QFC Tournament 291 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Kotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Alab ng Puso-Abra. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Velasquez
vs
Kotov

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pavel Kotov!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.

Kotov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Velasquez gets a takedown into half guard.
Velasquez trying to control the action but Kotov is working from the bottom.
Velasquez tries to pass to full mount but Kotov defends it.
Velasquez is looking to stall here but Kotov recovers full guard.
Kotov keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kotov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kotov keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Velasquez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kotov blocks a head kick by Velasquez.

Velasquez closes the distance and clinches.

Kotov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kotov closes the distance and clinches.
Kotov leaning against his opponent.
A short right from Kotov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kotov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Velasquez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotov lands an elbow inside that Velasquez shrugs off.
Kotov lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Kotov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kotov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Velasquez really is a fat lump.
Kotov prevents a body shot from Velasquez.

Kotov manages to break the clinch.

Kotov clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez is trying to pull guard but Kotov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kotov prevents Velasquez from breaking the clinch.
Velasquez is trying to break the clinch but Kotov has him pressed against the cage.
Velasquez tries to stall but Kotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kotov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Velasquez up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kotov.
Kotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

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

Kotov closes the distance and pushes Velasquez back into the cage.
Kotov connects with a knee to the head.

Kotov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kotov misses with a takedown attempt - Velasquez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kotov lands with a cross.
Nice uppercut lands for Kotov. That snapped Velasquez's head back.
Velasquez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kotov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Velasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kotov is fending him off so far but Velasquez persists. Nope, Kotov circles away and we're back to standing.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Velasquez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kotov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kotov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez throws a low kick but Kotov avoids it.
Kotov doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Kotov with a jab.
Kotov slips a jab and a cross from Velasquez.
Kotov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Kotov moves into the clinch successfully.

Kotov breaks the clinch.
Kotov stalks Velasquez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Velasquez's face. Velasquez staggers backwards, shaken.
Kotov throws a right hand that Velasquez ducks under and follows up with a left that Velasquez also avoids with ease.
Kotov thuds a left hand into Velasquez's body.

Kotov closes the distance and pushes Velasquez back into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Velasquez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kotov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Kotov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A right-left combo lands from Kotov.

Kotov gets a clinch.
Kotov lands a knee to the head.

Kotov breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Kotov misses.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt
and Kotov counters with a straight right hand.
Kotov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velasquez doesn't seem bothered though.
Kotov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cain Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kotov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Velasquez defends it nicely.
Kotov connects with a looping right hand.
Kotov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Velasquez gets tackled into the cage by Kotov. Kotov maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kotov.
Pavel Kotov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Velasquez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kotov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Velasquez takes a shot to the head.
Velasquez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kotov walks away with a smile on his face. Velasquez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kotov throws a nice looking combination but Velasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kotov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Velasquez's hands.
Velasquez dives in and grabs Kotov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kotov pushes down on Velasquez's head and hops out.
Kotov tries to clinch but Velasquez moves out of range.
Kotov throws a series of punches but Velasquez avoids them all with ease.
Pavel Kotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kotov throws a one two combo.
Velasquez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kotov lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kotov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kotov misses with a few strikes there.

Kotov takes the fight into the clinch.

Kotov breaks from the clinch.

Kotov darts in and clinches Velasquez up against the cage.
Kotov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Kotov on the inside.
Kotov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Kotov.
Velasquez can't break the clinch.

Kotov manages to break the clinch.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Kotov.
Pavel Kotov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velasquez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez fails with a takedown attempt.
Kotov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Velasquez's calf.
Velasquez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kotov is fending him off so far but Velasquez persists. Nope, Kotov circles away and we're back to standing.

Kotov has managed to clinch.
Kotov lands a nice elbow.
Kotov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kotov lands a left hand.
Velasquez is trying to pull guard but Kotov has him pressed against the cage.
Kotov lands a left hand.

Kotov manages to break the clinch.
Kotov punishes Velasquez's body with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Kotov.
Kotov scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kotov!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kotov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kotov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kotov rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Kotov scores with a knee to the head.
Kotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Kotov breaks the clinch.
Kotov tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kotov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Velasquez.
Kotov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Kotov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Velasquez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kotov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Kotov moves into the clinch.

Kotov breaks the clinch.
Kotov misses with a wild combination.

Velasquez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kotov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Velasquez trying to control but Kotov is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Cain Velasquez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kotov avoids the head kick by Velasquez.
Kotov tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
Kotov lands with a right hand.
Velasquez throws a sloppy head kick and Kotov moves out of range easily.
Kotov tries to clinch up but Velasquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Kotov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Velasquez fails with the takedown.

