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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umba Matumba has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dias
vs
Matumba

173 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rafa Dias!
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, Umba Matumba!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matumba fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dias on the side of the head.
Dias shoots for a takedown but Matumba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Dias or perhaps it was just good defense by Matumba which made him look bad.

Dias shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dias is stalling here. Matumba is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Dias seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Matumba has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Dias's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matumba stands up and beckons Dias to his feet.

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

Dias is rocked!

It looks like Rafa Dias has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OH! Dias has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Matumba smells blood and charges in for the finish! Matumba unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Dias sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Umba Matumba!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Babilon Mamed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Babilon Mamed
vs
Nash

175 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

150 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Merciless Gladiators
GREEN!160

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ahmed Babilon Mamed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Nash!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mamed gets a double leg takedown into Nash's guard.
Mamed in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mamed passes Nash's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Nash is looking to improve his position.
Mamed seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mamed has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mamed frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamed controlling the position easily from mount.
Mamed lands a heavy elbow.
Mamed lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mamed avoids the attempt from Nash to control.
Mamed controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamed with a couple of short strikes.
Mamed looking to control and managing it successfully.
Nash tries to control the position but Mamed now has his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamed slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Mamed 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nash is trying to defend against the choke here but Mamed has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Mamed Tightens the hold and Nash taps out furiously! Mamed displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ahmed Babilon Mamed!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between CJ Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cm Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Rose
vs
Punk

173 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Red Square Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, CJ Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cm Punk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose misses with a takedown attempt - Punk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rose throws a low kick but it's checked well by Punk.
Rose misses with a few strikes there.
Rose wants to clinch.
Rose buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Rose closes the distance and pushes Punk back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose trying to control the position but instead, Punk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rose into the cage.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Punk keeps him there for the moment.
Rose avoiding damage.
Rose wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rose looking to throw knees to the head but Punk is blocking nicely.

Rose manages to pull guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rose is trying to keep Punk in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rose trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. CJ Rose wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Rose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose throws a leg kick but Punk checks it.
Rose misses with a body kick.
Punk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rose attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rose explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rose wants to clinch up but Punk keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rose shoots in and drives through. Punk sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose closes the distance and clinches up with Punk, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes Punk against the cage but Punk circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Punk counters with a takedown into side control.
Punk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rose. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Punk tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rose is looking to chop away at Punk's legs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rose.
Rose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose is looking to slow Punk down with leg kicks.
Rose dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose lands a nice looking kick to the body. Punk takes a step back to recover.
CJ Rose is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rose throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Punk.
Rose with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rose looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Punk walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rose.
CJ Rose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rose shoots and misses

and Punk counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Rose is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Punk prevents Rose from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose punching from the bottom.
Rose is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Punk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Punk's back!
Punk rolls, trying to escape but Rose keeps control of the position.

Punk is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Rose is hanging on to Punk's back as he tries to escape.

Rose is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk is trying to break free.
Punk staying busy and making it hard for Rose to control.
Punk tries to escape but Rose has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Rose wants to control but Punk is keeping busy.
Cm Punk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Punk can't escape the position.

Rose working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Punk is trying to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

CJ Rose dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rose misses with a low kick as Punk jumps back.
Rose darts in looking for a takedown but Punk gets double underhooks and turns Rose into the cage.
Rose tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rose pulls guard.
Rose is looking to sweep but instead, Punk has passed into half guard.
Punk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rose trying to hold on to Punk's head to control him but Punk postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rose wants to get back to his feet but Punk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk 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.

We're going to have a standup here because CJ Rose wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Punk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose goes for a double leg but Punk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Punk continues to drive forward.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Punk.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CJ Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rose is trying to break free.
Punk jumps guard but Rose stands there with Punk around his waist. Punk gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rose taking a breather.
Rose is looking to take this one to the mat.
Punk jumps guard but Rose turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk is trying to pull guard but Rose has him pressed against the cage.
Punk gets underhooks to prevent Rose's takedown attempt.
Punk is trying to pull guard but Rose turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Punk keeps control of Rose as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rose lands with a light punch inside.
Rose wants a takedown.
Punk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rose has had enough of the clinch but Punk keeps him there for the moment.
Cm Punk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
CJ Rose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Punk has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rose uses from the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Rose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rose, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Rose!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Helppo Nakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Nakki
vs
Gordon

