GP 13 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Cushing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Alert to the armory. Micheal Cushing is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cruz
vs
Cushing

184 cm
21
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Micheal Cushing!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cushing moves into the clinch.
Cushing tries to circle away but Cruz has him pinned against the cage.

Cruz turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cruz manages to end up in side control.
Cruz is working Cushing over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cruz 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.
Cushing tries to escape but Cruz is in control.
Cruz landing a few strikes.
Cushing is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cruz is staying tight to Cushing's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cruz lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Cruz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cruz landing strikes.
Cushing on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Cushing is rocked!
Cruz just content to control the position.
Cushing is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cruz is staying tight to Cushing's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cushing wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz happy to just control the position for now.
Cushing is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
A lull in the action here.
Cushing seems to have recovered his senses.
Cushing is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cruz has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cushing looks gassed!
Cruz taking a breather here.
Cruz prevents Cushing from escaping the position.
Cruz works to advance to full mount. Cushing defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Cruz working Cushing over with strikes here.
Cruz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Cushing covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Cruz!
After winning the bout, Mark Cruz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rayan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anzor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anzor Azhiev struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

McCarthy
vs
Azhiev

170 cm
26
154 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

177 cm
25
166 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rayan McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anzor Azhiev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Azhiev closes the distance and clinches.
Azhiev fails to pull guard.
McCarthy stops a takedown attempt from Azhiev.

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

McCarthy drops Azhiev with a nice combination! McCarthy dives into Azhiev's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Anzor Azhiev has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McCarthy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Azhiev trying to control the position here.
McCarthy wants to stand and escape but instead Azhiev has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Azhiev engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Azhiev stands up and waves to McCarthy to follow him.
McCarthy throws a front kick aimed at Azhiev's knee but Azhiev avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhiev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCarthy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Azhiev circles away quickly and effectively.
McCarthy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCarthy misses with a looping left.
McCarthy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarthy misses with a head kick.
Azhiev misses with a two punch combination.
Azhiev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Azhiev is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Azhiev is rocked!
Azhiev wants to clinch.
Azhiev is still on wobbly legs! Can McCarthy finish him?
McCarthy sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Azhiev's defenses. It connects perfectly with Azhiev's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rayan McCarthy!
Our winner, Rayan McCarthy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Grednev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Gaziev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Grednev
vs
Gaziev

182 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
24
195 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Grednev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Gaziev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaziev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from Grednev. Those never looked like landing.
Gaziev misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gaziev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grednev throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Grednev.
Gaziev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Grednev defends it nicely.
Alexei Grednev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Gaziev.
Grednev throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Gaziev decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Grednev's guard.
Gaziev wants to control from the top but Grednev keeps moving.
Grednev controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gaziev stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Grednev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grednev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grednev tries to clinch but Gaziev is having none of it.

Grednev takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Gaziev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Grednev is trying to defend but Gaziev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gaziev tries to stand and escape but Grednev is controlling the position.
Grednev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grednev tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gaziev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gaziev trying to control from half guard but Grednev is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grednev is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Adam Gaziev.
Grednev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gaziev is trying hard to land a takedown here. Grednev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Alexei Grednev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by Grednev - just one landing.

It looks like Adam Gaziev has been cut.
Gaziev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gaziev looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Oooooh!!! Grednev has knocked Gaziev down with a huge combo! Grednev steps away and waves a wobbly Gaziev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Gaziev is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaziev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grednev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A telegraphed right hand from Grednev misses the target.
Alexei Grednev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grednev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gaziev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grednev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grednev throws a predictable looking body shot

and Gaziev counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Grednev is staying active underneath Gaziev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grednev tries to kick Gaziev off but Gaziev keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Grednev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Gaziev'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.

Grednev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaziev shoots in but Grednev avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Grednev misses with a body shot.

Grednev darts in and clinches Gaziev up against the cage.
Grednev pushes Gaziev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Grednev to work.
A short uppercut from Grednev.
Grednev stalling against the cage.
Grednev gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grednev stops a takedown attempt from Gaziev.

