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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo del Lago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wang Chung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chung has chosen Everybody Have Fun Tonight- Wang Chung as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rodrigo del Lago could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wang Chung's chin.

del Lago
vs
Chung

174 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
172 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo del Lago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wang Chung!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from del Lago misses.

del Lago shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

del Lago is looking for a kimura but Chung is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for del Lago to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chung tries to roll over but del Lago keeps him under control.

Chung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

del Lago is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Chung is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo del Lago!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Gator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Royler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roy Royler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Gator
vs
Royler

178 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Robert Gator!
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, Roy Royler!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gator moves away.
Royler lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Royler misses the target.
Gator takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Royler misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Gator.
Royler takes a swing at Gator's ribcage but misses.
Royler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gator connects with a good right hand that stumbles Royler. Royler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Royler!
Gator misses with a double jab.
Gator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royler moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Royler there.
Royler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gator stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gator missing with a left hand there. Royler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Royler on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Royler takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Royler lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gator takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Royler connects with a body shot.

Gator gets tackled into the cage by Royler. Royler maintains the clinch.
Royler lands a hook that snaps the head of Gator backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Royler presses Gator against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Gator is breathing heavily.
A short right from Royler.
Gator is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Royler.
Royler digs a right hand into Gator's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gator's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Royler.
Royler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Royler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gator backwards.

Gator is rocked!
A left hand lands to the body for Royler.
Oh Gator is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Royler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royler creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Gator's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Gator drops to his knees and Royler pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Royler!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bob Kamikaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Long's choice of entrance music: I bust heads. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kamikaze
vs
Long

178 cm
26
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
26
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Bob Kamikaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Long!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamikaze stuffs the takedown.
Kamikaze stuffs the takedown.
Long throws a right and a left that Kamikaze avoids nicely.
Long throws a nice looking combination but Kamikaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dave Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long fails with a takedown attempt.
Bob Kamikaze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Long.
Long looks to land a combination but Kamikaze avoids it well.
Long looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Long shoots in for a takedown but Kamikaze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A head kick misses from Kamikaze.
Long swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kamikaze.

It looks like Dave Long has been cut.
Long takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kamikaze stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kamikaze wants it to stay on the feet.
Kamikaze lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into rage.
Long throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamikaze has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kamikaze scores with a shot to the side of Long's head.
Kamikaze digs a right hand underneath Long's ribcage. Long let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kamikaze lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Long looks gassed!

Kamikaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Kamikaze instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kamikaze.

Kamikaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Long misses with a double jab.
Jab from Kamikaze.
Kamikaze keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Kamikaze forces Long back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kamikaze creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Kamikaze.
Kamikaze pushes Long back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Kamikaze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kamikaze has closed the distance and engaged Long in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kamikaze.
Kamikaze works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kamikaze is working Long over against the cage.
Kamikaze scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Kamikaze - that landed with a thud.
A shot in the inside from Kamikaze.

Kamikaze breaks the clinch.
Long takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That has opened up Dave Long's cut even more.

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

Long is rocked!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Long.
Long takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamikaze throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Long takes one to the side of the head.
Kamikaze digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Kamikaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Kamikaze sends Long crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kamikaze is motioning to the referee to let Long up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamikaze finish him?

The cut above Dave Long's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circle, before Kamikaze throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Long's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Kamikaze lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Bob Kamikaze!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Osobo Opasen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Werdumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Werdumov has chosen wait and bleed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fedor Werdumov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Opasen
vs
Werdumov

180 cm
26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
233 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Osobo Opasen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Werdumov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdumov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Opasen.
Opasen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Opasen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Opasen scores with a takedown into Werdumov's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Werdumov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Opasen tries to free his leg and advance position but Werdumov is retaining full guard.

Opasen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Opasen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Werdumov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Opasen looking to sit in guard and control but Werdumov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Opasen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Opasen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Werdumov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Opasen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdumov wants to stand but Opasen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Opasen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Werdumov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Werdumov wanted to stand there but Opasen had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Opasen looking to control.
Werdumov wants to stand but Opasen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Opasen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Werdumov is aware though and is defending well.
Werdumov is looking to stand up but Opasen won't let him.

