BFC 19 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between He Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geralt Of Ravia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Of Ravia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Witcher. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Man
vs
Of Ravia

185 cm
31
180 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

176 cm
24
203 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

BioPharm Nutrition
Diamond Nutrition 160q

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 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, He Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geralt Of Ravia!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Man showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Of Ravia.
Man thows a body shot but no joy.
Of Ravia throws a solid leg kick but Man takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Of Ravia.
Of Ravia digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Of Ravia throws a quick inside leg kick.

Man closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Of Ravia.

It looks like He Man has been cut.
Of Ravia tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Of Ravia working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Of Ravia tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Of Ravia obliges.
Man is breathing heavily.
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!
Nice elbow from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Of Ravia lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

He Man's cut is getting worse.
Of Ravia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Of Ravia.
Of Ravia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.

He Man's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Of Ravia working Man over with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Of Ravia.
A short body shot lands from Of Ravia as the two fighters clinch.
Of Ravia landing knees to the body.
Of Ravia lands a knee to the head.
Of Ravia scores with a shoulder strike.
Of Ravia gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Of Ravia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Of Ravia.
Of Ravia working Man over with knees to the body.
Of Ravia scores with a knee to the head.

Jeez, He Man's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Of Ravia.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Of Ravia.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Of Ravia.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Geralt Of Ravia!
A very excited looking Geralt Of Ravia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Luther
vs
Smith

198 cm
27
270 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

195 cm
26
255 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Luther!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luther feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luther. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luther misses with an uppercut.
Luther looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luther throws a body kick that misses
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

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

It looks like John Smith 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!
Luther pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Smith moves into range and clinches up with Luther.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Luther is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.

Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lex Luther seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luther thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Luther throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Luther.
Luther fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.

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

Smith is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Luther finish him?
A kick lands to the mid section there for Luther.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Smith looks gassed!
Luther sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Smith's defenses. It connects perfectly with Smith'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). Lex Luther!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bayden Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timur Rudov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood's entrance music is kick my ass......rehab. A fine choice. Bayden Wood could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timur Rudov's chin.

Wood
vs
Rudov

185 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

196 cm
27
216 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Knockout power

- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bayden Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timur Rudov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudov with a poor takedown
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Timur Rudov has been cut.
Rudov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rudov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rudov shoots in but no luck this time.
Bayden Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Rudov.
Wood is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wood swinging wildly here.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Timur Rudov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wood wants it to stay on the feet.
Wood scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rudov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wood as he jumps to the side.
Wood throws a series of punches but Rudov moves out of range.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rudov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudov throws a hook but Wood avoids it easily.

Wood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rudov sprawls well initially but Wood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Wood is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rudov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wood is pressing down on Rudov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rudov is holding on for now.
Rudov trying to control from the bottom.
Wood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wood is looking to take a break and control but Rudov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rudov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wood's back!
Wood 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.
Wood is trying to remain composed but Rudov is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Rudov lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Rudov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood holding both Rudov 's hands and preventing any damage.
Wood is trapped and Rudov is scoring with shots to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudov misses with punches from the back.
Rudov looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Rudov is looking for a choke. Wood gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Wood manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Rudov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wood passes Rudov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rudov is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rudov is looking to improve his position.

Wood is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wood is looking to advance position but Rudov won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudov is looking for a sweep. Wood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wood drops an elbow to the side of Rudov's head.
Rudov tries to roll over but Wood keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood wants to pass to mount but Rudov is defending the position.

Rudov pushes Wood off and gets back to his feet.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rudov.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rudov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Good exchange - Wood coming out on top.

Rudov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wood pushes Rudov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rudov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rudov throws a strike aimed at the side of Wood's head but Wood avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rudov prevents Wood from escaping the position.
Rudov with the ground and pound but Wood regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rudov is trying to control the action in half guard but Wood is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wood pushes Rudov off looking to stand but Rudov dives back in and keeps control.
Rudov is looking to advance position but Wood won't allow it.
Wood avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rudov.

