GAMMA#515 Slevin v Utu 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Knuckle Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gimme Shelter. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Stone
vs
Gunn

166 cm
40
157 lbs
32 - 24 - 2

165 cm
24
154 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bushido Fightwear

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 32 - 24 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Knuckle Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gunn.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Stone misses with a body kick.
Stone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunn.
Gunn blocks a head kick by Stone.
A little jabbing left from Gunn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunn lands a nice hook to Stone's body. Stone takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stone scrambles back to his feet.
Gunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Donk. Gunn catches Stone right on the button with a cross.
Gunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stone takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gunn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chris Gunn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knuckle Stone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stone's head.
Stone throws a big shot that misses.
Stone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunn manages to avoid it.

Gunn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gunn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Gunn misses with the ground and pound.
Gunn in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Gunn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gunn tries to score with some ground and pound. Stone controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gunn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Stone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gunn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Stone works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

Gunn seems to be working for a kimura but Stone defends the submission attempt.
Stone trying to control here.
Gunn lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn winds up and cracks Stone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is looking to improve his position.
Gunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stone's head.
Gunn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Gunn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gunn looks to land a strike but Stone avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Gunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Stone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone wants to sweep here but Gunn controlling him for the moment.
Gunn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stone controls Gunn momentarily but Gunn frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice jab there from Gunn.
Stone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gunn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gunn scores with a body shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stone thows a leg kick but Gunn checks it
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stone tries a head kick but it misses.
Stone lands with a slapping head kick.
Stone fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gunn checks it well.
Stone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Stone.
Stone throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gunn counters with a straight right hand.
Gunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stone gets caught napping as Gunn dives in and scores a takedown. Stone manages to retain guard.
Stone avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunn is working Stone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn wants to control from the top but Stone keeps moving.
Stone 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.
Stone is trying to keep Gunn in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn chips away with some ground and pound.
Gunn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gunn.
Gunn looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gunn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gunn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Stone's head.
Gunn distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gunn throws a big elbow that misses.
Gunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gunn chips away with some ground and pound.
Gunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gunn trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stone throws a combination that misses
and Stone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Gunn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gunn lands with an uppercut that bounces Stone off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn dips to his left and cracks Stone with an uppercut!

Stone is rocked!
Gunn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Gunn lands with a good body shot.
Stone throws a head kick that misses
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stone takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gunn lands with a shot to the body.
Jab by Gunn.
Stone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gunn fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Stone to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Stone looks to clinch but Gunn throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Stone taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chris Gunn!
An out of breath Chris Gunn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Graeme Symons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gennaro Gattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Symons
vs
Gattuso

170 cm
32
171 lbs
14 - 10 - 1

176 cm
36
166 lbs
22 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Graeme Symons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gennaro Gattuso!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Symons throws a lazy right hand but Gattuso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gattuso lands a jab to the nose.

Gattuso fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Symons sprawls well initially but Gattuso persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gattuso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gattuso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gattuso landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Symons trying to control from the bottom.
Gattuso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Symons is looking to control Gattuso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Symons avoid being mounted?
Gattuso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Gattuso.
Gattuso thows a huge punch but Symons dodges it nicely.
Symons's coaches at gym closing have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Gattuso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Symons defending well though.
Symons controlling the position for now.
Symons wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gattuso winds up and cracks Symons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gattuso tries to pass to full mount but Symons defends it.
Symons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Symons trying to hold on to Gattuso's head to control him but Gattuso postures up.
Gattuso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Gattuso is working for a kimura but Symons is defending it quite comfortably.
Gattuso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Symons taking some punishment here, with Gattuso in his half guard.
Gattuso winds up and cracks Symons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Symons is staying active underneath Gattuso, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Symons is pressing down on Gattuso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Symons has his foot on Gattuso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gattuso works his way back into a safe position though.
Symons looking for a sweep. Not yet Symons, not yet.
Symons pulls Gattuso in close to prevent any damage.
Symons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Symons is trying to hold Gattuso in close to prevent damage but Gattuso has managed to pass into half guard.

Gattuso is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Symons is trying to control but can't.
Gattuso working over Symons with some ground and pound. Symons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Symons preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Symons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Symons.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gattuso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gattuso trying to control the position from guard on top but Symons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Symons working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gattuso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gattuso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gattuso is looking to work some ground and pound but Symons has wrist control.
Symons keeping moving, preventing Gattuso from controlling successfully.
Gattuso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Symons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gattuso throws a big elbow that misses.
Gattuso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Gattuso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Symons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gattuso has managed to get both his arms back between Symons's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Symons lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gattuso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Symons with a nice head shot there.
Symons lands a couple of elbows.
Symons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Symons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gattuso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Gattuso, not yet.

Symons got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gattuso has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Symons has managed to get both his arms back between Gattuso's legs - danger averted.
Symons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Symons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Symons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennaro Gattuso 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.

Symons misses the shot to the body.
Symons walks into a left hand.
Gattuso misses with a looping left.
Symons misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gattuso!

Gattuso pushes Symons up against the cage in a clinch.
Gattuso tries to work over Symons's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Symons is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Symons can't find room to land a body shot as Gattuso controls the action.
Gattuso is trying to drag Symons to the mat but Symons just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gattuso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Symons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Graeme Symons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gennaro Gattuso.
Symons is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Symons lands a takedown into guard.
Symons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Symons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gattuso looking for a sweep. Not yet Gattuso, not yet.
Symons pushes down on Gattuso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Symons trying to control the pace.

Symons is working for a submission of some sort.
Symons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gattuso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gattuso.
Symons stands up over Gattuso, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Graeme Symons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gattuso working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Symons has passed into half guard!
Gattuso strikes from the bottom but Symons uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Gattuso is looking to reverse the position.
Symons creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Symons working the head and body with strikes.
Gattuso is looking to regain half guard here but Symons keeps moving and retains side control.
Symons working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Symons lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Symons looks up at the clock and then as Gattuso takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Symons smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gattuso gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gattuso is looking to control Symons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gattuso avoid being mounted?
Symons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Symons lands a nice short elbow.

