HFC 45:Volkov vs MacCumhaill PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanuki Shinra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanuki Shinra has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raul Lorenzo's chin.

Lorenzo
vs
Shinra

190 cm
22
265 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Raul Lorenzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanuki Shinra!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lorenzo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lorenzo lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lorenzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lorenzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Lorenzo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Lorenzo 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.

Lorenzo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lorenzo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

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

Lorenzo drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lorenzo seems to have locked his on tight now - Shinra screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lorenzo, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Raul Lorenzo!

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby McBarz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruiz comes into the arena with OCTAGON blaring out of the sound system. McBarz has chosen Alicia Keys - In Common as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruiz
vs
McBarz

187 cm
20
179 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

183 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby McBarz!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBarz connects with a body shot.
Ruiz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McBarz jabs Ruiz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bobby McBarz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ruiz closes the distance and clinches.
Ruiz is pushing McBarz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ruiz tries to pull guard but McBarz won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on McBarz's face as he tries to break the clinch.

McBarz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruiz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

McBarz sends Ruiz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! McBarz is motioning to the referee to let Ruiz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Ruiz is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBarz connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ruiz to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by McBarz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby McBarz!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby McBarz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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88%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Bob Holley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baruch Yehuda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holley comes to the cage accompanied by Beer - Ou its good. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bob Holley
vs
Yehuda

201 cm
23
285 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

196 cm
27
258 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Billy Bob Holley!
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, Baruch Yehuda!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yehuda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Holley. That one must have hurt.
Holley stuns Yehuda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Holley lands a right hook to the body.
Holley lands a jab.

It looks like Baruch Yehuda has been cut.
Yehuda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holley throws out a powerful jab.
Holley lands a jab.
Holley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Holley shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Yehuda manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holley distracts Yehuda with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Holley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yehuda's head.
Yehuda looking to hit a scissor sweep but Holley is one step ahead there.
Yehuda looks winded!

Holley drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Holley seems to have locked his on tight now - Yehuda screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Holley, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Billy Bob Holley!
A very excited looking Billy Bob Holley made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kid Cudi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelby Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cudi comes to the cage accompanied by King Wizard. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cudi
vs
Foote

185 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

167 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Cudi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shelby Foote!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cudi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Foote shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cudi but Cudi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Foote.
Kid Cudi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shelby Foote.

Cudi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Foote is looking for a sweep.
Cudi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Foote keeps working.
Foote tries to bench press Cudi off him but Cudi keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cudi tries to score with some ground and pound. Foote controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cudi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cudi scores with punches from side control.
Cudi taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cudi wants to control but Foote is keeping him busy.
Foote manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cudi's best efforts.
Cudi working Foote over with strikes.
Foote is looking for a sweep. Cudi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cudi lands with a punch from half guard.
Cudi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cudi working over Foote with some ground and pound. Foote looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Foote is looking for a sweep. Cudi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cudi trying to mount his opponent but Foote defends it.
Foote tries to get to full guard but Cudi has control of the leg.
Cudi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Foote with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote trying to hold on to Cudi's head to control him but Cudi postures up.
Cudi wants to control but Foote is keeping him busy.
Cudi trying to mount his opponent but Foote defends it.
Foote is trying to get back to full guard.
Foote slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cudi won't allow Foote to sweep him here.

Foote is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cudi defends well.
Cudi is looking to work some ground and pound but Foote has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cudi wants to control from the top but Foote keeps moving.
Cudi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Foote wants to sweep but no luck.
Cudi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cudi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Foote has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cudi has managed to get both his arms back between Foote's legs - danger averted.
Cudi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cudi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Our spies down at at Barbell Brigade - $800 inform us that Foote has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Foote seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

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.
Cudi trying to control the position from guard on top but Foote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Foote is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cudi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice body kick from Cudi.

Cudi forces Foote back against the cage and clinches.
Foote tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cudi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foote is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foote on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Foote trying to control the position but instead, Cudi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Foote into the cage.

