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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Acton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toghrul Asgarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toghrul Asgarov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Acton
vs
Asgarov

160 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

172 cm
18
139 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Can Moonwalk

Acton Nutrition Company

Soul Supremacy Nutrition (90% laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Acton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toghrul Asgarov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asgarov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Acton on his heels. He'll look to pass Acton's guard now, I'm sure.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Acton working a defensive guard here.
Asgarov preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acton trying to keep a closed guard but Asgarov is proving a slippery customer.
Asgarov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asgarov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Acton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Acton 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.
Acton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Asgarov content to stall in guard here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Asgarov stuffs the takedown attempt from Acton. Acton gets slowly back to his feet.
Acton fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Acton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Acton. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Asgarov.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Asgarov working the head with strikes.
Asgarov wants to control but Acton is keeping him busy.
Asgarov grinds an elbow into Acton's temple.
Acton stops Asgarov from passing to mount.
Acton on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Acton tries to get out of the position.
Asgarov trying to control the action but Acton is working from the bottom.
Acton is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Asgarov taking a break here but Acton is having none of it and regains half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asgarov trying to control the pace.
Asgarov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Asgarov throwing shots but Acton is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asgarov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Acton is looking for a sweep. Asgarov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Acton trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Asgarov lands a nice short elbow.
Asgarov sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Asgarov prevents Acton from improving his position.
Asgarov thows a huge punch but Acton dodges it nicely.
Acton gets full guard.
Asgarov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Asgarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asgarov throws a big right hand that misses.
Asgarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Acton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Asgarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Asgarov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Asgarov is in close to Acton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Acton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Acton is breathing heavily.
Asgarov postures up and lands a big shot to Acton's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asgarov sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acton is controlling Asgarov's posture.
Asgarov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Asgarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asgarov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Asgarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Asgarov pushes down on Acton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Acton wants to improve his position but Asgarov is controlling well.
Asgarov lands strikes from half guard.
Asgarov wants to control but Acton is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asgarov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Acton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Asgarov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Acton is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toghrul Asgarov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Acton gets caught napping as Asgarov dives in and scores a takedown. Acton manages to retain guard.
Asgarov postures up in Acton's guard and throws a big left but Acton blocks it.
Asgarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Acton has wrist control.
Asgarov postures up and lands a big shot to Acton's brow.
Acton 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.
Toghrul Asgarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Asgarov tries to stand but Acton is controlling from the bottom.
Acton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Asgarov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Asgarov trying to control but Acton is working from the bottom.
Acton trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Asgarov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Acton!
Acton is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Asgarov lands a few punches from side control.
Acton is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Asgarov off and has taken his back!
Asgarov covering up well under a series of strikes from Acton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Acton is hanging on to Asgarov's back as he tries to escape.
Acton is trying to stick to Asgarov's back but Asgarov is turning into Acton. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Acton's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Asgarov.

Asgarov 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Asgarov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Asgarov has Acton pulled in close to control his posture.
Asgarov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Acton throws a strike but Asgarov rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Asgarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Acton keeping full guard, as Asgarov tries to pass.
Acton wants to sweep but no luck.
Asgarov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Acton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Acton struggling a bit here.
Asgarov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The referee asks Asgarov politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Asgarov prefers to stall for the moment though.
Asgarov working the ground and pound.
Acton is trying to control Asgarov's posture but Asgarov avoids it.

Asgarov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Asgarov tries to score with some ground and pound. Acton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Asgarov cracks Acton with a big elbow.
Asgarov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acton is looking for a sweep.
Asgarov scoring with punches and elbows.
Asgarov working the head with strikes.
Asgarov working the ground and pound.
Asgarov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acton keeps working.
Acton tries to bench press Asgarov off him but Asgarov keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Acton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Asgarov is working Acton over with some ground and pound from side control.
Asgarov scores with punches from side control.
Asgarov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Asgarov scores with a couple of short elbows.

