GC 253 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip Chocolate (ranked 3921 p4p, 172 weight class) and Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 3475 p4p, 164 weight class). Chocolate comes to the cage accompanied by Cookie Dance. 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.

Chocolate
vs
Steelers

194 cm
31
270 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

200 cm
31
285 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chip Chocolate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steelers scoring well with a low kick there.
Steelers seems to be stalking Chocolate here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastating head kick! Chocolate drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pittsburgh Steelers!
Pittsburgh Steelers managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Fatty's , into his post fight interview.
Chip Chocolate was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm gonna take this loss with a grain of salt, or a grain of sugar, and put it in a cookie, and eat it.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sunray Spike (ranked 1106 p4p, 46 weight class) and Bode Muller (ranked 4627 p4p, 165 weight class). Spike comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Muller has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Spike
vs
Muller

199 cm
30
263 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
42
220 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sunray Spike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Bode Muller!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Spike.
Muller wants to clinch up but Spike keeps it at a distance.
Spike scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Spike dodges the punch combination from Muller.
No joy there for Muller, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muller.
Good standup being displayed there by Spike as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spike lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muller throws a leg kick but Spike sees it coming and moves out of range.

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

Muller is rocked!

It looks like Bode Muller has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Spike Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Muller is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sunray Spike!
Sunray Spike 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
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stevie Franchise (ranked 5922 p4p, 505 weight class) and Marco Polo (ranked 13694 p4p, 603 weight class). Franchise's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Microphone Fiend- Rage Against the Machine. Polo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: On The Floor. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Franchise
vs
Polo

178 cm
33
165 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

178 cm
42
153 lbs
15 - 32 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

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 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stevie Franchise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo tries to close the distance and clinch but Franchise swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Polo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Polo is looking to clinch.
Polo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franchise's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Polo.
Polo tries for a takedown but Franchise circles away easily
and Polo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Franchise misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franchise digs a good body shot into Polo's ribs.
Polo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Polo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Polo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Franchise.
Franchise lands with a shot to the body.

Franchise cracks Polo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Polo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Franchise finish him?

Polo is rocked!
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!
Franchise misses the shot to the body.
Polo is still on wobbly legs! Can Franchise finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Polo gets a clinch.
Polo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Polo seems to have recovered his senses.

Franchise breaks from the clinch.
Polo tried to score with a low kick but Franchise checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Franchise misses the target.
Franchise lands a right hook to the body.
Franchise swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Polo tries to counter with a clinch but Franchise shakes him off and moves away.

Franchise lands a big head kick that sends Polo tumbling to the mat! Franchise takes a step backwards and waves Polo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice takedown defense from Franchise. No joy for Polo on that attempt.
Franchise throws a big counter combination but Polo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Polo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franchise.

Polo clinches up with Franchise and pushes him back against the cage.

Franchise breaks the clinch.
Stevie Franchise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Franchise slips under a jab from Polo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franchise misses with an uppercut.
Marco Polo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franchise connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Polo 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.
Franchise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polo manages to avoid it.
Polo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Polo slips a jab from Franchise.
Good shot there by Franchise.
Polo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Franchise.
Franchise connects with a body shot that sends Polo's belly button to the back.
Polo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Franchise sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevie Franchise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Polo.
Polo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Franchise avoids it really well and circles away.
Franchise appears to be looking for a big counter.
Polo tries to clinch but Franchise moves away

and Franchise counters with a nice right hand that sends Polo toppling to the canvas! Polo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Franchise finish him?!

That has opened up Marco Polo's cut even more.
Polo throws a poor cross that misses
and Franchise counters with a huge left! Polo is in big trouble! He's backing up but Franchise isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Polo from any more damage. A dominating finish by Franchise!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stevie Franchise!
Stevie Franchise really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Voodoo Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Rydeland (ranked 1055 p4p, 126 weight class) and Kamerun Diaz (ranked 1979 p4p, 227 weight class). Rydeland comes to the cage accompanied by Robbery - Not sneak attack. Diaz has chosen Beast in Black - Ghost in the Rain as his entrance music. Kamerun Diaz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rydeland
vs
Diaz

