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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Smeder Balovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Dimagiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balovich
vs
Dimagiba

172 cm
19
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
19
150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Smeder Balovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rolando Dimagiba!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balovich stuffs the takedown attempt from Dimagiba. Dimagiba gets slowly back to his feet.
Dimagiba slips a straight right by Balovich.
Balovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dimagiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Balovich.
Balovich stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Balovich does it's job there.
Smeder Balovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimagiba looks for a takedown but Balovich sprawls well.
Smeder Balovich has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rolando Dimagiba.
A left lands for Balovich.
Balovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimagiba.

Balovich drops Dimagiba with a left right combo! Balovich follows him down to the ground into side control.

Dimagiba is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!

Balovich thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dimagiba is still in real trouble! Can Balovich finish him?
Dimagiba manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Dimagiba wants to get back to full guard.
Dimagiba seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimagiba slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dimagiba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Balovich is in close to Dimagiba's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Dimagiba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Balovich trying to control the position from guard on top but Dimagiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Balovich with a nice head shot there.

Dimagiba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Balovich's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balovich passes Dimagiba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
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!
Dimagiba is trying to maintain the position but Balovich is very close to passing his half guard.
Balovich landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Balovich slows the pace down in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Balovich's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Balovich slips a nice elbow through Dimagiba's hands, connecting with Dimagiba's forehead.
Balovich seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dimagiba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Dimagiba looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Balovich.
Dimagiba is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dimagiba is refusing to be controlled, as Balovich sits in half guard.

Balovich seems to be working for a kimura but Dimagiba defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimagiba gets back to full guard.
Dimagiba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Balovich might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Balovich wants to control from the top but Dimagiba keeps moving.

Balovich is sitting in close to Dimagiba's body. Dimagiba has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Balovich is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Balovich is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dimagiba.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rolando Dimagiba!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ferk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferk has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prcKWXLQhPg as his entrance music. Marco Ferk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Tate
vs
Ferk

183 cm
19
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuya Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marco Ferk!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferk tries for a takedown but Tate circles away easily

and Tate counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferk won't be happy with that.
Tate really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tate takes a little break here. Ferk wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Tate trying to control the action but Ferk is working from the bottom.

Tate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tate wants to control but Ferk is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tate looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tate wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferk keeps working.
Tate prevents Ferk from escaping the position.
Tate moves into full mount!
Tate trying to control but Ferk is having none of it.

Tate has hold of Ferk's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ferk manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tate is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ferk has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ferk wants to hold on but Tate pushes him away.

Tate stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Ferk moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ferk's efforts to push away.

Tate gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Tate is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ferk doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tate.

Tate seems to be looking for submissions.

Tate is trying for a kimura here. Ferk looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tate wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tetsuya Tate!
A relieved looking Tetsuya Tate thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozar has chosen z Buta Wjeżdzam as his entrance music. Marc Lewis Dillinger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pozar Pozar's chin.

Lewis Dillinger
vs
Pozar

180 cm
19
143 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
150 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Dillinger misses.

Pozar gets the takedown into side control.
Pozar in side control, throwing shots but Dillinger defends.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillinger is looking to regain half guard here but Pozar keeps moving and retains side control.

Pozar decides to stand back up. Pozar steps back and let's Dillinger get back to his feet.
Pozar dips to his left and cracks Dillinger with an uppercut!

Dillinger moves into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Dillinger has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Pozar breaks the clinch.
Pozar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillinger misses with a head kick.
Pozar goes for a double leg but Dillinger avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dillinger continues to drive forward.

Pozar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!

Pozar gets a double leg takedown into Dillinger's guard.
Pozar looking to pass the guard.
Dillinger really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pozar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dillinger is trying to control the position but Pozar postures up.
Dillinger wants to stand but Pozar is controlling the position.

Dillinger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pozar defends well.
Dillinger is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pozar tries to free his leg and advance position but Dillinger is retaining full guard.
Dillinger wants to stand up but Pozar is controlling him.
Pozar with a nice head shot there.
Pozar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pozar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pozar connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dillinger wants to stand and escape but Pozar is having none of it.
Pozar throws a big right hand that misses.
Dillinger keeping moving, preventing Pozar from controlling successfully.
Pozar throwing strikes but missing.
Pozar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pozar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pozar scoring with punches to the head and body.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pozar working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Pozar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dillinger is looking to stand up but Pozar isn't so interested in that idea.
Pozar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dillinger is keeping the position for now.
Pozar keeps trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Dillinger looking for a guillotine here but Pozar defends easily.

