DFC New Years Bash PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour
vs
Silva

175 cm
24
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to bum rush Open your legs and give me an hour with a series of wild strikes but Open your legs and give me an hour uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws a right hand that Open your legs and give me an hour ducks under and follows up with a left that Open your legs and give me an hour also avoids with ease.
Open your legs and give me an hour takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva leaves Open your legs and give me an hour with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva cracks Open your legs and give me an hour with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Silva has Open your legs and give me an hour up against the cage in a clinch.

Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Open your legs and give me an hour is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Open your legs and give me an hour landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva is trying to keep Open your legs and give me an hour in close.
Open your legs and give me an hour throws a big right hand that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Open your legs and give me an hour accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Open your legs and give me an hour works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Open your legs and give me an hour trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls Open your legs and give me an hour momentarily but Open your legs and give me an hour frees himself.
Silva is looking to stand up but Open your legs and give me an hour isn't so interested in that idea.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws the left hand but Open your legs and give me an hour avoids the punch easily.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Open your legs and give me an hour should have avoided that one.
Open your legs and give me an hour slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Open your legs and give me an hour tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.

Open your legs and give me an hour closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Open your legs and give me an hour getting side control.
Open your legs and give me an hour lands strikes from half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Open your legs and give me an hour, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

Open your legs and give me an hour is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is controlling Open your legs and give me an hour's trapped leg to prevent Open your legs and give me an hour from advancing to side control.
Open your legs and give me an hour winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Open your legs and give me an hour not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Open your legs and give me an hour is controlling the pace.
Open your legs and give me an hour lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Open your legs and give me an hour has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Open your legs and give me an hour is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Open your legs and give me an hour is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to stand back up but Open your legs and give me an hour manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control but Open your legs and give me an hour postures up.
Open your legs and give me an hour scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Open your legs and give me an hour. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Open your legs and give me an hour manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Open your legs and give me an hour keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Open your legs and give me an hour is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Open your legs and give me an hour is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Open your legs and give me an hour is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Open your legs and give me an hour throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Open your legs and give me an hour missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Open your legs and give me an hour missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Open your legs and give me an hour looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Open your legs and give me an hour with an uppercut!
Open your legs and give me an hour shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Open your legs and give me an hour's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Open your legs and give me an hour avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands a nice hook to Open your legs and give me an hour's body. Open your legs and give me an hour takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Open your legs and give me an hour avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva connects with the punch.

Open your legs and give me an hour scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Open your legs and give me an hour dominating with strikes here.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Open your legs and give me an hour cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Open your legs and give me an hour wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Open your legs and give me an hour avoids the attempt from Silva to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Open your legs and give me an hour scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Open your legs and give me an hour lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Open your legs and give me an hour trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Open your legs and give me an hour with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Open your legs and give me an hour lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Open your legs and give me an hour breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva wants to control but Open your legs and give me an hour is having none of it.
Open your legs and give me an hour working Silva over with strikes here.

Silva is rocked!
Open your legs and give me an hour working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Open your legs and give me an hour finish him?
Open your legs and give me an hour working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Open your legs and give me an hour sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Open your legs and give me an hour scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Open your legs and give me an hour loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Silva scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Open your legs and give me an hour land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Open your legs and give me an hour stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roses are red Lemons are sour Open your legs and give me an hour!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelly True (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mateo Sucic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sucic has chosen profesor jakov as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

True
vs
Sucic

175 cm
20
159 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelly True!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mateo Sucic!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sucic throws a combination. True tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sucic stuffs the takedown.
Sucic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - True looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Sucic clinches.
A frustrated look appears on True's face as he tries to break the clinch.
True trying to land knees to the body.

Sucic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by True there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
True takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Sucic gets a takedown into half guard.
Sucic wants to free his trapped foot but True is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Sucic is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. True doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sucic.

Sucic decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
True gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sucic counters with a big head kick but True shrugs it off.