185 cm
30
185 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

185 cm
32
175 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rydeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamerun Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rydeland misses the shot to the body.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Rydeland ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Diaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Diaz missing with a left hand there. Rydeland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diaz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rydeland throwing a counter right hand but Diaz manages to avoid it.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but Rydeland checks it.
Diaz gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rydeland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Rydeland is out of range.
Diaz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Rydeland.
It looked like Rydeland wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz scores with a spinning back kick!
Rydeland has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System in the buildup to the fight.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and Rydeland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Rydeland saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a leg kick
letting Rydeland counter with a right hand.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rydeland.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Rydeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rydeland on the side of the head.
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Rydeland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Rydeland.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rydeland.
Rydeland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
Rydeland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz throws a head kick that half lands.
Rydeland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rydeland.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses
and Rydeland counters with a stiff right hand.
Kamerun Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rydeland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diaz.
Diaz moves out of range as Rydeland strikes.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Rydeland counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rydeland.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Rydeland counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rydeland counters with a straight right hand.
Diaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Diaz tries to land a front kick but Rydeland steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good work by Rydeland as he checks the leg kick.
Rydeland throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A cross from Rydeland lands.
Rydeland checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Rydeland tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is looking to slow Rydeland down with leg kicks.
Rydeland digs a good hook to Diaz's body.
Rydeland misses with a straight right.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Diaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rydeland ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rydeland throws a jab when Diaz was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz throws a jab when Rydeland was well out of range.
Diaz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz wants to slow Rydeland down by chopping away at his legs.
Rydeland checks the leg kick.
Diaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rydeland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diaz moves out of range as Rydeland strikes.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Rydeland swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice shot by Rydeland.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and Rydeland counters with a nice uppercut.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rydeland on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rydeland.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Diaz misses
and Rydeland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diaz throws a leg kick

and Rydeland counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rydeland tries a knee to the head but Diaz blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
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 John Rydeland will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rydeland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Rydeland as he checks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. Rydeland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
Rydeland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from Rydeland.
Diaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rydeland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab from Rydeland.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Diaz shoots in and bounces Rydeland off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a punch from half guard.
Diaz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Diaz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rydeland throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rydeland is trying to get back to full guard.
Rydeland regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rydeland wants to sweep here but Diaz controlling him for the moment.

Rydeland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Diaz is aware though and is defending well.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Rydeland keeps moving.
Diaz lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rydeland looking for a sweep. Not yet Rydeland, not yet.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Rydeland is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland keeping moving, preventing Diaz from controlling successfully.
Diaz works over Rydeland with some ground and pound from guard.
Diaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Diaz trying to control but Rydeland is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz throwing strikes but missing.
Diaz lands a couple of digs.
Diaz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Rydeland looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Diaz landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rydeland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Diaz has managed to get both his arms back between Rydeland's legs - danger averted.
Diaz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rydeland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Diaz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Rydeland is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Diaz lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamerun Diaz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Diaz throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diaz wants to slow Rydeland down by chopping away at his legs.
Diaz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rydeland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diaz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Diaz shoots in looking for a takedown. Rydeland tries to sprawl out of it but Diaz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rydeland manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rydeland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diaz misses with an uppercut
and Rydeland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a head kick but Rydeland moves out of range.
Rydeland is looking to counter punch.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rydeland manages to avoid it.
Rydeland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
John Rydeland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamerun Diaz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rydeland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Rydeland is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheers as Rydeland lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rydeland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That kick from Diaz tenderised Rydeland's leg. Rydeland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rydeland jabs Diaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Diaz tenderised Rydeland's leg. Rydeland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diaz throws a leg kick
and Rydeland counters with a nice uppercut.
Rydeland connects with a looping right hand.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz needs to keep his hands up - Rydeland had a free shot at his head there.
Diaz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Diaz connects with a high kick.
Diaz slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with the punch.
Diaz scores with a jab. Rydeland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Diaz throws a head kick but Rydeland moves out of range.
Diaz is looking to score with low kicks.
Rydeland was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rydeland ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Rydeland is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Diaz.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz defending well as Rydeland loads up on a big left hand.
Rydeland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Diaz. Diaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Rydeland takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Diaz goes for a double leg but Rydeland avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rydeland continues to drive forward.
Rydeland swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Rydeland counters with a one-two to the body.
Rydeland throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rydeland's calf.
Good work by Rydeland as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Diaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Diaz misses.
A low kick from Diaz is predictable there
and Rydeland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rydeland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Rydeland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Rydeland's head but Rydeland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rydeland is looking to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch.
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rydeland is able to avoid easily.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz misses with a body kick.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz scores with a hook to the body. Rydeland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rydeland lands a nice looking body shot.
Diaz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rydeland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diaz.
Rydeland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diaz.
Good leg kick by Diaz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rydeland checks a leg kick nicely.
Rydeland getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Diaz scores with a leg kick.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kamerun Diaz.
I think Diaz 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamerun Diaz!
Kamerun Diaz bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 823 p4p, 108 weight class) and Timothy Poggle (ranked 1239 p4p, 145 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Carvalho
vs
Poggle

