TD 45: Non-Stop PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruki Pushki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kvasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kvasov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Diskoteka avaria-Nebo. Roman Kvasov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pushki
vs
Kvasov

190 cm
27
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
24
206 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruki Pushki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roman Kvasov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Kvasov.
Kvasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pushki blocks a head kick by Kvasov.
Pushki closes the distance and clinches up with Kvasov, looking for a takedown. Pushki pushes Kvasov against the cage but Kvasov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kvasov misses with a body shot.
Pushki staying out of range there.
Kvasov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pushki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kvasov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pushki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kvasov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pushki shoots in looking for a takedown but Kvasov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pushki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruki Pushki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pushki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kvasov. Kvasov obviously looking to wear him down.
Pushki is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kvasov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kvasov throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kvasov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kvasov. Pushki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kvasov missing with a left hand there. Pushki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kvasov, right into the meat.
Pushki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kvasov.
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

Pushki is rocked!
Kvasov throws a powerful right kick. Pushki tried to block low but the kick was high! Pushki was taken right off of his feet! Kvasov jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roman Kvasov!

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celtic Boston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Kochergin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kochergin has chosen Maksim - Nezhnost as his entrance music. Andrew Kochergin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Boston
vs
Kochergin

205 cm
20
265 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
280 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Celtic Boston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Kochergin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kochergin tests Boston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boston with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kochergin counters with a series of strikes. Boston will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kochergin counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Boston is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrew Kochergin!
In his post fight interview, Andrew Kochergin gave a big smile as he said 'Koi Karate - the greatest martial art ever!'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutal Rapist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbermat Serlal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Serlal's choice of entrance music: Mortal Kombat . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rapist
vs
Serlal

191 cm
22
262 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

205 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brutal Rapist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zbermat Serlal!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Serlal stuffs the takedown attempt from Rapist. Rapist gets slowly back to his feet.
Rapist shoots in for a double leg but Serlal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rapist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serlal counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brutal Rapist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rapist with a poor takedown
and Serlal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Serlal thows a body shot but no joy.
Rapist with a poor takedown
and Serlal counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Brutal Rapist has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rapist misses with a takedown attempt
and Serlal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rapist shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Serlal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Serlal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rapist is one step ahead there.
Rapist prevents Serlal from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Serlal scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Serlal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rapist.
Rapist with a poor takedown
and Serlal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serlal misses with a body shot.
Rapist with a lazy takedown attempt
and Serlal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rapist thinking.
Rapist is breathing heavily.
Rapist moves out of range of the strikes.
Rapist avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rapist shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Serlal counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rapist shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rapist takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Serlal finds it's target.
Serlal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rapist was well out of range. Poor timing from Serlal.
Serlal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zbermat Serlal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Serlal loads up on a big right hand but Rapist slips the punch.
Rapist fails with a takedown attempt.
Serlal is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rapist shoots and misses
and Serlal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rapist defending well as Serlal loads up on a big left hand.
Serlal lands the left hand.

Rapist is rocked!
Serlal pounces like a tiger and cracks Rapist with a vicious hook! Rapist is down but not out! Serlal follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zbermat Serlal!
During a confident post fight interview, Zbermat Serlal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joey DeMaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

DeMaio
vs
Mac

172 cm
25
195 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey DeMaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Markus Mac!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Mac misses.
Mac leaves DeMaio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
DeMaio slips a jab and a cross from Mac.
DeMaio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and DeMaio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
DeMaio tries for a takedown but Mac circles away easily
and Mac cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey DeMaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from DeMaio.
DeMaio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mac cracks the inside of DeMaio's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeMaio misses with a takedown

and Mac counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
DeMaio is breathing heavily.
Mac tries to break free but DeMaio pushes him back against the cage.

Mac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DeMaio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
DeMaio shoots for a takedown but Mac saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mac steps into range and cracks DeMaio with a monster punch that buckles his knees! DeMaio flops backwards and Mac dives into his guard looking to finish!

DeMaio is rocked!

Mac thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Oh DeMaio is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mac slips nicely into half guard.
Mac tries to stand and escape but DeMaio is controlling the position.
DeMaio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mac is working away from the top position though.
DeMaio seems to have got his legs back now.

