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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Kumijalka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paavo Matinheimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kumijalka comes to the cage accompanied by compella & the twister - put ur weed up. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kumijalka
vs
Matinheimo

190 cm
30
180 lbs
10 - 15 - 1

177 cm
26
177 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
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 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalevi Kumijalka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paavo Matinheimo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kumijalka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Matinheimo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kumijalka tries to clinch there but Matinheimo circles away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kumijalka enables Matinheimo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kumijalka manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Matinheimo throws and elbow that misses. Kumijalka uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Matinheimo's guard. Nice move by Kumijalka!
Kumijalka wants to get up but he can't break Matinheimo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Matinheimo pushes Kumijalka off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Kumijalka turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matinheimo shoots in looking for a takedown. Kumijalka tries to sprawl out of it but Matinheimo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kumijalka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Kumijalka gets tackled into the cage by Matinheimo. Matinheimo maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumijalka stops a takedown attempt from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kumijalka is trying to break free.

Kumijalka manages to break the clinch.
Kumijalka is looking to clinch.
Kumijalka tries to clinch there but Matinheimo circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matinheimo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kumijalka prevents it.
Kalevi Kumijalka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paavo Matinheimo.

Kumijalka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kumijalka misses with a head kick.
Kumijalka moves in looking to clinch but Matinheimo pushes him off.
Matinheimo shoots in looking for a takedown but Kumijalka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matinheimo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Kumijalka.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that half lands.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matinheimo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Matinheimo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Matinheimo pushes Kumijalka off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Kumijalka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matinheimo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Matinheimo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kumijalka as he avoids it easily.
Matinheimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kumijalka paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kumijalka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Matinheimo has hold of one of Kumijalka's legs. Kumijalka is fighting the takedown attempt but Matinheimo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kumijalka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Matinheimo is controlling him.
Matinheimo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Kumijalka has his feet on Matinheimo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kumijalka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Matinheimo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kumijalka tries to avoid it but Matinheimo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kumijalka to the ground. Kumijalka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Matinheimo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kumijalka is looking to clinch but Matinheimo is avoiding it.
Kumijalka connects with a high kick.
Kumijalka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matinheimo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Matinheimo throws a series of punches but Kumijalka moves out of range.
Matinheimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kumijalka paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka misses with a head kick.
Kumijalka is looking to clinch.

Matinheimo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Matinheimo thows a huge punch but Kumijalka dodges it nicely.
Kumijalka is trying to stand back up but Matinheimo is controlling him
Kumijalka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Matinheimo.
Matinheimo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kumijalka keeps working.

Matinheimo is looking for a kimura but Kumijalka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Matinheimo to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kumijalka kicks off Matinheimo and gets to his feet.
Matinheimo shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paavo Matinheimo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kumijalka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kumijalka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matinheimo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matinheimo tries to pull guard but Kumijalka won't allow it.
Kumijalka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matinheimo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kumijalka has double underhooks.
Kumijalka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kumijalka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matinheimo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Matinheimo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kumijalka. Kumijalka obviously looking to wear him down.
Kumijalka throws a head kick that half lands.

Matinheimo scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kumijalka is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The referee warns Kumijalka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kumijalka trying desperately to get to his feet.
Matinheimo looking to finish with strikes here!
Paavo Matinheimo has got the better of the ground game so far.
A nice elbow there by Matinheimo.
BOOM! Matinheimo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Matinheimo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kumijalka is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matinheimo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kumijalka kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
A nice elbow there by Matinheimo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kumijalka tries to buck Matinheimo off but he can't manage it.
Matinheimo lands a big elbow.
Matinheimo cracks Kumijalka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Kumijalka is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kumijalka takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Matinheimo's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Matinheimo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Bernardi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey O Neil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mickey O Neil has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bernardi
vs
O Neil

180 cm
25
163 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alessio Bernardi!
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, Mickey O Neil!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Neil throws a right hand that Bernardi ducks under and follows up with a left that Bernardi also avoids with ease.
O Neil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bernardi moves away.
Bernardi connects with a leg kick. O Neil looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alessio Bernardi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernardi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by O Neil.
Bernardi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
O Neil misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Neil connects with a body shot.
Bernardi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bernardi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from O Neil.
Bernardi misses with the combination.
Bernardi lands with a kick to the ribs.
O Neil misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Bernardi.
Bernardi throws a series of punches but O Neil avoids them all with ease.

