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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Bombs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wesley Correira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bombs
vs
Correira

185 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
260 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry Bombs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Correira!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira tries to clinch up but Bombs circles away and keeps his distance.
Bombs swats away the attempt to clinch by Correira.
Bombs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Correira.
A combination from Bombs does no damage.
Correira is looking to clinch but Bombs is avoiding it.
Bombs shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Correira but Correira pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Correira moves into the clinch.
Bombs can't break the clinch.
Correira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bombs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bombs could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Correira missing with knees to the body.
Correira throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Correira looking to throw knees to the head but Bombs is blocking nicely.
Bombs avoiding damage as Correira throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Correira.

It looks like Barry Bombs has been cut.
Bombs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Correira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bombs avoids it.
Correira throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Correira misses with a knee to the head.
Correira misses with a knee strike.
Bombs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bombs fails to pull guard.
Bombs tries to break free but Correira pushes him back against the cage.
Bombs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bombs blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bombs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Correira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Correira tries to land a knee to the head but Bombs blocks with his arms.
Correira trying to land knees to the body.
Correira lands a good knee to the midsection. Bombs won't want to take too many of those.
Correira looks gassed!
Bombs wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Correira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bombs is trying to break the clinch but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Bombs managing to block the knees to the body from Correira.
Correira gets underhooks to prevent Bombs's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Bombs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bombs blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bombs looking for a takedown.
Bombs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Correira obliges.
Bombs misses with a body punch.
Correira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bombs avoids it.
Correira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bombs is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Bombs.
Bombs wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Correira tries a knee to the head but Bombs blocks it.
Correira has Bombs pressed against the cage, preventing Bombs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Correira is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bombs is defending well for now.
Bombs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Correira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bombs changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Correira fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bombs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombs misses with a wild combination.
Bombs keeps the fight on the outside.
Bombs keeps the fight on the outside.
Correira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bombs.
Bombs shoots in but no luck this time.
Bombs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Correira's waist but Correira gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bombs off to one side.
Correira wants to clinch.
Bombs misses with a takedown attempt - Correira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bombs lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Correira backs up against the cage.

Correira closes the distance and pushes Bombs back into the cage.
Bombs misses with a punch to the body.
Bombs is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Correira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bombs avoids it.
Correira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bombs takes an elbow to the forehead.
Correira tries to land knees in the clinch but Bombs avoids the damage to the body.
Correira tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bombs can't find room to land a body shot as Correira controls the action.
Bombs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Correira has Bombs pressed against the cage, preventing Bombs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Correira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bombs.
Bombs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Correira pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bombs wants to clinch.
Correira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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 Barry Bombs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barry Bombs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Correira avoids a punch combination nicely.
Correira fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bombs ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bombs tries to bum rush Correira with a series of wild strikes but Correira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bombs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bombs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bombs stuffs the takedown.
Bombs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bombs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Correira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correira circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bombs tries to clinch up but Correira circles away and keeps his distance.
Bombs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Correira clinches up against the cage.
Bombs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Correira missing with knees to the body.
Correira missing with knees to the body.
Bombs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Correira misses with a knee strike.
Bombs wants a takedown.
Bombs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Correira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bombs blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bombs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bombs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Correira tries to land a knee to the head but Bombs blocks with his arms.
Bombs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bombs is trying to break the clinch but Correira is controlling him.
Bombs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Correira tries to land a knee to the head but Bombs blocks with his arms.
Bombs taking a breather.

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.
Bombs is trying to break the clinch but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Correira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bombs tries to circle away but Correira has him pinned against the cage.
Bombs tries to break free but Correira pushes him back against the cage.
Bombs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bombs wants to stall.
Correira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bombs can't get the takedown.
Bombs scores with a hook to the body.
Correira prevents Bombs from breaking the clinch.
Bombs wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Bombs can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Bombs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bombs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bombs fails to pull guard.
Bombs tries to circle away but Correira has him pinned against the cage.
Correira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bombs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bombs tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bombs wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bombs goes for a takedown in the clinch but Correira prevents it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Correira obliges.
Bombs pushes Correira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bombs is looking to break free of the clinch but Correira has double underhooks.
Bombs avoiding damage as Correira throws knees to the body.
Bombs is trying to break the clinch but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Bombs tries to pull guard but Correira holds him up against the cage and eventually Bombs drops back down to his feet.
Bombs managing to block the knees to the body from Correira.
Bombs is trying to drag Correira to the mat but Correira just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bombs wants to break free but Correira has control.

