CFK: 4 Round 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darth Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Garcia
vs
Dahmer

164 cm
22
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darth Garcia!
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, Jeffrey Dahmer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dahmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dahmer lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dahmer from controlling successfully.

Garcia working for a triangle but Dahmer defends it easily.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Dahmer defends easily.
Dahmer postures up in Garcia's guard and throws a big left but Garcia blocks it.

Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Dahmer defends easily.
Garcia looking for a sweep. Not yet Garcia, not yet.

Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dahmer defends well.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dahmer from controlling successfully.
Dahmer won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Dahmer from controlling successfully.
Dahmer might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Garcia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Dahmer 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.
Dahmer wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Dahmer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Dahmer drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Dahmer off! Dahmer jumps back into Garcia's guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dahmer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

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

Garcia 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.

Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dahmer trying to control from the bottom.

Dahmer is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Dahmer is not content to let Garcia control the position.
Dahmer is looking for a sweep. Garcia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dahmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Garcia is working away from the top position though.
Garcia could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Garcia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Garcia jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dahmer is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dahmer and Garcia has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Garcia is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dahmer has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dahmer regains half guard.

Garcia wants to work for an arm triangle but Dahmer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Dahmer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dahmer changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Garcia manages to get back to half guard.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.

Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dahmer is aware though and is defending well.
Dahmer wants to control from the top but Garcia keeps moving.
Garcia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dahmer defends well.
Dahmer trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Dahmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dahmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Garcia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Darth Garcia!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodolfo Nagamine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Stackhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jason Stackhouse was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Nagamine
vs
Stackhouse

181 cm
19
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Nagamine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Stackhouse!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stackhouse gets caught flat footed, as Nagamine shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stackhouse utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nagamine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nagamine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Nagamine 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.
Nagamine with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stackhouse managing to control the position.
Stackhouse looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nagamine puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Stackhouse misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stackhouse pushes Nagamine off and gets back to his feet.
Nagamine dives in and grabs Stackhouse's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stackhouse pushes down on Nagamine's head and hops out.
Stackhouse has his takedown stuffed

and Nagamine counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nagamine slips nicely into half guard.
Stackhouse is trying to stand up here but Nagamine is controlling him well.
Nagamine is breathing heavily.
Stackhouse is trying to control but can't.
Nagamine prevents Stackhouse from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stackhouse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nagamine.

Nagamine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stackhouse doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nagamine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse gets full guard.

Nagamine drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Stackhouse manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Nagamine has Stackhouse in his guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stackhouse slips nicely into half guard.
Stackhouse takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse wants to stand but Nagamine has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Stackhouse decides to stand and escape the position.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Nagamine.
Nagamine misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stackhouse sneaks back into half guard.

Nagamine is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Nagamine is trying to work for a kimura but Stackhouse is defending well.

Nagamine is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stackhouse sees it coming and defends easily.
Nagamine prevents Stackhouse from improving his position.

Nagamine is trying to work for a kimura but Stackhouse is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodolfo Nagamine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nagamine misses with a takedown attempt

and Stackhouse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Nagamine looking for submissions off his back.
Stackhouse passes to side control.
Nagamine wants to control but Stackhouse postures up.
Rodolfo Nagamine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stackhouse throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Stackhouse wants to control but Nagamine is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagamine is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse advances to mount.
Stackhouse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nagamine in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Stackhouse can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nagamine is looking to escape.
Nagamine tries to hold on but Stackhouse pushes him away.
Nagamine is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stackhouse has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Nagamine's face.
Stackhouse controlling the position easily from mount.
Nagamine keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Stackhouse stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Nagamine scores with a takedown into Stackhouse's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nagamine has gone for a leg lock! Stackhouse slips out almost immediately though and dives into Nagamine's guard.

Nagamine is looking for a triangle but Stackhouse pushes his legs off easily.

