DFC 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Dolbakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dolbakov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Radiohead-Creep. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aquino
vs
Dolbakov

186 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
19
214 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Aquino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Dolbakov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dolbakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aquino.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dolbakov, right into the meat.
Aquino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aquino misses with a two punch combination.
Aquino looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aquino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aquino misses with a wild combination.
Aquino throws a right hand that Dolbakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dolbakov also avoids with ease.
Aquino misses with a few strikes there.
Matt Aquino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aquino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aquino misses with a wild combination.

Dolbakov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aquino looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Aquino tries to buck Dolbakov off but Dolbakov is having none of it.
Dolbakov cracks Aquino with a big right hand but Aquino just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Dolbakov decides to stand back up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dolbakov.
Aquino throws a right and a left that Dolbakov avoids nicely.
Dolbakov thumps Aquino with a low kick.
Matt Aquino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino lands with a hook. Dolbakov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dolbakov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aquino throws a series of punches but Dolbakov avoids them all with ease.
Aquino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aquino lands with a nice combination. Dolbakov backs away looking to recover.
Dolbakov slips a jab and a cross from Aquino.
Aquino tries to bum rush Dolbakov with a series of wild strikes but Dolbakov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aquino throws a right hand that Dolbakov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dolbakov also avoids with ease.
Aquino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dolbakov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dolbakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aquino.
Aquino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dolbakov.
An inside leg kick lands from Dolbakov.
Aquino fails to land with a series of punches.
Dolbakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dolbakov lands a front kick.
Nice body kick from Dolbakov.
Aquino fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dolbakov!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aquino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dolbakov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aquino misses with a combination

and Dolbakov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Dolbakov.
Aquino is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dolbakov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Dolbakov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aquino, up you get!
Aquino misses with a double jab

so Dolbakov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dolbakov stops Aquino from standing up.
Dolbakov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dolbakov stands up and waves to Aquino to follow him.
Aquino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Dolbakov darts in and clinches Aquino up against the cage.
Aquino misses with a knee strike.

Dolbakov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dolbakov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Aquino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Dolbakov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Aquino!
Dolbakov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aquino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dolbakov controlling his opponent.
Aquino gets back to half guard.
Dolbakov is trying to control the action in half guard but Aquino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aquino is trying to control but can't.

Dolbakov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Aquino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dolbakov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dolbakov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aquino works over Dolbakov's head and body with a nice combination.
Aquino throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dolbakov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Aquino's guard now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dolbakov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dolbakov stopping the sweep attempt from Aquino.

Dolbakov stands up from Aquino's guard - Dolbakov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Aquino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dolbakov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Aquino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dolbakov counters with a left and a right that stings Aquino.
Aquino misses with a series of wild punches.
Aquino misses with a combination

and Dolbakov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aquino!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aquino is squirming around, avoiding Dolbakov's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolbakov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aquino is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Aquino is squirming around, avoiding Dolbakov's attempts to control the action.
Dolbakov wants to control the action but instead Aquino gets a body lock and reverses into Dolbakov's guard! Nice work!

Despite being in the dominant position, Ivan Dolbakov just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aquino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dolbakov counters with a single leg into guard. Aquino didn't expect that.
Dolbakov preventing the sweep.
Dolbakov is stalling in the full guard.
Aquino tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Aquino is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aquino scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Matt Aquino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aquino misses with a double jab
and Dolbakov counters with a thumping low kick.
Aquino throws a left and a right that both miss

and Dolbakov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aquino is staying active underneath Dolbakov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dolbakov controlling the action here.
Dolbakov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Aquino knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dolbakov is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolbakov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dolbakov is trying to control the action in half guard but Aquino is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Aquino is trying to control but can't.
Dolbakov scoring with strikes to the body and head.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aquino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dolbakov counters with a head kick.
Dolbakov shoots in and drives through. Aquino sprawls well.
Aquino misses with a combination
and Dolbakov counters with a good low kick that Aquino was not able to check.
Aquino misses with a combination
and Dolbakov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aquino moves out of range of the body kick from Dolbakov.
Aquino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aquino throws a combination that misses
and Dolbakov counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dolbakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Aquino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Dolbakov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dolbakov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dolbakov wants to get up but he can't break Aquino's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Aquino wants to sweep but no luck.
Dolbakov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dolbakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Aquino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dolbakov postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Aquino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dolbakov counters with a big head kick but Aquino shrugs it off.
Some wild striking there from Aquino.
Dolbakov scores with a shot to the body.
Aquino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dolbakov counters with a nice leg kick.
Aquino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aquino throws a combination that misses
and Dolbakov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aquino's knee momentarily.
Aquino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dolbakov counters with an inside leg kick.
Aquino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dolbakov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Aquino fails to land with a series of punches.
Aquino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dolbakov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Aquino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dolbakov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aquino lands a head shot.
Aquino throws a combination that misses