Sucic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The referee calls for Sucic to work.
True wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Sucic manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Sucic.
Sucic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
True tries to clinch but Sucic is having none of it.
True tries to clinch up

and Sucic counters by clinching up.
Sucic takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Mateo Sucic has been cut.

True breaks from the clinch.
Sucic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from True.
True is breathing heavily.

Sucic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sucic postures up in True's guard and throws a big left but True blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sucic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sucic works over True with some ground and pound from guard.
True wants to stand up but Sucic is controlling him.
Sucic landing some decent shots from guard.
True wants to stand up but Sucic is controlling him.
Sucic tries to stand but True is controlling from the bottom.
Sucic thows a big elbow that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sucic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. True is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sucic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Sucic manages to break the clinch.
True misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sucic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Sucic gets a clinch.
True lands a knee to the body.
True tries to land knees in the clinch but Sucic avoids the damage to the body.

Sucic decides to pull guard.
True trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
True being controlled here momentarily.
Sucic trying to keep a closed guard but True is proving a slippery customer.
Sucic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sucic is trying to control the position but True postures up.
True tries to free his leg and advance position but Sucic is retaining full guard.
True trying to control the position from guard on top but Sucic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
True preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
True tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sucic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
True throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
True takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Sucic lands with a thumping leg kick.
True throws a head kick that misses
and Sucic counters with a nice uppercut.

Sucic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

True has one foot on Sucic's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sucic scores with a nice body kick.

Sucic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sucic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
True squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateo Sucic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateo Sucic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

True throws out a loose jab but Sucic uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sucic takes the fight into the clinch.
True missing with knees to the body.
True takes an elbow to the temple.
True lands an elbow inside that Sucic shrugs off.
Sucic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sucic is looking for a takedown up against the cage. True gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Sucic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
True throws a lazy head kick

and Sucic counters with a takedown into side control.
True is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sucic is controlling him well.
Sucic working the ground and pound.
True prevents Sucic from moving into mount.
True wants to get back to his feet.

Sucic decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Sucic lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
True looks to clinch
and Sucic counters with a three punch combo that has True backing up. True nods at Sucic to acknowledge the strikes.
True closes the distance but Sucic moves to the side
and Sucic counters with a nice low kick that buckles True's knee momentarily.
Kelly True is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

True tries to keep at a distance but Sucic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Sucic pulls guard effortlessly.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sucic wants to stand and escape but True is having none of it.
True would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

True decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
True misses with a double jab
and Sucic counters with a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sucic.
True tries a head kick but it misses.

Sucic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sucic misses with a head shot. True uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
True is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sucic is controlling him.
Sucic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. True is keeping the position for now.
Sucic prevents True from getting back to his feet.
Sucic with a nice head shot there.
Sucic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sucic won't allow True to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
True tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sucic counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sucic closes the distance and clinches.

Sucic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sucic tries to clinch up but True circles away and keeps his distance.
Sucic checks a leg kick nicely.
True keeps the fight on the outside.
Sucic throws a leg kick that misses.
True is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Sucic has taken the fight to the clinch.
True connects with a knee to the head.
Sucic tries for a takedown but True manages to get underhooks.
Sucic is trying to break free.

True breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Sucic moves into the clinch successfully.
Sucic managing to block the knees to the body from True.
Sucic fails to pull guard.
Kelly True has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mateo Sucic.
Sucic has had enough of the clinch but True keeps him there for the moment.
True missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sucic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sucic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but True is keeping busy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
True is trying to force a seperation but Sucic has the dominant position.

Sucic jumps into guard, dragging True to the mat.
Sucic trying to strike off his back.

Sucic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. True gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
True scoring with punches to the head and body.
True is looking to work some ground and pound but Sucic has wrist control.
True is looking to work some ground and pound but Sucic has wrist control.

Sucic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Knees to the body from True.

Sucic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
True throws a head kick but Sucic moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateo Sucic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mateo Sucic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

True lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sucic circles away quickly and effectively.

Sucic instigates a clinch.
Sucic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but True gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Sucic breaks the clinch.
Sucic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but True paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sucic darts in and clinches True up against the cage.

Sucic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
True with a poor takedown

and Sucic counters by clinching up.

