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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitally Shynkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto The Great (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shynkov
vs
The Great

193 cm
25
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
167 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitally Shynkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Otto The Great!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Great is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shynkov.

The Great gets a clinch.
The Great lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shynkov throws the left hand but The Great avoids the punch easily.
Shynkov swings for the body but The Great moves out of range.
Shynkov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shynkov misses with a looping left.

The Great moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Shynkov can't break the clinch.
A knee to the head by The Great.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
The Great throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Great bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Shynkov's head.
Shynkov connects with a jab.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.
The Great lands an elbow just above Shynkov 's eye.
Shynkov is trying to push The Great away but The Great has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by The Great.

It looks like Vitally Shynkov has been cut.
The Great lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shynkov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Shynkov.

The Great instigates a clinch.
The Great taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Great putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shynkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shynkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shynkov lands with a right hand.
Shynkov slips a jab from The Great.
The Great misses with a looping left.
Shynkov throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Great gets a clinch.

The Great manages to break the clinch.
Shynkov misses the shot to the body.
The Great keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Shynkov. Those never looked like landing.

The Great darts in and clinches Shynkov up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The Great lands a nice uppercut.
The Great lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shynkov backwards.
The Great misses with a punch to the body.
The Great prevents Shynkov from breaking the clinch.
Shynkov misses with a punch on the inside.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Shynkov gets tackled into the cage by The Great. The Great maintains the clinch.
The Great misses with a punch to the body.
Shynkov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Great lands an elbow inside that Shynkov shrugs off.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A lazy left from Shynkov finds it's target.

The Great gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov is trying to break free.
Shynkov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great circles away quickly and effectively.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The Great uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shynkov.
The Great tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shynkov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The Great throws a hook to the side of Shynkov's head but Shynkov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

The Great has managed to clinch.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Shynkov tries to keep at a distance but The Great has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Great has Shynkov pressed against the cage.
The Great lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shynkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
The Great landing knees to the head.
The Great putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shynkov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov stalling in the clinch but The Great improves position.
Knees to the body from The Great.
Shynkov letting The Great take a breather here.
The Great scores with a shot to the side of Shynkov's head.

The Great breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab lands there for Shynkov.
Shynkov looks to score with a jab to the body but The Great is just out of range.
The Great takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shynkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shynkov tries to bum rush The Great with a series of wild strikes but The Great uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Shynkov.
Shynkov misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shynkov connects with a jab.

The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

The Great breaks the clinch.
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 Vitally Shynkov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vitally Shynkov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Great moves into the clinch successfully.
The Great pushes Shynkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shynkov takes a knee right on the jaw!

The Great manages to break the clinch.
Shynkov throws a looping overhand right but The Great ducks down to avoid it.

Shynkov gets tackled into the cage by The Great. The Great maintains the clinch.
The Great scores with a knee to the head.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The Great manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Shynkov.
The Great ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Great throws a head kick that misses.
Shynkov throws a shot to the body.

The Great clinches with his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Great lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Great lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from The Great.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from The Great.
Shynkov has had enough of the clinch but The Great keeps him there for the moment.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.
The Great comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shynkov duly obliges.
Shynkov moves out of range of the body kick.
Shynkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The Great breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shynkov.
The Great is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vitally Shynkov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shynkov scores with a jab. The Great acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

The Great instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Great with a knee to the head.
Shynkov tries to circle away but The Great has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from The Great.
The Great misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from The Great.
Shynkov is trying to break the clinch but The Great is controlling him.
The Great scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from The Great.
Shynkov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as The Great walks away with a smile on his face. Shynkov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Shynkov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shynkov throws a right hand that The Great ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great also avoids with ease.
Vitally Shynkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Shynkov throws a series of punches but The Great moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

The Great moves into the clinch.
Shynkov tries to break free but The Great pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

The Great has managed to clinch.
Shynkov tries to break the clinch but The Great is controlling the position.
Shynkov can't break the clinch.
Shynkov can't break the clinch.
The Great connects with a knee to the head.
The Great landing knees to the head.
The Great lands a knee to the head.
Shynkov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Great is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The Great lands with a light punch inside.
The Great lands a body punch in the clinch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for The Great. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The Great gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The Great fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shynkov, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The Great moves into the clinch.
The Great lands a nice elbow.
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!

