Bloodsport: Elite PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhajit Zemenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodion Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Zemenov
vs
Gracie

183 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rhajit Zemenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodion Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zemenov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Zemenov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

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

Zemenov is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.

Zemenov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.

Zemenov is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Zemenov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Zemenov is breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.

Zemenov is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zemenov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gracie is pressing down on Zemenov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zemenov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gracie's guard.

Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Zemenov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracie is keeping the position for now.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zemenov manages to get himself to full guard.
Gracie wants to stand and escape but instead Zemenov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Zemenov wriggles free and stands up.

Gracie gets caught flat footed, as Zemenov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zemenov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zemenov stops Gracie from standing up.

Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zemenov defends well.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zemenov is one step ahead there.

Zemenov drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gracie looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gracie looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gracie!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov is trying to buck Gracie off.

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

Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Zemenov is defending well.

Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zemenov, who protects the arm well.
Zemenov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gracie's best efforts.

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.
Zemenov wants to get back to his feet.
Zemenov is trying to control but can't.

Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zemenov is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rhajit Zemenov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zemenov changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gracie looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Zemenov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gracie has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zemenov but great work by Gracie.

Gracie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie tries to stand but Zemenov is controlling his head.

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

Gracie tries for a kimura but Zemenov is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zemenov wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemenov struggling a bit here.
Gracie tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Zemenov tries to buck Gracie off but Gracie is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Zemenov gets the takedown into side control.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zemenov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

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

Zemenov is trying to get an arm triangle but Gracie is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zemenov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gracie is keen to just control but Zemenov is a slippery customer.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Zemenov is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zemenov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Zemenov managing to control the position.
Zemenov keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zemenov's guard.

Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Zemenov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Zemenov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Zemenov!

Zemenov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Zemenov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Zemenov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Zemenov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie gets back to full guard.

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

Zemenov 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 for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhajit Zemenov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Zemenov moves out of range.
Rhajit Zemenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Gracie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zemenov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Zemenov moves out of range.
Gracie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie scores with a three punch combo!
Rodion Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Gracie. No joy for Zemenov on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Gracie duly obliges.
Zemenov checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemenov looks for a takedown but Gracie sprawls well.
Gracie scores with a one two! Zemenov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gracie jabs Zemenov right on the nose. Zemenov blinks but takes it well.
Zemenov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zemenov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gracie tries to avoid it but Zemenov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gracie to the ground. Gracie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhajit Zemenov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie lands with a straight right. Zemenov didn't see that one coming.
Gracie scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gracie throws a one two combo.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
Gracie stuffs the takedown attempt from Zemenov. Zemenov gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gracie.
Rodion Gracie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with the combination.
Zemenov dodges the punch combination from Gracie.
Gracie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Zemenov avoids them all with ease.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Zemenov moves out of range.
Gracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Zemenov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie cracks Zemenov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zemenov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a series of punches but Zemenov moves out of range.
Zemenov fails to land the takedown.
Zemenov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gracie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zemenov somewhat.
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Gracie does no damage.
Zemenov shoots in looking for a takedown. Gracie tries to sprawl out of it but Zemenov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gracie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie stalks Zemenov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Zemenov's face. Zemenov staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodion Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Gracie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zemenov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gracie as he avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zemenov.
Gracie looks to land a combination but Zemenov avoids it well.
Gracie listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zemenov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Gracie misses.
Nice uppercut there from Gracie.
Rhajit Zemenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zemenov slips under a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodion Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zemenov 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 28:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alain LeFevre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bommel comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Battery . Alain LeFevre will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

van Bommel
vs
LeFevre

188 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark van Bommel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alain LeFevre!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bommel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by LeFevre.

van Bommel pushes LeFevre up against the cage in a clinch.
van Bommel lands a shot to the body.
van Bommel goes for a takedown attempt but LeFevre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LeFevre throws a sloppy head kick and van Bommel moves out of range easily.
van Bommel tries to close the distance and clinch up but LeFevre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
LeFevre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
van Bommel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LeFevre moves away.
LeFevre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and van Bommel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

van Bommel rushes LeFevre and presses him up against the cage.
LeFevre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
van Bommel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

van Bommel decides to pull guard.
van Bommel trying to control the position.
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.
LeFevre won't allow van Bommel to sweep him here.

van Bommel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. LeFevre defends it easily.

van Bommel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. LeFevre is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for van Bommel.