Asgarov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toghrul Asgarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Asgarov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Acton sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Acton is staying active underneath Asgarov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Asgarov lands with a punch from half guard.
Asgarov lands with a punch from half guard.
Asgarov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Acton wants to get back to full guard.
Asgarov is nestled in close to Acton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Asgarov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Acton tries to get to full guard but Asgarov has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Acton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Acton keeping moving, preventing Asgarov from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asgarov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Asgarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Asgarov works over Acton with some ground and pound from guard.
Asgarov stopping the sweep attempt from Acton.
Asgarov pushes down on Acton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Asgarov is nestled in close to Acton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Acton tries to roll over but Asgarov keeps him under control.
Acton regains full guard. Nicely done.
Asgarov postures up in Acton's guard and throws a big left but Acton blocks it.
Acton has momentary wrist control but Asgarov slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Acton trying to keep a closed guard but Asgarov is proving a slippery customer.
Asgarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acton's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acton 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Asgarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Asgarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acton's head.
Asgarov lands a couple of digs.
Asgarov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Asgarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Asgarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Asgarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Asgarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Asgarov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Asgarov lands a couple of elbows.
Asgarov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Asgarov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Asgarov looking to pass the guard.
Asgarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Asgarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Acton looking to control.
Asgarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Asgarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Acton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Asgarov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asgarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asgarov postures up.
Asgarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Acton 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.
Asgarov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Asgarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Asgarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acton's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Asgarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Asgarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Acton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Asgarov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asgarov postures up and lands a big shot to Acton's brow.
Asgarov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Josh Acton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toghrul Asgarov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Asgarov lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toghrul Asgarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Asgarov 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toghrul Asgarov!
After winning the bout, Toghrul Asgarov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Fleischmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Come Out and Play. A fine choice. 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.

Jones
vs
Fleischmann

199 cm
18
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Valhalla Fight Wear
Dissolution Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joel Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petr Fleischmann!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

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

Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fleischmann connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Jones to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Fleischmann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Petr Fleischmann!
Joel Jones spoke after the fight, saying 'I did my best. Props to the other guy. I still want to thank my sponsors DFW and VFW.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Rollack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantana's entrance music is 60% Of The Time It Works Every Time. A fine choice. Rollack has chosen Will T. Bear - For a Few Dollars More as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fantana
vs
Rollack

193 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

189 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Fantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ed Rollack!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rollack shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rollack was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fantana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantana taking a bit of punishment here - Rollack scoring with strikes.

Rollack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Rollack thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantana wants to control but Rollack postures up.
Rollack looking to control but instead Fantana has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.

Rollack is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fantana trying to control but Rollack postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rollack is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fantana has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rollack works his way into side control.
Rollack prevents Fantana from escaping the position.
Fantana is not content to let Rollack control the position.
Fantana stops Rollack from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollack working the ground and pound.
Rollack connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fantana some visible discomfort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rollack working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fantana strikes from the bottom but Rollack takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Fantana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A nice elbow there by Rollack.
Oooh a big shot lands for Rollack! Fantana is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ed Rollack!
Ed Rollack decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiun Remo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cherry
vs
Remo

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

Acton Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chiun Remo!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cherry tries to avoid it but Remo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cherry to the ground. Cherry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cherry wants to clinch.

Remo clinches with his opponent.
Remo is working for takedown but Cherry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cherry lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cherry lands an elbow inside that Remo shrugs off.

It looks like Chiun Remo has been cut.
Remo misses with a body punch.
Cherry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Remo takes an elbow to the temple.
Cherry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Remo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cherry's elbow.
Cherry lands a right hand.
Cherry stalling.
Remo lands a nice shot to the body.
Cherry dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Remo as Cherry tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remo avoids a wild elbow strike from Cherry.
Cherry leaning against his opponent.
Remo misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cherry.
Cherry misses with an elbow strike.
Cherry misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Cherry.
Cherry lands a shoulder strike.
Remo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cherry avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Chris Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.
Cherry misses with an elbow over the top.
Cherry stalls.
Remo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cherry just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cherry looking to slow down the pace here.

Remo breaks from the clinch.
Cherry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Remo.
Chris Cherry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cherry wants to clinch.

Remo moves into the clinch.
Remo can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cherry throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remo goes for a takedown attempt but Cherry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Cherry pushes Remo up against the cage in a clinch.
Cherry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Remo backwards.
Cherry looking to slow down the pace here.
Cherry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Remo gets control of Cherry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Remo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Remo keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Cherry stopping the sweep attempt from Remo.
Cherry is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cherry sitting in guard here, content to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Cherry wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Remo closes the distance and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Remo.
Cherry comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Remo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cherry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Remo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Remo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Remo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cherry fails to land.
Cherry is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cherry dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chiun Remo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cherry is looking to clinch but Remo is avoiding it.
Cherry tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Remo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Remo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown but Remo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Cherry has managed to clinch.
Remo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cherry has him pressed against the cage.
Cherry lands with a right to the head.
Remo blocks an elbow strike.
Remo blocks an elbow strike.
Cherry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cherry controlling the action here for a moment.
Chris Cherry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Remo tries to break the clinch but Cherry is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry scores with a shoulder strike.
Cherry takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Chris Cherry has been cut.
Cherry prevents Remo from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cherry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remo's brow.
Cherry trying to control the position but instead, Remo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cherry into the cage.
Remo takes an elbow to the temple.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cherry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Remo's brow.
Remo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Remo tries to break the clinch but Cherry is controlling the position.
Cherry misses with some punches.
Cherry slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Remo as Cherry tries to tie him up.
Cherry can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Remo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cherry has him pressed against the cage.
Remo blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Remo.
Still in the clinch, Cherry scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Cherry.
Cherry keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Remo's efforts to push away.
Cherry is looking to control Remo's arms but Remo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cherry has his back to the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cherry here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Remo avoids the elbow strike from Cherry, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remo tries to break free but Cherry pushes him back against the cage.
Cherry tries to stall but Remo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Remo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cherry fails to land.
Cherry is trying to maintain a safe position but Remo gets an underhook and turns Cherry into the cage.
Remo tries to break free but Cherry pushes him back against the cage.
Remo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cherry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Remo.
Cherry tries to clinch but Remo moves away
and Remo counters with a series of strikes. Cherry will be more careful next time no doubt.

