BPG 8 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bush
vs
Martin

165 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

175 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ice Nutrition
Zombie Nutrition

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevon Martin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin looks to throw the jab but Bush is out of range.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Trevon Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bush takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martin lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Bush.
Nice shot lands for Martin.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin misses with a straight left.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bush manages to avoid it.
Bush wants to clinch.
Martin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A punch combination from Martin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin.
Bush has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Academy of Combat in the buildup to the fight.
Bush moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bush sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martin with a nice cross.

Bush feints and as Martin raises his hands in defense, Bush changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Martin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bush cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Martin wants to get back to his feet but Bush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bush. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bush passes Martin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bush working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bush tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin trying to control but Bush postures up.
Martin is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bush lands a nice short elbow.
Martin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bush's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bush's back!
Martin is hanging on to Bush's back as he tries to escape.
Bush tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Bush regains half guard.
Bush moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bush tries to get out of the position.
Bush manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding Bush's attempts to control the action.
Bush unloading with bombs!
Bush with a couple of short strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bush cracks Martin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Bush 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.

Bush fails with an attempt to clinch.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Bush.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Bush tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Bush walks into a stiff left hand from Martin.
Bush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bush.
Martin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin lands a jab.
A big left from Martin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martin. Bush does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin cracks Bush with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Martin misses.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
Bush staying out of range there.
Martin throws an off balance right hand

so Bush counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bush postures up in Martin's guard and throws a big left but Martin blocks it.
Bush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bush.
Bush trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bush lands a couple of elbows.
Bush working some strikes from top position.
Bush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush with a flurry of punches that miss.
Martin has momentary wrist control but Bush slips an elbow through the middle.
Bush with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Martin is looking to stand up but Bush isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin looking for a sweep. Not yet Martin, not yet.
Bush working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bush is pushing down on Martin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martin is fighting to maintain full guard but Bush has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Martin is trying to stand back up but Bush is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bush connects with a nice short shot to Martin's temple.
Bush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bush content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bush lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush working Martin over with strikes.
Bush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martin defending well though.
Bush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Martin is trying to maintain the position but Bush is very close to passing his half guard.
Bush stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bush walks into a straight right hand from Martin.
Bush staying out of range there.
Martin lands with a straight right. Bush didn't see that one coming.
Bush ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin looks to score with a jab to the body but Bush is just out of range.
Bush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bush moves away.
Martin throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
Martin swings for the body but Bush moves out of range.
Martin just misses with a punch to the body.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bush tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trevon Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Bush takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin throws a right hand that misses

and Bush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Martin's guard.
Bush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bush is stalling in the full guard.
Martin wants to stand but Bush is controlling the position.
Bush is stalling in the full guard.
Bush is in close to Martin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bush throws an elbow that misses. Martin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bush's guard. Nice move by Martin!
Martin trying to control but Bush is working from the bottom.
George Bush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin is fighting to break Bush's control of his arms but Bush is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Trevon Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bush tries to strike from the bottom.
Bush 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.
Martin being controlled here momentarily.
George Bush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Martin throws a right hand that Bush ducks under and follows up with a left that Bush also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bush was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
Martin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bush's hands.
Martin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Trevon Martin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Bush.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin throws a hook but Bush avoids it easily.
Martin throws a hook but Bush blocks it.
Bush displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin misses with a hook. Bush ducked under it nicely.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.

Bush is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Martin's half guard.
Bush has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bush controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to George Bush.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bush, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Bush!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Bush waved his t-shirt featuring Zombie Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus McBorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Threadgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buddy Threadgood told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

