fogies event PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Rutecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutecki has chosen Remember the Name as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hall
vs
Rutecki

182 cm
46
179 lbs
28 - 52 - 0

180 cm
47
178 lbs
34 - 54 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 52 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesse Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 54 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Rutecki!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutecki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rutecki tries to clinch but Hall moves out of range.
Rutecki slips under a jab.
Hall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rutecki ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutecki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutecki tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutecki tries to close the distance and clinch but Hall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutecki moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall thuds his right hand into Rutecki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Rutecki drops Hall with a right and a left! Rutecki comes rushing in but Hall regains his composure and manages to keep Rutecki in guard.

Hall is rocked!

It looks like Jesse Hall has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rutecki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oh Hall is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rutecki throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Rutecki 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.
Rutecki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Rutecki stands up and waves to Hall to follow him.
Hall is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Rutecki Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Hall is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dexter Rutecki!
Dexter Rutecki 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manvel Gamburyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crash Bandicoot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gamburyan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Gamburyan vs. Brown on April 24th. Bandicoot has chosen Crash Bandicoot: Jungle Rollers Remix as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gamburyan
vs
Bandicoot

165 cm
44
252 lbs
14 - 34 - 1

172 cm
43
280 lbs
24 - 25 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manvel Gamburyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crash Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamburyan misses with a takedown attempt - Bandicoot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bandicoot tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bandicoot moves into range and clinches up with Gamburyan.
Gamburyan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bandicoot avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bandicoot trying to land knees to the body.

Bandicoot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gamburyan goes for a double leg but Bandicoot avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bandicoot continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manvel Gamburyan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamburyan misses with a head kick.
Gamburyan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gamburyan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bandicoot defends well and Gamburyan ends up having to push Bandicoot into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bandicoot checks a leg kick.
Bandicoot with the counter takedown but Gamburyan avoids it easily.

Bandicoot pushes Gamburyan up against the cage in a clinch.
Gamburyan avoiding damage as Bandicoot throws knees to the body.
Gamburyan avoiding damage as Bandicoot throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gamburyan has hold of one of Bandicoot's legs. Bandicoot is fighting the takedown attempt but Gamburyan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Gamburyan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Gamburyan is sitting in close to Bandicoot's body. Bandicoot has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gamburyan is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gamburyan is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bandicoot.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Crash Bandicoot!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Crash Bandicoot made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Conquer All. 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.

Dick
vs
Morgan

190 cm
44
205 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

188 cm
42
210 lbs
39 - 28 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Morgan!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morgan tries to keep at a distance but Dick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan can't break the clinch.
Dick scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morgan - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Morgan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Dick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dick throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Morgans head.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the cage.
Morgan managing to block the knees to the body from Dick.
Dick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Dick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Morgan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dick lands a damaging elbow.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Morgan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dick blocks it with crossed arms.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Dick presses Morgan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dick lands a knee to the head.
Morgan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morgan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick misses with an elbow over the top.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dick as Morgan tries to tie him up.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morgan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Morgan is trying to force a seperation but Dick has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morgan.
Morgan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dick tries to land a knee to the head but Morgan blocks with his arms.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Dick misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to stall.
Dick tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
Dick trying to land knees to the body.
Morgan avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the cage.
Morgan avoids a wild elbow strike from Dick.
Dick working aggressively here.
Dick lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Scott Morgan has been cut.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Dick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dick tries to land knees in the clinch but Morgan avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.
Morgan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dick tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Dick back against the cage.
Dick tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morgan.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morgan blocks a body shot from Dick.
Dick pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Morgan is trying to push Dick away but Dick has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Morgan is trying to maintain a safe position but Dick gets an underhook and turns Morgan into the cage.
Dick digs a right hand into Morgan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Morgan's gas tank.
Morgan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dick pushes off an throws an elbow but Morgan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Dick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Morgan's cut.
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.