Grednev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Grednev lands a left and a right that send Gaziev crashing to the mat, dazed. Grednev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gaziev is still on wobbly legs! Can Grednev finish him?
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!
Grednev misses with a hook. Gaziev ducked under it nicely.
Grednev misses the jab.
Gaziev seems to have recovered his senses.
Grednev dances in with a quick combination. Gaziev is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Grednev snaps Gaziev's head back. Gaziev stumbles backwards against the cage. Grednev steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Gaziev's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Gaziev just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexei Grednev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
94%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harold Benedez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Benedez
vs
Jones

179 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

178 cm
27
185 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harold Benedez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedez.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedez tries to clinch up.
Jones will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jones tries to avoid it but Benedez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jones to the ground. Jones escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benedez closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Benedez pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benedez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Benedez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benedez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Jones misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedez misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Benedez backing up. Benedez nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Benedez fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones scores with a body shot.
Jones looks to land a combination but Benedez avoids it well.
Benedez misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Benedez will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Benedez misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a two punch combo.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedez dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Harold Benedez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedez.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Benedez moved out of range nicely.
Benedez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Benedez. Benedez gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedez moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Benedez shoots in for a double leg but Jones sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a left and a right that both miss

and Benedez counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benedez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Benedez is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Benedez from controlling successfully.
Benedez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benedez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benedez trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benedez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benedez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benedez throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Benedez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!
Benedez is trying to improve his position.

Jones has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Benedez shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benedez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
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 Harold Benedez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Benedez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedez fails with the takedown
and Jones counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benedez eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Benedez shoots for a takedown but Jones saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benedez shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harold Benedez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedez has his takedown stuffed
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Benedez backing up. Benedez nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Benedez misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedez slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Benedez with a series of wild strikes but Benedez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jab by Jones.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Benedez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benedez avoids the body shot from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Benedez moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jovani Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones 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 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovani Jones!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
20%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Balaur Bondoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage has chosen Xander Intro as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bondoc
vs
Cage

185 cm
28
210 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

185 cm
32
215 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Balaur Bondoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zander Cage!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Cage.
Cage connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bondoc's hands.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Bondoc ducks down to avoid it.
Bondoc throws a right and a left that Cage avoids nicely.
Bondoc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Bondoc tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Bondoc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bondoc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cage darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cage throws a lazy right hand but Bondoc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bondoc throws a nice looking combination but Cage bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bondoc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bondoc slips a jab from Cage.
Bondoc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bondoc misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Cage finds it's way through Bondoc's defenses.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondoc lands a head shot.
Bondoc blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Cage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cage misses the jab.
Cage scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cage. Bondoc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bondoc throws a right hand that Cage ducks under and follows up with a left that Cage also avoids with ease.
Bondoc avoids the body shot from Cage.
Cage misses with a lunging right hand
and Bondoc counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bondoc wants to clinch up but Cage keeps it at a distance.
Bondoc wants to clinch.
Bondoc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bondoc manages to avoid it.
Zander Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Cage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Zander Cage has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Bondoc does no damage.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bondoc was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Bondoc ducks down to avoid it.
Bondoc tries to clinch up.
Bondoc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bondoc.
Nice jab there from Cage.
Bondoc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cage thuds a left hand into Bondoc's body.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bondoc moves away.
Bondoc swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bondoc slips under a jab from Cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Cage misses the target.
Cage defending well as Bondoc loads up on a big left hand.
Bondoc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bondoc tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Cage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bondoc.
Cage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bondoc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bondoc throws a sloppy head kick and Cage moves out of range easily.
Cage digs a good body shot into Bondoc's ribs.
Bondoc lands a glancing blow to the side of Cage's head.
Bondoc is looking to clinch but Cage is avoiding it.
Bondoc lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bondoc avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Cage misses the jab.
Cage lands a jab to Bondoc's midsection.
Cage scores with a jab.
Cage lands with an overhand left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bondoc throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
Bondoc avoids the body shot from Cage.
Bondoc tries a head kick but it misses.
Bondoc scores with a decent looking hook.
Bondoc wants to clinch.
Cage tries to land a leg kick but Bondoc saw it coming and moves away.
Cage with a jab.
Bondoc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bondoc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cage swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bondoc gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bondoc throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Cage on the inside.