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.
van Bommel struggling a bit here.
van Bommel gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeFevre has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, van Bommel works to full guard.
van Bommel manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
van Bommel cracks LeFevre with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
van Bommel trying to control but LeFevre is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
van Bommel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark van Bommel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

LeFevre misses with a combination

and van Bommel counters with a shoot takedown. LeFevre fights it but they end up in guard.
van Bommel trying to control but LeFevre is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if LeFevre can do anything to dispel that myth.
van Bommel pushes down on LeFevre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
van Bommel is trying to control the action in half guard but LeFevre is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
van Bommel performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
van Bommel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but LeFevre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel trying to control the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mark van Bommel just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
van Bommel looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LeFevre is fending him off so far but van Bommel persists. Nope, LeFevre circles away and we're back to standing.
van Bommel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as LeFevre sprawls well. LeFevre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. van Bommel gets slowly back to his feet.
A right-left combo lands from LeFevre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

van Bommel 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.
van Bommel trying to control but LeFevre is working from the bottom.
LeFevre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
LeFevre being controlled here, momentarily.
van Bommel trying to control but LeFevre is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but LeFevre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
LeFevre won't allow van Bommel to sweep him here.
van Bommel wants to improve his position but instead LeFevre has moved into half guard.

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.
LeFevre passes into side control, despite van Bommel's attempt to control the position.
You can see the frustration on van Bommel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark van Bommel dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

LeFevre misses with a jab, cross combination.
LeFevre looks to land a combination. van Bommel sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
van Bommel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LeFevre counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps van Bommel thinking.
LeFevre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but van Bommel moves away.
LeFevre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. van Bommel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
LeFevre tries a head kick but it misses.
van Bommel tries to land a leg kick but LeFevre saw it coming and moves away.
LeFevre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by van Bommel.
van Bommel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
van Bommel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. LeFevre tries to avoid it but van Bommel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag LeFevre to the ground. LeFevre escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
van Bommel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LeFevre counters with a left and a right that stings van Bommel.
van Bommel looks for a takedown but LeFevre sprawls well.
van Bommel tries to clinch there but LeFevre circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel cracks LeFevre with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
van Bommel misses with a combination
and LeFevre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
van Bommel shoots and misses
and LeFevre counters with a three punch combo that has van Bommel backing up. van Bommel nods at LeFevre to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark van Bommel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
LeFevre throws a one two combo.
van Bommel shoots in but LeFevre avoids the takedown attempt easily.

van Bommel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
van Bommel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. LeFevre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
LeFevre is trying to break the clinch but van Bommel has him pressed against the cage.
van Bommel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. LeFevre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
van Bommel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LeFevre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

van Bommel breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel shoots in and drives through. LeFevre sprawls well.
Mark van Bommel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
van Bommel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by LeFevre.
A combination from LeFevre does no damage.
LeFevre throws a left and a right that both miss
and van Bommel counters with a stiff right hand.
LeFevre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
LeFevre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
LeFevre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
van Bommel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut lands for LeFevre. That snapped van Bommel's head back.
Alain LeFevre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LeFevre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
LeFevre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeFevre lands with a straight right. van Bommel didn't see that one coming.
van Bommel slips a jab and a cross from LeFevre.
Mark van Bommel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
LeFevre throws a head kick but van Bommel moves out of range.
van Bommel throws a combination that misses
and LeFevre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
LeFevre misses with a combination
and van Bommel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
LeFevre throws a lazy head kick
letting van Bommel counter with a right hand.
LeFevre throws a head kick that misses.
LeFevre avoids a punch combination nicely.
van Bommel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LeFevre misses with a wild combination.
Alain LeFevre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
van Bommel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. LeFevre defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
van Bommel avoids the head kick by LeFevre.
LeFevre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
van Bommel doesn't manage to clinch there - LeFevre circles away.
van Bommel lands a nice looking body shot.
van Bommel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and LeFevre makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
van Bommel tries to clinch up but LeFevre circles away and keeps his distance.