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.
Bombs wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Bombs is trying to break the clinch but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Bombs blocks an elbow strike from Correira.
Bombs wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Correira missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bombs.
Bombs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Correira avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Correira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bombs.
Bombs managing to block the knees to the body from Correira.
Bombs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bombs wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bombs managing to block the knees to the body from Correira.
Bombs is looking to break free of the clinch but Correira has double underhooks.
Bombs is working for takedown but Correira is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bombs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Bombs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barry Bombs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bombs misses with a takedown attempt - Correira sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bombs wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Bombs avoiding damage as Correira throws knees to the body.
Bombs tries to work over Correira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Correira tries to land knees in the clinch but Bombs avoids the damage to the body.
Correira crunches a lovely knee into Bombs's ribcage.
Correira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Correira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bombs avoids it.
Correira misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bombs.
Correira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Correira.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Correira lands a good knee to the midsection. Bombs won't want to take too many of those.
Correira crunches a lovely knee into Bombs's ribcage.
Correira looking to throw knees to the head but Bombs is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombs working hard to break the clinch.
Correira throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bombs is trying to break the clinch but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Correira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bombs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bombs tries to circle away but Correira has him pinned against the cage.
Correira using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bombs has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bombs tries to pull guard but Correira holds him up against the cage and eventually Bombs drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bombs.
Correira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Correira looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bombs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Correira tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bombs avoids it.
Bombs is trying to break the clinch but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Bombs wants to break free but Correira has control.
Correira missing with knees to the body.

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.
Bombs struggles to land a body shot inside as Correira controls his hands.
Bombs managing to block the knees to the body from Correira.
Bombs wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Bombs tries to pull guard but Correira won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Bombs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bombs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Correira tries to land knees in the clinch but Bombs avoids the damage to the body.
Correira keeps control of Bombs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bombs tries to pull guard but Correira holds him up against the cage and eventually Bombs drops back down to his feet.
Correira misses with an elbow strike.
Bombs tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Correira just stands there and leans against the cage.
Correira looking to throw knees to the head but Bombs is blocking nicely.
Correira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Correira keeps control of Bombs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bombs pulls Correira into guard.
Bombs is looking to stand up but Correira isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira wants to stand but Bombs has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Correira prevents Bombs from getting back to his feet.
Bombs is controlling Correira's posture.

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.
Correira preventing the sweep.
Correira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bombs is proving hard to escape from.
Bombs tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Correira comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bombs 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Bombs!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson comes to the cage accompanied by Were's My Dawgs at?. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyson
vs
Arlovski

180 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tyson!
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, Andrei Arlovski!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arlovski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Arlovski counters with a series of strikes. Tyson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Arlovski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Tyson with a series of wild strikes but Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson closes the distance and clinches up with Arlovski, looking for a takedown. Tyson pushes Arlovski against the cage but Arlovski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson shoots in looking for a takedown. Arlovski tries to sprawl out of it but Tyson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arlovski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson shoots for a takedown but Arlovski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Tyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson shoots in for a takedown but Arlovski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Arlovski throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tyson counters with a shoot takedown. Arlovski fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arlovski looking to control.
Tyson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Arlovski is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Tyson rolls with it to try and escape but Arlovski cranks on the arm and Tyson is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrei Arlovski!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

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

Emelianenko
vs
Fossil

185 cm
23
235 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

200 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Black Skull Clothing
Black Skull Clothing

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
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, Bob Fossil!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fossil gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Fossil.
Emelianenko 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 Fossil can do anything to dispel that myth.
Emelianenko trying to control but Fossil is working from the bottom.
Fossil tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emelianenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko trying to control but Fossil is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Fossil has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fossil has control of Emelianenko's left arm, preventing Emelianenko from doing any damage.
Emelianenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fossil seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emelianenko won't allow Fossil to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Emelianenko distracts Fossil with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fossil pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Fossil blocks nicely.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fossil is controlling Emelianenko's posture.
Emelianenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossil has Emelianenko pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fossil avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fossil wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Fossil manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emelianenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fossil is one step ahead there.
Fossil controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fossil postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Emelianenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossil is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fossil manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fossil is trying to get back to full guard.
Fossil slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fossil pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Fossil wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Fossil controlling the position.
Fossil keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Fossil 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fossil trying to control the position here.
Let's hope that Fossil has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fossil is pulling down on Emelianenko's head to control his posture.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bob Fossil just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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 Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fossil.
Fossil lands some shots froms side control.
Emelianenko throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Emelianenko is looking to regain half guard here but Fossil keeps moving and retains side control.
Fossil lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Fossil's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Fossil scoring with punches from side control.

