RC 25 - Nuclear War PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Dvorak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dvorak
vs
Freeman

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

203 cm
22
203 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Dvorak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Freeman throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Dvorak stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Freeman follows into mount!

Dvorak is rocked!
Freeman tries to control but Dvorak wriggling away.
Oh Dvorak is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dvorak is desperately trying to improve his position but Freeman has a good base and remains in mount.
Freeman wants to control the pace but Dvorak is squirming around nicely.
Dvorak seems to have got his legs back now.
Dvorak is desperately trying to improve his position but Freeman has a good base and remains in mount.
Dvorak is working hard here to advance position.
Freeman trying to control but Dvorak is having none of it.
Dvorak gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman tries to stand and escape but Dvorak actually recovers to full guard.
Dvorak striking off his back but it's not causing Freeman any problems.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freeman is looking to stand up but Dvorak won't let him.

Dvorak pushes Freeman off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Freeman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Freeman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dvorak backs up against the cage.

Dvorak is rocked!
Freeman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dvorak's sensitive parts.

Dvorak scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Freeman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dvorak is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak is breathing heavily.
Freeman regains half guard, as Dvorak was trying to land strikes.
Dvorak throwing shots but Freeman is blocking nicely.
Freeman trying to control but Dvorak postures up.
Freeman tries to roll over but Dvorak keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Dvorak there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dvorak not landing any meaningful shots this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dvorak tries to close the distance and clinch up but Freeman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freeman connects with a high kick.
Freeman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Freeman scores with a head kick.
Dvorak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Freeman finds it's way round the side to connect with Dvorak's head.
Freeman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Freeman gets caught flat footed, as Dvorak shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Freeman kicks Dvorak off and gets to his feet.
Freeman lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Dvorak crumples to the floor! Freeman milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gordon Freeman!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladamir Vilatki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Seltzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Seltzer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Vilatki
vs
Seltzer

188 cm
22
211 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladamir Vilatki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Seltzer!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seltzer misses with a head kick.

Vilatki darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Vilatki.
Seltzer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vilatki.
Seltzer tries to kick Vilatki off but Vilatki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Vilatki stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Seltzer to get to his feet.
Seltzer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilatki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seltzer but Seltzer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seltzer doesn't manage to clinch there - Vilatki circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Seltzer - that will leave a mark!
Vilatki is breathing heavily.
Seltzer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vladamir Vilatki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seltzer misses with a head kick.
Seltzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Seltzer seems to be stalking Vilatki here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Vilatki drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tom Seltzer!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fraklin Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaw is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Stay Fly. John Shaw has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Smith
vs
Shaw

190 cm
23
192 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

181 cm
19
194 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Hellbent, Inc.

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fraklin Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shaw stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Shaw had a free shot at his head there.
John Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith 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.
Shaw with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shaw misses with a straight right.
Shaw cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shaw has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smith to stand back up!

Smith is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fraklin Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Smith's head, knocking him out cold! Shaw is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Shaw!

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C
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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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Mack had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Mack
vs
Black

189 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

aKua

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Mack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack shoots in and drives through. Black sprawls well.
Mack dodges the punch combination from Black.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Mack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black throws a one two combo.
Black keeps the fight on the outside.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black throws a left that rocks Mack and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Black dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Mack regain composure!

Mack is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mack!
Oh Mack is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Black scoring with strikes but Mack is staying in there.
Black has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mack takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The referee warns Mack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack tries to reverse the position but Black maintains control.
Black lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Black loads up with a big shot that hurts Mack! He's pulled Black in close but Black has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Mack survive? More strikes from Black and Mack is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Travis Black!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarge Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Mugabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Dela
vs
Mugabe

190 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sarge Dela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Mugabe!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mugabe is looking to clinch.
Dela throws a right and a left that Mugabe avoids nicely.
Mugabe throws a series of punches but Dela avoids them all with ease.
No luck for Dela with that takedown attempt.
Mugabe wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugabe misses with a double jab
and Dela makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe clinches but Dela breaks the clinch

and Dela counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dela sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dela is tying to control. Mugabe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dela missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mugabe is trying to stand up here but Dela is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Dela 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.
Dela wants to free his trapped foot but Mugabe is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dela shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mugabe as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarge Dela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mugabe looks to throw the jab but Dela is out of range.
Dela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mugabe's waist but Mugabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela off to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mugabe moves away.
Dela shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dela is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mugabe.
Mugabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Mugabe tries to clinch but Dela is having none of it.
Mugabe lands the left hand.
Rob Mugabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela lands with a shot to the body.
Mugabe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mugabe tries to clinch

and Dela counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Dela slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dela trying to control but Mugabe is working from the bottom.
Dela not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarge Dela dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Mugabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mugabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mugabe misses with a looping right.
Mugabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dela tries for a takedown but Mugabe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mugabe tries to clinch up
and Dela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mugabe's waist but Mugabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dela off to one side.
Dela swats away the attempt to clinch by Mugabe.
Mugabe misses with a straight left.
Mugabe closes the distance but Dela moves to the side

and Dela counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mugabe can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dela controls the pace.
Dela has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Mugabe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mugabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dela postures up in Mugabe's guard and throws a big left but Mugabe blocks it.
Mugabe looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dela trying to control but Mugabe is working from the bottom.
Dela 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mugabe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mugabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mugabe tries to clinch but Dela is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mugabe lands with an uppercut that bounces Dela off the cage and back into rage.
Mugabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dela.