McBorin
vs
Threadgood

190 cm
30
270 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

198 cm
25
288 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus McBorin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buddy Threadgood!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McBorin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Threadgood is trying to defend but McBorin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McBorin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Threadgood does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Threadgood is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McBorin working Threadgood over with strikes.
Threadgood blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBorin.
McBorin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Threadgood pushes McBorin off looking to stand but McBorin dives back in and keeps control.
McBorin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Threadgood's head.
Threadgood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McBorin stops Threadgood from getting back to his feet.
Threadgood blocking the ground and pound attempt from McBorin.
McBorin prevents Threadgood from standing back up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McBorin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Threadgood on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McBorin 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.
McBorin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Threadgood is looking to escape.
McBorin thows a huge punch but Threadgood dodges it nicely.
McBorin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McBorin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McBorin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McBorin controlling the action here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McBorin thows a huge punch but Threadgood dodges it nicely.
Threadgood looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBorin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Threadgood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Threadgood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Threadgood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McBorin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McBorin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Threadgood is trying to stand back up but McBorin is controlling him
McBorin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Threadgood manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. McBorin keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Threadgood prevents a body shot from McBorin.
McBorin is leaning against Threadgood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McBorin leaning against his opponent.
McBorin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Threadgood pulls his leg out and moves away.
Threadgood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McBorin throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McBorin slips a straight right by Threadgood.
Decent striking displayed by Threadgood there.

It looks like Marcus McBorin has been cut.
Threadgood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McBorin defending well as Threadgood loads up on a big left hand.
McBorin connects with a body shot that sends Threadgood's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Threadgood's jab looks to have found its range, popping McBorin under the eye.
Threadgood jabs at McBorin's body.
McBorin misses with a looping right.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McBorin.
McBorin misses the shot to the body.

Threadgood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McBorin trying to hold on to Threadgood's head to control him but Threadgood postures up.
McBorin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for McBorin.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Threadgood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McBorin keeping moving, preventing Threadgood from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Threadgood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Threadgood wants to control but McBorin is keeping him busy.
McBorin taking a bit of punishment here - Threadgood scoring with strikes.
McBorin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McBorin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Threadgood.
McBorin parries the strikes from Threadgood easily there. Threadgood is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McBorin to escape.
Threadgood trying to control the position but McBorin is working away.
McBorin is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on McBorin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McBorin manages to work his way to half guard, despite Threadgood's best efforts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus McBorin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus McBorin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

McBorin lands a body shot.
Buddy Threadgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McBorin lands a really nice looking cross but Threadgood seems unphased.

McBorin tries to sprawl but Threadgood drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Threadgood is keen to just control but McBorin is a slippery customer.
Threadgood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McBorin defending well though.
McBorin wants to control but Threadgood is keeping busy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Threadgood working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McBorin is looking to improve his position.
Threadgood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McBorin wants to get back to full guard.
McBorin gets back to full guard.
Threadgood wants to control from the top but McBorin keeps moving.
Threadgood stopping the sweep attempt from McBorin.
McBorin is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McBorin keeping moving, preventing Threadgood from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Threadgood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McBorin trying to control the position.
McBorin wants to sweep here but Threadgood controlling him for the moment.
McBorin keeping moving, preventing Threadgood from controlling successfully.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Buddy Threadgood wasn't active enough on the ground.
Threadgood misses the jab.
Threadgood throws a jab when McBorin was well out of range.
McBorin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Threadgood misses with a leg kick.
Threadgood takes a swing at McBorin's ribcage but misses.
Threadgood works the jab nicely.

Marcus McBorin's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBorin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Threadgood.
McBorin looks to throw the jab but Threadgood is out of range.
McBorin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Threadgood avoids it really well and circles away.
We've been told by McBorin's head coaches at ACME! Thai Boxing Academy 13 ELITE COACHES & SAUNA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice straight punches there by McBorin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McBorin.
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!
Left hook, right uppercut from McBorin.
McBorin shoots in but no luck this time.
McBorin drops his hands momentarily and Threadgood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Threadgood! McBorin is out on his feet! Threadgood rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - McBorin is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! McBorin is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buddy Threadgood!
Buddy Threadgood bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Koroviev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Toney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Koroviev
vs
Toney

189 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

191 cm
17
204 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Koroviev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Toney!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koroviev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Toney to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Toney postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Toney postures up and lands a big shot to Koroviev's brow.

Koroviev working for a triangle but Toney defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney is in close to Koroviev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Toney scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Toney loads up on a big left hand. Koroviev felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Toney looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Koroviev can't hide his disappointment, as Toney celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Toney!

