DSC STRIKE 21 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Will Brawler V (ranked 7965 p4p, 614 weight class) and Isaac Neuton (ranked 7140 p4p, 582 weight class). Will Brawler V has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Brawler V
vs
Neuton

198 cm
20
188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Will Brawler V!
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, Isaac Neuton!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Brawler V.
Brawler V goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

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

Neuton is rocked!
Brawler V definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Neuton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Brawler V!

Brawler V throws Neuton to one side and escapes!
Neuton is still on wobbly legs! Can Brawler V finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brawler V throws a quick head kick that knocks Neuton silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Brawler V is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Will Brawler V!

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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 Robb MacKenzie (ranked 5576 p4p, 545 weight class) and Rakan Alrashed (ranked 6463 p4p, 565 weight class). Rakan Alrashed is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

MacKenzie
vs
Alrashed

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robb MacKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rakan Alrashed!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alrashed changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MacKenzie tries to avoid it but Alrashed manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MacKenzie to the ground. MacKenzie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

MacKenzie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Alrashed to score an easy takedown into full guard.
MacKenzie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Alrashed is controlling him.
MacKenzie is trying to keep Alrashed in close.
Alrashed working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of MacKenzie's head.
Alrashed is working MacKenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alrashed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alrashed scoring with punches to the head and body.

MacKenzie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alrashed is aware though and is defending well.
Alrashed engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
MacKenzie has momentary wrist control but Alrashed slips an elbow through the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alrashed working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alrashed lands a couple of elbows.
Alrashed working some strikes from top position.
Alrashed is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
MacKenzie being controlled here, momentarily.
MacKenzie is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Alrashed's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Alrashed lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alrashed postures up and lands a big shot to MacKenzie's brow.
Alrashed postures up and lands a big shot to MacKenzie's brow.
Alrashed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alrashed postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

MacKenzie is rocked!
MacKenzie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alrashed on the ground.
Alrashed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Oh MacKenzie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alrashed stays in close to MacKenzie's body and controls the position.
MacKenzie seems to have got his legs back now.
Alrashed scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alrashed sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alrashed is working MacKenzie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alrashed content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alrashed stands up over MacKenzie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alrashed connects with a couple of short punches.
Alrashed works over MacKenzie with some ground and pound from guard.
MacKenzie has momentary wrist control but Alrashed slips an elbow through the middle.
Alrashed loads up on a big left hand. MacKenzie felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Alrashed looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! MacKenzie can't hide his disappointment, as Alrashed celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rakan Alrashed!
Rakan Alrashed bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Bradford (ranked 4493 p4p, 322 weight class) and Bruce Allen (ranked 5687 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bradford
vs
Allen

178 cm
25
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimmy Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruce Allen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen looks for a takedown but Bradford sprawls well.
Bradford lands a jab-cross combination.
Bradford jabs Allen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bradford looks to land a combination. Allen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Allen looks for a takedown but Bradford sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Allen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradford is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bradford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Allen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradford's head.
Allen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Allen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Allen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bradford with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Allen drops an elbow to the side of Bradford's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Allen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Allen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bradford defending well though.
Allen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bradford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Allen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Allen controlling the action here.
Allen working Bradford over with strikes.
Allen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bradford's head.
Allen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bradford is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Allen scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Allen drops an elbow to the side of Bradford's head.
Bradford keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Allen is nestled in close to Bradford, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Allen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bradford keeps working.
Nice strikes from Allen there.
Allen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bradford manages to get to full guard.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Allen throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bradford is breathing heavily.
Allen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bradford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Allen throws a big right hand that misses.
Allen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Allen chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Allen stands and steps away. Bradford gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Allen scores with a takedown into Bradford's guard.
Allen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bradford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Bradford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bradford throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Allen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen working the ground and pound from side control.
Bradford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bradford tries to get out of the position.
Allen working the ground and pound.
Allen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Allen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Allen working the head with strikes.
Allen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Allen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Allen lands a nice forearm strike.
Allen lands some shots froms side control.
Bradford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Allen on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen working the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Allen tries for a kimura but Bradford is defending well.
Bruce Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen cracks Bradford with a big elbow.
Allen lands a nice forearm strike.
Allen working the ground and pound.
Allen working the head with strikes.
Allen lands a few punches from side control.
Allen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bradford to see if he's OK.
Allen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bradford down.
Allen wants to control but Bradford is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Allen is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bradford is trying to escape and Allen transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bradford is forced to tap! Nice work there by Allen! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Allen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Reljic (ranked 4876 p4p, 479 weight class) and Allistar Thorn (ranked 4293 p4p, 439 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reljic
vs
Thorn