172 cm
32
165 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

178 cm
35
169 lbs
20 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Timothy Poggle!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poggle thumps Carvalho with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Poggle.
Poggle lands with a right hand.
Carvalho throws an overhand right that lands on Poggle's shoulder, as Poggle tries to avoid the shot.
Poggle's coach down at mickeyharts the greatest was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Poggle's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Carvalho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Carvalho has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Poggle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carvalhos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A combination from Poggle does no damage.
Carvalho cracks Poggle with an open hand slap.
Poggle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho connects with a body shot that sends Poggle's belly button to the back.
Carvalho has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Poggle.
Carvalho tried to score with a low kick but Poggle checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poggle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Poggle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carvalho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poggle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Poggle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carvalho.
Carvalho can't find room to land a body shot as Poggle controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carvalho.
A short left from Poggle.
Carvalho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poggle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poggle trying to control the position but instead, Carvalho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poggle into the cage.
Poggle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carvalho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Poggle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carvalho struggles to land a body shot inside as Poggle controls his hands.
Poggle blocks a body shot from Carvalho.
Poggle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carvalho lands a shoulder strike.
Carvalho misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by Poggle.

Carvalho ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Carvalho no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Carvalho working for a triangle but Poggle defends it easily.
Poggle throwing strikes but missing.

Carvalho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Poggle defends it easily.
Carvalho bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poggle's guard.

Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle looking for a sweep. Not yet Poggle, not yet.
Poggle keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho looking to sit in guard and control but Poggle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.

Carvalho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Poggle working some strikes from top position.

Carvalho working for a triangle but Poggle defends it easily.

Carvalho throws his legs up looking for a submission but Poggle uses it to pass to side control.
Carvalho is looking for a sweep.
Poggle remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Poggle's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carvalho moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Carvalho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carvalho 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.
Poggle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Poggle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Carvalho has his foot on Poggle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Poggle works his way back into a safe position though.
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 Gustavo Carvalho will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Poggle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poggle lands with a kick to the temple. Carvalho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Poggle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Poggle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carvalho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carvalho throws a big shot that misses.
Poggle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carvalho.
Carvalho slips under a jab.
A jab from Poggle misses.
Carvalho throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Poggle.
Carvalho scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poggle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Poggle circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle lands with a straight right. Carvalho didn't see that one coming.
Carvalho throws a body shot but no joy.
Poggle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho lands the left hand.
Carvalho misses with a hook.
Poggle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carvalho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carvalho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A jab from Poggle misses.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Carvalho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Poggle counters with a nice kick to the body.
Poggle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Carvalho was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Poggle.
Poggle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poggle throws a counter combo.
Carvalho throws an off balance right hand
and Poggle counters with a low kick, right behind Carvalho 's knee.
Poggle throws a jab but it's blocked by Carvalho.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Poggle blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho checks the leg kick.
Carvalho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Poggle. Poggle obviously looking to wear him down.
Poggle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poggle walks into a left hand.
Carvalho connects with a looping right hand.
Poggle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range.
Poggle tries to land a front kick but Carvalho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poggle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jab by Poggle.
Poggle misses with a straight right.
Carvalho lands a glancing blow to the side of Poggle's head.
A left lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho moves in looking to clinch but Poggle pushes him off.
Poggle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carvalho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Poggle takes one on the button.
Poggle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Carvalho.
Poggle tried to score with a low kick but Carvalho checks it.
Carvalho half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice body kick there by Poggle.
Poggle checks a leg kick.
Poggle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gustavo Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Poggle moved out of range nicely.
Carvalho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poggle scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Poggle misses its intended target.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Poggle steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Timothy Poggle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Poggle misses.
Carvalho throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Poggle tries to land a body kick
and Carvalho counters with a straight right hand.
Poggle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range.
Carvalho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Poggle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carvalho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poggle scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a low kick but Poggle avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carvalho.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle throws a leg kick
and Carvalho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body kick there by Poggle.
Poggle moves out of range as Carvalho strikes.
Carvalho works the jab nicely.
Carvalho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carvalho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Poggle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carvalho really felt that one!
Carvalho takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Poggle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carvalho - the referee stops the clock and Poggle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carvalho. Poggle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Poggle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho defending well as Poggle loads up on a big left hand.
Poggle moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
Carvalho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poggle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carvalho. Carvalho obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gustavo Carvalho will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Poggle is looking to score with low kicks.
Carvalho lands a head shot.
Poggle tries to land a front kick but Carvalho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poggle throws a leg kick
and Carvalho counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carvalho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poggle.
Poggle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Poggle.
Poggle avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Carvalho throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
A nice side step and Poggle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Poggle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carvalho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Poggle misses with a straight right.
Carvalho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Carvalho throws a body punch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a leg kick but Poggle checks it.
Poggle counters with a body kick.
Carvalho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Poggle sprawls well. Poggle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.
Carvalho finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Poggle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That kick from Carvalho tenderised Poggle's leg. Poggle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poggle misses with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Poggle blocks the low kick.
Poggle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Nice shot by Poggle.
Poggle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Timothy Poggle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Carvalho checks a leg kick.
Timothy Poggle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Poggle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Carvalho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Poggle.