Gattuso is rocked!
Symons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gattuso is still in real trouble! Can Symons finish him?

Symons is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gattuso sees it coming and defends easily.
Symons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Symons is keen to just control but Gattuso is a slippery customer.
Gattuso wants to get back to full guard.
Gattuso seems to have recovered his senses.
Gattuso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Symons is working away from the top position though.
Symons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gattuso missing with punches from the bottom.
Symons working Gattuso over with strikes.
Symons prevents Gattuso from improving his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Symons is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Symons scores with a big shot! Gattuso's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gattuso! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Graeme Symons!
Our winner, Graeme Symons, 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavio Lazzarini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonni comes to the cage accompanied by Chica. Lazzarini has chosen Goffredo Mameli - 'Il Canto degli Italiani' as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sonni
vs
Lazzarini

186 cm
32
185 lbs
25 - 16 - 2

185 cm
34
201 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavio Lazzarini!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonni looks to score with a jab to the body but Lazzarini is just out of range.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lazzarini misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sonni. Lazzarini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lazzarini tried to score with a low kick but Sonni checks it.
Good exchange - Sonni coming out on top.

Sonni shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sonni was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sonni works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Sonni trying to control the action but Lazzarini is working from the bottom.
Lazzarini is looking to regain half guard here but Sonni keeps moving and retains side control.
Lazzarini is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sonni is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini regains half guard.
Lazzarini is looking for a sweep. Sonni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nice strikes from Sonni there.
Lazzarini is looking for a sweep. Sonni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sonni lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lazzarini is not content to let Sonni control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sonni lands a nice short elbow.
Sonni drops an elbow to the side of Lazzarini's head.
Sonni is trying to control the action in half guard but Lazzarini is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lazzarini wants to control but Sonni is keeping busy.
Sonni thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lazzarini actively working from the bottom here.
Lazzarini is holding on to half guard well.
Sonni drops an elbow to the side of Lazzarini's head.
Sonni controlling the pace.
Lazzarini is refusing to be controlled, as Sonni sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lazzarini is trying to maintain the position but Sonni is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Sonni there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sonni connects with a nice short shot to Lazzarini's temple.
Lazzarini has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lazzarini is not content to let Sonni control the position.
Lazzarini blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonni.
Sonni thows a huge punch but Lazzarini dodges it nicely.
Sonni is nestled in close to Lazzarini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sonni is taking a breather. Lazzarini 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.
Sonni seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lazzarini does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Sonni wants to work for an arm triangle but Lazzarini is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sonni working over Lazzarini with some ground and pound. Lazzarini looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lazzarini is looking for a sweep. Sonni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sonni postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lazzarini is trying to keep Sonni in close.
Sonni is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lazzarini is trying to control the position but Sonni postures up.
Sonni postures up and lands a big shot to Lazzarini's brow.
Lazzarini is adopting a defensive guard.
Lazzarini wants to sweep here but Sonni controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lazzarini is trying to control the position but Sonni postures up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lazzarini's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sonni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lazzarini scrambles back to his feet.
Lazzarini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sonni checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Lazzarini fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sonni, pushing him back against the cage.
Sonni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sonni struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazzarini controls his hands.
Lazzarini looking to throw knees to the head but Sonni is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lazzarini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sonni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lazzarini can do to turn this around?
Lazzarini tries to land knees in the clinch but Sonni avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazzarini landing knees to the head.
I was talking to Sonni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lazzarini throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lazzarini is trying to stall.
Lazzarini blocks a body shot from Sonni.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni trying to control the position but instead, Lazzarini has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sonni into the cage.
Lazzarini looking to throw knees to the head but Sonni is blocking nicely.

Sonni manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sonni lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sonni distracts Lazzarini with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sonni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lazzarini tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sonni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lazzarini swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lazzarini wants to sweep here but Sonni controlling him for the moment.
Lazzarini utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazzarini has momentary wrist control but Sonni slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sonni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lazzarini manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sonni manages to get himself to full guard.

Sonni 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.
Sonni keeping moving, preventing Lazzarini from controlling successfully.
Sonni tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sonni working a defensive guard here.
Lazzarini trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lazzarini avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sonni wants to control but Lazzarini passes easily into half guard.
Sonni gets full guard.
Sonni keeping moving, preventing Lazzarini from controlling successfully.
Sonni is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lazzarini is looking to control Sonni's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lazzarini avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sonni missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Sonni is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lazzarini defends it well.
Lazzarini keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lazzarini trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lazzarini is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonni scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sonni sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lazzarini defending well though.
Sonni is nestled in close to Lazzarini, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaheli Sonni dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sonni takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sonni has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lazzarini.
Sonni slips a jab and a cross from Lazzarini.
Sonni cracks Lazzarini with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lazzarini stalks Sonni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sonni's face. Sonni staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Kaheli Sonni has been cut.
Nice uppercut lands for Sonni. That snapped Lazzarini's head back.

It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
Sonni moves out of range of the leg kick from Lazzarini.
Lazzarini ducks under a wild hook from Sonni.
Sonni throws a shot to the body.
Kaheli Sonni is winning the standup battle so far.
Sonni is looking to score with low kicks.
Lazzarini ducks right into an uppercut from Sonni.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazzarini connects with a single shot there.
Sonni lands an overhand right.
Lazzarini on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Lazzarini closes the distance and pushes Sonni back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazzarini landing knees to the head.
Sonni lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sonni pushes Lazzarini back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sonni is trying to pull guard but Lazzarini has him pressed against the cage.
Sonni jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lazzarini walks away with a smile on his face. Sonni gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
Sonni misses the body punch

and Lazzarini counters with a head kick that drops Sonni to the mat! Sonni scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Sonni is rocked!
Sonni misses with a low kick.
Oh Sonni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lazzarini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lazzarini connects with a solid leg kick.
Lazzarini drops Sonni with a huge uppercut! Sonni drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Lazzarini is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Lazzarini!
A very excited looking Flavio Lazzarini rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Edilhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dynamite
vs
Edilhson

178 cm
33
168 lbs
24 - 17 - 2

175 cm
35
168 lbs
25 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of London, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Edilhson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Edilhson rushes Dynamite and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dynamite tries a knee to the head but Edilhson blocks it.

