EFC 3: Cold Blooded PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yellow Corn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Munoz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Corn
vs
Munoz

190 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
213 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yellow Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz looks to land a combination but Corn avoids it well.
Corn throws a combination that misses
and Munoz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Munoz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Corn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Corn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Munoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz connects with the punch.
Corn dodges the punch combination from Munoz.
Munoz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Corn wants to clinch but Munoz slips to the side
and Munoz counters with a left and a right... And another left! Corn is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Munoz!

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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla has chosen Sobota - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. Michal Materla is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Materla

188 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Materla shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Materla finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Materla performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Materla is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Materla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Materla is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Materla 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.

Materla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Materla eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Materla control the position.
Materla is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Materla controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Materla is looking for a kimura here.
Materla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Materla has control of the leg.
Materla throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Materla is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Materla thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Materla scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Materla trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Materla is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Materla wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Materla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Materla won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva wants to stand but Materla is controlling the position.
Materla sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Materla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Materla's waist but Materla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.

Materla takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Materla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Materla counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Materla has him pressed against the cage.

Materla lands a takedown into guard.
Materla pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Materla wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Materla is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to improve his position but Materla is controlling well.

Materla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Materla eventually gives up the hold.
Materla wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Materla connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Materla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Materla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Materla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Materla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Materla controls the pace.
Silva is trying to keep Materla in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Materla sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Michal Materla has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Materla forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Materla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Materla counters by moving into the clinch.

Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Materla is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva 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.
Materla trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Materla trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Materla is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Materla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Materla closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Materla lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Materla tries to pass.
Silva is trying to control the position but Materla postures up.
Materla with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Materla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michal Materla.

Materla closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Materla lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Materla is now in half guard.
Silva has hold of Materla's hands but Materla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla prevents Silva from standing back up.

Materla is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Materla connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva has hold of Materla's hands but Materla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Materla controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to kick Materla off but Materla keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michal Materla has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Materla scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva tries to roll over but Materla keeps him under control.
Materla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Materla stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Materla has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Materla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Materla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Materla!
Post fight, an emotional Michal Materla said 'That was a easy fight! Now i wanna have next win vs. brazilian poor fighter! Fernando Ribeiro i wanna fight VS YOU!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Keawe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Keawe
vs
Khan

178 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
159 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Elijah Keawe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Keawe pinned against the cage. Keawe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Keawe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khan shoots in but no luck this time.
Keawe shoots in but Khan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Keawe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elijah Keawe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keawe misses with a takedown attempt - Khan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Keawe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Khan defends well and Keawe ends up having to push Khan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Khan pushes off an throws an elbow but Keawe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khan fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khan manages to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Keawe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Keawe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Khan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Keawe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Keawe has an Americana. Khan didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Keawe is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Keawe hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Elijah Keawe!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samir Kahric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Kravchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahric comes to the cage accompanied by When I Die - Genocide(Jusuf Dzilic). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kahric
vs
Kravchenko

187 cm
23
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samir Kahric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dmitry Kravchenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahric shoots for a takedown but Kravchenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Kahric scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Kahric in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Kravchenko tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kahric!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Samir Kahric!
After winning the bout, Samir Kahric thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mikhail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen Scooter - Maria as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!George West will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mikhail
vs
West

183 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Namunamu Clothing
KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Mikhail!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George West!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West dips to his left and cracks Mikhail with an uppercut!

It looks like Ivan Mikhail has been cut.
West throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
West thuds a left hand into Mikhail's body.
West scores with a jab to the body.
George West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhail fails with the takedown.
West works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West lands with a nice body punch.
Mikhail is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from West. Those never looked like landing.
Mikhail doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
West scores with a punch to the head.

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

Mikhail is rocked!
West is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from West shuts the power down on Mikhail. Lights out, game over! West is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George West!
George West is the new light heavyweight champion!
George West was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Smiff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldebaran De Touro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smiff kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nutz On Ya Chin by Eazy E. De Touro is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boom. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Smiff
vs
De Touro

196 cm
25
266 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
250 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Sinister Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Demetrious Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aldebaran De Touro!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Touro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Smiff.

Smiff fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Touro sprawls well initially but Smiff persists and gets the 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Smiff is looking for a kimura but De Touro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smiff to get the leverage.
Smiff trying to control from De Touro's half guard. De Touro has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Smiff missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

De Touro has his foot on Smiff's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smiff works his way back into a safe position though.
Smiff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Smiff has gone for a leg lock! De Touro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Smiff's guard.
De Touro trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Touro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
De Touro throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smiff wants to sweep but no luck.
Smiff wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smiff controls De Touro momentarily but De Touro frees himself.
De Touro trying to control the position from guard on top but Smiff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Touro throwing strikes but missing.
Smiff has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
De Touro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Smiff defends well and De Touro ends up having to push Smiff into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Smiff gets underhooks to prevent De Touro's takedown attempt.
Demetrious Smiff has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldebaran De Touro.
De Touro drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
De Touro tries a body shot but Smiff blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Touro tries to score a body lock takedown but Smiff shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Smiff drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

De Touro lands a takedown into guard.
Smiff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De Touro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

De Touro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
De Touro working away.

