SFN St Petersburg 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nick De Koning (ranked 5907 p4p, 477 weight class) and Bryan Johnson (ranked 23105 p4p, 606 weight class). De Koning's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, All Eyez On Me. Bryan Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Koning
vs
Johnson

180 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nick De Koning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bryan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
De Koning went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sloppy strikes from Johnson. Those never looked like landing.
De Koning throws a big counter combination but Johnson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
De Koning tries to bum rush Johnson with a series of wild strikes but Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson avoids a punch combination nicely.
De Koning lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
De Koning went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
De Koning misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnson misses with a body shot
and De Koning counters with a one-two to the body.
De Koning misses with a combination
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Koning thinking.
De Koning is breathing heavily.
De Koning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson cracks De Koning with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Koning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
De Koning really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson tests De Koning's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Johnson.

De Koning is rocked!
De Koning on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh De Koning is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Koning takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson lands an uppercut, right on the button! De Koning tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryan Johnson!
The defeated Nick De Koning had this to say: 'Losing is part of the game. This will only make me stronger as a fighter.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mass Acre (ranked 5554 p4p, 576 weight class) and Vas Dragan (ranked 24281 p4p, 793 weight class). Mass Acre has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Acre
vs
Dragan

210 cm
20
238 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
275 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mass Acre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vas Dragan!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dragan shoots in and gets a takedown into Acre's guard.
Dragan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragan advances position into side control!
Dragan controls the position.
Acre stops Dragan from passing to mount.
Dragan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acre keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragan working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Acre dodges the ground and pound from Dragan.
Acre is not content to let Dragan control the position.
Acre is being controlled here.
Acre tries to buck Dragan off but Dragan is having none of it.
Dragan trying to control the position but Acre is working away.
Acre struggling a bit here.
Acre is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Dragan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The referee asks Dragan politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dragan prefers to stall for the moment though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acre keeps working.
Acre seems a little lost for a moment, as Dragan dominates the positioning.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Dragan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Acre wants to get back to his feet but Dragan drags him back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragan wants to control but Acre is keeping him busy.
Dragan works to advance to full mount. Acre defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Acre is looking to get to half guard.
Acre is trying to stand up.
Dragan controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dragan pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Acre is squirming around, avoiding Dragan's attempts to control the action.
Acre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dragan controlling from the full mount.
Acre is controlling an arm, preventing Dragan from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vas Dragan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Acre throws a series of punches but Dragan moves out of range.
Acre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dragan.
Dragan stuffs the takedown.
And Dragan tries to counter it with a takedown but Acre pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dragan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Acre misses with a double jab

and Dragan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Acre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Dragan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Acre is working away from the top position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragan has his hands clasped together around Acre's back. He's all about the action.

Acre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Acre is looking for a kimura here.
Acre trying to control from Dragan's half guard. Dragan has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Acre wants to stand but Dragan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Dragan trying to control the position here.

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.
Acre trying to control but Dragan is working from the bottom.
Dragan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Acre postures up.
Acre wanted to stand there but Dragan had control of the position.
Acre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Acre throws a head kick that Dragan semi-blocks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acre throws a head kick that misses

and Dragan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Acre tries to kick Dragan off in order to stand up. Dragan Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Dragan wants to take a breather but Acre manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Dragan.
Dragan content to stall in guard here.

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

Dragan is trying to escape the position but Acre is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Acre slows the pace down in half guard.
Dragan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Acre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Acre's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dragan working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Acre is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Dragan has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Acre taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vas Dragan!
A very excited looking Vas Dragan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigantcer Zek (ranked 7788 p4p, 698 weight class) and Atif Muhammad (ranked 9136 p4p, 732 weight class). Atif Muhammad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zek
vs
Muhammad

170 cm
23
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
22
245 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gigantcer Zek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Atif Muhammad!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Zek moves into the clinch.
Zek could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Zek gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Zek is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Zek won't allow Muhammad to get back to his feet.
Zek might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

It looks like Atif Muhammad has been cut.
Zek trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muhammad wants to get back to his feet but Zek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zek stands and steps away. Muhammad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Zek throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Muhammad tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zek is in Muhammad's guard.
Muhammad can't keep his opponent in guard - Zek advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Muhammad tries to roll over but Zek keeps him under control.