Sucic manages to break the clinch.
Sucic throws a combination that misses

and True counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Sucic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
True takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Sucic rushes True and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
True wants to get back to striking at distance but Sucic won't allow it.

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

Sucic darts in and clinches True up against the cage.

Sucic jumps into guard, dragging True to the mat.
True looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
True throws a big right hand that misses.
True in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sucic is trying to control the position but True postures up.

True is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sucic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sucic has a closed guard, preventing True from standing up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Sucic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sucic lands in his opponent's guard.
Sucic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. True swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
True has a closed guard, preventing Sucic from standing up.
Sucic trying to move into half guard but instead True has managed to sweep!

True decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sucic, up you get!

Sucic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for True!
True is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Sucic landing punches.
You get the feeling that True really doesn't like being in this position too much.
A nice elbow there by Sucic.
True wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sucic landing shots from mount.
Sucic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
True is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Sucic looking to secure an arm triangle but True defends it well.
Sucic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
True tries to buck Sucic off but he can't manage it.
Sucic lands a big shot there that rocks True but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
True in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

True bucks Sucic off and manages to get back to his feet!
Kelly True has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

Sucic is trying to work for a kimura but True is defending well.
True is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

True makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Sucic moves out of range as True throws a body kick.

Sucic takes the fight into the clinch.

True pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
True misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sucic lands a jab-cross combination.

True tries to keep at a distance but Sucic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sucic is trying to force a seperation but True has the dominant position.
True misses with a knee strike.

Sucic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
True tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Sucic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. True was covering up waiting for the punch and Sucic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sucic stops True from standing up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateo Sucic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sucic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateo Sucic!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kodee Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Neely
vs
Daniels

185 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

188 cm
25
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kodee Neely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rob Daniels!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neely doesn't seem bothered though.
Neely on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Neely dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Neely misses with an uppercut.
Daniels lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neely misses with the combination.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daniels throws a series of punches but Neely avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Daniels.
Daniels connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Daniels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniels looks gassed!
Daniels digs a good hook to Neely's body.
Daniels lands with a nice body punch.
Rob Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels clobbers Neely with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rob Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Neely is rocked!
Daniels stuns Neely with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Neely moved out of range nicely.
Neely takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Neely is out of range.
Neely looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Neely takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Neely shoots for a double leg takedown but Daniels sprawls well. He's pushed Neely's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Neely or perhaps it was just good defense by Daniels which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kodee Neely. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neely gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Neely is looking to clinch.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daniels goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neely slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daniels misses with a two punch combination.

Neely drives through and clinches with Daniels against the cage.
Neely stalling in the clinch.
Neely misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Neely goes for a takedown attempt but Daniels pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Daniels scores with a sloppy right hand. Neely should have avoided that one.
Daniels fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniels is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Neely had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Neely looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Daniels bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Neely. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Neely shoots in and bounces Daniels off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Neely trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely being controlled here momentarily.
Neely wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Neely is proving a slippery customer.
Neely looking to pass the guard.
Daniels trying to keep a closed guard but Neely is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neely passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Daniels managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Neely.

Neely thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Daniels tries to improve position but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neely is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Daniels dominated that round.
That's time! Neely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Neely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Neely tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daniels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neely somewhat.
Daniels lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Daniels lands a right hook to the body.
Rob Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Neely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Neely walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Neely drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daniels tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Neely counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neely trying to control but Daniels is working from the bottom.
Neely seems to have got his legs back now.
Daniels pulls Neely in close to prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neely wants to control from the top but Daniels keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Neely throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Neely trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniels is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neely with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniels rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neely fails with an attempt to clinch.
Neely thows a left - swing and a miss!

