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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mario Nieweglowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Absten Brews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Nieweglowski
vs
Brews

175 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

181 cm
19
166 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Nieweglowski!
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, Absten Brews!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brews changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nieweglowski tries to avoid it but Brews manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nieweglowski to the ground. Nieweglowski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nieweglowski misses with a takedown

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

Brews is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nieweglowski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nieweglowski tries to get out of the position.
Brews trying to control from half guard but Nieweglowski is working away.
Nieweglowski wants to get back to his feet.
Brews trying to control the action but Nieweglowski is working from the bottom.

Brews is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nieweglowski wants to get back to his feet.
Nieweglowski is trying to get back to full guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

and Brews counters by moving into the clinch.

Brews has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Nieweglowski regains guard immediately.
Nieweglowski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nieweglowski tries to strike from the bottom.
Brews distracts Nieweglowski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brews wants to control from the top but Nieweglowski keeps moving.
Brews stands up over Nieweglowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Brews tries to free his leg and advance position but Nieweglowski is retaining full guard.
Nieweglowski controls Brews momentarily but Brews frees himself.
Brews with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brews trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nieweglowski manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brews is adopting a defensive guard.
Brews tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brews manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Brews lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nieweglowski slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nieweglowski is breathing heavily.
Brews drops an elbow to the side of Nieweglowski's head.
Nieweglowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brews on the ground.
Nieweglowski wants to improve his position but Brews is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brews seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Brews sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nieweglowski defending well though.
Brews has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nieweglowski is staying active underneath Brews, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Brews looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Nieweglowski is trying to maintain the position but Brews is very close to passing his half guard.

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

Brews is looking for a kimura here.
Nieweglowski wants to get back to full guard.
Brews wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nieweglowski keeps working.
Brews is thwarting Nieweglowski's attempts to control the position.

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

and Brews counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Nieweglowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brews prevents Nieweglowski from improving his position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nieweglowski gets caught flat footed, as Brews shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brews scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nieweglowski wants to sweep but no luck.
Brews pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nieweglowski is keeping the position for now.
Brews trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieweglowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brews drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Brews jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Brews landing with the ground and pound.
Nieweglowski has momentary wrist control but Brews slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brews trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieweglowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Brews is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brews postures up.
Brews lands a couple of digs.
Brews trying to control the position from guard on top but Nieweglowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brews passes Nieweglowski's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nieweglowski is looking for a sweep. Brews is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Brews in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Nieweglowski tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Brews!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Absten Brews!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jilbert Juvel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorio San Pedro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juvel comes to the ring accompanied by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Juvel
vs
San Pedro

188 cm
25
252 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
18
281 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jilbert Juvel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregorio San Pedro!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juvel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
San Pedro scores with the left hand. Juvel knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Jilbert Juvel has been cut.
Juvel fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
San Pedro throws out a loose jab but Juvel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juvel tries a head kick but it misses.
San Pedro looks to land a left hand but Juvel moved out of range nicely.

San Pedro lands a big uppercut and Juvel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Juvel looks OK. San Pedro waves Juvel back to his feet!

Juvel is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from San Pedro misses.
Oh Juvel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Juvel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from San Pedro.
Juvel seems to have got his legs back now.
San Pedro avoids the head kick by Juvel.
San Pedro throws a lazy right hand but Juvel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from San Pedro misses.
Juvel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
San Pedro throws an overhand right that lands on Juvel's shoulder, as Juvel tries to avoid the shot.
Gregorio San Pedro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Pedro blocks a head kick by Juvel.
San Pedro missing with a left hand there. Juvel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juvel moves in looking to clinch but San Pedro pushes him off.
San Pedro scores with a nice right hand.
San Pedro throws a series of punches but Juvel avoids them all with ease.
San Pedro misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from San Pedro does it's job there.
San Pedro misses with a double jab.
Juvel tries to clinch but San Pedro moves out of range.
San Pedro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
San Pedro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
San Pedro thows a body shot but no joy.
Juvel moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Juvel throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - San Pedro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
San Pedro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Juvel on the side of the head.
Juvel moves out of range as San Pedro strikes.