Opasen looking for a triangle here. Werdumov is fighting it but it looks tight! Opasen pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Werdumov is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Osobo Opasen!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
92%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Grayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bommel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica-Battery . 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.

van Bommel
vs
Grayson

188 cm
20
172 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

181 cm
21
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark van Bommel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrance Grayson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bommel lands the left hand.
van Bommel slips a jab and a cross from Grayson.
van Bommel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Grayson.
van Bommel ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
van Bommel keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
van Bommel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grayson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and van Bommel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice body punch from van Bommel.
van Bommel staying out of range there.
van Bommel tests Grayson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
van Bommel moves away from the strike by Grayson.
Grayson walks into a jab.
van Bommel scores with a jab to the body.
van Bommel works Grayson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by van Bommel as he connects with a hook.
van Bommel scores with a body shot.
Grayson misses with a double jab
and van Bommel counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson looks gassed!

van Bommel shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grayson's guard.
van Bommel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel trying to control the position from guard on top but Grayson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grayson being controlled here, momentarily.
van Bommel working some strikes from top position.
Grayson keeping moving, preventing van Bommel from controlling successfully.
Grayson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
van Bommel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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.
van Bommel tries to free his leg and advance position but Grayson is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Mark van Bommel just wasn't active enough.
van Bommel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grayson misses with a double jab
enabling van Bommel to counter with a crisp jab.
van Bommel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grayson.
van Bommel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grayson on the side of the head.
Grayson throws a sloppy body shot
and van Bommel counters with a straight right hand.
Grayson misses with a combination
and van Bommel counters with a stiff right hand.
van Bommel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from van Bommel.
Grayson misses the body punch

and van Bommel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
van Bommel throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is trying to stand.
van Bommel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grayson is trying to stand back up but van Bommel is controlling him
van Bommel is controlling the pace.
van Bommel wants to take a breather but Grayson is having none of it.
van Bommel controlling the pace.
van Bommel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
van Bommel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Grayson throws a left and a right that both miss
and van Bommel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
van Bommel shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Grayson but Grayson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
van Bommel jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grayson drops his hands momentarily and van Bommel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
van Bommel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Grayson scores with a nice right hand.
Grayson takes one to the side of the head.
Grayson misses with a looping left.
Grayson looks to land a right hand but van Bommel moved out of range.
Grayson falls off balance throwing a combination
and van Bommel counters with a one-two to the body.
van Bommel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grayson throws a lazy right hand but van Bommel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
van Bommel throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Grayson takes one to the side of the head.
van Bommel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Grayson is rocked!
Grayson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Grayson there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark van Bommel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

van Bommel feints and as Grayson raises his hands in defense, van Bommel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grayson is still in real trouble! Can van Bommel finish him?
van Bommel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
van Bommel controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Grayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Grayson seems to have recovered his senses.
van Bommel stops Grayson from standing up.
van Bommel is pushing down on Grayson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Grayson is fighting to maintain full guard but van Bommel has managed to sneak the leg through.
Grayson is trying to stand back up but van Bommel is controlling him
van Bommel is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Grayson is refusing to be controlled, as van Bommel sits in half guard.
Grayson is breathing heavily.
van Bommel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grayson tries to kick van Bommel off but van Bommel keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
van Bommel working over Grayson with some ground and pound. Grayson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Grayson is trying to stand back up but van Bommel is controlling him
Grayson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with van Bommel in particular looking to stall.
Grayson taking some punishment here, with van Bommel in his half guard.
van Bommel content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Grayson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but van Bommel manages to move to mount!
Grayson is bucking up trying to escape but van Bommel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
van Bommel controlling the pace for now.
van Bommel connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
van Bommel looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel landing strikes, looking to finish!
Grayson is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
van Bommel working Grayson over with strikes here.
Grayson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
van Bommel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grayson can do to turn this around?
van Bommel controlling his opponent.
Grayson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel controlling the pace for now.
Mark van Bommel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A nice elbow there by van Bommel.

Grayson bucks up and throws van Bommel to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Terrance Grayson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bommel lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Grayson throws a jab when van Bommel was well out of range.
Grayson throws a shot from downtown. van Bommel moves away and avoids it.
Grayson misses with a combination
and Grayson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mark van Bommel is winning the standup battle so far.
Grayson misses with a combination
letting van Bommel counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark van Bommel dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grayson swings away with a body shot that misses

and van Bommel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grayson!
Grayson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
van Bommel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grayson?
van Bommel controlling the pace for now.
van Bommel trying to control but Grayson is having none of it.
Grayson is bucking up trying to escape but van Bommel cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Grayson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
van Bommel tries to control but Grayson wriggling away.
Grayson tries to buck van Bommel off but he can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel wants to control the pace but Grayson is squirming around nicely.
van Bommel scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Grayson?
van Bommel tries to control but Grayson wriggling away.
van Bommel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
You get the feeling that Grayson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
van Bommel landing strikes from the mount.
Grayson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
van Bommel fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel with shots to the head and body - Grayson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Grayson is in a horrible position here. van Bommel smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by van Bommel.
Grayson wants to get back to his feet.
van Bommel trying to control but Grayson is having none of it.
van Bommel landing strikes, looking to finish!
van Bommel looking to finish Grayson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grayson!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grayson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
van Bommel punching from mount but Grayson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grayson is trying to stand.
van Bommel controlling the position easily from mount.
van Bommel with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel unloading with bombs!
van Bommel controlling his opponent.
van Bommel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, van Bommel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
van Bommel tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Poor strikes thrown by van Bommel there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark van Bommel clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

van Bommel throws a jab but it's blocked by Grayson.

van Bommel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Grayson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst van Bommel is controlling him.
van Bommel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grayson is keeping the position for now.