165 cm
21
147 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

162 cm
21
140 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helppo Nakki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lars Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gordon is out of range.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon is looking to slow Nakki down with leg kicks.
Gordon throws the left hand but Nakki avoids the punch easily.
Nakki looks to score with a jab to the body but Gordon is just out of range.
Nakki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gordon as he avoids it easily.
Nakki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gordon circles away quickly and effectively.
Nakki misses with a low kick as Gordon jumps back.
Gordon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nakki.
Gordon checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakki 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.
Nakki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gordon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Nakki from controlling successfully.
Gordon pulls Nakki in close to prevent any damage.
Nakki trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gordon controlling the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nakki throws a leg kick
and Gordon counters with a leg kick.
Gordon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gordon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nakki misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nakki drives through with a takedown into Gordon's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakki tries to free his leg and advance position but Gordon is retaining full guard.
Gordon trying to control the position.
Nakki trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakki advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Nakki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Nakki is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gordon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakki.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Nakki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is trying to stand up here but Nakki is controlling him well.

Nakki 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.
Gordon is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Nakki is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Gordon as he works his way to full guard.
Nakki passes Gordon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nakki wants to work for an arm triangle but Gordon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gordon is trying to maintain the position but Nakki is very close to passing his half guard.
Nakki works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gordon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nakki working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gordon looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Nakki! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Helppo Nakki!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Reinaldo Aruba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musfa Caparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caparzo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moving Units (MLB 06 The Show Soundtrack) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Reinaldo Aruba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Musfa Caparzo's chin.

Aruba
vs
Caparzo

186 cm
20
136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
23
138 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinaldo Aruba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musfa Caparzo!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caparzo shoots in for a double leg but Aruba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Caparzo closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Caparzo.

Aruba gets control of Caparzo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Aruba will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Aruba is looking to cinch up a triangle. Caparzo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Aruba's body to avoid the submission. Aruba has instead reached around Caparzo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Aruba arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Reinaldo Aruba!
Reinaldo Aruba retains his bantamweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brock Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozar has chosen z Buta Wjeżdzam as his entrance music. Brock Henderson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Henderson
vs
Pozar

173 cm
25
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
150 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Henderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pozar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Henderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Henderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pozar. Pozar gets slowly back to his feet.
Brock Henderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pozar Pozar.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pozar.

Henderson gets a double leg takedown into Pozar's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Henderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pozar wants to get back to his feet but Henderson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Henderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Henderson connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pozar lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Henderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pozar on the ground.
Henderson lands a couple of elbows.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pozar striking off his back but it's not causing Henderson any problems.
Pozar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Henderson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar 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.
Henderson working some strikes from top position.

Pozar is rocked!
Henderson is working Pozar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pozar is still in real trouble! Can Henderson finish him?
Pozar has momentary wrist control but Henderson slips an elbow through the middle.
Henderson with a nice head shot there.
Henderson postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Pozar covers up, he's hurt! Henderson keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Henderson and the ref steps in to end the fight! Henderson can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Henderson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demetrious Johnson Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Clinton's chin.

Johnson Jr
vs
Clinton

160 cm
27
135 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clinton has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson Jr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clinton!
Clinton is trying to control Johnson Jr's posture but Johnson Jr avoids it.
Johnson Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Clinton keeps working.
Clinton tries to bench press Johnson Jr off him but Johnson Jr keeps the position.

Johnson Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Clinton is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clinton can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton is looking to reverse the position.
Johnson Jr trying to control the action but Clinton is working from the bottom.
Clinton tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Johnson Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Johnson Jr decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Clinton misses with a takedown attempt

and Johnson Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Clinton didn't expect that.
Clinton has a closed guard, preventing Johnson Jr from standing up.
Johnson Jr preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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!
Clinton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Clinton is working for a submission of some sort.
Johnson Jr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Clinton is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Johnson Jr is just riding it out for now. Clinton eventually gives up the hold.
Clinton prevents Johnson Jr from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Clinton seems content to control.
Clinton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clinton trying to control the action but Johnson Jr is working from the bottom.
Clinton is stalling here. Johnson Jr is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Clinton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johnson Jr has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Clinton is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Clinton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Clinton tries to improve position but can't.
Clinton struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clinton tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Clinton trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Demetrious Johnson Jr 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.