van Bommel moves into the clinch.
van Bommel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
van Bommel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LeFevre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
van Bommel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

van Bommel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LeFevre throws a series of punches but van Bommel avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alain LeFevre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think van Bommel 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark van Bommel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Yankowy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yankowy might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Just Can't Hate Enough. Sid Horton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Yankowy
vs
Horton

175 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

189 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Yankowy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sid Horton!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Yankowy takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Horton cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sid Horton!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
13%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Blows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Swahili Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swahili Bob looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Blows
vs
Bob

175 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Blows!
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, Swahili Bob!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Blows's shoulder, as Blows tries to avoid the shot.
Blows shoots in for a double leg but Bob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blows throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
Blows scores with a body shot.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.
Bob tries a low kick but Blows avoids it.
Blows lands a jab.
Bob takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Blows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob lands with a nice body punch.
Bob misses with a double jab
enabling Blows to counter with a crisp jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blows is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bob gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blows lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blows drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bob pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Blows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.

Blows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bob wants to get back to striking at distance but Blows won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blows.
Blows scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.

Blows has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bob is trying to keep an underhook but Blows manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bob pushes Blows off looking to stand but Blows dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob looks gassed!
Blows throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Blows seems to be looking for submissions.
Bob has hold of Blows's hands but Blows slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blows looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Blows is looking for a kimura but Bob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blows to get the leverage.
Blows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Blows wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Blows is looking for a kimura but Bob is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Blows to get the leverage.
Blows passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blows misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Blows looking to finish with strikes here!
Blows scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bob?
Blows scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blows throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bob because Blows loaded up on that one.

Blows has control of Bob's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bob regains control of the situation pretty easily.
BOOM! Blows connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Blows swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bob is now in Blows's guard. A big mistake from Blows there, giving up the dominant position!
Bob is looking to stand up but Blows won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blows looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bob is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Blows dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Blows tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blows checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blows slips a straight right by Bob.
Blows moves out of range of the strikes.
Swahili Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Blows bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Blows cracks Bob with a big right hand but Bob just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bob regains half guard, as Blows was trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blows is looking to advance position but Bob won't allow it.
Blows throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blows moves into full mount! Bob won't be happy about that!
Bob is breathing heavily.
Bob is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Blows with a couple of short strikes.
Bob takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Blows thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blows is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Blows lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bob hang on?
Blows lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Blows goes for an armbar but Bob turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bob.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob trying to control the position from guard on top but Blows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blows is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Blows keeping moving, preventing Bob from controlling successfully.
Blows is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bob wants to control from the top but Blows keeps moving.

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.
Blows manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bob manages to get himself to full guard.
Blows trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Blows tries to free his leg and advance position but Bob is retaining full guard.
Blows works over Bob with some ground and pound from guard.
Blows trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Blows dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Blows tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.

Blows gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blows lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Blows.
Bob takes a shot to the head.
Blows lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blows misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Blows.
Blows lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Blows lands a right hand.
Blows working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blows misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blows lands a body shot in the clinch.
Blows tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bob blocking some punches.
Blows swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blows gets through Bob's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Blows.
Blows lands a shot to the body.
Blows fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Blows.
Blows lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Blows.
A left hand lands to the body for Blows.