Neely shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Daniels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Neely there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Neely takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Neely moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Daniels has worked his arm free - good work by Daniels!
Daniels tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Daniels managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Neely.
Neely creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Daniels sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Daniels is trying to improve his position.
Daniels is not content to let Neely control the position.
Neely creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Daniels sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Neely shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniels defends it nicely.
Daniels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daniels with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daniels throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neely stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Neely gets a takedown into half guard.
Neely has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daniels is trying to get back to full guard.
Daniels wants to control but Neely is keeping busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neely is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Neely thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
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 Kodee Neely will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Daniels looks to land a combination but Neely avoids it well.
Neely misses with a hook.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice takedown defense from Daniels. No joy for Neely on that attempt.
Daniels scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Neely doesn't seem bothered though.
Daniels misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Daniels misses.
Neely uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neely.
Neely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Neely shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Neely was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Daniels wants to control but Neely is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Daniels working to try and regain half guard.
Neely throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Neely wants to control the pace but Daniels is squirming around nicely.
Daniels is looking to improve his position but Neely isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels is squirming around, avoiding Neely's attempts to control the action.
Neely throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neely trying to control but Daniels is having none of it.
Daniels is looking to get to half guard.
Neely misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Daniels is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Neely looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Daniels slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Daniels wants to control but Neely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neely missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely wants to control but Daniels is keeping him busy.
Daniels wants to control but Neely is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniels is looking for a sweep. Neely is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neely is keen to just control but Daniels is a slippery customer.
Kodee Neely overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Daniels won't allow Neely to pass to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Daniels throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Neely at a distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Neely.
Daniels is looking to regain half guard here but Neely keeps moving and retains side control.
Daniels holds on to Neely's head and controls the position momentarily.
Neely tries to move into full mount but can't pass Daniels's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neely is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Daniels keeping his opponent close.
Neely is looking to take a break and control but Daniels is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kodee Neely showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neely 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kodee Neely!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dixi Mradich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Mojaus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mradich
vs
Mojaus

183 cm
23
238 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

199 cm
23
277 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dixi Mradich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aimo Mojaus!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mojaus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mradich, pushing him back against the cage.
Mradich is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mojaus is keeping busy.

Mojaus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mradich thuds a left hand into Mojaus's body.
Mojaus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mradich circles away quickly and effectively.
Mojaus takes one on the button.
Mojaus throws a nice inside leg kick.

Mojaus clinches.

Mojaus manages to break the clinch.
Mradich with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mradich throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mojaus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mojaus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mojaus avoids the head kick by Mradich.
Mradich fails with a takedown attempt.
Mradich lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mradich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mojaus stuffs the takedown attempt from Mradich. Mradich gets slowly back to his feet.
Mradich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mojaus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aimo Mojaus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mojaus throws a lazy right hand but Mradich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mradich slips under a jab.
Mradich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mojaus but Mojaus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixi Mradich. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mojaus pushes Mradich up against the cage in a clinch.
Mojaus lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Dixi Mradich has been cut.

Mojaus breaks the clinch.
Mojaus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mradich could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mojaus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mojaus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mojaus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mradich's calf.
Mradich is breathing heavily.
Mojaus scoring well with a low kick there.
Mradich takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mojaus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mradich momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mojaus has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mojaus.

Mojaus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mojaus scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Mojaus.
Mradich drops his hands momentarily and Mojaus needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Mradich just on the top of the head. Mradich drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Mradich - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aimo Mojaus!

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between JC Pasicolan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Cadwallader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JC Pasicolan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pasicolan
vs
Cadwallader

200 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
154 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Deadly Clothing
Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JC Pasicolan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Neil Cadwallader!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Pasicolan or perhaps it was just good defense by Cadwallader which made him look bad.

Cadwallader drives through with a takedown into guard.

Pasicolan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cadwallader doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Pasicolan is tightening it up a little... Cadwallader has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Cadwallader reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Cadwallader taps out! nice BJJ there by Pasicolan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). JC Pasicolan!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Josh Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herald Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smoke the Fire!!. Herald Taylor is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Reilly
vs
Taylor

175 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Reilly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Herald Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor moves in looking to clinch but Reilly pushes him off.
Taylor shoots in for a takedown but Reilly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Reilly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Taylor wants to clinch up but Reilly keeps it at a distance.
Reilly with a poor takedown

and Taylor moves into the clinch.
Taylor using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Reilly has Taylor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Reilly pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taylor tumbling to the mat - Reilly dives into Taylor's guard.
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Reilly postures up.
Reilly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Taylor scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Reilly shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Taylor has one foot on Reilly's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Reilly pulls guard.