Kotov has managed to clinch.

Kotov breaks from the clinch.
Kotov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kotov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Kotov has Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kotov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kotov lands a shoulder strike.
Kotov lands a knee to the head.

Kotov breaks from the clinch.

Kotov pushes Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Kotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kotov lands a right hand.
Velasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kotov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kotov breaks from the clinch.
Kotov punishes Velasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Velasquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Velasquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kotov 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.

Kotov rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.
Kotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Kotov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kotov rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.

Kotov manages to break the clinch.
Kotov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Velasquez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Kotov closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Velasquez's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velasquez wants to sweep here but Kotov controlling him for the moment.
Kotov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez looking to control.
Kotov lands a couple of digs.
Kotov won't allow Velasquez to sweep him here.
Kotov with a nice head shot there.
Kotov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kotov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Velasquez is keeping the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kotov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cain Velasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pavel Kotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Velasquez is looking for a triangle but Kotov pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Kotov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kotov 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Pavel Kotov!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Pavel Kotov!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Pavel Kotov!

Pavel Kotov wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thrall Drom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Maci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drom
vs
Maci

179 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thrall Drom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mario Maci!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drom is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maci's half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Maci looks like he's trying to stand up.

Maci pushes Drom off, looking to escape but Drom dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Maci is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thrall Drom!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adrian Claudiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Velasquez
vs
Claudiu

185 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Adrian Claudiu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Velasquez drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Claudiu wants to stand up but Velasquez is controlling him.
Velasquez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Claudiu's guard.
Velasquez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Velasquez trying to mount his opponent but Claudiu defends it.
Claudiu has hold of Velasquez's hands but Velasquez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Velasquez prevents Claudiu from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Claudiu keeps working.
Velasquez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Claudiu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Velasquez wants to work for an arm triangle but Claudiu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Velasquez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Velasquez gets caught flat footed, as Claudiu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Velasquez tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Claudiu throwing strikes but missing.
Claudiu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velasquez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Claudiu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Claudiu postures up in Velasquez's guard and throws a big left but Velasquez blocks it.
Claudiu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Claudiu throws a strike but Velasquez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Velasquez stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Velasquez gets caught flat footed, as Claudiu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Claudiu looks winded!
Claudiu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Claudiu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Velasquez trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claudiu takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velasquez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Claudiu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Claudiu stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Velasquez has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Claudiu manages to get his head free but now Velasquez has transitioned to an armbar! Claudiu grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Velasquez! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cain Velasquez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Okrasiak Sebastianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanislaw Koksowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sebastianowski
vs
Koksowicz

190 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Okrasiak Sebastianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stanislaw Koksowicz!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koksowicz moves into the clinch successfully.
Koksowicz trying to land knees to the body.

Koksowicz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Koksowicz moves into the clinch.
Koksowicz is looking for a takedown.
Sebastianowski pushes off an throws an elbow but Koksowicz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Koksowicz pulls guard effortlessly.
Sebastianowski could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sebastianowski is looking to stand up but Koksowicz won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Koksowicz can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Okrasiak Sebastianowski wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sebastianowski misses with a double jab.
Sebastianowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Koksowicz clinches with his opponent.

Koksowicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sebastianowski looks to land a combination but Koksowicz avoids it well.
Koksowicz tries a head kick but it misses.
Sebastianowski throws a head kick but Koksowicz moves out of range.

Koksowicz clinches with his opponent.

Koksowicz jumps guard.

Sebastianowski stands up from Koksowicz's guard - Sebastianowski perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

It looks like Okrasiak Sebastianowski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Koksowicz gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Koksowicz jumps guard and drags Sebastianowski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sebastianowski is looking to stand up but Koksowicz won't let him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koksowicz blocks a head kick by Sebastianowski.
Sebastianowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sebastianowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koksowicz throws a sloppy head kick and Sebastianowski moves out of range easily.
Koksowicz misses with a head kick.

Koksowicz moves into the clinch.
Sebastianowski misses with an elbow strike.
Koksowicz avoids the elbow strike from Sebastianowski, against the cage.
Koksowicz avoids the elbow strike from Sebastianowski, against the cage.
Koksowicz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sebastianowski prevents it.
Sebastianowski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sebastianowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koksowicz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Okrasiak Sebastianowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanislaw Koksowicz.

Koksowicz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sebastianowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sebastianowski misses with a double jab.
Sebastianowski misses with a two punch combination.

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

Okrasiak Sebastianowski's cut is getting worse.
Sebastianowski is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sebastianowski throws a right and a left that both miss.

Koksowicz clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koksowicz lands an elbow inside that Sebastianowski shrugs off.