Fossil working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fossil working the head with strikes.
Bob Fossil has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fossil working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fossil avoids the strikes from the bottom by Emelianenko.
Fossil scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Emelianenko to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossil lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fossil scores with punches from side control.
Fossil landing strikes.
Emelianenko struggling a bit here.
Emelianenko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Fossil advances to mount.
Fossil connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fossil lands a heavy elbow.
Fossil lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fossil looking to finish Emelianenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Emelianenko!

Fossil is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Emelianenko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Emelianenko shrugs it off.
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fossil scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Emelianenko?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fossil trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Fossil lands a nice shot to the head.
Fossil scoring with strikes but Emelianenko is staying in there.

Fossil is working for a guillotine from mount but Emelianenko frees his head quite easily.
Emelianenko is trying desperately to improve position.
Emelianenko taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fossil has control of Emelianenko's left arm, preventing Emelianenko from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fossil utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is fighting to break Fossil's control of his arms but Fossil is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fossil manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Fossil connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Emelianenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Emelianenko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Fossil lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fossil dominating with strikes here.
Emelianenko tries to reverse the position but Fossil maintains control.
Emelianenko tries to lock up and control but Fossil gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fossil trying to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Fossil might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fossil cracks Emelianenko with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fossil is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Emelianenko wants to control but Fossil is having none of it.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Fossil's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice elbow there by Fossil.
Fossil lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Fossil showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Fossil feints and as Emelianenko raises his hands in defense, Fossil changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fossil is working Emelianenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fossil with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fossil working some strikes from top position.
Fossil trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fossil slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Emelianenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fossil grinds an elbow into Emelianenko's temple.
Emelianenko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fossil wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Fossil connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Emelianenko some visible discomfort.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Fossil counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fossil is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fossil tries to control but Emelianenko wriggling away.
Emelianenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Emelianenko flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fossil unloading with bombs!
Fossil raining down shots from the mount!
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fossil is landing with some decent strikes but Emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Emelianenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko tries to hold on but Fossil pushes him away.
Fossil connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Emelianenko flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fossil lands a big shot there that rocks Emelianenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fossil unloading with bombs!
Fossil pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fossil is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fossil is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Emelianenko taking shots to the head.
Emelianenko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fossil lands a big shot there that rocks Emelianenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fossil blocks Emelianenko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Fossil lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position but Fossil isn't that keen on the idea.
Fossil working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Emelianenko is trying desperately to improve position.
Fossil has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fossil breaks from Emelianenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fossil with good strikes from the mount here!
Fossil is landing with some decent strikes but Emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Emelianenko swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Fossil is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Emelianenko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Fossil working Emelianenko over with strikes here.
Emelianenko bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fossil pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Fossil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Fossil comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fossil 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Fossil!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Demattio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocky Balboa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Balboa
vs
Demattio

190 cm
18
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
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, Jeremy Demattio!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa misses with a wild combination.
Demattio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Demattio checks a leg kick nicely.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Demattio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Jeremy Demattio has been cut.
A jab from Balboa does it's job there.
Nice takedown defense from Balboa. No joy for Demattio on that attempt.
Balboa lands a two punch combo.
Balboa misses with a takedown

and Demattio counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Demattio trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa wants to stand and escape but Demattio is having none of it.
Demattio wants to control from the top but Balboa keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Demattio throwing strikes but missing.
Demattio trying to control the position from guard on top but Balboa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balboa is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Balboa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Demattio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balboa tries to avoid it but Demattio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balboa to the ground. Balboa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Demattio with a poor takedown
and Balboa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Demattio.
Balboa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demattio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demattio misses with a wild combination.
Balboa misses with a jab to the body

and Demattio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Demattio looks gassed!
Demattio thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balboa's head.
Demattio prevents Balboa from standing back up.
Demattio is just content to waste time from the top position. Balboa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Demattio isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa is controlling Demattio's posture.
Demattio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demattio looking to pass the guard.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Demattio from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt

and Demattio counters with a single leg into guard. Balboa didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balboa keeping moving, preventing Demattio from controlling successfully.
Demattio is fighting to break Balboa's control of his arms but Balboa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Demattio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Demattio throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa managing to control the position.
Demattio throwing strikes from guard but Balboa blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeremy Demattio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Demattio's cut.
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.