Nagamine looking for a guillotine here but Stackhouse defends easily.
Stackhouse works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stackhouse is thwarting Nagamine's attempts to control the position.
Nagamine wants to get back to full guard.

Nagamine actively working from the bottom here.
Stackhouse passes to side control.
Nagamine tries to buck Stackhouse off but Stackhouse is having none of it.
Nagamine is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Stackhouse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Stackhouse closes the distance but Nagamine moves to the side

so Nagamine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Stackhouse seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nagamine passes Stackhouse's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Nagamine is working for a kimura but Stackhouse is defending it quite comfortably.
Stackhouse wants to control but Nagamine is keeping busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stackhouse is controlling Nagamine's trapped leg to prevent Nagamine from advancing to side control.
Stackhouse is trying to get back to full guard.
Stackhouse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Nagamine is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Nagamine is trying to work for a kimura but Stackhouse is defending well.
Nagamine wants to control but Stackhouse is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nagamine misses with a takedown attempt

and Stackhouse counters with a single leg into guard. Nagamine didn't expect that.

Nagamine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Stackhouse wants to control from the top but Nagamine keeps moving.
Stackhouse might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nagamine kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nagamine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Stackhouse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stackhouse preventing the sweep.

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

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

Stackhouse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Nagamine looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Stackhouse has picked Nagamine up and slammed him! Nagamine can't keep hold of the triangle and Stackhouse manages to pass to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagamine manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nagamine is not content to let Stackhouse control the position.

Nagamine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stackhouse working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nagamine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Nagamine is looking for a triangle but Stackhouse pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodolfo Nagamine showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nagamine 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodolfo Nagamine!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wayne Gacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Koob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koob has chosen The Offspring- Stuff is messed up as his entrance music. Simon Koob has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Wayne Gacy's chin.

Wayne Gacy
vs
Koob

198 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
23
260 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Wayne Gacy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Simon Koob!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gacy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koob shoots in looking for a takedown. Gacy tries to sprawl out of it but Koob keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gacy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koob shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gacy as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Gacy misses.
Koob shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Wayne Gacy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Koob.
Koob misses with a takedown attempt - Gacy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gacy.
Koob fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Koob will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Koob looks gassed!
Koob changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gacy tries to avoid it but Koob manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gacy to the ground. Gacy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gacy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gacy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gacy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koob checks a low kick from Gacy.
Gacy closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Simon Koob has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gacy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gacy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gacy duly obliges.
Gacy scores with a jab to the jaw.

That has opened up Simon Koob's cut even more.
Gacy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Koob drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gacy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Koob's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Wayne Gacy!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between vrach ginekolog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trev Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). vrach ginekolog could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trev Gable's chin.

ginekolog
vs
Gable

210 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, vrach ginekolog!
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, Trev Gable!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gable is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in ginekolog's half guard.
ginekolog is refusing to be controlled, as Gable sits in half guard.
Gable seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
ginekolog is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gable's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gable's back!
ginekolog is looking to control Gable but Gable is wriggling around and keeping busy.
ginekolog is throwing strikes by Gable counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Gable regains half guard.
ginekolog sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gable defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
ginekolog throws a right hand that Gable ducks under and follows up with a left that Gable also avoids with ease.

Gable scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
ginekolog tries to buck Gable off but Gable is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gable creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gable lands a nice forearm strike.
Gable landing strikes.

Gable tries for a kimura but ginekolog is defending well.
ginekolog is looking to regain half guard here but Gable keeps moving and retains side control.

Gable has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
ginekolog shoots and misses

and Gable counters with a single leg into guard. ginekolog didn't expect that.
ginekolog really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gable pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. ginekolog is keeping the position for now.
Gable advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ginekolog tries to get back to half guard but can't.
ginekolog is breathing heavily.
Gable is putting a hurting on ginekolog here, landing some big shots from side control.

