniciv scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Suiniciv postures up in Evens's guard and throws a big left but Evens blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suiniciv got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suiniciv has managed to get both his arms back between Evens's legs - danger averted.
Suiniciv connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suiniciv connects with a couple of short punches.
Suiniciv scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suiniciv connects with a couple of short punches.
Suiniciv has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suiniciv postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Suiniciv pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evens is keeping the position for now.
Suiniciv loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suiniciv distracts Evens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Suiniciv scoring with punches to the head and body.
Evens tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suiniciv thows a big elbow that misses.
Suiniciv content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suiniciv throwing strikes from guard but Evens blocks nicely.
Evens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suiniciv .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suiniciv won't allow Evens to get back to his feet.
Evens is breathing heavily.
Suiniciv preventing the sweep.
Evens wants to stand but Suiniciv is controlling the position.
Suiniciv with a nice head shot there.
Suiniciv scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suiniciv scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Evens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Suiniciv prevents Evens from getting back to his feet.
Suiniciv scoring with punches to the head and body.

Evens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Suiniciv doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Suiniciv manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv postures up and lands a big shot to Evens's brow.
Suiniciv landing with the ground and pound.
Suiniciv with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suiniciv with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Suiniciv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suiniciv works over Evens with some ground and pound from guard.
Evens is looking to stand up but Suiniciv isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suiniciv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suiniciv works over Evens with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suiniciv postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evens has momentary wrist control but Suiniciv slips an elbow through the middle.

Evens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suiniciv gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suiniciv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Suiniciv shoots in and bounces Evens off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Evens has momentary wrist control but Suiniciv slips an elbow through the middle.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Evens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suiniciv defends it easily.
Suiniciv landing some decent shots from guard.
Evens trying to control the position.
Suiniciv scoring with some ground and pound.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evens wants to stand up but Suiniciv is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suiniciv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Suiniciv throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suiniciv connects with a couple of short punches.
Suiniciv working some strikes from top position.

Evens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suiniciv gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Suiniciv is working Evens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Evens is looking for a triangle but Suiniciv pushes his legs off easily.
Suiniciv content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Suiniciv scoring with some ground and pound.
Suiniciv lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Suiniciv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sukram Suiniciv has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suiniciv manages to get himself to full guard.

Suiniciv has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evens can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Suiniciv looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Evens has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evens postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Suiniciv is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Suiniciv throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Suiniciv looking for subs off his back but Evens has passed one foot through into half guard.
Suiniciv is refusing to be controlled, as Evens sits in half guard.

Suiniciv actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suiniciv looking for submissions off his back.
Suiniciv wants to improve his position but Evens is controlling well.

Suiniciv actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Evens there.

Evens is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suiniciv is just riding it out for now. Evens eventually gives up the hold.
Evens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suiniciv knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Suiniciv looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evens is trying to control the action in half guard but Suiniciv is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Evens wants to work for an arm triangle but Suiniciv is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evens tries to pass the half guard into mount. Suiniciv knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Suiniciv is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Evens's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Evens's back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suiniciv connects with a big shot to the side of Evens's head.
Suiniciv lands shots from the back.
Suiniciv throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Evens!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sukram Suiniciv showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Suiniciv shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evens but Evens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suiniciv fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evens avoids it really well and circles away.
Sukram Suiniciv seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suiniciv shoots in for a double leg but Evens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Josh Evens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukram Suiniciv .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suiniciv .
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suiniciv .
Suiniciv moves out of range of the leg kick from Evens.
Suiniciv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evens is fending him off so far but Suiniciv persists. Nope, Evens circles away and we're back to standing.
Evens looks to land a combination but Suiniciv avoids it well.
Suiniciv takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suiniciv fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suiniciv chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Evens can pounce on him.
Suiniciv tries to score a power double leg takedown but Evens sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Suiniciv somewhat.
Evens rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suiniciv moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suiniciv .
Suiniciv tries for a takedown but Evens sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Josh Evens is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Evens. Those never looked like landing.
Suiniciv slips a jab and a cross from Evens.
Evens stuffs the takedown.
Evens misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Evens. No joy for Suiniciv on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evens misses with a double jab.
Evens throws a series of punches but Suiniciv avoids them all with ease.
Nice body punch from Evens.
Suiniciv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sloppy strikes from Evens. Those never looked like landing.
Suiniciv shoots in looking for a takedown. Evens tries to sprawl out of it but Suiniciv keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evens scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Suiniciv looking to score a takedown here. Evens is defending well but Suiniciv drives through and ends up in Evens's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv throws a big right hand that misses.

Evens is looking for a triangle but Suiniciv pushes his legs off easily.
Suiniciv stops Evens from standing up.
Suiniciv keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evens's head.
Evens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suiniciv connects with a couple of short punches.

Suiniciv avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Suiniciv prevents Evens from getting back to his feet.
Suiniciv stands up over Evens, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv scoring with punches to the head and body.
Suiniciv pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evens is keeping the position for now.
Suiniciv pushing down on Evens's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Evens tries to kick Suiniciv off but Suiniciv keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Evens looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Suiniciv lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evens is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Suiniciv scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evens wants to improve his position but Suiniciv is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suiniciv seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Evens taking some punishment here, with Suiniciv in his half guard.
Suiniciv landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sukram Suiniciv just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

No luck for Suiniciv with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Suiniciv or perhaps it was just good defense by Evens which made him look bad.
Suiniciv defending well as Evens loads up on a big left hand.
Evens misses with a few strikes there.
Suiniciv shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evens pinned against the cage. Evens gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Josh Evens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukram Suiniciv .
Evens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evens.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Suiniciv shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evens stuffs the takedown.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evens.
Suiniciv shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Josh Evens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Left hook, right uppercut from Evens.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evens. Suiniciv does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Evens.
Some wild striking there from Evens.
Suiniciv shoots for a double leg takedown but Evens sprawls well. He's pushed Suiniciv 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Evens misses with a series of wild punches.