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

The Great moves into range and clinches up with Shynkov.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shynkov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Great smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitally Shynkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shynkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shynkov. The Great does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shynkov lands with a nice body punch.
Shynkov connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto The Great showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitally Shynkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shynkov lands the left hand.

The Great rushes Shynkov and presses him up against the cage.
The Great lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shynkov misses with a double jab.

The Great rushes Shynkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shynkov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Great throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shynkov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Great throws a head kick that misses.

The Great instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from The Great.
Nice elbow from The Great.
A knee to the head by The Great.

The Great manages to break the clinch.

The Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shynkov has had enough of the clinch but The Great keeps him there for the moment.
The Great keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shynkov's efforts to push away.
Shynkov prevents a body shot from The Great.
The Great stalling.
Shynkov misses with a short punch on the inside.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shynkov throws a right hand that The Great ducks under and follows up with a left that The Great also avoids with ease.
The Great on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shynkov throws a big shot that misses.

The Great clinches up with Shynkov and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by The Great.
The Great scores with an uppercut up the middle.

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

The Great darts in and clinches Shynkov up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shynkov cracks a nice hook into The Great's ribs.
The Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shynkov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
The Great misses with a head kick.
Shynkov works over The Great's head and body with a nice combination.
Shynkov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shynkov stuns The Great with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Great with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shynkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Shynkov misses with a wild combination.

Shynkov gets tackled into the cage by The Great. The Great maintains the clinch.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The Great wants to clinch up but Shynkov keeps it at a distance.
The Great slips under a jab from Shynkov.
Shynkov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Great circles away quickly and effectively.
The Great goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Great looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The Great gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shynkov working aggressively here.
Shynkov tries a body shot but The Great blocks it.
The Great lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Great lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Great tries to work over Shynkov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shynkov jumps guard but The Great turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shynkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shynkov connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov lands a nice shot that snaps The Great's head back.
Shynkov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Great landing knees to the head.
The Great lands a damaging elbow.
Shynkov wants to break free but The Great has control.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Great.
Shynkov misses with the combination.
Shynkov scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shynkov jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shynkov throws a nice looking combination but The Great bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The Great gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Great has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

The Great's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Otto The Great just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Vitally Shynkov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Shynkov works over The Great's head and body with a nice combination.
Shynkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The Great darts in and clinches Shynkov up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The Great digs a right hand into Shynkov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shynkov's gas tank.
The Great lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The Great manages to break the clinch.
Shynkov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shynkov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Great.

The Great fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shynkov, pushing him back against the cage.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shynkov looks to land a combination but The Great avoids it well.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shynkov thows a body shot but no joy.

The Great has managed to clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shynkov tries to keep at a distance but The Great has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right from The Great.

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shynkov throws a series of punches but The Great avoids them all with ease.
The Great avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Great throws a front kick that sends Shynkov stumbling back into the cage.

The Great rushes Shynkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Great lands a body shot in the clinch.
A knee to the head by The Great.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Great.
The Great lands a nice elbow.
Shynkov is trying to break free.

The Great breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Great clinches with his opponent.

The Great breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The Great has closed the distance and engaged Shynkov in a clinch.
Otto The Great seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, The Great scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Great lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shynkov wants to break the clinch but can't.

The Great breaks the clinch.

The Great gets a clinch.
The Great works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shynkov is looking to control The Great's arms but The Great gets an underhook and turns him. Now Shynkov has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Great.
Shynkov tries to break free but The Great pushes him back against the cage.

The Great breaks the clinch.
Shynkov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov lands a nice hook to The Great's body. The Great takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

The Great rushes Shynkov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Great lands a nice elbow.
The Great lands an elbow that stopped Shynkov in his tracks for a moment.

Vitally Shynkov's cut is getting worse.
Shynkov is trying to push The Great away but The Great has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The Great pressing his opponent against the cage.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
The Great is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The Great is looking to clinch but Shynkov is avoiding it.
Shynkov throws a body punch but The Great moves out of range.
Shynkov throws the left hand but The Great avoids the punch easily.
The Great pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The Great gets a clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov misses the shot to the body.
The Great takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shynkov misses with a wild combination.