Edilhson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edilhson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Edilhson.
Edilhson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dynamite bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edilhson's head backwards.
Edilhson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dynamite uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edilhson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edilhson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dynamite scores with a hook to the body. Edilhson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dynamite scores with a kick to the midsection.
Edilhson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dynamite sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edilhson somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson shoots in but Dynamite avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
A head kick from Dynamite lands but Edilhson takes it in his stride.
Dynamite throws a lazy right hand but Edilhson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edilhson on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Edilhson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Dynamite has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Edilhson working aggressively here.
Dynamite lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Dynamite.

Dynamite pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edilhson throws out a leg kick but Dynamite moves out of range and Edilhson only half commits.
Edilhson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch lands to the side of Edilhson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dynamite throws a leg kick which misses Edilhson's front leg but catches the back leg as Edilhson tries to avoid it.
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!
Edilhson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dynamite. That one must have hurt.
Edilhson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dynamite circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite misses with a body shot.
Edilhson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dynamite as he jumps to the side.
Dynamite bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Edilhson's head backwards.
A big right from Dynamite misses.
Edilhson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dynamite scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edilhson dives in and grabs Dynamite's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dynamite pushes down on Edilhson's head and hops out.
Dynamite throws a body punch but Edilhson moves out of range.
As Dynamite backs off Edilhson throws a huge counter combo but Dynamite manages to avoid it all.
Dynamite cracks Edilhson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Edilhson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Edilhson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dynamite defends it nicely.
Edilhson defending well as Dynamite loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite keeps the fight on the outside.
Dynamite dips to his left and cracks Edilhson with an uppercut!
Edilhson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edilhson loads up on a big right hand but Dynamite slips the punch.
Edilhson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dynamite.
Edilhson throws a body shot but no joy.
Dynamite looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dynamite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dynamite lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Edilhson circles away quickly and effectively.
Edilhson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Edilhson slips under a jab from Dynamite.
Edilhson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Edilhson moves to clinch but Dynamite breaks away
and Dynamite counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edilhson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite thuds his right hand into Edilhson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That kick from Dynamite tenderised Edilhson's leg. Edilhson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Edmundo Edilhson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edilhson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edilhson lands a body shot.
Dynamite dips to his left and cracks Edilhson with an uppercut!
Edilhson throws a leg kick but Dynamite sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dynamite uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Edilhson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edilhson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dynamite looks to land a left hand but Edilhson moved out of range nicely.
Edilhson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dynamite turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Edilhson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dynamite.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edilhson misses with a right hand
and Dynamite counters with a body kick.
Dynamite connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dynamite cracks Edilhson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Dynamite 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.

Edilhson moves into range and clinches up with Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with the head strike.
Edilhson tries to throw a body punch but Dynamite avoids it by throwing Edilhson back against the cage.
Dynamite throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dynamite is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edilhson can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Dynamite.
Dynamite scores a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Dynamite.
Dynamite misses with a knee strike.
Dynamite misses with a knee strike.
Dynamite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Edilhson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dynamite misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dynamite throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Dynamite.
Dynamite has Edilhson pushed against the cage.
Dynamite throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Edilhson blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dynamite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Edilhson.
Edilhson lands a nice elbow.
Edilhson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dynamite to keep the fight standing.
Edilhson has a couple of punches blocked by Dynamite.
Dynamite using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Edilhson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Edilhson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dynamite avoids the body shot from Edilhson.
Edilhson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Edilhson misses with a body shot.
Jab from Dynamite.
Edilhson swings for the body but Dynamite moves out of range.
Edilhson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dynamite throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Edilhson's head.

Edilhson is rocked!
Edilhson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Edilhson is still on wobbly legs! Can Dynamite finish him?
Dynamite digs a good body shot into Edilhson's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dynamite lunges at Edilhson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Edilhson's hand.
Edilhson fails with a takedown attempt.
Dynamite throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dynamite avoids a kick to the body.
Edilhson seems to have recovered his senses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Edilhson.
Edilhson shoots and misses
and Dynamite counters with a nice uppercut.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edmundo Edilhson.
Edilhson is breathing heavily.
Dynamite changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Napoleon Dynamite is winning the standup battle so far.
Dynamite throws a series of punches but Edilhson moves out of range.
Edilhson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edilhson avoids the head kick by Dynamite.
Edilhson walks into a left hand.
Edilhson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dynamite finds it's way round the side to connect with Edilhson's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite cracks the inside of Edilhson's front leg.
Edilhson tries to bum rush Dynamite with a series of wild strikes but Dynamite uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edilhson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dynamite tries to avoid it but Edilhson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dynamite to the ground. Dynamite escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dynamite bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dynamite, right into the meat.
Dynamite pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Edilhson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dynamite.
An inside leg kick lands from Dynamite.
Edilhson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dynamite to score with a decent uppercut.

Edilhson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edilhson has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.

Edilhson pulls guard.
Dynamite is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dynamite advances position into side control!

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!
A lull in the action here.
Dynamite is looking to take a break and control but Edilhson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edilhson tries to improve position but can't.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Dynamite dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Edilhson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dynamite connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dynamite just misses with a punch to the body.
Edilhson misses with the combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edilhson is defended easily by Dynamite.
Dynamite lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite cracks Edilhson with a good jab.
Edilhson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dynamite lands with a straight right. Edilhson didn't see that one coming.
Edilhson misses with a lunging right hand
and Dynamite connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dynamite lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edilhson wants to clinch up but Dynamite keeps it at a distance.