Demattio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Demattio feints and as Balboa raises his hands in defense, Demattio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Balboa working a defensive guard here.
Balboa controlling the position.
Demattio stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Balboa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Demattio looking to sit in guard and control but Balboa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Balboa throws and elbow that misses. Demattio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Balboa's guard. Nice move by Demattio!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Balboa is controlling Demattio's posture.
Balboa is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Demattio being controlled here momentarily.

Demattio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Balboa manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Demattio has Balboa in his guard.

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.
Balboa is in close to Demattio's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Balboa looking to pass the guard.
Balboa throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Balboa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Balboa gets to his feet. Demattio looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa throws a series of punches but Demattio moves out of range.
Balboa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Demattio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Balboa misses with a few strikes there.
Balboa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Demattio is breathing heavily.
Demattio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Balboa.

Demattio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Balboa wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Demattio is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Balboa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Balboa is trying to maintain the position but Demattio is very close to passing his half guard.
Demattio throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Rocky Balboa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Demattio's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Balboa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Demattio circles away quickly and effectively.

Demattio shoots in and bounces Balboa off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Balboa is looking to stand up but Demattio isn't so interested in that idea.

Balboa pushes Demattio off and gets back to his feet.
Balboa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Demattio shoots for a takedown but Balboa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Demattio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Demattio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa misses with a double jab.
Demattio shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Balboa sprawls well. Balboa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Demattio gets slowly back to his feet.
Balboa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Balboa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Demattio tries to bum rush Balboa with a series of wild strikes but Balboa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocky Balboa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Balboa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Demattio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That has opened up Jeremy Demattio's cut even more.
Balboa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balboa.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Balboa stuns Demattio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Balboa fails to land the takedown.
Rocky Balboa is winning the standup battle so far.
Demattio moves out of range of the body kick from Balboa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demattio misses with a takedown attempt
and Balboa counters with a left and a right that stings Demattio.
Rocky Balboa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Demattio.
Balboa lands a lovely overhand right.
Balboa lands a head shot.
Balboa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Balboa thows a body kick. Demattio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Balboa misses with a takedown attempt - Demattio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Balboa lands an overhand right.
Balboa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Balboa scores with a takedown into Demattio's guard.
Balboa stands up over Demattio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jeremy Demattio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Balboa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Demattio's head.
Balboa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Demattio is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demattio striking from his own guard.
Balboa postures up in Demattio's guard and throws a big left but Demattio blocks it.
Balboa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Demattio's head.
Balboa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Demattio looking for a guillotine here but Balboa defends easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Balboa - that will leave a mark!
Demattio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Balboa tries to avoid it but Demattio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Balboa to the ground. Balboa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Balboa throws a series of strikes that have Demattio backpedaling.

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.
Demattio tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Balboa scores with a shot to the body.
Balboa connects with a jab.
Balboa throws a leg kick but Demattio sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Balboa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Demattio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Balboa. That one must have hurt.
Balboa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

The cut above Jeremy Demattio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Balboa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Balboa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Balboa scores with a jab to the body.
Demattio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Balboa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Demattio ducks under a wild hook from Balboa.
Balboa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Demattio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Balboa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Balboa 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rocky Balboa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Delquanavant Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Petroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by Ridin' Dirty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Washington
vs
Petroni

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Delquanavant Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Petroni!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Petroni gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Washington stopping the sweep attempt from Petroni.
Washington wants to control from the top but Petroni keeps moving.
Petroni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Petroni is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Washington is aware though and is defending well.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Petroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Washington avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Petroni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Washington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Petroni scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Petroni has his takedown stuffed

and Washington counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Washington looking to sit in guard and control but Petroni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Washington keeping full guard, as Petroni tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington has a closed guard, preventing Petroni from standing up.
Washington tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington keeping full guard, as Petroni tries to pass.
Petroni wanted to stand there but Washington had control of the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Petroni throws a series of punches but Washington moves out of range.
Petroni tries to clinch

and Washington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petroni is looking to escape.
Petroni is staying active underneath Washington, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Petroni pushes Washington off and gets back to his feet.
Washington is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petroni lands a nice looking body shot.
Washington is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petroni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Washington gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petroni slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Petroni has his foot on Washington's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Washington works his way back into a safe position though.

