sfc Manison versus paris 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Warner (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.

Tron
vs
Warner

188 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Tron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wade Warner!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tron is looking to clinch.
Tron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Wade Warner has been cut.
Tron scores with a sloppy right hand. Warner should have avoided that one.
Warner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Warner throws a right and a left that Tron avoids nicely.

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

Warner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tron is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Tron shuts the power down on Warner. Lights out, game over! Tron is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Tron!
In defeat, Wade Warner stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well this sucks but don't give up on me. This is not the last of me!'.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Travinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Travinski comes into the arena with Hungry Like the Wolf blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Travinski
vs
Larsson

185 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Travinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bjorn Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larsson is looking to clinch.
Travinski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Travinski wants it to stay on the feet.
Larsson fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Travinski.
Larsson shoots and misses
and Travinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Larsson thinking.
Xavier Travinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bjorn Larsson.
Larsson throws a right and a left that both miss.

Larsson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Travinski to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larsson is trying to control the position but Travinski postures up.
Travinski lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Travinski won't allow Larsson to sweep him here.
Travinski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Travinski is looking to work some ground and pound but Larsson has wrist control.
Larsson pulls Travinski in close to prevent any damage.
Travinski wanted to stand there but Larsson had control of the position.
Travinski postures up in Larsson's guard and throws a big left but Larsson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Travinski trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Travinski distracts Larsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Travinski scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Travinski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Travinski postures up in Larsson's guard and throws a big left but Larsson blocks it.
Travinski stopping the sweep attempt from Larsson.
Travinski passes Larsson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Travinski lands strikes from half guard.
Travinski trying to control from Larsson's half guard. Larsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Larsson wants to get back to his feet but Travinski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Travinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Larsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Travinski content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Travinski lands a couple of digs.

Larsson is rocked!
Travinski lands a couple of digs.
Larsson is still in real trouble! Can Travinski finish him?
Travinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Travinski working some strikes from top position.
Travinski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Larsson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Xavier Travinski!
Xavier Travinski bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Tkyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rose
vs
Tkyka

189 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Rose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Tkyka!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tkyka stuffs the takedown attempt from Rose. Rose gets slowly back to his feet.
Tkyka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rose's sensitive parts.
Rose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Tkyka.
A combination from Tkyka does no damage.
Tkyka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Tkyka throws a right and a left that Rose avoids nicely.
No luck for Rose with that takedown attempt.
Tkyka pushes Rose away with a front kick.
Tkyka pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rose back to the cage. Tkyka follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rose tries to move into range but Tkyka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tkyka lands with a nice body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Tkyka as he connects with a hook.
Rose takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tkyka lands a high kick!
Tkyka cracks Rose with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rose takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tkyka pinned against the cage. Tkyka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Rose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tkyka lands with a good body shot.

Rose shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Rose is looking for a kimura but Tkyka is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rose to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tkyka punching from the bottom.
Tkyka wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tkyka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

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

Rose drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Rose as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Tkyka screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Rose! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Carl Rose!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petia Chetkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abu Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chetkiy comes to the cage accompanied by Маечка. Abu Rock has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chetkiy
vs
Rock

183 cm
20
184 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petia Chetkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abu Rock!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chetkiy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Rock scores with a takedown into Chetkiy's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rock stands up over Chetkiy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chetkiy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rock manages to get himself to full guard.
Chetkiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Rock has control of Chetkiy's left arm, preventing Chetkiy from doing any damage.
Chetkiy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rock keeping moving, preventing Chetkiy from controlling successfully.
Rock bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chetkiy's guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rock postures up.
Rock trying to control but Chetkiy is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chetkiy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rock is one step ahead there.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Chetkiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chetkiy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chetkiy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rock wants to control from the top but Chetkiy keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Abu Rock wasn't active enough on the ground.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.

Rock manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chetkiy on his heels. He'll look to pass Chetkiy's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rock preventing the sweep.
My spies in Ironfist Athletics inform me that Rock has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Chetkiy is trying to keep Rock in close.

Chetkiy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock trying to control the position from guard on top but Chetkiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rock loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rock trying to control but Chetkiy is working from the bottom.
Rock with a nice head shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chetkiy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rock's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock looking to sit in guard and control but Chetkiy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Chetkiy throws a big right hand that misses.
Chetkiy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rock looking for a sweep. Not yet Rock, not yet.
Rock is trying to keep Chetkiy in close.
Rock 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.
Chetkiy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chetkiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy scores with a nice right hand.
Chetkiy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Chetkiy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rock manages to avoid it.
Rock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chetkiy is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chetkiy scores with a jab to the head.

Chetkiy feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chetkiy throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.
Rock trying to keep a closed guard but Chetkiy is proving a slippery customer.
Rock looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chetkiy stays in close to Rock's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petia Chetkiy 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.