Cage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cage lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zander Cage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zander Cage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cage on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cage lands a right hook to the body.
Bondoc misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bondoc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bondoc tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Bondoc wants to clinch.
Bondoc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
Bondoc tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bondoc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cage.
Cage fails to land with a series of punches.
Bondoc tries to clinch but Cage is having none of it.
Cage swings widly with a right hand
and Bondoc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bondoc moves away from the strike by Cage.
Cage throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cage takes a swing at Bondoc's ribcage but misses.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
Bondoc tries to clinch there but Cage circles away.
Cage ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bondoc.
Cage misses with a double jab.
Cage smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Bondoc moves into the clinch.
Bondoc prevents Cage from breaking the clinch.
Cage tries to work over Bondoc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bondoc prevents a body shot from Cage.
Bondoc misses with an elbow over the top.
Bondoc with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bondoc is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Cage breaks the clinch.
Cage works over Bondoc's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cage slips a jab from Bondoc.
Cage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bondoc was well out of range. Poor timing from Cage.
Bondoc throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
Cage throws a shot to the body.
Bondoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bondoc throws a leg kick but Cage sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
Bondoc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Bondoc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cage scores with a jab. Bondoc acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage swings for the body but Bondoc moves out of range.
Bondoc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cage to score with a decent uppercut.
A cross from Cage lands.
Cage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bondoc.

Bondoc has Cage up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bondoc walks into a jab.
Cage connects with a nice looking jab.
Bondoc staying out of range there.
Cage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Bondoc moves into the clinch.
Cage is looking to break free of the clinch but Bondoc has double underhooks.
Bondoc misses with a knee strike.
Bondoc prevents a body shot from Cage.
Bondoc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cage throws a head punch that misses.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cage tries to work over Bondoc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bondoc looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bondoc misses with a knee to the head.
Cage lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bondoc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nice body punch from Cage - that landed with a thud.
Bondoc trying to land knees to the body.
Bondoc pushes off an throws an elbow but Cage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Cage breaks from the clinch.
Bondoc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cage scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bondoc doesn't seem bothered though.
Cage lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cage throws an overhand right that lands on Bondoc's shoulder, as Bondoc tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bondoc. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bondoc moves away.
Cage misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bondoc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bondoc tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bondoc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cage.
Balaur Bondoc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zander Cage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zander Cage's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A jab from Cage does it's job there.
Bondoc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Cage.
Bondoc takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bondoc doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Bondoc tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cage counters with a left to the body.
Bondoc looks to land a combination but Cage avoids it well.
Cage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cage getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Zander Cage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bondoc fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cage scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bondoc in his tracks.
Cage avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bondoc misses with a few strikes there.
Cage walks into a straight right hand from Bondoc.
Cage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bondoc.
Cage slips under a jab from Bondoc.
Cage misses with an uppercut.
Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bondoc is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cage misses with a wild body shot.
Cage missing with a left hand there. Bondoc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bondoc takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cage scores with a nice right hand.
Cage misses with a body shot.
Bondoc throws a leg kick which misses Cage's front leg but catches the back leg as Cage tries to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage throws a jab but it's blocked by Bondoc.
Cage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cage looks to throw the jab but Bondoc is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bondoc tries to clinch up.
Cage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bondoc manages to avoid it.
Cage sizes up Bondoc with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bondoc tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.
Cage works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bondoc bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cage's head.
Bondoc uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cage.
Cage misses with a hook.
Bondoc wants to clinch.
Cage misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cage moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cage paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cage scores with a decent looking hook.
Bondoc looks to clinch
and Cage counters with a straight right hand.
Cage swats away the attempt to clinch by Bondoc.
Cage throws a right hand that misses

and Bondoc holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bondoc creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cage's defenses.
Cage takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bondoc prevents a body shot from Cage.
Cage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bondoc trying to control the position but instead, Cage has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bondoc into the cage.
Cage tries to throw a body punch but Bondoc avoids it by throwing Cage back against the cage.
Cage misses with some punches.
Cage wants to get back to striking at distance but Bondoc won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bondoc with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cage doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cage swings wildly with an uppercut but Bondoc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bondoc blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bondoc throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Bondoc.
Cage misses with some punches.
Bondoc landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cage struggles to land a body shot inside as Bondoc controls his hands.
Balaur Bondoc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cage looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bondoc is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bondoc has Cage pushed against the cage.
Bondoc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zander Cage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cage winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zander Cage!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cross Odenkirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Monk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monk has chosen Master P - Heaven For A Gangsta as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Odenkirk
vs
Monk