Washington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Petroni has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Washington has managed to get both his arms back between Petroni's legs - danger averted.

Petroni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marcelo Petroni will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Washington looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Washington not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Petroni keeping moving, preventing Washington from controlling successfully.

Petroni is looking for a triangle but Washington pushes his legs off easily.

Washington drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Washington jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Petroni is looking for a triangle but Washington pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Petroni looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington won't allow Petroni to sweep him here.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Petroni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Petroni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Washington gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Petroni is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Washington is working an open guard so Petroni takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Washington needs to keep his hands up - Petroni had a free shot at his head there.
Petroni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marcelo Petroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petroni gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Washington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Washington wants to control from the top but Petroni keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Petroni blocks nicely.
Petroni tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Petroni is looking to sinch up a triangle. Washington throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Petroni's body to avoid the submission. Petroni has instead reached around Washington's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Petroni arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marcelo Petroni!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Karamazov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travis Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Karamazov
vs
Black

189 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
205 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 St Petersburg, Ivan Karamazov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karamazov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Karamazov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Black.
Black thuds a left hand into Karamazov's body.
Karamazov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karamazov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Black.
Karamazov closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Karamazov pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Black cracks Karamazov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Karamazov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Karamazov shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Karamazov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Karamazov or perhaps it was just good defense by Black which made him look bad.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karamazov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Karamazov persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Karamazov tries a head kick but it misses.
Karamazov is breathing heavily.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Karamazov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Black.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karamazov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Travis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Karamazov! He's out on his feet! Black rushes in and drops Karamazov with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Travis Black!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Wasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sid Horton acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Wasserman
vs
Horton

178 cm
22
179 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Wasserman!
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, Sid Horton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wasserman moves out of range of the body kick.
Horton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wasserman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horton swinging wilding here.
A telegraphed right hand from Horton misses the target.
Wasserman tries for a takedown but Horton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wasserman slips a straight right by Horton.
Horton throws a right hand that Wasserman ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasserman also avoids with ease.
Horton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Horton misses with a body shot.
Horton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wasserman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horton.
Horton misses with an attempted mid kick.

Wasserman scores with a takedown into Horton's guard.

Wasserman gets to his feet - Horton follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Horton.
Horton tries to clinch but Wasserman moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wasserman is defended easily by Horton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Wasserman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wasserman.
Wasserman looks for a takedown but Horton sprawls well.
Horton looks to land a combination but Wasserman avoids it well.
Horton throws a shot from downtown. Wasserman moves away and avoids it.
Horton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wasserman circles away quickly and effectively.
Horton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wasserman.
Horton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horton looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A combination from Horton does no damage.

Wasserman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Horton is not content to let Wasserman control the position.

Wasserman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee asks Wasserman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wasserman prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton is not content to let Wasserman control the position.
Wasserman 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.
Wasserman controls the position.

Wasserman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wasserman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Wasserman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wasserman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Wasserman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Horton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wasserman but great work by Horton.
Wasserman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Horton decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Horton tries to close the distance and clinch but Wasserman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wasserman.
Wasserman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horton defends it nicely.
Horton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Horton wants it to stay on the feet.
Horton pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Wasserman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Horton's guard.

Horton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wasserman off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Horton takes a swing at Wasserman's ribcage but misses.
Wasserman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Wasserman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasserman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Horton doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Wasserman counters with a single leg into guard. Horton didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wasserman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Horton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Wasserman has Horton in his guard.
Wasserman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Horton is controlling him.

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.

Wasserman is working an open guard so Horton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Horton misses with the body kick

so Wasserman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wasserman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Horton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wasserman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Horton's head.
Anatoly Wasserman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Horton wants to stand but Wasserman is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton can't keep his opponent in guard - Wasserman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wasserman with the ground and pound but Horton uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Wasserman won't allow Horton to get back to his feet.
Wasserman trying to control the position from guard on top but Horton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Horton is working an open guard so Wasserman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