Cudi gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foote trying to control from the bottom.
Cudi wants to control but Foote is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Foote fails with the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Cudi misses its target.
Foote slips a jab and a cross from Cudi.
Foote is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Foote dives in for a single leg takedown but Cudi sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Foote fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Cudi counters with a quick kick to the body but Foote blocks it.
Kid Cudi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shelby Foote.
Foote is looking to clinch.
Cudi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Foote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foote is looking to clinch but Cudi is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cudi gets the takedown into side control.
Foote wants to control but Cudi postures up.
Cudi trying to control the position but Foote is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foote regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cudi is looking to advance position but Foote won't allow it.
Cudi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Cudi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Foote doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cudi.
Cudi trying to control from half guard but Foote is working away.

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.
Foote is pressing down on Cudi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Foote is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cudi is aware though and is defending well.
Cudi wants to pass the guard but Foote is keeping the position.
Foote looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cudi trying to control the position from guard on top but Foote is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Foote is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cudi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Foote working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cudi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cudi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cudi tries to free his leg and advance position but Foote is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cudi has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Foote to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Cudi is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Foote pulls down on the head and he's put Cudi to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Shelby Foote!
In defeat, Kid Cudi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck everybody up in this arena. Fuck you all.'.

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nasko Stefanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peterson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fivefold - Not The Only One kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Nasko Stefanov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Stefanov
vs
Peterson

190 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasko Stefanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Stefanov tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Stefanov avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Stefanov wants to break free but Peterson has control.
Stefanov swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stefanov tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Stefanov back against the cage.
Peterson misses with a body punch.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefanov controls his hands.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stefanov's elbow.
Peterson takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Stefanov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stefanov lands a left hand.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Stefanov fails to land.
Stefanov looking to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stefanov or not.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peterson digs a right hand underneath Stefanov's ribcage. Stefanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stefanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stefanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Peterson tries to work over Stefanov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stefanov takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Peterson.
Peterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stefanov throws a head punch that misses.
Peterson pushes Stefanov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stefanov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Peterson.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stefanov backwards.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stefanov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Stefanov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Peterson.
Peterson keeps control of Stefanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stefanov backwards.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stefanov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Stefanov lands with a right to the head.
Peterson works on Stefanov's body with a couple of short punches.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Stefanov.
Peterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stefanov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Peterson has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Stefanov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson keeps control of Stefanov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Peterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Stefanov controls his hands.
A short right from Peterson.
Peterson lands a hook to the side of the head.

Stefanov is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Peterson.
Stefanov is breathing heavily.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Stefanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands with a right to the head.
Peterson pushes Stefanov against the cage. Peterson is working some dirty boxing. Peterson pushes off with a quick right hook! Stefanov goes down! Stefanov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Peterson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Peterson!
A very excited looking Thomas Peterson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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FIGHT
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55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bombastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bombastic comes into the arena with Mr. Bombastic blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bombastic
vs
Brooks

178 cm
21
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Anarchy Clothing & Laundry

