Militia Dei VI PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Blue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hughes has chosen tema dos guerreiro as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Blue
vs
hughes

180 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guillaume Blue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David hughes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blue is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
hughes slips a jab from Blue.
Blue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blue is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blue scores with a body shot.
hughes ducks right into an uppercut from Blue.
Nice shot lands for Blue.

hughes is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
hughes looks up at the clock. Bad move! Blue lands a right hand from hell, dropping hughes. Blue pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillaume Blue!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joey Mine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivgeny Chumakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mine comes to the cage accompanied by Planlos- Es kommt wie es kommt. Chumakov has chosen Little Wing - SRV as his entrance music. Joey Mine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Mine
vs
Chumakov

174 cm
23
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Battalion Athletics

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, Joey Mine!
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, Ivgeny Chumakov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mine misses with the combination.
Mine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chumakov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chumakov.

Chumakov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Chumakov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chumakov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mine struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mine parries the strikes from Chumakov easily there. Chumakov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mine to escape.
Mine is trying to control Chumakov's posture but Chumakov avoids it.
Chumakov misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Chumakov looks for a takedown but Mine sprawls well.

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.
Mine defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chumakov.
Mine misses with a low kick.
Mine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chumakov keeps working.
Chumakov is trying to stand back up but Mine is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chumakov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mine pulls his head out easily.
Chumakov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chumakov.
Chumakov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mine trying to control but Chumakov is working from the bottom.
Mine's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mine is breathing heavily.
Mine preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chumakov is on top in guard.
Chumakov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chumakov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mine!
Chumakov manages to get back to half guard.
Mine prevents Chumakov from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chumakov is pressing down on Mine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mine stays in close to Chumakov's body and controls the position.
Chumakov looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivgeny Chumakov will probably get the nod.
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.

Chumakov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mine did well to prevent Chumakov getting side control.
Chumakov stops Mine from getting back to his feet.

Chumakov is trying to work for a kimura but Mine is defending well.
Chumakov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mine's head.
Chumakov not doing much here.
Mine is looking for a sweep. Chumakov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chumakov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chumakov is keen to just control but Mine is a slippery customer.
Mine trying to control but Chumakov postures up.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Chumakov.

Chumakov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mine on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mine tries to get out of the position.
Mine parries the strikes from Chumakov easily there. Chumakov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mine to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mine being controlled for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chumakov postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chumakov has hold of Mine's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mine tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Chumakov cranks the arm and Mine screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mine, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ivgeny Chumakov!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

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

Brencans
vs
Romanov

186 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raivis Brencans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valentin Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Brencans gets the takedown into side control.
Romanov can't do much from the bottom here.
Brencans in side control, throwing shots but Romanov defends.
Brencans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Romanov keeps working.
Brencans tries to advance to mount but can't.
Brencans is breathing heavily.
Brencans tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brencans landing strikes.
Brencans trying to control the position but Romanov is working away.
Brencans is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Romanov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brencans is really struggling to control Romanov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Romanov wants to get back to his feet but Brencans drags him back down.
Romanov is trying to control Brencans's posture but Brencans avoids it.
Romanov is not content to let Brencans control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanov wants to control but Brencans postures up.
Romanov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

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.
Romanov keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brencans trying to control from half guard but Romanov is working away.

Romanov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Brencans shoots in and drives through. Romanov sprawls well.
Romanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brencans.
Brencans shoots in looking for a takedown. Romanov tries to sprawl out of it but Brencans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romanov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Romanov wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brencans gets caught flat footed, as Romanov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Romanov wants to control from the top but Brencans keeps moving.
Romanov works over Brencans with some ground and pound from guard.
Brencans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Romanov on the ground.
Romanov controlling from the top position.
Brencans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Romanov is controlling him.

Romanov 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.
Romanov sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Brencans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Romanov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Romanov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brencans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Romanov prevents Brencans from getting back to his feet.
Brencans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Romanov controls the pace.
Romanov wants to control from the top but Brencans keeps moving.
Romanov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Romanov pushes Brencans up against the cage in a clinch.

Romanov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Romanov manages to end up in side control.

Romanov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brencans, who protects the arm well.

Romanov in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Brencans is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Valentin Romanov!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Helsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and johnny turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Helsson comes to the cage accompanied by Die Motherfucker Die. Thor Helsson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Helsson
vs
turk

201 cm
22
240 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

199 cm
19
235 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Helsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but turk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Helsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Helsson is looking to clinch.
Helsson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says turk as he avoids it easily.