Edilhson drives through with a takedown into Dynamite's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dynamite trying to control the position.
Edilhson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dynamite trying to keep a closed guard but Edilhson is proving a slippery customer.
Edilhson trying to control but Dynamite is working from the bottom.

Dynamite working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Edilhson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Edilhson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dynamite is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edilhson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Edilhson keeping moving, preventing Dynamite from controlling successfully.
Dynamite is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dynamite has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Edilhson keeping moving, preventing Dynamite from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dynamite seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dynamite throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Edilhson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dynamite lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Edilhson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dynamite keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dynamite fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Edilhson.
Edilhson with a nice cross.
Edilhson misses with a right hand
and Dynamite counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edilhson thinking.
Edilhson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dynamite misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Edilhson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dynamite lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dynamite is looking to slow Edilhson down with leg kicks.
Edilhson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dynamite dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Edilhson slips a jab from Dynamite.
Dynamite lands with a nice body punch.
Edmundo Edilhson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edilhson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dynamite counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Napoleon Dynamite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dynamite, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Napoleon Dynamite!
Our winner, Napoleon Dynamite, 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.
The defeated Edmundo Edilhson had this to say: 'Great fight "The Lone Wolf" Booker McQuade I managed to get you in an armbar the first fight but you won fair and square this time I will be back to get my title tho!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atlas Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sevent Seagull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kivi's entrance music is Metallica - Ride the Lightning. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Seagull's choice of entrance music: Van Halen - Jump. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kivi
vs
Seagull

175 cm
37
160 lbs
30 - 19 - 2

183 cm
39
165 lbs
32 - 19 - 4

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Atlas Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sevent Seagull!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seagull.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses.
Kivi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kivi avoids the head kick by Seagull.
Seagull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivi throws out the jab.
Seagull raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Seagull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kivi.
Seagull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kivi lands with a straight right. Seagull didn't see that one coming.
Seagull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seagull raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Kivi.
Seagull scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kivi doesn't seem bothered though.
Seagull staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Kivi.
Seagull tries a head kick but it misses.
Seagull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seagull misses with a low kick.
Seagull throws a leg kick but Kivi checks it.
Kivi looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagull is just out of range.
Seagull tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Seagull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seagull.
Seagull looks for the body kick but Kivi saw that one coming.
Kivi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kivi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Seagull thuds a left hand into Kivi's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seagull.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seagull flicks out a counter leg kick but Kivi steps away.
Seagull throws a head kick that half lands.
Seagull tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivi throws a body kick that misses.
Kivi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kivi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kivi swings for the body but Seagull moves out of range.
Seagull follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kivi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kivi throws a head kick but Seagull moves out of range.
Kivi swings for the body but Seagull moves out of range.
Seagull buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kivi throws an off balance right hand
and Seagull counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagull keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters circling a little - Kivi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kivi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seagull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kivi throws out the jab.
Kivi throws a wild body kick that Seagull sees coming a mile off.
Kivi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kivi throws a poor cross that misses
and Seagull counters with a straight right hand.
Kivi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kivi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kivi misses with a straight left.
Kivi throws a hook to the side of Seagull's head but Seagull sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seagull throws a wild body kick that Kivi sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi misses with a low kick.
Seagull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seagull throws a sloppy head kick and Kivi moves out of range easily.
Kivi feinted with a counter takedown.
Seagull connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kivi throws a hook but Seagull avoids it easily.
Seagull is looking for the big counter here.
Kivi looks to land a body kick but Seagull moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Kivi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kivi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Seagull counters with an inside leg kick.
Kivi lands a slapping body shot.
Kivi misses with a body kick.
Kivi backing away here, and Seagull unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sevent Seagull will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kivi throws a body punch but Seagull moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Seagull.
Seagull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seagull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kivi.
Sevent Seagull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seagull tried to score with a low kick but Kivi checks it.
Kivi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seagull was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivi.
Seagull blocks a head kick by Kivi.
Seagull catches Kivi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kivi tries to clinch up but Seagull circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi with a jab.
Seagull slips under a jab from Kivi.
Kivi throws the kick towards the body but Seagull avoids it.
Kivi throws a head kick but Seagull moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi throws a head kick but Seagull moves out of range.
Seagull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi lands the left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Seagull.
Seagull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kivi.
Kivi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seagull manages to avoid it.
Kivi connects with the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivi. Seagull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kivi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSeagull.
Kivi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses.
Kivi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi missing with a left hand there. Seagull was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kivi throws a hook but Seagull avoids it easily.
Seagull swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A good leg kick by Kivi.
Kivi takes a swing at Seagull's ribcage but misses.
Atlas Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Seagull is predictable there

and Kivi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seagull tries to roll over but Kivi keeps him under control.
Seagull gets full guard.
Kivi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Kivi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seagull has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kivi has managed to get both his arms back between Seagull's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Seagull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kivi is aware though and is defending well.
Seagull keeping moving, preventing Kivi from controlling successfully.

Seagull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kivi defends well.
Seagull looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kivi looking to pass the guard.