Gable working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gable is chipping away with strikes.
ginekolog is trying to get back to half guard.
ginekolog takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
ginekolog prevents Gable from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable lands a few punches from side control.
ginekolog sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

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

Gable wants to work for an arm triangle but ginekolog is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gable is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and ginekolog defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gable is looking to advance position but ginekolog won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trev Gable 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.

ginekolog throws a right and a left that Gable avoids nicely.

Gable looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
ginekolog looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gable is one step ahead there.
Gable sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed ginekolog's guard.
Gable lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gable lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
ginekolog looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gable stands up out of the half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gable scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Gable is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. ginekolog is trying to escape and Gable transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and ginekolog is forced to tap! Nice work there by Gable! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Trev Gable!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Gable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ehcapa Tnencinv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tnencinv has chosen Master of Puppets as his entrance music. Ehcapa Tnencinv will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Gable
vs
Tnencinv

176 cm
20
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
190 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kane Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ehcapa Tnencinv!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gable closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tnencinv to the mat! Tnencinv manages to get full guard.
Gable working some strikes from top position.
Gable might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tnencinv doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Gable landing with the ground and pound.
Gable landing with the ground and pound.
Gable could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gable with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gable cracks Tnencinv with a solid left hand.
Gable with a nice head shot there.
Gable 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.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gable lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Gable scoring with some ground and pound.
Tnencinv looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tnencinv really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gable. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tnencinv wants to stand up but Gable is controlling him.
Tnencinv looks gassed!
Tnencinv has momentary wrist control but Gable slips an elbow through the middle.
Gable is in close to Tnencinv's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tnencinv is looking to stand up but Gable isn't so interested in that idea.
Gable is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable lands a couple of digs.
Gable working some strikes from top position.
Tnencinv trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gable postures up and lands a big shot to Tnencinv's brow.
Gable postures up and lands a big shot to Tnencinv's brow.
Gable working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tnencinv's head.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gable keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tnencinv's head.
Gable postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Gable is in close to Tnencinv's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gable lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Gable stands and steps away. Tnencinv gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tnencinv throws a shot to the body.
Tnencinv scores with a leg kick.
Tnencinv lands with a slapping head kick.
Gable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gable on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tnencinv. Tnencinv obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gable throws a series of punches but Tnencinv moves out of range.
Tnencinv tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gable swivels and escapes.
Tnencinv connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Tnencinv.
Tnencinv throws a head kick that misses.

Gable decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gable keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Gable scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gable seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Gable.
Tnencinv wants to get back to his feet.
Gable slips a nice elbow through Tnencinv's hands, connecting with Tnencinv's forehead.
Tnencinv avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gable.
Tnencinv is looking to control Gable's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tnencinv avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tnencinv misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gable looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Tnencinv is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable prevents Tnencinv from getting back to his feet.
Gable content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gable is working Tnencinv over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gable with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gable wants to control from the top but Tnencinv keeps moving.
Gable missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tnencinv wants to sweep here but Gable controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tnencinv has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gable's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tnencinv throws a sloppy head kick and Gable moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gable looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tnencinv looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gable is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gable throws a big right hand that misses.

