DSC STRIKE 22 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Morgan Hudson (ranked 8438 p4p, 628 weight class) and Daniel Zigrand (ranked 25013 p4p, 633 weight class). Zigrand has chosen Linkin Park - Never back down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hudson
vs
Zigrand

193 cm
19
212 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Morgan Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Zigrand!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zigrand moves to clinch but Hudson breaks away
and Hudson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Daniel Zigrand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zigrand with a poor takedown
and Hudson counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Zigrand has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Morgan Hudson!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John McGregor (ranked 8466 p4p, 527 weight class) and Bobby Lashley (ranked 25110 p4p, 545 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGregor
vs
Lashley

195 cm
20
224 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
260 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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, John McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Lashley !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McGregor clinches.

McGregor jumps guard and drags Lashley to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lashley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Lashley stands up from McGregor's guard - Lashley perhaps looking for a knockout.

Lashley drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

McGregor bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lashley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

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

Lashley throws McGregor to one side and escapes!

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor pulls out of a head kick attempt.

McGregor dives in and scores a takedown into Lashley 's guard.
Lashley is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lashley wants to stand but McGregor is controlling the position.
McGregor preventing the sweep.
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Lashley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor wants to pass the guard but Lashley is keeping the position.
McGregor throwing strikes from guard but Lashley blocks nicely.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
McGregor looking to pass the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

McGregor shoots in and gets a takedown into Lashley 's guard.
Lashley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McGregor is controlling him.

Lashley uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a wild body kick that Lashley sees coming a mile off.

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

Lashley manages to break the clinch.

McGregor tries to sprawl but Lashley drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McGregor scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Lashley manages to mount him!
McGregor is breathing heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lashley get's back to his feet.
Lashley throws an uppercut from hell that sends McGregor clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lashley stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Lashley !

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crackie Chinn (ranked 24962 p4p, 662 weight class) and Wendall White (ranked 8317 p4p, 626 weight class). Wendall White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chinn
vs
White

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
28
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Crackie Chinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wendall White!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chinn cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
Chinn closes the distance looking to clinch

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Chinn didn't expect that.
Chinn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for White on the ground.
White controlling from the top position.
White pushes down on Chinn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White prevents Chinn from improving his position.
White is taking a breather. Chinn 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White stands up out of the half guard.
Chinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chinn takes a swing at White's ribcage but misses.

Chinn gets tackled into the cage by White. White maintains the clinch.

White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chinn looks to clinch

and White decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chinn's guard.
Chinn has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Chinn being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

White decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chinn throws a shot to the body.
Chinn throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws a series of punches but Chinn avoids them all with ease.
Chinn throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chinn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chinn moves into range and connects with a jab.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
White steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chinn.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White feints the counter takedown.

White has Chinn up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White jumps into guard, dragging Chinn to the mat.

White manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Chinn wants to clinch.
Chinn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from White misses.
Chinn tries to clinch but fails miserably

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Chinn didn't expect that.
Chinn is wriggling around but White manages to pass to half guard.

White throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
White seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

White seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

White postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Chinn to stand up.
Chinn scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

White throws the kick towards the body but Chinn avoids it.
Chinn lands with a good body shot.

Chinn moves into the clinch successfully.
White changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chinn fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Chinn.
Chinn throws a hook but White blocks it.
Crackie Chinn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

White drives through with a takedown into Chinn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chinn is wriggling around but White manages to pass to half guard.

White prevents Chinn from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
White not doing much here.
White seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
White is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
White works his way into side control.
White is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Chinn, who protects the arm well.
Wendall White has got the better of the ground game so far.
A lull in the action here as White stalls from top position.

White decides to stand back up.
Chinn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but White circles away quickly and effectively.
White shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chinn defends it nicely.
Chinn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from White.

White fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chinn to the ground. White is now in Chinn's guard.

White decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chinn misses with a double jab.