Helsson closes the distance and pushes turk back into the cage.
turk drops down looking for an ankle pick but Helsson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Helsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
turk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Helsson shoots in and drives through. turk sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Helsson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Helsson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but turk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Helsson shoots in for a double leg but turk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
turk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
turk stalks Helsson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Helsson's face. Helsson staggers backwards, shaken.
Helsson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Helsson tries to close the distance and clinch but turk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

turk drops Helsson with a nice combination! turk dives into Helsson's guard, looking to finish!

Helsson is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
turk gets to his feet and stands over Helsson, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Helsson felt that one! turk unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Helsson from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). johnny turk!

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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 Ronald Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Kliment (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 Dimitri Kliment was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gracie
vs
Kliment

180 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

217 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronald Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Kliment!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Gracie as Kliment shoots in.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kliment.
Kliment tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dimitri Kliment seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kliment closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Gracie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kliment avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gracie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kliment has Gracie pushed against the cage.

Kliment breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kliment misses with a wild combination.
Kliment throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kliment clinches.
Gracie takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kliment manages to break the clinch.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kliment.
Gracie avoids the head kick by Kliment.
Kliment throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Kliment.

Kliment fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gracie, pushing him back against the cage.

Kliment breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kliment pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kliment ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Kliment throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.

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.

Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.

Gracie 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.
Gracie scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kliment really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kliment had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Kliment throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

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

Gracie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kliment has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gracie has managed to get both his arms back between Kliment's legs - danger averted.
Gracie trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Kliment is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kliment manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Kliment's guard.
Kliment keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

Kliment working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Kliment looks gassed!

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

Kliment clinches up against the cage.

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.
Kliment landing knees to the head.
Kliment slows down the pace here.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kliment smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie slips a jab and a cross from Kliment.

Kliment clinches with his opponent.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kliment walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Kliment dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kliment throws a head kick that misses.
Kliment gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kliment won't be happy with that.
Kliment misses with a strike from the bottom.
Kliment can't do much from the bottom here.

Gracie swings around for an armbar but Kliment sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Gracie keeping moving, preventing Kliment from controlling successfully.

Kliment drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gracie dives on top into guard.
Kliment is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kliment escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gracie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

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

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kliment is aware though and is defending well.
Kliment pushing down on Gracie's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Kliment is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gracie is holding on to half guard well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kliment is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kliment not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gracie manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gracie trying to keep a closed guard but Kliment is proving a slippery customer.
Kliment throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kliment wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kliment shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gracie manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kliment looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kliment controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Gracie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kliment working for a triangle but Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Gracie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kliment rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gracie's guard! Nice work there by Kliment!
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronald Gracie dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kliment gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie jumps guard but Kliment stands there with Gracie around his waist. Gracie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kliment slowing the pace effectively.

Kliment breaks from the clinch.
Kliment looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kliment misses with a two punch combination.
Kliment pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kliment has managed to clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kliment closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Kliment won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kliment is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Kliment successfully pulls guard.
Gracie passes Kliment's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Kliment defends the submission attempt.
Kliment wants to improve his position but Gracie is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kliment is looking to control Gracie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kliment avoid being mounted?

Kliment is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Kliment regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gracie.

Kliment is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Kliment is keeping the position.

Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kliment is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to keep Kliment in close.
Kliment throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kliment must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kliment sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.
Ronald Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kliment wants to work for an arm triangle but Gracie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is staying active underneath Kliment, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gracie gets full guard.

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.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kliment trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Kliment postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kliment is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kliment wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kliment working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kliment can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Kliment comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kliment has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Kliment!

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energy
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hype
A | B

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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trash Talking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Zamiatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamiatin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tuvinian Singing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 Sasha Zamiatin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Talking
vs
Zamiatin

190 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trash Talking!
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, Sasha Zamiatin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Talking both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Sasha Zamiatin has been cut.
Talking fails with a takedown attempt.
Zamiatin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zamiatin has a takedown stuffed.
Talking throws a series of punches but Zamiatin moves out of range.
Zamiatin misses with a takedown

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talking manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Talking slaps away a takedown attempt from Zamiatin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Zamiatin.

Zamiatin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Talking napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Zamiatin tries for a kimura but Talking is defending well.
Talking wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zamiatin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Talking wants to get back to his feet but Zamiatin drags him back down.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamiatin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Talking is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zamiatin trying to control the action but Talking is working from the bottom.
Zamiatin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Talking is looking to regain half guard here but Zamiatin keeps moving and retains side control.