Rudov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rudov seems to be looking for submissions.
Wood is trying to stand up here but Rudov is controlling him well.
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 Bayden Wood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timur Rudov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rudov is looking to score with low kicks.
Rudov fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rudov's hands.
Rudov tries for a takedown but Wood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A combination from Wood does no damage.
Rudov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rudov somewhat.
Bayden Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Rudov.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wood throws a series of punches but Rudov avoids them all with ease.

Rudov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wood might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wood's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Poor strikes thrown by Rudov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rudov lands a nice shot to the head.

Rudov working for a guillotine from mount but Wood is in no mood to give up.
Wood is trying to stand up.
Rudov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
Rudov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rudov lands with some strikes.
Rudov with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rudov cracks Wood with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rudov landing shots from mount.
Wood regains half guard.
Wood is looking to escape.
Wood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wood wants to get back to his feet.
Rudov wants to free his trapped foot but Wood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wood is trying to stand up here but Rudov is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rudov throws a strike but Wood avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wood keeping full guard, as Rudov tries to pass.
Rudov throws an elbow that misses. Wood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rudov's guard. Nice move by Wood!
Rudov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wood postures up.
Wood works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Rudov manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Rudov misses with a takedown
letting Wood counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rudov.
Rudov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wood counters with a nice uppercut.
Rudov is breathing heavily.
Wood throws a right hand that Rudov ducks under and follows up with a left that Rudov also avoids with ease.
Wood's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rudov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rudov off to one side.
Wood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rudov fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bayden Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Rudov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Wood misses.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Timur Rudov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Timur Rudov'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rudov misses with a takedown attempt
and Wood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wood connects with a right hand. Rudov shakes it off.
Rudov fails with the takedown
and Wood counters with a left and a right that stings Rudov.
Rudov misses with a takedown
and Wood counters with a one-two to the body.

Rudov is rocked!
Bayden Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timur Rudov.
Wood looks to land a combination but Rudov avoids it well.
Rudov is still on wobbly legs! Can Wood finish him?
Wood connects with a crisp jab.
Wood misses with a double jab.
Rudov misses with a leg kick.
Rudov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wood stuffs the takedown.
Rudov seems to have recovered his senses.
Rudov misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wood stalks Rudov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rudov's face. Rudov staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood scores with a one two! Rudov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rudov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rudov closes the distance and clinches up with Wood, looking for a takedown. Rudov pushes Wood against the cage but Wood circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Rudov! He's out on his feet! Wood rushes in and drops Rudov with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bayden Wood!
Bayden Wood tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ayila Obasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Listen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Obasi
vs
Listen

188 cm
28
190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

178 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ayila Obasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jared Listen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obasi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Listen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Obasi has time to react.

It looks like Ayila Obasi has been cut.
Obasi shoots in but Listen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Listen works the jab nicely.
Obasi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Listen's waist but Listen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Obasi off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayila Obasi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Obasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Listen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obasi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Listen works Obasi's body with a nice hook.
Obasi misses with a takedown attempt - Listen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Obasi shoots in but Listen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Obasi is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Listen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good shot there by Listen.
Listen cracks Obasi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Obasi falls to his knees and Listen doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Listen!
Jared Listen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Djozilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Slayter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Djozilla
vs
Slayter

182 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rampage Djozilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Slayter!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Djozilla moves into range and clinches up with Slayter.