Mac stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
DeMaio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mac pinned against the cage. Mac gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mac circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops DeMaio to the canvas! DeMaio doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Mac keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Markus Mac!
After the big win, Markus Mac made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack McLumberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McLumberg has chosen AC/DC - Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Hui
vs
McLumberg

182 cm
27
192 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

184 cm
23
187 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack McLumberg!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLumberg misses with a head kick.
McLumberg lands a jab to Hui's midsection.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by McLumberg.
McLumberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hui tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McLumberg lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hui has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hui and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McLumberg dodges the punch combination from Hui.
McLumberg tries to close the distance and clinch but Hui swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hui looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for McLumberg!
McLumberg tries to lock up and control but Hui gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Hui moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, McLumberg has worked his arm free - good work by McLumberg!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on McLumberg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Hui tries for a kimura but McLumberg is defending well.

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

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hui goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McLumberg has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hui but great work by McLumberg.
McLumberg content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hui looks to move to half guard but instead McLumberg has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hui is squirming around, avoiding McLumberg's attempts to control the action.
McLumberg wants to take his opponent's back but Hui doesn't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg wants to control the pace but Hui is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hui tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McLumberg controlling from the full mount.

McLumberg stands up from mount. Strange move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hui closes this distance looking for a takedown but McLumberg circles away.
McLumberg displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hui.
McLumberg loads up on a big right hand but Hui slips the punch.
Hui shoots for a double leg takedown but McLumberg sprawls well. He's pushed Hui's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Hui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLumberg's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hui under the eye.
McLumberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLumberg misses with a jab to the body

and Hui counters by clinching up.
McLumberg looking to throw knees to the head but Hui is blocking nicely.
McLumberg scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hui fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McLumberg trying to land knees to the body.
Hui takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hui is breathing heavily.
Hui jumps guard but McLumberg stands there with Hui around his waist. Hui gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hui fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McLumberg lands a nice uppercut.
McLumberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hui is looking to clinch but McLumberg is avoiding it.

McLumberg has closed the distance and engaged Hui in a clinch.
McLumberg lands with a left to the head.
Hui blocks an elbow strike.
McLumberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hui is defending well for now.
McLumberg misses with a knee strike.

Hui jumps guard.
McLumberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Hui is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McLumberg is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that McLumberg has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack McLumberg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McLumberg attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

McLumberg moves into range and clinches up with Hui.
McLumberg stops a takedown attempt from Hui.
Hui wants a takedown.
A short right from McLumberg on the inside.

Hui decides to pull guard.
McLumberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
McLumberg wants to pass the guard but Hui is keeping the position.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McLumberg wants to pass the guard but Hui is keeping the position.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack McLumberg hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Hui shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McLumberg is taking a breather. Hui 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.
McLumberg stalling away here and it's allowed Hui to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
McLumberg is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
McLumberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Hui has wrist control.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack McLumberg.
Hui avoids the body shot from McLumberg.
McLumberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hui swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McLumberg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McLumberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hui misses the jab.
McLumberg misses with a looping right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

McLumberg has taken the fight to the clinch.
McLumberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Hui avoids the damage to the body.
Hui jumps guard but McLumberg stands there with Hui around his waist. Hui gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Hui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McLumberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hui is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack McLumberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hui shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hui showed some decent athleticism there.

Hui is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hui prevents McLumberg from improving his position.

Hui is working for an americana but McLumberg has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Hui was thinking about the submission.
McLumberg wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McLumberg is keeping the position for now.
McLumberg wants to control the position but Hui says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

Hui wants to work for an arm triangle but McLumberg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jack McLumberg has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hui is thwarting McLumberg's attempts to control the position.

Hui looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hui wants to pass to mount but McLumberg is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg wants to control but Hui is keeping busy.

Hui is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McLumberg defends it well.
McLumberg is controlling Hui's trapped leg to prevent Hui from advancing to side control.

Hui wants to work for an arm triangle but McLumberg is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLumberg wants to improve his position but Hui is controlling well.

Hui seems to be looking for submissions.