Grayson pushes van Bommel off and scrambles back to his feet.
Grayson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Grayson misses with a jab to the body
and van Bommel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
van Bommel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts van Bommel, as that shot connected.
Grayson throws a combination that misses
and van Bommel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
van Bommel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Grayson in his tracks.
Grayson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Grayson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
van Bommel slips under a jab.
van Bommel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
van Bommel with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by van Bommel as he connects with a hook.
Grayson throws a left and a right that both miss
and van Bommel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
van Bommel punishes Grayson's body with a nice straight punch.
van Bommel works over Grayson's head and body with a nice combination.
van Bommel works Grayson's body with a nice hook.
van Bommel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
van Bommel jabs at Grayson's body.
van Bommel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
van Bommel scores with a punch to the head.
van Bommel cracks Grayson with a good jab.
van Bommel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Grayson swings away with a body shot that misses

and van Bommel counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Grayson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
van Bommel landing strikes from the mount.
van Bommel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
van Bommel postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grayson looks a forlorn figure.
van Bommel controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, van Bommel cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Grayson wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel trying to control but Grayson is having none of it.
van Bommel looking to finish Grayson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grayson!
van Bommel raining down shots from the mount!
van Bommel raining down shots from the mount!
van Bommel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
van Bommel has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Grayson's face.
van Bommel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grayson blocking the ground and pound.
Grayson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
van Bommel punching from mount but Grayson doing a good job of avoiding damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grayson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
van Bommel tries to control but Grayson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark van Bommel had his way with Terrance Grayson in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Grayson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grayson misses with a combination
and van Bommel counters with a three punch combo that has Grayson backing up. Grayson nods at van Bommel to acknowledge the strikes.
van Bommel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
van Bommel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grayson on the side of the head.
Grayson misses with a body punch
and van Bommel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grayson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and van Bommel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grayson takes one on the button.
van Bommel lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Grayson falls backwards - clearly groggy! van Bommel dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark van Bommel!
Mark van Bommel is the new welterweight champion!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Drago has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eddie Haskil's chin.

Haskil
vs
Drago

190 cm
20
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Haskil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Drago!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago shoots for a takedown but Haskil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Haskil shows good takedown defense.

Haskil closes the distance and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Haskil.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Victor Drago has been cut.
Haskil lands an elbow just above Drago 's eye.

Drago jumps guard.
Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haskil is one step ahead there.

Drago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drago wants to hit a switch here but Haskil passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Drago there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Haskil controlling from mount.
Drago looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Drago looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Drago is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drago tries to escape but Haskil has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Drago trying to control the hands but Haskil won't let him.
Drago rolls, trying to escape but Haskil keeps control of the position.
Drago tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Drago working to try and regain half guard.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Haskil content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to get to half guard.
Haskil controlling the pace for now.
Drago wants to hold on but Haskil pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four 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.
Drago can't escape the position.
Haskil controlling the position easily from mount.
Drago is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Haskil takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago reaches up to try and control the position but Haskil seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Drago rolls and tries to escape and now Haskil has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Haskil dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Victor Drago's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Drago tries to move into range but Haskil moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Drago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haskil tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Drago shoots for a double leg takedown but Haskil sprawls well. He's pushed Drago's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eddie Haskil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Drago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Haskil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago blocks a jab.
Drago closes the distance looking to clinch

and Haskil counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drago jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haskil walks away with a smile on his face. Drago gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Drago has his takedown stuffed

and Haskil counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Haskil gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Haskil gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drago.
Haskil creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Haskil leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drago taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haskil.

That has opened up Victor Drago's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Haskil.
Drago looking to stall.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Victor Drago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drago fails to pull guard.
Drago trying to stall but Haskil improves his position.
Haskil stalling against the cage.
Haskil lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Haskil.

Victor Drago's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Haskil lands an elbow inside that Drago shrugs off.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eddie Haskil!
Eddie Haskil retains his light heavyweight title!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
25%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ravshan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Glebov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glebov has chosen Эх, доля! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Evans
vs
Glebov

200 cm
26
286 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
26
290 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ravshan Evans!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Glebov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glebov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glebov on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Boris Glebov has been cut.
Glebov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Evans throws a series of punches but Glebov moves out of range.
Glebov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Evans throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glebov on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Glebov circles away quickly and effectively.
Glebov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Evans counters with a crisp one two that drops Glebov! Evans thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Glebov to his feet! Glebov is in big trouble!

Glebov is rocked!
Evans lands a brutal uppercut that launches Glebov off his feet! Glebov tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ravshan Evans!
Ravshan Evans is the new super heavyweight champion!