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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Elsworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elsworth has chosen Iron Maiden - Killers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rob Elsworth has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Davis
vs
Elsworth

187 cm
34
205 lbs
26 - 19 - 1

190 cm
34
209 lbs
27 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE)

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 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taylor Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rob Elsworth!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davis throws a series of punches but Elsworth moves out of range.
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Elsworth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Elsworth off balance momentarily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis lands a nice looking body kick.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis throws a solid leg kick but Elsworth takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Davis.
Davis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Elsworth checks it well.
Davis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Davis swings for the body but Elsworth moves out of range.
Davis throws a push kick but Elsworth slaps the foot to one side.
Davis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis throws a sloppy head kick and Elsworth moves out of range easily.

Elsworth moves into range and clinches up with Davis.

Davis breaks from the clinch.
Elsworth lands a leg kick that knocks Davis off balance momentarily.
Davis throws a leg kick but Elsworth checks it.
Elsworth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Elsworth moves out of range as Davis throws a body kick.
Elsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Elsworth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Davis slips a straight right by Elsworth.
Davis just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elsworth sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Elsworth moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Elsworth throws a hook but Davis avoids it easily.
Elsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Elsworth moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.

Elsworth drives through and clinches with Davis against the cage.
Davis is trying to stall.

Davis breaks the clinch.
Elsworth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Davis's head.
Davis lands with a slapping head kick.
Elsworth delivers a nice body kick.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elsworth was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elsworth swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davis throws a head kick but Elsworth moves out of range.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Davis.
Davis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Elsworth looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Davis cracks Elsworth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Elsworth doesn't seem bothered though.
Elsworth tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Elsworth thows a body shot but no joy.
Davis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Elsworth blocks the body kick.
Elsworth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Elsworth misses the shot to the body.
Elsworth swings widly with a right hand
and Elsworth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Elsworth avoids it.
Davis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Elsworth can pounce on him.
Elsworth moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
Davis lands with a nice body kick.
Elsworth scores with a nice head shot.
Davis moves out of range as Elsworth throws a body kick.
Elsworth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Davis.
Davis jabs at Elsworth's body.
Elsworth throws a low kick, looking for Davis's leg but Davis calmly moves out of range.
Elsworth throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Davis.
Some wild striking there from Davis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Davis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Elsworth sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Davis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Elsworth dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis takes a jab right on the kisser.

Davis lands a big head kick that sends Elsworth tumbling to the mat! Davis takes a step backwards and waves Elsworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Elsworth is rocked!

It looks like Rob Elsworth has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elsworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Davis throws a powerful right kick. Elsworth tried to block low but the kick was high! Elsworth was taken right off of his feet! Davis jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taylor Davis!
A very excited looking Taylor Davis 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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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basil Lundeby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lundeby has chosen Casino Royal 007 Theme as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Do
vs
Lundeby

182 cm
31
181 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

182 cm
27
182 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Basil Lundeby!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lundeby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Do moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lundeby takes a swing at Do's ribcage but misses.
Lundeby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Do.
Do lands a jab to Lundeby's midsection.
Do thows a body shot but no joy.
Do throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lundeby.
Lundeby is looking to slow Do down with leg kicks.
Do fails with a takedown attempt.
Do tries to clinch there but Lundeby circles away.
Lundeby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do. Lundeby does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Do.
Donk. Lundeby catches Do right on the button with a cross.
Lundeby swats away the attempt to clinch by Do.
Lundeby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Do does no damage.
Basil Lundeby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lundeby staying out of range there.
Lundeby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Do.
Lundeby lands a nice looking body kick.

Lundeby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lundeby goes for a takedown attempt but Do pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lundeby wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do throws a push kick but Lundeby slaps the foot to one side.
Do misses with a wild body shot.
Do thows a leg kick but Lundeby checks it
letting Lundeby counter with a right hand.
Lundeby misses with a body punch
and Do counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lundeby moves into the clinch successfully.