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bombastic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Brooks!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bombastic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Bombastic.
Brooks misses with an uppercut. Bombastic saw that one coming.
Bombastic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brooks throws a big shot that misses.
Brooks throws a right and a left that Bombastic avoids nicely.
Bombastic avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Bombastic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Brooks doesn't seem phased though.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Bombastic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brooks misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bombastic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Brooks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bombastic slips under a jab.
Bombastic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bombastic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bombastic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brooks moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombastic throws a shot to the body.
Brooks throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bombastic scores with a hook.
Bombastic lands a nice shot to the body.
Brooks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bombastic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bombastic. Bombastic obviously looking to wear him down.
Bombastic staying out of range there.
Bombastic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bombastic throws an overhand right that lands on Brooks's shoulder, as Brooks tries to avoid the shot.
Brooks throws out a counter right but Bombastic avoids it with no problem.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Bombastic is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brooks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bombastic was well out of range. Poor timing from Brooks.
Bombastic throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bombastic. Brooks shrugs it off though.
Bombastic misses with a wild body shot.
Bombastic throws the left hand but Brooks avoids the punch easily.
Brooks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bombastic doesn't seem bothered though.
Bombastic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bombastic slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Bombastic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombastic throws a jab when Brooks was well out of range.
Bombastic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bombastic lands a jab to Brooks's midsection.
Bombastic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brooks's head backwards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bombastic.
Bombastic swings for the body but Brooks moves out of range.
Bombastic tries a head kick but it misses.
Bombastic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bombastic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bombastic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brooks throws a right and a left that Bombastic avoids nicely.
Brooks's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bombastic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brooks scrambles back to his feet.
Brooks takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Brooks will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brooks chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bombastic can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombastic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brooks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brooks tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bombastic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Bombastic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brooks takes one to the side of the head.
Bombastic scores with a three punch combo!
Bombastic looks to land a right hand but Brooks moved out of range.
Brooks takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brooks is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bombastic throws a hook to the side of Brooks's head but Brooks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danga de danga de dang - Brooks scores with a four punch combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooks misses with a right hand
and Bombastic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks looks to throw the jab but Bombastic is out of range.
Bombastic misses with a few strikes there.
Bombastic lands with a kick to the ribs.
No joy there for Brooks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brooks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bombastic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bombastic cracks Brooks with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bombastic lands a lovely overhand right.
Bombastic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brooks throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bombastic counter with a right hand.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Bombastic avoids them all with ease.
Brooks misses with a double jab.
Bombastic throws out a loose jab but Brooks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bombastic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bombastic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Brooks throws a jab when Bombastic was well out of range.
Bombastic slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Brooks throws a lazy right hand but Bombastic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bombastic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bombastic.
Bombastic cracks a nice hook into Brooks's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Bombastic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bombastic.
Brooks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Bombastic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bombastic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Brooks swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bombastic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mr Bombastic is winning the standup battle so far.
Brooks just misses with a punch to the body.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bombastic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brooks manages to avoid it.
Brooks's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bombastic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bombastic slips a jab and a cross from Brooks.
Bombastic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Brooks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bombastic misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Brooks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bombastic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Bombastic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooks can do to turn this around?
Brooks gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bombastic.
Bombastic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brooks.
Bombastic lands a two punch combo.
Brooks has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brooks tries to bum rush Bombastic with a series of wild strikes but Bombastic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooks throws a series of punches but Bombastic moves out of range.
Bombastic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brooks in his tracks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Brooks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bombastic has got the better of the exchanges.
Brooks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bombastic finds it's way round the side to connect with Brooks's head.
Jab, jab by Bombastic - just one landing.
Brooks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Brooks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bombastic.
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bombastic.
Bombastic catches Brooks with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Brooks is rocked!
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Bombastic had a free shot at his head there.
Brooks is still on wobbly legs! Can Bombastic finish him?
Brooks is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Bombastic moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Bombastic!
Mr Bombastic thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Piet Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gus Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kriel
vs
Spencer

171 cm
28
195 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

182 cm
28
192 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piet Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gus Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kriel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kriel wants to control but Spencer is keeping him busy.
Spencer tries to buck Kriel off but Kriel is having none of it.

Kriel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Spencer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kriel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kriel is trying to get an arm triangle but Spencer is defending well.

Kriel is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Spencer looks calm but he's in trouble here. Kriel gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Spencer is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Kriel lets go of the hold and Spencer can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piet Kriel!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Myles Draiman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Spong might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Can't be touched. The key to victory for Tyrone Spong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Spong
vs
Draiman

190 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Notorious Clothing Co.

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyrone Spong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myles Draiman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draiman. Spong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draiman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Draiman misses with a hook
and Spong counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draiman thinking.
Tyrone Spong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spong's corner calls for a 1-2. Spong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spong misses with a leg kick.

Spong closes the distance and pushes Draiman back into the cage.