Zek stands up and beckons Muhammad to join him on the feet.
Muhammad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Zek will feel that in the morning.
Muhammad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zek.
Zek is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zek misses with a takedown attempt - Muhammad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Muhammad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zek fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gigantcer Zek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zek shoots in looking for a takedown. Muhammad tries to sprawl out of it but Zek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muhammad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice sprawl there from Zek as Muhammad shoots in.
Muhammad misses with a series of wild punches.
Zek was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zek tries to close the distance and clinch but Muhammad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zek walks into a left hand.

It looks like Gigantcer Zek has been cut.
Muhammad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Muhammad tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muhammad shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zek defends it nicely.
Muhammad tries to close the distance and clinch but Zek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muhammad's waist but Muhammad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zek off to one side.
Muhammad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zek but Zek pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muhammad gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Zek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Zek decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muhammad tries to land a body kick

and Zek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!

Muhammad pushes Zek off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gigantcer Zek dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Muhammad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muhammad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zek looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muhammad tries to close the distance and clinch but Zek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muhammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zek moves away.

Zek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muhammad, pushing him back against the cage.
Muhammad just leaning against Zek, taking a breather.
Muhammad is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zek is defending well.
Zek stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Zek pulls guard successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muhammad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zek wants to stand but Muhammad is controlling the position.
Gigantcer Zek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Muhammad wants to control from the top but Zek keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zek trying to control the position here.

Zek looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Zek has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muhammad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Zek keeping moving, preventing Muhammad from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muhammad tries to free his leg and advance position but Zek is retaining full guard.
Zek wants to get back to his feet but Muhammad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Muhammad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zek swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muhammad feints the counter takedown.
A bone on bone clash there as Muhammad blocks the leg kick.
Muhammad throws a combination. Zek tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muhammad is defended easily by Zek.
Gigantcer Zek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atif Muhammad.
Muhammad dives in and grabs Zek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zek pushes down on Muhammad's head and hops out.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zek tries to pull guard but Muhammad holds him up against the cage and eventually Zek drops back down to his feet.

Muhammad manages to break the clinch.

Muhammad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Muhammad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zek shoots in but no luck this time.
Zek is looking to clinch but Muhammad is avoiding it.
Zek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Muhammad counters with a big head kick but Zek shrugs it off.
Muhammad misses with a head kick.
Atif Muhammad seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muhammad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zek shoots in but Muhammad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muhammad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zek has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Muhammad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhammad trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Zek manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Zek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Atif Muhammad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Zek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muhammad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Zek finds it's way through Muhammad's defenses.
Zek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muhammad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Zek counters by moving into the clinch.
Muhammad letting Zek take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zek - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muhammad blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zek to keep the fight standing.
Muhammad is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zek is trying to drag Muhammad to the mat but Muhammad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gigantcer Zek. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Muhammad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muhammad is looking to clinch but Zek is avoiding it.
Muhammad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zek's sensitive parts.
Muhammad shoots in for a takedown but Zek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Zek on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muhammad swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad wants to clinch.

Zek shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Muhammad napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Muhammad is looking to regain half guard here but Zek keeps moving and retains side control.
Zek throws a strike aimed at the side of Muhammad's head but Muhammad avoids it well.
Muhammad is trying to control Zek's posture but Zek avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zek stands up.
Muhammad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Muhammad scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Muhammad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Zek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Zek slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zek lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Zek pushing down on Muhammad's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad wants to get back to full guard.
Zek trying to control from half guard but Muhammad is working away.
Muhammad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zek trying to control from half guard but Muhammad is working away.
Zek keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gigantcer Zek showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zek has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gigantcer Zek!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Obrien (ranked 5512 p4p, 573 weight class) and Lipa Druga (ranked 5284 p4p, 555 weight class). Sean Obrien could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lipa Druga's chin.

Obrien
vs
Druga

178 cm
28
240 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
246 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Obrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lipa Druga!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Druga connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Druga.
Sean Obrien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Obrien finds it's way through Druga's defenses.
Druga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Obrien throws out the jab.
Druga connects with a right hand. Obrien shakes it off.
Druga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Druga defending well as Obrien loads up on a big left hand.
Druga scores with a jab to the jaw.
Obrien shoots in looking for a takedown. Druga tries to sprawl out of it but Obrien keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Druga manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Druga's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obrien under the eye.
A jab from Druga finds it's way through Obrien's defenses.
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!
Druga rushes Obrien with punches - Obrien moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Obrien goes down! Druga follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lipa Druga!
A very excited looking Lipa Druga 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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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mee Vattalles (ranked 1920 p4p, 286 weight class) and Joe Bradley (ranked 5411 p4p, 625 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vattalles
vs
Bradley

178 cm
21
181 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
28
173 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mee Vattalles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Bradley!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vattalles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Vattalles controlling from the top position.

