XF 13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Giambi (ranked 21418 p4p, 466 weight class) and Machiavelli Vecellio (ranked 2722 p4p, 254 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Giambi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mortal Kombat theme . Marco Giambi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Giambi
vs
Vecellio

195 cm
23
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
270 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Giambi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Machiavelli Vecellio!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Vecellio misses the target.

Giambi takes the fight into the clinch.

Vecellio breaks the clinch.

Vecellio clinches with his opponent.
A short uppercut from Vecellio.
Giambi lands a hook that snaps the head of Vecellio backwards.
Vecellio wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Giambi has him pressed against the cage.
Vecellio misses with the head strike.
Vecellio can't break the clinch.

Vecellio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vecellio throws a hook but Giambi blocks it.
Marco Giambi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vecellio misses the shot to the body.
Giambi wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vecellio closes the distance and clinches.
Vecellio can't break the clinch.
Giambi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giambi prevents Vecellio from breaking the clinch.
I was talking to Giambi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Vecellio manages to break the clinch.

Giambi has Vecellio up against the cage in a clinch.
Vecellio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Giambi tries to throw a body punch but Vecellio avoids it by throwing Giambi back against the cage.
Vecellio pushes Giambi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Giambi throws a punch but it's blocked by Vecellio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vecellio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Giambi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Giambi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Giambi throws out a loose jab but Vecellio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vecellio looks to score with a jab to the body but Giambi is just out of range.
Giambi is looking for a counter combo.
Giambi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vecellio throws out the jab.

Vecellio clinches with his opponent.
Giambi trying to land knees to the body.
Vecellio struggles to land a body shot inside as Giambi controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vecellio wants to break the clinch but can't.

Giambi breaks from the clinch.
Vecellio tries to move into range but Giambi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Giambi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Giambi tries to clinch up
enabling Vecellio to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Giambi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vecellio, pushing him back against the cage.
Vecellio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Giambi scores with a nice hook to the head.

Vecellio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot by Vecellio.
Vecellio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vecellio swats away the attempt to clinch by Giambi.
Vecellio looks to throw the jab but Giambi is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vecellio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Giambi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vecellio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick misses from Giambi.
Vecellio sizes up Giambi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Giambi moves to clinch but Vecellio breaks away
and Vecellio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vecellio looks to land a left hand but Giambi moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Giambi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vecellio's corner calls for a 1-2. Vecellio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Giambi moves into the clinch successfully.
Giambi tries to work over Vecellio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Vecellio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vecellio misses with a two punch combination.
Giambi throwing a counter right hand but Vecellio manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machiavelli Vecellio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Giambi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giambi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vecellio misses with an uppercut. Giambi saw that one coming.
Vecellio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Giambi tries to clinch up.
Vecellio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Giambi.
Vecellio wants to counter with a clinch but Giambi pushes him away.
Vecellio misses with an uppercut. Giambi saw that one coming.
Vecellio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Giambi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Vecellio misses.
Giambi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vecellio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Marco Giambi has been cut.

Vecellio drops his shoulder and cracks Giambi with a huge uppercut! Giambi goes down! Can Vecellio finish him?

Giambi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Vecellio gets to his feet - Giambi follows without any prompting.
Oh Giambi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Vecellio engages and cracks Giambi with a massive lead left hook - Giambi tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Vecellio is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Machiavelli Vecellio!
A very excited looking Machiavelli Vecellio made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jab Buckeye (ranked 2240 p4p, 252 weight class) and Max Onera (ranked 3353 p4p, 323 weight class). Buckeye kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Right above it lil Wayne . Max Onera will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Buckeye
vs
Onera

184 cm
22
196 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

196 cm
31
191 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jab Buckeye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Onera!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buckeye keeps the fight on the outside.
Onera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buckeye circles away from the clinch attempt

and Buckeye counters with a nice double leg into side control. Onera won't be happy with that.
Onera manages to work his way to half guard, despite Buckeye's best efforts.
Buckeye trying to pass the guard but Onera defending well.
Onera is trying to maintain the position but Buckeye is very close to passing his half guard.
Buckeye not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Buckeye knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Onera on the ground.
Buckeye sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Onera defending well though.
Buckeye drops an elbow to the side of Onera's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buckeye winds up and cracks Onera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Buckeye is nestled in close to Onera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Buckeye thows a huge punch but Onera dodges it nicely.
Onera is looking to improve his position.
Onera trying to control here.

Onera actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckeye is nestled in close to Onera, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Buckeye is looking to take a break and control but Onera is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Onera makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Onera.
Buckeye is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Buckeye has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Buckeye preventing the sweep.
Onera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buckeye.
Buckeye throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Onera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Onera is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Onera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Buckeye.
Buckeye makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Buckeye might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Onera is on top in guard.

