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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Panteleev
vs
Emelyanenko

194 cm
26
208 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

187 cm
27
210 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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, Leonid Panteleev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelyanenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panteleev tests Emelyanenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Panteleev closes the distance and pushes Emelyanenko back into the cage.
Emelyanenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelyanenko being controlled against the cage.
Emelyanenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Panteleev has double underhooks.
Panteleev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Panteleev lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panteleev scores with a hook to the body.
Panteleev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Panteleev scores with a shoulder strike.
Panteleev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelyanenko tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Panteleev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panteleev trying to land knees to the body.
Emelyanenko blocks a body shot from Panteleev.
A right hand to the body from Panteleev.

Panteleev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Panteleev connects with a body shot.
Panteleev lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Panteleev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelyanenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Panteleev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelyanenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panteleev lands with a straight right. Emelyanenko didn't see that one coming.
Emelyanenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Panteleev clobbers Emelyanenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panteleev cracks Emelyanenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Panteleev misses.
Panteleev scores with the left hand. Emelyanenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Panteleev works over Emelyanenko's head and body with a nice combination.

Emelyanenko is rocked!
Panteleev lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Emelyanenko out cold! Emelyanenko is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonid Panteleev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trip Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Porter comes into a darkened arena with his song building. won't back down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fedor Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Trip Porter's chin.

Emelianenko
vs
Porter

183 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trip Porter!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Porter rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.

Porter pulls guard successfully.
Porter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.

Porter manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Porter is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Porter is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Porter is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Porter down to the mat. Porter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Emelianenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Porter is trying to improve his position.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porter on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Porter is still trying to improve position.
You can see the frustration on Porter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter is trying to improve his position.
Porter throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Porter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Porter.
Porter thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Porter works his way into side control.
Emelianenko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Porter.

Porter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Porter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Porter to the mat but Porter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Porter has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Porter is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
Porter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porter moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Porter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emelianenko but Emelianenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Emelianenko feinted with a counter takedown.

Porter takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Porter walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Porter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Emelianenko but Emelianenko pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Porter shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well. He's pushed Porter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelianenko is looking to counter with a body kick.
Porter gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Emelianenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Porter's guard.
Porter is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Porter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Emelianenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Porter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Porter pulls Emelianenko in close to prevent any damage.
Porter wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Trip Porter will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Emelianenko wants to clinch but Porter slips to the side
and Porter counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko.
Porter is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Porter tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Porter swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.

Porter moves into the clinch.
Porter is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko prevents Porter from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko is looking to control Porter's arms but Porter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianenko has his back to the cage.

Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.

Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Porter looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Porter is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko controls the position.
Porter wants to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Porter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Porter moves into full guard.
Porter doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Porter manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Porter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Porter circles away.
Porter jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Porter.

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!
Porter misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Porter.
Porter misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Porter.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Porter tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Porter.
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Porter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Porter pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
Trip Porter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Porter fails to land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter lands a two punch combo.
Porter throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Porter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Porter misses with a takedown attempt

and Emelianenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Porter's thigh. Porter counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Porter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Porter keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Porter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Porter scrambles and gets back to his feet.
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!
Porter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Porter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Porter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Porter is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Porter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trip Porter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

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

Emelianenko closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Porter to the mat! Porter manages to get full guard.
Porter 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.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Porter keeps moving.
Porter is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Porter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Porter 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Emelianenko controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Porter wants to work for an arm triangle but Emelianenko is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Porter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Porter thows a huge punch but Emelianenko dodges it nicely.
Porter prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position.
Porter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Porter trying to control from half guard but Emelianenko is working away.
Porter throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Porter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Porter moves into the clinch successfully.
Porter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porter misses with a takedown attempt - Emelianenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Porter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Porter defends well and Emelianenko ends up having to push Porter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Porter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
Porter misses with a double jab.
Porter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Porter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Porter persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trip Porter.
Crunch! Emelianenko slams his shin into Porter's torso.
Porter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Porter does no damage.
Porter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Porter in the body.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko tries to score a power double leg takedown but Porter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Emelianenko somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porter throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Emelianenko fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Porter to the ground. Emelianenko is now in Porter's guard.
Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Porter.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trip Porter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelianenko is thwarting Porter's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trip Porter.
I've got Porter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Trip Porter!
Trip Porter thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryker Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quincy comes to the cage accompanied by the harley song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quincy
vs
Machida

173 cm
19
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Four Aces Nutrition
Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ryker Quincy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riki Machida!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Quincy throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Machida was covering up waiting for the punch and Quincy finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Quincy throwing strikes but missing.
Quincy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Machida can do anything to dispel that myth.
Quincy distracts Machida with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Quincy 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Machida really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quincy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Quincy is really struggling to control Machida but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quincy avoids the body shot from Machida.
Machida swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machida scores with a jab.
Machida misses with a lunging right hand

and Quincy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Quincy 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy is trying to control the action in half guard but Machida is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Quincy works his way into side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryker Quincy!
After winning the bout, Ryker Quincy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Silva
vs
Rock

195 cm
26
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

165 cm
26
212 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Rock!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva forces Rock back against the cage and clinches.
Rock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Rock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rock lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Rock misses with some punches.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rock's efforts to push away.
Rock is trying to break free.
Rock trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Rock prevents a body shot from Silva.