San Pedro drops Juvel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Juvel looks back up at him and smiles so San Pedro waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Juvel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from San Pedro.
San Pedro lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Juvel falls backwards - clearly groggy! San Pedro dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregorio San Pedro!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Amuy Jabbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Rutskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Amuy Jabbar
vs
Rutskin

185 cm
25
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kareem Amuy Jabbar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Rutskin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jabbar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rutskin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jabbar is nestled in close to Rutskin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jabbar uses his free foot to push down on Rutskin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rutskin.
Rutskin is in a horrible position here. Jabbar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Rutskin is in trouble!
Jabbar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jabbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Rutskin is in trouble!
Rutskin taking shots to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jabbar lands a big shot there that rocks Rutskin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jabbar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jabbar controlling from the full mount.
Jabbar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jabbar controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar 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.
Jabbar landing strikes from the mount and Rutskin is in trouble!
Rutskin taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar controlling the position easily from mount.
Jabbar lands a nice shot to the head.
Jabbar looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Jabbar.
Jabbar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar landing shots from mount.
Rutskin taking shots to the head.
Jabbar landing punches.

Jabbar looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Jabbar lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Amuy Jabbar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jabbar shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jabbar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jabbar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jabbar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rutskin is breathing heavily.
Rutskin is bucking up trying to escape but Jabbar cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jabbar lands a big shot there that rocks Rutskin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jabbar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jabbar with good strikes from the mount here!
Jabbar controlling the position easily from mount.
Rutskin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jabbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jabbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jabbar scoring with strikes but Rutskin is staying in there.
Jabbar is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rutskin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jabbar controlling his opponent.
Jabbar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jabbar landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kareem Amuy Jabbar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jabbar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rutskin looks a forlorn figure.

Jabbar is working for a guillotine from mount but Rutskin frees his head quite easily.
Jabbar has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rutskin's face.
Jabbar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jabbar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jabbar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rutskin?
Jabbar looking to finish Rutskin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rutskin!
Jabbar unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Amuy Jabbar dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Jabbar tries to clinch but Rutskin moves out of range.

Jabbar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rutskin can't keep his opponent in guard - Jabbar advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jabbar is taking a breather. Rutskin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Jabbar seems to be looking for submissions.
Jabbar drops an elbow to the side of Rutskin's head.
Rutskin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jabbar winds up and cracks Rutskin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jabbar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rutskin!
Jabbar with good strikes from the mount here!
Jabbar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jabbar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jabbar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rutskin is in a horrible position here. Jabbar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jabbar postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rutskin looks a forlorn figure.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jabbar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rutskin can do to turn this around?
Jabbar lands a heavy elbow.
Jabbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jabbar takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Jabbar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rutskin?
Jabbar scoring with strikes but Rutskin is staying in there.
Jabbar punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jabbar raining down shots from the mount!
Jabbar breaks from Rutskin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jabbar controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is landing with some decent strikes but Rutskin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jabbar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jabbar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jabbar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Amuy Jabbar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jabbar 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Amuy Jabbar!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between imants legzda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Hasik Lagim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

legzda
vs
Hasik Lagim

190 cm
22
258 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, imants legzda!
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, Abdul Hasik Lagim!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
legzda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hasik Lagim looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? legzda is fending him off so far but Hasik Lagim persists. Nope, legzda circles away and we're back to standing.
A big left from Hasik Lagim misses.
Hasik Lagim fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from legzda as Hasik Lagim shoots in.
imants legzda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abdul Hasik Lagim.
Hasik Lagim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but legzda avoids it really well and circles away.
legzda moves in looking to clinch but Hasik Lagim pushes him off.
Hasik Lagim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hasik Lagim shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has legzda pinned against the cage. legzda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
legzda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hasik Lagim shoots for a double leg takedown but legzda sprawls well. He's pushed Hasik Lagim's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
legzda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Hasik Lagim is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in legzda's half guard.
legzda pushes Hasik Lagim off looking to stand but Hasik Lagim dives back in and keeps control.

legzda pushes Hasik Lagim off and gets back to his feet.
legzda fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hasik Lagim shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Hasik Lagim was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Hasik Lagim is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Hasik Lagim!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Abdul Hasik Lagim!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Bykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bykov
vs
okami

186 cm
23
197 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Bykov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin okami!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bykov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as okami sprawls well. okami wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bykov gets slowly back to his feet.
Bykov wants to clinch up but okami keeps it at a distance.

okami looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
okami with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bykov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bykov keeping full guard, as okami tries to pass.
Bykov has control of okami's left arm, preventing okami from doing any damage.
Bykov keeping full guard, as okami tries to pass.
okami throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
okami looking to sit in guard and control but Bykov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
okami wants to stand up but Bykov is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bykov tries for a takedown but okami circles away easily
and okami counters with a lovely straight right hand!
okami tries a head kick but it misses.
Bykov misses with a takedown
and okami counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Bykov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bykov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bykov throws a series of punches but okami avoids them all with ease.
Bykov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but okami circles away quickly and effectively.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

okami jumps guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bykov trying to control but okami is working from the bottom.
Bykov throwing strikes but missing.
Bykov wants to pass the guard but okami is keeping the position.

okami uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
okami misses with a double jab

and Bykov counters with a single leg into guard. okami didn't expect that.
okami wants to stand but Bykov is controlling the position.