Djozilla has hold of one of Slayter's legs. Slayter is fighting the takedown attempt but Djozilla gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Djozilla passes Slayter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Djozilla content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Djozilla thows a huge punch but Slayter dodges it nicely.
Djozilla lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slayter is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Djozilla jumps into side control!
Djozilla controls the position.
Djozilla lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Slayter down.
Slayter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Djozilla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Slayter trying to control but Djozilla flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayter trying to control the position but Djozilla manages to sink in the hooks.
Djozilla trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Slayter doesn't escape.
Djozilla lands shots from the back.
Slayter tries to break free.
Djozilla controlling the position well here. Slayter rolled but Djozilla kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayter looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Slayter rolls, trying to escape but Djozilla keeps control of the position.
Djozilla has good solid back control here.
Slayter can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla keeps control of the position easily here as Slayter tries to buck him off.
Djozilla has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rampage Djozilla.
Djozilla throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Slayter's waist but Slayter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Djozilla off to one side.
Rampage Djozilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Slayter throws a nice inside leg kick.

Djozilla closes the distance and pushes Slayter back into the cage.
Slayter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Djozilla is trying to drag Slayter to the mat but Slayter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Slayter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Djozilla wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Djozilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slayter trying to control the position but instead, Djozilla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Slayter into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slayter prevents the takedown attempt.

Djozilla gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Slayter throws his legs up looking for a submission but Djozilla uses it to pass to side control.
Djozilla gets to mount! Slayter was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Djozilla tries to clinch up.

Djozilla changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Slayter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Djozilla is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Slayter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Djozilla seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Slayter for as long as he can get away with.
Slayter trying his best to control but Djozilla has mounted him.
Djozilla controlling the pace for now.
Slayter is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djozilla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Djozilla lands a heavy elbow.
Slayter is working to get back to half guard.
Slayter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rampage Djozilla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Djozilla lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla lands a heavy elbow.
Djozilla controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Djozilla connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Djozilla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Djozilla with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Slayter is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rampage Djozilla dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Slayter stuffs the takedown attempt from Djozilla. Djozilla gets slowly back to his feet.
Slayter scores with a hook.
Slayter moves in looking to clinch but Djozilla pushes him off.
Slayter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Slayter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Djozilla dives in and scores a takedown into Slayter's guard.
Djozilla advances to half guard.
Djozilla looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Djozilla passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Slayter!
Slayter wants to hold on but Djozilla pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slayter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Djozilla working Slayter over with strikes here.
Djozilla takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Slayter wants to control but Djozilla is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slayter is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Djozilla scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Slayter?
Slayter throwing hammer fists to the chest of Djozilla. What's that going to do exactly?
Djozilla content just to control the position here.
Djozilla working Slayter over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla controlling the pace for now.
Slayter tries to reverse the position but Djozilla maintains control.
Djozilla looking to control and managing it successfully.
Slayter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jack Slayter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Djozilla sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Djozilla landing shots from mount.
Djozilla lands a heavy elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Slayter tries to hold on but Djozilla postures up.
Djozilla lands a heavy elbow.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rampage Djozilla!
Rampage Djozilla bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Syroviy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vik Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syroviy comes to the cage accompanied by Три Буквы . Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Syroviy
vs
Ben

190 cm
22
260 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
240 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Syroviy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vik Ben!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Vik Ben has been cut.
Syroviy throws a head kick but Ben moves out of range.
Syroviy throws a sloppy head kick and Ben moves out of range easily.

Syroviy waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Ben. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Ben to the canvas! Can he 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!
Syroviy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ben works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Syroviy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Syroviy'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.
Syroviy passes into half guard.
Syroviy controlling the action here.

Syroviy stands up out of the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syroviy moves out of range as Ben strikes.
Ben swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

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

Ben is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Syroviy stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ben to get to his feet.
Ben is still on wobbly legs! Can Syroviy finish him?
Ben throws a body punch but Syroviy moves out of range.
Ben seems to have recovered his senses.
Ben checks a low kick from Syroviy.
Syroviy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Syroviy circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Ben tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Syroviy wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduard Syroviy!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berik Yawoka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yawoka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to keep running up that hill. Berik Yawoka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yawoka
vs
Morgan

