Fight Night 9 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitry Slova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yippe Mofo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yippe Mofo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Slova
vs
Mofo

170 cm
22
149 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitry Slova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yippe Mofo!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Slova as Mofo shoots in.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Mofo.
Slova sneaks back into half guard.
Slova trying to control but Mofo postures up.

Mofo is working for a submission of some sort.
Slova moves into full guard.
Slova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slova tries to strike from the bottom.
Slova trying to keep a closed guard but Mofo is proving a slippery customer.

Slova has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mofo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slova controls Mofo momentarily but Mofo frees himself.
Mofo looking to pass the guard.
Mofo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Slova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mofo's guard.
Slova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slova preventing the sweep.
Slova stays in close to Mofo's body and controls the position.
Slova passes Mofo's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Slova connects with a nice short shot to Mofo's temple.
Slova prevents Mofo from improving his position.

Slova is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Slova wants to get back to his feet.

Slova is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mofo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dimitry Slova!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and FIVEFINGER DEATHPUNCH (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Malone
vs
DEATHPUNCH

195 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bo Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, FIVEFINGER DEATHPUNCH!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone scores with a kick to the body.
Bo Malone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DEATHPUNCH is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Malone instigates a clinch.
DEATHPUNCH prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Malone pulls guard successfully.
DEATHPUNCH stopping the sweep attempt from Malone.

DEATHPUNCH wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Malone's closed guard. He's half up but Malone has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Malone pivots and extends the arm, DEATHPUNCH falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Malone! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bo Malone!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Mintusovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Remy Mintusovich will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Thomas
vs
Mintusovich

194 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

210 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Remy Mintusovich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mintusovich scores with a jab to the head.
Mintusovich fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mintusovich connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Thomas to the floor! Mintusovich dives in looking for the finish!

Thomas is rocked!
Mintusovich tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Oh Thomas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas trying to control here.
Mintusovich trying to control the action but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas is controlling Mintusovich's trapped leg to prevent Mintusovich from advancing to side control.
Thomas seems to have got his legs back now.
Thomas tries to roll over but Mintusovich keeps him under control.
Mintusovich looks to land a strike but Thomas avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mintusovich would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

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

Mintusovich sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Thomas to the ground! Mintusovich dives into full mount looking to finish!
Thomas 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.
Thomas tries to hold on but Mintusovich pushes him away.
Mintusovich tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Thomas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas regains half guard.
Thomas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mintusovich.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Mintusovich wants to stand up but Thomas is controlling the position.

Mintusovich is looking for a kimura but Thomas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mintusovich to get the leverage.
Thomas is staying active underneath Mintusovich, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Thomas manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Mintusovich passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mintusovich working the strikes but Thomas uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Mintusovich stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Thomas to get to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Thomas.
Mintusovich misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Mintusovich shows good takedown defense.
Thomas swats away the attempt to clinch by Mintusovich.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mintusovich. Mintusovich obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mintusovich wants to clinch.
Mintusovich plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mintusovich lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thomas backs up against the cage.
Mintusovich tries a head kick but it misses.
Mintusovich swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mintusovich does no damage.
Thomas closes the distance but Mintusovich moves to the side
and Mintusovich counters with a three punch combo that has Thomas backing up. Thomas nods at Mintusovich to acknowledge the strikes.
Mintusovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mintusovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mintusovich. Thomas shrugs it off though.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Mintusovich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Thomas really felt that one!
Mintusovich thuds a left hand into Thomas's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Mintusovich dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mintusovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Mintusovich looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mintusovich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mintusovich counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas throws a combination that misses
and Mintusovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mintusovich is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thomas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mintusovich misses with a combination

and Thomas counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintusovich wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Thomas keeps control of Mintusovich as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mintusovich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Mintusovich. No joy for Thomas on that attempt.
Thomas wants to clinch.
Mintusovich scores with a spinning back kick!
Mintusovich tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mintusovich tries to clinch but Thomas moves away
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.

Thomas clinches with his opponent.
Mintusovich gets underhooks to prevent Thomas's takedown attempt.
Mintusovich wants to break free but Thomas has control.
Mintusovich tries to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling the position.
Thomas goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mintusovich prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Mintusovich.

Thomas successfully pulls guard.
Mintusovich won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
Mintusovich wants to stand and escape but instead Thomas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Thomas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thomas stops Mintusovich from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thomas forces his way into half guard.
Thomas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thomas stops Mintusovich from getting back to his feet.
Thomas is taking a breather. Mintusovich says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jean Thomas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mintusovich tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

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.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Thomas wants to clinch up but Mintusovich keeps it at a distance.
Mintusovich lands a two punch combo.
Thomas misses with a body punch

and Mintusovich moves into the clinch.
Mintusovich tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it's wide of the mark. Not good footwork there.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Mintusovich lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Thomas bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mintusovich wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mintusovich tries to buck Thomas off but Thomas is having none of it.
Mintusovich is looking to get back to his feet here but Thomas is keeping cool and he's managed to take Mintusovich's back.
Thomas lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Mintusovich controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Mintusovich defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Thomas's arms.