Seagull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kivi trying to control but Seagull is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Seagull looking for a guillotine here but Kivi defends easily.
Seagull looking for a sweep. Not yet Seagull, not yet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Seagull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kivi defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kivi trying to control but Seagull is working from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Kivi gets the takedown into side control.
Kivi slows the pace down.
Kivi working the head with strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Atlas Kivi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Seagull bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kivi stalks Seagull and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Seagull's face. Seagull staggers backwards, shaken.
Kivi misses the shot to the body.
Seagull takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kivi misses with a body kick.
Kivi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kivi misses with an uppercut.
Seagull scores with a head kick. Kivi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi throws a wild body kick that Seagull sees coming a mile off.
Seagull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Kivi finds it's way through Seagull's defenses.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Seagull.
A counter left hand to the body from Kivi misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagull throws a low kick, looking for Kivi's leg but Kivi calmly moves out of range.
Kivi feinted with a counter takedown.
Seagull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kivi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Seagull counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kivi's knee momentarily.
Kivi swings for the body but Seagull moves out of range.
Seagull raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kivi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seagull moves out of range of the strikes.
Seagull steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Seagull tries to land a front kick but Kivi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kivi ducks under a wild hook from Seagull.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seagull takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Seagull circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi motions for Seagull to come forward. Kivi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seagull throws a body punch but Kivi moves out of range.
Seagull misses with a low kick.
Sevent Seagull is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kivi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Seagull lands a nice looking body kick.
Seagull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Seagull uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kivi has time to react.
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!
Kivi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Seagull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi blocks a head kick by Seagull.
Kivi misses with an uppercut. Seagull saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seagull.
The fighters circling - Kivi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seagull looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Seagull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kivi.
Seagull throws a head kick that misses.
Kivi throws a lazy uppercut
letting Seagull counter with a right hand.
Seagull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seagull lands with an overhand left.
Seagull throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kivi.
Kivi lands a nice shot to the body.
Seagull has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick by Kivi misses
and Seagull counters with a low kick, right behind Kivi 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi fails with the takedown
and Seagull connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi misses with a left hand
and Seagull makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kivi really felt that one!
Kivi connects with the punch.
Seagull throws a head kick that half lands.
Kivi lands a glancing blow to the side of Seagull's head.
Kivi throws a jab when Seagull was well out of range.
Kivi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Kivi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Seagull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atlas Kivi!
Atlas Kivi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alastair Gridlock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gridlock might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Robbie Williams - Come Undone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gridlock
vs
Rose

190 cm
35
185 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

179 cm
38
180 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alastair Gridlock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with a right hand
and Gridlock counters with a body kick.
Gridlock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Gridlock.
Rose tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gridlock misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rose counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rose keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose moves out of range of the body kick from Gridlock.
Rose wants to counter with a clinch but Gridlock pushes him away.
Gridlock buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rose misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gridlock digs a good hook to Rose's body.

Gridlock moves into the clinch.
Gridlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rose misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gridlock misses with a punch to the body.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Gridlock is blocking nicely.
Rose throws an elbow that misses.
Gridlock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rose has Gridlock pressed against the cage.

Gridlock pulls guard effortlessly.
Rose won't allow Gridlock to sweep him here.
Rose showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gridlock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gridlock will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rose wants to stand but Gridlock has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Gridlock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Gridlock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose wanted to stand there but Gridlock had control of the position.
Gridlock trying to keep a closed guard but Rose is proving a slippery customer.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Gridlock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rose is looking to stand up but Gridlock won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gridlock throws a hook but Rose blocks it.
Gridlock moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRose.
Rose lands with a shot to the body.
Gridlock throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gridlock misses with a leg kick
and Rose counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rose throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Gridlock there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Rose gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gridlock misses with the head strike.
Gridlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gridlock is trying to maintain a safe position but Rose gets an underhook and turns Gridlock into the cage.
Rose struggles to land a body shot inside as Gridlock controls his hands.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Gridlock blocks it.
Rose lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Alastair Gridlock has been cut.
Rose lands with a left to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rose working Gridlock over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Gridlock is blocking nicely.
Gridlock working aggressively here.
Gridlock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gridlock dodges an elbow strike from Rose.

Gridlock drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gridlock is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gridlock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gridlock's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Rose gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alastair Gridlock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alastair Gridlock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rose is looking to clinch but Gridlock is avoiding it.
Gridlock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Gridlock.
A punch lands to the side of Gridlock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alastair Gridlock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Rose.
Gridlock swats away the attempt to clinch by Rose.
A quick step to the side and Gridlock tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gridlock misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gridlock fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rose avoids it really well and circles away.
Rose jabs at Gridlock's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose throws a head kick that half lands.

Gridlock clinches up with Rose and pushes him back against the cage.
Rose doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gridlock scores with a hook to the body.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gridlock lands a left hand.
Gridlock takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gridlock trying to stall but Rose improves his position.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Gridlock tries a body shot but Rose blocks it.
Hell Rose seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Gridlock scores with a shot to the side of Rose's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rose tries a knee to the head but Gridlock blocks it.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gridlock avoiding damage as Rose throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gridlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rose obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rose.
Gridlock avoids the elbow strike from Rose, against the cage.
Gridlock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Gridlock is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gridlock has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gridlock working aggressively here.
Rose lands a nice elbow.
Rose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gridlock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rose is breathing heavily.
Gridlock lands an uppercut.
Gridlock lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Gridlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rose throws an elbow but misses.
Gridlock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Gridlock on the inside.

Rose is rocked!
Gridlock stalling.
Rose is still on wobbly legs! Can Gridlock finish him?
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Gridlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose missing with knees to the body.
Rose seems to have recovered his senses.
Gridlock tries to throw a body punch but Rose avoids it by throwing Gridlock back against the cage.
Gridlock lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rose.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Gridlock avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gridlock avoids it.
Gridlock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rose working aggressively here.
Rose throws a punch but it's blocked by Gridlock.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Rose tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good body shot from Gridlock.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gridlock.
Gridlock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gridlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rose has a couple of punches blocked by Gridlock.
Gridlock struggles to land a body shot inside as Rose controls his hands.
Rose blocks a body shot from Gridlock.
Gridlock managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Gridlock is leaning against Rose and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rose lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Gridlock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gridlock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gridlock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gridlock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rose backwards.
Gridlock is stalling here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Alastair Gridlock dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alastair Gridlock's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gridlock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rose was well out of range. Poor timing from Gridlock.