180 cm
31
187 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Berik Yawoka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, James Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yawoka shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Yawoka keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Yawoka darts in and clinches Morgan up against the cage.
Yawoka lands an uppercut.
Yawoka wants a takedown but no success here.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morgan pushes Yawoka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Morgan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yawoka tries to stall but Morgan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Yawoka is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Berik Yawoka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yawoka is looking to control Morgan's arms but Morgan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Yawoka has his back to the cage.
Yawoka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morgan smiles and moves away.
Yawoka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Yawoka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yawoka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morgan circles away.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Yawoka or perhaps it was just good defense by Morgan which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan scores with a nice body kick.
Yawoka tries to move into range but Morgan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morgan scores with a body shot.
Morgan works the jab nicely.
Yawoka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Yawoka has closed the distance and engaged Morgan in a clinch.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yawoka tries for a takedown but Morgan manages to get underhooks.
Morgan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Yawoka in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan scores a nice knee to the body.
Yawoka is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yawoka won't want to take too many of those.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morgan.
Yawoka takes an elbow to the temple.
Yawoka is working for takedown but Morgan is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Morgan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan works over Yawoka's head and body with a nice combination.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Yawoka walks into a stiff left hand from Morgan.
Morgan lands with an overhand left.
Yawoka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Morgan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Yawoka in his tracks for a moment.
Morgan missing with knees to the body.
Morgan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Morgan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morgan lands a left hand.
Morgan lands a knee to the body.
Yawoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan lands an elbow that stopped Yawoka in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Morgan scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan cracks Yawoka with a nice body shot.
Yawoka takes an elbow to the temple.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan lands a nice shot to the body.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Yawoka won't want to take too many of those.
Yawoka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morgan.
Morgan lands a nice elbow.
Morgan lands an uppercut.
Morgan lands a damaging elbow.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Yawoka is rocked!

It looks like Berik Yawoka has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Oh Yawoka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Morgan lands an elbow inside that Yawoka shrugs off.
Morgan dips a shoulder and cracks Yawoka with a mighty uppercut! Yawoka falls back against the cage and Morgan unloads with a barrage of strikes! Yawoka is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Morgan screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Morgan!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elbrys Gora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurendie Siberie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gora kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Cadillac Records - Howlin' Wolf Sings . Siberie has chosen VYBZ KARTEL- VIP as his entrance music. 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.

Gora
vs
Siberie

184 cm
22
272 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elbrys Gora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jurendie Siberie!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gora looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gora postures up in Siberie's guard and throws a big left but Siberie blocks it.
Gora controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gora trying to control but Siberie is working from the bottom.
Gora is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gora trying to control the position from guard on top but Siberie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Elbrys Gora.
Siberie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gora tries to score a power double leg takedown but Siberie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gora somewhat.
Gora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Elbrys Gora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gora gets a takedown into half guard.

Gora seems to be working for a kimura but Siberie defends the submission attempt.
Siberie is looking for a sweep. Gora is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Siberie is refusing to be controlled, as Gora sits in half guard.

Gora is working for a submission of some sort.
Siberie is refusing to be controlled, as Gora sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gora is trying for a kimura here. Siberie looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Gora wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Elbrys Gora!
A victorious Elbrys Gora thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Verhoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Verhoost comes to the cage accompanied by A minute of your time - Tom Jones. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Verhoost
vs
Tatsuhiko Jr