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 Tomas Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Popov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Russian National Anthem. Ping Lin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Popov
vs
Lin

178 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

210 cm
26
270 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomas Popov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ping Lin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Popov manages to avoid it.
Lin throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Tomas Popov has been cut.
Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Lin sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Popov to the ground! Lin dives into full mount looking to finish!
Popov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Popov tries to get out of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lin tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Popov wants to control but Lin is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lin is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lin wants to stand but Popov is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Popov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Popov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lin tries to avoid it but Popov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lin to the ground. Lin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lin throws a nice head kick!

Tomas Popov's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Popov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popov shoots in and drives through. Lin sprawls well.
Lin tries to clinch there but Popov circles away.
Nice cross by Lin.
Ping Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lin circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomas Popov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lin throws a head kick that misses
and Popov counters with a one-two to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Popov. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Popov. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Popov is breathing heavily.
Lin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Tomas Popov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ping Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Lin.
Popov tries for a takedown but Lin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Lin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lin misses.
Lin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Popov fails to land the takedown.
Lin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lin's corner calls for a 1-2. Lin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Popov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Popov 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.
Lin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomas Popov's cut.
That's time! Popov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Popov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lin lands with a straight right. Popov didn't see that one coming.
Lin scores with a sloppy right hand. Popov should have avoided that one.
Popov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lin. Lin obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from Lin.
Lin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lin lands a head kick!
Lin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Popov ducks straight into an uppercut from Lin and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Popov manages to regain guard straight away.

Popov is rocked!

Jeez, Tomas Popov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lin is looking to stand up but Popov won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ping Lin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Popov misses with a series of wild punches.
Popov takes a kick to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ping Lin!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monroe Hutchens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Chambers
vs
Hutchens

200 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

200 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Chambers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Monroe Hutchens!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Chambers misses the target.
Hutchens fails in his attempt to clinch.

Chambers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hutchens has a couple of punches blocked by Chambers.
Hutchens looking for a takedown.
Hutchens is trying to break free.

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

Hutchens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Chambers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hutchens is trying to break the clinch but Chambers is controlling him.
Chambers stalls.

Chambers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers leaves Hutchens with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hutchens looks for a takedown but Chambers sprawls well.
George Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monroe Hutchens.
Chambers tries to clinch up but Hutchens circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Hutchens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hutchens shoots in looking for a takedown. Chambers tries to sprawl out of it but Hutchens keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chambers manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chambers throws a right hand that Hutchens ducks under and follows up with a left that Hutchens also avoids with ease.

Hutchens drives through and clinches with Chambers against the cage.
Hutchens jumps guard but Chambers stands there with Hutchens around his waist. Hutchens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chambers stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers is pressed up against the cage. Hutchens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chambers down to the mat. Chambers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hutchens fails with a takedown attempt.
Chambers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hutchens.
Some wild striking there from Hutchens.

Chambers pushes Hutchens up against the cage in a clinch.
Chambers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hutchens is trying to pull guard but Chambers has him pressed against the cage.
Hutchens tries to pull guard but Chambers holds him up against the cage and eventually Hutchens drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chambers manages to break the clinch.
Chambers wants to clinch up but Hutchens keeps it at a distance.

Chambers rushes Hutchens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hutchens tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chambers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hutchens backwards.
Hutchens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chambers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hutchens has him pressed against the cage.
Hutchens is trying to force a seperation but Chambers has the dominant position.
Chambers tries to circle away but Hutchens has him pinned against the cage.
Chambers looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chambers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hutchens prevents Chambers from breaking the clinch.

Chambers breaks the clinch.
Hutchens shoots in but Chambers avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutchens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chambers tries to clinch there but Hutchens circles away.
Chambers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Chambers has closed the distance and engaged Hutchens in a clinch.
Hutchens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Hutchens breaks the clinch.
Hutchens misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hutchens slips under a jab from Chambers.
A punch combination from Chambers misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Chambers dominated that round.
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.

Hutchens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chambers avoids it really well and circles away.
Chambers stalks Hutchens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hutchens's face. Hutchens staggers backwards, shaken.
Chambers tries to clinch there but Hutchens circles away.
George Chambers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chambers rushes Hutchens and presses him up against the cage.
Chambers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hutchenss head.
Chambers leaning his opponent against the cage.