Gridlock moves into range and clinches up with Rose.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rose lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Rose.
Gridlock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gridlock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rose tries to land knees in the clinch but Gridlock avoids the damage to the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gridlock avoids it.
Rose scores with a knee to the head.
Gridlock is stalling here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rose.
Gridlock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rose.
Rose goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gridlock is defending well for now.
Gridlock scores with a shoulder strike.
Gridlock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gridlock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gridlock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rose with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Rose fails to land.
Gridlock blocks an uppercut.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.
Gridlock blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gridlock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gridlock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gridlock is working Rose over against the cage.
Rose throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gridlock takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rose tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hell Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Gridlock - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rose's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Gridlock.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gridlock.
Gridlock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Gridlock - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Gridlock.
Rose throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rose misses with the head strike.
Rose lands an elbow that stopped Gridlock in his tracks for a moment.
Rose is trying to stall.
Gridlock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rose with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gridlock is trying to pull guard but Rose has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rose or not.
Gridlock effectively controlling the action here.
Rose looking to stall.
Rose blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Gridlock.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gridlock.
Rose lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gridlock backwards.
Gridlock misses with a body punch.
Good body shot from Gridlock.
Gridlock lands a shoulder strike.
Gridlock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gridlock digs a right hand into Rose's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rose's gas tank.
Gridlock will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rose up against the cage.
Gridlock is struggling to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gridlock lands a nice uppercut.
Alastair Gridlock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gridlock.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Gridlock is blocking nicely.
Gridlock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rose's elbow.
Gridlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rose misses with a knee strike.
Gridlock managing to block the knees to the body from Rose.
Knees to the body from Rose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gridlock.
Gridlock'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.
Gridlock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gridlock effectively controlling the action here.
Rose misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alastair Gridlock.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gridlock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alastair Gridlock!
During a confident post fight interview, Alastair Gridlock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Harrington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jordan (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.

Harrington
vs
Jordan

198 cm
32
257 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

205 cm
31
265 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ashley Harrington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jordan misses its intended target.
Jordan blocks the body kick.
Harrington lands a slapping body shot.
Harrington looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jordan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harrington finds it's way round the side to connect with Jordan's head.
Jordan moves out of range as Harrington throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Harrington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Harrington scores with a push kick.

Harrington lands a big head kick that sends Jordan tumbling to the mat! Harrington takes a step backwards and waves Jordan back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Joe Jordan has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harrington looks for the body kick but Jordan saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harrington.
Jordan swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Ashley Harrington has been cut.
Harrington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jordan tried to score with a low kick but Harrington checks it.
Jordan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jordan moves out of range of the body kick from Harrington.
Harrington misses with an uppercut.
Harrington connects with a right hand. Jordan shakes it off.

Jordan lands a big head kick that sends Harrington tumbling to the mat! Jordan takes a step backwards and waves Harrington back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Harrington is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington misses with a straight right.
Oh Harrington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jordan fakes the body blow, causing Harrington to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Harrington goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Jordan!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tamias Poochyena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poochyena comes into the arena with This Life - Curtis Stigers & The Forest Rangers blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Poochyena
vs
Pegas

225 cm
37
295 lbs
40 - 17 - 3

191 cm
37
247 lbs
37 - 25 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 40 - 17 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tamias Poochyena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Pegas!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poochyena lands a front kick.
Pegas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Poochyena counters with a straight right hand.
Poochyena throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pegas on the side of the head.

It looks like Jon Pegas has been cut.
Pegas misses with a lunging right hand
and Poochyena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pegas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A telegraphed right hand from Poochyena misses the target.
A head kick misses from Pegas.
Pegas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poochyena was well out of range. Poor timing from Pegas.
Pegas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poochyena moves away.
A solid body kick from Poochyena.
Poochyena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pegas loads up on a big right hand but Poochyena slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poochyena lands a jab to the head.
Poochyena scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Poochyena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pegas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pegas throws a lazy right hand but Poochyena sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poochyena darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Poochyena throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pegas steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Poochyena.
Jon Pegas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pegas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Poochyena wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Pegas. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pegas.
Pegas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pegas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena throws out a powerful jab.
Poochyena has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pegas throws a leg kick
and Poochyena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pegas throws a sloppy head kick and Poochyena moves out of range easily.
Pegas misses with an uppercut.
Poochyena jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Poochyena connects with a solid leg kick.
Poochyena throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Pegas misses.
Poochyena thinks about countering with a head kick.
Poochyena ducks under a wild hook from Pegas.
Pegas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pegas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Poochyena.
Poochyena was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pegas misses with a low kick as Poochyena jumps back.
A quick step to the side and Poochyena tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poochyena avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Pegas moves into range and clinches up with Poochyena.
Pegas will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Poochyena up against the cage.
Poochyena dodges an elbow strike from Pegas.
Poochyena doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poochyena stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Pegas fails to land.
Poochyena misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poochyena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poochyena blocks an elbow strike.
Pegas looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Pegas fails to land.
Poochyena tries to work over Pegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poochyena'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.
Pegas stalling against the cage.
Pegas throws an elbow that misses.
Pegas letting Poochyena take a breather here.
Pegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamias Poochyena dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Pegas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A solid leg kick lands there for Pegas.
Poochyena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pegas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pegas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Poochyena's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pegas under the eye.
Poochyena swings for the body but Pegas moves out of range.
A lazy left from Poochyena finds it's target.
Pegas blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pegas throws a wild body kick that Poochyena sees coming a mile off.
As Pegas looks to move away, Poochyena throws a big counter combo bu Pegas just gets out of the way.
Pegas misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pegas.
Pegas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pegas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pegas throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Poochyena to counter with a crisp jab.
Pegas lands with an overhand left.
Poochyena is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
BOOM! Poochyena lands a beautiful left hook that drops Pegas. Pegas tries to recover but Poochyena is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Pegas lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamias Poochyena!
Tamias Poochyena decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Slevin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rau Utu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slevin's entrance music is Metallica - Enter Sandman. A fine choice. Rau Utu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Slevin
vs
Utu

200 cm
32
275 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

225 cm
38
287 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Slevin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rau Utu!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Utu.