168 cm
24
185 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
183 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timo Verhoost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatsuhiko Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tatsuhiko Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Verhoost moves away.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to score with a low kick but Verhoost moves his leg out of the way.
Verhoost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Verhoost closes the distance but Tatsuhiko Jr moves to the side
and Tatsuhiko Jr counters with a good low kick that Verhoost was not able to check.
Good work by Verhoost as he checks the leg kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr scores with a body shot.
A jab from Tatsuhiko Jr does it's job there.
Verhoost takes a swing at Tatsuhiko Jr's ribcage but misses.
Tatsuhiko Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tatsuhiko Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Verhoost rushes Tatsuhiko Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but Tatsuhiko Jr blocks it.
Verhoost prevents the takedown attempt.
Verhoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuhiko Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verhoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuhiko Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tatsuhiko Jr takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Verhoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost crunches a lovely knee into Tatsuhiko Jr's ribcage.
Verhoost looking to throw knees to the head but Tatsuhiko Jr is blocking nicely.
Tatsuhiko Jr tries to break the clinch but Verhoost is controlling the position.
Verhoost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Verhoost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatsuhiko Jr is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Verhoost obliges.
Verhoost working Tatsuhiko Jr over with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Verhoost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatsuhiko Jr looks gassed!
Verhoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatsuhiko Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr has been cut.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.
Tatsuhiko Jr stalling in the clinch but Verhoost improves position.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Verhoost gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.
Verhoost landing knees to the head.
Verhoost stalling against the cage.
Verhoost landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
Tatsuhiko Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Verhoost stalls.
Verhoost misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatsuhiko Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Verhoost is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Verhoost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's cut.
That's time! Verhoost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tatsuhiko Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with an uppercut. Verhoost saw that one coming.
Tatsuhiko Jr works Verhoost's body with a nice hook.
Tatsuhiko Jr shoots in for a takedown but Verhoost shows good takedown defense.
Tatsuhiko Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatsuhiko Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Verhoost checks it well.
Verhoost just misses with a punch to the body.
Verhoost throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Verhoost wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Verhoost ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatsuhiko Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Verhoost.
Verhoost tries to clinch but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.
Verhoost swings for the body but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses the shot to the body.
Tatsuhiko Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Tatsuhiko Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Verhoost, looking for a takedown. Tatsuhiko Jr pushes Verhoost against the cage but Verhoost circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Timo Verhoost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr.

Verhoost lands a big head kick that sends Tatsuhiko Jr tumbling to the mat! Verhoost takes a step backwards and waves Tatsuhiko Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tatsuhiko Jr is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tatsuhiko Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Verhoost finish him?
Tatsuhiko Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Verhoost.
Tatsuhiko Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Verhoost tries to avoid it but Tatsuhiko Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Verhoost to the ground. Verhoost escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tatsuhiko Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Verhoost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Tatsuhiko Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Verhoost is looking to wear down Tatsuhiko Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tatsuhiko Jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Verhoost checks it well.
Verhoost just misses with a punch to the body.
Tatsuhiko Jr looks for a takedown but Verhoost sprawls well.
Tatsuhiko Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Timo Verhoost is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr tests Verhoost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Verhoost sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Verhoost thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatsuhiko Jr fails to land the takedown.
Verhoost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tatsuhiko Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a hook but Verhoost blocks it.
Verhoost walks into a left hand.
Verhoost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tatsuhiko Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatsuhiko Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Tatsuhiko Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Verhoost is looking to clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Verhoost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Verhoost.
Verhoost crunches a lovely knee into Tatsuhiko Jr's ribcage.
Tatsuhiko Jr is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Verhoost.
Verhoost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Tatsuhiko Jr manages to break the clinch.
Verhoost wants to clinch up but Tatsuhiko Jr keeps it at a distance.
Tatsuhiko Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Verhoost throws a body punch but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.
Verhoost tries to clinch but Tatsuhiko Jr moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Timo Verhoost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Verhoost has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Verhoost misses with a knee strike.
Tatsuhiko Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verhoost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Verhoost.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Verhoost misses with a knee to the head.
Verhoost working Tatsuhiko Jr over with knees to the body.
Verhoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Verhoost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tatsuhiko Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tatsuhiko Jr avoids the body shot from Verhoost.
Nice body kick from Tatsuhiko Jr.
Verhoost thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tatsuhiko Jr misses with a body shot.
Tatsuhiko Jr avoids the body shot from Verhoost.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verhoost. Tatsuhiko Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Verhoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatsuhiko Jr throws out the jab.
Tatsuhiko Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tatsuhiko Jr swings for the body but Verhoost moves out of range.
Verhoost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatsuhiko Jr throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Verhoost. Tatsuhiko Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.