Hui has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McLumberg defend it? Hui steps over the head and cranks it - McLumberg is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hui!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sun Hui!
A very excited looking Sun Hui 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilya Porunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Jaa
vs
Porunov

188 cm
21
194 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilya Porunov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porunov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Porunov avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa tries to score with a low kick but Porunov moves his leg out of the way.
Porunov shoots and misses
and Jaa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Porunov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa tests Porunov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Porunov shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaa sprawls well. He's pushed Porunov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilya Porunov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Porunov.
Porunov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jaa throws a hook but Porunov blocks it.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jaa misses with a wild body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jaa.
Porunov shoots in for a takedown but Jaa shows good takedown defense.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jaa. That's going to slow Porunov down.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Porunov fails with a takedown attempt.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Porunov. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porunov blocks a head kick by Jaa.
Porunov shoots in looking for a takedown but Jaa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Porunov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Porunov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jaa trying to keep a closed guard but Porunov is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaa wants to sweep but no luck.
Jaa wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jaa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Porunov's guard.
Porunov looking for a sweep. Not yet Porunov, not yet.
Porunov is trying to control the position but Jaa postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Rony Jaa wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Porunov.
Jaa throws a leg kick that misses.
Jaa checks a leg kick.
Jaa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porunov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jaa defends it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Porunov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jaa avoids it really well and circles away.
Ilya Porunov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Porunov avoids the head kick by Jaa.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Porunov tries for a takedown but Jaa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jaa throws a good cross that connects.
Porunov shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaa sprawls well. He's pushed Porunov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rony Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ilya Porunov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Jaa.

Porunov is rocked!
Porunov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jaa tries to avoid it but Porunov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jaa to the ground. Jaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Porunov gets tackled into the cage by Jaa. Jaa maintains the clinch.
Porunov is looking to break free of the clinch but Jaa has double underhooks.
Jaa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaa prevents the takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Porunov blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa connects with a knee to the head.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Porunov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaa misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Porunov fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa is working Porunov over against the cage.
Porunov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jaa walks away with a smile on his face. Porunov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rony Jaa is winning the standup battle so far.
Jaa lands a head kick!
Porunov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaa finish him?
Porunov shoots in but Jaa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Porunov fails with the takedown
and Jaa counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Jaa looks at the referee who does nothing so Jaa lands a crushing right that sends Porunov to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rony Jaa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Gabel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Oneale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tom Gabel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Gabel
vs
Oneale

196 cm
26
214 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

187 cm
23
215 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Gabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Oneale!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Gabel.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Oneale crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gabel - the referee stops the clock and Oneale gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gabel. Oneale manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice jab there from Gabel.

It looks like Patrick Oneale has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gabel clinches.
Oneale keeps control of Gabel as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oneale wants a takedown but no success here.
Gabel stalls.

Gabel breaks from the clinch.
Gabel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oneale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabel connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneale fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gabel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gabel misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Oneale misses.
Gabel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oneale swings for the body but Gabel moves out of range.
Gabel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oneale.
Oneale shoots in for a double leg but Gabel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oneale shoots in for a double leg but Gabel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tom Gabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Oneale.
Gabel throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gabel pinned against the cage. Gabel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gabel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oneale thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Gabel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oneale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gabel pinned against the cage. Gabel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oneale shoots in looking for a takedown but Gabel manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Oneale's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oneale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gabel throws a body kick that misses.
Gabel lands with a kick to the temple. Oneale shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gabel connects with a high kick.
Tom Gabel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gabel fakes the leg kick and cracks Oneale in the body.
Oneale is trying desperately to land a takedown but Gabel is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Oneale.
Oneale looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabel misses with a head kick.
Oneale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gabel but Gabel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
An inside leg kick from Gabel misses.
Gabel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oneale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gabel lands a jab to the head.
Gabel tries to work over Oneale's front leg with a kick but Oneale checks it.
Gabel lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Gabel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Oneale's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gabel swinging wildly here.
Oneale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gabel throws a right and a left that Oneale avoids nicely.
Gabel looks to land a body kick but Oneale moved away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gabel.
Oneale checks a leg kick.
Gabel connects with a looping right hand.
Gabel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oneale on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oneale is breathing heavily.
Oneale drops his hands momentarily and Gabel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gabel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oneale.
Gabel lands a leg kick that knocks Oneale off balance momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabel tries to clinch but Oneale moves out of range.
Gabel throws a body kick that misses.
Gabel throws the kick towards the body but Oneale avoids it.
Oneale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gabel tries to avoid it but Oneale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gabel to the ground. Gabel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oneale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gabel tries to avoid it but Oneale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gabel to the ground. Gabel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Oneale gets the takedown into side control.
Gabel wants to get back to his feet.
Gabel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oneale can do to turn this around?
Oneale tries to move to mount but Gabel blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabel wants to get back to his feet.
Oneale throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Gabel tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oneale looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gabel is avoiding damage well.