O Neil shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than O Neil was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
O Neil looking to finish Bernardi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bernardi!

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Neil fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
O Neil landing strikes from the mount.
O Neil working Bernardi over with strikes here.

Bernardi is rocked!
O Neil cracks Bernardi with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey O Neil!

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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mad Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reid comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Save Us From The Flames. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Reid
vs
Henry

188 cm
25
200 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

183 cm
27
188 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mad Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leon Henry!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Henry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reid swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Henry lands a right hook to the body.
Mad Reid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Henry.
The fighters circle momentarily. Henry darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reid takes a jab right on the kisser.
Reid throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reid throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Reid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henry.
A shot to the body from Reid misses
and Henry counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Reid. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reid looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Reid dodges the punch combination from Henry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry slips under a jab.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henry uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reid throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reid misses with a hook.
Reid swings widly with a right hand
and Henry counters with a two punch combo.
Reid throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Reid misses.
Reid throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid throws a right hand that misses
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Reid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Henry.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Henry lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Reid takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Reid is rocked!
Henry throws a combination. Reid tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oh Reid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henry pounces like a tiger and cracks Reid with a vicious hook! Reid is down but not out! Henry follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leon Henry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Leissner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Filitov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leissner comes to the cage accompanied by Feuer Frei. Nate Leissner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Leissner
vs
Filitov

180 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

169 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nate Leissner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Filitov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leissner lands with a good body shot.
Filitov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Leissner moves into the clinch.
Leissner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filitov has Leissner pressed against the cage, preventing Leissner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filitov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leissner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leissner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leissner landing knees to the head.
Leissner avoiding damage as Filitov throws knees to the body.
Leissner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Leissner avoiding damage as Filitov throws knees to the body.
Leissner can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner is stalling here.

Leissner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filitov misses with a head kick.
Nate Leissner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Leissner clinches up against the cage.
Leissner lands a knee to the head.

Leissner manages to break the clinch.
Leissner lands the left hand.

Leissner gets a clinch.
Leissner looking to throw knees to the head but Filitov is blocking nicely.
Leissner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leissner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leissner landing knees to the head.

Filitov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Filitov manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Leissner is not content to let Filitov control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leissner pushes Filitov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Filitov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Leissner throws Filitov to one side and escapes!

Leissner has Filitov up against the cage in a clinch.
Leissner is stalling here.
Leissner connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filitov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
Leissner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Leissner breaks the clinch.

Leissner closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Leissner obliges.
Leissner tries a knee to the head but Filitov blocks it.

Leissner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filitov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Leissner's waist but Leissner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filitov off to one side.
Leissner pushes Filitov away with a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leissner.
Leissner throws a right and a left that Filitov avoids nicely.
Leissner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nate Leissner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filitov throws out a loose jab but Leissner uses good head movement to avoid it.

Leissner clinches.
A knee to the head by Leissner.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leissner with a knee to the head.
Leissner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leissner stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leissner gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Leissner manages to break the clinch.

Leissner moves into the clinch.
Leissner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Filitov is defending well for now.
Leissner misses with a knee strike.
Leissner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leissner gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Filitov.
Leissner managing to block the knees to the body from Filitov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filitov blocks it with crossed arms.
Leissner can't break the clinch.
Filitov trying to land knees to the body.
Filitov being controlled against the cage.
Filitov has Leissner pressed against the cage, preventing Leissner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leissner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leissner managing to block the knees to the body from Filitov.
Leissner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filitov blocks it with crossed arms.
Leissner is trying to break free.
Leissner looking to throw knees to the head but Filitov is blocking nicely.
Filitov takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leissner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Filitov misses with a straight left.

Leissner closes the distance and clinches.

