RFF 2: Saturday Night Fever PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dean Wakefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xorvat Ebower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wakefield
vs
Ebower

182 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dean Wakefield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xorvat Ebower!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wakefield misses with a low kick.
Wakefield lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ebower connects with a solid leg kick.
Ebower fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ebower lands a high kick!
Ebower's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wakefield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ebower scrambles back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Ebower.
Wakefield is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebower.
A punch combination from Wakefield misses.
Ebower is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ebower throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ebower throws a sloppy head kick and Wakefield moves out of range easily.
A combination from Wakefield does no damage.
Wakefield misses with a body shot.
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!

Wakefield drops Ebower with a left right combo! Wakefield follows him down to the ground into side control.
Ebower is trying to improve his position.
Ebower is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Ebower looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ebower actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Wakefield is going to stand back up.

Wakefield decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Ebower misses with a head kick.
Wakefield blocks a head kick by Ebower.
Wakefield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wakefield scores with a jab to the jaw.

Ebower is rocked!
Ebower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wakefield.
Ebower is still on wobbly legs! Can Wakefield finish him?
Wakefield throws a jab when Ebower was well out of range.
Wakefield misses with a looping left.
Ebower ducks under a wild hook from Wakefield.
Ebower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wakefield throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Wakefield.
Ebower bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wakefield misses with a straight left.
Ebower defending well as Wakefield loads up on a big left hand.
Wakefield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Wakefield misses its intended target.
Ebower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wakefield.
Ebower loses concentration momentarily and Wakefield pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Ebower crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Wakefield finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dean Wakefield!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Koray Omer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Dro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Omer
vs
Dro Cop

195 cm
25
253 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
245 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koray Omer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Dro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dro Cop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Omer blocks a head kick by Dro Cop.
Omer fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dro Cop avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Dro Cop.

Dro Cop moves into the clinch.

Dro Cop turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dro Cop manages to end up in side control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Omer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Dro Cop stands up and beckons Omer to his feet.
Omer looks to land a combination but Dro Cop avoids it well.
Dro Cop tries a head kick but it misses.
Omer lands with a hook. Dro Cop tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dro Cop lands a head kick!

It looks like Koray Omer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Omer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dro Cop tries to avoid it but Omer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dro Cop to the ground. Dro Cop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Omer gets caught napping as Dro Cop dives in and scores a takedown. Omer manages to retain guard.
Dro Cop wanted to stand there but Omer had control of the position.
Omer controls Dro Cop momentarily but Dro Cop frees himself.
Dro Cop postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dro Cop missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dro Cop won't allow Omer to get back to his feet.
Dro Cop wanted to stand there but Omer had control of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dro Cop's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dro Cop with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dro Cop tries to stand but Omer is controlling from the bottom.
Dro Cop looks winded!
Dro Cop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dro Cop postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dro Cop wanted to stand there but Omer had control of the position.

Omer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dro Cop frees his head nicely. Oh but Omer has switched to an armbar! Dro Cop is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Koray Omer!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack London (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Destin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

London
vs
Craven

180 cm
20
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ace of Spades Clothing

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, Jack London!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Destin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven misses with a head kick.
London looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
London misses with a takedown
and Craven counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Craven scores with a head kick.
London misses with a takedown attempt
and Craven counters with a one-two to the body.
Craven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Craven scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. London doesn't seem bothered though.
Craven lands a high kick!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Craven, right into the meat.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Craven, right into the meat.
Craven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of London's head.
Craven connects with a good right hand that stumbles London. London circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Craven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Craven throws a quick head kick that skims the top of London's head.
Craven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Craven connects with a high kick.
London takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

London is rocked!
Jab by Craven.
Oh London is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Craven scores with a three punch combo!
Whack! Craven lands a heavy head kick that drops London. The ref tackles Craven to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because London was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Destin Craven!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Murat Kahaladze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahaladze comes to the cage accompanied by ты кто такой. Alexander Khalidov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kahaladze
vs
Khalidov

170 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

173 cm
24
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murat Kahaladze!
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, Alexander Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kahaladze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kahaladze cracks Khalidov with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kahaladze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kahaladze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Khalidov on the ground.
Khalidov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kahaladze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kahaladze's back!
Kahaladze grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Khalidov working for a choke but Kahaladze is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahaladze looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Khalidov has managed to slip his arm under Kahaladze's chin. This could be all over... yep, Kahaladze is tapping out! Submission win for Khalidov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alexander Khalidov!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shamus Dalkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zecheriah Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalkey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Jump Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dalkey
vs
Matthews