181 cm
28
154 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
164 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135)

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kamil Reljic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Allistar Thorn!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reljic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thorn tries to clinch but Reljic moves out of range.
Reljic swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorn.
Reljic changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Thorn scores with a shot to the body.
Thorn thows a body kick. Reljic tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reljic takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Thorn closes the distance and clinches.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Reljic backwards.
Thorn stalling in the clinch but Reljic improves position.
Thorn lands a hook that snaps the head of Reljic backwards.
Thorn scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thorn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thorn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reljics head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn lands an elbow that stopped Reljic in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kamil Reljic has been cut.
Thorn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thorn looking to stall.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thorn obliges.
Thorn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Reljic or not.
Reljic goes for a takedown attempt but Thorn pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thorn tries to close the distance and clinch but Reljic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reljic half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Reljic gets tackled into the cage by Thorn. Thorn maintains the clinch.
Thorn scores a nice knee to the body.
Reljic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thorn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Reljic is breathing heavily.
Thorn stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thorn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thorn pushes Reljic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thorn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Reljic takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thorn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thorn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thorn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reljic backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reljic tries to circle away but Thorn has him pinned against the cage.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Thorn has cracked Reljic with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Thorn lands another huge swinging hook and Reljic tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Reljic, before Thorn can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Allistar Thorn!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edwin Marquez (ranked 4108 p4p, 476 weight class) and Trenton Grechov (ranked 3519 p4p, 426 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Marquez
vs
Grechov

195 cm
19
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

200 cm
17
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 Los Angeles, Edwin Marquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trenton Grechov!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grechov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marquez to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Grechov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marquez thinks about countering with a body kick.
Grechov wants to clinch up but Marquez keeps it at a distance.

Grechov darts in and clinches Marquez up against the cage.
Grechov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Marquez is pushing Grechov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Grechov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marquez backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Marquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Marquez moves away from the strike by Grechov.
Marquez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at CCF Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Grechov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grechov drops Marquez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marquez looks back up at him and smiles so Grechov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Marquez is rocked!
Marquez is aggressively charging in as Grechov backs up avoiding any damage. Grechov tosses out a jab and Marquez runs right into it face first! Marquez is out cold! Grechov dropped down on all fours and is barking in Marquez's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trenton Grechov!
In defeat, Edwin Marquez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I hate your face. But, like, really. I really hate your face.'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dylan McDaniel (ranked 3356 p4p, 430 weight class) and Devin Spohn (ranked 4920 p4p, 546 weight class). Dylan McDaniel has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McDaniel
vs
Spohn

188 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Organic Nutrition

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan McDaniel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Devin Spohn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

McDaniel rushes Spohn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McDaniel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDaniel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spohn.
McDaniel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McDaniel digs a right hand underneath Spohn's ribcage. Spohn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Spohn.
McDaniel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McDaniel.
McDaniel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spohn prevents a body shot from McDaniel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDaniel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spohn's elbow.
McDaniel definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDaniel has a couple of punches blocked by Spohn.
McDaniel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spohn backwards.
McDaniel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spohn backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDaniel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spohn backwards.
Spohn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McDaniel pushes Spohn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spohn missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McDaniel.
McDaniel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McDaniel fails to land.
McDaniel lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Spohn is rocked!
McDaniel pushes Spohn against the cage. McDaniel is working some dirty boxing. McDaniel pushes off with a quick right hook! Spohn goes down! Spohn tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McDaniel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dylan McDaniel!
An intense looking Dylan McDaniel took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'He was a bitch this whole time! '.