Oneale stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oneale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gabel at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oneale closes the distance and clinches up with Gabel, looking for a takedown. Oneale pushes Gabel against the cage but Gabel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tom Gabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Oneale.
Oneale shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gabel but Gabel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Gabel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gabel throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabel throws a left and a right that both miss

and Oneale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oneale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oneale's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Gabel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Oneale's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Gabel throws a right hand that Oneale ducks under and follows up with a left that Oneale also avoids with ease.
Gabel throws a leg kick but Oneale moved away.
A good leg kick by Oneale.
A shot to the body from Oneale misses
and Gabel counters with an outside leg kick.
Oneale moves out of range as Gabel throws a body kick.
Oneale punishes Gabel's body with a nice straight punch.
Gabel tries to clinch up.
Gabel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabel throws a right and a left that Oneale avoids nicely.
Oneale misses with a takedown attempt - Gabel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gabel misses with the combination.
Gabel leaves Oneale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oneale swats away the attempt to clinch by Gabel.
Tom Gabel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oneale is defended easily by Gabel.
Tom Gabel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Oneale.
Oneale slips under a jab.
Gabel doesn't manage to clinch there - Oneale circles away.
Gabel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Oneale shoots in and bounces Gabel off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Oneale advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oneale is trying to get an arm triangle but Gabel is defending well.
Oneale misses with the ground and pound.
Gabel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gabel tries to get out of the position.
Gabel tries to bench press Oneale off him but Oneale keeps the position.
Gabel is trying to get back to his feet.
Oneale working the ground and pound from side control.
Tom Gabel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oneale is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gabel knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gabel pushes Oneale away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Oneale gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Gabel trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Oneale fails to land a wild elbow strike.
You can see the frustration on Gabel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Oneale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gabel 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Gabel!
Tom Gabel opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunny Colvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeny Morgoslepov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Colvin
vs
Morgoslepov

198 cm
21
300 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bunny Colvin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Morgoslepov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colvin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morgoslepov checks it well.
Colvin with a nice cross.

It looks like Evgeny Morgoslepov has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Morgoslepov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Bunny Colvin has been cut.
Colvin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morgoslepov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morgoslepov thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Colvin if he has to take too many more of those.
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 slow jab from Morgoslepov misses its intended target.
Morgoslepov throws a lazy right hand but Colvin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Colvin as he connects with a hook.
Morgoslepov throws a head kick that misses.
Morgoslepov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morgoslepov lands a glancing blow to the side of Colvin's head.
A big right from Colvin misses.
Morgoslepov tries a head kick but it misses.
Colvin throws a sloppy head kick and Morgoslepov moves out of range easily.
Morgoslepov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Bunny Colvin's cut is getting worse.
Colvin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morgoslepov.
Colvin throws a lazy right hand but Morgoslepov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgoslepov throws an overhand right that lands on Colvin's shoulder, as Colvin tries to avoid the shot.
Colvin misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Colvin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Colvin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Colvin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Morgoslepov.
Colvin throws a looping overhand right but Morgoslepov ducks down to avoid it.
Morgoslepov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morgoslepov throws a right and a left that Colvin avoids nicely.
Nice cross by Morgoslepov.