Clinton throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Clinton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clinton lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Clinton.
Clinton wants to control from the top but Johnson Jr keeps moving.
Johnson Jr throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Johnson Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clinton is aware though and is defending well.
Clinton works over Johnson Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clinton working some strikes from top position.
Clinton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clinton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinton stays in close to Johnson Jr's body and controls the position.
Clinton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson Jr, not yet.

Johnson Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clinton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clinton trying to control but Johnson Jr is working from the bottom.
Clinton is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson Jr has wrist control.
Johnson Jr keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr working a defensive guard here.
Clinton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson Jr keeping moving, preventing Clinton from controlling successfully.
Clinton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demetrious Johnson Jr!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Toepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Toepfer
vs
Wilson

160 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
21
136 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Toepfer!
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, Jerome Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toepfer closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. Toepfer pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Toepfer throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Toepfer rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Toepfer pulls guard successfully.
Wilson won't allow Toepfer to sweep him here.
Toepfer is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paul Toepfer.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wilson as he jumps to the side.
Toepfer shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Toepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toepfer.
Toepfer fails with the takedown.
Toepfer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Toepfer throws a low kick, looking for Wilson's leg but Wilson calmly moves out of range.
Toepfer dives in and grabs Wilson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes down on Toepfer's head and hops out.
Toepfer shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Toepfer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toepfer dodges the punch combination from Wilson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer walks into a jab.
Nice body kick from Wilson.

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

Toepfer 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.
Toepfer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toepfer stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
Toepfer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Toepfer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Toepfer.
Toepfer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toepfer 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.
Wilson is trying to control the position but Toepfer postures up.
Toepfer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Toepfer throws a series of strikes that have Wilson backpedaling.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wilson but Wilson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Toepfer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Toepfer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Toepfer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Toepfer lands in his opponent's guard.
Toepfer chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wilson misses with the combination.

Wilson rushes Toepfer and presses him up against the cage.

Wilson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Toepfer is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wilson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Toepfer is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wilson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toepfer is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
Wilson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Toepfer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Toepfer is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Wilson won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Toepfer off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Paul Toepfer!
Paul Toepfer took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Geist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hicks
vs
Geist

170 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators
Rush Supplements 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Viktor Geist!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geist cracks a nice hook into Hicks's ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Geist.
Hicks takes a kick to the side of the head.
Geist cracks Hicks with a right hand to the side of the head.
Geist scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hicks shoots in but no luck this time.

Hicks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hicks is looking to advance position but Geist won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks is working hard here to advance position.
Geist wants to control but Hicks is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hicks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Geist keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hicks.
Geist wants to control but Hicks is keeping busy.
Hicks is nestled in close to Geist, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Geist is refusing to be controlled, as Hicks sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hicks lands a nice short elbow.
Hicks is trying to control the action in half guard but Geist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Geist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Geist.
Hicks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hicks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hicks stands up over Geist, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hicks is working Geist over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Geist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Geist keeping moving, preventing Hicks from controlling successfully.

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

Geist is looking for a triangle but Hicks pushes his legs off easily.
Geist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hicks makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hicks keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Geist's head.
Hicks content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Geist has momentary wrist control but Hicks slips an elbow through the middle.

Geist is rocked!
Hicks distracts Geist with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Geist is still in real trouble! Can Hicks finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hicks stands up over Geist, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hicks loads up on a big left hand. Geist felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Hicks looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Geist can't hide his disappointment, as Hicks celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Hicks!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kolpakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolpakov comes to the cage accompanied by Alisa - Aerobica. Mayweather has chosen Lil wayne-Milli as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kolpakov
vs
Mayweather

178 cm
27
150 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

173 cm
21
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kolpakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Floyd Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mayweather fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kolpakov lands a head shot.
Nikolai Kolpakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kolpakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayweather moves away.
Mayweather throws a series of punches but Kolpakov moves out of range.
Mayweather takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kolpakov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Mayweather is rocked!
Kolpakov loads up on a big right hand but Mayweather slips the punch.
Mayweather is still on wobbly legs! Can Kolpakov finish him?
Kolpakov misses with a looping right.
Kolpakov throws a looping overhand right but Mayweather ducks down to avoid it.
Kolpakov connects with a superb combination that knocks Mayweather out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Kolpakov before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Mayweather!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikolai Kolpakov!
Nikolai Kolpakov retains his featherweight title!
Floyd Mayweather spoke after the fight, saying 'I just did not perform well you won't see this many time though'.