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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solongo Umtiti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umtiti comes into the arena with Three 6 Mafia - Some Bodies Gonna Get It blaring out of the sound system. Mr Twister has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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25
300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solongo Umtiti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Twister!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Umtiti. Beautiful body shot.
Twister closes the distance and clinches.
Twister has a couple of punches blocked by Umtiti.
Umtiti is looking for a takedown.
Twister drops down looking for an ankle pick but Umtiti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Twister looks to throw a body kick
and Umtiti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Twister!
Umtiti working the ground and pound.
Umtiti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Umtiti working the ground and pound.
Twister is letting Umtiti control him for a moment.
Umtiti grinds an elbow into Twister's temple.
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!
Twister tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Twister is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umtiti scores with a couple of short elbows.
Umtiti lands a nice forearm strike.
Umtiti works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Twister is working to avoid the ground and pound but Umtiti connects with a decent elbow.
Umtiti cracks Twister with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Umtiti lands an elbow.
Twister taking a bit of punishment here - Umtiti scoring with strikes.
Twister tries to improve position but can't.
Umtiti grinds an elbow into Twister's temple.
Umtiti working the head with strikes.
Umtiti scoring with punches from side control.
Umtiti looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Umtiti working the ground and pound from side control.
Twister tries to buck Umtiti off but Umtiti is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Umtiti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Umtiti is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Twister looks winded!
Twister gets back to full guard.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Umtiti from controlling successfully.
Twister has momentary wrist control but Umtiti slips an elbow through the middle.
Twister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Umtiti is working Twister over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Umtiti has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Umtiti working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Twister's head.
Twister managing to control the position.
Twister has his foot on Umtiti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Umtiti works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister keeping moving, preventing Umtiti from controlling successfully.
Umtiti scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Umtiti is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Umtiti stands up over Twister, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Umtiti lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Umtiti works over Twister with some ground and pound from guard.
Twister being controlled here, momentarily.
Umtiti scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister is looking to sweep but instead, Umtiti has passed into half guard.
Twister is looking to improve his position.
Umtiti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Twister is looking for a sweep. Umtiti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Umtiti keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Twister tries to roll over but Umtiti keeps him under control.
Umtiti scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Umtiti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Twister is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solongo Umtiti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Umtiti shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Twister napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Umtiti lands a few punches from side control.
Twister manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Twister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Umtiti's head.
Umtiti is trying to stand up here but Twister is controlling him well.
Twister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umtiti wants to get back to his feet.
Twister wants to lay and pray for a moment but Umtiti keeps working.
Umtiti avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Twister.
Twister prevents Umtiti from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister is pressing down on Umtiti's thigh, looking to free his foot. Umtiti is holding on for now.
Twister sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Umtiti defending well though.
Umtiti is not content to let Twister control the position.
Twister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Umtiti is refusing to be controlled, as Twister sits in half guard.
Twister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Umtiti won't allow Twister to pass to mount.
Twister is looking to take a break and control but Umtiti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Twister.
Umtiti shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Twister defends it nicely.
Twister works Umtiti's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umtiti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Twister closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Umtiti did well to prevent Twister getting side control.
Umtiti blocking the ground and pound attempt from Twister.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twister is looking to take a break and control but Umtiti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Twister thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Umtiti pushes Twister off looking to stand but Twister dives back in and keeps control.
Umtiti won't allow Twister to pass to mount.
Umtiti tries to kick Twister off but Twister keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Twister thows a huge punch but Umtiti dodges it nicely.
Still in half guard, Twister seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Umtiti looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Umtiti working Twister over with strikes.
Umtiti seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Twister wants to control but Umtiti is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Twister 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.
Twister tries to get to full guard but Umtiti has control of the leg.
Twister blocking the ground and pound attempt from Umtiti.
Umtiti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Twister wants to control but Umtiti is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Twister is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mr Twister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Twister throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twister lands with a slapping head kick.
Umtiti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Twister uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Umtiti.
Umtiti moves into range and clinches up with Twister.
Twister swings wildly with an uppercut but Umtiti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twister wants to stall.
Twister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umtiti goes for a takedown attempt but Twister pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Umtiti throws the left hand but Twister avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umtiti slips under a jab from Twister.
Twister throws a low kick but Umtiti moves out of range easily.
Umtiti appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Twister misses with a leg kick.
Twister scores with a hook.
Umtiti closes the distance and pushes Twister back into the cage.
Umtiti drops down looking for an ankle pick but Twister pulls his leg out and moves away.
Umtiti gets a clinch.
Twister has a couple of punches blocked by Umtiti.
Umtiti is working for takedown but Twister is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solongo Umtiti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Twister gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Umtiti regains guard.
Twister throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister pushing down on Umtiti's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Umtiti is trying to stand back up but Twister is controlling him
Solongo Umtiti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Twister 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.
Twister tries to pass the half guard into mount. Umtiti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Twister lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umtiti tries to kick Twister off but Twister keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Umtiti is not content to let Twister control the position.
Twister landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Twister missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Twister throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Twister is working for a kimura but Umtiti is defending it quite comfortably.
Umtiti tries to kick Twister off but Twister keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Twister is looking for a kimura but Umtiti is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Twister to get the leverage.
Umtiti looks like he's trying to stand up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Twister missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Twister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Umtiti shoots in looking for a takedown. Twister tries to sprawl out of it but Umtiti keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Twister manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Umtiti. Twister does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Twister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Twister 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mr Twister!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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