Remo instigates a clinch.
Remo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cherry misses with an elbow strike.
Remo tries to score a body lock takedown but Cherry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chris Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chiun Remo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry swings wildly with an uppercut but Remo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Remo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Remo lands with a right to the head.
Cherry throws a punch but it's blocked by Remo.
Cherry prevents Remo from breaking the clinch.
Cherry looking to slow down the pace here.
Cherry misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cherry misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Remo wants to take the fight to the mat but Cherry manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cherry tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Cherry dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Remo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cherry to the mat! Cherry manages to get full guard.
Remo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Remo stands up and beckons Cherry to his feet.
Chris Cherry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cherry tries to clinch up
and Remo counters with a body kick that stops Cherry in his tracks momentarily.

Cherry tries to sprawl but Remo drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Remo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Remo trying to advance position but Cherry counters by regaining guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cherry wants to sweep here but Remo controlling him for the moment.
Remo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Cherry throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Remo is pushing down on Cherry's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cherry is fighting to maintain full guard but Remo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Remo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cherry keeps working.

Cherry looking for submissions off his back.
Remo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Remo maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Cherry could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Remo has cracked it and Cherry is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Remo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chiun Remo!
Chiun Remo 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Fe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camden Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fe
vs
Marks

190 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Fe!
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, Camden Marks!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Marks misses.
Fe moves in looking to clinch but Marks pushes him off.
Fe feints a jab promting Marks to slip. Fe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fe slips a jab and a cross from Marks.
Fe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fe closes the distance but Marks moves to the side

and Marks counters with a single leg into guard. Fe didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks wanted to stand there but Fe had control of the position.

Fe working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Marks has passed into half guard!
Fe wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fe trying to control here.
Marks is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fe wants to control but Marks is keeping busy.
Marks content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Marks preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marks wanted to stand there but Fe had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fe keeping full guard, as Marks tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marks tries to clinch but Fe is having none of it.

Fe closes the distance and clinches.
Fe trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marks prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fe tries to pull guard but Marks forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Fe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fe is trying to pull guard but Marks has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fe wants to stall.
Marks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fe up against the cage.
Fe has Marks pressed against the cage, preventing Marks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fe fails to pull guard.
A knee to the head by Marks.
Fe fails to pull guard.
Marks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Marks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Marks. Those never looked like landing.
Fe is looking to clinch but Marks is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Marks tries to avoid it but Fe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Marks to the ground. Marks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Marks throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Fe.
Fe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Camden Marks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fe lands a leg kick that knocks Marks off balance momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marks's waist but Marks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fe off to one side.
Fe tries to score with a low kick but Marks moves his leg out of the way.
Fe scores with a head kick. Marks tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fe wants to clinch up but Marks keeps it at a distance.

Fe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Marks's half guard.
Marks is not content to let Fe control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Fe decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Fe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Marks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marks avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Marks scores with a one two! Fe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Marks does no damage.
Fe dives in for a single leg takedown but Marks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fe jumps guard but Marks stands there with Fe around his waist. Fe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Marks displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fe up against the cage.
Marks looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Marks after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Fe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marks tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fe avoids it.
Fe tries to pull guard but Marks holds him up against the cage and eventually Fe drops back down to his feet.
Fe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Marks fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Marks keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fe with a lazy takedown attempt