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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dixon Camara (ranked 2784 p4p, 289 weight class) and May Floydweather (ranked 3245 p4p, 332 weight class). May Floydweather has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Camara
vs
Floydweather

184 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dixon Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, May Floydweather!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara tries to clinch up.
Camara slips a straight right by Floydweather.
Floydweather throws a body shot but no joy.
Floydweather misses with a hook
and Camara counters with a nice body kick.
Camara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Floydweather takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Camara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Camara.
Camara throws a front kick that sends Floydweather stumbling back into the cage.
Floydweather looks winded!

Camara closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Camara tries to work over Floydweather's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camara blocks an uppercut.
Camara is trying to pull guard but Floydweather has him pressed against the cage.

Camara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Camara.
Floydweather throws a body punch but Camara moves out of range.
Floydweather misses with a jab, cross combination.

Camara moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Camara.
Camara tries to pull guard but Floydweather forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Camara tries a body shot but Floydweather blocks it.
Floydweather misses with a body punch.
Camara is trying to pull guard but Floydweather has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixon Camara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Camara is trying to pull guard but Floydweather turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Camara.
Floydweather working aggressively here.
Floydweather misses with a hook from the clinch.
Floydweather misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Floydweather fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara tries a body shot but Floydweather blocks it.
Floydweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Floydweather misses with some punches.

Camara pulls Floydweather into guard.
Camara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara is keen to just control but Floydweather is a slippery customer.
Floydweather wants to improve his position but Camara is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Camara wants to control but Floydweather is keeping him busy.
Camara wants to pass the guard but Floydweather is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floydweather is trying to get back to full guard.
Camara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Floydweather does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Camara trying to pass the guard but Floydweather defending well.

Camara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Floydweather defends it well.
Camara is trying to control. Floydweather wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Camara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Floydweather defends it well.

Camara is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Camara is trying to control. Floydweather wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Camara is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Floydweather sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camara is keen to just control but Floydweather is a slippery customer.

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

Floydweather is defending against the submission attempts here by Camara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dixon Camara dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A chopping leg kick lands by Camara.
Camara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Floydweather can do to turn this around?
Nice sprawl there from Floydweather as Camara shoots in.
Camara avoids the body shot from Floydweather.
Dixon Camara is winning the standup battle so far.
Camara slips a straight right by Floydweather.
Floydweather looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Camara lands but Floydweather takes it in his stride.
Floydweather looks to land a left hand but Camara moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Floydweather finds it's way through Camara's defenses.
Floydweather connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floydweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
May Floydweather is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Floydweather swings for the body but Camara moves out of range.
Floydweather cracks Camara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Camara lands with a hook. Floydweather tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slow jab from Floydweather misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Floydweather throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Camara closes this distance looking for a takedown but Floydweather circles away.
Floydweather is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Camara.
Floydweather misses with a two punch combination.
Camara scores with a push kick.
Floydweather throws a predictable looking body shot
and Camara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Floydweather is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Camara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Floydweather's calf.
A jab from Floydweather misses.
Camara fails with the takedown
and Floydweather makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dixon Camara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Camara fails with an attempt to clinch.
Camara defending well as Floydweather loads up on a big left hand.
Floydweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Camara counters with a flying knee that drops Floydweather!

Floydweather is rocked!
Camara passes into half guard.
Floydweather is still in real trouble! Can Camara finish him?
Camara seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Camara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Floydweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camara. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Camara content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon Camara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Camara is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Floydweather has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Floydweather!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Dixon Camara!

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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
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ugh Lee (ranked 4757 p4p, 469 weight class) and Roy McDavid (ranked 1412 p4p, 172 weight class). Roy McDavid acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Lee
vs
McDavid

190 cm
18
157 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
26
163 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

Good takedowns
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ugh Lee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDavid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lee under the eye.

Lee gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDavid to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McDavid sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lee's guard.
Lee's coaches at DRAGON MMA - 12 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
McDavid trying to control the pace.

McDavid is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

McDavid is trying to work for a kimura but Lee is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee keeping hold of McDavid's head, controlling as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDavid is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDavid wants to pass the guard but Lee is defending well.
Lee tries to roll over but McDavid keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McDavid in particular looking to stall.
McDavid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Lee is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Roy McDavid! Roy McDavid retains his lightweight title!
Roy McDavid decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.