Pozar gets to his feet. Dillinger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pozar shoots in for a takedown but Dillinger shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dillinger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pozar regains half guard.
Pozar tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dillinger manages to move to mount!
Pozar is looking to improve his position but Dillinger isn't that keen on the idea.

Dillinger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Pozar trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pozar tries to lock up and control but Dillinger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pozar is trying desperately to improve position.

Dillinger swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pozar is now in Dillinger's guard. A big mistake from Dillinger there, giving up the dominant position!

Dillinger is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pozar defends well.
Pozar stops Dillinger from standing up.
Dillinger is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Pozar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pozar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pozar lands a glancing blow to the side of Dillinger's head.
Dillinger misses with a head kick.
Pozar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pozar connects with a leg kick. Dillinger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pozar.

It looks like Marc Lewis Dillinger has been cut.
Dillinger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillinger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pozar changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dillinger tries to avoid it but Pozar manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dillinger to the ground. Dillinger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dillinger throws a hook but Pozar avoids it easily.

Pozar tries to sprawl but Dillinger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dillinger is trying to control. Pozar wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pozar has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Dillinger is on him like a limpet, forcing Pozar back against the cage.
Dillinger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Pozar manages to break the clinch.

Pozar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dillinger did well to prevent Pozar getting side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar wants to free his trapped foot but Dillinger is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Pozar is working for a submission of some sort.
Dillinger tries to kick Pozar off but Pozar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pozar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Pozar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dillinger sees it coming and defends easily.
Ground and pound from Pozar.
Pozar controlling the action here.
Dillinger avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pozar.
Pozar not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dillinger wants to get back to full guard.
Dillinger trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger looks like he's trying to stand up.

Pozar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dillinger doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pozar.
Pozar wants to free his trapped foot but Dillinger is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Pozar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dillinger wants to control but Pozar is keeping busy.
Dillinger is trying to stand.
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!
Dillinger is looking to improve his position.
Pozar is trying to control the action in half guard but Dillinger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pozar slips a nice elbow through Dillinger's hands, connecting with Dillinger's forehead.
Pozar trying to control the action but Dillinger is working from the bottom.
Pozar throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dillinger trying to hold on to Pozar's head to control him but Pozar postures up.
Pozar sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dillinger defending well though.
Dillinger is doing well to control the position and prevent Pozar from advancing to side control.
Pozar is trying to control the action in half guard but Dillinger is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pozar stops Dillinger from getting back to his feet.

Pozar decides to stand up.

Pozar moves into range and clinches up with Dillinger.

Pozar is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dillinger can't fight it off and eventually Pozar manages to take the fight to the floor. Dillinger looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pozar trying to control but Dillinger is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pozar is controlling him.
Pozar trying to control but Dillinger is working from the bottom.

Pozar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pozar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Pozar stands up from Dillinger's guard - Pozar perhaps looking for a knockout.

Dillinger rushes Pozar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dillinger wants to break free but Pozar has control.

Dillinger works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pozar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pozar Pozar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Pozar scores with a takedown into Dillinger's guard.
Pozar lands a couple of digs.
Pozar wants to control from the top but Dillinger keeps moving.
Pozar stops Dillinger from standing up.
Dillinger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pozar is one step ahead there.
Dillinger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pozar.
Pozar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dillinger's guard.

Pozar is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dillinger has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pozar working over Dillinger with some ground and pound. Dillinger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Pozar stands up and beckons Dillinger to join him on the feet.

Dillinger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pozar sprawls well initially but Dillinger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar wants to get back to his feet.
Pozar tries to get to full guard but Dillinger has control of the leg.

Pozar looking for submissions off his back.
Pozar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pozar wants to control but Dillinger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dillinger wants to pass the guard but Pozar is defending well.
Pozar tries to kick Dillinger off but Dillinger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dillinger wants to control but Pozar is keeping him busy.
Dillinger stops Pozar from getting back to his feet.
Dillinger trying to control the action but Pozar is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pozar trying to hold on to Dillinger's head to control him but Dillinger postures up.
Pozar tries to get to full guard but Dillinger has control of the leg.