Lundeby has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Do regains guard immediately.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lundeby distracts Do with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Do is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is trying to control the position but Lundeby postures up.
Lundeby throwing strikes but missing.
Lundeby controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Do holds on and takes a little breather.
Do avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lundeby won't allow Do to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do keeping moving, preventing Lundeby from controlling successfully.
Do wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Do looks to land a left hand but Lundeby moved out of range nicely.
Lundeby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lundeby throws a head kick that Do semi-blocks.
Do tries to clinch there but Lundeby circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lundeby misses with a low kick.
Lundeby leaves Do with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Do lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Basil Lundeby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lundeby blocks the body kick.
Do swings for the body but Lundeby moves out of range.
Lundeby throws a leg kick
and Do cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lundeby slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Do throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Do just misses with a punch to the body.
Lundeby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Do throws out a loose jab but Lundeby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do throws a jab when Lundeby was well out of range.
Do tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Do misses with a body shot.
Do throws a body punch but Lundeby moves out of range.
Do looks to land a combination. Lundeby sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lundeby misses

and Do counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Do postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Do looking to sit in guard and control but Lundeby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lundeby throwing strikes from guard but Do blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Do trying to keep a closed guard but Lundeby is proving a slippery customer.
Do looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lundeby is looking to work some ground and pound but Do has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby with a nice head shot there.
Do keeping full guard, as Lundeby tries to pass.
Lundeby throws a big elbow that misses.
Lundeby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lundeby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Do trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lundeby postures up in Do's guard and throws a big left but Do blocks it.
Do wants to sweep here but Lundeby controlling him for the moment.
Do lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lundeby!
Billy Do overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Do lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lundeby hang on?
Lundeby tries to hold on but Do postures up.
Do landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do looking to ground and pound but Lundeby is blocking nicely.
Lundeby wants to hold on but Do pushes him away.
Do throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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!
Do scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lundeby sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lundeby has hold of Do's hands but Do slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lundeby regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Do.
Do stopping the sweep attempt from Lundeby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Do dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Do misses with a low kick.
Do throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lundeby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lundeby throws a head kick but Do moves out of range.
Do lands a leg kick that knocks Lundeby off balance momentarily.
Do scores with a hook to the body. Lundeby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Do throws a body punch but Lundeby moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Do blocks the low kick.
Do avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lundeby throws a leg kick that is checked
and Do connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Do scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lundeby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Do. Do obviously looking to wear him down.
A jab lands there for Lundeby.
Billy Do is winning the standup battle so far.
Do wants to clinch up but Lundeby keeps it at a distance.
Do takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A punch lands to the side of Lundeby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lundeby throws a body punch but Do moves out of range.
Lundeby misses with a straight left.
That kick from Do tenderised Lundeby's leg. Lundeby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Do getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lundeby tries to clinch but Do is having none of it.
A left lands for Do.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby throws a head kick that misses.
Jab from Do.
Do misses with a body punch

and Lundeby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lundeby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lundeby with a nice head shot there.
Do seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lundeby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundeby throwing strikes but missing.
Do keeping moving, preventing Lundeby from controlling successfully.
Lundeby pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Do is keeping the position for now.
Do is trying to control the position but Lundeby postures up.
Lundeby throws a big elbow that misses.
Lundeby trying to control the position from guard on top but Do is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Do looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lundeby is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do keeping full guard, as Lundeby tries to pass.

Do working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lundeby doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lundeby manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lundeby scoring with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Do trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Basil Lundeby.
I think Lundeby has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basil Lundeby!
A less than humble Basil Lundeby misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Felix Tilthammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke On Roids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tilthammer comes to the cage accompanied by Autumn - Suffer the wild dogs. On Roids has chosen Duke Nukem Quotes! 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.

Tilthammer
vs
On Roids

197 cm
38
214 lbs
36 - 14 - 1

188 cm
29
210 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ultra Fight Gear

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 36 - 14 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Felix Tilthammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke On Roids!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
On Roids fails with an attempt to clinch.
On Roids stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tilthammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
On Roids 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.
On Roids wants to clinch up but Tilthammer keeps it at a distance.
On Roids fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tilthammer on the side of the head.
Tilthammer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. On Roids sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tilthammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but On Roids moves away.
Duke On Roids seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
On Roids tries to clinch but Tilthammer moves out of range.
Tilthammer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tilthammer avoids the head kick by On Roids.
Tilthammer throws out a loose jab but On Roids uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tilthammer throws a jab but it's blocked by On Roids.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tilthammer dodges the punch combination from On Roids.
On Roids looking to land some kicks to the body here.
On Roids scores with a decent looking hook.

It looks like Felix Tilthammer has been cut.
On Roids tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tilthammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tilthammer leaves On Roids with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
On Roids moves in looking to clinch but Tilthammer pushes him off.
On Roids closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tilthammer circles away.
On Roids throws a head kick but Tilthammer moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
On Roids misses with a right hand

and Tilthammer counters with a head kick that drops On Roids to the mat! On Roids scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

On Roids is rocked!
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!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Tilthammer engages and cracks On Roids with a massive lead left hook - On Roids tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Tilthammer is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Felix Tilthammer!
Post fight, Felix Tilthammer stared into the camera and said 'Old mans strength, bitch.'.