Bykov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bykov postures up in okami's guard and throws a big left but okami blocks it.
Bykov 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
okami preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
okami has momentary wrist control but Bykov slips an elbow through the middle.
Bykov prevents okami from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
okami looks gassed!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bykov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
okami takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice takedown defense from okami. No joy for Bykov on that attempt.

Bykov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Bykov stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
okami falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bykov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bykov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bykov cracks okami with a solid left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bykov works over okami with some ground and pound from guard.
Bykov scoring with some ground and pound.
Bykov connects with a couple of short punches.
Bykov won't allow okami to get back to his feet.
Bykov working some strikes from top position.

Bykov decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on okami, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bykov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bykov stops okami from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Bykov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bykov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
okami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bykov counters with a big head kick but okami shrugs it off.
Nice sprawl there from okami as Bykov shoots in.
okami throws a left and a right that both miss

and Bykov moves into the clinch.
okami prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bykov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bykov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. okami avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Bykov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
okami prevents the takedown attempt.

okami gets control of Bykov's arms and successfully pulls guard. okami will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bykov stops okami from standing up.
Bykov throwing strikes but missing.
okami wants to stand and escape but Bykov is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bykov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bykov prevents okami from getting back to his feet.
okami is looking to stand back up but Bykov counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by okami.

Bykov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so okami is just riding it out for now. Bykov eventually gives up the hold.
okami is looking to escape.

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

Bykov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
okami wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bykov in side control lands a decent elbow.
okami wants to get back to his feet.
Bykov cracks okami with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Bykov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bykov with a poor takedown
and okami counters with a left and a right that stings Bykov.

Bykov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. okami sprawls well initially but Bykov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bykov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. okami defending well though.
Bykov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks okami with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bykov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
okami is trying to stand up here but Bykov is controlling him well.
Bykov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
okami has hold of Bykov's hands but Bykov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bykov wants to lay and pray for a moment but okami keeps working.
Bykov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bykov lands with a nice combination. okami backs away looking to recover.
okami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bykov counters with a two punch combo.
Bykov moves in looking to clinch but okami pushes him off.
okami misses with a hook.
okami swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bykov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Danga de danga de dang - Bykov scores with a four punch combination!

Bykov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
okami wants to get back to his feet.

Bykov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and okami defends it well.
Bykov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
okami pushes Bykov off looking to stand but Bykov dives back in and keeps control.
okami pushes Bykov off but Bykov dives into side control.
Alexey Bykov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bykov scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexey Bykov dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bykov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bykov lands in his opponent's guard.
okami wants to get back to his feet but Bykov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bykov distracts okami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bykov trying to control the position from guard on top but okami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bykov lands a couple of elbows.

okami uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

okami gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
okami working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bykov.
okami wants to stand and escape but Bykov is having none of it.
Bykov scoring with some ground and pound.
Bykov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bykov connects with a couple of short punches.
Bykov cracks okami with a solid left hand.
okami is looking to stand up but Bykov isn't so interested in that idea.
Bykov wants to control from the top but okami keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bykov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bykov thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bykov distracts okami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

okami working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bykov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bykov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
okami is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bykov is controlling him.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
No luck for Bykov with that takedown attempt.
Bykov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but okami swivels and escapes.
okami throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bykov counters with a straight right hand.
okami swats away the attempt to clinch by Bykov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bykov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but okami swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexey Bykov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
okami keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
okami lands with an overhand left.
okami falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bykov counters with a shoot takedown. okami fights it but they end up in guard.
Bykov prevents okami from getting back to his feet.
Bykov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bykov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
okami is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Bykov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bykov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bykov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of okami's head.
Yushin okami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bykov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Alexey Bykov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bykov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for okami!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexey Bykov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lykki Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moises Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lykki Core could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moises Mir's chin.