Onera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onera's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Onera wants to pass the guard but Buckeye is keeping the position.

Buckeye is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Onera defends well.
Onera wants to control from the top but Buckeye keeps moving.

Buckeye escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Onera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Onera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Onera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Onera wants to control from the top but Buckeye keeps moving.
Onera postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Onera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Buckeye avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Onera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Buckeye has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Onera has managed to get both his arms back between Buckeye's legs - danger averted.
Onera is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Buckeye looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Buckeye seems keen to control Onera's posture.
Onera throwing strikes from guard but Buckeye blocks nicely.
Buckeye looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Onera pushes down on Buckeye's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Onera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Buckeye is pressing down on Onera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Buckeye has his foot on Onera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Onera works his way back into a safe position though.
Onera wants to control from the top but Buckeye keeps moving.
Buckeye tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Buckeye is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Onera defends well.
Buckeye keeping full guard, as Onera tries to pass.
Onera wants to control from the top but Buckeye keeps moving.

Onera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Onera trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckeye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Onera postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Buckeye is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Onera, into his guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jab Buckeye dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Buckeye throws an overhand right that lands on Onera's shoulder, as Onera tries to avoid the shot.
Onera feints the counter takedown.
Onera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buckeye.
Onera is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Buckeye looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Buckeye is trying hard to land a takedown here. Onera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Onera closes the distance and pushes Buckeye back into the cage.

Buckeye is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Onera can't fight it off and eventually Buckeye manages to take the fight to the floor. Onera looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Buckeye trying to control but Onera is working from the bottom.
Buckeye postures up.
Buckeye lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onera wants to sweep but no luck.
Our spies down at at Touch Of Death Combat Academy inform us that Onera has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Onera managing to control the position.
Buckeye working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Onera's head.
Onera trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onera looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Onera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Buckeye can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Onera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Buckeye works over Onera with some ground and pound from guard.
Onera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buckeye is in close to Onera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Buckeye throwing strikes from guard but Onera blocks nicely.
Buckeye wants to pass the guard but Onera is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Onera is on top in guard.

Buckeye being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Buckeye is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Onera defends well.
Onera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Onera trying to control the position but Buckeye is working away.
Buckeye is trying to control Onera's posture but Onera avoids it.

Onera goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Buckeye rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Onera's guard! Nice work there by Buckeye!
Buckeye distracts Onera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onera looking to control.
Buckeye stands up over Onera, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Onera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onera trying to keep a closed guard but Buckeye is proving a slippery customer.
Buckeye controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Onera is trying to keep Buckeye in close.
Onera wants to sweep but no luck.
Onera not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Buckeye with a nice head shot there.
Buckeye in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Onera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buckeye throws a big right hand that misses.
Onera is trying to keep Buckeye in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buckeye lands a couple of elbows.
Buckeye trying to control but Onera is working from the bottom.
Onera pulls Buckeye in close to his closed guard and prevents Buckeye from doing any damage or advancing position.
Buckeye is in close to Onera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Onera looking for a sweep. Not yet Onera, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Onera is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Buckeye is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Buckeye missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Onera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Buckeye is one step ahead there.
Buckeye lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jab Buckeye dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Onera clinches up with Buckeye and pushes him back against the cage.
Buckeye drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Onera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buckeye is trying to drag Onera to the mat but Onera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Buckeye is trying to trip Onera. He has hold of a leg but Onera is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Buckeye persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Onera wants to sweep but no luck.
Onera is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Onera is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Buckeye doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Onera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Onera is looking for a kimura here.
Jab Buckeye overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buckeye trying to control from the bottom.

Onera wants to work for an arm triangle but Buckeye is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Onera seems to be looking for submissions.
Onera tries to pass the half guard into mount. Buckeye knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Onera is looking for a kimura but Buckeye is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Onera to get the leverage.
Onera trying to control from half guard but Buckeye is working away.
Buckeye is trying to control but can't.
Buckeye is holding on to half guard well.
Buckeye flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Buckeye has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Onera is working away from the top position though.
Buckeye is looking to improve his position.

Onera is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Onera not doing much here.

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

Buckeye actively working from the bottom here.
Onera is thwarting Buckeye's attempts to control the position.
Buckeye is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onera can do to turn this around?

Onera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Buckeye has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onera is keen to just control but Buckeye is a slippery customer.
Buckeye wants to get back to full guard.

Buckeye is defending against the submission attempts here by Onera.