Vattalles thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vattalles is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vattalles chips away with some ground and pound.
Vattalles's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Vattalles 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vattalles forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Vattalles seems content to control.
Vattalles's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Vattalles winds up and cracks Bradley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Vattalles is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Vattalles 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. Bradley tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Vattalles!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mee Vattalles!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaddie Defensor Iii (ranked 5718 p4p, 468 weight class) and Royce Silva (ranked 3252 p4p, 310 weight class). Royce Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Defensor Iii
vs
Silva

170 cm
29
153 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

167 cm
27
153 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Vikai Gear

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaddie Defensor Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Royce Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slips under a jab.
Defensor Iii throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Defensor Iii walks into a jab.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva prevents Defensor Iii from breaking the clinch.
Defensor Iii is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Defensor Iii avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Defensor Iii wants to break free but Silva has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps control of Defensor Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Defensor Iii breaks the clinch.
Defensor Iii misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva lands a couple of digs.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Defensor Iii is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Silva dives into side control.
Silva working the ground and pound.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Defensor Iii knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Defensor Iii is trying to stand up.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva content just to control the position here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
The referee warns Defensor Iii that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva lands a couple of good shots and Defensor Iii has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva has good solid back control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva has good solid back control here.
Well, with Silva on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Defensor Iii is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Defensor Iii is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Defensor Iii has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Silva is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Defensor Iii up.

Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Defensor Iii has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Defensor Iii is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Silva has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Defensor Iii taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Royce Silva!
Royce Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Byyler (ranked 1430 p4p, 215 weight class) and Luca Brasi Iii (ranked 4016 p4p, 501 weight class). Byyler comes to the cage accompanied by Rage against the machine sleep now in the fire. Luca Brasi Iii is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Byyler
vs
Brasi Iii

193 cm
28
208 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Byyler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luca Brasi Iii!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Byyler.
Byyler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brasi Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Byyler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brasi Iii.
Brasi Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byyler tries to clinch but Brasi Iii is having none of it.
Byyler throws a combination that misses
and Brasi Iii counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Brasi Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Byyler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brasi Iii.
Brasi Iii tries to counter by closing the distance.
Brasi Iii has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Brasi Iii is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Byyler.
Brasi Iii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that 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!
A punch combination from Byyler misses.
Nice jab there from Byyler.
Brasi Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byyler throws a big counter combination but Brasi Iii scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Brasi Iii drives through with a takedown into Byyler's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Byyler wants to get back to his feet but Brasi Iii passes into half guard.
Byyler is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Killer Instinct ☠ that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

Byyler wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byyler holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brasi Iii lands a nice short elbow.
Byyler on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Byyler tries to get out of the position.
Byyler wants to get back to his feet.
Byyler wants to control but Brasi Iii is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Brasi Iii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byyler is controlling Brasi Iii's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Brasi Iii not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Byyler is in trouble now - Brasi Iii has advanced to mount!
Byyler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brasi Iii on the ground.
Byyler tries to reverse the position but Brasi Iii maintains control.
Byyler wants to hold on but Brasi Iii pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brasi Iii working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brasi Iii has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee warns Byyler that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brasi Iii raining down shots from the mount!
Brasi Iii lands with some strikes.
Brasi Iii lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brasi Iii punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brasi Iii dominating with strikes here.

Byyler is rocked!
Byyler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brasi Iii unloading with bombs!
Oh Byyler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brasi Iii lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Byyler seems to have got his legs back now.
Brasi Iii with good strikes from the mount here!
Brasi Iii working Byyler over with strikes here.
Brasi Iii landing strikes from the mount and Byyler is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byyler is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Brasi Iii working Byyler over with strikes here.
Byyler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Brasi Iii is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Byyler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brasi Iii landing strikes from the mount and Byyler is in trouble!
Brasi Iii raining down shots from the mount!
Brasi Iii pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brasi Iii is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Byyler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Brasi Iii pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Brasi Iii putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brasi Iii lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Byyler hang on?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brasi Iii unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Byyler wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Brasi Iii celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luca Brasi Iii!
Luca Brasi Iii is the new light heavyweight champion!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien OQuinn (ranked 7112 p4p, 709 weight class) and Billy Hope (ranked 5443 p4p, 621 weight class). Billy Hope will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

OQuinn
vs
Hope

188 cm
23
217 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

189 cm
20
216 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Damien OQuinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hope!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hope throws a series of punches but OQuinn moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from OQuinn.
Hope throws a series of punches but OQuinn avoids them all with ease.
OQuinn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
OQuinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hope circles away quickly and effectively.
Hope swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OQuinn misses with a wild body shot.
Hope is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hope blocks a jab.