The Great closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Shynkov wants to break free but The Great has control.
The Great scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The Great connects with a knee to the head.
The Great working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Great has Shynkov pressed against the cage, preventing Shynkov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The Great closes the distance and pushes Shynkov back into the cage.
The Great gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otto The Great dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Vitally Shynkov's cut.
That's time! Shynkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The Great has managed to clinch.
Shynkov is trying to break the clinch but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
The Great content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Shynkov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shynkov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Great connects with a knee to the head.
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Great with a knee to the head.

The Great pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Shynkov scores with a four punch combination!

The Great gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Great landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Great keeps control of Shynkov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The Great is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
The Great lands a hook that snaps the head of Shynkov backwards.
The Great lands a good knee to the midsection. Shynkov won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Great creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shynkov's defenses.
Shynkov blocks a body shot from The Great.

The Great breaks from the clinch.
Shynkov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Great was well out of range. Poor timing from Shynkov.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.
The Great is struggling to control the position.
The Great continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The Great tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shynkov's elbow.
The Great lands an elbow inside.
Shynkov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Shynkov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Great has him pressed against the cage.
The Great connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shynkov's face.
Shynkov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to land a knee to the head but Shynkov blocks with his arms.
The Great lands with a right to the head.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shynkov connects with a body shot.
Shynkov lands a nice looking body shot.
A cross from Shynkov lands.
Shynkov with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shynkov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The Great takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The Great avoids the body shot from Shynkov.
Shynkov throws a body punch but The Great moves out of range.

The Great has managed to clinch.
The Great struggles to land a body shot inside as Shynkov controls his hands.

The Great breaks the clinch.
The Great tries to clinch there but Shynkov circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Great tries to close the distance and clinch but Shynkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Great moves in looking to clinch but Shynkov pushes him off.
Shynkov cracks The Great with a good jab.
The Great fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shynkov connects with a single shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from The Great. Shynkov shrugs it off though.

The Great clinches with his opponent.

The Great breaks the clinch.
Shynkov fails to land with a series of punches.
The Great tries a head kick but it misses.
The Great takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shynkov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The Great takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Great is looking to clinch.
Shynkov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shynkov.
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!
Shynkov scores with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shynkov lands a slapping body shot.
Shynkov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The Great forces Shynkov back against the cage and clinches.

The Great escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The Great pushes Shynkov up against the cage in a clinch.

The Great manages to break the clinch.
The Great tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shynkov misses with a wild combination.
The Great avoids the body shot from Shynkov.

The Great has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Great with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Great landing knees to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Great.
Shynkov is trying to break the clinch but The Great is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Otto The Great.
I think The Great has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Otto The Great!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Otto The Great!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Otto The Great!

Otto The Great wins by unanimous decision!
Otto The Great is the new middleweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gennady Golovkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Golovkin
vs
Gracie

180 cm
25
178 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gennady Golovkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golovkin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Golovkin misses with a wild combination.
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Golovkin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Golovkin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golovkin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Golovkin has closed the distance and engaged Gracie in a clinch.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golovkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Golovkin has managed to clinch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Golovkin gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Golovkin scores with a shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Golovkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golovkin prevents Gracie from breaking the clinch.
Golovkin lands a left hand.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracie is trying to break the clinch but Golovkin has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin has Gracie pressed against the cage, preventing Gracie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Golovkin stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Golovkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gracie tries a knee to the head but Golovkin blocks it.
Gracie is trying to break free.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike.
Golovkin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Golovkin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gracie's efforts to push away.
Gracie wants to break free but Golovkin has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Golovkin won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golovkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golovkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Golovkin has double underhooks.
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!
Gracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Golovkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Golovkin lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie tries to break free but Golovkin pushes him back against the cage.
Golovkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Gracie is rocked!
Golovkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gracie is still on wobbly legs! Can Golovkin finish him?
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie seems to have recovered his senses.
Golovkin gets underhooks to prevent Gracie's takedown attempt.
Gennady Golovkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronald Gracie.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gracie has had enough of the clinch but Golovkin keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golovkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Golovkin lands with a light punch inside.
Golovkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Golovkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Golovkin blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Golovkin on the inside.

Gracie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Golovkin misses with the combination.
Golovkin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Golovkin.

Golovkin clinches up with Gracie and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golovkin.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Golovkin has double underhooks.
Gracie is trying to force a seperation but Golovkin has the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gracie breaks the clinch.