Pozar has one foot on Dillinger's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Pozar moves out of range as Dillinger strikes.

Dillinger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Pozar sprawls well initially but Dillinger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Pozar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pozar is trying to maintain the position but Dillinger is very close to passing his half guard.

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

Dillinger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pozar sees it coming and defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pozar manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dillinger keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.

Pozar pulls guard successfully.
Pozar keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
Pozar Pozar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pozar managing to control the position.
Pozar is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pozar pulls Dillinger in close to his closed guard and prevents Dillinger from doing any damage or advancing position.
Pozar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Pozar Pozar.
Pozar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Dillinger gets the takedown into side control.

Dillinger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Dillinger is trying to get an arm triangle but Pozar is defending well.
Pozar manages to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozar is positioning himself well to prevent Dillinger advancing to mount.
Dillinger passes into side control, despite Pozar's attempt to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pozar Pozar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pozar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pozar Pozar!
Pozar Pozar very nearly forgot to thank FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Corrales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Mamedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Corrales might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Party Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Corrales
vs
Mamedov

180 cm
26
158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joseph Corrales!
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, Oleg Mamedov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mamedov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Corrales seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mamedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mamedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mamedov clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mamedov has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Mamedov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corrales tries to pull guard but Mamedov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Corrales wants a takedown.
Corrales jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mamedov walks away with a smile on his face. Corrales gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joseph Corrales. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Mamedov darts in and clinches Corrales up against the cage.
Mamedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Corrales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corrales blocking some punches.
Mamedov scores with a knee to the head.
Mamedov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mamedov scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mamedov pulls guard.

Mamedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corrales controlling from the top position.
Corrales works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Corrales is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Corrales is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mamedov sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov is staying active underneath Corrales, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Corrales is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mamedov is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mamedov is trying to maintain the position but Corrales is very close to passing his half guard.
Corrales perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Corrales wants to pass the guard but Mamedov is defending well.

Mamedov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mamedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Corrales is working away from the top position though.
Mamedov tries to get to full guard but Corrales has control of the leg.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mamedov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mamedov is looking for a sweep. Corrales is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corrales trying to control from half guard but Mamedov is working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Corrales is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mamedov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Mamedov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Corrales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mamedov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mamedov has his foot on Corrales's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Corrales works his way back into a safe position though.

Corrales thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mamedov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mamedov working for a triangle but Corrales defends it easily.
Mamedov looks winded!
Mamedov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Corrales controls the pace.
Corrales's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Corrales tries to free his leg and advance position but Mamedov is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mamedov keeping moving, preventing Corrales from controlling successfully.

Mamedov is looking for a triangle but Corrales pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Corrales circles away from the clinch attempt.
A good leg kick by Mamedov.

Mamedov clinches.
Mamedov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Corrales's defenses.
Mamedov tries to land a knee to the head but Corrales blocks with his arms.
Mamedov landing knees to the head.
Mamedov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mamedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Corrales lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Corrales takes an elbow to the temple.
Mamedov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Corrales takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov lands an elbow that stopped Corrales in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mamedov.
Mamedov lands a nice elbow.
Corrales stops a takedown attempt from Mamedov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mamedov.
Mamedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Corrales is trying to pull guard but Mamedov has him pressed against the cage.
Mamedov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Corrales is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mamedov is defending well.
Corrales takes an elbow to the forehead.

Mamedov has hold of one of Corrales's legs. Corrales is fighting the takedown attempt but Mamedov gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mamedov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Corrales manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mamedov has Corrales in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corrales wants to pass the guard but Mamedov is keeping the position.
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!
Corrales passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Joseph Corrales overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Corrales wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mamedov, who protects the arm well.
Corrales trying to control the action but Mamedov is working from the bottom.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Corrales working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Corrales tries to move to mount but Mamedov blocks the move with his legs.
Mamedov is looking to regain half guard here but Corrales keeps moving and retains side control.
Corrales advances to mount.
Mamedov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Corrales tries to control but Mamedov wriggling away.
Corrales moves to his opponent's back but Mamedov bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Corrales.
Mamedov tries to free his leg and advance position but Corrales is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov trying to control but Corrales is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Corrales working a defensive guard here.
Mamedov looking to sit in guard and control but Corrales gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleg Mamedov 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!