Chinn tries to sprawl but White drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chinn is looking to improve his position.
White has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wendall White will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

White throws a body kick that misses.
Chinn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chinn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
Chinn tries to clinch but White moves away

and White counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chinn is looking to get back to is feet but White passes into side control.
White is staying tight to Chinn's torso, preventing him from escaping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

White is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chinn has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinn is looking for a sweep.

White has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Chinn throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Chinn doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
No joy there for Chinn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Chinn. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chinn is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chinn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chinn avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
Chinn looking to stall.
Chinn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chinn is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chinn has his back to the cage.
Chinn lands a nice elbow.
Chinn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
White tries to pull guard but Chinn holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Crackie Chinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wendall White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chinn connects with a nasty looking knee right to White's face.

It looks like Wendall White has been cut.
White is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinn lands a knee to the head.
White takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chinn landing knees to the head.
Chinn unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Chinn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chinn lands a big knee! That's hurt White! Oh, he's all over the place! Chinn lands another knee that sends White to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crackie Chinn!
Wendall White was interviewed post fight and said 'Nallo you Suck ! '.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Razor (ranked 4743 p4p, 324 weight class) and Marshall Matters (ranked 8265 p4p, 410 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Razor
vs
Matters

167 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Razor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Matters!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razor tries to move into range but Matters moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Matters will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Razor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matters, pushing him back against the cage.
Razor dodges an elbow strike from Matters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Matters will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Razor up against the cage.
Razor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matters is trying to break the clinch but Razor has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matters has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matters has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Razor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Matters throws a knee to the head but misses.

Razor jumps into guard, dragging Matters to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Razor managing to control the position.
Razor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Razor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Matters manages to get himself to full guard.

Razor is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matters looking for a sweep. Not yet Matters, not yet.
Razor seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Matters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Razor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Razor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Matters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Matters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Razor.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matters closes this distance looking for a takedown but Razor circles away.
Razor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matters will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oleg Razor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Matters.
Razor misses with an uppercut. Matters saw that one coming.

Razor pushes Matters up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor looking for a takedown.
Razor has Matters pressed against the cage.
Matters missing with knees to the body.
Matters has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matters is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Razor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matters tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Razor.
Razor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Razor lands a shot to the body.
Matters is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Razor is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No joy there for Razor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matters shoots in looking for a takedown. Razor tries to sprawl out of it but Matters keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Razor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
As Matters tries to get set, Razor tries to push him back and clinch up but Matters manages to avoid the attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matters.
Razor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matters tries to score a power double leg takedown but Razor sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Matters somewhat.
Oleg Razor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marshall Matters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Razor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Matters tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Razor just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matters is trying to break free.
Razor slows down the pace here.
Razor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Matters has Razor pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Razor manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Razor pulls guard.
Razor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Matters's guard.

Razor showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Razor stops Matters from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor stays in close to Matters's body and controls the position.
Matters wants to sweep but no luck.
Matters working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Razor.
Razor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Matters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Razor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Matters looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Razor has picked Matters up and slammed him! Matters can't keep hold of the triangle and Razor manages to pass to side control!
Matters looking for a sweep but Razor has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Razor content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor looking to finish Matters with some ground and pound. This is bad for Matters!
Razor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Matters that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Matters holds on for dear life.
Razor landing strikes from the mount and Matters is in trouble!
Razor connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor controlling from the full mount.

Razor is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Matters is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Matters flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Razor anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Matters and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Razor slips an arm under Matters chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Razor has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Razor is squeezing on Matters like an anaconda would it's prey. Matters fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Oleg Razor!