Golovkin instigates a clinch.
Golovkin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golovkin lands with a short shot to the head.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Golovkin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracie trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to break free of the clinch but Golovkin has double underhooks.
Gracie looking to throw knees to the head but Golovkin is blocking nicely.
A short right from Golovkin on the inside.
Golovkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Golovkin throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Golovkin has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golovkin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gracie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golovkin.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Golovkin misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gennady Golovkin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Golovkin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Golovkin is trying to stand.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Golovkin wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golovkin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Gracie manages to move to mount!
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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Golovkin is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Gracie locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Golovkin is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronald Gracie!

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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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Xav Danger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Kid Isback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danger comes to the cage accompanied by Danger. Xav Danger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Kid Isback's chin.

Danger
vs
Kid Isback

177 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xav Danger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Kid Isback!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isback with a poor takedown

and Danger decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Isback's guard.
Isback keeping full guard, as Danger tries to pass.
Danger throwing strikes but missing.
Danger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Isback working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Danger doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Danger manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Danger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Isback's head.
Isback working a defensive guard here.
Danger is looking to work some ground and pound but Isback has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Danger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Isback is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Danger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Danger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Danger slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Isback keeping moving, preventing Danger from controlling successfully.
Danger content to stall in guard here.
Isback keeping moving, preventing Danger from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Xav Danger wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Isback misses with a takedown

and Danger counters with a nice double leg into side control. Isback won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danger is working Isback over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Isback's face as Danger controls the position.
Danger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Isback keeps working.
Danger cracks Isback with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Danger cracks Isback with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Danger working the body and head with strikes.
Danger scoring with punches and elbows.
Isback takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Isback is rocked!
Danger working the ground and pound from side control.
Isback is still in real trouble! Can Danger finish him?
Danger scores with a couple of short elbows.
Danger cracks Isback with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Danger immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Isback is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Danger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xav Danger!
Xav Danger is the new welterweight champion!
Xav Danger decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chang li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamill The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamill The Beast looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

li
vs
The Beast

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 11 - 0

175 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chang li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamill The Beast!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Beast closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

The Beast jumps into guard, dragging li to the mat.
li slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The Beast is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

The Beast looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! li has picked The Beast up and slammed him! The Beast can't keep hold of the triangle and li manages to pass to side control!
li trying to control the action but The Beast is working from the bottom.
The Beast tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but li wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Beast really doesn't want to stay on the ground with li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
li scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at The Beast to see if he's OK.

The Beast is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on li's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for li! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and The Beast has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chang li!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Azhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheo Kranc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhiev's entrance music is Czeczen Team. A fine choice. Anzor Azhiev had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Azhiev
vs
Kranc

170 cm
23
152 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

183 cm
18
135 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anzor Azhiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matheo Kranc!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kranc dives in and scores a takedown into Azhiev's guard.
Azhiev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kranc.
Azhiev trying to keep a closed guard but Kranc is proving a slippery customer.
Kranc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kranc forces his way into half guard.
Kranc working the head and body with strikes.
Kranc landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Kranc is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Azhiev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Azhiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kranc pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azhiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azhiev is looking to control Kranc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Azhiev avoid being mounted?
Azhiev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kranc is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kranc is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Azhiev defends it well.
Kranc working Azhiev over with strikes.

Kranc is looking for a kimura here.
Kranc wants to take a breather but Azhiev is having none of it.

Azhiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kranc works his way into side control.
Azhiev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kranc wants to control but Azhiev is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kranc is trying to get an arm triangle but Azhiev is defending well.

Kranc tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kranc has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kranc scoring with punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kranc works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kranc scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kranc trying to control the position but Azhiev is working away.
Kranc has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kranc in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Azhiev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kranc has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Azhiev!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev tries to lock up and control but Kranc gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kranc lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kranc lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Azhiev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kranc lands a big elbow.
Kranc postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Azhiev looks a forlorn figure.
Azhiev is looking to improve his position but Kranc isn't that keen on the idea.
Kranc landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kranc cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kranc landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kranc prevents Azhiev from getting the reversal.
Azhiev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kranc with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kranc has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Azhiev's face.
Kranc fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kranc unloading with bombs!
Azhiev is working to get back to half guard.
Kranc lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kranc raining down hammerfists from mount.

Kranc looking for a guillotine from mount but Azhiev is having none of it.
Kranc looks winded!