Tnencinv is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tnencinv is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gable is controlling him.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gable stopping the sweep attempt from Tnencinv.
Gable distracts Tnencinv with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Gable dominated that round.
That's time! Gable's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gable shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gable prevents Tnencinv from standing back up.
Gable working Tnencinv over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gable connects with a nice short shot to Tnencinv's temple.
Gable working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gable lands with a punch from half guard.
Gable is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tnencinv wants to get back to his feet.
Gable scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gable looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tnencinv with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tnencinv is looking to escape.
Gable seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gable goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
No joy there for Gable, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane Gable is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tnencinv misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gable looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tnencinv!
Tnencinv's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gable scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gable cracks Tnencinv with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tnencinv is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Tnencinv takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tnencinv tries to buck Gable off but he can't manage it.
Tnencinv is desperately trying to improve his position but Gable has a good base and remains in mount.
Tnencinv is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gable scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tnencinv?
Gable is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tnencinv can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The referee warns Tnencinv that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Gable has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tnencinv's face.
Kane Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tnencinv looks a forlorn figure.
Gable is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tnencinv avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gable.
Gable throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Tnencinv because Gable loaded up on that one.
Gable thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gable with good strikes from the mount here!
Gable throws some wild stikes that Tnencinv manages to avoid easily.
Gable blocks Tnencinv's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Tnencinv is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gable landing shots from mount.
Tnencinv is looking to get to half guard.
Tnencinv is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tnencinv tries to hold on but Gable pushes him away.
Gable dominating with strikes here.
Gable looking to finish Tnencinv with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tnencinv!
Gable prevents Tnencinv from getting the reversal.
Tnencinv is squirming around, avoiding Gable's attempts to control the action.
Gable landing shots from mount.
Gable lands a big shot there that rocks Tnencinv but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tnencinv is trying desperately to improve position.
Gable putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tnencinv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gable fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gable trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gable scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tnencinv?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tnencinv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gable scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tnencinv?
Gable scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tnencinv?
Gable avoids the attempt from Tnencinv to control.
Tnencinv is trying desperately to improve position.
Gable working the ground and pound effectively.
Gable with the ground and pound from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Gable there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tnencinv is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tnencinv working to try and regain half guard.
Tnencinv trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Gable dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Gable lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Gable scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gable takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gable with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gable lands strikes from half guard.
Gable working Tnencinv over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Gable there.
Tnencinv is looking to get back to full guard here but Gable has managed to pass to side control instead.
Gable looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tnencinv is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gable dominating with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gable looking to finish Tnencinv with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tnencinv!
Gable lands a heavy elbow.
Tnencinv taking shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable wants to control the pace but Tnencinv is squirming around nicely.
Tnencinv's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tnencinv taking shots to the head.
Gable lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Tnencinv really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gable in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tnencinv takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gable with good strikes from the mount here!
Gable unloading with bombs!
Gable with the ground and pound from mount.
Tnencinv keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gable postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tnencinv looks a forlorn figure.
Gable scoring with strikes but Tnencinv is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A nice elbow there by Gable.
Tnencinv keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tnencinv in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gable landing strikes from the mount.
Gable landing shots from mount.
Tnencinv is in a horrible position here. Gable smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tnencinv tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tnencinv wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Tnencinv tries to hold on but Gable postures up.
Gable lands a big elbow.
Gable landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable with good strikes from the mount here!
Gable is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tnencinv can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tnencinv is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Tnencinv swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gable with the ground and pound from mount.
Tnencinv squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Tnencinv keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tnencinv is bucking up trying to escape but Gable cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tnencinv's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Gable breaks from Tnencinv's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tnencinv tries to hold on but Gable postures up.
Tnencinv is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gable is staying active.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gable unloading with bombs!
Gable fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tnencinv is trying to stand.
Gable with a couple of short strikes.
Gable is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gable with shots to the head and body - Tnencinv looks very uncomfortable down there.
Gable working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Gable lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Gable thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
BOOM! Gable connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gable misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gable misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Gable throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Tnencinv tries to hold on but Gable pushes him away.
Ehcapa Tnencinv has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane Gable is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Tnencinv that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Gable showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gable, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Gable!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryszard Dabrowski (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.

Mike
vs
Dabrowski

175 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
158 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ryszard Dabrowski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike slaps away a takedown attempt from Dabrowski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dabrowski is defended easily by Mike.

Mike closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Mike pulls guard.
Dabrowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mike swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mike is looking for a triangle but Dabrowski pushes his legs off easily.
Mike keeping moving, preventing Dabrowski from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dabrowski 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.

Dabrowski drops back looking for a leg! Mike is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mike manages to kick Dabrowski off! Dabrowski jumps back into Mike's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski passes Mike's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mike is not content to let Dabrowski control the position.