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.
Horton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wasserman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Horton striking from his own guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wasserman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wasserman trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Horton wants to stand up but Wasserman is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anatoly Wasserman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wasserman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wasserman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horton throws a sloppy body shot

and Wasserman counters with a shoot takedown. Horton fights it but they end up in guard.
Wasserman trying to control but Horton is working from the bottom.
Wasserman stops Horton from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wasserman wants to control from the top but Horton keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasserman tries to free his leg and advance position but Horton is retaining full guard.
Horton wants to stand and escape but Wasserman is having none of it.
Wasserman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Horton wants to stand and escape but Wasserman is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A low kick from Horton misses

and Wasserman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Horton's guard.
Horton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wasserman trying to control the position from guard on top but Horton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sid Horton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman prevents Horton from getting back to his feet.
Wasserman looking to sit in guard and control but Horton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wasserman pulls Horton in close to his closed guard and prevents Horton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Anatoly Wasserman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman trying to control the position.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horton throws a head kick but Wasserman moves out of range.
Wasserman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horton misses with a jab to the body

and Wasserman counters with a single leg into guard. Horton didn't expect that.
Horton being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anatoly Wasserman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wasserman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anatoly Wasserman!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigor Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Parga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Borisov
vs
Parga

185 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigor Borisov!
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, Rodrigo Parga!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borisov stuffs the takedown.
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parga moves away.
Parga lands a jab.

Parga fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Borisov, pushing him back against the cage.
Borisov tries to circle away but Parga has him pinned against the cage.
Borisov tries to break the clinch but Parga is controlling the position.
Borisov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parga drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parga tries to score a body lock takedown but Borisov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Grigor Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Parga.

Parga is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Borisov can't fight it off and eventually Parga manages to take the fight to the floor. Borisov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Parga sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Borisov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Parga manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borisov stopping the sweep attempt from Parga.
Parga wants to stand up but Borisov is controlling him.
Borisov trying to control but Parga is working from the bottom.
Parga wants to stand and escape but Borisov is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borisov won't allow Parga to sweep him here.
Borisov is in close to Parga's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parga is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borisov is controlling him.
Borisov trying to control the position from guard on top but Parga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two 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 has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Parga swinging wilding here.
Borisov lands with a nice body punch.
Borisov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Parga scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grigor Borisov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parga looks gassed!
Borisov with a hook.
Borisov slaps away a takedown attempt from Parga, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Grigor Borisov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Borisov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borisov takes a swing at Parga's ribcage but misses.
Borisov looks to land a left hand but Parga moved out of range nicely.
Borisov throws a right and a left that Parga avoids nicely.
Parga moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Borisov throws a jab when Parga was well out of range.
Parga digs a good body shot into Borisov's ribs.
Parga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Borisov misses with a shot to the body
and Parga counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parga lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Borisov circles away quickly and effectively.

Borisov lands a left and a right that send Parga crashing to the mat, dazed. Borisov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Parga is rocked!

It looks like Rodrigo Parga has been cut.
Borisov is looking to wear down Parga with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parga is still on wobbly legs! Can Borisov finish him?
Borisov takes a swing at Parga's ribcage but misses.
Parga seems to have recovered his senses.
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parga moves away.
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parga moves away.
A cross from Parga lands.
Parga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Parga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Borisov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Parga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parga moves out of range as Borisov strikes.
Borisov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Borisov stalks Parga and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Parga's face. Parga staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Borisov lands a slapping body shot.
Borisov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Borisov misses the shot to the body.
Borisov lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borisov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Borisov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parga.
Borisov thows a body shot but no joy.
Borisov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borisov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Borisov.
Parga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parga dives in and grabs Borisov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Borisov pushes down on Parga's head and hops out.
Borisov cracks Parga with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Borisov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Borisov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Parga does no damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Borisov scores with a four punch combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borisov misses with a wild body shot.
Borisov swings for the body but Parga moves out of range.
Parga ducks under a wild hook from Borisov.
Borisov throws a looping overhand right but Parga ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigor Borisov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Parga's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Borisov swings for the body but Parga moves out of range.
Parga lands a slapping body shot.
Borisov misses with a wild body shot.
Parga avoids the body shot from Borisov.
Borisov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Parga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Parga misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Borisov misses with a wild combination.
Parga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Parga takes one to the chin there.
Borisov misses with a wild body shot.
Parga throws a sloppy body shot
and Borisov counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Borisov misses with a body shot
and Parga counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parga fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Parga.
Borisov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Parga or perhaps it was just good defense by Borisov which made him look bad.
Grigor Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Parga.
Borisov lands a jab to the nose.
Grigor Borisov is winning the standup battle so far.
Parga misses with a wild combination.
Borisov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Parga looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Borisov slips a jab from Parga.
Borisov lands a jab to Parga's midsection.
Parga connects with the punch.
A left lands for Borisov.
Borisov throws a hook to the side of Parga's head but Parga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parga throws a nice looking combination but Borisov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Parga avoids the body shot from Borisov.
Borisov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borisov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Parga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Borisov throws the kick towards the body but Parga avoids it.
Borisov thows a body shot but no joy.
Parga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Parga moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Borisov scores with a jab.
Borisov misses with a shot to the body