185 cm
28
215 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

190 cm
28
180 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cross Odenkirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Monk!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odenkirk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monk as he avoids it easily.
Odenkirk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monk counters with a stiff right hand.
Monk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Monk throws a head kick that misses.
Monk lands with a nice body kick.
Monk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Monk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Odenkirk at a distance.
Odenkirk leaves Monk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crunch! Monk slams his shin into Odenkirk's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Odenkirk moves in looking to clinch but Monk pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monk cracks Odenkirk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Monk tries a head kick but it misses.
Odenkirk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Monk counters with a leg kick.
Monk lands a slapping body shot.
Monk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Odenkirk tries to clinch up but Monk circles away and keeps his distance.
Monk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monk thows a body shot but no joy.
Odenkirk is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monk lands a nice hook to Odenkirk's body. Odenkirk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Monk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Odenkirk tries to clinch but Monk is having none of it.
Odenkirk looks to clinch
and Monk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marcus Monk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odenkirk is looking to clinch but Monk is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Monk.
Monk lands with a shot to the body.
Monk cracks a nice hook into Odenkirk's ribs.
Monk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Odenkirk misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Monk checks a leg kick.
Odenkirk misses with a takedown attempt
and Monk counters with a right hand to the body.

Monk darts in and clinches Odenkirk up against the cage.
Monk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Monk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Odenkirk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Monk feints and then cracks Odenkirk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Odenkirk down.
Monk cracks Odenkirk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Good leg kick by Monk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk cracks the inside of Odenkirk's front leg.
Odenkirk darts in trying to clinch
and Monk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Odenkirk thinking.
Monk clobbers Odenkirk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
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!
Monk cracks Odenkirk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odenkirk tries to clinch but Monk is having none of it.
Monk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Odenkirk rather than just go for the knockout.
Monk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Odenkirk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Odenkirk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monk, as that shot connected.
Cross Odenkirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Monk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Odenkirk quickly recovers to half guard.
Monk tries to pass to full mount but Odenkirk defends it.
Odenkirk gets back to full guard.
Monk advances to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odenkirk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Monk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Odenkirk is trying to control but Monk manages to pass to mount!
Monk looking to control and managing it successfully.

Monk is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Odenkirk has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Odenkirk!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odenkirk looking to sit in guard and control but Monk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Odenkirk keeping moving, preventing Monk from controlling successfully.
Monk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monk trying to control but Odenkirk is working from the bottom.
Odenkirk controls Monk momentarily but Monk frees himself.
Monk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Odenkirk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Monk landing some decent shots from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Odenkirk utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monk advances to half guard.
Monk is looking to take a break and control but Odenkirk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Monk winds up and cracks Odenkirk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Odenkirk on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Odenkirk tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monk is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Odenkirk!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Monk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Monk fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

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

Monk maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Odenkirk could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Monk has cracked it and Odenkirk is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Monk!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Monk!
Marcus Monk bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stephan Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randon Rett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axe comes to the cage accompanied by Call to prayer. This should be fireworks!

Axe
vs
Rett

178 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

191 cm
28
181 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stephan Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randon Rett!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe throws a looping overhand right but Rett ducks down to avoid it.
Rett fails to land the takedown.
Axe throws a chopping leg kick but Rett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rett has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rett there as he acknowledges the shot.
Axe tries a low kick but Rett avoids it.
Axe throws a head kick but Rett moves out of range.
Axe throws an overhand right that lands on Rett's shoulder, as Rett tries to avoid the shot.
Rett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axe.
Rett fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rett misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe scores with the left hand. Rett knows he should have avoided that one.
Axe throws a sloppy head kick and Rett moves out of range easily.
Rett ducks under a wild hook from Axe.
Axe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Axe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Axe looks to land a combination. Rett sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Axe throws a leg kick but Rett moved away.
Rett with a lazy takedown attempt
and Axe counters with a nice kick to the body.
Stephan Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Axe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rett has time to react.
Axe throws a hook to the side of Rett's head but Rett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axe swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Axe avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe lands a leg kick that knocks Rett off balance momentarily.
Axe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rett on the side of the head.
Jab by Axe.
Axe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Axe throws a leg kick which misses Rett's front leg but catches the back leg as Rett tries to avoid it.
Axe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Axe tries a head kick but it misses.
Rett misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe wants to slow Rett down by chopping away at his legs.
Stephan Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Axe throws a leg kick but Rett checks it.
Axe feints and then cracks Rett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rett down.
Rett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Axe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rett looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Axe misses with a leg kick.
Axe misses with a looping right.
Axe cracks Rett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rett misses with a leg kick
and Axe counters with a nice leg kick.
Axe throws a low kick but Rett avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rett.
Rett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Axe to keep the fight standing.
Axe tries to circle away but Rett has him pinned against the cage.
Axe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Axe misses with some punches.
Rett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Axe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Axe scores with a jab. Rett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Axe misses with an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rett closes the distance and clinches up with Axe, looking for a takedown. Rett pushes Axe against the cage but Axe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Axe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Axe throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rett moves out of range of the leg kick from Axe.
Axe stuffs the takedown attempt from Rett. Rett gets slowly back to his feet.
Stephan Axe is winning the standup battle so far.
A swing and a miss from Rett.
Axe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Axe throws a shot from downtown. Rett moves away and avoids it.
Rett ducks right into an uppercut from Axe.
Axe lands with a cross.
Axe throws a solid leg kick but Rett takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Axe.
Rett walks into a left hand.
Rett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Rett has managed to clinch.
Rett is looking to take this one to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe tries a body shot but Rett blocks it.
Axe can't break the clinch.
Rett tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stephan Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Axe wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rett is trying to pull guard but Axe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rett drops down looking for an ankle pick but Axe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Axe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Axe.
Axe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice shot by Axe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett checks the leg kick.