and Dolbakov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aquino tries a knee to the head but Dolbakov blocks it.
Dolbakov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aquino gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Aquino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dolbakov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aquino misses with a knee strike.
Dolbakov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Aquino prevents it.
Aquino tries a knee to the head but Dolbakov blocks it.
Aquino misses with a knee strike.
Aquino looking to throw knees to the head but Dolbakov is blocking nicely.
Dolbakov tries for a takedown but Aquino manages to get underhooks.
Matt Aquino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Dolbakov.
Aquino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Aquino.
Aquino looking to throw knees to the head but Dolbakov is blocking nicely.
Aquino looking to throw knees to the head but Dolbakov is blocking nicely.
Aquino tries a knee to the head but Dolbakov blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aquino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Aquino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dolbakov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aquino smiles and moves away.
Aquino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Dolbakov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dolbakov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Aquino keeping moving, preventing Dolbakov from controlling successfully.

Dolbakov is sitting in close to Aquino's body. Aquino has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Dolbakov is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Dolbakov is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Aquino.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt Aquino!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elias Paniki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paniki comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back. Ulrich has chosen Bob Marley - Lights Down Low as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Paniki
vs
Ulrich

183 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elias Paniki!
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, Hector Ulrich!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ulrich dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paniki. That did some damage!
Ulrich throws a sloppy head kick and Paniki moves out of range easily.
Ulrich explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Ulrich clinches up with Paniki and pushes him back against the cage.
Paniki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Paniki is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ulrich is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Paniki to the mat. Paniki regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Paniki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ulrich controls the pace.

Paniki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ulrich defends it easily.
Ulrich is stalling in the full guard.

Paniki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paniki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ulrich looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Paniki had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ulrich defends it easily.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ulrich stays in close to Paniki's body and controls the position.
Paniki wants to stand but Ulrich is controlling the position.
Ulrich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Paniki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ulrich sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paniki's guard.
Ulrich stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Ulrich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Paniki hang on?
Ulrich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ulrich looking to control but Paniki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ulrich might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Paniki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hector Ulrich just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Paniki throws a nice looking combination but Ulrich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paniki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Ulrich clinches.

Ulrich manages to break the clinch.
Ulrich shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paniki but Paniki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Elias Paniki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ulrich looks gassed!
Ulrich dodges the punch combination from Paniki.
Ulrich misses with a combination
and Paniki counters with a right hand to the body.
Paniki throws a series of punches but Ulrich avoids them all with ease.
Paniki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ulrich tries to clinch up but Paniki circles away and keeps his distance.

Paniki drops Ulrich with a beautiful combination! Ulrich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paniki is looking for the KO!

It looks like Hector Ulrich has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paniki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paniki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jab by Paniki.

Ulrich is rocked!
Ulrich dodges the punch combination from Paniki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Paniki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Ulrich'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.

Paniki lands a body shot.
Ulrich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paniki.
Ulrich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Paniki misses with a series of wild punches.
Ulrich takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Elias Paniki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paniki misses with the combination.
Paniki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paniki is looking to wear down Ulrich with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Paniki connects with a jab.
Paniki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Paniki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Ulrich counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paniki keeping moving, preventing Ulrich from controlling successfully.
Ulrich is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Paniki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ulrich doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ulrich manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ulrich works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Paniki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ulrich pulls his head out easily.
Ulrich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ulrich is taking a breather. Paniki says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ulrich working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich controlling the action here.
Ulrich throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Paniki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Paniki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ulrich content to control rather than advance.

Paniki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ulrich looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ulrich thows a huge punch but Paniki dodges it nicely.
Paniki is refusing to be controlled, as Ulrich sits in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Paniki throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ulrich counters with a takedown into side control.
Paniki is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ulrich is pressing down on Paniki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Paniki is holding on for now.
Ulrich is looking to take a break and control but Paniki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Paniki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ulrich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Paniki tries to kick Ulrich off but Ulrich keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ulrich throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ulrich slows the pace down in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice strikes from Ulrich there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Ulrich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Ulrich's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Paniki stuffs the takedown attempt from Ulrich. Ulrich gets slowly back to his feet.
Ulrich dives in and grabs Paniki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Paniki pushes down on Ulrich's head and hops out.
Paniki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ulrich moves forwards but Paniki connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Paniki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Paniki drops Ulrich with a beautiful combination! Ulrich stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Paniki is looking for the KO!
Ulrich is still on wobbly legs! Can Paniki finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ulrich dodges the punch combination from Paniki.
Ulrich seems to have recovered his senses.
Paniki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ulrich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Paniki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ulrich at a distance.
Good shot there by Paniki.
Paniki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Elias Paniki is winning the standup battle so far.