and Parga counters with a shoot takedown. Borisov fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Borisov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parga defends well.
Borisov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Parga is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borisov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Parga decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Borisov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Borisov throws a shot from downtown. Parga moves away and avoids it.
Borisov scores with a shot to the body.
Borisov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Parga getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Borisov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parga.
Jab from Parga.
A slow jab from Borisov misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Parga coming out on top.
Borisov looks to land a left hand but Parga moved out of range nicely.
Borisov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parga moves away.
Parga misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Parga has Borisov up against the cage in a clinch.
Borisov taking a breather.
Borisov is trying to break free.
Borisov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Parga has him pressed against the cage.
Parga will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Borisov up against the cage.
Borisov can't break the clinch.
Borisov is trying to force a seperation but Parga has the dominant position.
Borisov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Borisov gets underhooks to prevent Parga's takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parga is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Borisov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Borisov being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Parga showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Parga's cut.
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. And we move into the final round!

Borisov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Borisov tries to move into range but Parga moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parga connects with a crisp jab.
Borisov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodrigo Parga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parga connects with a jab.
Borisov misses with a hook.
A jab from Parga does it's job there.
Parga throws a one two combo.

It looks like Grigor Borisov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown by Parga or perhaps it was just good defense by Borisov which made him look bad.
Parga ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Parga scores with a jab.
Parga works over Borisov's head and body with a nice combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Parga.
A lazy left from Parga finds it's target.
Parga throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Parga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Borisov.
Danga de danga de dang - Parga scores with a four punch combination!
Borisov misses the body punch
and Parga counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Borisov swings away with a body shot that misses

and Parga counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Parga.
Parga has Borisov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Borisov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Borisov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The referee calls for Parga to work.
Borisov is trying to break free.
Borisov is trying to maintain a safe position but Parga gets an underhook and turns Borisov into the cage.

Parga has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Borisov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Borisov turns into Parga and is now in his guard.
Parga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Borisov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from Borisov as Parga shoots in.
Grigor Borisov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Parga.
Parga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Borisov.
Parga misses with a double jab.
Borisov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Parga misses with a wild body shot.
Parga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Borisov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Borisov connects with a body shot.
Parga closes the distance and clinches up with Borisov, looking for a takedown. Parga pushes Borisov against the cage but Borisov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Borisov scores with a four punch combination!
Parga tries to close the distance and clinch but Borisov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Borisov throws a shot to the body.
Parga connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Borisov connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parga fails with a takedown attempt.
Parga throws a right and a left that Borisov avoids nicely.
Parga throws a big shot that misses.
Parga is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borisov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parga misses the jab.
Parga closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Parga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Borisov cracks Parga with a good jab.
Borisov misses the shot to the body.
Parga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Parga tries to close the distance and clinch up but Borisov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Borisov moves out of range as Parga strikes.

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.
Borisov throws a right and a left that Parga avoids nicely.
Parga tries to clinch up.
Borisov misses with an uppercut.
Parga moves away from the strike by Borisov.
Parga shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Parga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Borisov wants to get back to full guard.
Parga perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Parga comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Parga 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Parga!

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Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lark McTeague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Schnitzer Schnitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Schnitzer Schnitz enters the cage!