Dabrowski is trying to work for a kimura but Mike is defending well.

Dabrowski is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mike defends it well.
Dabrowski looks gassed!
Mike tries to get to full guard but Dabrowski has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mike regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mike wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dabrowski prevents Mike from getting back to his feet.

Dabrowski avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mike wants to stand up but Dabrowski is controlling him.

Dabrowski 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.
Dabrowski wants to control from the top but Mike keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Mike is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dabrowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Eddie Mike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryszard Dabrowski.
Dabrowski tries for a takedown but Mike sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Mike shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mike showed some decent athleticism there.
Dabrowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mike wants to free his trapped foot but Dabrowski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mike prevents Dabrowski from improving his position.
Mike with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mike scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Mike dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dabrowski slips a jab and a cross from Mike.
Dabrowski misses with a takedown

and Mike counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dabrowski tries to get to full guard but Mike has control of the leg.
Dabrowski trying to control but Mike postures up.
Mike looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dabrowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Dabrowski looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mike scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in half guard, Mike seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski wants to improve his position but Mike is controlling well.

Dabrowski is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mike pulls his head out easily.
Mike wants to pass to mount but Dabrowski is defending the position.
Mike wants to control but Dabrowski is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mike drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dabrowski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mike wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike prevents Dabrowski from escaping the position.
Dabrowski is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mike is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Mike dominating with strikes here.
Mike working the ground and pound effectively.

Mike is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dabrowski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dabrowski shrugs it off.
Mike with shots to the head and body - Dabrowski looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mike fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dabrowski tries to lock up and control but Mike gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dabrowski is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mike sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dabrowski's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Dabrowski tries to hold on but Mike pushes him away.
Mike controlling the pace for now.

Mike goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dabrowski turns into him and now he's in Mike's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mike looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dabrowski is one step ahead there.
Dabrowski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dabrowski postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Mike dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dabrowski fails with the takedown

and Mike counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dabrowski's guard now.

Mike stands up and waves to Dabrowski to follow him.

Mike gets caught flat footed, as Dabrowski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mike is trying to keep Dabrowski in close.
Dabrowski stops Mike from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dabrowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Dabrowski has gone for a leg lock! Mike slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dabrowski's guard.

Dabrowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mike defends well.
Mike trying to control but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.

Mike avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike trying to control but Dabrowski is working from the bottom.

Dabrowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mike defends well.
Mike wants to control from the top but Dabrowski keeps moving.
Dabrowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mike!
Dabrowski trying to control but Mike is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mike is desperately trying to improve his position but Dabrowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Mike throwing hammer fists to the chest of Dabrowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Mike is working to get back to half guard.

Dabrowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mike has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Dabrowski working for a submission but Mike is keeping him at bay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mike keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Dabrowski working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Mike is desperately trying to improve his position but Dabrowski has a good base and remains in mount.

Dabrowski is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mike has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mike is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryszard Dabrowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mike has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Mike!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Emelianenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enea Vollare Mezzo. Fedor Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Alexander Emelianenko's chin.

Emelianenko
vs
Emelianenko

185 cm
24
225 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
264 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fedor Emelianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Alexander Emelianenko to the mat! Alexander Emelianenko manages to get full guard.
Fedor Emelianenko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Alexander Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Fedor Emelianenko tries to pass.
Alexander Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Fedor Emelianenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alexander Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Fedor Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Alexander Emelianenko is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedor Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Alexander Emelianenko pushes Fedor Emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Alexander Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedor Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alexander Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Alexander Emelianenko tries to clinch but Fedor Emelianenko moves out of range.
Alexander Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Alexander Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Fedor Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Fedor Emelianenko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Alexander Emelianenko defends it nicely.