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energy
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Booningham (ranked 4597 p4p, 517 weight class) and Jimmy Gunn (ranked 5048 p4p, 544 weight class). Daniel Booningham has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Booningham
vs
Gunn

200 cm
19
215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Booningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jimmy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booningham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gunn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Booningham counters with a right hand to the body.
Booningham definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gunn throws a solid leg kick but Booningham takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gunn.
Gunn wants to clinch up but Booningham keeps it at a distance.
Booningham is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Booningham throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Booningham throws a big shot that misses.
Gunn fails with the takedown.
Booningham misses with the combination.
Gunn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Booningham.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn misses with a hook to the body
and Booningham counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunn thinking.
Booningham throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a left and a right that stings Booningham.
Gunn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn moves out of range of the strikes.

Gunn forces Booningham back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Gunn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Booningham.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Booningham listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gunn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Booningham is out of range and Gunn settles back down.
Gunn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Booningham counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booningham lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Gunn is rocked!
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunn is still on wobbly legs! Can Booningham finish him?
Booningham moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Gunn.
Gunn fails with the takedown.
Gunn seems to have recovered his senses.
Daniel Booningham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Gunn.
Booningham scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gunn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gunn is looking to clinch but Booningham is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Booningham cracks Gunn with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Booningham has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gunn to stand back up!
Gunn darts in trying to clinch
and Booningham counters with a huge right that knocks Gunn out cold! Booningham is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Booningham!
Post fight, an emotional Daniel Booningham said 'Winning is fun even if it is against this chump.'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kharlamov (ranked 8240 p4p, 560 weight class) and Temirlan Ashimov (ranked 4063 p4p, 423 weight class). Ashimov has chosen System Of A Down - Chop Suey! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kharlamov
vs
Ashimov

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
168 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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, Anton Kharlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Temirlan Ashimov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashimov scores with a body shot.
Ashimov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kharlamov. Kharlamov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kharlamov wants to clinch but Ashimov slips to the side
and Ashimov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ashimov cracks Kharlamov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ashimov connects with a body shot.
Kharlamov has a takedown stuffed.
Ashimov cracks Kharlamov with an open hand slap.
Ashimov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kharlamov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ashimov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kharlamov thinking.
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!
Jab by Ashimov.
Ashimov scores with a nice right hand.

Kharlamov is rocked!
Ashimov cracks Kharlamov on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kharlamov falls backwards against the cage. Ashimov follows up with more strikes that drop Kharlamov to his knees. Ashimov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kharlamov! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temirlan Ashimov!
Temirlan Ashimov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Red (ranked 2693 p4p, 222 weight class) and Sam Roberts (ranked 25095 p4p, 438 weight class). Sam Roberts has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with George Red's chin.

Red
vs
Roberts

156 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sam Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Red closes the distance and clinches.

Red ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Red no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Red throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Red is adopting a defensive guard.

Red is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Roberts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Red had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Roberts defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Red looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Red looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Red throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Red holds on and takes a little breather.

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

Red is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Red is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Roberts is aware though and is defending well.

Red looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Red is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Red is adopting a defensive guard.

Roberts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Red has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Roberts has managed to get both his arms back between Red's legs - danger averted.

Red is looking to cinch up a triangle. Roberts throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Red's body to avoid the submission. Red has instead reached around Roberts's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Red arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). George Red!
George Red decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Morgan (ranked 2086 p4p, 240 weight class) and Jeff Romart (ranked 3758 p4p, 377 weight class). Jesse Morgan has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Morgan
vs
Romart

178 cm
27
170 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
24
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesse Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeff Romart!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick from Romart misses.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Morgan slips under a jab.
Romart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Romart scores with a punch to the head.
Morgan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Romart.
Morgan stalks Romart and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Romart's face. Romart staggers backwards, shaken.
Morgan scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Romart.
Romart lands with a good body shot.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Romart.
Morgan throws out a loose jab but Romart uses good head movement to avoid it.

Morgan feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Romart sprawling to the canvas! Romart rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Morgan finish him?!