De Touro wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Smiff, who protects the arm well.
De Touro laying and praying for a moment but Smiff takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smiff wants to get back to full guard.

De Touro is working for a kimura but Smiff is defending it quite comfortably.
Smiff gets back to full guard.
Smiff looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smiff manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Touro manages to get himself to full guard.
Smiff is looking to advance position but De Touro has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
De Touro unloads with some shots from mount but Smiff bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smiff blocking the ground and pound.

De Touro working for a guillotine from mount but Smiff is in no mood to give up.

De Touro is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by De Touro!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Aldebaran De Touro!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aldebaran De Touro made sure he mentioned Brazil War House (Laundry 90%), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Demetrious Smiff spoke after the fight, saying 'Dude is a real 'G.' Give it up for him, y'all.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jai McCracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jai McCracken enters the cage!

Allen
vs
McCracken

165 cm
37
157 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

171 cm
25
153 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jai McCracken!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCracken slips under a jab from Allen.
Allen throws a poor cross that misses
and McCracken counters with a thumping low kick.

McCracken shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Allen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Allen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McCracken trying to control the position but Allen is working away.
McCracken in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Allen is not content to let McCracken control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by McCracken.
Allen is looking to reverse the position.
Allen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked McCracken off and has taken his back!
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!
Allen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure McCracken doesn't escape.
Allen is not going to allow McCracken to sit and survive in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen throwing damaging strikes from the back! McCracken could be in trouble here!
McCracken wants to escape the position.
Allen misses with a punch to the head.
Allen gets his hands free as McCracken looks to control.
McCracken is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Allen is staying active.
I would not like to be McCracken right now.
Allen struggling to land strikes to the head as McCracken covers up.
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.
A lull in the action here.
Allen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McCracken is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
You can see the frustration on McCracken's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Allen struggling to keep hold of the position.
Allen is not going to allow McCracken to sit and survive in this position.
Allen struggling to land strikes to the head as McCracken covers up.
McCracken is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
McCracken is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCracken just trying to survive but Allen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
McCracken is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Allen looking for the choke from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCracken trying to control the position but Allen manages to sink in the hooks.
Even with his hooks in, Allen manages to miss with strikes from the back.
McCracken can't escape the position.
Allen looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
McCracken is in bad spot here.
McCracken keeps trying to improve his position.
McCracken trying to control the hands but Allen won't let him.
McCracken finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is looking to improve his position but Allen isn't that keen on the idea.
Allen raining down shots from the mount!
McCracken is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Allen content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen wants to control but instead McCracken manages to regain half guard.
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 Mateus Allen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Allen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mateus Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McCracken.
McCracken takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Allen throws a shot to the body.
McCracken misses with a takedown attempt

and Allen counters with a shoot takedown. McCracken fights it but they end up in guard.
Allen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Allen'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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allen slips nicely into half guard.
McCracken is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is trying to control. McCracken wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Allen controlling the action here.
McCracken won't allow Allen to pass to mount.
Allen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mateus Allen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Allen misses with a two punch combination.
McCracken fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with the combination.

McCracken looking to score a takedown here. Allen is defending well but McCracken drives through and ends up in Allen's guard.
Mateus Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCracken looking to sit in guard and control but Allen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Allen passes McCracken's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Allen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCracken does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCracken regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allen advances position into side control!
Allen working the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control the action but McCracken is working from the bottom.
Allen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCracken keeps working.
McCracken is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Allen trying to control the action but McCracken is working from the bottom.
Allen controlling from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken struggling a bit here.
McCracken being controlled for a moment.
Allen wants to control but McCracken is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen is really struggling to control McCracken but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mateus Allen dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

McCracken misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
McCracken fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Allen avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McCracken is defended easily by Allen.
Mateus Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jai McCracken.
McCracken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCracken tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Allen defends well and McCracken ends up having to push Allen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McCracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.