Draiman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Spong has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Netherlands Top Team & KT in the buildup to the fight.
Draiman moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Draiman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draiman scores with a jab to the body.
Spong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spong defending well as Draiman loads up on a big left hand.
Spong throws a quick inside leg kick.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Spong. Draiman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draiman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab from Draiman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong tries to work over Draiman's front leg with a kick but Draiman checks it.
Draiman misses the shot to the body.
Draiman throws a body shot but no joy.
Spong throws a hook to the side of Draiman's head but Draiman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Spong.
Spong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Spong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Spong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draiman circles away quickly and effectively.
Spong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Draiman connects with the punch.
Spong checks the leg kick.
Spong misses with an uppercut
and Draiman counters with a stiff right hand.
Spong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draiman! But no joy.
Spong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Draiman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spong checks it well.
Draiman lands with a nice body punch.
Spong walks into a straight right hand from Draiman.
Spong throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Draiman to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong misses with a hook
and Draiman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draiman misses with an uppercut.
Spong wants to land a leg kick but Draiman is out of range.
Spong throws a leg kick
and Draiman counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Draiman misses.
Draiman missing with a left hand there. Spong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spong moves away from the strike by Draiman.
Spong throws a chopping leg kick but Draiman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice defenses there by Draiman.
Draiman misses with a looping right.
Draiman slips a jab from Spong.
Draiman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Spong throws a body punch but Draiman moves out of range.
Draiman throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Spong.
Draiman walks into a jab.
Draiman walks into a stiff left hand from Spong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Spong closes the distance and pushes Draiman back into the cage.
Spong working aggressively here.
Draiman has had enough of the clinch but Spong keeps him there for the moment.
Draiman struggles to land a body shot inside as Spong controls his hands.
Spong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draiman presses Spong against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Draiman backwards.
A shot in the inside from Spong.