Evens gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evens wants to get back to his feet but Suiniciv is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Suiniciv 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Suiniciv is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Suiniciv cracks Evens with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evens is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Suiniciv is controlling him.
Suiniciv makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suiniciv working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Evens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suiniciv lands a couple of digs.
Evens wants to stand but Suiniciv is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evens's head.
Suiniciv with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evens wants to stand and escape but Suiniciv is having none of it.

Evens looking for a guillotine here but Suiniciv defends easily.
Suiniciv scoring with some ground and pound.
Suiniciv chips away with some ground and pound.
Suiniciv works over Evens with some ground and pound from guard.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suiniciv distracts Evens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suiniciv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suiniciv throwing strikes from guard but Evens blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Evens is looking to stand up but Suiniciv isn't so interested in that idea.
Evens controlling Suiniciv 's posture.
Suiniciv with a nice head shot there.
Suiniciv works over Evens with some ground and pound from guard.
Evens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Evens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Suiniciv gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suiniciv is working Evens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sukram Suiniciv dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Suiniciv fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Suiniciv looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No joy there for Evens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Evens throws a nice looking combination but Suiniciv bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evens lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suiniciv circles away quickly and effectively.
Josh Evens is winning the standup battle so far.
Suiniciv fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Josh Evens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sukram Suiniciv .
Evens throws a body punch but Suiniciv moves out of range.
Suiniciv looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evens is fending him off so far but Suiniciv persists. Nope, Evens circles away and we're back to standing.
Suiniciv fails with a takedown attempt.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Evens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Evens throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suiniciv throws a head kick that misses.
Evens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evens throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evens stuffs the takedown.
Evens fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Suiniciv bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Evens is trying to buck Suiniciv off.
Suiniciv scores with a couple of short elbows.
Check out the look on Suiniciv 's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Suiniciv working the ground and pound.
Evens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Suiniciv is controlling him well.
Evens taking a bit of punishment here - Suiniciv scoring with strikes.
Josh Evens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evens pushes Suiniciv away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Suiniciv gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Suiniciv works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Evens is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Suiniciv is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evens is trying to improve his position.
Evens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Suiniciv working the head with strikes.
Evens is trying to buck Suiniciv off.

Evens sneaks out the side door and pushes Suiniciv away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Suiniciv closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evens circles away.
Evens connects with a nice looking jab.
Suiniciv showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evens.

Suiniciv closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Evens's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suiniciv postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suiniciv accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suiniciv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suiniciv stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Evens swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suiniciv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Suiniciv throws a big right hand that misses.
Evens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evens is looking to stand up but Suiniciv isn't so interested in that idea.
Suiniciv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suiniciv stops Evens from standing up.

Evens looking for a guillotine here but Suiniciv defends easily.
Suiniciv postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evens wants to stand and escape but Suiniciv is having none of it.
Suiniciv is in close to Evens's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Suiniciv landing with the ground and pound.
Suiniciv is working Evens over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evens throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Suiniciv chips away with some ground and pound.

Evens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suiniciv defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suiniciv is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Evens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suiniciv defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sukram Suiniciv comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suiniciv winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 46:50
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sukram Suiniciv !
Sukram Suiniciv is the new featherweight champion!

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Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Bullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hopo comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies. Bullit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hopo
vs
Bullit

200 cm
30
275 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

194 cm
25
235 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hessu Hopo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damien Bullit!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bullit. That did some damage!
Damien Bullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopo misses with a few strikes there.
Hopo digs a good hook to Bullit's body.
Hopo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bullit moves away.
Hopo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bullit scores with a head kick. Hopo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Bullit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hopo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Hopo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bullit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hopo throwing strikes but missing.
Hopo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hopo 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo wants to control from the top but Bullit keeps moving.
Bullit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hopo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hopo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hopo with a nice head shot there.
Hopo scoring with some ground and pound.
Bullit wants to get back to his feet but Hopo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hopo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hopo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bullit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bullit 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.
Hopo throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopo is looking to work some ground and pound but Bullit has wrist control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bullit can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bullit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hopo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hopo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hopo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hopo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hopo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hopo is nestled in close to Bullit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Hopo there.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hopo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hopo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bullit defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hopo is looking for a kimura here.
Hopo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bullit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hopo scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Bullit to regain full guard.
Hopo wants to control from the top but Bullit keeps moving.
Hopo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hopo throwing strikes but missing.
Hopo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bullit's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo throwing strikes but missing.
Hopo with a nice head shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hopo slips nicely into half guard.
Well, if Hopo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bullit is staying active underneath Hopo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hopo winds up and cracks Bullit with a swinging punch 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!

Hopo is looking for a kimura here.
Bullit wants to improve his position but Hopo is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bullit throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Hopo counters with a takedown into side control.
Hopo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hopo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bullit some visible discomfort.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bullit is looking for a sweep.
Bullit takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hopo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bullit down.

Bullit is rocked!
Hopo tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Bullit can't do much from the bottom here.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bullit is still in real trouble! Can Hopo finish him?
Hopo with the ground and pound but Bullit regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bullit seems to have recovered his senses.
Hopo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hopo works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Bullit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bullit is wriggling around trying to escape.

Hopo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bullit is surviving well by controlling Hopo's body position as best he can.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hopo lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullit really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hopo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hopo lands a big shot to the head and Bullit winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hessu Hopo!
Hessu Hopo is the new heavyweight champion!