Poggle has Carvalho up against the cage in a clinch.
Poggle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Poggle swings wildly with an uppercut but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carvalho is trying to pull guard but Poggle turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Poggle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho throws a head punch that misses.
Poggle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Carvalho.
Poggle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carvalho lands with a light punch inside.
Carvalho swings wildly with an uppercut but Poggle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle takes a shot to the head.
Carvalho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poggle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poggle throws a head punch that misses.
Carvalho blocking some punches.
Poggle lands with a short shot to the head.
Carvalho blocking some punches.
Poggle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poggle has a couple of punches blocked by Carvalho.
Poggle lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Poggle.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poggle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carvalho can't find room to land a body shot as Poggle controls the action.
Poggle blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Poggle.
A short left from Poggle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Carvalho.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho lands with a short shot to the head.
Carvalho working aggressively here.
Carvalho being controlled against the cage.
Poggle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timothy Poggle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carvalho misses with the head strike.
Poggle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poggle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poggle lands with a left to the head.
Poggle managing to block the knees to the body from Carvalho.
A shot in the inside from Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with some punches.
Poggle trying to stall but Carvalho improves his position.
Carvalho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Poggle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Carvalho fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Timothy Poggle.
I think Carvalho 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gustavo Carvalho!
After the fight, Gustavo Carvalho was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Firm (ranked 1460 p4p, 176 weight class) and Frank Martin (ranked 2357 p4p, 254 weight class). Martin has chosen Henry V as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Firm
vs
Martin

180 cm
34
171 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

184 cm
33
185 lbs
17 - 8 - 1

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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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Firm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Martin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Firm throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Firm does a little dance to reset his feet.
Firm just misses with a punch to the body.

Martin closes the distance and pushes Firm back into the cage.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Firm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Firm has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Firm gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Firm.
Martin slows down the pace here.
Firm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.

Martin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Martin lands but Firm takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a body kick that stops Firm in his tracks momentarily.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scoring well with a low kick there.
Firm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin connects with a solid leg kick.
Martin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Firm throws the left hand but Martin avoids the punch easily.
Firm moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.

Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Firm.
Firm lands an uppercut.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin misses with a body kick.
Firm misses the jab.
A punch lands to the side of Martin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Firm is able to avoid easily.
A quick step to the side and Firm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm misses with a hook. Martin ducked under it nicely.
Martin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Firm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the body shot from Firm.
Martin misses with a body shot

and Firm counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Firm misses with a punch to the body.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Firm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Firm blocks with his arms.
Firm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Firm scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Firm as Martin tries to tie him up.
Martin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Firm blocks it with crossed arms.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Firm.
I was talking to Firm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Firm working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Firm.
Firm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Firm.
Firm working aggressively here.
Firm lands with a left to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Firm avoids it.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Firm is working Martin over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Firm.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Firm.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but Firm blocks with his arms.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Firm backwards.
Firm scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Firm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firm scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Firm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Firm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Firm throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Martin trying to land knees to the body.
Firm blocks an uppercut.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Firm is blocking nicely.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firm managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Firm misses with a punch on the inside.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Firm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Firm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Firm blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martin lands with a kick to the temple. Firm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Firm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Firm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Firm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Firm checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Martin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Firm checks it well.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Firm catches Martin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dante Firm is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Firm.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Firm fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martin on the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Firm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.

Firm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martin, pushing him back against the cage.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Firm scores with a jab to the body.
Dante Firm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Firm on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Firm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Firm.
Martin connects with a leg kick. Firm looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Firm connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin slips a straight right by Firm.

Firm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Firm.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Firm.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Firm is defending well for now.
Martin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Firm struggles to land a body shot inside as Martin controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Firm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martin can do to turn this around?
Martin lands with a right to the head.
Dante Firm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Martin blocking some punches.
Martin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Firm.
Firm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 nice right hand lands inside from Firm.
Firm lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Firm.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Firm is blocking nicely.
Firm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Firm has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Firm scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Firm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Firm misses with a body punch.
Martin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Firm managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Firm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Firm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firm lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Firm lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martin.
Firm scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Firm avoids the damage to the body.
Firm can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Firm lands with a right to the head.
Firm lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Firm.
Firm lands a right hand.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Firm is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Firm.
A head punch on the inside from Firm fails to land.
A short left from Firm.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Firm avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Firm misses with some punches.
Firm digs a right hand underneath Martin's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin lands a knee to the head.
Martin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Martin is breathing heavily.
Firm misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Firm throws a head punch that misses.
Firm pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Firm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Firm working aggressively here.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Firm blocks a head kick by Martin.
Martin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Firm.
A leg kick checked by Firm.
Firm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Firm throws a body shot but no joy.
Firm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Firm blocks a head kick by Martin.
A little feinted left hand from Firm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Martin darts in and clinches Firm up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Firm lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Firm dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Firm jabs at Martin's body.
Firm moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Firm circles away from the clinch attempt
and Firm counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Firm manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Firm blocks the leg kick.
Firm throws a jab when Martin was well out of range.
Martin scores with a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Firm lands a body shot.
Martin moves away from the strike by Firm.
Martin takes one on the button.
Martin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Firm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin defending well as Firm loads up on a big left hand.
Firm moves away from the strike by Martin.
Martin looks for the body kick but Firm saw that one coming.
Firm lands with a cross.
Firm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Firm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Firm moves away.
Firm slips under a jab.
Firm scores with a punch to the head.
Martin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Firm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martin.
Firm circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice defenses there by Martin.
Firm drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Martin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Firm throws out the jab.
Frank Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Firm throws a series of punches but Martin avoids them all with ease.
Martin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firm moves into range and connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target.
Martin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Firm.
Martin throws a leg kick but Firm sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin slips a jab and a cross from Firm.
Martin tries to clinch but Firm moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Firm misses the target.
Firm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Firm.
A decent looking cross lands there for Firm.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martin.
A slow jab from Firm misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Firm cracks Martin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Firm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Firm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Martins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Martin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Firm throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Firm lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dante Firm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Firm missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Firm throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Firm scores with a punch to the head.
Martin tries to work over Firm's front leg with a kick but Firm checks it.
Martin throws a wild body kick that Firm sees coming a mile off.
Firm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Firm ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Martin thumps Firm with a low kick.
Firm lands a really nice looking cross but Martin seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Firm.
Martin throws a low kick but Firm avoids it.
Firm digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Firm digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Martin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Firm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Firm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Firm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Firm takes a knee right on the jaw!
Firm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martin lands an uppercut.
Martin misses with a knee to the head.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Firm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Firm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Firm!
Dante Firm bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Frank Martin was interviewed post fight and said 'Ohhhhhh no!!!'.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Repa Tiitti (ranked 2213 p4p, 244 weight class) and Jon Snitch (ranked 2795 p4p, 293 weight class). Tiitti comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC Back in Black . Snitch has chosen I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tiitti
vs
Snitch

182 cm
37
175 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

183 cm
31
173 lbs
16 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Repa Tiitti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiitti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snitch was well out of range. Poor timing from Tiitti.
Jon Snitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiitti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snitch throws a series of punches but Tiitti moves out of range.
Snitch tries to land a front kick but Tiitti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Snitch fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tiitti on the side of the head.