178 cm
18
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loan

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, Shamus Dalkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zecheriah Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews walks into a jab.
A big right from Dalkey misses.
Matthews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dalkey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalkey.
Dalkey misses with a straight left.
Matthews is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dalkey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Matthews bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dalkey is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Matthews cracks Dalkey with a big elbow.
Matthews working the ground and pound.
Dalkey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
You can see the frustration on Dalkey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Matthews is trying to get an arm triangle but Dalkey is defending well.
Dalkey tries to escape but Matthews is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matthews is trying to get an arm triangle but Dalkey is defending well.
Matthews is working Dalkey over with some ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dalkey tries to buck Matthews off but Matthews is having none of it.
Dalkey can't do much from the bottom here.
Dalkey taking punishment in the form of punches.
Matthews cracks Dalkey with a big right hand but Dalkey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dalkey tries to improve position but can't.

Matthews has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Dalkey is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Matthews yanks on the arm and Dalkey is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Matthews.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zecheriah Matthews!
After winning the bout, Zecheriah Matthews thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renan Rocha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Galasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Rocha
vs
Galasso

150 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renan Rocha!
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, Enzo Galasso!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Galasso.

Rocha shoots in and gets a takedown into Galasso's guard.
Rocha sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rocha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rocha showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rocha passes into half guard.
Well, if Rocha is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rocha really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Rocha passes the guard and advances to mount!
Galasso tries to reverse the position but Rocha maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha controlling the position easily from mount.
Rocha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Galasso looks a forlorn figure.
Rocha lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galasso is trying desperately to improve position.
Rocha sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Galasso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Galasso wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Rocha celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renan Rocha!
As Renan Rocha got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: "I dun speak to english well but I am here, finally! Rio Smasher! Who next? Who next weeooooo! I'm so happy, thank you to my opponent.'.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miquel Costas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rocco Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva
vs
Costas

185 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
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, Miquel Costas!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Costas is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Costas is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Costas avoid being mounted?

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Costas is defending well.
Silva stops Costas from getting back to his feet.
Costas is not content to let Silva control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Costas's head.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Costas is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Costas is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Costas avoid being mounted?
Silva is keen to just control but Costas is a slippery customer.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Costas is trying to stand.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Costas sees it coming and defends easily.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Costas still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Costas has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Costas off and has taken his back!
Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Costas controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking to hold on to the position here but Costas rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Costas keeps moving.
Costas being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Costas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Costas is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Costas avoid being mounted?

Silva is looking for a kimura here.

Costas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to take a breather but Costas is having none of it.
Costas is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costas trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Silva manages to pass to mount!

Silva has control of Costas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Costas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva controlling his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Costas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Costas gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Costas manages to retain guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Costas is keeping the position.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Costas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.

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

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Costas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
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!
Costas is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes down on Costas's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva not doing much here.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Costas tries to hold on but Silva postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Costas is looking to escape.
Costas is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Costas blocking the ground and pound.

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva avoids the attempt from Costas to control.
Costas is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Costas is trying to stand.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Costas tries to hold on but Silva postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Costas is having none of it.
Silva content just to control the position here.
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!
Costas throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.

Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Costas is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocco Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Costas, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Costas against the cage but Costas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Costas tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva avoids the body shot from Costas.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Costas is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Costas stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva managing to control the position.

Costas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Costas has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Costas looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costas is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Costas thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva postures up.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Silva gets to his feet. Costas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Costas wants to clinch.
Costas throws a head kick that misses.
Miquel Costas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Costas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costas trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva is nestled in close to Costas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Costas keeps working.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Costas defends it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocco Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocco Silva!

C
A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linden Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sullivan comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Linden Miller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sullivan
vs
Miller

200 cm
27
286 lbs
8 - 1 - 1

182 cm
25
276 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Valhalla Q160 Nutrition
ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

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 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Linden Miller!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sullivan did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Miller is working for a kimura but Sullivan is defending it quite comfortably.
Sullivan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sullivan wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller thows a huge punch but Sullivan dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is looking to improve his position.
Miller tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sullivan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Miller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sullivan looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to pass the guard but Sullivan defending well.
Sullivan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Miller tries to pass to full mount but Sullivan defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Miller.
Sullivan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Miller works his way into side control.
The strikes coming from Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sullivan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Miller.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sullivan is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws an elbow but Sullivan slips to the side and avoids it well.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Miller thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Miller seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Miller are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Sullivan stops Miller from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sullivan connects with the punch.

It looks like Linden Miller has been cut.
Sullivan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miller at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Sullivan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

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

Sullivan lands a big uppercut and Miller crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Miller looks OK. Sullivan waves Miller back to his feet!

Miller is rocked!

That has opened up Linden Miller's cut even more.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Sullivan finish him?
Sullivan scores with a spinning back kick!
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
Miller gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Sullivan!
A victorious Adam Sullivan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.