Corrales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mamedov.

Mamedov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mamedov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Mamedov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Corrales throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mamedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Corrales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mamedov throws a strike but Corrales rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corrales wants to control from the top but Mamedov keeps moving.

Corrales got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mamedov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corrales has managed to get both his arms back between Mamedov's legs - danger averted.
Corrales trying to control the position from guard on top but Mamedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Corrales forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mamedov is trying to maintain the position but Corrales is very close to passing his half guard.

Corrales wants to work for an arm triangle but Mamedov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Corrales moves nicely into side control.

Corrales tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mamedov is trying to get back to half guard.

Corrales is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mamedov looks calm but he's in trouble here. Corrales gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mamedov is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Corrales lets go of the hold and Mamedov can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joseph Corrales!
As Joseph Corrales got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: i feel great now imma go home and fuck a chinese bitch'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
93%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Exp Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov comes to the cage accompanied by My World- Kid Cudi. This should be a great matchup!

Taisumov
vs
Two

171 cm
22
149 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

177 cm
27
157 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

THRIFTY THREADS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Exp Two!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Taisumov. Those never looked like landing.

Two closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Taisumov quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Two thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taisumov's head.
Two working the head and body with strikes.
Taisumov wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Two is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Two is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Taisumov is not content to let Two control the position.
Taisumov is trying to stand up here but Two is controlling him well.
Two lands strikes from half guard.
Two winds up and cracks Taisumov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Taisumov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taisumov tries to get out of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Two lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two working over Taisumov with some ground and pound. Taisumov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Two controlling the action here.
Two has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Two wants to pass the guard but Taisumov is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Two slips a nice elbow through Taisumov's hands, connecting with Taisumov's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Two lands a nice short elbow.
Two lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Taisumov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Two is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Two landing strikes, looking to finish!
Two in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Two punishing his opponent with strikes.
Two landing strikes from the mount and Taisumov is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Two trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Two landing punches.
Two with a couple of short strikes.
Taisumov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Two on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Two is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Taisumov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Taisumov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Taisumov is bucking up trying to escape but Two cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Two fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Two tries to control but Taisumov wriggling away.
Taisumov is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Two unloading with bombs!

Taisumov is rocked!
Two is landing with some decent strikes but Taisumov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oh Taisumov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Two lands a big elbow.
Two loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Taisumov scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Two land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Two stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Exp Two!
Our winner, Exp Two, 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
81%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kolpakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robledo Puch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kolpakov comes to the cage accompanied by Alisa - Aerobica. Robledo Puch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nikolai Kolpakov's chin.

Kolpakov
vs
Puch

178 cm
30
150 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kolpakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Robledo Puch!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kolpakov clinches up against the cage.
Kolpakov misses with a body punch.
Puch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kolpakov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kolpakov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Puch has Kolpakov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kolpakov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kolpakov scores with a shot to the side of Puch's head.
Kolpakov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Puch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kolpakov landing knees to the head.

Puch pulls guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kolpakov throws a big right hand that misses.

Puch has his foot on Kolpakov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kolpakov works his way back into a safe position though.
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!
Kolpakov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Puch's guard.
Puch trying to control the position.

Kolpakov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Puch has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kolpakov has managed to get both his arms back between Puch's legs - danger averted.
Kolpakov wants to stand but Puch is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Puch working for a triangle but Kolpakov defends it easily.
Kolpakov is looking to stand up but Puch won't let him.
Puch looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Kolpakov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Puch looking for a guillotine here but Kolpakov defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kolpakov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Puch is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Puch manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kolpakov is in a horrible position here. Puch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Puch throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puch landing strikes from the mount.
Puch putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kolpakov can't escape the position.
Kolpakov is squirming around, avoiding Puch's attempts to control the action.
Puch working Kolpakov over with strikes here.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Puch! Kolpakov is hurt baaadly! Puch is firing away with more strikes - Kolpakov is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robledo Puch!
A less than humble Robledo Puch misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.