Buckeye actively working from the bottom here.
Max Onera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Onera is working for a kimura but Buckeye is defending it quite comfortably.
Buckeye slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Onera postures up in Buckeye's guard and throws a big left but Buckeye blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Onera trying to control the position from guard on top but Buckeye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onera tries to free his leg and advance position but Buckeye is retaining full guard.

Buckeye looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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

Buckeye lands a couple of elbows.
Jab Buckeye is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Buckeye throwing strikes from guard but Onera blocks nicely.
Buckeye wants to control from the top but Onera keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Onera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Buckeye has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jab Buckeye!
A less than humble Jab Buckeye misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Max Onera had this to say: 'I'm getting back in the gym and getting ready for the next fight. '.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mom Cheating (ranked 2156 p4p, 218 weight class) and Holt Dennis (ranked 2734 p4p, 255 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Cheating
vs
Dennis

173 cm
36
142 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

175 cm
28
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mom Cheating!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holt Dennis!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheating tries to clinch up.
Good shot there by Cheating.

It looks like Holt Dennis has been cut.
Dennis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cheating sizes up Dennis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dennis wants to clinch up but Cheating keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dennis.
Cheating misses the shot to the body.
Dennis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mom Cheating seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cheating takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cheating looks to land a left hand but Dennis moved out of range nicely.
Dennis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dennis misses with a double jab.
Cheating throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dennis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cheating swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheating.
Dennis with the counter takedown but Cheating avoids it easily.
Cheating jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dennis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dennis clinches up against the cage.
Cheating wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dennis lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis stalling against the cage.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cheating.
Dennis is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Dennis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Cheating forces Dennis back against the cage and clinches.
Cheating is trying to break the clinch but Dennis has him pressed against the cage.
Cheating is trying to force a seperation but Dennis has the dominant position.

Cheating's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheating throws an off balance right hand
and Dennis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheating misses with a looping left.

Cheating closes the distance and clinches.

Cheating pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheating jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis works over Cheating's head and body with a nice combination.
Dennis lands a jab-cross combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No joy there for Dennis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dennis throws a sloppy head kick and Cheating moves out of range easily.
Dennis misses with a shot to the body
and Cheating counters with a nice uppercut.
Cheating lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Dennis.
Dennis defending well as Cheating loads up on a big left hand.
Dennis dodges the punch combination from Cheating.
Dennis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dennis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cheating is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Cheating clinches.

Dennis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheating lands a nice shot that snaps Dennis's head back.
Cheating throws a jab when Dennis was well out of range.
Cheating looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dennis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cheating lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheating displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dennis.
Cheating loads up on a big right hand but Dennis slips the punch.
Cheating looks to throw the jab but Dennis is out of range.
Cheating is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dennis.
Cheating misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Dennis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dennis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cheating jabs Dennis right on the nose. Dennis blinks but takes it well.

Dennis is rocked!

Dennis pushes Cheating up against the cage in a clinch.
Cheating wants to get back to striking at distance but Dennis won't allow it.

Dennis breaks from the clinch.
Cheating throws a shot from downtown. Dennis moves away and avoids it.

Cheating clinches with his opponent.
Dennis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cheating seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dennis can turn it around.
Cheating working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dennis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cheating misses with a straight right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheating lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dennis is still on wobbly legs! Can Cheating finish him?
Dennis moves out of range as Cheating throws a body kick.
Dennis tries to clinch up but Cheating circles away and keeps his distance.
Dennis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cheating.

Cheating gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Cheating escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dennis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cheating has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cheating throws an off balance right hand
and Dennis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cheating is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Dennis.
Dennis seems to have recovered his senses.
Cheating throws a jab when Dennis was well out of range.
Dennis is looking for the big counter here.
Dennis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cheating misses with an uppercut.
Dennis slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dennis misses with a head kick.
Dennis throws a right hand that Cheating ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheating also avoids with ease.
Cheating tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dennis manages to circle out of the way.
Dennis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheating circles away quickly and effectively.
Cheating is looking to counter the offense by Dennis and move into the clinch.
Cheating shoots in but Dennis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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 Mom Cheating will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holt Dennis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dennis dives in and grabs Cheating's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cheating pushes down on Dennis's head and hops out.
No luck for Cheating with that takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Dennis misses.
Cheating misses with a low kick.
Cheating scores with a nice right hand.

Cheating feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dennis sprawling to the canvas! Dennis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cheating finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheating misses with a hook. Dennis ducked under it nicely.
Cheating cracks Dennis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holt Dennis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cheating as he avoids it easily.
Dennis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheating moves out of range of the body kick from Dennis.
Dennis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cheating.
Dennis moves out of range of the strikes.
Dennis throws a counter combo.
Cheating jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mom Cheating is winning the standup battle so far.
Cheating lands the left hand.