Dick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dick connects with a body shot that sends Morgan's belly button to the back.
Tom Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dick is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Dick scoring well with a low kick there.
Morgan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dick.
Dick looks to score with a jab to the body but Morgan is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Morgan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dick throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a head kick. That will keep Dick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morgan walks into a stiff left hand from Dick.
Dick throws a left and a right that both miss

and Morgan counters with a left and a right that hurts Dick! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Morgan jumps into full mount!
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morgan can do to turn this around?
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!
Dick is desperately trying to improve his position but Morgan has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dick bucks up and throws Morgan to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Dick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan moves out of range as Dick throws a body kick.
Morgan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Dick misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morgan was well out of range. Poor timing from Dick.
Scott Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Dick avoids it.
Dick tries to score with a low kick but Morgan moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dick misses with a body punch
and Morgan counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dick uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Scott Morgan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Morgan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dick is looking to wear down Morgan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dick looks to throw the jab but Morgan is out of range.
Morgan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick misses with a low kick.
Morgan throws a counter combo.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morgan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws a shot to the body.

Morgan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dick is looking to reverse the position.
Dick wants to control but Morgan postures up.
Dick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Morgan working away.
Morgan prevents Dick from escaping the position.
Dick trying to remain calm as Morgan controls from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dick.
Dick lands a right hook to the body.
A left and a right from Dick both land. Nice combination.
Morgan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Morgan does no damage.
Dick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Morgan is breathing heavily.
Dick fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morgan on the side of the head.
Dick misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tom Dick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scott Morgan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Dick lands a brutal head kick. Morgan looks out on his feet and Dick throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Tom Dick!
Tom Dick made sure to mention his sponsor, Tokyo United Fightwear in his post fight interview.

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Cesar Caprillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caprillo has chosen The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rhino
vs
Cesar Caprillo

180 cm
43
179 lbs
29 - 9 - 0

208 cm
43
246 lbs
29 - 36 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Cesar Caprillo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caprillo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rhino to the ground. Caprillo is now in Rhino's guard.
Caprillo trying to control but Rhino is working from the bottom.
Rhino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caprillo tries to free his leg and advance position but Rhino is retaining full guard.

Rhino escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caprillo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rhino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caprillo stays in close to Rhino's body and controls the position.
Caprillo wants to control from the top but Rhino keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caprillo stands up and waves to Rhino to follow him.
Rhino closes the distance and clinches up with Caprillo, looking for a takedown. Rhino pushes Caprillo against the cage but Caprillo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Caprillo or perhaps it was just good defense by Rhino, which made it look bad.
Caprillo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Caprillo gets the takedown into side control.

Caprillo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Caprillo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rhino is fending him off so far but Caprillo persists. Nope, Rhino circles away and we're back to standing.
Rhino wants to clinch.
Caprillo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rhino defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino tries to clinch up but Caprillo circles away and keeps his distance.
Caprillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rhino.
Rhino misses with a head kick.
Rhino wants to clinch up but Caprillo keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Caprillo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rhino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caprillo pinned against the cage. Caprillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Rhino. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhino tries to close the distance and clinch but Caprillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Caprillo misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caprillo is defended easily by Rhino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rhino tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caprillo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rhino somewhat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rhino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caprillo has his takedown stuffed

and Rhino counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rhino.

Rhino manages to break the clinch.
Caprillo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rhino tries to close the distance and clinch but Caprillo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown but Caprillo shows good takedown defense.
Rhino shoots in looking for a takedown. Caprillo tries to sprawl out of it but Rhino keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caprillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caprillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Rhino tries to sprawl out of it but Caprillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rhino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Caprillo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Cesar Caprillo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Caprillo tries to keep at a distance but Rhino has taken the fight into the clinch.

Rhino breaks the clinch.
Caprillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Caprillo takes the fight into the clinch.
Rhino tries to land knees in the clinch but Caprillo avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Rhino breaks from the clinch.

Caprillo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rhino is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Caprillo is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino is trying to control the action in half guard but Caprillo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Caprillo wants to get back to full guard.
Rhino is keen to just control but Caprillo is a slippery customer.
Caprillo trying to control but Rhino postures up.
Rhino is looking to advance position but Caprillo won't allow it.

Caprillo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caprillo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

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.
Caprillo wants to improve his position but Rhino is controlling well.
Caprillo moves into full guard.

Caprillo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rhino is aware though and is defending well.
Rhino has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caprillo is proving hard to escape from.
Rhino postures up.
Caio Cesar Caprillo has got the better of the ground game so far.

Caprillo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rhino escapes and throws Caprillo's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo struggling a bit here.
Caprillo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Rhino missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Caprillo wants to control but Rhino is keeping busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Caprillo misses with a takedown attempt - Rhino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rhino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caprillo defends it nicely.