Reilly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Taylor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Taylor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reilly is looking to stand up but Taylor isn't so interested in that idea.
Reilly is breathing heavily.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Reilly had control of the position.
Reilly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reilly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Taylor defends it nicely.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch

and Reilly counters with a shoot takedown. Taylor fights it but they end up in guard.

Reilly is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Taylor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Taylor has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Reilly had control of the position.
Taylor makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Reilly won't let him.
Taylor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Reilly wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor won't allow Reilly to sweep him here.
Taylor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reilly is proving hard to escape from.
Taylor throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Taylor stands up and waves to Reilly to follow him.
Reilly looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Reilly in a clinch.
Reilly blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taylor wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Taylor up against the cage.
Reilly looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor is pressed up against the cage. Reilly has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Taylor down to the mat. Taylor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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 Josh Reilly will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Taylor tries to clinch but Reilly moves away

and Reilly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Reilly trying to control from half guard but Taylor is working away.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Reilly wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Reilly controlling him for the moment.
Taylor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reilly is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor wants to control the pace but Reilly is squirming around nicely.

Taylor is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Reilly has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Reilly!
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reilly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reilly is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.

Taylor working for submissions but it's allowed Reilly to get to half guard.

Reilly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reilly trying to control from Taylor's half guard. Taylor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Reilly stands and steps away. Taylor gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Left hook, right uppercut from Taylor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with the combination.
Taylor wants to clinch.

Reilly has Taylor up against the cage in a clinch.
Reilly taking a breather.
Reilly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Taylor pulls guard.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reilly is controlling him.
Reilly distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reilly working some strikes from top position.
Reilly trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.

Reilly gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Reilly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Reilly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Reilly getting side control.
Taylor is looking to escape.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Reilly has control of the leg.
Reilly is looking to stall here but Taylor recovers full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Reilly tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taylor.
Taylor clinches but Reilly breaks the clinch

and Reilly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reilly.
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reilly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Reilly is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reilly preventing the sweep.
Reilly looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reilly is controlling him.
Taylor is wriggling around but Reilly manages to pass to half guard.

Reilly is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Taylor is just riding it out for now. Reilly eventually gives up the hold.

Reilly is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Taylor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reilly fails with the takedown

and Taylor moves into the clinch.

Taylor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Taylor wants to stand but Reilly has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Reilly keeps moving.

Taylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but Reilly moves away

and Reilly counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reilly.
Reilly looking to pass the guard.
Reilly preventing the sweep.
Reilly is working Taylor over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Taylor looking to control.
Taylor thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Reilly thows a big elbow that misses.
Taylor is looking to stand up but Reilly isn't so interested in that idea.
Taylor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Reilly is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Reilly counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taylor prevents it.

Taylor lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reilly flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Reilly is looking to improve his position.
Reilly is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Reilly clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Taylor darts in trying to clinch

and Reilly counters with a single leg into guard. Taylor didn't expect that.
Taylor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Reilly stands up from Taylor's guard - Reilly perhaps looking for a knockout.
Reilly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor wants to clinch

so Reilly counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reilly postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Reilly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is striking off his back. Reilly thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Reilly gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Reilly closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reilly lands in his opponent's guard.
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Reilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly passes Taylor's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Taylor tries to kick Reilly off but Reilly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Reilly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Reilly passes Taylor's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly prevents Taylor from improving his position.
Taylor gets back to full guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.

Taylor pushes Reilly off and gets back to his feet.

Reilly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taylor has his feet on Reilly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Taylor tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Reilly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reilly trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor wants to stand but Reilly is controlling the position.
Reilly wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Reilly won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reilly wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Reilly had his way with Herald Taylor in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Taylor tries to clinch but Reilly moves away

and Reilly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reilly looking for a takedown.