That has opened up Holt Dennis's cut even more.
Cheating circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Dennis tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cheating wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mom Cheating!
Mom Cheating really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wayde West (ranked 3454 p4p, 374 weight class) and Immamali Osman Durnagoz (ranked 5411 p4p, 480 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by Sober. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

West
vs
Osman Durnagoz

187 cm
41
168 lbs
37 - 39 - 0

180 cm
26
157 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 37 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wayde West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Immamali Osman Durnagoz!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Alyssa Summers and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

West clinches with his opponent.
A nice left hand lands by West.
West lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Immamali Osman Durnagoz has been cut.
West works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Durnagoz looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by West.
West prevents the takedown attempt.
West lands on the inside with an uppercut.
West gets through Durnagoz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durnagoz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, West creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, West scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from West.
West lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from West.
West lands a right hand.
West connects with a nasty looking knee right to Durnagoz's face.
Durnagoz goes for a takedown attempt but West pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wayde West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Immamali Osman Durnagoz.
West lands a big head kick that sends Durnagoz to the canvas! West follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayde West!
Wayde West made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
93%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gniewek (ranked 2743 p4p, 256 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 1158 p4p, 133 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Elijah Judah enters the cage!

Gniewek
vs
Judah

181 cm
32
155 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

175 cm
31
147 lbs
18 - 6 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
VENUM MMA WEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julian Gniewek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewek blocks a jab.

Gniewek clinches.
Gniewek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah is trying to push Gniewek away but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Judah scores with a shoulder strike.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah tries to break free but Gniewek pushes him back against the cage.
Judah has had enough of the clinch but Gniewek keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gniewek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gniewek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gniewek has Judah pressed against the cage, preventing Judah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Judah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Judah is trying to push Gniewek away but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gniewek trying to stall but Judah improves his position.
Gniewek tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body.
Judah blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek lands a shoulder strike.

Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gniewek misses with a straight left.
Gniewek tries to clinch up.
Elijah Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gniewek scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
A punch combination from Judah misses.

Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
Judah lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Gniewek fails to land.
Judah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Judah.
Gniewek stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position.
Gniewek misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah is trying to break the clinch but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Judah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah cracks Gniewek with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gniewek tries to move into range but Judah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Gniewek.
Gniewek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Judah misses.
Judah throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gniewek fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Judah misses with a body shot
and Gniewek counters with a body kick that stops Judah in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Gniewek.
Judah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Gniewek half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gniewek ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Judah misses with a straight left.
Gniewek is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Judah.
Gniewek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judah jabs Gniewek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judah clobbers Gniewek with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Judah tries to keep at a distance but Gniewek has taken the fight into the clinch.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah tries to work over Gniewek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gniewek scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judah lands a shot to the body.
Judah stalling in the clinch.
Gniewek blocks a body shot from Judah.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gniewek.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gniewek backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah scores with a hook to the body.
Judah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
A frustrated look appears on Judah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.

Judah breaks the clinch.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Gniewek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Judah feints and then cracks Gniewek's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gniewek down.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Judah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gniewek doesn't seem phased though.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slapping body kick lands there for Gniewek.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judah.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gniewek under the eye.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gniewek.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Judah.
Judah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Gniewek.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gniewek clinches with his opponent.
Gniewek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gniewek manages to pull guard.
Gniewek controls Judah momentarily but Judah frees himself.
Judah wanted to stand there but Gniewek had control of the position.
Gniewek pulls Judah in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gniewek is on top in guard.

Judah keeping full guard, as Gniewek tries to pass.

Judah wriggles free and stands up.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Judah keeps the fight on the outside.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Gniewek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gniewek with a hook.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gniewek.
Elijah Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gniewek back to the cage. Judah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gniewek defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand.

Gniewek closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Julian Gniewek has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Judah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Gniewek is looking to counter the offense by Judah and move into the clinch.
Gniewek moves away from the strike by Judah.
A low kick from Judah misses
and Gniewek counters with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah misses with the combination.
Gniewek tries to score with a low kick but Judah moves his leg out of the way.

Gniewek has closed the distance and engaged Judah in a clinch.
Gniewek blocking some punches.
Gniewek lands a knee to the body.
Judah wants to break free but Gniewek has control.

Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gniewek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judah throws a right hand that Gniewek ducks under and follows up with a left that Gniewek also avoids with ease.
Gniewek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Elijah Judah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Judah throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judah throws a hook but Gniewek avoids it easily.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Judah lands a nice hook to Gniewek's body. Gniewek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gniewek fakes the leg kick and cracks Judah in the body.
Judah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gniewek dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Gniewek jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
It looks like Gniewek has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gniewek fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gniewek avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judah lands a nice hook to Gniewek's body. Gniewek takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek looks for the body kick but Judah saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Judah misses
and Gniewek counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah throws a body punch but Gniewek moves out of range.
Judah misses with a left hand

and Gniewek counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gniewek.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Gniewek softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Judah breaks from the clinch.
Gniewek misses with a jab to the body
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gniewek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gniewek walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Judah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gniewek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a jab when Gniewek was well out of range.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gniewek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah tries to clinch there but Gniewek circles away.
A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Gniewek.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Judah throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gniewek wants to clinch up but Judah keeps it at a distance.
Judah throws a low kick but Gniewek moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
Gniewek lands a lovely overhand right.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gniewek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah with a hook.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Judah moves out of range.
Good exchange - Judah coming out on top.
Gniewek throws a head kick that misses.
Gniewek lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gniewek.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Gniewek misses the target.
Judah throws a front kick aimed at Gniewek's knee but Gniewek avoids it well.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Gniewek wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Gniewek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gniewek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Judah swings widly with a right hand
and Gniewek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Gniewek clinches up against the cage.
Judah taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah is working Gniewek over against the cage.

Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah throws a lazy right hand but Gniewek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Gniewek's head but Gniewek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gniewek connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
Gniewek tries to clinch there but Judah circles away.
Gniewek doesn't manage to clinch there - Judah circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Gniewek slips a straight right by Judah.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Judah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gniewek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Judah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gniewek scrambles back to his feet.
Gniewek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Judah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gniewek avoids the body shot from Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah walks into a jab.
Gniewek tried to score with a low kick but Judah checks it.
Judah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Judah thumps Gniewek with a low kick.

Gniewek closes the distance and pushes Judah back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gniewek stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gniewek doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gniewek momentarily.
Gniewek misses with a head kick.
Judah takes a swing at Gniewek's ribcage but misses.
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gniewek misses with a body kick.
Gniewek tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gniewek. That did some damage!
Judah misses with a shot to the body
and Gniewek counters with a leg kick.
Gniewek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Judah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah feints a counter leg kick.
Judah checks a leg kick nicely.
Gniewek tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends Gniewek's belly button to the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah swings for the body but Gniewek moves out of range.
Gniewek lands a head shot.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Gniewek saw that one coming.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Gniewek.
Gniewek looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gniewek.
Nice body kick there by Gniewek.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss!

Gniewek closes the distance and clinches.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Gniewek controls his hands.
Gniewek blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gniewek lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Judah tries to break the clinch but Gniewek is controlling the position.
Gniewek prevents Judah from breaking the clinch.
Gniewek fails to pull guard.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gniewek makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gniewek scores with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gniewek has him pressed against the cage.
Gniewek misses with a knee strike.
Judah wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gniewek blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gniewek's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gniewek is trying to pull guard but Judah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Judah working hard to break the clinch.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Gniewek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Judah's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Judah stuns Gniewek with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gniewek throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Gniewek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Judah dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Gniewek throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Judah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Judah.
Gniewek tries to close the distance and clinch but Judah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah avoids the body shot from Gniewek.
Gniewek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gniewek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gniewek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Judah connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gniewek scrambles back to his feet.
Judah motions for Gniewek to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judah misses with a low kick as Gniewek jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gniewek is looking to clinch but Judah is avoiding it.
Gniewek looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Gniewek's shoulder, as Gniewek tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Gniewek checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gniewek scores with a nice strike.
Judah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react.
Judah lands with a right hand.
Gniewek is looking to clinch.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gniewek was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Gniewek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Judah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Judah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Judah scores with a jab.
That kick from Gniewek tenderised Judah's leg. Judah is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah 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.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gniewek tries to clinch but Judah is having none of it.
Gniewek scores with a punch to the head.
Julian Gniewek has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gniewek is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gniewek dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Gniewek wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gniewek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Gniewek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gniewek is looking to counter the offense by Judah and move into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Gniewek swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gniewek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah jabs Gniewek to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gniewek manages to avoid it.
Gniewek tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
Gniewek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Gniewek bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gniewek looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Judah misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Judah has closed the distance and engaged Gniewek in a clinch.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah tries to break free but Gniewek pushes him back against the cage.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Gniewek.
Gniewek lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah looking to slow down the pace here.

Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gniewek tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Elijah Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gniewek.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gniewek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gniewek lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.
Gniewek throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elijah Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Judah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 45:50
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Judah!
Elijah Judah is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Elijah Judah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.