That's four 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.
Caprillo misses with a takedown attempt
and Rhino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Caprillo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rhino sprawls well initially but Caprillo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rhino wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Caprillo there.

Rhino kicks Caprillo off and gets back to his feet.

Caprillo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Rhino has his foot on Caprillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caprillo works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Caprillo gets to his feet - Rhino follows without any prompting.
Caprillo has his takedown stuffed
and Rhino counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that The Rhino will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Caprillo darts in looking for a takedown but Rhino gets double underhooks and turns Caprillo into the cage.

Rhino gets caught flat footed, as Caprillo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Caprillo stops Rhino from standing up.

Rhino wriggles free and stands up.
Rhino shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caprillo pinned against the cage. Caprillo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caprillo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rhino sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caprillo somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rhino.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino shoots in looking for a takedown but Caprillo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rhino's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Caprillo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rhino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caprillo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rhino circles away.
The Rhino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Cesar Caprillo.
Rhino shoots in for a takedown but Caprillo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rhino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Caprillo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caprillo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Rhino is trying to pull guard but Caprillo has him pressed against the cage.

Rhino pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino trying to keep a closed guard but Caprillo is proving a slippery customer.
Rhino wants to stand and escape but Caprillo is having none of it.
Caprillo is looking to advance position but Rhino has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Caprillo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Rhino with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Caprillo trying to control but Rhino postures up.
Caprillo works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caprillo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Caprillo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rhino wants to control from the top but Caprillo keeps moving.
Caprillo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Caprillo 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.
Rhino looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rhino seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Caprillo for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caprillo fails with a takedown attempt.

Caprillo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rhino is trying to defend but Caprillo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rhino moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to The Rhino.
I think Rhino 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... The Rhino!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato comes to the cage accompanied by STILL BALLIN. The crowd seem to be enjoying Red's choice of entrance music: Method Man and Redman - Da Rockwilder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kato
vs
Red

187 cm
43
220 lbs
41 - 15 - 0

180 cm
38
266 lbs
28 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sun Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mr Red!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red missing with a left hand there. Kato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sun Kato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red moves out of range as Kato strikes.
Red throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
Kato throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Red changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Red looks for a takedown but Kato sprawls well.
Kato throws an off balance right hand
and Red counters with a stiff right hand.
Kato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab from Kato.
Red moves forwards but Kato connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kato misses with a few strikes there.
Kato lands a really nice looking cross but Red seems unphased.
Kato scores with a hook to the body. Red takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kato is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Red fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kato to the ground. Red is now in Kato's guard.
Kato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Red.
Kato avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Red postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Red throws a strike but Kato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Red is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Red has an active guard here but Kato has managed to pass into half guard.

Red looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Red is looking for a sweep. Kato is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kato is thwarting Red's attempts to control the position.
Red tries to roll over but Kato keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red is still trying to improve position.

Kato is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Red is just riding it out for now. Kato eventually gives up the hold.
Well, if Kato is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Red has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kato is working away from the top position though.

That's four 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.
Kato prevents Red from improving his position.
Red is staying active underneath Kato, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sun Kato is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kato.
Kato scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Red doesn't seem bothered though.
A low kick from Kato misses
and Red counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Red thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kato lands a leg kick that knocks Red off balance momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Red checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Red changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Red lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Kato dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kato throws a leg kick but Red sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Red doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Red.
Kato scores with a decent looking hook.
A low kick from Kato is predictable there
and Red makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good leg kick by Kato there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kato misses the body punch
and Red counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Sun Kato has been cut.
Red looks to land a right hand but Kato moved out of range.
Kato throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Red now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kato misses with a few strikes there.
Kato throws a body punch but Red moves out of range.
Kato connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kato slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red tries to bum rush Kato with a series of wild strikes but Kato uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kato tries to clinch
and Red connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Kato is rocked!
Red closes the distance and clinches up with Kato, looking for a takedown. Red pushes Kato against the cage but Kato circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kato feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Red moves out of range as Kato strikes.
Kato looks to throw a body kick
and Red scores with a counter punch that sends Kato to the canvas! Red smells blood - he's punishing Kato with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Kato has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Red!
Mr Red was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Chrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Rogers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mr Chrome's chin.