McCracken breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCracken gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Allen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Allen trying to pass the guard but McCracken defending well.
Allen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
McCracken keeping control of the position.
Allen is thwarting McCracken's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Allen throws a lazy right hand but McCracken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Allen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCracken on the side of the head.
McCracken with a lazy takedown attempt

and Allen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McCracken!
Allen laying and praying for a moment but McCracken takes advantage and regains half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCracken trying to control here.
Allen is pressing down on McCracken's thigh, looking to free his foot. McCracken is holding on for now.
Allen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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

Allen seems to be working for a kimura but McCracken defends the submission attempt.
Jai McCracken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Allen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Allen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McCracken!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCracken is squirming around, avoiding Allen's attempts to control the action.
Allen content just to control the position here.
Allen lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Avreli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mastain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Avreli
vs
Mastain

187 cm
25
275 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

182 cm
33
279 lbs
27 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Avreli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Mastain!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mastain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Avreli.
Mastain misses with a head kick.
Avreli throws a jab but it's blocked by Mastain.
Avreli scores with a jab to the body.
Mastain doesn't manage to clinch there - Avreli circles away.
Mastain jabs at Avreli's body.
Mastain misses with a hook.
Mastain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Avreli doesn't seem bothered though.
Mastain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mastain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Avreli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mastain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Avreli somewhat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain punishes Avreli's body with a nice straight punch.

Mastain clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain lands a nice shot to the body.
Mastain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mastain has a couple of punches blocked by Avreli.
Avreli drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mastain pulls his leg out and moves away.
Avreli just misses with a punch to the body.
Avreli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mastain moves out of range of the strikes.
Mastain punishes Avreli's body with a nice straight punch.
Mastain comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mastain.

It looks like Mark Avreli has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mastain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Avreli swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mastain misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli ducks right into an uppercut from Mastain.
Avreli tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mastain was well out of range. Poor timing from Avreli.
Dave Mastain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mastain. Avreli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain clobbers Avreli with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avreli avoids the body shot from Mastain.
Avreli slips under a jab.
Mastain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mastain.
Mastain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Avreli on the side of the head.

Mastain moves into the clinch.
Mastain struggles to land a body shot inside as Avreli controls his hands.
Mastain lands with a left to the head.
Avreli stalls.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mastain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mastain misses the shot to the body.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avreli misses with a hook

and Mastain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mastain.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mastain.
A right hook to the body lands for Mastain.
Mastain tries to work over Avreli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avreli is trying to maintain a safe position but Mastain gets an underhook and turns Avreli into the cage.

Mastain manages to break the clinch.
Mastain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avreli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mastain.
Avreli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mastain has Avreli up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Avreli's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mastain swings wildly with an uppercut but Avreli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avreli takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Mastain.
Avreli is breathing heavily.
Mastain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mastain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mastain misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Mastain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Mastain moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avreli is trying to break free.

Mastain breaks from the clinch.
Mastain scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mastain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Avreli's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mastain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Avreli's head.
Mastain throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mastain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avreli.
Mastain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mastain cracks Avreli with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Avreli shoots in but no luck this time.
Avreli sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Avreli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mastain.
Mastain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avreli blocks a jab.
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!
Avreli shoots in for a takedown but Mastain shows good takedown defense.
Mastain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Mark Avreli's cut is getting worse.
Avreli misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Avreli swats away the attempt to clinch by Mastain.
Mastain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avreli moves away.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
Avreli takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Avreli misses with a few strikes there.
Avreli stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mastain.
Avreli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mastain misses with a wild body shot.
Avreli walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Dave Mastain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mastain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mastain lands a nice leg kick that just misses Avreli's sensitive parts.
Mastain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mastain thows a body shot but no joy.
Avreli walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Mastain looks to throw the jab but Avreli is out of range.
Avreli takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mastain takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mastain takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mastain tries to clinch
and Avreli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mastain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Avreli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avreli misses with a straight right.
Mastain lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mastain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Mark Avreli's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mastain throws a right hand that Avreli ducks under and follows up with a left that Avreli also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avreli. Mastain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mastain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mastain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Avreli waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mastain.
Avreli avoids the head kick by Mastain.
Mastain misses with a body shot.
Avreli slips a straight right by Mastain.
Mastain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Mastain finds it's way through Avreli's defenses.
Avreli has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Avreli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mastain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Avreli. That snapped Mastain's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mastain throws a head kick that misses