Ulrich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ulrich throwing strikes here but Paniki is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ulrich looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki working to try and regain half guard.
Ulrich sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Paniki is in a horrible position here. Ulrich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ulrich has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Paniki is trying desperately to improve position.
A nice elbow there by Ulrich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ulrich with shots to the head and body - Paniki looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ulrich wants to control the pace but Paniki is squirming around nicely.
Paniki is working to get back to half guard.
Ulrich wants to control the pace but Paniki is squirming around nicely.
Ulrich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Paniki tries to reverse the position but Ulrich maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Paniki tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Paniki squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Ulrich tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Paniki is trying to stand.
Ulrich controlling from the full mount.
Paniki tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ulrich with the ground and pound from mount.
Ulrich controlling from mount.
Paniki keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Paniki is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ulrich is landing with some decent strikes but Paniki is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ulrich takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Elias Paniki showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Paniki has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Paniki!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Wallid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Onopko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Onopko has chosen Vinnie Paz - Sixteen bars of Paz as his entrance music. Efrain Wallid had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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.

Wallid
vs
Onopko

191 cm
22
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efrain Wallid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Onopko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallid avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Onopko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wallid looks to clinch

and Onopko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Onopko has Wallid pressed against the cage.
Wallid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Onopko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wallid is trying to break the clinch but Onopko has him pressed against the cage.
Wallid tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Onopko's elbow.
Wallid tries to pull guard but Onopko won't allow it.
Onopko tries to break the clinch but Wallid is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Wallid - that landed with a thud.
Wallid has Onopko pressed against the cage, preventing Onopko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Wallid manages to pull guard.
Wallid is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Wallid is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallid misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Wallid sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wallid controlling from the full mount.

Wallid looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Onopko tries to lock up and control but Wallid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Onopko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wallid tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wallid avoids the attempt from Onopko to control.
Wallid misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Onopko can't escape the position.
Onopko tries to hold on but Wallid pushes him away.
Wallid looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wallid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onopko tries to reverse the position but Wallid maintains control.
Poor strikes thrown by Wallid there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wallid controlling the pace for now.
Onopko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wallid connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Onopko wants to hold on but Wallid pushes him away.
Onopko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wallid throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Onopko tries to hold on but Wallid postures up.
Onopko is desperately trying to improve his position but Wallid has a good base and remains in mount.
Wallid controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wallid has hold of Onopko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Onopko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efrain Wallid dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Onopko with a poor takedown
and Wallid counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Onopko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wallid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Wallid shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wallid showed some decent athleticism there.
Onopko is looking to improve his position.
Onopko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Onopko missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wallid wants to control but Onopko is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallid throwing shots but Onopko is blocking nicely.
Onopko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Onopko wants to get back to full guard.
Wallid is looking to stall here but Onopko recovers full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Onopko forces Wallid back against the cage and clinches.
Onopko tries to land a knee to the head but Wallid blocks with his arms.
Wallid lands an elbow that stopped Onopko in his tracks for a moment.
Wallid lands a knee to the head.
Onopko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Wallid gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Onopko regains guard.
Onopko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onopko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wallid 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.

Wallid is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wallid wants to control from the top but Onopko keeps moving.

Wallid is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Onopko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Onopko has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wallid uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Onopko has his takedown stuffed

and Wallid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Onopko's guard.
Wallid trying to control the position from guard on top but Onopko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onopko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wallid is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onopko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wallid is stalling in the full guard.
Onopko wants to stand up but Wallid is controlling him.
Wallid working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efrain Wallid dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Onopko wants to clinch.
Onopko wants to clinch up but Wallid keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Onopko.
Wallid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Onopko.
Wallid clinches but Onopko breaks the clinch
and Onopko counters with a straight right hand.

Wallid drives through with a takedown into guard.
Onopko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wallid wants to control from the top but Onopko keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallid throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onopko is trying to control the position but Wallid postures up.

Wallid got a little sloppy there for a moment and Onopko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wallid has managed to get both his arms back between Onopko's legs - danger averted.
Onopko 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.
Wallid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onopko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wallid is trying to break the clinch but Onopko has him pressed against the cage.

Onopko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Onopko misses with a body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wallid wants to break the clinch but can't.