Chetkiy works over Rock's head and body with a nice combination.
Chetkiy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Chetkiy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chetkiy showed some decent athleticism there.
Rock trying to control from the bottom.
Chetkiy slips a nice elbow through Rock's hands, connecting with Rock's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rock manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Chetkiy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Chetkiy stopping the sweep attempt from Rock.
Chetkiy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chetkiy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chetkiy distracts Rock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chetkiy throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.
Chetkiy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chetkiy postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chetkiy.
Chetkiy throwing strikes from guard but Rock blocks nicely.

Chetkiy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rock manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Chetkiy has Rock in his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chetkiy is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chetkiy postures up in Rock's guard and throws a big left but Rock blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rock can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chetkiy works over Rock with some ground and pound from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chetkiy.
Chetkiy preventing the sweep.
Chetkiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Chetkiy wants to control from the top but Rock keeps moving.
Chetkiy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chetkiy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chetkiy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Chetkiy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chetkiy trying to control but Rock is working from the bottom.
Chetkiy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chetkiy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chetkiy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rock preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chetkiy throws a big elbow that misses.
Rock seems keen to control Chetkiy's posture.
Chetkiy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rock working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chetkiy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chetkiy throwing strikes but missing.
Chetkiy lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chetkiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chetkiy misses with a double jab

and Rock counters with a single leg into guard. Chetkiy didn't expect that.
Rock postures up.
Rock trying to control but Chetkiy is working from the bottom.
Rock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chetkiy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Petia Chetkiy!
Petia Chetkiy decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Salomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Vogh (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.

Salomon
vs
Vogh

195 cm
21
188 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

184 cm
26
188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

Urban Savage
Namunamu Clothing

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Salomon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Vogh!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vogh closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vogh lands in his opponent's guard.

Vogh drops back looking for a leg! Salomon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Salomon manages to kick Vogh off! Vogh jumps back into Salomon's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Salomon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vogh defends it easily.
Vogh forces his way into half guard.

Vogh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Salomon has managed to free his arm - good work.

Vogh is looking for a kimura here.
Salomon's coaches at Ivan's house of pain [300$] have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Salomon tries to roll over but Vogh keeps him under control.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vogh is working for a submission of some sort.

Vogh is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Salomon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salomon gets back to full guard.

Salomon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Salomon will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Salomon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Vogh is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Salomon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vogh doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vogh manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Salomon seems keen to control Vogh's posture.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vogh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Salomon trying to control the position.

Vogh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vogh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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

Salomon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vogh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Salomon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vogh has managed to get both his arms back between Salomon's legs - danger averted.

Vogh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vogh postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vogh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Rafael Salomon!
A relieved looking Rafael Salomon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hathaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Hathaway told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Silva
vs
Hathaway

188 cm
30
195 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

187 cm
21
193 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

THRIFTY THREADS

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hathaway!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Hathaway clinches.
Hathaway stalling against the cage.
Hathaway tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Hathaway wants a takedown.
Hathaway tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hathaway jabs at Silva's body.

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

Hathaway is rocked!

It looks like Mike Hathaway has been cut.
Hathaway blocks a jab.
Hathaway is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Hathaway head around and knocks him out cold! Silva hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Silva!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison comes to the cage accompanied by Wherever I May Roam. Craig Paris has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Konstantin Manison's chin.

Manison
vs
Paris

185 cm
21
200 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

183 cm
30
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Bellum Dominum
Milwaukee's Best 160

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Craig Paris!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris shoots in for a takedown but Manison shows good takedown defense.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paris has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paris misses with a takedown attempt - Manison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Paris tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Manison defends well and Paris ends up having to push Manison into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Konstantin Manison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Paris.

Manison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Paris closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Manison to the mat! Manison manages to get full guard.
Manison wants to get back to his feet but Paris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Paris drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Manison manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Paris has Manison in his guard.

Manison gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Manison throws a series of strikes that have Paris backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manison misses with a series of wild punches.
Manison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Konstantin Manison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Manison does no damage.

Paris manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manison on his heels. He'll look to pass Manison's guard now, I'm sure.
Paris slips nicely into half guard.
Paris tries to pass the half guard into mount. Manison knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

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

Paris trying to work for an americana but Manison has managed to regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manison swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Manison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Manison is looking to stand back up but Paris counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Manison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Paris is working for an americana but Manison has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Paris was thinking about the submission.
Manison has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paris prevents Manison from getting back to his feet.
Manison keeping moving, preventing Paris from controlling successfully.
Paris tries to free his leg and advance position but Manison is retaining full guard.

Manison pushes Paris off and scrambles back to his feet.
Paris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paris.
Manison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pariss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paris shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Manison defends it nicely.
Manison misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paris.
Paris closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manison circles away.
Manison throws a series of punches but Paris avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Manison scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Craig Paris has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Manison defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Paris.
Manison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Paris.
Nice sprawl there from Manison as Paris shoots in.
Manison scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Paris is rocked!
Manison steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Paris is out on his feet! Manison sets himself and nearly takes Paris's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Konstantin Manison waved his t-shirt featuring Bellum Dominum's logo in front of the cameras.