Chrome
vs
Rogers

182 cm
38
193 lbs
33 - 15 - 1

189 cm
41
220 lbs
31 - 36 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Mr Chrome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 36 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers tries to bum rush Chrome with a series of wild strikes but Chrome uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chrome swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chrome misses with a left hand
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Mr Chrome has been cut.
Steve Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Chrome was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rogers.
Chrome cracks Rogers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rogers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chrome moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chrome ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Chrome appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chrome checks a low kick from Rogers.

Chrome gets tackled into the cage by Rogers. Rogers maintains the clinch.

Rogers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Chrome misses its intended target.
Rogers fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chrome looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chrome throws a head kick that misses.
Chrome slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers blocks a jab.
Rogers tries to clinch but Chrome is having none of it.
Chrome shoots in looking for a takedown. Rogers tries to sprawl out of it but Chrome keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rogers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chrome shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rogers but Rogers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A right-left combo lands from Rogers.
Chrome throws a shot from downtown. Rogers moves away and avoids it.
Rogers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chrome throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rogers misses with a double jab.
Rogers staying out of range there.
Rogers misses with a straight left.
Chrome avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chrome attempts a counter takedown but Rogers avoids it well and moves away.
Rogers misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chrome has his takedown stuffed
and Chrome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Chrome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chrome on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogers stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Rogers misses.
Chrome feinted with a counter takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Rogers. Those never looked like landing.
Rogers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Chrome moves out of range.
A slow jab from Chrome misses its intended target.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Chrome 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rogers throws a head kick that misses.
Chrome slips a jab and a cross from Rogers.
Some wild striking there from Rogers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chrome connects with a right hand. Rogers shakes it off.
Rogers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rogers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rogers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Chrome.
Chrome appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Chrome digs a good hook to Rogers's body.
Rogers with a jab.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Chrome counters with a stiff right hand.
Chrome throws a looping overhand right but Rogers ducks down to avoid it.
Rogers is looking for the big counter here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers connects with a single shot there.
Rogers throws a body shot but no joy.
Chrome tries to counter with a takedown but Rogers is quick to defend against it.
Rogers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Rogers is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers leaves his chin hanging out and Chrome seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Rogers crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Chrome!
Mr Chrome took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Byczynski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to War is My Destiny. Nataniel Byczynski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Hunt's chin.

Byczynski
vs
Hunt

200 cm
43
260 lbs
39 - 35 - 0

200 cm
41
245 lbs
25 - 26 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a good cross that connects.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byczynski.
Byczynski tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hunt! But no joy.
Hunt tries for a takedown but Byczynski circles away easily
and Hunt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hunt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Byczynski moved out of range.