Rock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Rock.
Rock works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva tries to work over Rock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rock tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Rock breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.

Silva clinches.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rock blocking some punches.
Rock struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Rock lands a body punch.
Rock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.

Rock breaks from the clinch.
Rock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rock digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Rock looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Rock lands with a nice body punch.
Rock works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch but Rock moves away
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock scores with a kick to the body.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

Rock breaks from the clinch.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Oooooh!!! Rock has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Rock steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Silva is looking to clinch but Rock is avoiding it.
Rock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Rock.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Rock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Rock.
Rock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rock swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Rock lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rock stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
The referee calls for Rock to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rock tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Rock back against the cage.
Rock looking to stall.

Rock manages to break the clinch.
Rock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rock fails to land with a series of punches.

Rock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rock breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

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

Silva is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rock misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up but Rock circles away and keeps his distance.
Rock takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rock stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rock catches Silva with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Silva forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Rock!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Stampfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Uotsec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Stampfer
vs
Uotsec

198 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Stampfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gerald Uotsec!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uotsec fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stampfer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Uotsec gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Uotsec.
Stampfer misses with a punch to the body.
Stampfer lands a body punch.
Uotsec misses with a body punch.
Stampfer lands a body shot.
Uotsec misses with the head strike.
Uotsec misses with a punch to the body.
Uotsec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uotsec takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stampfer.
Uotsec misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stampfer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Uotsec throws a head punch that misses.
Uotsec tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stampfer's elbow.
Stampfer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Uotsec swings wildly with an uppercut but Stampfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stampfer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Uotsec's elbow.
Stampfer working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Stampfer.
Uotsec tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stampfer's elbow.
Stampfer digs a right hand into Uotsec's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uotsec's gas tank.
Stampfer is working Uotsec over against the cage.
Uotsec looks winded!
Uotsec takes a shot to the head.
Stampfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uotsec backwards.
Stampfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stampfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stampfer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stampfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stampfer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uotsec.
Stampfer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stampfer lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stampfer digs a right hand underneath Uotsec's ribcage. Uotsec let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Stampfer.
Stampfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stampfer misses with a punch to the body.
Uotsec's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stampfer scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Stampfer.

Uotsec is rocked!
Stampfer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Uotsec or not.
Stampfer cracks Uotsec with a nice body shot.
Stampfer scores with a hook to the body.
Stampfer pushes Uotsec back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stampfer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Uotsec.
Stampfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Stampfer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Uotsec.
Stampfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stampfer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stampfer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Uotsec has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stampfer lands with a right to the head.
Stampfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Uotsec controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Uotsec.
Uotsec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Stampfer - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Stampfer.
Stampfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Uotsec backwards.
Uotsec is still on wobbly legs! Can Stampfer finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Stampfer.
A shot in the inside from Stampfer.
Stampfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Stampfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uotsec misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Stampfer.
Stampfer cracks Uotsec with a nice body shot.
Stampfer works on Uotsec's body with a couple of short punches.
Stampfer scores with a shoulder strike.
Stampfer lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Stampfer on the inside.
Stampfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Stampfer is working Uotsec over against the cage.
Stampfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uotsec backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stampfer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Uotsec avoids it.
Stampfer creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Uotsec's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Uotsec drops to his knees and Stampfer pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Stampfer!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
67%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tired and clearly flustered, he entered the arena late and after a little discussion it was decided that the bout should take place.
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ra and Benny Douglas. Ra comes to the cage accompanied by Space is the place by Sun Ra. Sun Ra has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ra
vs
Douglas

191 cm
20
205 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
208 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sun Ra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benny Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ra thows a body kick. Douglas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ra fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

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

Douglas is rocked!

It looks like Benny Douglas has been cut.
BAM! Ra delivers a spinning backfist that drops Douglas like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Sun Ra!
Sun Ra retains his light heavyweight title!
An intense looking Sun Ra took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I see them as they are to is And not the seeming isness of the was'.
Benny Douglas spoke after the fight, saying 'You on some trt.'.