Slevin moves into the clinch successfully.
Slevin pushes off an throws an elbow but Utu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Slevin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Utu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Utu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Utu.

Utu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Utu throws a head kick but Slevin moves out of range.
Slevin cracks the inside of Utu's front leg.
Slevin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Slevin misses with a body shot.
Utu throws a nice head kick!
Slevin misses with a hook.
Utu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Utu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Slevin to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Rau Utu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slevin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Utu counters with a straight right hand.
Slevin throws a jab when Utu was well out of range.
Slevin tests Utu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Utu ducks under a wild hook from Slevin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slevin thuds his right hand into Utu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Slevin. Utu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Utu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Utu fakes the leg kick and cracks Slevin in the body.
Utu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Slevin is looking to land body kicks.
Slevin misses with a wild body shot.
Utu lands a jab to the head.
Utu tries a head kick but it misses.
Utu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Utu throws a push kick but Slevin slaps the foot to one side.
Slevin throws a jab but it's blocked by Utu.
A countering left hand to the body from Utu misses.
Utu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Utu throws a head kick but Slevin moves out of range.
Slevin connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Utu keeps the fight on the outside.
Slevin throws a head kick but Utu moves out of range.
Slevin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Utu.
Utu moves out of range of the body kick.
Rau Utu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slevin lands with an uppercut that bounces Utu off the cage and back into range.

That has opened up Rau Utu's cut even more.
Slevin throws a leg kick but Utu checks it.
Slevin misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Utu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Slevin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Slevin avoids the body shot from Utu.
Utu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Utu swats away the attempt to clinch by Slevin.
Utu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Utu feints and then cracks Slevin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slevin down.
Slevin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Utu tries a head kick but it misses.
Utu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Slevin dips to his left and cracks Utu with an uppercut!
Utu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Utu connects with a high kick.
Utu misses with a lunging right hand
and Slevin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Utu looks winded!
Utu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slevin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Slevin swings for the body but Utu moves out of range.
Utu throws a front kick aimed at Slevin's knee but Slevin avoids it well.
Slevin throwing a counter right hand but Utu manages to avoid it.
Slevin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from Slevin misses its intended target.

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

Utu is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slevin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Utu is still on wobbly legs! Can Slevin finish him?
A head kick misses from Utu.
Utu seems to have recovered his senses.
Slevin missing with a left hand there. Utu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Utu lands with an uppercut that bounces Slevin off the cage and back into range.

Slevin closes the distance and pushes Utu back into the cage.
Slevin misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utu avoids a wild elbow strike from Slevin.
Slevin lands an elbow that stopped Utu in his tracks for a moment.

Rau Utu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Slevin!
Tony Slevin retains his super heavyweight title!
Tony Slevin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Rau Utu had this to say: 'This is what happens when u dont get a Hy Sckul diploma and have to continue fighting for a living even tho u "depoppin" like a bitch! I wont be around much longer....'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan St Juste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snuka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Superfly by Curtis Mayfield. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

St Juste
vs
Snuka

178 cm
39
172 lbs
51 - 16 - 2

178 cm
35
175 lbs
31 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Instinct
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 51 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Renan St Juste!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Snuka!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snuka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
St Juste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snuka.
St Juste has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
St Juste is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Snuka.
St Juste throws a push kick but Snuka slaps the foot to one side.
Snuka with the counter takedown but St Juste avoids it easily.
St Juste thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Snuka if he has to take too many more of those.
Good standup being displayed there by Snuka as he connects with a hook.
Snuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka throws out a powerful jab.
Snuka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and St Juste counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Snuka thinking.
Snuka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick
and St Juste counters with a nice leg kick.
Snuka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Juste fires out a quick counter leg kick but Snuka just manages to avoid it.
Snuka throws a sloppy head kick and St Juste moves out of range easily.
Snuka misses with a double jab
and St Juste counters with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Juste has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Snuka finds it's way round the side to connect with St Juste's head.
Snuka throws a looping overhand right but St Juste ducks down to avoid it.

Snuka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. St Juste manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
St Juste wants to sweep but no luck.
Snuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Snuka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snuka is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Snuka chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka tries to free his leg and advance position but St Juste is retaining full guard.
St Juste 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.

Snuka drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but St Juste manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Snuka has St Juste in his guard.

Snuka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Juste is aware though and is defending well.
St Juste sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snuka working for a triangle but St Juste defends it easily.
Snuka keeping moving, preventing St Juste from controlling successfully.
St Juste preventing the sweep.
Snuka has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but St Juste has passed into side control.
St Juste wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snuka keeps working.
Snuka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste wants to lay and pray for a moment but Snuka keeps working.
Snuka gets back to full guard.
Snuka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
St Juste stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Snuka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Juste is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Snuka working for a triangle but St Juste defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Snuka is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. St Juste is aware though and is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Snuka will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Snuka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Snuka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Juste lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Juste feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Snuka's calf.
St Juste throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Snuka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Snuka scores with a jab to the body.
Snuka swings away with a body shot that misses
and St Juste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Juste misses with a looping right.

Snuka manages to get an easy takedown there - catching St Juste on his heels. He'll look to pass St Juste's guard now, I'm sure.
St Juste looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snuka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snuka wants to pass to mount but St Juste is defending the position.
St Juste is looking to improve his position.
Snuka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka throwing shots but St Juste is blocking nicely.
Jimmy Snuka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snuka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snuka trying to mount his opponent but St Juste defends it.