Alexander Emelianenko moves into range and clinches up with Fedor Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fedor Emelianenko is fighting off a takedown attempt but Alexander Emelianenko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fedor Emelianenko to the mat. Fedor Emelianenko regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fedor Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Alexander Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Fedor Emelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Alexander Emelianenko decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fedor Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Alexander Emelianenko.
Fedor Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Alexander Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Fedor Emelianenko moves into the clinch.

Fedor Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch

and Fedor Emelianenko counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alexander Emelianenko trying to control the position.
Alexander Emelianenko is looking to stand back up but Fedor Emelianenko counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Alexander Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Fedor Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Fedor Emelianenko sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Alexander Emelianenko makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alexander Emelianenko circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fedor Emelianenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alexander Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
Fedor Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Alexander Emelianenko keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Alexander Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Fedor Emelianenko counters with a shoot takedown. Alexander Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.

Alexander Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fedor Emelianenko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fedor Emelianenko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Alexander Emelianenko pulls Fedor Emelianenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Fedor Emelianenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Alexander Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fedor Emelianenko is one step ahead there.
Fedor Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fedor Emelianenko stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Alexander Emelianenko to get to his feet.
Alexander Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fedor Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Alexander Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fedor Emelianenko sprawls well. Fedor Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alexander Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.

Fedor Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Alexander Emelianenko back into the cage.
Alexander Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Fedor Emelianenko is controlling him.
Alexander Emelianenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fedor Emelianenko up against the cage.

Fedor Emelianenko gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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.
Alexander Emelianenko is trying to maintain the position but Fedor Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Alexander Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fedor Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Fedor Emelianenko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Alexander Emelianenko tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fedor Emelianenko manages to move to mount!
Fedor Emelianenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor Emelianenko throwing strikes here but Alexander Emelianenko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alexander Emelianenko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fedor Emelianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alexander Emelianenko is refusing to be controlled, as Fedor Emelianenko sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alexander Emelianenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fedor Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fedor Emelianenko passes Alexander Emelianenko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander Emelianenko wants to get back to full guard.
Alexander Emelianenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fedor Emelianenko in particular looking to stall.
Alexander Emelianenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fedor Emelianenko pushes down on Alexander Emelianenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fedor Emelianenko tries to pass to full mount but Alexander Emelianenko defends it.
Fedor Emelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Alexander Emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Alexander Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch

and Fedor Emelianenko counters with a shoot takedown. Alexander Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Alexander Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Fedor Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Fedor Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Fedor Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Alexander Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Alexander Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alexander Emelianenko trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Fedor Emelianenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Alexander Emelianenko kicks Fedor Emelianenko off and gets to his feet.
Fedor Emelianenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexander Emelianenko's head.
Fedor Emelianenko tries to bum rush Alexander Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Alexander Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fedor Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Alexander Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedor Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Alexander Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Fedor Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Fedor Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Alexander Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Fedor Emelianenko.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fedor Emelianenko!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexander Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Alexander Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedor Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fedor Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko looks to clinch

and Fedor Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fedor Emelianenko trying to control but Alexander Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Fedor Emelianenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alexander Emelianenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fedor Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Fedor Emelianenko scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor Emelianenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fedor Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Alexander Emelianenko keeps moving.
Fedor Emelianenko content to stall in guard here.

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

Fedor Emelianenko gets a takedown into half guard.
Alexander Emelianenko is refusing to be controlled, as Fedor Emelianenko sits in half guard.
Alexander Emelianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fedor Emelianenko is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander Emelianenko is not content to let Fedor Emelianenko control the position.
Fedor Emelianenko trying to mount his opponent but Alexander Emelianenko defends it.
Fedor Emelianenko stops Alexander Emelianenko from getting back to his feet.

Fedor Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alexander Emelianenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fedor Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko won't allow Fedor Emelianenko to pass to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fedor Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Riviera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riviera has chosen Dirty hous' - Rohff as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ivanov
vs
Riviera

180 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
205 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Riviera!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ivanov throws out a leg kick but Riviera moves out of range and Ivanov only half commits.
Riviera dodges the punch combination from Ivanov.
Ivanov lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Riviera is looking to close the distance but Ivanov sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Riviera crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Riviera is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sergei Ivanov!