Okrasiak Sebastianowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sebastianowski throws an elbow that misses.
Sebastianowski throws an elbow that misses.
Koksowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sebastianowski throws an elbow that misses.
Sebastianowski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koksowicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Sebastianowski avoids the damage to the body.

Koksowicz decides to pull guard.
Koksowicz has a closed guard, preventing Sebastianowski from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Sebastianowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanislaw Koksowicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Okrasiak Sebastianowski's cut.
That's time! Sebastianowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Koksowicz has managed to clinch.
Sebastianowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koksowicz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Koksowicz successfully pulls guard.
Sebastianowski tries to stand but Koksowicz is controlling from the bottom.

We're going to have a standup here because Okrasiak Sebastianowski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Koksowicz throws a sloppy head kick and Sebastianowski moves out of range easily.
Koksowicz tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sebastianowski throws a right hand that Koksowicz ducks under and follows up with a left that Koksowicz also avoids with ease.
Sebastianowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Okrasiak Sebastianowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sebastianowski blocks a head kick by Koksowicz.

Koksowicz closes the distance and clinches.
Sebastianowski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sebastianowski misses with an elbow over the top.
Koksowicz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Koksowicz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sebastianowski walks away with a smile on his face. Koksowicz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sebastianowski throws a head kick that misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Koksowicz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Koksowicz is breathing heavily.
Sebastianowski throws a shot from downtown. Koksowicz moves away and avoids it.
Koksowicz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Koksowicz forces Sebastianowski back against the cage and clinches.
Koksowicz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stanislaw Koksowicz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Twen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Snooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Twen
vs
Snooka

197 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Twen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Snooka!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Snooka with that takedown attempt.
Snooka shoots in for a double leg but Twen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Snooka cracks Twen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Twen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Twen wants it to stay on the feet.
Mark Twen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snooka.
Twen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snooka swivels and escapes.
Twen tries to close the distance and clinch but Snooka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Twen checks a leg kick nicely.
Twen dives in and grabs Snooka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Snooka pushes down on Twen's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Snooka. No joy for Twen on that attempt.
Twen darts in looking for a takedown but Snooka gets double underhooks and turns Twen into the cage.

Snooka pulls guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Twen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Snooka is wriggling around but Twen manages to pass to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twen controlling the action here.
Twen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Snooka is trying to control but can't.
Twen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Snooka trying to hold on to Twen's head to control him but Twen postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Twen.
Twen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Snooka closes the distance and clinches up with Twen, looking for a takedown. Snooka pushes Twen against the cage but Twen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Snooka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Twen but Twen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Snooka is defended easily by Twen.
Snooka looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twen shoots in and drives through. Snooka sprawls well.
Twen throws a series of punches but Snooka avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Snooka.
Twen misses with a takedown attempt - Snooka sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twen misses with a wild body shot.
Twen pushes Snooka away with a front kick.
Twen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snooka sprawls well. Snooka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Twen gets slowly back to his feet.
Twen tries to clinch there but Snooka circles away.
Twen is looking to clinch but Snooka is avoiding it.
Twen shoots in looking for a takedown. Snooka tries to sprawl out of it but Twen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Snooka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Twen lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snooka moves in looking to clinch but Twen pushes him off.
Snooka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Twen is looking to clinch.
Twen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snooka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Twen circles away.
Twen shoots in for a takedown but Snooka shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Twen is looking to clinch.
Twen shoots for a takedown but Snooka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice sprawl there from Twen as Snooka shoots in.
Twen fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Twen tries to clinch up but Snooka circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Snooka. That's going to slow Twen down.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Snooka is defended easily by Twen.
Twen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Snooka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Twen tries to clinch but Snooka moves out of range.
Twen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Snooka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Snooka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snooka wants to clinch up but Twen keeps it at a distance.
Twen tries to clinch up but Snooka circles away and keeps his distance.
Snooka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Twen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Snooka's waist but Snooka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Twen off to one side.
Twen shoots in for a takedown but Snooka shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Twen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Twen darts in looking for a takedown but Snooka gets double underhooks and turns Twen into the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Twen tries to pull guard but Snooka won't allow it.
Twen is looking for a takedown.
Twen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snooka has him pressed against the cage.
Twen fails to pull guard.
Twen gets underhooks to prevent Snooka's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snooka looking to slow down the pace here.
Twen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Twen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Snooka tries to score a body lock takedown but Twen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Snooka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Snooka tries to score a body lock takedown but Twen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Snooka managing to block the knees to the body from Twen.
Twen stalling in the clinch but Snooka improves position.
Twen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snooka just stands there and leans against the cage.
Snooka looking to slow down the pace here.
Twen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Snooka just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twen dodges an elbow strike from Snooka.