Rett looking to score a takedown here. Axe is defending well but Rett drives through and ends up in Axe's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rett wants to pass the guard but Axe is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rett looking to sit in guard and control but Axe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axe wants to get up but he can't break Rett's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rett pulls Axe in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe preventing the sweep.
Axe trying to control but Rett is working from the bottom.
Rett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Rett is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rett is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rett pulls Axe in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rett is trying to hold Axe in close to prevent damage but Axe has managed to pass into half guard.
Rett trying to control here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Stephan Axe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Axe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rett is out of range.
Axe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Axe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rett's sensitive parts.
Axe's corner calls for a 1-2. Axe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Axe jabs Rett right on the nose. Rett blinks but takes it well.
Axe throws a head kick but Rett moves out of range.
Axe throws a low kick but Rett avoids it.
Axe misses with a wild body shot.
Axe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rett was well out of range. Poor timing from Axe.
Axe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Axe. Axe obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rett takes one to the side of the head.
Rett fails to land the takedown.
Axe keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rett checks a leg kick.
Rett throws a series of punches but Axe moves out of range.
Axe misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett avoids the head kick by Axe.
Nice defenses there by Rett.
Axe cracks Rett with a good jab.
Axe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rett momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Axe as Rett shoots in.
Stephan Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Rett walks into a straight right hand from Axe.
Rett doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Axe counters with a leg kick.
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!
Axe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rett tries for a takedown but Axe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axe.
Axe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stephan Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rett moves out of range of the leg kick from Axe.
Axe thumps Rett with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Axe.
A punch combination from Rett misses.
Rett on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Axe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rett avoids the head kick by Axe.
Axe leaves Rett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Axe.
Rett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rett.
A nice inside leg kick there by Axe. That's going to slow Rett down.
Axe's corner calls for a 1-2. Axe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Axe tries a head kick but it misses.
Rett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Axe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rett fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Axe avoids it really well and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephan Axe clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Good leg kick by Axe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Axe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rett on the side of the head.
Rett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axe.
Axe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rett.
Horrible takedown by Rett or perhaps it was just good defense by Axe which made him look bad.
Good work by Rett as he checks the leg kick.
Axe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Axe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axe manages to avoid it.
Axe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Axe throws a leg kick but Rett moved away.
Rett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Axe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Axe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Rett throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Axe was covering up waiting for the punch and Rett finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rett throwing strikes but missing.
Rett throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Axe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rett forces his way into half guard.
Axe is trying to stand.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rett is working for a submission of some sort.
Rett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rett content to control rather than advance.
Rett misses with a head shot. Axe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Rett wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Axe wants to stand up but Rett is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rett can do to turn this around?
Rett trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.
Rett trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Randon Rett hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Axe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rett.
Stephan Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Axe punishes Rett's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Stephan Axe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Axe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rett is able to avoid easily.
Axe scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rett checks a leg kick.
Axe cracks Rett with an open hand slap.
Axe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rett.
A solid leg kick lands there for Axe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Axe.
Axe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Axe.