Dela drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mugabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dela controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sarge Dela dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dela shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mugabe but Mugabe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mugabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mugabe tries to clinch there but Dela circles away.
Dela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rob Mugabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dela throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mugabe counters with a three punch combo that has Dela backing up. Dela nods at Mugabe to acknowledge the strikes.
Dela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarge Dela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mugabe manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mugabe works over Dela's head and body with a nice combination.
Mugabe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dela looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dela gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mugabe.

Dela closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dela sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mugabe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mugabe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dela moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mugabe dodges the ground and pound from Dela.
Dela working away.
Dela misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mugabe dodges the ground and pound from Dela.
You can see the frustration on Mugabe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dela in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mugabe tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Mugabe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dela dodges the punch combination from Mugabe.

Dela changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mugabe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mugabe gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Mugabe really wants to buck Dela off and get back to his feet.
Dela lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mugabe hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela throws some wild stikes that Mugabe manages to avoid easily.
Dela is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dela throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dela is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mugabe can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dela content just to control the position here.
Rob Mugabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dela has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mugabe's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rob Mugabe.
I think Dela 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarge Dela!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zero Udala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishod Izgoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Udala comes to the cage accompanied by The Beach Boys - Wouldn't it be nice. 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.

Udala
vs
Izgoev

220 cm
19
255 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
260 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zero Udala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ishod Izgoev!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Izgoev avoids the body shot from Udala.
Izgoev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Izgoev wants to clinch.
Izgoev misses with a double jab.
Izgoev tries to clinch there but Udala circles away.
Udala lands a head kick!

It looks like Ishod Izgoev has been cut.
Udala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Izgoev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Izgoev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Izgoev looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Udala jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Udala connects with a body shot.
Udala slips a straight right by Izgoev.
Udala lands a right hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Udala.

Izgoev is rocked!
Izgoev misses the jab.
Udala lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Izgoev falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zero Udala!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Piiska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young Tupac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piiska's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eminem - Till I Collapse. This should be a great matchup!

Piiska
vs
Tupac

178 cm
21
168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

176 cm
22
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pertti Piiska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Young Tupac!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupac avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piiska tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Piiska tries to close the distance and clinch but Tupac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Piiska clinches with his opponent.

Piiska jumps guard.
Tupac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tupac 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.
Piiska tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Tupac is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupac looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tupac trying to control the position.
Piiska wants to control from the top but Tupac keeps moving.

Piiska stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Piiska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tupac tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tupac jumps guard but Piiska stands there with Tupac around his waist. Tupac gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Piiska pulls guard effortlessly.
Tupac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piiska not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Piiska has control of Tupac's left arm, preventing Tupac from doing any damage.
Tupac wants to pass the guard but Piiska is keeping the position.

Tupac drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tupac jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tupac trying to control the position from guard on top but Piiska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tupac looks gassed!
Tupac stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Piiska swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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

Tupac gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Piiska is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupac wants to hit a switch here but Piiska passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tupac there!
Tupac is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Piiska tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Piiska prevents Tupac from getting the reversal.
Piiska manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tupac to take his back!
Tupac breaks Piiska's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tupac trying to control but Piiska is working from the bottom.
Tupac is pushing down on Piiska's leg trying to pass to half guard. Piiska is fighting to maintain full guard but Tupac has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Tupac is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Piiska to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Tupac wants to control from the top but Piiska keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piiska seems keen to control Tupac's posture.

Piiska is looking for a triangle but Tupac pushes his legs off easily.

Tupac drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Piiska dives on top into guard.
Tupac keeping moving, preventing Piiska from controlling successfully.

Tupac had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Piiska is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tupac Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Piiska's back instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Piiska lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tupac at a distance.

Piiska shoots in and bounces Tupac off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Piiska is posturing up here but Tupac has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Piiska tries to roll out but it's too tight and Piiska has to tap! Slick submission there by Tupac!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Young Tupac!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Armando Julio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rulon Oboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio comes to the cage accompanied by Wings Of Life. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Julio
vs
Oboev

192 cm
21
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

150 cm
21
264 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Boomerang! Nutrition and Development Center

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armando Julio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Oboev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Julio shoots in for a double leg but Oboev sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Julio fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oboev keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown by Julio or perhaps it was just good defense by Oboev which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Julio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Julio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oboev as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Julio has a takedown stuffed.
Julio shoots in looking for a takedown. Oboev tries to sprawl out of it but Julio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oboev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Julio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oboev is fending him off so far but Julio persists. Nope, Oboev circles away and we're back to standing.
Armando Julio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Julio shoots in looking for a takedown. Oboev tries to sprawl out of it but Julio keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Oboev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Julio fails with the takedown.