Reilly drags the fight down to the ground.
Reilly wants to stand and escape but Taylor is having none of it.

Taylor stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Taylor cracks Reilly with a good jab.
Taylor throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taylor. That's going to slow Reilly down.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.

Taylor moves into range and clinches up with Reilly.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Taylor stalls.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reilly shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Reilly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor darts in trying to clinch

and Reilly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reilly not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reilly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.

Reilly looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Taylor kicks Reilly off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Reilly misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taylor.

Taylor jumps into guard, dragging Reilly to the mat.
Reilly is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Reilly has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reilly stops Taylor from getting back to his feet.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Taylor kicks Reilly off and gets back to his feet.
Taylor closes the distance looking to clinch

and Reilly holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reilly tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly tries to pull guard but Taylor won't allow it.
Taylor is looking to control Reilly's arms but Reilly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Taylor has his back to the cage.
Taylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reilly.
A short uppercut from Taylor.
Taylor scores a nice knee to the body.
Come on Reilly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Reilly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Reilly goes for a takedown in the clinch but Taylor prevents it.

Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Reilly closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Reilly getting side control.
Taylor wants to get back to his feet.
Reilly perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to control but Taylor is keeping him busy.
Reilly with the ground and pound but Taylor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Reilly trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reilly manages to get himself to full guard.
Herald Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Josh Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reilly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

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 Josh Reilly.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reilly, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45

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

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
0%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredric Sama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Belfort has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belfort
vs
Sama

185 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fredric Sama!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sama slips a jab and a cross from Belfort.
Sama loads up on a big right hand but Belfort slips the punch.
Sama shoots in but Belfort avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sama throws a head kick but Belfort moves out of range.

Belfort shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sama is trying to defend but Belfort finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sama wants to control but Belfort is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Belfort is trying to control. Sama wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Belfort wants to free his trapped foot but Sama is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sama preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

Belfort is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sama doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Belfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Belfort wants to work for an arm triangle but Sama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sama makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sama.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Sama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belfort is really struggling to control Sama but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sama wants to sweep but no luck.
Belfort trying to control but Sama is working from the bottom.
Sama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Belfort is one step ahead there.
Belfort content to stall in guard here.
Sama bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Belfort's guard.
Belfort bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sama's guard.
Sama wants to get back to his feet but Belfort is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Sama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sama 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.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belfort controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Belfort preventing the sweep.
Belfort sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Belfort.
Sama moves in looking to clinch but Belfort pushes him off.
Sama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort moves out of range as Sama strikes.
Belfort will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Belfort moves forwards but Sama connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fredric Sama will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Belfort shoots in for a double leg but Sama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

It looks like Fedor Belfort has been cut.
Belfort fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Sama misses.
Sama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sama throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sama missing with a left hand there. Belfort was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Sama misses.

Belfort drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Belfort wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sama, who protects the arm well.
Sama tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Belfort wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belfort wants to control but Sama is keeping him busy.

Belfort working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sama is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Belfort off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belfort tries to roll but Sama sticks to his back.
Sama doesn't have the hooks in and Belfort manages to turn into his guard.
Belfort stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belfort postures up.
Sama keeping full guard, as Belfort tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Belfort takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Belfort tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sama thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sama.
Sama sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Belfort is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sama misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sama looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Sama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Belfort holds on for dear life.
Belfort is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Sama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Belfort tries to reverse the position but Sama maintains control.
Sama throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sama prevents Belfort from getting the reversal.
Sama cracks Belfort with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sama avoids the attempt from Belfort to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Sama there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Belfort tries to hold on but Sama postures up.
Belfort avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sama.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sama lands with some strikes.
Sama looking to finish with strikes here!
Belfort regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredric Sama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fedor Belfort's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Belfort throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sama's waist but Sama gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Belfort off to one side.
Sama tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
Sama throws a combination that misses

and Belfort counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Belfort.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sama is on top in guard.
Belfort working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sama.
Belfort looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belfort is trying to control the position but Sama postures up.
Belfort wants to sweep but no luck.
Sama thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belfort looking for a sweep. Not yet Belfort, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Belfort is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Belfort looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sama darts in trying to clinch