OQuinn closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hope is trying to stall.
OQuinn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hope's efforts to push away.
OQuinn pushes Hope back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
OQuinn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hope wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hope can't break the clinch.

Hope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OQuinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hope looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
OQuinn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hope looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

OQuinn moves into the clinch.
Hope is trying to force a seperation but OQuinn has the dominant position.
OQuinn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hope wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
OQuinn has a couple of punches blocked by Hope.
OQuinn lands a right hand.
Hope can't break the clinch.

Hope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

OQuinn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Hope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OQuinn fails to land with a series of punches.
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!

OQuinn has managed to clinch.
OQuinn lands a shot to the body.
OQuinn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hope is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage.
Hope has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A bit of stalling here from OQuinn.
Hope is trying to push OQuinn away but OQuinn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
OQuinn lands with a right to the head.
Hope is trying to force a seperation but OQuinn has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hope takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OQuinn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from OQuinn as the two fighters clinch.
Hope has had enough of the clinch but OQuinn keeps him there for the moment.
Hope tries to break the clinch but OQuinn is controlling the position.

Hope pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hope swinging wildly here.
OQuinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OQuinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hope circles away quickly and effectively.
OQuinn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and OQuinn duly obliges.

OQuinn forces Hope back against the cage and clinches.
Hope looking to stall.
Hope working hard to break the clinch.
Hope is looking to break free of the clinch but OQuinn has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
OQuinn pushes Hope back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hope working hard to break the clinch.
Hope wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
OQuinn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hope working hard to break the clinch.
OQuinn prevents Hope from breaking the clinch.
Hope is trying to break the clinch but OQuinn is controlling him.

OQuinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hope looks to throw the jab but OQuinn is out of range.

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

Hope is rocked!

It looks like Billy Hope has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. OQuinn moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Hope! OQuinn continues to tee off on Hope, landing with a left and a right! OQuinn connects with a right hand that leaves Hope sleeping against the cage! What a finish by OQuinn!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damien OQuinn!
During a confident post fight interview, Damien OQuinn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
47%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cuba Moretti (ranked 4692 p4p, 558 weight class) and Aatos Impala (ranked 5756 p4p, 648 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Moretti
vs
Impala

182 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

185 cm
21
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Red Light Coffeeshop

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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cuba Moretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aatos Impala!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Impala with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Moretti to score with a decent uppercut.

Moretti darts in and clinches Impala up against the cage.
Moretti scores with a shot to the side of Impala's head.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Impala looking to slow down the pace here.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Impala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moretti.
Moretti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moretti lands with a left to the head.
Impala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Moretti.

Impala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Impala tries to clinch but Moretti moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Impala is looking to clinch but Moretti is avoiding it.
Impala looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Moretti pushes Impala up against the cage in a clinch.

Moretti breaks the clinch.

Moretti closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Moretti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Impala backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moretti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Impala is trying to push Moretti away but Moretti has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Impala misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moretti.
Impala pushes off an throws an elbow but Moretti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Moretti keeps control of Impala as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Impala looking to slow down the pace here.

Moretti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moretti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Moretti rushes Impala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Impala is looking to control Moretti's arms but Moretti gets an underhook and turns him. Now Impala has his back to the cage.
Impala lands an elbow inside.
Impala tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Moretti blocking some punches.
Impala tries to stall but Moretti uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A shot in the inside from Moretti.
Impala takes a shot to the head.
Moretti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Impala backwards.

Impala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti scores with a hook.

Moretti moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Impala breaks the clinch.
A jab lands there for Moretti.

Moretti closes the distance and clinches.
Moretti scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Moretti.

Impala is rocked!

Impala breaks from the clinch.
Impala is still on wobbly legs! Can Moretti finish him?
Moretti moves out of range of the strikes.
Impala seems to have recovered his senses.
Cuba Moretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Moretti has taken the fight to the clinch.

Impala's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Impala is looking to clinch but Moretti is avoiding it.
Impala takes one to the side of the head.

Moretti takes the fight into the clinch.
Impala throws a punch but it's blocked by Moretti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impala letting Moretti take a breather here.
Moretti pushes off an throws an elbow but Impala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Impala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Impala lands with a left to the head.