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.
Julio shoots for a takedown but Oboev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Oboev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Julio is staying active underneath Oboev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Oboev wants to work for an arm triangle but Julio is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oboev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Julio tries to roll over but Oboev keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Oboev works his way into full mount!

Oboev is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Julio has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Oboev thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Julio is in all sorts of trouble here.
Julio looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Julio breaks Oboev's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Oboev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Julio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Julio wants to control from the top but Oboev keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oboev is trying to control the position but Julio postures up.
Julio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Oboev manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Julio is breathing heavily.
Oboev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Julio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Julio won't allow Oboev to sweep him here.

Oboev working for a triangle but Julio defends it easily.
Julio advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oboev tries to roll over but Julio keeps him under control.
Oboev is looking to control Julio's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oboev avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Julio fails with the takedown

and Oboev counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Julio 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.

Julio is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Oboev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oboev trying to control but Julio is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oboev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Oboev trying to control the position from guard on top but Julio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oboev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Julio working a defensive guard but Oboev passes into half guard.
Oboev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Oboev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oboev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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.

Julio is defending against the submission attempts here by Oboev.
Oboev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Julio is looking to improve his position.

Oboev is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Julio has managed to free his arm - good work.

Julio actively working from the bottom here.
Oboev is looking to advance position but Julio won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Julio shoots and misses

and Oboev counters with a shoot takedown. Julio fights it but they end up in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Julio keeping moving, preventing Oboev from controlling successfully.
Oboev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Julio works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Oboev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oboev tries to free his leg and advance position but Julio is retaining full guard.
Oboev trying to control but Julio is working from the bottom.
Oboev won't allow Julio to sweep him here.
Julio controls Oboev momentarily but Oboev frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Julio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Oboev counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Julio!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Armando Julio. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Julio has left one of his arms exposed and Oboev doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Julio screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rulon Oboev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Foka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Azazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Foka
vs
Azazel

183 cm
22
242 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

186 cm
22
227 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miroslav Foka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, The Azazel!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foka throws a series of punches but Azazel moves out of range.

Foka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Azazel is looking for a sweep. Foka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Azazel makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Azazel.
Foka trying to control the position from guard on top but Azazel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foka preventing the sweep.

Azazel pushes a forearm under Foka's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Foka is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). The Azazel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maksim Nikifor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rutger von Schnabelmonokel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Maksim Nikifor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Nikifor
vs
von Schnabelmonokel

195 cm
22
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Russian Tech Nutrition

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Nikifor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rutger von Schnabelmonokel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikifor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nikifor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikifor looks to score with a jab to the body but von Schnabelmonokel is just out of range.
von Schnabelmonokel avoids the body shot from Nikifor.
von Schnabelmonokel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nikifor.
Nikifor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nikifor lands a with a good body shot.
Nikifor misses the jab.
Nikifor misses with a straight right.
Nikifor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nikifor looks to score with a jab to the body but von Schnabelmonokel is just out of range.
Nikifor throws a looping overhand right but von Schnabelmonokel ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
von Schnabelmonokel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikifor.
Nikifor throws a right and a left that von Schnabelmonokel avoids nicely.
von Schnabelmonokel staying out of range there.
Nikifor catches von Schnabelmonokel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
von Schnabelmonokel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nikifor misses with a body shot.
von Schnabelmonokel avoids the body shot from Nikifor.
Nikifor misses with a jab, cross combination.
von Schnabelmonokel blocks a jab.
Nikifor misses with a two punch combination.
von Schnabelmonokel shoots for a double leg takedown but Nikifor sprawls well. He's pushed von Schnabelmonokel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

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.
Nikifor connects with a body shot.
von Schnabelmonokel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nikifor.
Nikifor misses the shot to the body.
Nikifor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel avoids a punch combination nicely.
von Schnabelmonokel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nikifor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps von Schnabelmonokel's head backwards.
Nikifor throws a hook but von Schnabelmonokel blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikifor misses with a looping left.
Nikifor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by von Schnabelmonokel.
Nikifor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
von Schnabelmonokel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maksim Nikifor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rutger von Schnabelmonokel.
Nikifor lands a nice hook to von Schnabelmonokel's body. von Schnabelmonokel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nikifor throws a hook to the side of von Schnabelmonokel's head but von Schnabelmonokel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nikifor scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Nikifor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Nikifor.
Nikifor slow jab from von Schnabelmonokel misses its intended target.
Nikifor connects with a good right hand that stumbles von Schnabelmonokel. von Schnabelmonokel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
von Schnabelmonokel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nikifor is breathing heavily.
Nikifor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by von Schnabelmonokel. von Schnabelmonokel obviously looking to wear him down.
von Schnabelmonokel fails to land the takedown.
von Schnabelmonokel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nikifor digs a good body shot into von Schnabelmonokel's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maksim Nikifor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nikifor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
von Schnabelmonokel walks into a jab.
Nikifor looks to land a left hand but von Schnabelmonokel moved out of range nicely.
Nikifor lands with a right that hurts von Schnabelmonokel. von Schnabelmonokel looks to clinch but Nikifor throws a short knee that drops von Schnabelmonokel. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Maksim Nikifor!