Tiitti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Snitch's guard.
Tiitti is looking to work some ground and pound but Snitch has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiitti trying to control but Snitch is working from the bottom.
Snitch pulls Tiitti in close to his closed guard and prevents Tiitti from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch 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.
Snitch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Snitch is stalling in the full guard.
Snitch stops Tiitti from standing up.

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.
Tiitti looking to control.
Tiitti 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.
Snitch controlling from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Snitch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tiitti moves away.
Snitch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tiitti swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch dodges the punch combination from Tiitti.
Tiitti tries to clinch up
and Snitch counters with a stiff right hand.

Tiitti clinches up with Snitch and pushes him back against the cage.
Snitch just leaning against Tiitti, taking a breather.
Snitch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tiitti's efforts to push away.
Snitch blocks an elbow strike.
Snitch displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tiitti up against the cage.
Snitch keeps control of Tiitti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tiitti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tiitti is trying to break the clinch but Snitch has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti can't get the takedown.
Snitch blocks an elbow strike from Tiitti.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snitch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Come on Snitch - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tiitti creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Snitch has Tiitti pressed against the cage, preventing Tiitti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiitti tries to break the clinch but Snitch is controlling the position.
Snitch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Snitch slows down the pace here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tiitti wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snitch has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab lands there for Tiitti.
Snitch checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Snitch stuffs the takedown attempt from Tiitti. Tiitti gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice body punch from Snitch.
Tiitti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tiitti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Snitch.
A big right from Snitch misses.
Snitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiitti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab from Snitch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiitti jabs at Snitch's body.

Snitch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tiitti working a defensive guard here.
Snitch trying to move into half guard but instead Tiitti has managed to sweep!

Snitch trying to control the position.
Tiitti trying to control the position from guard on top but Snitch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiitti pushes down on Snitch's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti trying to control from half guard but Snitch is working away.

Snitch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Tiitti has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Well, if Tiitti is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Snitch is concentrating on defense, preventing Tiitti from advancing position.
Tiitti seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Snitch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tiitti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tiitti prevents Snitch from improving his position.
Tiitti is looking to stall here but Snitch recovers full guard.
Repa Tiitti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snitch has a closed guard, preventing Tiitti from standing up.
Snitch is controlling Tiitti's posture.

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

Snitch throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tiitti tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Snitch is in Tiitti's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiitti 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.
Tiitti controls Snitch momentarily but Snitch frees himself.
Snitch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tiitti keeping full guard, as Snitch tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Snitch is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jon Snitch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Snitch is looking to score with low kicks.
Tiitti throws a big counter combination but Snitch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tiitti tries a head kick but it misses.
Tiitti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Snitch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tiitti.
Repa Tiitti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Snitch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Snitch looks to land a left hand but Tiitti moved out of range nicely.
Snitch throws a body shot but no joy.
Tiitti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tiitti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snitch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiitti fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Tiitti does no damage.

Snitch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Snitch is taking a breather. Tiitti 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiitti wants to control but Snitch is keeping busy.
Tiitti is looking for a sweep. Snitch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Snitch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Snitch is continuing to stall.
Tiitti is trying to control but can't.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jon Snitch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiitti is concentrating on defense, preventing Snitch from advancing position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Snitch cracks Tiitti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Snitch cracks Tiitti with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tiitti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Snitch scores with a takedown into Tiitti's guard.