Snooka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Snooka shoots in but Twen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Twen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Snooka is fending him off so far but Twen persists. Nope, Snooka circles away and we're back to standing.
Snooka dives in and grabs Twen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Twen pushes down on Snooka's head and hops out.
Mark Twen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Twen shoots in for a takedown but Snooka shows good takedown defense.
Snooka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Snooka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Twen shoots in for a takedown but Snooka shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snooka goes for a double leg but Twen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Twen continues to drive forward.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Twen jumps guard but Snooka stands there with Twen around his waist. Twen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Twen tries to circle away but Snooka has him pinned against the cage.
Twen is trying to force a seperation but Snooka has the dominant position.
Twen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Twen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Snooka after a bit of a struggle.
Twen is looking to break free of the clinch but Snooka has double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Snooka wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Snooka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Twen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Twen is looking to clinch.
Snooka wants to clinch up but Twen keeps it at a distance.
Snooka should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Snooka takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Twen fails to land.

Snooka breaks from the clinch.
Snooka shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Snooka moves into range and clinches up with Twen.
Snooka tries to pull guard but Twen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Twen tries to pull guard but Snooka holds him up against the cage and eventually Twen drops back down to his feet.
Snooka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Twen after a bit of a struggle.
Mark Twen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Snooka.
Twen gets underhooks to prevent Snooka's takedown attempt.
Snooka takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Twen tries to pull guard but Snooka holds him up against the cage and eventually Twen drops back down to his feet.
Twen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Twen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Snooka walks away with a smile on his face. Twen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Snooka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Snooka tries to clinch but Twen is having none of it.

Snooka takes the fight into the clinch.
Twen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snooka prevents it.
Snooka has Twen pressed against the cage, preventing Twen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snooka has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Twen after a bit of a struggle.
Snooka is trying to maintain a safe position but Twen gets an underhook and turns Snooka into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Twen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Twen tries to circle away but Snooka has him pinned against the cage.
Twen trying to control the position but instead, Snooka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Twen into the cage.
Twen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Snooka.
Twen tries to land knees in the clinch but Snooka avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snooka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Snooka is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Twen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Twen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Snooka has him pressed against the cage.
Twen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snooka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snooka fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Snooka has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Twen is looking to control Snooka's arms but Snooka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Twen has his back to the cage.
Snooka wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Twen has him pressed against the cage.
Twen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Snooka prevents the takedown attempt.
Mark Twen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Twen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Snooka prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snooka working hard to break the clinch.
Snooka tries to land knees in the clinch but Twen avoids the damage to the body.
Twen looking for a takedown.
Twen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Twen stalling in the clinch but Snooka improves position.
Twen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Twen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Snooka.
Well Twen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Mark Twen!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mark Twen!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mark Twen!

Mark Twen wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Rodrigues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Khalidov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to PIERSI - Bałkanica. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Khalidov
vs
Rodrigues

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mamed Khalidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Troy Rodrigues!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodrigues shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Khalidov counters with a takedown into side control.
Rodrigues tries to bench press Khalidov off him but Khalidov keeps the position.
Khalidov wants to control but Rodrigues is keeping him busy.
Rodrigues is trying to control Khalidov's posture but Khalidov avoids it.
Khalidov taking a break here but Rodrigues is having none of it and regains half guard.
Khalidov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Khalidov trying to control the action but Rodrigues is working from the bottom.
Khalidov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Khalidov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rodrigues has managed to free his arm - good work.
Khalidov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues gets back to full guard.
Rodrigues wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khalidov works over Rodrigues with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodrigues has momentary wrist control but Khalidov slips an elbow through the middle.
Khalidov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rodrigues is proving hard to escape from.
Khalidov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rodrigues not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Khalidov stands up from Rodrigues's guard - Khalidov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodrigues fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khalidov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots and misses

and Khalidov moves into the clinch.
Khalidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rodrigues gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidov goes for a takedown attempt but Rodrigues pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rodrigues will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mamed Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Rodrigues.
Rodrigues fails with a takedown attempt.

Khalidov drives through with a takedown into Rodrigues's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Khalidov postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodrigues is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rodrigues escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Khalidov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Khalidov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rodrigues on the ground.
Rodrigues looks winded!
Khalidov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rodrigues trying to keep a closed guard but Khalidov is proving a slippery customer.
Rodrigues bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Khalidov's guard.
Khalidov wants to sweep but no luck.