Snuka 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Juste is controlling Snuka's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Juste keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Snuka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Juste tries to roll over but Snuka keeps him under control.
Snuka is keen to just control but St Juste is a slippery customer.
St Juste is looking for a sweep. Snuka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snuka has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snuka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snuka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Snuka looks to land a strike but St Juste avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.
Snuka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
St Juste takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Snuka looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but St Juste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Juste can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Snuka controls the pace.
Snuka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snuka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Juste works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snuka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Snuka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snuka with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Snuka lands a couple of elbows.
Snuka wants to pass the guard but St Juste is keeping the position.
Snuka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Juste keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
Snuka stops St Juste from standing up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Snuka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! St Juste's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Snuka feints and as St Juste raises his hands in defense, Snuka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Juste working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.
Snuka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Snuka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Juste swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but St Juste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Juste 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka is looking to work some ground and pound but St Juste has wrist control.

Snuka drops back, looking for a kneebar! St Juste looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. St Juste looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from St Juste!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Snuka is in trouble now - St Juste has advanced to mount!
Snuka is looking to improve his position but St Juste isn't that keen on the idea.
Snuka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Snuka is trying to control but can't.
Snuka is trying is best to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Snuka with the active half guard here but St Juste passes nicely into side control.
Snuka is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked St Juste off and has taken his back!
St Juste avoids the strikes from Snuka.
St Juste just trying to survive but Snuka is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
St Juste wants to get back to his feet.
St Juste just looking to survive in the bad position.
St Juste manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from St Juste.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
Snuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snuka throwing strikes from guard but St Juste blocks nicely.
Snuka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Snuka throwing strikes from guard but St Juste blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snuka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but St Juste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snuka throws a big right hand that misses.
St Juste keeping moving, preventing Snuka from controlling successfully.
Snuka landing with the ground and pound.
Snuka stopping the sweep attempt from St Juste.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Snuka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Juste working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Snuka connects with a jab.
Snuka tries a head kick but it misses.
Snuka moves to clinch but St Juste breaks away
and St Juste finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Snuka jabs St Juste to the body, keeping him at a distance.
St Juste turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renan St Juste is winning the standup battle so far.
St Juste doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
St Juste throws a hook but Snuka blocks it.
Snuka scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka dives in and grabs St Juste's left leg, looking for a takedown. St Juste pushes down on Snuka's head and hops out.
St Juste throws a looping overhand right but Snuka ducks down to avoid it.
St Juste throws a big shot that misses.
Snuka wants to counter with a clinch but St Juste pushes him away.
St Juste takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snuka drives through with a takedown into St Juste's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Snuka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snuka throwing strikes from guard but St Juste blocks nicely.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but St Juste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snuka with a nice head shot there.
Snuka throwing strikes but missing.
Snuka lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
St Juste avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
St Juste wants to sweep but no luck.
Snuka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
St Juste is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Snuka trying to control the position from guard on top but St Juste is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Snuka is looking to clinch.
Snuka ducks right into an uppercut from St Juste.

St Juste gets tackled into the cage by Snuka. Snuka maintains the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Snuka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is trying to stall.
Snuka goes for a takedown attempt but St Juste pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Snuka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Snuka with a lazy takedown attempt
and St Juste makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snuka.
Snuka is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Snuka moves out of range as St Juste strikes.
Snuka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Snuka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Snuka throws a predictable looking body shot
and St Juste counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Juste lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from St Juste misses the target.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Juste avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Snuka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snuka preventing the sweep.
Snuka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Snuka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Snuka landing some decent shots from guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snuka is looking to work some ground and pound but St Juste has wrist control.
Snuka won't allow St Juste to sweep him here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Snuka dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Snuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Juste moves away.
It looked like St Juste wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
St Juste moves out of range as Snuka strikes.
St Juste fires out a quick counter leg kick but Snuka just manages to avoid it.
Snuka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Juste loads up on a big right hand but Snuka slips the punch.
St Juste blocks a head kick by Snuka.
St Juste scores with a hook.
St Juste misses with an attempted mid kick.

Snuka feints and as St Juste raises his hands in defense, Snuka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snuka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snuka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Juste working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snuka.
Snuka landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snuka trying to control but St Juste is working from the bottom.
St Juste looking to control.
Snuka trying to control but St Juste is working from the bottom.
Snuka tries to free his leg and advance position but St Juste is retaining full guard.
St Juste is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snuka. St Juste does a little dance to reset his feet.
Renan St Juste has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
St Juste blocks a head kick by Snuka.
St Juste stuffs the takedown.
As Snuka backs away, St Juste returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Snuka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping St Juste at a distance.

St Juste gets tackled into the cage by Snuka. Snuka maintains the clinch.
St Juste lands a body shot in the clinch.
St Juste misses with a punch to the body.
Snuka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Snuka.
Snuka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Snuka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. St Juste gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Renan St Juste has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snuka.
St Juste working aggressively here.
St Juste struggles to land a body shot inside as Snuka controls his hands.
Snuka tries to score a body lock takedown but St Juste shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
St Juste working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from St Juste.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Juste lands a left hand that snaps the head of Snuka backwards.
St Juste is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Juste tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Juste lands a shoulder strike.
St Juste tries to throw a body punch but Snuka avoids it by throwing St Juste back against the cage.
Snuka working aggressively here.
Snuka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Juste wants to break free but Snuka has control.
St Juste's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Juste misses with a punch on the inside.
Snuka throws a punch but it's blocked by St Juste.
A left hand lands to the body for St Juste.
Snuka is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Juste.

Snuka is rocked!
St Juste creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Snuka's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Snuka drops to his knees and St Juste pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan St Juste!
Renan St Juste retains his welterweight title!
Renan St Juste thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Jimmy Snuka was interviewed post fight and said 'What the hell just happened? Anyone get the license plate number off that truck?'.

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hype
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