Zamiatin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Talking to his feet.
Zamiatin tries to clinch
and Talking counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zamiatin's knee momentarily.
Zamiatin looks gassed!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zamiatin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Talking.
Talking misses with the combination.
Talking misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Zamiatin shoots and misses

and Talking counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talking.
Talking can't break the clinch.
Zamiatin misses with a punch on the inside.

Talking ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Talking no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Talking trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Zamiatin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Talking working for a triangle but Zamiatin defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Zamiatin tries to free his leg and advance position but Talking is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zamiatin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Talking is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zamiatin is controlling him.
Zamiatin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trash Talking dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sasha Zamiatin's cut.
That's time! Talking's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Talking misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zamiatin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Talking defends it nicely.
No luck for Zamiatin with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zamiatin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Talking counters with a series of strikes. Zamiatin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Zamiatin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Talking.
Nice sprawl there from Talking as Zamiatin shoots in.

Zamiatin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Zamiatin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Talking is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Talking wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Zamiatin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zamiatin thowing shots but they're missing.
Zamiatin tries to control but Talking wriggling away.
Zamiatin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Zamiatin prevents Talking from getting the reversal.

Zamiatin is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Zamiatin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zamiatin is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zamiatin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Talking, who protects the arm well.
Talking is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Talking is looking to regain half guard here but Zamiatin keeps moving and retains side control.
Talking is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zamiatin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zamiatin wants to control but Talking is keeping him busy.

Zamiatin tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Talking explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Talking misses with a two punch combination.
Zamiatin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Talking finds it's way round the side to connect with Zamiatin's head.
Zamiatin fails with the takedown.
Talking throws a series of punches but Zamiatin moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sasha Zamiatin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sasha Zamiatin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Zamiatin tries to keep at a distance but Talking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zamiatin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Talking pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zamiatin tries for a takedown but Talking circles away easily
and Talking counters with a two punch combo.

Talking fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zamiatin, pushing him back against the cage.

Talking escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zamiatin misses with a low kick.
Talking with a lazy takedown attempt

and Zamiatin counters with a single leg into guard. Talking didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamiatin is stalling in the full guard.
Zamiatin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zamiatin trying to control but Talking is working from the bottom.
Zamiatin throwing strikes but missing.
Zamiatin wants to control from the top but Talking keeps moving.
Talking avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Talking keeping moving, preventing Zamiatin from controlling successfully.
Zamiatin stays in close to Talking's body and controls the position.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Talking moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zamiatin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Trash Talking has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Zamiatin.
Zamiatin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zamiatin dodges the punch combination from Talking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talking swinging wildly here.
Talking scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Horrible takedown by Zamiatin or perhaps it was just good defense by Talking which made him look bad.

Talking fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Zamiatin sprawls well initially but Talking persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talking missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Talking wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Zamiatin uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Zamiatin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Talking.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zamiatin is on top in guard.
Zamiatin pushes down on Talking's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zamiatin content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Trash Talking showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Talking 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trash Talking!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borris Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gracie
vs
Khalidov

175 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
217 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie shoots for a takedown but Khalidov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gracie shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Gracie's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Khalidov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Khalidov showed some decent athleticism there.

Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Khalidov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from Khalidov.
Khalidov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Khalidov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gracie has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalidov 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.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Khalidov.

Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidov preventing the sweep.
Gracie could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie is breathing heavily.

Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Khalidov is aware though and is defending well.

Khalidov 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.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Khalidov controlling him for the moment.
Khalidov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Khalidov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Khalidov lands a few punches from side control.
Khalidov grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Khalidov cracks Gracie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Khalidov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Khalidov grinds an elbow into Gracie's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khalidov working the head with strikes.

Gracie is rocked!
Gracie taking punishment in the form of punches.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Khalidov landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Khalidov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Khalidov working the body and head with strikes.
Khalidov working the body and head with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Gracie is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Khalidov can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borris Khalidov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Triton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Triton
vs
Hunt

169 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Triton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Triton keeps Hunt at a distance using the push kick.
Triton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Triton scores with a leg kick.
Hunt looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Triton connects with a body shot.
Triton misses with a hook.
Triton lunges at Hunt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hunt's hand.

It looks like Mike Hunt has been cut.
Triton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Triton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Hunt is rocked!

Triton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Triton finish him?
Triton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.

Triton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Triton feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Hunt crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Triton!
Jack Triton is the new middleweight champion!