Tiitti wriggles free and stands up.
Snitch shoots in but no luck this time.
Tiitti is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Snitch. Tiitti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tiitti wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Snitch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tiitti is looking for a sweep. Snitch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snitch in particular looking to stall.
Snitch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Snitch.
Tiitti is trying to get back to full guard.
Repa Tiitti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snitch is thwarting Tiitti's attempts to control the position.
Snitch not doing much here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Snitch misses with a takedown
and Tiitti counters with a three punch combo that has Snitch backing up. Snitch nods at Tiitti to acknowledge the strikes.

Tiitti moves into the clinch successfully.
Snitch stalling.
Snitch dodges an elbow strike from Tiitti.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Snitch.
I've got Snitch 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snitch!
Jon Snitch seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Locke (ranked 2230 p4p, 293 weight class) and Aleksandr Sinytsyn (ranked 2390 p4p, 315 weight class). Locke's entrance music is What Makes a Good Man. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Locke
vs
Sinytsyn

175 cm
30
183 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

187 cm
30
195 lbs
10 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Sinytsyn!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sinytsyn takes one to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Sinytsyn misses

and Locke moves into the clinch.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
Locke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sinytsyn's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
Locke leaning against his opponent.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Locke lands a left hand.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Sinytsyn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Locke is trying to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke prevents a body shot from Sinytsyn.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sinytsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.

Sinytsyn manages to break the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sinytsyn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Locke throws a low kick but Sinytsyn moves out of range easily.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.

Locke instigates a clinch.
Locke presses Sinytsyn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sinytsyn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sinytsyn.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sinytsyn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Locke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sinytsyn can turn it around.
Locke is working Sinytsyn over against the cage.
Sinytsyn throws an elbow but it misses.
Sinytsyn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sinytsyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sinytsyn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sinytsyn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
Sinytsyn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Locke can't find room to land a body shot as Sinytsyn controls the action.
Sinytsyn prevents a body shot from Locke.
Nice elbow from Sinytsyn.
Locke misses with a body punch.
Sinytsyn swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Locke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Locke lands a shoulder strike.

Sinytsyn manages to break the clinch.
Sinytsyn looks to land a left hand but Locke moved out of range nicely.
Sinytsyn throws a series of punches but Locke avoids them all with ease.
Sinytsyn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Locke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinytsyn throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinytsyn misses the target.
Locke throws a hook but Sinytsyn avoids it easily.
Locke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sinytsyn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Sinytsyn connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Locke's hands.
Locke cracks Sinytsyn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sinytsyn throws the kick towards the body but Locke avoids it.
Sinytsyn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Locke moves out of range as Sinytsyn throws a body kick.
Sinytsyn throws a wild body kick that Locke sees coming a mile off.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Locke misses with a few strikes there.
Sinytsyn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Locke slips under a jab from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sinytsyn tries to work over Locke's front leg with a kick but Locke checks it.
Locke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Sinytsyn misses
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinytsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Locke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sinytsyn on the side of the head.
Sinytsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Sinytsyn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sinytsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Locke manages to avoid it.
Sinytsyn is looking to clinch but Locke is avoiding it.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinytsyn connects with a nice looking jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Locke misses the target.
Locke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Locke misses.
Sinytsyn blocks a jab.
Sinytsyn takes a swing at Locke's ribcage but misses.
Sinytsyn tries to clinch up but Locke circles away and keeps his distance.
Sinytsyn just misses with a punch to the body.
Locke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Locke takes a swing at Sinytsyn's ribcage but misses.
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 John Locke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sinytsyn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Sinytsyn gets tackled into the cage by Locke. Locke maintains the clinch.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Locke tries to work over Sinytsyn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinytsyn looking to throw knees to the head but Locke is blocking nicely.
Sinytsyn misses with a punch to the body.
John Locke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Locke lands with a light punch inside.
Sinytsyn blocks a body shot from Locke.
Sinytsyn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Locke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke misses with a punch on the inside.
Sinytsyn lands a shoulder strike.