Leissner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Leissner moves into range and clinches up with Filitov.
Leissner avoiding damage as Filitov throws knees to the body.
Filitov has Leissner pressed against the cage, preventing Leissner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filitov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Leissner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filitov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leissner pinned against the cage. Leissner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Leissner has closed the distance and engaged Filitov in a clinch.

Leissner breaks from the clinch.

Leissner clinches up against the cage.
Filitov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Leissner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filitov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leissner is defending well for now.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leissner clinches with his opponent.
Leissner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filitov managing to block the knees to the body from Leissner.
Leissner prevents the takedown attempt.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.

Leissner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filitov shoots in and drives through. Leissner sprawls well.
Filitov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filitov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filitov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Leissner counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Leissner dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

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

Leissner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filitov throws a jab but it's blocked by Leissner.
Filitov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Filitov misses with a takedown attempt
and Leissner counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Filitov thinking.

Leissner moves into the clinch.
Leissner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leissner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filitov has him pressed against the cage.
Leissner controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leissner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leissner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leissner slows down the pace here.

Leissner breaks the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Filitov
and Leissner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Filitov is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Filitov is looking to land body kicks.
Filitov looks to throw the jab but Leissner is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Leissner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Leissner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Leissner pushes Filitov up against the cage in a clinch.
Leissner working Filitov over with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Filitov pulls guard successfully.
Leissner landing with the ground and pound.
Leissner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filitov can do to turn this around?

Filitov is working an open guard so Leissner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Leissner has closed the distance and engaged Filitov in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leissner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Leissner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leissner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Filitov blocks it with crossed arms.

Leissner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leissner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filitov throws a sloppy head kick

and Leissner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leissner.
Filitov tries for a takedown but Leissner manages to get underhooks.
Leissner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Come on Leissner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nate Leissner has scored more points in the clinch so far.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filitov misses with an uppercut
enabling Leissner to counter with a crisp jab.
Leissner ducks under a wild hook from Filitov.

Leissner pushes Filitov up against the cage in a clinch.
Leissner is trying to break free.
Leissner lands a knee to the body.
Filitov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leissner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Filitov jumps guard but Leissner stands there with Filitov around his waist. Filitov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nate Leissner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhail Filitov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leissner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Leissner!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Am Perfection by Cage 9 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drago
vs
Lee

199 cm
21
270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
255 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Seven Sins™

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Lee!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee dives in and grabs Drago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes down on Lee's head and hops out.
Lee digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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!
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Drago misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee lands a jab.
Drago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drago duly obliges.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Axel Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Lee shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Lee finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lee missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drago regains full guard. Nicely done.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
Drago seems keen to control Lee's posture.
Drago keeping full guard, as Lee tries to pass.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.
Lee trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Lee landing with the ground and pound.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee thows a big elbow that misses.
Lee throws a big right hand that misses.
Lee working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drago wants to stand but Lee is controlling the position.
Drago is trying to keep Lee in close.
Lee slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drago takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Drago is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Drago is avoiding damage well.
Lee sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drago is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lee cracks Drago with a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago wants to control but Lee postures up.
Drago is trying to improve his position.
Lee cracks Drago with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Drago is trying to buck Lee off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lee trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Drago tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lee connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drago's hands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lee. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Drago's shoulder, as Drago tries to avoid the shot.
Good exchange - Drago coming out on top.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Drago.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Lee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Drago.

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

Lee is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Axel Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Axel Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Drago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Drago works over Lee's head and body with a nice combination.
Drago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lee to score with a decent uppercut.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.

Lee tries to keep at a distance but Drago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee is breathing heavily.

Drago manages to break the clinch.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice defenses there by Drago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a jab-cross combination.

Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Drago's half guard.
Drago is trying to stand back up but Lee is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee looks to land a strike but Drago avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.
Lee preventing the sweep.

Drago is looking for a triangle here but Lee uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lee throws an elbow but Drago slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Lee are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lee scores with punches from side control.
Lee cracks Drago with a big elbow.