Onopko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Efrain Wallid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallid closes the distance but Onopko moves to the side

and Onopko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Onopko.
Wallid managing to block the knees to the body from Onopko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Onopko misses with a knee to the head.
Onopko stalls.
Wallid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Onopko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wallid lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallid fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wallid throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Onopko blocks it with crossed arms.
Wallid fails to pull guard.
Wallid looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efrain Wallid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Onopko looking to throw knees to the head but Wallid is blocking nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wallid as Onopko tries to tie him up.
Wallid jumps guard but Onopko stands there with Wallid around his waist. Wallid gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Onopko is pushing Wallid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Onopko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Onopko is looking to clinch but Wallid is avoiding it.
Efrain Wallid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Wallid.
Onopko is looking to regain half guard here but Wallid keeps moving and retains side control.
Onopko struggling a bit here.
Wallid tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Wallid controlling the position from side mount.
Mirko Onopko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Onopko defending against the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Efrain Wallid.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wallid, 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Efrain Wallid!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drago Volkhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Destro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Drago Volkhov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Drago Volkhov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Volkhov
vs
Destro

183 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Drago Volkhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Destro!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkhov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Volkhov just misses with a punch to the body.
Destro lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Volkhov keeps the fight on the outside.
Destro avoids the head kick by Volkhov.
Volkhov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Destro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Destro looks gassed!

Volkhov catches Destro napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Destro to the canvas!

It looks like Vlad Destro has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volkhov passes Destro's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Volkhov moves nicely into side control.
Volkhov scores with punches from side control.
Destro is being controlled here.
Destro on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Volkhov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Volkhov working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Volkhov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Volkhov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Volkhov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Volkhov tries to move to mount but Destro blocks the move with his legs.
Volkhov trying to control the action but Destro is working from the bottom.
Volkhov advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkhov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Destro?
Volkhov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Destro is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Volkhov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Volkhov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Volkhov has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Destro is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drago Volkhov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kublai Chutsai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's entrance music is Tool - The Pot. A fine choice. Chutsai has chosen Gracia as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thompson
vs
Chutsai

190 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kublai Chutsai!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chutsai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.

Chutsai darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Chutsai seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Chutsai landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chutsai slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chutsai scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Thompson tries to kick Chutsai off but Chutsai keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chutsai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chutsai looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chutsai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thompson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thompson tries to get out of the position.
Chutsai works his way into side control.
Thompson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chutsai asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Chutsai lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chutsai has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Chutsai lands a big shot to the head and Thompson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kublai Chutsai!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Luque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sawyer Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luque comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - People in Planes. Bowen has chosen Prepare The Masses as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sawyer Bowen struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs 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. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Luque
vs
Bowen

168 cm
19
141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Luque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sawyer Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Luque gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bowen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Luque might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bowen with a nice head shot there.
Luque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bowen trying to control the position from guard on top but Luque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Luque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bowen manages to get himself to full guard.
Bowen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bowen looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luque tries to free his leg and advance position but Bowen is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen looking to control.
Luque controlling from the top position.
Bowen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bowen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luque won't allow Bowen to sweep him here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bowen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bowen is looking for submissions but instead, Luque has regained full guard.
Bowen prevents Luque from getting back to his feet.
Bowen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bowen trying to control but Luque is working from the bottom.
Luque is trying to keep Bowen in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen won't allow Luque to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Luque closes the distance and clinches up with Bowen, looking for a takedown. Luque pushes Bowen against the cage but Bowen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Luque with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowen looks gassed!
Luque tries for a takedown but Bowen circles away easily

and Bowen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Luque wants to sweep here but Bowen controlling him for the moment.
Luque wants to get back to his feet but Bowen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Luque holds on and takes a little breather.
Luque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Luque is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Luque manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Luque fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick misses from Luque.
Luque lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Luque misses with a takedown

and Bowen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Luque is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bowen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bowen's back!

Bowen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Luque gets his way!
Bowen trying to get back to his feet but Luque is in full control for now.
Bowen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luque lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bowen hold on?!
Luque punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bowen rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Luque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bowen's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luque sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bowen is looking to control Luque's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bowen avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luque with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bowen trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Luque thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Bowen is desperately trying to improve his position but Luque has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Luque wants to control the pace but Bowen is squirming around nicely.
Luque avoids the attempt from Bowen to control.
Luque prevents Bowen from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowen tries to hold on but Luque pushes him away.

Luque looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
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 Gabriel Luque 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. This is the final round!

Luque wants to clinch.
Luque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowen.

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

Luque decides to pull guard.
Bowen is looking to advance position but Luque has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Luque scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bowen?
Bowen is trying desperately to improve position.