Core
vs
Mir

182 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lykki Core!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Moises Mir!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mir postures up in Core's guard and throws a big left but Core blocks it.
Mir wants to get up but he can't break Core's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mir wants to control from the top but Core keeps moving.
Mir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Core kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir throws and elbow that misses. Core uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mir's guard. Nice move by Core!
Mir avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Core gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Core avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mir thows a big elbow that misses.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mir throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mir trying to control but Core is working from the bottom.
Mir postures up in Core's guard and throws a big left but Core blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Mir closes this distance looking for a takedown but Core circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Core is defended easily by Mir.
Moises Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Core to the mat! Core manages to get full guard.
Core is breathing heavily.
Core has a closed guard, preventing Mir from standing up.

Core is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Core tries to pull guard but Mir won't allow it.
Mir pushes Core back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Mir.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mir lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
Mir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Core or not.
A hook to the body from Mir.
A right hand to the body from Mir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Core wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lykki Core. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Mir.
Mir presses Core against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Core goes for a takedown attempt but Mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mir shoots in looking for a takedown. Core tries to sprawl out of it but Mir keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Core manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mir gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Core counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Core throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Core is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mir knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mir is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Core off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir landing with strikes.
Mir has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Core.
Mir scores with punches to the body.
Mir lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Core hold on?!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Mir is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Mir changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Core looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mir working the body and head with strikes.
Core is looking for a sweep.
Mir working the ground and pound but Core is defending the strikes.
Mir in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mir working the ground and pound.
Mir working the head with strikes.
Mir lands a few punches from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mir creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Core avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mir.
Mir works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Mir working the ground and pound.
Mir misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mir working the body and head with strikes.
Mir working the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Core takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Core some visible discomfort.
Mir lands a nice forearm strike.
Mir in side control, throwing shots but Core defends.

Mir working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mir lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir working the body and head with strikes.

Mir stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Mir rushes Core and presses him up against the ropes.
Mir is working Core over against the ropes.
Core fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Mir - that landed with a thud.
Mir cracks Core with a nice body shot.
Mir lands a body shot.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
Mir is working Core over against the ropes.
Good body shot from Mir.
A right handed body shot lands from Mir.
A right hook to the body lands for Mir.
Mir cracks Core with a nice body shot.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mir seems keen to control Core's posture.
Mir manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Core manages to get himself to full guard.
Mir throws a big right hand that misses.
Mir won't allow Core to get back to his feet.
Mir landing with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mir preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Moises Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Core was covering up waiting for the punch and Mir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Core keeping moving, preventing Mir from controlling successfully.

Mir gets to his feet - Core follows without any prompting.

Mir moves into the clinch successfully.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Mir.
Mir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Core or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Mir.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mir - that landed with a thud.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mir presses Core against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Mir.
Core tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A right hook to the body lands for Mir.
Mir cracks Core with a nice body shot.
Mir digs a right hand underneath Core's ribcage. Core let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mir lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Mir.
Mir digs a right hand into Core's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Core's gas tank.
Mir lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mir digs a right hand into Core's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Core's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Mir - that landed with a thud.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir presses Core against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mir is leaning against Core and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mir is leaning against Core and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mir lands a body shot.
Mir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Core is working for takedown but Mir is calmly controlling the position for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Mir.
Mir works on Core's body with a couple of short punches.
Core changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Mir fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lykki Core. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mir is looking to clinch but Core is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mir moves into the clinch.
Mir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mir works on Core's body with a couple of short punches.
Mir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mir lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mir lands a body punch.
Core blocks a body shot from Mir.
Core goes for a takedown attempt but Mir pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Mir pushes Core up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Core wants a takedown but no success here.
Mir works on Core's body with a couple of short punches.
Mir pushes Core back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mir tries a body shot but Core blocks it.
Mir lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mir - that landed with a thud.
Mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir pushes Core back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
Mir tries a body shot but Core blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir stops a takedown attempt from Core.
A body shot lands from Mir.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mir.
Core tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Mir smiles and moves away.

Mir scores a takedown into full mount!
Core is in a horrible position here. Mir smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Mir working Core over with strikes here.
Core in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Moises Mir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mir.
Mir has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Core's face.

Mir has control of Core's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Core regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Mir looking to control but Core is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moises Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mir winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moises Mir!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dima Burkot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trololo Trololo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Burkot
vs
Trololo

185 cm
18
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dima Burkot!
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, Trololo Trololo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trololo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Burkot sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Burkot rushes Trololo and presses him up against the ropes.

Trololo is trying to trip Burkot. He has hold of a leg but Burkot is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Trololo persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Trololo stays in close to Burkot's body and controls the position.
Trololo stops Burkot from standing up.
Trololo advances position into side control!
Burkot could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Trololo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Burkot is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Trololo yanks on the arm and Burkot is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Trololo.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Trololo Trololo!