Mintusovich manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Mintusovich stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mintusovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed

and Mintusovich counters with a series of strikes that sends Thomas to the canvas! Mintusovich follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Mintusovich tries to stand but Thomas is controlling from the bottom.
Mintusovich stands and throws Thomas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mintusovich tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

Mintusovich decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Mintusovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Thomas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mintusovich is looking to improve his position.
Mintusovich wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas wants to pass to mount but Mintusovich is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mintusovich is in trouble now - Thomas has advanced to mount!
Thomas controlling from mount.
Mintusovich working to try and regain half guard.
Thomas controlling the pace for now.
Mintusovich in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mintusovich is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thomas content just to control the position here.
Mintusovich squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mintusovich tries to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Mintusovich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Thomas looking to control but Mintusovich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Thomas controlling his opponent.
Mintusovich is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Thomas breaks from Mintusovich's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mintusovich working to try and regain half guard.
Mintusovich wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mintusovich wants to get back to his feet.
Mintusovich throwing hammer fists to the chest of Thomas. What's that going to do exactly?
Mintusovich is trying desperately to improve position.
Mintusovich regains half guard.
Mintusovich looks like he's trying to stand up.

Mintusovich kicks Thomas off and gets back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Mintusovich.

Thomas moves into the clinch successfully.

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 Jean Thomas.
I think Mintusovich 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Mintusovich!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Zinoviev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Filypovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirco Filypovich has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Zinoviev
vs
Filypovich

190 cm
22
214 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Zinoviev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirco Filypovich!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filypovich shoots in and drives through. Zinoviev sprawls well.
Zinoviev closes this distance looking for a takedown but Filypovich circles away.
Filypovich will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zinoviev misses with the combination.
Ivan Zinoviev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filypovich looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ivan Zinoviev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirco Filypovich.
Zinoviev scores with a shot to the body.
Filypovich avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Zinoviev throws a body punch but Filypovich moves out of range.
Filypovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zinoviev.
Zinoviev jabs at Filypovich's body.
Zinoviev scores with a three punch combo!
Zinoviev lands a nice looking body shot.
Zinoviev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Filypovich.
Filypovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Filypovich tries to clinch but Zinoviev moves out of range.
Filypovich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zinoviev throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Zinoviev misses.
Filypovich shoots in for a takedown but Zinoviev shows good takedown defense.
Zinoviev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zinoviev scores with a nice right hand.

Zinoviev shoots in and bounces Filypovich off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Filypovich looks gassed!
Zinoviev wants to control from the top but Filypovich keeps moving.
Zinoviev is really struggling to control Filypovich but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Filypovich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zinoviev tries to free his leg and advance position but Filypovich is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zinoviev drops back looking for a leg! Filypovich is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Filypovich manages to kick Zinoviev off! Zinoviev jumps back into Filypovich's guard.
Zinoviev looking to pass the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A jab from Zinoviev misses.
Zinoviev shoots in and drives through. Filypovich sprawls well.
Filypovich blocks the body kick.
Zinoviev tries a head kick but it misses.
Filypovich slips a jab from Zinoviev.
Decent striking displayed by Zinoviev there.
Zinoviev throws out a loose jab but Filypovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Filypovich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Filypovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zinoviev.
Filypovich tries to clinch up but Zinoviev circles away and keeps his distance.
Filypovich with a poor takedown
and Filypovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filypovich shoots in but Zinoviev avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinoviev connects with a single shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Zinoviev there.

Filypovich is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Zinoviev! Filypovich is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Zinoviev!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Turner (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.

Morko
vs
Turner

176 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Morko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Turner!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Turner as Morko shoots in.
Morko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Morko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Morko connects with a couple of short punches.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Morko is proving a slippery customer.

Turner looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Morko distracts Turner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Morko looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner postures up in Morko's guard and throws a big left but Morko blocks it.
Turner trying to control but Morko is working from the bottom.
Morko looking for a sweep. Not yet Morko, not yet.
Turner stands and throws Morko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
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.
Morko is trying to get back to half guard.
Turner wants to control but Morko is keeping him busy.

Turner decides to stand back up. Turner steps back and let's Morko get back to his feet.