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yushin Okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rik McRae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Okami's entrance music is EMF - Unbelieveble. A fine choice. McRae comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Slipknot - Before I Forget kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yushin Okami has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Okami
vs
McRae

188 cm
27
195 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

189 cm
32
198 lbs
17 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ultra Fight Gear

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 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin Okami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Rik McRae!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRae ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Okami moves away.
McRae leaves Okami with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McRae fakes the leg kick and cracks Okami in the body.
Rik McRae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from McRae misses.
Okami misses with a hook
and McRae makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
McRae throws a push kick but Okami slaps the foot to one side.
Okami uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McRae.
McRae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McRae misses with a low kick.
A jab from Okami misses.
Okami just misses with a punch to the body.
McRae throws a sloppy body shot
and Okami counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McRae stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McRae wants it to stay on the feet.
Okami takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRae lands a head shot.
McRae jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
McRae takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
McRae ducks under a wild hook from Okami.
McRae scores with a decent looking hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Okami checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae digs a good hook to Okami's body.
McRae is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okami.
Okami scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Okami throws a hook but McRae blocks it.
McRae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okami sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okami takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Okami is looking for a sweep.

McRae wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Okami, who protects the arm well.
Okami avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McRae.
McRae wants to control but Okami is keeping him busy.
Okami takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

McRae is trying to get an arm triangle but Okami is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Okami is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McRae tries for a kimura but Okami is defending well.
Okami is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
McRae has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McRae lands a few punches from side control.
McRae misses with the ground and pound.

McRae tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Okami gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Okami avoids a series of strikes thrown by McRae.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okami avoids a series of strikes thrown by McRae.
McRae landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRae punching from mount but Okami doing a good job of avoiding damage.
McRae cracks Okami with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McRae cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McRae throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Okami tries to lock up and control but McRae gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Okami really wants to buck McRae off and get back to his feet.
McRae lands a big elbow.
McRae is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McRae lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRae with good strikes from the mount here!

Okami is rocked!
McRae lands with some strikes.
Oh Okami is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRae connects with a bit shot that sees Okami covering up! More strikes from McRae and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! McRae is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rik McRae!
Rik McRae spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marcia Carolus Rex. Lasi Leuka will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Aurelius
vs
Leuka

156 cm
34
148 lbs
25 - 6 - 2

167 cm
30
153 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

****160Q Energy for $150****
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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 25 - 6 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka thows a body shot but no joy.
Leuka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Leuka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leuka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Leuka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
Leuka throws a shot from downtown. Aurelius moves away and avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Leuka. Those never looked like landing.
Aurelius moves away from the strike by Leuka.
Leuka looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Leuka misses with a straight left.
Lasi Leuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Aurelius dives in and scores a takedown into Leuka's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Leuka wants to stand up but Aurelius is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius pushing down on Leuka's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Leuka slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aurelius wants to control from the top but Leuka keeps moving.
Aurelius slips nicely into half guard.
Aurelius prevents Leuka from improving his position.
Aurelius content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka wants to get back to full guard.
Aurelius is thwarting Leuka's attempts to control the position.
Leuka tries to roll over but Aurelius keeps him under control.
Aurelius is trying to control the action in half guard but Leuka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leuka wants to control but Aurelius is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aurelius wants to land a leg kick but Leuka is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leuka misses with a series of wild punches.
Leuka tries to clinch there but Aurelius circles away.
Leuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aurelius.
Good shot there by Leuka.
Leuka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leuka throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leuka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Aurelius is out of range and Leuka settles back down.
Aurelius keeps the fight on the outside.
Leuka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Leuka throws the left hand but Aurelius avoids the punch easily.
Aurelius misses with a few strikes there.
Leuka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leuka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leuka cracks Aurelius with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leuka throws a chopping leg kick but Aurelius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leuka works Aurelius's body with a nice hook.
Leuka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
A slow jab from Leuka misses its intended target.
Leuka misses with a lunging right hand
and Aurelius counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Leuka clinches with his opponent.
Aurelius working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leuka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aurelius's elbow.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Leuka is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leuka.
Aurelius misses with some punches.