Sinytsyn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Locke slips a jab from Sinytsyn.
Locke connects with a high kick.
Locke moves out of range as Sinytsyn strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn throws a sloppy head kick and Locke moves out of range easily.
Sinytsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sinytsyn staying out of range there.
Sinytsyn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sinytsyn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Locke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Locke tries to clinch there but Sinytsyn circles away.
Sinytsyn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Locke takes one to the side of the head.
Sinytsyn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've been told by Locke's head coaches at The PIT Hawaiian Kempo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Some wild striking there from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that misses
and Locke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sinytsyn misses the shot to the body.
Sinytsyn looks to land a left hand but Locke moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Locke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Locke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Locke lands with a kick to the temple. Sinytsyn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sinytsyn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Locke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sinytsyn just manages to avoid it.
Locke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Locke. Sinytsyn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sinytsyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sinytsyn lands a head shot.
Sinytsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sinytsyn forces Locke back against the cage and clinches.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Sinytsyn.
A short right from Locke on the inside.
Locke tries to stall but Sinytsyn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sinytsyn blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Locke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Locke misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sinytsyn up against the cage.
Locke tries to throw a body punch but Sinytsyn avoids it by throwing Locke back against the cage.
Locke lands a shot to the body.
Sinytsyn blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a body punch.
Locke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sinytsyn.
Locke tries to break the clinch but Sinytsyn is controlling the position.
Sinytsyn misses with some punches.

Locke breaks the clinch.
Sinytsyn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sinytsyn throws a hook but Locke blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sinytsyn pushes Locke up against the cage in a clinch.
Locke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Locke lands a body shot.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke tries a body shot but Sinytsyn blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Locke.

Locke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sinytsyn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Sinytsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sinytsyn looks to land a right hand but Locke moved out of range.
Sinytsyn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Sinytsyn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sinytsyn loads up on a big right hand but Locke slips the punch.
Locke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sinytsyn counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Locke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Sinytsyn misses with a few strikes there.
Locke blocks the body kick.
Locke fails to land with a series of punches.
Sinytsyn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Locke.
Sinytsyn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sinytsyn digs a good body shot into Locke's ribs.
Locke looks to land a left hand but Sinytsyn moved out of range nicely.
Locke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sinytsyn.
Locke walks into a straight right hand from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Locke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sinytsyn connects with a nice looking jab.
Locke throws a lazy right hand but Sinytsyn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinytsyn slips a jab and a cross from Locke.
Sinytsyn throws out a counter right but Locke avoids it with no problem.

Sinytsyn gets tackled into the cage by Locke. Locke maintains the clinch.

Sinytsyn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Locke wants to clinch up but Sinytsyn keeps it at a distance.
Good exchange - Sinytsyn coming out on top.
Sinytsyn lands a lovely overhand right.
Sinytsyn tries a head kick but it misses.
Locke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Locke scores with a jab. Sinytsyn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sinytsyn throws a push kick but Locke slaps the foot to one side.
A swing and a miss from Sinytsyn.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinytsyn moves away.
Sinytsyn cracks Locke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Locke avoids the body shot from Sinytsyn.
Locke delivers a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Sinytsyn.
Locke misses the shot to the body.
Sinytsyn tried to score with a low kick but Locke checks it.
Locke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn throws a head kick that half lands.
Sinytsyn works Locke's body with a nice hook.
Locke lands a lovely overhand right.
Sinytsyn blocks a head kick by Locke.
Locke checks a low kick from Sinytsyn.
Locke throws a shot to the body.
Sinytsyn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Locke slips a straight right by Sinytsyn.
Sinytsyn misses with a hook
and Locke counters with a one-two to the body.
Sinytsyn tests Locke's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Donk. Locke catches Sinytsyn right on the button with a cross.
Locke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Sinytsyn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Locke throws a body punch but Sinytsyn moves out of range.
Sinytsyn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sinytsyn misses with a leg kick
and Locke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aleksandr Sinytsyn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sinytsyn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Locke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Locke swings for the body but Sinytsyn moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Locke.
Locke punishes Sinytsyn's body with a nice straight punch.
Locke connects with a looping right hand.
Sinytsyn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Locke has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Locke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Locke tries to work over Sinytsyn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sinytsyn tries to land a knee to the head but Locke blocks with his arms.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sinytsyn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Locke just leaning against Sinytsyn, taking a breather.
Locke has a couple of punches blocked by Sinytsyn.

Sinytsyn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinytsyn moves away.
Sinytsyn throws a big shot that misses.
Sinytsyn swings away with a body shot that misses
and Locke counters with a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Locke.
Locke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
John Locke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sinytsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

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 John Locke.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Locke, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Locke!
An out of breath and clearly excited John Locke thanked King of Clothes for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).