Chambers manages to break the clinch.
Chambers misses with the combination.
Chambers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Hutchens does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hutchens throws a right hand that Chambers ducks under and follows up with a left that Chambers also avoids with ease.
Hutchens misses with a takedown attempt - Chambers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chambers tries to close the distance and clinch but Hutchens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chambers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chambers throws out a loose jab but Hutchens uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch combination from Hutchens misses.
Chambers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hutchens manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chambers tries to clinch but Hutchens is having none of it.

Chambers moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chambers stalling in the clinch but Hutchens improves position.
Hutchens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chambers is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
George Chambers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monroe Hutchens.

Hutchens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chambers is looking to clinch but Hutchens is avoiding it.
Chambers tries to clinch up but Hutchens circles away and keeps his distance.
George Chambers is winning the standup battle so far.
Chambers fails to land with a series of punches.
Chambers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hutchens clinches up against the cage.

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

Hutchens clinches up against the cage.
Chambers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chambers can't find room to land a body shot as Hutchens controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chambers breaks from the clinch.
George Chambers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chambers looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutchens is just out of range.
Hutchens goes for a double leg but Chambers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chambers continues to drive forward.
Chambers is looking to break free of the clinch but Hutchens has double underhooks.
Hutchens swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Chambers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chambers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A left and a right from Chambers both land. Nice combination.
Chambers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hutchens circles away quickly and effectively.
Chambers connects with a body shot.
Chambers throws a series of punches but Hutchens moves out of range.
Chambers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hutchens.
Hutchens is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chambers wants it to stay on the feet.
Hutchens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chambers tries to clinch but Hutchens moves out of range.
Hutchens swinging wildly here.
Chambers tries to clinch up but Hutchens circles away and keeps his distance.
Chambers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hutchens.
Hutchens is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chambers is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Hutchens.
Hutchens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chambers finds it's way round the side to connect with Hutchens's head.
Chambers cracks Hutchens with a good jab.

Hutchens is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hutchens is still on wobbly legs! Can Chambers finish him?

Chambers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hutchens throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chambers.
Hutchens seems to have recovered his senses.
Chambers feints with a jab and clips Hutchens right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Hutchens is sent crashing into the canvas and Chambers leaps in for the kill! Hutchens tries to get to his feet but Chambers is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Hutchens is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Chambers!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sun Hui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Sun Hui has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Sun Hui seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Hui
vs
Sullivan

189 cm
21
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Zombie Nutrition

Ice Nutrition
Zombie Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sun Hui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hui scores with a three punch combo!
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Hui moves away and avoids it.
Hui is looking to clinch but Sullivan is avoiding it.
Hui fails with the takedown.
Hui wants to clinch up but Sullivan keeps it at a distance.

Sullivan closes the distance and pushes Hui back into the cage.
Hui drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sullivan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Hui slips the punch.
Hui looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hui looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sun Hui. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hui tries to clinch up but Sullivan circles away and keeps his distance.
Hui uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sullivan.
Hui tries to clinch but Sullivan moves out of range.

Hui decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sullivan looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sullivan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hui.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hui seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Hui is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sullivan sees it coming and defends easily.
Sullivan looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

Hui is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Hui maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Sullivan could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Hui has cracked it and Sullivan is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Hui!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sun Hui!
An out of breath Sun Hui thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lalli Luikku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lalli Luikku told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Cooper
vs
Luikku

185 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Zombie Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brad Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lalli Luikku!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cooper clinches up with Luikku and pushes him back against the cage.
Luikku wants to take the fight to the mat but Cooper manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Luikku takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Luikku lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Luikku looks winded!
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!
Cooper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooper with a knee to the head.
Cooper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Luikku's face.