Drago throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drago backs up against the cage.
Nice jab there from Drago.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Drago's belly button to the back.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Drago's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Drago dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A nice combination there by Lee.

It looks like Axel Drago has been cut.
Drago blocks a jab.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Drago.
A big left from Lee misses.
Axel Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Drago tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Lee tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lee staying out of range there.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.

Lee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.
Lee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Axel Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricky Lee.
Drago tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.
Drago prevents a body shot from Lee.
Drago wants to break free but Lee has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Axel Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense.
Drago slips under a jab from Lee.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drago prevents it.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.

Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lee on the side of the head.

Lee gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.

Lee has hold of one of Drago's legs. Drago is fighting the takedown attempt but Lee gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drago has control of Lee's left arm, preventing Lee from doing any damage.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position.
Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lee is working Drago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Drago looking for a sweep. Not yet Drago, not yet.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Lee!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane comes to the cage accompanied by Candy Paint. Szymanski has chosen Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow as his entrance music. Lukasz Szymanski is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Dane
vs
Szymanski

189 cm
28
184 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

179 cm
24
185 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zentrope Fighting Universe
Zentrope Fighting Universe

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szymanski is looking to clinch.
A jab from Dane misses.
Szymanski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Szymanski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Szymanski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dane.
Donny Dane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szymanski connects with a leg kick. Dane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Szymanski ducks under a wild hook from Dane.
Dane lands a head shot.
Dane looks to score with a jab to the body but Szymanski is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Dane misses the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dane misses with a hook
and Szymanski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Donny Dane has been cut.
Dane takes a swing at Szymanski's ribcage but misses.
Dane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Szymanski.
Szymanski is looking to clinch but Dane is avoiding it.
Dane misses with a looping right.
Szymanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dane slips a jab from Szymanski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski catches Dane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dane throws a hook to the side of Szymanski's head but Szymanski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Szymanski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Szymanski throws a leg kick which misses Dane's front leg but catches the back leg as Dane tries to avoid it.
Dane is breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Dane.
A looping hook to the body misses from Szymanski. Dane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szymanski scores with a jab to the body.
Szymanski just misses with a punch to the body.
Dane dodges the punch combination from Szymanski.
Dane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Szymanski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Szymanski takes the fight into the clinch.

Szymanski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dane throws a hook but Szymanski blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski moves out of range as Dane strikes.
Szymanski moves out of range of the strikes.
Szymanski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Szymanski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Szymanski wants to land a leg kick but Dane is out of range.
Dane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dane thows a body shot but no joy.
Dane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dane lands with an overhand left.
Dane blocks a jab.
Szymanski misses the shot to the body.
Dane moves out of range of the body kick.
Dane sizes up Szymanski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Szymanski thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Dane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Szymanski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Dane misses.
Szymanski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dane.
Dane throws a jab but it's blocked by Szymanski.
Dane throws a front kick aimed at Szymanski's knee but Szymanski avoids it well.
Szymanski misses with a low kick.
Jab by Dane.
Szymanski tries to score with a low kick but Dane moves his leg out of the way.
Szymanski tries to clinch but Dane is having none of it.
Dane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Szymanski.
Dane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dane lands an overhand right.
Dane misses with an uppercut
and Szymanski counters with a series of strikes. Dane will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Dane misses
and Szymanski counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szymanski throws a looping overhand right but Dane ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Szymanski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dane throws a lazy right hand but Szymanski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dane moves out of range of the strikes.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Szymanski.
Dane throws an off balance right hand
and Szymanski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Szymanski connects with a looping right hand.

Dane is rocked!
A jab from Dane misses.
Oh Dane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szymanski fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Dane to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Dane looks to clinch but Szymanski throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Dane taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Lukasz Szymanski!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kovalenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Voskresensky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kovalenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Небо славян!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kovalenko
vs
Voskresensky

205 cm
22
260 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

198 cm
27
281 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Russian Top Team Nutrition
PEGASUS FIGHT WEAR $6 and Laundering 90%

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kovalenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Voskresensky!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovalenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kovalenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kovalenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Voskresensky.
Voskresensky connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kovalenko. Kovalenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kovalenko misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Voskresensky closes the distance and clinches.
Voskresensky looking for a takedown.
Kovalenko is trying to break the clinch but Voskresensky is controlling him.

