DRC 12 - Smash! PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Carb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Hayes
vs
Carb

200 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

201 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutus Hayes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Carb!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carb is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hayes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carb shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Carb counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hayes!
Carb can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hayes is looking to escape.

Carb has hold of Hayes's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hayes manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Hayes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Hayes defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carb.
Hayes is looking to improve his position but Carb isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carb working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hayes is trying to escape the mount.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Carb!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Destruction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tsorka Vladium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destruction comes to the cage accompanied by Earth Sized Microwave by Japanese Torture Comedy Hour. Dick Destruction has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Destruction
vs
Vladium

179 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

162 cm
22
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Death Ring Apparel

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Destruction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tsorka Vladium!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destruction throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vladium takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vladium takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Destruction.

Destruction closes the distance and clinches.
Vladium wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice elbow from Destruction.

It looks like Tsorka Vladium has been cut.

Destruction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Destruction missing with a left hand there. Vladium was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Vladium shoots in and bounces Destruction off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Destruction is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Vladium wants to control from the top but Destruction keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladium wanted to stand there but Destruction had control of the position.
Destruction trying to control the position here.
Destruction tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Vladium has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Destruction is proving hard to escape from.
Vladium passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vladium wants to stand but Destruction has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vladium off and has taken his back!
Destruction struggling to land strikes to the head as Vladium covers up.
Destruction has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Vladium.
Destruction lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Destruction cracks Vladium with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Vladium from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Destruction looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Destruction is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Vladium has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vladium is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Destruction throws a leg kick which misses Vladium's front leg but catches the back leg as Vladium tries to avoid it.
Destruction throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Destruction paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Destruction jabs Vladium right on the nose. Vladium blinks but takes it well.
Destruction lands a head shot.
Vladium tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Destruction swivels and escapes.
Destruction is looking to clinch but Vladium is avoiding it.
Destruction misses with a two punch combination.
Destruction throws a series of punches but Vladium avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Destruction dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tsorka Vladium's cut.
That's time! Destruction's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Destruction closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Destruction throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vladium blocks a head kick by Destruction.
Vladium takes one on the button.
Destruction digs a good body shot into Vladium's ribs.

Vladium throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Destruction was covering up waiting for the punch and Vladium finishes the takedown easily into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Destruction is on top in guard.
Destruction postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Destruction slips nicely into half guard.

Destruction decides to stand up.
Vladium closes this distance looking for a takedown but Destruction circles away.
Vladium takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vladium should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Destruction throws a sloppy head kick and Vladium moves out of range easily.
Vladium shoots in looking for a takedown. Destruction tries to sprawl out of it but Vladium keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Destruction manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A thudding body kick lands there by Destruction!
Destruction is looking to chop away at Vladium's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction lands with a right hand.
Vladium gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Destruction.
Nice body kick from Destruction.
Vladium takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Destruction throws a sloppy head kick and Vladium moves out of range easily.
Vladium tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Destruction swivels and escapes.
Dick Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsorka Vladium.
Vladium fails to land the takedown.
Destruction pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Destruction fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vladium, pushing him back against the cage.
Vladium has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Destruction stops a takedown attempt from Vladium.
Destruction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vladium is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Destruction lands a damaging elbow.
Destruction lands a damaging elbow.

Destruction lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Destruction thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vladium's head.
Destruction not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Destruction 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.

Destruction is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vladium pushes Destruction off looking to stand but Destruction dives back in and keeps control.

That's four 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.
Destruction is controlling the pace.
Destruction will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vladium regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Destruction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Destruction dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tsorka Vladium's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Destruction looks to land a left hand but Vladium moved out of range nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Destruction. No joy for Vladium on that attempt.
Dick Destruction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vladium drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vladium closes the distance and clinches up with Destruction, looking for a takedown. Vladium pushes Destruction against the cage but Destruction circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Destruction. No joy for Vladium on that attempt.
Dick Destruction has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tsorka Vladium.
Vladium chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Destruction can pounce on him.
Destruction stuffs the takedown attempt from Vladium. Vladium gets slowly back to his feet.
Destruction tries a head kick but it misses.

Destruction has Vladium up against the cage in a clinch.
Destruction lands with a short shot to the head.
Destruction scores with a knee to the head.
Vladium struggles to land a body shot inside as Destruction controls his hands.

Destruction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Destruction lands a glancing blow to the side of Vladium's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladium on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Destruction. Destruction obviously looking to wear him down.
Destruction throws a sloppy head kick and Vladium moves out of range easily.