Blows turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Blows tries to move to mount but Bob blocks the move with his legs.
Blows scores with a couple of short elbows.
Blows has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Blows creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bob sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blows is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?

Blows is trying to get an arm triangle but Bob is defending well.
Joe Blows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swahili Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bob tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blows wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The referee asks Blows politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Blows prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bob gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blows controlling the position easily from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Joe Blows just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Blows closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob is trying to break the clinch but Blows is controlling him.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Blows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blows has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Blows!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anatoly Wasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Giel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Giel has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wasserman
vs
Giel

178 cm
23
179 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anatoly Wasserman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Giel!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giel leaves Wasserman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Giel scores with a decent looking hook.
Giel throws a right hand that Wasserman ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasserman also avoids with ease.
Giel swinging wildly here.
Wasserman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giel misses with the combination.
Giel stuffs the takedown attempt from Wasserman. Wasserman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Wasserman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wasserman shoots in but Giel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Giel. No joy for Wasserman on that attempt.
Giel throws a one two combo.
Giel leaves Wasserman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wasserman is breathing heavily.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wasserman circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wasserman is defended easily by Giel.
Giel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
Mark Giel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wasserman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Giel circles away.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giel tries to bum rush Wasserman with a series of wild strikes but Wasserman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel lands with a nice body punch.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giel misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Giel does no damage.
Giel lands a nice looking body shot.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wasserman.
No luck for Wasserman with that takedown attempt.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Giel but Giel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
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!
Giel stalks Wasserman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasserman's face. Wasserman staggers backwards, shaken.
A nice combination there by Giel.
Giel throws a series of punches but Wasserman avoids them all with ease.
Giel misses with a few strikes there.
Giel throws a series of punches but Wasserman moves out of range.
Giel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wasserman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giel avoids it really well and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Giel.
Anatoly Wasserman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wasserman is defended easily by Giel.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wasserman circles away quickly and effectively.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wasserman.
Giel looks to land a combination. Wasserman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Giel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wasserman moves forwards but Giel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wasserman circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Giel.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Giel stuffs the takedown attempt from Wasserman. Wasserman gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel tries to bum rush Wasserman with a series of wild strikes but Wasserman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel throws a one two combo.
Wasserman dodges the punch combination from Giel.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wasserman. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Giel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wasserman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giel throws a series of punches but Wasserman avoids them all with ease.
Giel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Giel misses with the combination.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Wasserman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wasserman closes the distance and clinches up with Giel, looking for a takedown. Wasserman pushes Giel against the cage but Giel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wasserman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wasserman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Wasserman walks into a stiff left hand from Giel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Wasserman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mark Giel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giel swinging wildly here.
Wasserman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Giel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wasserman somewhat.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giel is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice sprawl there from Giel as Wasserman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Wasserman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giel works over Wasserman's head and body with a nice combination.
Wasserman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giel throws a right hand that Wasserman ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasserman also avoids with ease.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wasserman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Giel avoids it really well and circles away.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wasserman might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Giel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasserman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel stalks Wasserman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasserman's face. Wasserman staggers backwards, shaken.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasserman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mark Giel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Giel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wasserman.