Kovalenko breaks from the clinch.
Voskresensky shoots in but Kovalenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nikolai Kovalenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Voskresensky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
Kovalenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voskresensky.
Kovalenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Voskresensky will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kovalenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
Kovalenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voskresensky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kovalenko as he avoids it easily.
Voskresensky fails with a takedown attempt.
Kovalenko throws a shot to the body.
Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Voskresensky moves out of range.
Kovalenko tests Voskresensky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kovalenko lands a nice shot that snaps Voskresensky's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko works over Voskresensky's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Kovalenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voskresensky misses with a body shot.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Voskresensky throws the left hand but Kovalenko avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Kovalenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko with a jab.
Voskresensky takes a jab right on the kisser.
Voskresensky with a poor takedown
enabling Kovalenko to counter with a crisp jab.
No joy there for Voskresensky, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voskresensky misses with a takedown attempt - Kovalenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Voskresensky closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voskresensky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kovalenko throws a series of punches but Voskresensky moves out of range.
Voskresensky avoids a punch combination nicely.

Voskresensky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Voskresensky in side control lands a decent elbow.
Voskresensky working the strikes but Kovalenko uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Voskresensky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Voskresensky working Kovalenko over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Voskresensky wants to work for an arm triangle but Kovalenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko is trying is best to control the position here.
Voskresensky thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Voskresensky is looking for a kimura but Kovalenko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Voskresensky to get the leverage.

Voskresensky is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kovalenko makes his way to full guard, as Voskresensky worked for a kimura.
Kovalenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voskresensky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voskresensky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Voskresensky with a nice head shot there.
Voskresensky with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Voskresensky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voskresensky thows a big elbow that misses.
Voskresensky wants to pass the guard but Kovalenko is keeping the position.
Voskresensky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovalenko keeping full guard, as Voskresensky tries to pass.
Kovalenko keeping moving, preventing Voskresensky from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voskresensky throws a strike but Kovalenko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Voskresensky looking for a sweep. Not yet Voskresensky, not yet.
Kovalenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Voskresensky looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kovalenko has picked Voskresensky up and slammed him! Voskresensky can't keep hold of the triangle and Kovalenko manages to pass to side control!
Voskresensky tries to improve position but can't.

Kovalenko stands up.
Kovalenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voskresensky momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko looks to land a combination but Voskresensky avoids it well.
Voskresensky misses with a wild body shot.
Kovalenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voskresensky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kovalenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kovalenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Voskresensky looks for a takedown but Kovalenko sprawls well.
Voskresensky shoots in but Kovalenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Voskresensky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Donk. Kovalenko catches Voskresensky right on the button with a cross.
Voskresensky shoots in but no luck this time.
Nikolai Kovalenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Kovalenko does no damage.
Kovalenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kovalenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Voskresensky shoots in looking for a takedown. Kovalenko tries to sprawl out of it but Voskresensky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kovalenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Voskresensky takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovalenko swinging wildly here.
Kovalenko misses with a combination

and Voskresensky counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kovalenko!

Voskresensky goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kovalenko is on top in guard.
Kovalenko tries to stand but Voskresensky is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Voskresensky is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kovalenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Voskresensky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Voskresensky has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kovalenko is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Voskresensky.
Voskresensky is trying to get back to half guard.
Voskresensky is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kovalenko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voskresensky is looking to get back to full guard here but Kovalenko has managed to pass to side control instead.
Voskresensky is looking for a sweep.

Kovalenko decides to stand up, so the ref orders Voskresensky to his feet.
Kovalenko tests Voskresensky's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovalenko lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Kovalenko does it's job there.
Voskresensky ducks right into an uppercut from Kovalenko.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kovalenko.

It looks like Felix Voskresensky has been cut.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovalenko misses with a few strikes there.
Voskresensky on the wrong end of a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Kovalenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kovalenko 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Kovalenko!