Morko gets a takedown into half guard.
Morko trying to pass the guard but Turner defending well.
Turner is looking to control Morko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turner avoid being mounted?
Turner won't allow Morko to pass to mount.
Turner is looking to improve his position.
Morko wants to take a breather but Turner is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morko wants to pass the guard but Turner is defending well.
Morko is breathing heavily.
Morko wants to take a breather but Turner is having none of it.
Turner trying to control here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morko misses with a hook.
Morko misses with a wild combination.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Morko.
Morko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turner is fending him off so far but Morko persists. Nope, Turner circles away and we're back to standing.

Morko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Turner pushing down on Morko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Morko wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morko moves into full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Morko holds on and takes a little breather.
Morko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turner!
Morko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Morko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Turner is rocked!
Morko raining down shots from the mount!
Turner is still in real trouble! Can Morko finish him?

It looks like Nick Turner has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Morko.
Turner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Morko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Morko looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Morko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Morko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morko punching from mount but Turner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Morko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Morko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Morko throws some wild stikes that Turner manages to avoid easily.
Morko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Morko throws some wild stikes that Turner manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Morko there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Morko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Morko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esko Morko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nick Turner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Morko swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Esko Morko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Morko. Turner falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Morko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Esko Morko!

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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 Dougie Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimre Crevcentzskie (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.

Acton
vs
Crevcentzskie

210 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

200 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Acton Nutritional Company

Drago's Choice

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dougie Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimre Crevcentzskie!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acton Rushes Crevcentzskie and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Crevcentzskie is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Acton Piles on the pressure and Crevcentzskie crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dougie Acton!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Page (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egrek Sulami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Page might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stoopid by Snot. Egrek Sulami has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Page
vs
Sulami

173 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Drago's Choice

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Page!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Egrek Sulami!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulami lands a right hook to the body.
Page looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Sulami drops Page with a beautiful combination! Page stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sulami is looking for the KO!

Page is rocked!
Sulami is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Page hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Egrek Sulami!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Falls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Falls's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, "Fat Bottom Girls" - Queen. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Falls
vs
Chan

179 cm
18
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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, Matt Falls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jackie Chan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falls swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Chan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Falls swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.

Chan takes the fight into the clinch.
Chan is trying to maintain a safe position but Falls gets an underhook and turns Chan into the cage.

Falls is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chan can't fight it off and eventually Falls manages to take the fight to the floor. Chan looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Falls from controlling successfully.
Falls stays in close to Chan's body and controls the position.
Chan is trying to keep Falls in close.
Falls trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Falls working some strikes from top position.
Chan controls Falls momentarily but Falls frees himself.
Falls looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Falls trying to control but Chan is working from the bottom.
Falls works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Falls trying to control from half guard but Chan is working away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Chan has eaten all the pies!
Chan throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chan is pressing down on Falls's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Falls trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Falls trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chan is on top in guard.
Falls wants to sweep but no luck.
Chan wants to control from the top but Falls keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Falls is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Falls is breathing heavily.
Chan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Falls swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chan distracts Falls with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chan preventing the sweep.
Chan passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Chan decides to stand back up. Chan steps back and let's Falls get back to his feet.
Falls shoots in and drives through. Chan sprawls well.

Chan clinches up with Falls and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Chan.
Chan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chan scores with a knee to the head.
Chan landing knees to the head.
Chan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Falls looking for a takedown.
Chan tries to land knees in the clinch but Falls avoids the damage to the body.

Falls drags the fight down to the ground.
Falls trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falls lands a decent punch to the body there.
Falls is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chan stopping the sweep attempt from Falls.
Falls pulls Chan in to control the position.

Falls throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Falls looking for a guillotine here but Chan defends easily.
Falls is trying to keep Chan in close.
Chan preventing the sweep.
Falls doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Falls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Falls will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Chan is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Falls swats away the attempt to clinch by Chan.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Falls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Falls fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jackie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falls looks for a takedown but Chan sprawls well.
Falls takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Falls darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Falls 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.
Falls passes to full mount!
Falls controlling the pace for now.
Falls lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Falls is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Falls trying to control but Chan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Falls dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

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

Chan is rocked!
Matt Falls overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chan is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chan is still in real trouble! Can Falls finish him?

Falls is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chan takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Chan gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
A nice elbow there by Falls.
Falls landing punches.

It looks like Jackie Chan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falls landing strikes from the mount and Chan is in trouble!
Falls with the ground and pound from mount.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Falls with a couple of short strikes.
Falls with a couple of short strikes.
Falls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Falls lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Falls scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Falls controlling the pace for now.
Falls with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falls takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Falls has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Chan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Falls is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Falls throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Falls cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Falls raining down shots from the mount!

That has opened up Jackie Chan's cut even more.

Falls with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Chan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Falls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falls with the ground and pound from mount.

The cut above Jackie Chan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Falls fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Falls punishing his opponent with strikes.

Jackie Chan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jackie Chan's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Falls!