Wasserman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Giel throws a combination. Wasserman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Giel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wasserman takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wasserman is defended easily by Giel.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Giel.
Giel throws a right and a left that Wasserman avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Giel misses.
Giel lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Giel stalks Wasserman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasserman's face. Wasserman staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Anatoly Wasserman has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasserman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wasserman circles away quickly and effectively.
Wasserman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Giel.
Wasserman dodges the punch combination from Giel.
Nice takedown defense from Giel. No joy for Wasserman on that attempt.
Wasserman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Giel pinned against the cage. Giel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Giel misses with the combination.
Wasserman fails with the takedown.
Giel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wasserman's hands.
Giel stalks Wasserman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasserman's face. Wasserman staggers backwards, shaken.
Giel throws a series of punches but Wasserman moves out of range.
Giel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Giel scores with a hook to the body. Wasserman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown but Giel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giel misses with the combination.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giel scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Giel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Giel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wasserman.
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wasserman slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Giel!
Giel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasserman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Giel lands a right hook to the body.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giel fails to land with a series of punches.
Wasserman shoots in and drives through. Giel sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Giel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anatoly Wasserman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A combination from Giel does no damage.
Wasserman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Giel's waist but Giel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wasserman off to one side.
Nice sprawl there from Giel as Wasserman shoots in.
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Giel.
Giel works Wasserman's body with a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giel, as that shot connected.
Giel misses with a two punch combination.
Giel lands with a nice combination. Wasserman backs away looking to recover.
Giel tries to bum rush Wasserman with a series of wild strikes but Wasserman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giel scores with a one two! Wasserman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wasserman fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anatoly Wasserman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wasserman circles away quickly and effectively.
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wasserman ducks right into an uppercut from Giel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giel moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Giel throws a series of strikes that have Wasserman backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giel throws a right and a left that Wasserman avoids nicely.
Giel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Giel misses with a wild combination.
Giel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wasserman.
Giel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wasserman doesn't seem bothered though.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wasserman closes the distance and clinches up with Giel, looking for a takedown. Wasserman pushes Giel against the cage but Giel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Giel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wasserman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wasserman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Giel scores with a four punch combination!
Giel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Giel scores with a one two! Wasserman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Wasserman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some wild striking there from Giel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasserman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel misses with the combination.
Wasserman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Giel sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Giel misses with a few strikes there.
Giel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wasserman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Giel misses with a double jab.
Wasserman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Giel paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Giel.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wasserman is defended easily by Giel.
Anatoly Wasserman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Giel lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giel throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Wasserman or perhaps it was just good defense by Giel which made him look bad.
Giel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Giel works over Wasserman's head and body with a nice combination.
Giel scores with a one two! Wasserman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Giel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wasserman circles away quickly and effectively.
Wasserman fails with the takedown.
Giel misses with a series of wild punches.
Giel throws a nice looking combination but Wasserman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasserman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Giel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Giel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wasserman shoots in but Giel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Giel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Giel closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wasserman fails with a takedown attempt.
Wasserman slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Nice sprawl there from Giel as Wasserman shoots in.
Wasserman slips a jab and a cross from Giel.
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown but Giel shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Giel throws a series of punches but Wasserman avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Giel scores with a four punch combination!
Wasserman shoots in for a takedown but Giel shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A left and a right from Giel both land. Nice combination.
Giel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wasserman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mark Giel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Giel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Giel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Giel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 24:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Giel!