Destruction clinches up with Vladium and pushes him back against the cage.
Destruction gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Destruction lands a knee to the head.
Vladium has had enough of the clinch but Destruction keeps him there for the moment.
Destruction lands an elbow inside that Vladium shrugs off.
Vladium takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Destruction lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vladium.
Destruction lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Destruction connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Tsorka Vladium's cut even more.
Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Vladium in his tracks for a moment.
Destruction lands an elbow just above Vladium 's eye.
Vladium tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Destruction smiles and moves away.

Destruction rushes Vladium and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vladium takes an elbow to the temple.
Destruction avoiding damage as Vladium throws knees to the body.
Destruction prevents Vladium from breaking the clinch.
Destruction lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destruction lands a damaging elbow.
Destruction comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Destruction is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Destruction blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vladium is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Destruction pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Destruction with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Destruction lands an elbow that stopped Vladium in his tracks for a moment.

Vladium is rocked!
Destruction landing knees to the head.
Vladium is still on wobbly legs! Can Destruction finish him?
Destruction creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vladium's defenses.
Destruction lands a nice elbow.
Destruction lands a good knee to the midsection. Vladium won't want to take too many of those.
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!
A right hand to the body from Destruction.
Destruction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vladium seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Destruction.
Vladium takes an elbow to the temple.
Destruction crunches a lovely knee into Vladium's ribcage.
Vladium jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destruction walks away with a smile on his face. Vladium gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Destruction instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Destruction gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Vladium.
Dick Destruction has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Destruction comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Destruction lands a knee to the head.
Vladium has Destruction pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Destruction manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Destruction lands a nice elbow.
Destruction lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destruction throws a knee to the head but misses.
Destruction fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vladium is trying to break the clinch but Destruction has him pressed against the cage.
Destruction prevents Vladium from breaking the clinch.
Destruction lands a nice elbow.
Destruction connects with a knee to the head.

Vladium ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vladium no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Vladium preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Destruction accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Destruction 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.
Vladium avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Destruction trying to control but Vladium is working from the bottom.

Destruction stands and steps away. Vladium gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Destruction has closed the distance and engaged Vladium in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destruction scores with a knee to the head.
Tsorka Vladium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Destruction is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vladium can do to turn this around?
Vladium tries to score a body lock takedown but Destruction shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Vladium working hard to break the clinch.
Destruction lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vladium landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vladium is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Destruction gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vladium utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vladium takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vladium takes an elbow to the forehead.
Destruction lands a nice knee to the body.
Vladium is looking to control Destruction's arms but Destruction gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vladium has his back to the cage.
Destruction landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vladium misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vladium goes for a takedown in the clinch but Destruction prevents it.

Destruction is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Vladium can't fight it off and eventually Destruction manages to take the fight to the floor. Vladium looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Vladium looking for a guillotine here but Destruction defends easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Destruction working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Destruction showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Destruction 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Destruction!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Harville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Alekseyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alekseyev has chosen potemkin theme-megatona furioso as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. James Harville has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Harville
vs
Alekseyev

225 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Harville!
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, Roman Alekseyev!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alekseyev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alekseyev tries to clinch up but Harville circles away and keeps his distance.
Alekseyev looks for a takedown but Harville sprawls well.
A combination from Harville does no damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Alekseyev.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseyev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
I looks like Alekseyev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harville really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Alekseyev thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alekseyev content to stall in guard here.
Alekseyev looks gassed!

Despite being in the dominant position, Roman Alekseyev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alekseyev won't allow Harville to sweep him here.
Harville being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Despite being in the dominant position, Roman Alekseyev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alekseyev fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Alekseyev 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.

Harville fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harville lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alekseyev circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Alekseyev shoots in and bounces Harville off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alekseyev postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alekseyev slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Alekseyev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alekseyev controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Alekseyev tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alekseyev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Harville is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alekseyev wants to control but Harville is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Alekseyev stalls from top position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Roman Alekseyev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harville throws a right hand that Alekseyev ducks under and follows up with a left that Alekseyev also avoids with ease.

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.
Harville chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alekseyev closes the distance and clinches up with Harville, looking for a takedown. Alekseyev pushes Harville against the cage but Harville circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alekseyev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harville pinned against the cage. Harville gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alekseyev slips a jab and a cross from Harville.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alekseyev tries for a takedown but Harville sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Alekseyev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harville keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harville misses with a wild combination.

Alekseyev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alekseyev is controlling the pace.
Harville moves into full guard.
Alekseyev stays in close to Harville's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harville wants to stand and escape but Alekseyev is having none of it.
James Harville has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Alekseyev controlling from the top position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Roman Alekseyev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harville with a poor takedown

and Alekseyev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alekseyev.
Alekseyev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Roman Alekseyev has got the better of the ground game so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Alekseyev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alekseyev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roman Alekseyev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
19%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thomas Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Moreira
vs
Thomas Brown

160 cm
23
130 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

168 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Death Ring Apparel

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, Ricardo Moreira!
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, Mike Thomas Brown!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moreira shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Moreira throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Brown trying to control the position here.
Moreira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown trying to control the position.
Moreira content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Moreira from controlling successfully.