Aurelius manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lasi Leuka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aurelius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leuka manages to avoid it.
Leuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leuka thumps Aurelius with a low kick.
Leuka throws a wild body kick that Aurelius sees coming a mile off.
Lasi Leuka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Leuka connects with the punch.
Leuka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leuka misses with a straight left.
Leuka misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Leuka misses with a double jab.
Leuka scores with a nice strike.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Leuka.
Leuka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leuka wants it to stay on the feet.
Aurelius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Leuka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aurelius checks a low kick from Leuka.
Leuka is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leuka.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
Aurelius loads up on a big right hand but Leuka slips the punch.
Leuka lands a jab to the head.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Leuka throws a poor cross that misses

and Aurelius counters with a single leg into guard. Leuka didn't expect that.
Aurelius won't allow Leuka to sweep him here.
Aurelius prevents Leuka from getting back to his feet.
Aurelius sitting in guard here, content to control.
Leuka wants to sweep here but Aurelius controlling him for the moment.
Aurelius might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leuka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leuka wants to hit a switch here but Aurelius passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Leuka there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leuka is squirming around, avoiding Aurelius's attempts to control the action.
Aurelius takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sigvard Aurelius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius wants to control the pace but Leuka is squirming around nicely.
Aurelius raining down hammerfists from mount.
Leuka tries to lock up and control but Aurelius gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leuka is desperately trying to improve his position but Aurelius has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aurelius looking to control and managing it successfully.
Aurelius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Leuka is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Leuka sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leuka trying to get back to full guard but Aurelius takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Aurelius is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Leuka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sigvard Aurelius will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka connects with a single shot there.
Leuka throws a right and a left that Aurelius avoids nicely.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius defending well as Leuka loads up on a big left hand.
Lasi Leuka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leuka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leuka misses with the combination.
Leuka misses with a hook.
Leuka throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Leuka.
Leuka shoots for a double leg takedown but Aurelius sprawls well. He's pushed Leuka's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Leuka misses with a hook.
Aurelius throws a jab when Leuka was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leuka throws a body punch but Aurelius moves out of range.
Leuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leuka shoots in but no luck this time.
Leuka tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Leuka blocks a low kick nicely.
Leuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius shoots in for a takedown but Leuka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leuka throws an off balance right hand
and Aurelius counters with a left and a right that stings Leuka.
Leuka just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leuka throws a shot from downtown. Aurelius moves away and avoids it.
Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leuka lands with a nice combination. Aurelius backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius shoots in looking for a takedown but Leuka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Aurelius's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Aurelius moves out of range as Leuka strikes.
Leuka blocks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Aurelius blocks the low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aurelius ducks right into an uppercut from Leuka.
Aurelius lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leuka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leuka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aurelius.
Leuka throws a right hand that Aurelius ducks under and follows up with a left that Aurelius also avoids with ease.
Leuka stalks Aurelius and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Aurelius's face. Aurelius staggers backwards, shaken.
Leuka throws a leg kick but Aurelius checks it.
Leuka 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.
Leuka 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.
Aurelius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelius ducks under a wild hook from Leuka.
A low kick from Leuka is predictable there

and Aurelius counters with a shoot takedown. Leuka fights it but they end up in guard.

Leuka had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aurelius defends it easily.
Leuka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Leuka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leuka can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aurelius controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leuka wants to sweep here but Aurelius controlling him for the moment.
Aurelius is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Leuka.
Leuka with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leuka fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aurelius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big left from Leuka misses.
Aurelius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurelius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leuka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aurelius counters with a low kick, right behind Leuka 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lasi Leuka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leuka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasi Leuka!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Guerra Salsido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Parts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerra Salsido comes to the cage accompanied by Cuba Anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Guerra Salsido
vs
Parts

188 cm
29
219 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

189 cm
29
225 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Brute

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Guerra Salsido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Parts!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parts tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Guerra Salsido is able to avoid easily.
Parts scores with a jab to the body.
Guerra Salsido sizes up Parts with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Anthony Parts has been cut.
Guerra Salsido looks to land a right hand but Parts moved out of range.
Parts throws a leg kick that misses.
Guerra Salsido misses the jab.
Parts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guerra Salsido momentarily.
Parts takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerra Salsido lands with a thumping leg kick.
Parts lands a nice shot that snaps Guerra Salsido's head back.
Guerra Salsido swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Guerra Salsido lands a big head kick that sends Parts tumbling to the mat! Guerra Salsido takes a step backwards and waves Parts back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Parts is rocked!
Parts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guerra Salsido.
Parts is still on wobbly legs! Can Guerra Salsido finish him?
Guerra Salsido misses with an uppercut. Parts saw that one coming.
Guerra Salsido darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Parts's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Guerra Salsido before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonid Guerra Salsido!
In his post fight interview, Leonid Guerra Salsido started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.