and Marks counters with a single leg into guard. Fe didn't expect that.
Marks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Fe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marks can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marks is looking to stand up but Fe won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Fe holds on and takes a little breather.
Fe looking for a sweep. Not yet Fe, not yet.
Marks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Camden Marks wasn't active enough on the ground.
Fe is looking to clinch.
Marks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fe is looking to clinch but Marks is avoiding it.
Marks tries to bum rush Fe with a series of wild strikes but Fe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fe moves out of range of the strikes.
Fe closes the distance and clinches up with Marks, looking for a takedown. Fe pushes Marks against the cage but Marks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sergei Fe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fe doesn't manage to clinch there - Marks circles away.
Fe blocks a head kick by Marks.
Fe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fe is defended easily by Marks.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Marks.
Fe fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fe tries to clinch up but Marks circles away and keeps his distance.
Sergei Fe is winning the standup battle so far.
Fe wants to clinch.
Marks throws a low kick but Fe moves out of range easily.
Fe darts in looking for a takedown but Marks gets double underhooks and turns Fe into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marks scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Marks gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Marks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Fe gets tackled into the cage by Marks. Marks maintains the clinch.
Fe jumps guard but Marks turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fe lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Camden Marks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Fe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fe duly obliges.
Marks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fe shoots for a double leg takedown but Marks sprawls well. He's pushed Fe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Fe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Marks to the mat! Marks manages to get full guard.
Marks looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fe is one step ahead there.
Marks wants to stand up but Fe is controlling him.
Fe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fe trying to control but Marks is working from the bottom.
Marks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fe.
Marks pulls Fe in close to his closed guard and prevents Fe from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fe tries to close the distance and clinch but Marks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fe doesn't manage to clinch there - Marks circles away.
Fe looks for the body kick but Marks saw that one coming.
Fe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Marks paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marks throws a chopping leg kick but Fe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fe tries to clinch up but Marks circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Marks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fe shoots in looking for a takedown but Marks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fe blocks a head kick by Marks.
Marks misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Marks misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marks - the referee stops the clock and Fe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marks. Fe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice defenses there by Fe.

Fe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Marks on his heels. He'll look to pass Marks's guard now, I'm sure.
Marks looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Marks takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fe trying to control but Marks is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fe preventing the sweep.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marks managing to control the position.

Sergei Fe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Marks keeps the fight on the outside.
Marks throws a head kick but Fe moves out of range.
Fe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Fe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marks throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fe looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marks throws a lazy head kick
and Fe counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fe blocks a head kick by Marks.
Fe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camden Marks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Fe or perhaps it was just good defense by Marks, which made it look bad.
Marks throws a sloppy head kick and Fe moves out of range easily.
Marks tries to clinch up but Fe circles away and keeps his distance.
Fe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Marks avoids it really well and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marks swings widly with a right hand
and Fe counters with a two punch combo.
Fe darts in looking for a takedown but Marks gets double underhooks and turns Fe into the cage.
Fe is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Marks to keep the fight standing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Fe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Fe!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jo Adeyemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adeyemi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jo Adeyemi acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Junior
vs
Adeyemi

201 cm
17
290 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
245 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Junior !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jo Adeyemi!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adeyemi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Junior drives through with a takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Adeyemi seems keen to control Junior 's posture.
Junior works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Adeyemi manages to get to full guard.
Adeyemi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Junior is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Junior pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Adeyemi is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Adeyemi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Junior trying to control but Adeyemi is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Chris Junior wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Adeyemi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Junior has a takedown stuffed.
Adeyemi slips under a jab from Junior .
Junior scores with a shot to the body.
Junior slips under a jab from Adeyemi.
Junior punishes Adeyemi's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Adeyemi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Junior . Adeyemi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Junior swings widly with a right hand

and Adeyemi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior tries a knee to the head but Adeyemi blocks it.
Adeyemi blocking some punches.
Junior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Junior looking to throw knees to the head but Adeyemi is blocking nicely.
Junior looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adeyemi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Adeyemi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Junior .
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junior .
Junior takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Junior moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Jo Adeyemi has been cut.
Jo Adeyemi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Junior needs to keep his hands up - Adeyemi had a free shot at his head there.
Adeyemi scores with a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adeyemi looks to land a right hand but Junior moved out of range.
Junior throws a right hand that misses
and Adeyemi counters with a stiff right hand.
Junior scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adeyemi in his tracks.
Junior connects with the punch.
Adeyemi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Junior lands a body shot.
Adeyemi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Junior manages to avoid it.
Adeyemi slips a jab from Junior .
Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Junior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adeyemi moves away.
Junior missing with a left hand there. Adeyemi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Junior scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Adeyemi doesn't seem bothered though.
Adeyemi scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Adeyemi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Junior stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Junior changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Adeyemi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Adeyemi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Adeyemi wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Junior has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Adeyemi's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Adeyemi is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Junior !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Chris Junior !
An out of breath Chris Junior 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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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Darwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Shustov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Darwin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Darwin
vs
Shustov