Moreira gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown has his takedown stuffed

and Moreira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moreira.
Moreira showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brown is working an open guard so Moreira takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Moreira gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brown wants to get back to his feet.
Moreira sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Moreira postures up.
Moreira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Moreira is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brown decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown has his takedown stuffed

and Moreira counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moreira.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moreira controls the pace.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Moreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moreira holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Brown drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Moreira pulls guard effortlessly.

Brown drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Moreira dives on top into guard.
Moreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Moreira gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Moreira will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brown with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Moreira counter with a right hand.
Brown doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Moreira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ricardo Moreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Thomas Brown.
Moreira takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Moreira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A decent looking cross lands there for Moreira.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Moreira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Moreira seems content to control.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brown can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brown is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Moreira is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brown doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Moreira.
Still in half guard, Moreira seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Moreira looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Moreira controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown misses with a body punch

and Moreira counters by moving into the clinch.
Brown is trying to stall.
Moreira prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brown is looking to break free of the clinch but Moreira has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brown fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is trying to break the clinch but Moreira is controlling him.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Moreira gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ricardo Moreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Thomas Brown.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Moreira turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Moreira happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira grinds an elbow into Brown's temple.
Moreira takes a little break here. Brown wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Moreira's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ricardo Moreira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice cross by Moreira.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Moreira darts in and clinches Brown up against the cage.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira is trying to break the clinch but Brown has him pressed against the cage.
Moreira wants to break free but Brown has control.
Brown is trying to break free.
Brown is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Brown tries to pull guard but Moreira holds him up against the cage and eventually Brown drops back down to his feet.
Moreira tries to circle away but Brown has him pinned against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.

Moreira jumps guard.
Moreira manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Moreira sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brown is trying to stand.
Moreira controlling from mount.
The referee warns Brown that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

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.
Moreira controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown wants to control but Moreira is having none of it.
Moreira content just to control the position here.
Ricardo Moreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown is looking to get to half guard.
Mike Thomas Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moreira controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Moreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moreira 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Moreira!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zack Clark will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Novikov
vs
Clark

168 cm
23
139 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Novikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zack Clark!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Victor Novikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Novikov.
Novikov connects with the punch.
Novikov moves in looking to clinch but Clark pushes him off.

Clark feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Clark trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Clark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Novikov pulls Clark in close to prevent any damage.
Clark wants to control from the top but Novikov keeps moving.
Novikov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Clark sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Novikov pushes Clark off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Novikov pinned against the cage. Novikov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Novikov tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clark.
Victor Novikov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zack Clark.
Novikov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Novikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Novikov leaves Clark with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Novikov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Novikov swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Novikov as Clark shoots in.
Clark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Clark looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clark looks gassed!
Novikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Clark circles away.
Novikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Clark.
Clark tries to bum rush Novikov with a series of wild strikes but Novikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Victor Novikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Clark takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Novikov throws a one two combo.
Clark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Novikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clark on the side of the head.

Clark is rocked!
Novikov walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Clark drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Novikov swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Clark's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Victor Novikov!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heck Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yurian Harmsong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Tate
vs
Harmsong

190 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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, Heck Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yurian Harmsong!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harmsong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Harmsong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Harmsong connects with a single shot there.
Tate does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tate lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Harmsong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harmsong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tate is looking to chop away at Harmsong's legs.
Tate doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tate chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harmsong can pounce on him.
Tate is breathing heavily.
Tate throws a shot from downtown. Harmsong moves away and avoids it.
Tate moves forwards but Harmsong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tate swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Harmsong counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harmsong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tate takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harmsong lands with a cross.
Tate takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Harmsong lunges at Tate with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tate's hand.
A left and a right from Harmsong both land. Nice combination.

Tate is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harmsong is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Tate hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Yurian Harmsong!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Freak Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samvel Kiragosyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Freak Show has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Freak Show
vs
Kiragosyan

200 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Freak Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samvel Kiragosyan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiragosyan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Freak Show circles away.
Kiragosyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Freak Show circles away quickly and effectively.
Freak Show wants to clinch.

Kiragosyan shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kiragosyan trying to control from Freak Show's half guard. Freak Show has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kiragosyan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kiragosyan trying to control the position from guard on top but Freak Show is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freak Show will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freak Show looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiragosyan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Freak Show not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Freak Show wants to stand up but Kiragosyan is controlling him.

Freak Show looking for a guillotine here but Kiragosyan defends easily.

Kiragosyan stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Freak Show has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kiragosyan manages to get his head free but now Freak Show has transitioned to an armbar! Kiragosyan grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Freak Show! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Max Freak Show!