Bunny Colvin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Colvin moves out of range as Morgoslepov strikes.
Colvin throws the left hand but Morgoslepov avoids the punch easily.
Colvin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morgoslepov to score with a decent uppercut.
Morgoslepov blocks a jab.
Colvin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morgoslepov.
Colvin with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colvin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgoslepov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Colvin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Morgoslepov tries to bum rush Colvin with a series of wild strikes but Colvin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morgoslepov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgoslepov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Colvin circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Morgoslepov as he checks the leg kick.
Morgoslepov lands a head kick. Colvin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jeez, Bunny Colvin's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bunny Colvin's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Evgeny Morgoslepov!
A very excited looking Evgeny Morgoslepov 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.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yo Hwan Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar has chosen Eminem - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hwan Lim
vs
Edgar

180 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

:: Happy Pills ::

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yo Hwan Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hans Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lim's head backwards.
Good exchange - Edgar coming out on top.
Edgar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Edgar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lim lands the left hand.
Hans Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Edgar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lim has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lim and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Edgar pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Edgar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lim.
The fighters circling - Edgar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Edgar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Edgar misses the shot to the body.
Lim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Edgar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lim moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar feints a jab promting Lim to slip. Edgar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lim slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Yo Hwan Lim has been cut.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Lim checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A leg kick checked by Lim.
Edgar bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lim's head.
Lim misses with a low kick.
Edgar misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lim avoids the body shot from Edgar.
A swing and a miss from Lim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edgar swings for the body but Lim moves out of range.
Edgar throws an off balance right hand
and Lim counters with a right hand to the body.
Edgar tests Lim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar thuds his right hand into Lim's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Edgar cracks Lim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Edgar staying out of range there.
Edgar misses with a leg kick.
Edgar lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar slips under a jab from Lim.
Edgar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Edgar swinging wildly here.
Edgar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Edgar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Edgar clinches up with Lim and pushes him back against the cage.
Lim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edgar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Edgar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim avoiding damage.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Edgar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Lim.
Edgar lands with a left to the head.
Lim tries to throw a body punch but Edgar avoids it by throwing Lim back against the cage.
Lim wants to stall.
Lim throws a punch but it's blocked by Edgar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Edgar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lims head.
Lim lands with a right to the head.
Lim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lim stalling in the clinch but Edgar improves position.
Edgar swings wildly with an uppercut but Lim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Edgar blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim tries a body shot but Edgar blocks it.
Lim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Edgar's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Lim.
Lim throws a head punch that misses.
Lim misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Edgar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yo Hwan Lim's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Edgar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lim misses with a straight left.
Edgar throws a leg kick but Lim moved away.
Edgar tries to score with a low kick but Lim moves his leg out of the way.
Lim moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Edgar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lim.
Edgar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lim blocks a jab.
Edgar misses with a lunging right hand
and Lim counters with a slapping leg kick.
Edgar misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Edgar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Edgar tries to land a front kick but Lim steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lim blocks a jab.
Lim catches Edgar with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lim misses with a low kick as Edgar jumps back.
Lim throws a right hand that misses
and Edgar counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lim jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Edgar closes the distance and clinches.
Edgar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edgar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lim swings wildly with an uppercut but Edgar uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
Edgar lands a right hand.
Lim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lim.
Edgar lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edgar gets through Lim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Lim.
Edgar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Edgar misses with some punches.
Edgar blocks a body shot from Lim.
A head punch on the inside from Lim fails to land.
Lim is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Edgar scores with a hook to the body.
Lim misses with a punch on the inside.
Lim lands a hook that snaps the head of Edgar backwards.
Lim tries to stall but Edgar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lim misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Edgar.
Edgar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yo Hwan Lim has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edgar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lim controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Edgar.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Edgar - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edgar lands a body shot.
Edgar scores with a shoulder strike.
Edgar presses Lim against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Edgar.
A left hand lands to the body for Edgar.
A short right from Edgar on the inside.
Edgar cracks Lim with a nice body shot.
Edgar scores with a nice hook to the head.