and Belfort counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sama's guard now.
Belfort trying to control but Sama is working from the bottom.
Fedor Belfort overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belfort preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Belfort blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sama.
Belfort is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Belfort is refusing to be controlled, as Sama sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort trying to control from the bottom.
Belfort is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Belfort avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sama.
Belfort wants to improve his position but Sama is controlling well.
Belfort is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sama's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sama's back!
Belfort trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Belfort is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sama is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Belfort working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sama looking very determined here, making life difficult for Belfort.
Sama manages to reverse the position and now he's in Belfort's guard. Nice work there by Sama.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Belfort.
Sama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fedor Belfort has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sama throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Belfort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Belfort showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sama 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fredric Sama!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sauna Kinkku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sauna Kinkku's chin.

Emelianenko
vs
Kinkku

180 cm
19
208 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

218 cm
19
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Emelianenko !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sauna Kinkku!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Kinkku is avoiding it.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinkku.

Kinkku looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kinkku is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kinkku on the ground.
Kinkku forces his way into half guard.
Kinkku trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up here but Kinkku is controlling him well.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkku is trying to control the action in half guard but Emelianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko tries to kick Kinkku off but Kinkku keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kinkku controlling the action here.
Kinkku works his way into side control.
Emelianenko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kinkku misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinkku creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kinkku has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Emelianenko is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Kinkku controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kinkku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Kinkku postures up.
Kinkku unloads with some shots from mount but Emelianenko bucks and avoids them well.
Kinkku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kinkku thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kinkku.
Kinkku thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Kinkku's attempts to control the action.
Emelianenko is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinkku is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Emelianenko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kinkku throwing strikes here but Emelianenko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kinkku controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kinkku working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sauna Kinkku dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kinkku swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko .

Kinkku shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kinkku showed some decent athleticism there.
Kinkku wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is defending well.
Emelianenko is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkku passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Emelianenko !
Kinkku content just to control the position here.
Emelianenko tries to buck Kinkku off but he can't manage it.
Kinkku is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kinkku throwing strikes here but Emelianenko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kinkku wants to control the pace but Emelianenko is squirming around nicely.
Kinkku controlling the position easily from mount.
Kinkku can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Kinkku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Emelianenko because Kinkku loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkku throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kinkku trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Kinkku thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kinkku controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kinkku cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emelianenko tries to buck Kinkku off but he can't manage it.
Kinkku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Emelianenko because Kinkku loaded up on that one.
Kinkku thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kinkku controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kinkku wants to control the pace but Emelianenko is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sauna Kinkku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kinkku feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko 's calf.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kinkku walks into a stiff left hand from Emelianenko .

Kinkku scores a takedown into full mount!

Kinkku goes for an armbar but Emelianenko turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Emelianenko .

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinkku looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Emelianenko wants to get up but he can't break Kinkku's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kinkku 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.

Kinkku is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Emelianenko defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kinkku trying to control the position.
Kinkku looking for a sweep. Not yet Kinkku, not yet.

Emelianenko stands and steps away. Kinkku gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
No luck for Kinkku with that takedown attempt.
Kinkku shoots in but no luck this time.
Kinkku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A clash of legs there as Emelianenko blocks the low kick.
Kinkku dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko .
Lucas Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kinkku.
Lucas Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sauna Kinkku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinkku circles away.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Kinkku is having none of it.
Kinkku shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinkku circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Emelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kinkku shoots in and drives through. Emelianenko sprawls well.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kinkku fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Kinkku pushes him off.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Kinkku with a series of wild strikes but Kinkku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Kinkku with a series of wild strikes but Kinkku uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kinkku shoots for a takedown but Emelianenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kinkku blocking some punches.

Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kinkku lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Sauna Kinkku is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucas Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kinkku shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kinkku looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kinkku manages to pass to side control.

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 Lucas Emelianenko .
I think Kinkku 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sauna Kinkku!