Spong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draiman blocks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Draiman.
Draiman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spong moves away.
Draiman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Draiman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spong tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draiman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Draiman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spong throws out the jab.
Spong slips under a jab.
Draiman walks into a jab.
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!
Draiman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman lands a nice shot to the body.
Draiman checks a low kick from Spong.
Spong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draiman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Spong throws out a leg kick but Draiman moves out of range and Spong only half commits.
Spong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draiman's sensitive parts.
A left lands for Spong.
Draiman throws a body punch but Spong moves out of range.
Spong needs to keep his hands up - Draiman had a free shot at his head there.
Spong slips a jab from Draiman.
Spong throws the kick towards the body but Draiman avoids it.
Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draiman.
Spong throws a quick counter head kick but Draiman was just out of range.
Spong misses with a low kick.
Spong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draiman connects with a looping right hand.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draiman moves away.
Spong connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Draiman's hands.
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 Tyrone Spong will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spong throws the left hand but Draiman avoids the punch easily.
Spong tries to land a leg kick but Draiman saw it coming and moves away.
Draiman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Spong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draiman.
Draiman blocks a jab.
Draiman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spong moves out of range of the strikes.
Draiman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spong avoids the body shot from Draiman.
Draiman throws a hook but Spong avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Draiman. Beautiful body shot.
Draiman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draiman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong misses with a low kick.
Spong lands a jab to Draiman's midsection.
Spong misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Draiman! But no joy.
Draiman lands with an uppercut that bounces Spong off the cage and back into range.
Spong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Draiman.
An attempted straight right counter from Spong misses the target.
Spong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draiman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman lands a nice shot to the body.
Myles Draiman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draiman.
Donk. Spong catches Draiman right on the button with a cross.
Spong throws a right and a left that Draiman avoids nicely.
Spong misses with a straight left.
Spong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Spong throws the left hand but Draiman avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Spong.
Spong misses with a wild body shot.
Spong misses the shot to the body.
Draiman throws a shot to the body.
Draiman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Draiman takes a swing at Spong's ribcage but misses.
Spong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draiman manages to avoid it.
Spong staying out of range there.
Spong takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Draiman feints and then cracks Spong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Spong down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spong gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Draiman.
Nice defenses there by Spong.
Draiman blocks a head kick by Spong.
Draiman throws a shot to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Draiman in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Draiman throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draiman moves away.
Draiman throws a hook but Spong avoids it easily.
Spong ducks under a wild hook from Draiman.
Spong is looking to counter punch.
Spong defending well as Draiman loads up on a big left hand.
Draiman with a hook.
Draiman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Spong throws a leg kick but Draiman moved away.
Spong backing away here, and Draiman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Spong tries to clinch but Draiman moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Draiman misses the target.
Draiman just misses with a punch to the body.
Spong tried to score with a low kick but Draiman checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Spong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draiman moves away.
Spong tries to work over Draiman's front leg with a kick but Draiman checks it.
Draiman looks to score with a jab to the body but Spong is just out of range.
Draiman lands a lovely overhand right.
Draiman missing with a left hand there. Spong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Spong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Draiman's sensitive parts.
Draiman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spong.
Spong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Draiman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draiman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draiman misses with a hook. Spong ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Spong.
The fighters circling - Spong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Draiman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spong with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draiman connects with a body shot that sends Spong's belly button to the back.
Draiman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Spong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draiman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spong scores with a shot to the body.
Spong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spong looks to land a right hand but Draiman moved out of range.
Spong loads up on a big right hand but Draiman slips the punch.
Donk. Spong catches Draiman right on the button with a cross.
Spong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spong feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Spong is looking to chop away at Draiman's legs.
Draiman throws a jab when Spong was well out of range.
Draiman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Spong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Spong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Draiman.
As Draiman backs away, Spong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draiman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draiman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Draiman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Draiman checks a low kick from Spong.
Spong misses with a head kick.
Spong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Draiman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Draiman throws a looping overhand right but Spong ducks down to avoid it.
Spong scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draiman misses with a hook. Spong ducked under it nicely.
Draiman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spong.
Draiman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Spong misses the target.
Draiman lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Spong.
Draiman slips a jab from Spong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draiman misses with an uppercut.
Spong wants to slow Draiman down by chopping away at his legs.
Spong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A head kick misses from Spong.
A jab from Spong does it's job there.
Spong misses with a looping right.
Draiman blocks a head kick by Spong.
Draiman scoring well with a low kick there.
Spong jabs at Draiman's body.
Spong throws a leg kick that misses.
Draiman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Draiman clobbers Spong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draiman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draiman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spong.
Draiman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spong with a body shot.
Spong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Draiman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Draiman throws a body shot but no joy.
Spong doesn't manage to clinch there - Draiman circles away.
Spong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draiman sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Spong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draiman tries a low kick but Spong avoids it.
Spong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Draiman misses the shot to the body.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draiman.
Spong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Spong lands a slapping body shot.
Draiman staying out of range there.
Draiman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spong.
Spong tries to land a leg kick but Draiman saw it coming and moves away.
Spong backing away here, and Draiman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Draiman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draiman swings for the body but Spong moves out of range.
Spong takes one on the button.
Spong misses the shot to the body.
Draiman flicks out a counter leg kick but Spong steps away.
Draiman digs a good body shot into Spong's ribs.
Spong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draiman.
Draiman lands a two punch combo.
Draiman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Spong doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draiman throws a hook to the side of Spong's head but Spong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Draiman ducks under a wild hook from Spong.
Spong works Draiman's body with a nice hook.
Spong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Draiman checks a leg kick nicely.
Draiman throws a jab when Spong was well out of range.
Spong throws a sloppy head kick and Draiman moves out of range easily.
Spong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draiman avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Draiman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Spong. Spong circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A punch combination from Draiman misses.
Spong throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Draiman.
Draiman throws out a loose jab but Spong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spong throws a leg kick but Draiman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Spong throws a body shot but no joy.
Spong throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spong moves forwards but Draiman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Draiman missing with a left hand there. Spong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spong walks into a stiff left hand from Draiman.
Spong looks to land a right hand but Draiman moved out of range.
Draiman throws a shot from downtown. Spong moves away and avoids it.
Draiman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Spong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draiman moves away from the strike by Spong.
Spong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Draiman looks to land a right hand but Spong moved out of range.
Spong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Draiman moves out of range as Spong strikes.
Spong misses with a kick to the body.
Spong throws a sloppy head kick and Draiman moves out of range easily.
Spong avoids the body shot from Draiman.
Spong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Draiman counters with a stiff right hand.
Spong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spong scores with a nice head shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Myles Draiman.
I think Draiman 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Third Round Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pena Pulkkinen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pulkkinen
vs
Round Romero