Edgar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lim has time to react.
Lim gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Edgar gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lim is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Edgar!
An out of breath Hans Edgar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's entrance music is Mein Land!. A fine choice. Martin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Smells like Teen Spirit . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Duke
vs
Martin

188 cm
23
235 lbs
7 - 1 - 1

205 cm
27
270 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Resistance

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Seven Sins™

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harrison Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dustin Martin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duke fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
A low kick from Martin misses

and Duke counters by moving into the clinch.
Martin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Duke is trying to break free.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
Duke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Duke in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Harrison Duke has been cut.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin blocks an uppercut.
Martin misses with a knee strike.
Duke misses with an elbow strike.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Martin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duke. Duke obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martin.
Duke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
Duke thumps Martin with a low kick.
Duke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Duke punishes Martin's body with a nice straight punch.
Duke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin moves forwards but Duke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Duke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duke scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duke lands with a kick to the temple. Martin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Duke throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duke connects with a high kick.
A jab from Duke finds it's way through Martin's defenses.
Duke wants to clinch up but Martin keeps it at a distance.
Martin cracks Duke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Martin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from Duke.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Martin as he jumps to the side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Duke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Martin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duke misses the jab.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duke. Duke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Duke is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dustin Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harrison Duke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duke tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin throws out a leg kick but Duke moves out of range and Martin only half commits.
Dustin Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duke on the side of the head.

Duke gets tackled into the cage by Martin. Martin maintains the clinch.
Duke managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Martin lands an elbow that stopped Duke in his tracks for a moment.
Martin working Duke over with knees to the body.
Duke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin stalls.
Martin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Duke avoids a wild elbow strike from Martin.
Martin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Duke throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duke throws an elbow but misses.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Martin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Duke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Martin blocks it with crossed arms.
Duke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Martin is stalling here.
Duke looking to throw knees to the head but Martin is blocking nicely.
Duke wants to stall.
Duke tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Duke back against the cage.
Martin misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Duke throws an elbow but misses.
Martin is struggling to control the position.
Martin tries to throw a body punch but Duke avoids it by throwing Martin back against the cage.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
Martin leaning against his opponent.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martin.
Duke pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Duke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Duke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Duke's head but Duke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duke on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Duke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martin's head backwards.
Martin looks to land a left hand but Duke moved out of range nicely.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Duke moved out of range.
Martin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Martin misses with an uppercut. Duke saw that one coming.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duke fails with a takedown attempt.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
and Duke counters with a nice uppercut.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Duke moved out of range.
Martin misses with a body shot.
Martin checks the leg kick.
Duke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a looping overhand right but Duke ducks down to avoid it.
Duke throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Martin enables Duke to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Martin manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Duke is fighting to break Martin's control of his arms but Martin is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Martin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duke accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Duke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin is trying to control the position but Duke postures up.
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!
Duke won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duke connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Martin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harrison Duke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Duke moves out of range of the body kick from Martin.
Duke tries to clinch but Martin moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martin. That's going to slow Duke down.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
Duke blocks a leg kick.
Duke connects with a nice looking jab.
Martin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Duke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Duke.
Duke ducks under a wild hook from Martin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin blocks a leg kick.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Duke moves his leg out of the way.
Duke misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Duke slips the punch.
Martin looks to land a right hand but Duke moved out of range.
Martin throws a jab when Duke was well out of range.
Duke misses with the body kick
and Martin counters with a head kick. That will keep Duke thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Duke moves into the clinch successfully.
Duke scores with a shoulder strike.
Martin misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin avoids the elbow strike from Duke, against the cage.
Martin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martin with a knee to the head.

Harrison Duke's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duke creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duke tries to land a knee to the head but Martin blocks with his arms.
Martin stalling.
Duke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Duke throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dustin Martin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duke lands a damaging elbow.
Duke missing with knees to the body.
Duke throws an elbow that misses.
Martin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin lands an elbow just above Duke 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin scores with a shot to the side of Duke's head.
Duke tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking to throw knees to the head but Duke is blocking nicely.
Martin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duke backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martin.
Martin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Martin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martin presses Duke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin scores a nice knee to the body.
Martin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Martin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Duke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martin throws an elbow but misses.
Martin avoids a wild elbow strike from Duke.
Duke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duke avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Duke tries a knee to the head but Martin blocks it.
Martin lands with a light punch inside.
Martin tries to land knees in the clinch but Duke avoids the damage to the body.
Duke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Martin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Harrison Duke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Martin lands a left hand.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duke avoiding damage as Martin throws knees to the body.
Dustin Martin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Duke misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Martin blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Duke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Martin!
Dustin Martin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.