Kranc working for a submission but Azhiev is keeping him at bay.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kranc landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheo Kranc dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Azhiev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kranc can do anything to dispel that myth.
Azhiev looking to sit in guard and control but Kranc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Azhiev looking for subs off his back but Kranc has passed one foot through into half guard.

Kranc is working for a kimura but Azhiev is defending it quite comfortably.

Kranc wants to work for an arm triangle but Azhiev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kranc slips a nice elbow through Azhiev's hands, connecting with Azhiev's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhiev is pressing down on Kranc's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kranc lands a couple of elbows.
Kranc postures up in Azhiev's guard and throws a big left but Azhiev blocks it.

Azhiev has his foot on Kranc's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kranc works his way back into a safe position though.

Azhiev working for a triangle but Kranc defends it easily.
Kranc connects with a couple of short punches.
Kranc trying to control the position from guard on top but Azhiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kranc drops back looking for a leg! Azhiev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Azhiev manages to kick Kranc off! Kranc jumps back into Azhiev's guard.
Kranc stands up over Azhiev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kranc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kranc throws a big elbow that misses.

Kranc drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kranc jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kranc is breathing heavily.
Azhiev looking for a sweep. Not yet Azhiev, not yet.
Azhiev looking to control.

Kranc drops back looking for a leg! Azhiev is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Azhiev manages to kick Kranc off! Kranc jumps back into Azhiev's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kranc postures up and lands a big shot to Azhiev's brow.
Kranc is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kranc chips away with some ground and pound.
Kranc landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kranc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Azhiev is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Azhiev has momentary wrist control but Kranc slips an elbow through the middle.
Kranc slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kranc. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Azhiev wants to sweep here but Kranc controlling him for the moment.
Kranc postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kranc throws a strike but Azhiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Azhiev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kranc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matheo Kranc has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhiev looking to sit in guard and control but Kranc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kranc trying to control the position from guard on top but Azhiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Azhiev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kranc passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kranc seems to be working for a kimura but Azhiev defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matheo Kranc 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! This is the final round!

Kranc gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kranc controlling the position.
Azhiev controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Azhiev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kranc swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kranc pulls Azhiev in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anzor Azhiev wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kranc shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Azhiev is trying to defend but Kranc finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Azhiev is trying to maintain the position but Kranc is very close to passing his half guard.
Kranc lands strikes from half guard.
Azhiev tries to roll over but Kranc keeps him under control.
Kranc looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Azhiev tries to roll over but Kranc keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kranc drops an elbow to the side of Azhiev's head.
Azhiev taking some punishment here, with Kranc in his half guard.
Kranc trying to control the action but Azhiev is working from the bottom.

Kranc moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Azhiev.
Azhiev wants to control but Kranc postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kranc looks up at the clock and then as Azhiev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kranc smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Kranc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Azhiev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Well,Azhiev is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Kranc working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kranc lands a few punches from side control.
Azhiev is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Kranc working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kranc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Check out the look on Kranc's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Azhiev sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Kranc is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Azhiev is just riding it out for now. Kranc eventually gives up the hold.
Kranc working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Azhiev is defending against the submission attempts here by Kranc.

Azhiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kranc pulls his head out easily.
Azhiev moves into full guard.
Matheo Kranc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kranc trying to control the position from guard on top but Azhiev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kranc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Azhiev is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azhiev keeping moving, preventing Kranc from controlling successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matheo Kranc comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kranc 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Matheo Kranc!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Matheo Kranc!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Matheo Kranc!

Matheo Kranc wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Matheo Kranc thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ratanachai Sithbanprachan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frenk Karleon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frenk Karleon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sithbanprachan
vs
Karleon

170 cm
20
152 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

173 cm
25
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ratanachai Sithbanprachan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frenk Karleon!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karleon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sithbanprachan counters with a nice uppercut.
Karleon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karleon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Karleon throws a combination that misses

and Sithbanprachan counters with a head kick that drops Karleon to the mat! Karleon scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sithbanprachan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sithbanprachan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karleon.
Karleon tries for a takedown but Sithbanprachan circles away easily
and Sithbanprachan counters with a nice uppercut.

Karleon is rocked!
Karleon misses with a double jab
and Sithbanprachan counters with an inside leg kick.
Karleon misses with a double jab
and Sithbanprachan counters with a huge head kick that drops Karleon! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ratanachai Sithbanprachan!
Ratanachai Sithbanprachan is the new featherweight champion!