It looks like Lalli Luikku has been cut.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Luikku is rocked!
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luikku is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Cooper lands an elbow just above Luikku 's eye.
Cooper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooper lands a big knee! That's hurt Luikku! Oh, he's all over the place! Cooper lands another knee that sends Luikku to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Cooper!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Garik Harlamov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dupree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Dupree will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Harlamov
vs
Dupree

206 cm
31
275 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

188 cm
31
225 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160
Hellbent

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garik Harlamov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harlamov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dupree counters with an inside leg kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Dupree enables Harlamov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dupree manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dupree looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harlamov lands a couple of digs.
Dupree seems keen to control Harlamov's posture.
Dupree is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov is in close to Dupree's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harlamov preventing the sweep.
We've been hearing that Harlamov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Dupree blocks nicely.
Dupree will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harlamov postures up.
Harlamov wants to control from the top but Dupree keeps moving.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Dupree blocks nicely.
Dupree looking for a sweep. Not yet Dupree, not yet.
Dupree controls Harlamov momentarily but Harlamov frees himself.
Harlamov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Harlamov connects with a couple of short punches.
Harlamov lands a couple of digs.
Harlamov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov throwing strikes from guard but Dupree blocks nicely.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov trying to control the position from guard on top but Dupree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harlamov 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.
Harlamov chips away with some ground and pound.
Dupree is trying to keep Harlamov in close.
Harlamov throwing strikes but missing.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harlamov tries to free his leg and advance position but Dupree is retaining full guard.
Harlamov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dupree trying to keep a closed guard but Harlamov is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harlamov landing some decent shots from guard.
Harlamov is in close to Dupree's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov scoring with some ground and pound.
Harlamov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dupree trying to control the position.
Harlamov landing some decent shots from guard.
Harlamov pushing down on Dupree's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dupree is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harlamov thows a huge punch but Dupree dodges it nicely.
Harlamov wants to take a breather but Dupree is having none of it.

Harlamov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dupree is just riding it out for now. Harlamov eventually gives up the hold.
Dupree is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harlamov winds up and cracks Dupree with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dupree won't allow Harlamov to pass to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Harlamov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dupree misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harlamov slips a nice elbow through Dupree's hands, connecting with Dupree's forehead.
Harlamov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Harlamov wants to work for an arm triangle but Dupree is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harlamov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Garik Harlamov dominated that round.
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.

Dupree wants to clinch up but Harlamov keeps it at a distance.
Dupree lands a right hook to the body.
Dupree scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Harlamov doesn't seem bothered though.
Harlamov ducks under a wild hook from Dupree.
Harlamov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dupree counters with a left and a right that stings Harlamov.
Harlamov shoots in for a takedown but Dupree shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Dupree misses.
Dupree throws a head kick but Harlamov moves out of range.
Harlamov has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garik Harlamov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harlamov shoots and misses
and Dupree counters with a low kick, right behind Harlamov 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupree throws a combination. Harlamov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marcus Dupree is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harlamov shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harlamov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dupree is fending him off so far but Harlamov persists. Nope, Dupree circles away and we're back to standing.
Dupree cracks a nice hook into Harlamov's ribs.
Harlamov moves out of range as Dupree throws a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dupree scoring well with a low kick there.
Dupree swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Harlamov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Harlamov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dupree looking for a sweep. Not yet Dupree, not yet.
Harlamov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dupree manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dupree landing with the ground and pound.

Harlamov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dupree can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dupree scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harlamov keeping full guard, as Dupree tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Harlamov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dupree defends it easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dupree postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dupree loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harlamov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Harlamov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dupree defends well.
Dupree throws a big right hand that misses.

Harlamov is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dupree frees his head nicely. Oh but Harlamov has switched to an armbar! Dupree is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Garik Harlamov!
Our winner, Garik Harlamov, 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.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ottis Toole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Man
vs
Toole

200 cm
20
398 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

205 cm
20
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Zombie Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ottis Toole!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws out a loose jab but Toole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man moves in looking to clinch but Toole pushes him off.
Man is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Toole looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skinny Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Toole paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Toole feints and as Man raises his hands in defense, Toole changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Toole chips away with some ground and pound.
Toole lands a couple of elbows.
Toole stands and throws Man's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Toole looks up at the clock and then as Man takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Toole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toole landing strikes.
Toole scores with a couple of short elbows.
Man is not content to let Toole control the position.
Toole in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Man is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toole working the body and head with strikes.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man is looking for a sweep.
Toole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Toole in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Man looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Toole turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ottis Toole!
Ottis Toole is the new super heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Ottis Toole made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Zombie Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.