Rett throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Axe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rett is in Axe's guard.
Axe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rett loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rett content to stall in guard here.
Axe keeping full guard, as Rett tries to pass.
Axe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rett just misses with a punch to the body.
Rett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Rett with that takedown attempt.
Axe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rett looks for a takedown but Axe sprawls well.
Stephan Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randon Rett.
Rett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Axe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rett somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe wants to land a leg kick but Rett is out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Axe.
Axe scores with a punch to the head.
Axe leaves Rett with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick from Axe misses.
Rett misses the jab.
Axe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to work over Rett's front leg with a kick but Rett checks it.
Randon Rett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rett gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Axe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Axe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Axe with a hook.
Axe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Axe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 49:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephan Axe!
As Stephan Axe got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: FUCK YOURSELF WITH YOUR PROPHET'S COCK ALLAH '.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Pribko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weed Hopper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Pribko
vs
Hopper

185 cm
23
167 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
165 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Pribko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weed Hopper!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pribko lands a jab to Hopper's midsection.
Pribko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hopper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pribko defends it nicely.
Pribko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopper.

Hopper gets a double leg takedown into Pribko's guard.
Hopper looking to sit in guard and control but Pribko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Hopper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pribko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pribko stopping the sweep attempt from Hopper.

Hopper is looking for a triangle here but Pribko uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pribko taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pribko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pribko trying to control the action but Hopper is working from the bottom.
Hopper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pribko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hopper tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopper is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hopper is squirming around, avoiding Pribko's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is looking to get to half guard.
Hopper sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hopper wants to get back to full guard.

Pribko moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Hopper.
Hopper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Pribko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Pribko is looking to take a break and control but Hopper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Hopper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hopper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pribko is controlling the pace.
Pribko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pribko forces the positional change into back control.
Hopper is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopper is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Pribko.
Hopper wants to control his opponent's hands but Pribko gets his hands free.
Pribko trying to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pribko doesn't have the hooks in and Hopper manages to turn into his guard.

Hopper has gone for a leg lock! Pribko slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hopper's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pribko looking to pass the guard.
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 Ivan Pribko will probably get the nod.
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.

Pribko lands with a hook. Hopper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Weed Hopper has been cut.
Pribko loads up on a big right hand but Hopper slips the punch.
Hopper avoids a punch combination nicely.

Pribko moves into the clinch successfully.
Hopper fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pribko.
Hopper managing to block the knees to the body from Pribko.
Hopper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hopper takes a shot to the head.
Hopper blocks the elbow strike.
Pribko is stalling here.
Hopper takes a shot to the head.
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!
Pribko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pribko breaks the clinch.
Ivan Pribko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hopper tries for a takedown but Pribko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hopper slips under a jab from Pribko.
Pribko punishes Hopper's body with a nice straight punch.
Pribko lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Pribko.
Hopper shoots for a takedown but Pribko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ivan Pribko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weed Hopper.
Pribko lands with a good body shot.
Pribko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hopper under the eye.
Hopper moves away from the strike by Pribko.
A cross from Pribko lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pribko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Pribko as Hopper shoots in.
Hopper fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Pribko. No joy for Hopper on that attempt.
Hopper is breathing heavily.
Pribko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pribko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ivan Pribko is winning the standup battle so far.
Pribko leaves Hopper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pribko looks to throw the jab but Hopper is out of range.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but Pribko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pribko misses with an uppercut. Hopper saw that one coming.
Hopper misses with a takedown
and Pribko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pribko lands a lovely overhand right.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but Pribko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hopper with a poor takedown
and Pribko counters with a leg kick.
Hopper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pribko throws a combination. Hopper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pribko throws a right hand that Hopper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hopper also avoids with ease.
Hopper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pribko as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopper dives in and grabs Pribko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pribko pushes down on Hopper's head and hops out.
Pribko lands with a straight right. Hopper didn't see that one coming.
Hopper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hopper shoots in for a takedown but Pribko shows good takedown defense.
Pribko lands a lovely overhand right.
Pribko throws a good cross that connects.
Hopper misses with a takedown attempt - Pribko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Oooooh!!! Pribko has knocked Hopper down with a huge combo! Pribko steps away and waves a wobbly Hopper back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Hopper is rocked!

That has opened up Weed Hopper's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pribko circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Hopper to the canvas! Hopper doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Pribko keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Pribko!
Ivan Pribko took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'YEEAAHHH...this was no. 10 !!!!'.