Byczynski has Hunt up against the cage in a clinch.
Byczynski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Byczynski taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt misses with the head strike.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunt scores with a jab to the jaw.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Byczynski swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Byczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunt misses with a hook. Byczynski ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Byczynski's shoulder, as Byczynski tries to avoid the shot.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byczynski avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Byczynski punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Byczynski lands with a kick to the temple. Hunt shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Byczynski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunt missing with a left hand there. Byczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt tries to land a front kick but Byczynski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hunt misses with a body kick.
Hunt cracks the inside of Byczynski's front leg.
Byczynski works Hunt's body with a nice hook.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Byczynski's head but Byczynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byczynski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Byczynski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Byczynski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab from Byczynski does it's job there.
Byczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Byczynski tries to land a leg kick but Hunt saw it coming and moves away.
Byczynski misses with a wild body shot.
Byczynski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hunt is looking for the big counter here.
Byczynski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hunt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hunt jabs Byczynski right on the nose. Byczynski blinks but takes it well.
Byczynski lands with a shot to the body.
Hunt darts in trying to clinch
and Byczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Byczynski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hunt.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Byczynski gets underhooks to prevent Hunt's takedown attempt.
Hunt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hunt is trying to push Byczynski away but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byczynski blocks the elbow strike.
Byczynski with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Byczynski.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hunt is defending well for now.
Hunt missing with knees to the body.
Hunt being controlled against the cage.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hunt avoids it.
Good body shot from Byczynski.
Hunt avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Hunt looking to throw knees to the head but Byczynski is blocking nicely.
Hunt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byczynski avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is trying to break free.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Byczynski wants to clinch.
Byczynski tests Hunt's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hunt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Byczynski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hunt moves away from the strike by Byczynski.
Byczynski wants to clinch up but Hunt keeps it at a distance.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Byczynski slips the punch.
Hunt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Hunt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Byczynski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Byczynski does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Hunt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hunt clobbers Byczynski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hunt digs a good body shot into Byczynski's ribs.
Byczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Hunt moves out of range easily.
Byczynski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Byczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Byczynski's head.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byczynski as he avoids it easily.
Hunt keeps the fight on the outside.
Byczynski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hunt.
Byczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hunt slips a jab from Byczynski.
Hunt throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunt tests Byczynski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Byczynski slips under a jab.
As Hunt tries to get set, Byczynski tries to push him back and clinch up but Hunt manages to avoid the attempt.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byczynski's head.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Hunt looks to move away, Byczynski throws a big counter combo bu Hunt just gets out of the way.
Byczynski staying out of range there.
Tony Hunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hunt avoids the head kick by Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
A telegraphed right hand from Hunt misses the target.
Hunt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Byczynski.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Byczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Hunt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Byczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunt misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Byczynski manages to avoid it.
Hunt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byczynski swings for the body but Hunt moves out of range.
Byczynski slips under a jab from Hunt.
Hunt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Byczynski.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt swings for the body but Byczynski moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Hunt.
Hunt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Byczynski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Byczynski cracks Hunt with a good jab.
Hunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt cracks Byczynski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hunt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Byczynski tries to clinch but Hunt is having none of it.
Byczynski wants to slow Hunt down by chopping away at his legs.
Byczynski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hunt lands with an overhand left.
Hunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunt tries to clinch but Byczynski moves out of range.
Hunt throws a hook but Byczynski avoids it easily.
Hunt walks into a left hand.
Byczynski throws a front kick that sends Hunt stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski tries to work over Hunt's front leg with a kick but Hunt checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lands a jab to the nose.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hunt throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Byczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byczynski cracks Hunt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Byczynski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Byczynski misses its intended target.
A jab from Hunt misses.
Hunt moves to clinch but Byczynski breaks away
and Byczynski counters with a straight right hand.
Byczynski misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunt throws a jab when Byczynski was well out of range.
Byczynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hunt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Hunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Byczynski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byczynski.
Hunt misses with a hook.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Byczynski misses the shot to the body.
Hunt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Byczynski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Byczynski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Byczynski walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hunt.
Byczynski lands a left hand.
Byczynski tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nataniel Byczynski has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski misses with a knee strike.
Byczynski lands a good knee to the midsection. Hunt won't want to take too many of those.
Hunt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byczynski is defending well for now.

Hunt breaks from the clinch.
Byczynski slips under a jab.
Byczynski misses with a few strikes there.
Byczynski throws a low kick but Hunt moves out of range easily.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Byczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Hunt tries to get set, Byczynski tries to push him back and clinch up but Hunt manages to avoid the attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good shot there by Hunt.
Hunt is looking to land body kicks.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Byczynski misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski looks to score with a jab to the body but Hunt is just out of range.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Byczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Byczynski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Hunt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byczynski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byczynski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Byczynski to work.
Byczynski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hunt takes an elbow to the temple.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Byczynski won't allow it.
Byczynski lands an uppercut.
Byczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Byczynski dodges an elbow strike from Hunt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Byczynski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byczynski lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byczynski avoiding damage.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hunt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byczynski creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hunt's defenses.
Byczynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt wants to break free but Byczynski has control.
Hunt misses with a punch on the inside.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.
Hunt misses with an elbow over the top.
Hunt takes a knee to the side of the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Byczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byczynski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Byczynski lands a knee to the head.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hunt takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.
Byczynski is stalling here.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Hunt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Byczynski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hunt looks to throw the jab but Byczynski is out of range.
Byczynski is looking for a counter combo.
Nice jab there from Byczynski.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Byczynski walks into a straight right hand from Hunt.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nataniel Byczynski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Byczynski 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nataniel Byczynski!
After the big win, Nataniel Byczynski made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Tony Hunt stepped up to the mic, saying 'ok mate, thats 3 to you....best out of 7?'.