Luque working for a submission but Bowen is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luque throws some wild stikes that Bowen manages to avoid easily.
Bowen is working to get back to half guard.
Luque looking to control but Bowen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Luque lands a nice shot to the head.
Luque is landing with some decent strikes but Bowen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Luque looking to control but Bowen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Luque looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bowen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luque misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bowen tries to reverse the position but Luque maintains control.
Luque tries to control but Bowen wriggling away.
Bowen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Luque lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Luque punching from mount but Bowen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Luque scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bowen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Luque wants to sweep here but Bowen controlling him for the moment.
Luque bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bowen's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Luque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowen is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Luque showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Luque has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gabriel Luque!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Bykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferguson comes to the cage accompanied by Freddie Foxxx - Industry Shakedown. Bykov has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. Kevin Ferguson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Ferguson
vs
Bykov

183 cm
22
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Ferguson!
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, Ivan Bykov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferguson closes the distance and clinches up with Bykov, looking for a takedown. Ferguson pushes Bykov against the cage but Bykov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivan Bykov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ferguson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ferguson tries to stand and escape but Bykov is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bykov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ferguson wants to stand but Bykov is controlling his posture from full guard.

Bykov is working an open guard so Ferguson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bykov looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Bykov clinches with his opponent.

Ferguson gets control of Bykov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ferguson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferguson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bykov stopping the sweep attempt from Ferguson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ferguson is on top in guard.

Ferguson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bykov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ferguson has managed to get both his arms back between Bykov's legs - danger averted.
Bykov looks gassed!
Ferguson wants to control from the top but Bykov keeps moving.
Ferguson wants to stand but Bykov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ferguson stays in close to Bykov's body and controls the position.
Ferguson trying to control but Bykov is working from the bottom.
Ferguson preventing the sweep.
Bykov is trying to control the position but Ferguson postures up.

Ferguson stands up and waves to Bykov to follow him.

Ferguson closes the distance and pushes Bykov back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bykov tries to clinch

and Ferguson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ferguson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ferguson lands strikes from half guard.
Ferguson wants to pass to mount but Bykov is defending the position.
Ferguson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ferguson stands up out of the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson gets a takedown into half guard.
Ferguson wants to stand up but Bykov has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Ferguson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Ferguson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bykov as he jumps to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferguson.
Bykov throws a lazy head kick

and Ferguson counters by clinching up.
Bykov throws a head punch that misses.

Ferguson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bykov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ferguson counters with a takedown into side control.

Ferguson stands up and beckons Bykov to his feet.

Ferguson scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bykov is looking to improve his position but Ferguson isn't that keen on the idea.
Ferguson controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Ferguson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bykov is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ferguson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Ferguson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ferguson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bykov for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson avoids the attempt from Bykov to control.
Ferguson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ferguson landing shots from mount.

Ferguson get's back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ferguson throws a head kick that Bykov semi-blocks.

Ferguson closes the distance and pushes Bykov back into the cage.

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

Ferguson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ferguson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ferguson advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Ferguson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ferguson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bykov looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bykov tries to bench press Ferguson off him but Ferguson keeps the position.

Ferguson decides to stand back up. Ferguson steps back and let's Bykov get back to his feet.

Ferguson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ferguson manages to pull guard.

Ferguson pushes Bykov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ferguson shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bykov as he avoids it easily.
Bykov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ferguson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson shoots in for a takedown but Bykov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Ferguson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bykov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ferguson counters with a shoot takedown. Bykov fights it but they end up in guard.
Ferguson preventing the sweep.
Ferguson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Ferguson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ferguson with a poor takedown

and Bykov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferguson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferguson is striking but Bykov is not phased and passes to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bykov prevents Ferguson from standing back up.
Ferguson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ferguson trying to control from the bottom.
Ferguson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bykov can do to turn this around?
Bykov wants to control but Ferguson is keeping him busy.
Ferguson is trying to maintain the position but Bykov is very close to passing his half guard.
Ferguson is trying to stand.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferguson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bykov is fending him off so far but Ferguson persists. Nope, Bykov circles away and we're back to standing.

Ferguson tries to keep at a distance but Bykov has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ferguson successfully pulls guard.
Ferguson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bykov gets to his feet. Ferguson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A right-left combo lands from Bykov.
Bykov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch.

Ferguson breaks the clinch.

Ferguson feints and as Bykov raises his hands in defense, Ferguson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bykov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Bykov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ferguson uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bykov regains half guard.

Ferguson decides to stand and escape the position.

Ferguson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ferguson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Ferguson!