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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Axebeard McBeardaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

McBeardaxe
vs
Bravo

184 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

182 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axebeard McBeardaxe!
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, Mario Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBeardaxe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice defenses there by McBeardaxe.
Bravo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McBeardaxe connects with a looping right hand.
McBeardaxe with a nice cross.
McBeardaxe loads up on a big right hand but Bravo slips the punch.
McBeardaxe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
McBeardaxe lands with a hook. Bravo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bravo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bravo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McBeardaxe scores with a jab.
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravo thumps McBeardaxe with a low kick.
Bravo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bravo scores with a leg kick.
McBeardaxe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Bravo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McBeardaxe is looking to clinch but Bravo is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Bravo.
McBeardaxe is breathing heavily.
Bravo misses the shot to the body.

McBeardaxe moves into the clinch successfully.
McBeardaxe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bravo lands a left hand that snaps the head of McBeardaxe backwards.
McBeardaxe misses with a short punch on the inside.
McBeardaxe keeps control of Bravo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Bravo.
Bravo lands with a short shot to the head.

McBeardaxe is rocked!

Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh McBeardaxe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McBeardaxe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Bravo has cracked McBeardaxe with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Bravo lands another huge swinging hook and McBeardaxe tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save McBeardaxe, before Bravo can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mario Bravo!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otryad Kovboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Steakworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kovboev
vs
Steakworth

205 cm
25
264 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

189 cm
24
254 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otryad Kovboev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lionel Steakworth!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Kovboev slams his shin into Steakworth's torso.
Kovboev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovboev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kovboev scores with a spinning back kick!
Steakworth looks gassed!
Kovboev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovboev throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Lionel Steakworth has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovboev throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kovboev throws a head kick that misses.
Kovboev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kovboev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steakworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kovboev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kovboev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kovboev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Steakworth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Kovboev lands a big head kick that sends Steakworth tumbling to the mat! Kovboev takes a step backwards and waves Steakworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kovboev lands a big head kick that sends Steakworth to the canvas! Kovboev follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otryad Kovboev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Greg VanWinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). VanWinkle comes into the arena with Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer blaring out of the sound system. Travis Black looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

VanWinkle
vs
Black

192 cm
25
220 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
205 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Greg VanWinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Black!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black walks into a stiff left hand from VanWinkle.

It looks like Travis Black has been cut.
Jab from VanWinkle.
VanWinkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but VanWinkle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for VanWinkle.
Black slips a straight right by VanWinkle.
Black blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
VanWinkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
VanWinkle scores with a jab to the body.
Black looks gassed!
VanWinkle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
VanWinkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
VanWinkle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Black. Black circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
VanWinkle fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as VanWinkle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Black doesn't seem phased though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
VanWinkle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

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

Black is rocked!

That has opened up Travis Black's cut even more.
Black walks straight into a right hand from VanWinkle - that's dropped him! VanWinkle jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Black from any more punishment! Black complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Greg VanWinkle!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lark McTeague (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Cornwall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McTeague kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Goodbye Horses - Q Lazzarus . Cornwall has chosen The Lucky Bullets "Folsom Prison Blues" as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McTeague
vs
Cornwall

180 cm
21
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
208 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE-GTI
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE-GTI

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lark McTeague!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Cornwall!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTeague looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornwall is just out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McTeague lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cornwall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McTeague backwards.

It looks like Lark McTeague has been cut.

McTeague manages to break the clinch.
McTeague swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McTeague misses with a two punch combination.
McTeague tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cornwall was well out of range. Poor timing from McTeague.
A jab from McTeague misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McTeague moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McTeague misses with a straight right.
McTeague thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Cornwall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A right-left combo lands from McTeague.
A left lands for McTeague.
McTeague keeps the fight on the outside.
McTeague throws a jab but it's blocked by Cornwall.
McTeague throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cornwall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cornwall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McTeague.
Lark McTeague seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McTeague uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cornwall.

Cornwall scores with a takedown into McTeague's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cornwall prevents McTeague from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cornwall has gone for a leg lock! McTeague slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cornwall's guard.
Cornwall is controlling McTeague's posture.

Cornwall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McTeague defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cornwall has McTeague pulled in close to control his posture.

Cornwall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McTeague defends it easily.

Cornwall is working an open guard so McTeague takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornwall ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McTeague throws an overhand right that lands on Cornwall's shoulder, as Cornwall tries to avoid the shot.
McTeague looks to score with a jab to the body but Cornwall is just out of range.
McTeague throws a series of punches but Cornwall avoids them all with ease.
McTeague throws a hook but Cornwall blocks it.
McTeague throws out a powerful jab.
McTeague scores with a punch to the head.
McTeague lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cornwall at a distance.
A big right from McTeague misses.
Cornwall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from McTeague misses its intended target.
Cornwall connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Cornwall does no damage.
Cornwall connects with a right hand. McTeague shakes it off.
McTeague lands a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Cornwall is rocked!
Cornwall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cornwall is still on wobbly legs! Can McTeague finish him?
Cornwall looks gassed!
Crack! McTeague connects with the perfect overhand right and Cornwall falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for McTeague!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lark McTeague!
Lark McTeague retains his light heavyweight title!