185 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

The Adrenaline Matrix

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Charles Darwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Shustov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shustov.
Darwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Shustov forces Darwin back against the cage and clinches.
Darwin is looking to control Shustov's arms but Shustov gets an underhook and turns him. Now Darwin has his back to the cage.
Darwin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shustov blocks an uppercut.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Darwin swings wildly with an uppercut but Shustov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darwin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shustov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shustov landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darwin tries to stall but Shustov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Shustov.
Darwin misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Darwin throws a punch but it's blocked by Shustov.
Shustov misses with some punches.
Darwin pushes Shustov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shustov lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shustov looking to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Shustov.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shustov throws a punch but it's blocked by Darwin.
Shustov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Darwin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shustov scores with a knee to the head.
Shustov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin looking to stall.
Shustov can't find room to land a body shot as Darwin controls the action.
Shustov tries a knee to the head but Darwin blocks it.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shustov backwards.
Darwin is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darwin lands a right hand.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Shustov letting Darwin take a breather here.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Shustov.
Shustov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shustov blocking some punches.
Darwin is trying to stall.
Shustov tries to stall but Darwin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Darwin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Shustov.
Darwin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shustov backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darwin trying to control the position but instead, Shustov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Darwin into the cage.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Shustov.
Darwin has a couple of punches blocked by Shustov.
Shustov stalling in the clinch but Darwin improves position.
Shustov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shustov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Darwin is keeping busy.
Shustov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darwin.
Shustov trying to control the position but instead, Darwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shustov into the cage.
Darwin effectively controlling the action here.
Darwin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shustov.
Shustov takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shustov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shustov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darwin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shustov throws an elbow but it misses.
Darwin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shustov stalls.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darwin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Darwin misses with a punch on the inside.
Shustov tries to land knees in the clinch but Darwin avoids the damage to the body.
Darwin scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darwin pushes Shustov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
The referee calls for Darwin to work.
Shustov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Petr Shustov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Darwin pushes Shustov up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Shustov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Darwin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shustov up against the cage.
Shustov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
Darwin can't find room to land a body shot as Shustov controls the action.
Shustov looking to stall.
Darwin misses with the head strike.
Darwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Darwin avoiding damage as Shustov throws knees to the body.
Darwin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shustov trying to land knees to the body.
Darwin misses with a body punch.
Shustov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darwin.
Shustov misses with a punch to the body.
Shustov working Darwin over with knees to the body.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darwin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shustov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Darwin.
A short left from Darwin.
Shustov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shustov is pushing Darwin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Darwin prevents a body shot from Shustov.
Darwin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shustov trying to land knees to the body.
Shustov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
Shustov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Darwin is defending well.
Darwin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shustov as Darwin tries to tie him up.
Darwin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shustov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Darwin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Darwin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shustov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Darwin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shustov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Darwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shustov looking to stall.
Darwin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Darwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Darwin is struggling to control the position.
Shustov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Darwin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shustov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Darwin is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Darwin.
Shustov is breathing heavily.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petr Shustov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Darwin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Darwin lands a left hand.
Darwin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Darwin lands a right hand.

Shustov is rocked!
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Shustov.
Shustov looking for a takedown.
Darwin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Darwin throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shustov missing with knees to the body.
Darwin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shustov backwards.
Shustov is still on wobbly legs! Can Darwin finish him?
Nice body punch from Darwin.
Shustov seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darwin scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darwin avoiding damage as Shustov throws knees to the body.
Darwin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shustov blocking some punches.
Darwin managing to block the knees to the body from Shustov.
Darwin digs a right hand underneath Shustov's ribcage. Shustov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shustov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Darwin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Darwin misses with a punch to the body.
Darwin throws a big uppercut that drops Shustov! More strikes from Darwin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Shustov lies dazed against the cage as Darwin celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Darwin!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Serebryakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Smith
vs
Serebryakov

175 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
196 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Serebryakov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith lands with a straight right. Serebryakov didn't see that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Serebryakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Serebryakov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Serebryakov is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Smith scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith throws a big elbow that misses.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serebryakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Serebryakov's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith stalling.
Serebryakov trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Smith manages to pass to mount!
Smith landing shots from mount.
Smith breaks from Serebryakov's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Ilya Serebryakov has been cut.
Smith takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Serebryakov is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serebryakov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That has opened up Ilya Serebryakov's cut even more.
Smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

The cut above Ilya Serebryakov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hugo Smith!
Our winner, Hugo Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.