Khalidov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rodrigues off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rodrigues tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalidov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues shoots in looking for a takedown. Khalidov tries to sprawl out of it but Rodrigues keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Khalidov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khalidov throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigues bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khalidov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rodrigues tries to avoid it but Khalidov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rodrigues to the ground. Rodrigues escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khalidov wants to clinch up but Rodrigues keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodrigues avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalidov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Khalidov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues.
Mamed Khalidov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigues tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khalidov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodrigues somewhat.
Rodrigues misses with a takedown

and Khalidov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Mamed Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Rodrigues.
Khalidov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rodrigues with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rodrigues punching from the bottom.
Rodrigues is refusing to be controlled, as Khalidov sits in half guard.
Khalidov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Khalidov is keen to just control but Rodrigues is a slippery customer.

Khalidov gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodrigues sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khalidov somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigues looks for a takedown but Khalidov sprawls well.
Khalidov throws a series of punches but Rodrigues moves out of range.
Khalidov shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues shows good takedown defense.
Rodrigues displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Khalidov.
Rodrigues shoots for a double leg takedown but Khalidov sprawls well. He's pushed Rodrigues's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khalidov dives in and scores a takedown into Rodrigues's guard.
Khalidov wants to stand and escape but instead Rodrigues has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodrigues throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Rodrigues decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Khalidov, up you get!
Khalidov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Troy Rodrigues seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigues stuffs the takedown attempt from Khalidov. Khalidov gets slowly back to his feet.
Khalidov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rodrigues.
Khalidov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodrigues.
Rodrigues goes for a double leg but Khalidov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khalidov continues to drive forward.
Rodrigues looking for a takedown.
Rodrigues tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Khalidov smiles and moves away.

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

Khalidov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Khalidov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodrigues is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Khalidov has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Khalidov wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rodrigues, who protects the arm well.
Khalidov working the strikes but Rodrigues uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

Khalidov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodrigues defends it well.
Rodrigues trying to control but Khalidov postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Khalidov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodrigues defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mamed Khalidov dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rodrigues tries to score a power double leg takedown but Khalidov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rodrigues somewhat.
Rodrigues gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Khalidov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Khalidov stands up from half guard.
Rodrigues lands a head kick!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Khalidov.
Rodrigues takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A punch combination from Rodrigues misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khalidov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rodrigues struggling a bit here.
Khalidov working the ground and pound from side control.
Rodrigues dodges the ground and pound from Khalidov.
Khalidov is putting a hurting on Rodrigues here, landing some big shots from side control.

Khalidov goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rodrigues rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khalidov's guard! Nice work there by Rodrigues!
Rodrigues won't allow Khalidov to sweep him here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov is looking to stand up but Rodrigues isn't so interested in that idea.
Khalidov keeping moving, preventing Rodrigues from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Troy Rodrigues hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Khalidov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rodrigues fails with the takedown.
Mamed Khalidov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Rodrigues.
Rodrigues fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Khalidov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rodrigues avoids it really well and circles away.
Rodrigues fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rodrigues shoots in for a double leg but Khalidov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rodrigues stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rodrigues wants it to stay on the feet.
Rodrigues will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Khalidov avoids a kick to the body.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Khalidov.
Khalidov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rodrigues some visible discomfort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Khalidov decides to stand back up. Khalidov steps back and let's Rodrigues get back to his feet.
Troy Rodrigues has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!

Khalidov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Mamed Khalidov!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Mamed Khalidov!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Mamed Khalidov!

Mamed Khalidov wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Mamed Khalidov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Rymar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Usa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rymar
vs
Usa

179 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Rymar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Usa!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Usa leaves Rymar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rymar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Usa gets caught flat footed, as Rymar shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rymar working some strikes from top position.
Rymar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rymar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rymar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rymar working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rymar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Usa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymar.
Rymar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rymar stops Usa from standing up.
Usa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rymar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Usa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rymar.

Usa has his foot on Rymar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rymar works his way back into a safe position though.
Usa wants to stand but Rymar is controlling the position.
Rymar postures up and lands a big shot to Usa's brow.
Rymar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Usa's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rymar is working Usa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rymar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Usa's head.
Rymar throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rymar lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rymar cracks Usa with a solid left hand.
Rymar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Usa looks winded!
Rymar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rymar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rymar distracts Usa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rymar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rymar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rymar scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rymar landing some decent shots from guard.
Rymar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rymar lands a couple of elbows.
Rymar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rymar landing some decent shots from guard.
Rymar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rymar distracts Usa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rymar works over Usa with some ground and pound from guard.
Rymar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rymar works over Usa with some ground and pound from guard.
Rymar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Usa's head.

Usa is rocked!
Rymar loads up on a big left hand. Usa felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Rymar looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Usa can't hide his disappointment, as Rymar celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Rymar!