Impala breaks the clinch.
Impala misses with a two punch combination.
Moretti moves to clinch but Impala breaks away
and Impala counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moretti thinking.
Impala swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.
Impala fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moretti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Impala swats away the attempt to clinch by Moretti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Impala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Impala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Impala throws a lazy head kick
and Moretti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Impala shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moretti defends it nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moretti displaying some good clinch control by pressing Impala up against the cage.
Moretti misses with an elbow over the top.
Moretti pushes Impala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Impala is trying to break the clinch but Moretti has him pressed against the cage.
Impala dodges an elbow strike from Moretti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice shot lands for Moretti.
Impala walks into a stiff left hand from Moretti.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moretti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Impala makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Moretti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Impala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moretti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Impala finds it's way round the side to connect with Moretti's head.

Moretti closes the distance and pushes Impala back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moretti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Impalas head.
Moretti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Moretti.
A head punch on the inside from Impala fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moretti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Impala backwards.
Impala prevents a body shot from Moretti.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Impala misses with the head strike.
Moretti taking a breather.
Impala has had enough of the clinch but Moretti keeps him there for the moment.
Impala tries to throw a body punch but Moretti avoids it by throwing Impala back against the cage.
Moretti lands a right hand.
Impala lands a right hand that snaps the head of Moretti backwards.
Moretti misses with the head strike.
Impala blocking some punches.
Moretti lands a right hand.
Moretti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Impala manages to break the clinch.
Impala wants to clinch.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Impala pushes him off.
Impala lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Moretti slips a jab from Impala.
Moretti is looking to clinch.
Cuba Moretti is winning the standup battle so far.
Impala misses with a two punch combination.
Impala tries to clinch but Moretti moves out of range.

Moretti rushes Impala and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moretti dodges an elbow strike from Impala.
Impala has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Impala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Impala breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moretti avoids the head kick by Impala.

Moretti has taken the fight to the clinch.
Impala takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Impala is trying to break the clinch but Moretti has him pressed against the cage.
Moretti throws an elbow that misses.

Moretti manages to break the clinch.
Impala takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Moretti lands a really nice looking cross but Impala seems unphased.
Impala tries to clinch there but Moretti circles away.
Moretti works the jab nicely.
Moretti moves in looking to clinch but Impala pushes him off.
Moretti cracks Impala with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Impala falls to his knees and Moretti doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cuba Moretti!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cuba Moretti waved his t-shirt featuring Red Light Coffeeshop's logo in front of the cameras.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marc Dupuis (ranked 23410 p4p, 802 weight class) and JJ Tan (ranked 24021 p4p, 838 weight class). Marc Dupuis has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dupuis
vs
Tan

185 cm
20
166 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

185 cm
20
167 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc Dupuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, JJ Tan!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tan digs a good body shot into Dupuis's ribs.
Dupuis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dupuis shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tan but Tan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dupuis shoots for a double leg takedown but Tan sprawls well. He's pushed Dupuis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tan stalks Dupuis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dupuis's face. Dupuis staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Tan does it's job there.
Tan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marc Dupuis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupuis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tan. Tan obviously looking to wear him down.
Tan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dupuis. Dupuis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dupuis misses with a takedown attempt
and Tan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dupuis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tan's waist but Tan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dupuis off to one side.
Tan is looking for the big counter here.
Tan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dupuis is breathing heavily.
Tan lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Tan.
Tan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dupuis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dupuis darts in looking for a takedown but Tan gets double underhooks and turns Dupuis into the cage.
Tan scores with a punch to the head.
Tan tests Dupuis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Tan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tan throws out a powerful jab.
Tan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dupuiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tan lands a nice shot that snaps Dupuis's head back.
Tan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tan.
JJ Tan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tan duly obliges.
Dupuis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tan swivels and escapes.
Tan throws out a powerful jab.
Tan thuds a left hand into Dupuis's body.
Tan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dupuis eats them both and turns towards Tan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dupuis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tan.
Tan stuffs the takedown attempt from Dupuis. Dupuis gets slowly back to his feet.
Tan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dupuis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tan.
Tan lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis dives in for a single leg takedown but Tan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tan lands a right hook to the body.

Dupuis feints and as Tan raises his hands in defense, Dupuis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dupuis passes Tan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dupuis trying to control the action but Tan is working from the bottom.

Dupuis is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tan defends it well.

Dupuis is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Tan is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marc Dupuis!
Marc Dupuis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.