McTeague
vs
Schnitz

180 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

191 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lark McTeague!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Schnitzer Schnitz!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as McTeague lands an impressive looking overhand right. Schnitz doesn't seem phased though.
Schnitz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lark McTeague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McTeague, as that shot connected.
Schnitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McTeague throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McTeague scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McTeague lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Schnitz dives in and grabs McTeague's left leg, looking for a takedown. McTeague pushes down on Schnitz's head and hops out.
Schnitz shoots in but no luck this time.
Lark McTeague has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Schnitzer Schnitz.
McTeague looks to land a combination but Schnitz avoids it well.
Schnitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTeague.
McTeague comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McTeague wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schnitz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck for Schnitz with that takedown attempt.
Schnitz avoids the body shot from McTeague.
Schnitz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McTeague.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McTeague ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schnitz moves away.
McTeague throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schnitz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McTeague throws a series of punches but Schnitz avoids them all with ease.
McTeague lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Schnitz at a distance.
Schnitz looks gassed!
McTeague looks to score with a jab to the body but Schnitz is just out of range.
McTeague throws a combination. Schnitz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice straight punches there by McTeague. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McTeague.
Schnitz avoids the body shot from McTeague.
Nice jab there from McTeague.
Schnitz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McTeague fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McTeague tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schnitz was well out of range. Poor timing from McTeague.
McTeague stuns Schnitz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McTeague lands a jab-cross combination.

Schnitz is rocked!
McTeague lands a right hook to the body.
Schnitz is still on wobbly legs! Can McTeague finish him?
McTeague is looking to wear down Schnitz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
McTeague lands a right hook to the body.
Schnitz seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTeague lands with a nice body punch.
McTeague's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McTeague duly obliges.
Schnitz is trying desperately to land a takedown but McTeague is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Schnitz.
McTeague connects with a body shot.
McTeague punishes Schnitz's body with a nice straight punch.
McTeague throws a shot to the body.
Schnitz looks up at the clock. Bad move! McTeague lands a right hand from hell, dropping Schnitz. McTeague pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lark McTeague!

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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg VanWinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitur Satamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VanWinkle comes into the arena with Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

VanWinkle
vs
Satamov

192 cm
24
220 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg VanWinkle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitur Satamov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VanWinkle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Dimitur Satamov has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
VanWinkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satamov looks for a takedown but VanWinkle sprawls well.
Satamov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
VanWinkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
VanWinkle misses with a body shot.
Satamov tries to close the distance and clinch but VanWinkle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Satamov throws a shot from downtown. VanWinkle moves away and avoids it.
Satamov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
VanWinkle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
VanWinkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Satamov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but VanWinkle manages to avoid it.
Satamov misses with a few strikes there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts VanWinkle, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Satamov just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from VanWinkle finds it's way through Satamov's defenses.
A shot to the body from VanWinkle misses
and Satamov counters with a straight right hand.
Satamov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Satamov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Satamov working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satamov looking to sit in guard and control but VanWinkle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Satamov keeping full guard, as VanWinkle tries to pass.
VanWinkle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
VanWinkle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Satamov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
VanWinkle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Satamov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Satamov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from VanWinkle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
VanWinkle looking to pass the guard.

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

Satamov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
VanWinkle is squirming around, avoiding Satamov's attempts to control the action.
Satamov looks gassed!
Satamov landing strikes from the mount and VanWinkle is in trouble!
VanWinkle's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Satamov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
VanWinkle 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.
Satamov wants to control the pace but VanWinkle is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanWinkle tries to buck Satamov off but he can't manage it.
VanWinkle trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
A nice elbow there by Satamov.
Satamov punching from mount but VanWinkle doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Satamov goes for an armbar but VanWinkle turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from VanWinkle.
VanWinkle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
VanWinkle keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Satamov's head.
VanWinkle landing with the ground and pound.
Satamov keeping moving, preventing VanWinkle from controlling successfully.
VanWinkle is looking to work some ground and pound but Satamov has wrist control.
VanWinkle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
VanWinkle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Satamov's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
VanWinkle tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Satamov.
VanWinkle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Satamov slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Greg VanWinkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitur Satamov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Satamov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts VanWinkle as he jumps to the side.
VanWinkle throws a combination that misses

and Satamov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Satamov looks to land a strike but VanWinkle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
VanWinkle is looking to stand up but Satamov isn't so interested in that idea.
VanWinkle is pulling down on Satamov's head to control his posture.
VanWinkle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Satamov.
VanWinkle keeping moving, preventing Satamov from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satamov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Satamov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. VanWinkle is keeping the position for now.
VanWinkle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
VanWinkle 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.
Satamov shoots in for a takedown but VanWinkle shows good takedown defense.
Greg VanWinkle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
VanWinkle throws a series of punches but Satamov avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Satamov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Satamov is breathing heavily.
VanWinkle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Satamov momentarily.

That has opened up Dimitur Satamov's cut even more.
VanWinkle Rushes Satamov and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Satamov is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. VanWinkle Piles on the pressure and Satamov crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg VanWinkle!
Greg VanWinkle retains his light heavyweight title!

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