225 cm
19
209 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
213 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Voodoo Nutrition

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Third Round Romero!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero misses with a lunging right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pulkkinen misses with a body shot.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Romero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pulkkinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Romero.
Pulkkinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Romero.
Romero misses with a right hand
and Romero takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Romero swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pulkkinen.
Third Round Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pulkkinen staying out of range there.
Pulkkinen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Romero throws a right and a left that Pulkkinen avoids nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen avoids the body shot from Romero.
Pulkkinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romero sizes up Pulkkinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romero swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen tried to counter with a leg kick but Romero avoided it.
Pulkkinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Romero connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pulkkinen scrambles back to his feet.
Romero misses with a body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Third Round Romero has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Romero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pulkkinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Romero.
Romero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Romero lands a jab to Pulkkinen's midsection.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero tries to counter by closing the distance.
Romero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Romero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pulkkinen.
Romero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Romero blocks it.
Romero misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Romero darts in trying to clinch
and Pulkkinen counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romero throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pulkkinen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Romero misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Romero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romero looks to land a right hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range.
Romero throws a poor cross that misses
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pulkkinen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Romero throws a body shot but no joy.
Pulkkinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Romero if he has to take too many more of those.
Romero connects with a looping right hand.
Pulkkinen lands with a nice body kick.
Romero looks winded!
Romero rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pulkkinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Oooooh!!! Pulkkinen has knocked Romero down with a huge combo! Pulkkinen steps away and waves a wobbly Romero back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Romero is rocked!
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Romero out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pena Pulkkinen!
Pena Pulkkinen retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pena Pulkkinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Third Round Romero stepped up to the mic, saying 'How did THAT just happen? Is it possible that Jesus doesn't love me anymore? My opponent was the better fighter tonight, but I'm going to train harder than ever, and make my way back to the top!'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fionn MacCumhaill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volkov comes to the cage accompanied by Parkway Drive - Dark Days. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Volkov
vs
MacCumhaill

202 cm
27
287 lbs
11 - 0 - 0

225 cm
26
300 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fionn MacCumhaill!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

MacCumhaill sends Volkov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! MacCumhaill is motioning to the referee to let Volkov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Volkov is rocked!

It looks like William Volkov has been cut.
MacCumhaill misses with a combination
and MacCumhaill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Volkov has MacCumhaill up against the cage in a clinch.
Volkov seems to have got his legs back now.
Volkov scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Volkov is leaning against MacCumhaill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Volkov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MacCumhaill looks winded!
Volkov lands a right hand that snaps the head of MacCumhaill backwards.
Volkov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Volkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Volkov - that landed with a thud.
Volkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Volkov.
Volkov lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Volkov.
MacCumhaill takes a shot to the head.
Volkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Volkov works on MacCumhaill's body with a couple of short punches.
Volkov has MacCumhaill pressed against the cage, preventing MacCumhaill from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Volkov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
MacCumhaill looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Volkov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Volkov.
Volkov gets through MacCumhaill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
MacCumhaill has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Volkov.
MacCumhaill's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Volkov is working MacCumhaill over against the cage.
Volkov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Volkov is leaning against MacCumhaill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Volkov is leaning against MacCumhaill and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Volkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Volkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

MacCumhaill is rocked!
Volkov dips a shoulder and cracks MacCumhaill with a mighty uppercut! MacCumhaill falls back against the cage and Volkov unloads with a barrage of strikes! MacCumhaill is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Volkov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Volkov!
William Volkov retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, William Volkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.