Romart is rocked!
Romart bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Morgan comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Romart falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Romart was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesse Morgan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valentino Silfversvanz (ranked 2759 p4p, 326 weight class) and Roadman Shaq (ranked 2152 p4p, 260 weight class). Shaq has chosen Mans Not Hot as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silfversvanz
vs
Shaq

178 cm
29
160 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

170 cm
27
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valentino Silfversvanz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roadman Shaq!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaq tries to land a leg kick but Silfversvanz saw it coming and moves away.
Silfversvanz tries to clinch there but Shaq circles away.
Shaq wants to land a leg kick but Silfversvanz is out of range.
Silfversvanz throws a lazy right hand but Shaq sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Silfversvanz takes the fight into the clinch.
Silfversvanz lands a shoulder strike.
Silfversvanz avoids a wild elbow strike from Shaq.
Silfversvanz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silfversvanz avoids the elbow strike from Shaq, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silfversvanz.
Shaq misses with an elbow over the top.
Silfversvanz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silfversvanz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shaq misses with an elbow over the top.
Silfversvanz blocks an elbow strike from Shaq.

Shaq wants the takedown. Silfversvanz is fighting it off but Shaq persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silfversvanz's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaq scoring with some ground and pound.
Shaq with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Shaq lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shaq slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq lands with a punch from half guard.
Shaq drops an elbow to the side of Silfversvanz's head.
Shaq working Silfversvanz over with strikes.
Shaq winds up and cracks Silfversvanz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silfversvanz pushes Shaq off looking to stand but Shaq dives back in and keeps control.
Shaq is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shaq winds up and cracks Silfversvanz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Shaq.
Shaq takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Shaq is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shaq lands a nice short elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Shaq looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silfversvanz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shaq takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfversvanz wants to get back to his feet.
Shaq passes to side control.
Silfversvanz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silfversvanz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shaq cracks Silfversvanz with a big right hand but Silfversvanz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shaq creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaq lands a few punches from side control.
Shaq cracks Silfversvanz with a big elbow.
Shaq scoring with punches and elbows.
Shaq looks up at the clock and then as Silfversvanz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Shaq smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Silfversvanz is rocked!
Shaq working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Silfversvanz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shaq connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silfversvanz some visible discomfort.
Silfversvanz seems to have got his legs back now.
Shaq connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silfversvanz some visible discomfort.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfversvanz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Shaq landing a few strikes.
Shaq cracks Silfversvanz with a big elbow.
Silfversvanz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Shaq connects with a decent elbow.
Shaq controlling the position.
Check out the look on Shaq's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Silfversvanz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silfversvanz tries to get out of the position.
Shaq lands some shots froms side control.

Shaq is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silfversvanz has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silfversvanz throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Shaq lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaq landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Shaq is trying to get an arm triangle but Silfversvanz is defending well.
Shaq scores with a couple of short elbows.
Shaq lands an elbow.
Shaq lands an elbow.
Shaq scores with punches from side control.
Silfversvanz takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Shaq is looking to take a break and control but Silfversvanz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaq works to advance to full mount. Silfversvanz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaq looking to control and managing it successfully.
Shaq cracks Silfversvanz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shaq working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shaq swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shaq throws out a leg kick but Silfversvanz moves out of range and Shaq only half commits.
Shaq connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Shaq misses with a low kick as Silfversvanz jumps back.
Shaq throws a nice inside leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Silfversvanz enables Shaq to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silfversvanz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Shaq is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Shaq drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shaq jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silfversvanz wants to stand up but Shaq is controlling him.
Shaq content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shaq content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaq works over Silfversvanz with some ground and pound from guard.
Shaq has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shaq is in close to Silfversvanz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shaq stands up over Silfversvanz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaq content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silfversvanz has momentary wrist control but Shaq slips an elbow through the middle.
Shaq has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shaq is working Silfversvanz over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shaq slips nicely into half guard.
Shaq passes to full mount!
Shaq with shots to the head and body - Silfversvanz looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Shaq.
Shaq is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silfversvanz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Shaq looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shaq unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Silfversvanz wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Shaq celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roadman Shaq!
Roadman Shaq seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.