Verhoost gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Verhoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuhiko Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatsuhiko Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Verhoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Verhoost.
Verhoost slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Verhoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuhiko Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verhoost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatsuhiko Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Verhoost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Verhoost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatsuhiko Jr can do to turn this around?

Tatsuhiko Jr breaks the clinch.
Tatsuhiko Jr throws a series of punches but Verhoost avoids them all with ease.
Verhoost throws a shot to the body.
Tatsuhiko Jr avoids the body shot from Verhoost.
Tatsuhiko Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Verhoost is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tatsuhiko Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Verhoost misses with a wild body shot.
Verhoost swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tatsuhiko Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatsuhiko Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Verhoost misses with a jab to the body
and Tatsuhiko Jr counters with a good low kick that Verhoost was not able to check.
Verhoost closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tatsuhiko Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Tatsuhiko Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Verhoost!

Tatsuhiko Jr moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Verhoost has worked his arm free - good work by Verhoost!
Verhoost can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatsuhiko Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Verhoost is avoiding damage well.
Verhoost is looking to reverse the position.
Tatsuhiko Jr landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatsuhiko Jr is looking to take a break and control but Verhoost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatsuhiko Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Tatsuhiko Jr in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Verhoost is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr!
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr is the new welterweight champion!
Akihito Tatsuhiko Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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FIGHT
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74%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trinidad Suarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyr Asgaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Asgaard's choice of entrance music: Oingo Boingo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Suarez
vs
Asgaard

183 cm
23
200 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

189 cm
25
199 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trinidad Suarez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyr Asgaard!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez misses with a takedown attempt - Asgaard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Asgaard lands with a good body shot.

Asgaard looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Asgaard throwing shots but Suarez is blocking nicely.
Asgaard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Asgaard is looking for a kimura here.
Asgaard trying to pass the guard but Suarez defending well.
Suarez wants to improve his position but Asgaard is controlling well.
Suarez is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgaard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asgaard throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Suarez is looking for a sweep. Asgaard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suarez wants to control but Asgaard is keeping busy.
Suarez wants to control but Asgaard passes into side.
Asgaard working the ground and pound from side control.
Asgaard wants to control but Suarez is keeping him busy.
Suarez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Asgaard thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Asgaard winds up and cracks Suarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Suarez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suarez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Asgaard throws an elbow that misses. Suarez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Asgaard's guard. Nice move by Suarez!

Asgaard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Suarez defends it easily.
Suarez postures up.
Asgaard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Suarez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asgaard keeping moving, preventing Suarez from controlling successfully.
Asgaard wants to sweep here but Suarez controlling him for the moment.

Asgaard working for a triangle but Suarez defends it easily.
Suarez postures up in Asgaard's guard and throws a big left but Asgaard blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Asgaard has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Suarez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Asgaard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suarez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Asgaard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Suarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Asgaard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suarez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Asgaard's guard.
Suarez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Asgaard taking some punishment here, with Suarez in his half guard.
Asgaard gets full guard.
Asgaard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Suarez tries to free his leg and advance position but Asgaard is retaining full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suarez throws a strike but Asgaard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Asgaard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgaard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asgaard preventing the sweep.
Asgaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suarez is keeping the position for now.
Asgaard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Asgaard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Suarez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asgaard is one step ahead there.
Suarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suarez keeping moving, preventing Asgaard from controlling successfully.
Asgaard lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Asgaard scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Suarez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Asgaard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Asgaard lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Suarez down.
Asgaard has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Suarez!
Asgaard landing shots from mount.
Asgaard lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Suarez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suarez stopping the sweep attempt from Asgaard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyr Asgaard!
Tyr Asgaard is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Tyr Asgaard said 'Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night! All day!'.