and Avreli counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avreli trying to control the position from guard on top but Mastain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Avreli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Avreli throwing strikes but missing.
Avreli throwing strikes from guard but Mastain blocks nicely.
Avreli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastain keeping moving, preventing Avreli from controlling successfully.
Avreli lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mastain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Avreli's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Mastain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mastain lands a body shot.
Avreli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mastain but Mastain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mastain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avreli walks into a stiff left hand from Mastain.
Avreli takes one on the button.
Mastain works the jab nicely.
Mastain misses with a few strikes there.
Mastain ducks under a wild hook from Avreli.
Mastain lands with a good body shot.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Mastain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mastain tries to clinch but Avreli is having none of it.
Mastain moves away from the strike by Avreli.
Mastain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dave Mastain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastain lands with a straight right. Avreli didn't see that one coming.
Avreli misses with an uppercut. Mastain saw that one coming.
Avreli misses with a straight right.
Avreli keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body punch from Mastain.
Mastain lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mastain lands with a nice body punch.
Avreli misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avreli shoots in for a takedown but Mastain shows good takedown defense.
Avreli swinging wildly here.
Mastain lands a right hook to the body.
Avreli looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A shot to the liver by Mastain. Beautiful body shot.
Mastain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Avreli.
Avreli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mastain just misses with a punch to the body.
Avreli 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.
Avreli tries to move into range but Mastain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mastain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Avreli at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mastain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Jeez, Mark Avreli's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Avreli keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mastain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Avreli has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Avreli there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mastain moves in looking to clinch but Avreli pushes him off.
Avreli thows a body shot but no joy.
Avreli dives in for a single leg takedown but Mastain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Avreli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mastain is working Avreli over against the cage.
Avreli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mastain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avreli backwards.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Mastain!
A very excited looking Dave Mastain rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sten Biller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hell Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biller comes to the cage accompanied by Lützenkirchen- Nutcracker. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Biller
vs
Rose

182 cm
37
178 lbs
41 - 32 - 0

179 cm
31
180 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heisenberg
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 32 - 0, fighting out of London, Sten Biller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hell Rose!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Biller checks the leg kick.
Rose leaves Biller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Biller.
Rose tries to bum rush Biller with a series of wild strikes but Biller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biller closes the distance and clinches up with Rose, looking for a takedown. Biller pushes Rose against the cage but Rose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Biller fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biller shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rose pinned against the cage. Rose gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Biller gets a double leg takedown into Rose's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rose 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Biller is one step ahead there.

Biller drops back looking for a leg! Rose is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rose manages to kick Biller off! Biller jumps back into Rose's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rose is looking to stand up but Biller isn't so interested in that idea.

Biller is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rose is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rose has escaped and now he's on top!
Rose wants to get up but he can't break Biller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Biller is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rose trying to control the position from guard on top but Biller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Biller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rose defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Biller looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Biller has his foot on Rose's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rose works his way back into a safe position though.
Biller thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rose controlling from the top position.

Biller has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rose can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Biller seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Biller is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily.
Rose wants to stand but Biller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Biller is looking for a triangle but Rose pushes his legs off easily.
Biller 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.
Rose wants to stand but Biller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Biller looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Biller keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose wanted to stand there but Biller had control of the position.

Biller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rose wants to control from the top but Biller keeps moving.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biller has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rose has managed to get both his arms back between Biller's legs - danger averted.
Rose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Biller is keeping the position for now.

Biller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rose defends it easily.

Biller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Biller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rose defends well.
Biller keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sten Biller 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.

A solid leg kick lands there for Rose.
Horrible takedown by Biller or perhaps it was just good defense by Rose which made him look bad.
Rose scoring well with a low kick there.
Biller shoots in looking for a takedown. Rose tries to sprawl out of it but Biller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rose manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Biller wants to clinch.
Rose misses the jab.
Biller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Biller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Biller tries to clinch there but Rose circles away.
Rose jabs Biller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rose throws a hook but Biller blocks it.
Rose connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rose slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rose.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Biller throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rose was covering up waiting for the punch and Biller finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rose really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Biller. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rose is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Biller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rose is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Biller, into his guard.
Biller throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Biller keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Biller haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sten Biller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Biller is looking for a triangle here but Rose uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Biller is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to stand but Biller is controlling his arm.
Biller is trying to get back to half guard.
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Biller keeps working.
Biller is looking to reverse the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rose wants to lay and pray for a moment but Biller keeps working.
Rose wants to stand but Biller is controlling his arm.
Biller dodges the ground and pound from Rose.
Biller is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Biller manages to get back to half guard.
Rose trying to mount his opponent but Biller defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biller gets back to full guard.

Biller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rose defends well.
Rose trying to control but Biller is working from the bottom.
Rose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Biller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rose doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rose manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Biller is retaining full guard.
Rose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Biller working for a triangle but Rose defends it easily.

Rose is posturing up here but Biller has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rose tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rose has to tap! Slick submission there by Biller!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sten Biller!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sten Biller thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papi has chosen IZ ON as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Helgi
vs
Papi

178 cm
30
169 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

173 cm
36
152 lbs
32 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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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 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milo Papi!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

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

Papi is rocked!

It looks like Milo Papi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papi scores with a hook.
Papi is still on wobbly legs! Can Helgi finish him?
Helgi shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Papi takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Helgi sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Papi bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Helgi!
A relieved looking Bjorn Helgi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.