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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between TIRION hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matiss Briedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

hellscream
vs
Briedis

194 cm
21
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, TIRION hellscream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matiss Briedis!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Briedis forces hellscream back against the cage and clinches.
hellscream is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Briedis is keeping busy.
hellscream lands an elbow that stopped Briedis in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Matiss Briedis has been cut.
hellscream lands a nice knee to the body.
hellscream is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. hellscream obliges.
Briedis tries for a takedown. No joy.
hellscream effectively controlling the action here.
Briedis avoiding damage as hellscream throws knees to the body.
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
hellscream just leaning against Briedis, taking a breather.
hellscream lands an elbow inside that Briedis shrugs off.
hellscream scores with a knee to the head.
Briedis looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
hellscream dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
hellscream lands an elbow just above Briedis 's eye.
Briedis is working for takedown but hellscream is calmly controlling the position for now.
hellscream lands a good knee to the midsection. Briedis won't want to take too many of those.
hellscream lands a knee to the body.
hellscream effectively controlling the action here.
hellscream lands a good knee to the midsection. Briedis won't want to take too many of those.
Briedis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for hellscream.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hellscream using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Briedis takes a knee to the side of the body.
hellscream lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
hellscream creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Briedis's defenses.
hellscream connects with a knee to the head.
hellscream landing knees to the body.
hellscream landing knees to the body.
hellscream crunches a lovely knee into Briedis's ribcage.
Briedis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from hellscream.
Briedis lands with a short shot to the head.
hellscream lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Briedis has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. hellscream is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
TIRION hellscream has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matiss Briedis.
hellscream landing knees to the head.
Briedis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Briedis takes a knee to the side of the body.

hellscream is fighting off a takedown attempt but Briedis is just too persistent for him and manages to trip hellscream to the mat. hellscream regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
hellscream is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briedis is looking to stand up but hellscream won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Briedis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

hellscream looking for a guillotine here but Briedis defends easily.
Briedis chips away with some ground and pound.
Briedis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as hellscream works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
hellscream looking for a sweep. Not yet hellscream, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream wants to get back to his feet but Briedis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Briedis stopping the sweep attempt from hellscream.
hellscream working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Briedis.
hellscream controls Briedis momentarily but Briedis frees himself.
Briedis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Briedis.
hellscream tries to clinch but Briedis moves away

and Briedis counters with a shoot takedown. hellscream fights it but they end up in guard.
hellscream working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Briedis.
Briedis is looking to advance position but hellscream has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Briedis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Briedis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from hellscream.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TIRION hellscream dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matiss Briedis'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.

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

Briedis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
hellscream gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Briedis stops hellscream from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
hellscream tries to get to full guard but Briedis has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briedis is trying to control the action in half guard but hellscream is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Briedis prevents hellscream from improving his position.
hellscream is working hard here to advance position.
Briedis wants to lay and pray for a moment but hellscream keeps working.
Briedis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed hellscream's head.
Briedis stops hellscream from getting back to his feet.
hellscream trying to control but Briedis postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
hellscream is pressing down on Briedis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Briedis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

hellscream escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Briedis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Briedis sitting in guard here, content to control.
hellscream throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Briedis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream trying to control the position.
Briedis trying to control the position from guard on top but hellscream is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Briedis wants to clinch

and hellscream counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by hellscream.
Briedis takes an elbow to the forehead.
Briedis is trying to drag hellscream to the mat but hellscream just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
hellscream slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
hellscream landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
hellscream working Briedis over with knees to the body.
hellscream is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Briedis is trying to trip hellscream. He has hold of a leg but hellscream is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Briedis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

hellscream working for a triangle but Briedis defends it easily.
Briedis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
hellscream working a defensive guard but Briedis manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matiss Briedis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matiss Briedis's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Briedis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Briedis trying to control from half guard but hellscream is working away.
hellscream wants to get back to his feet.

Briedis decides to stand up.
hellscream tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Briedis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
hellscream pushes Briedis off looking to stand but Briedis dives back in and keeps control.
Briedis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
hellscream works his way to full guard. Good work.
Briedis tries to stand but hellscream is controlling from the bottom.
hellscream is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
hellscream prevents Briedis from standing back up.
hellscream tries to stand but can't do so whilst Briedis controls his leg.
hellscream trying to control from half guard but Briedis is working away.
hellscream is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Briedis!
hellscream looking to control but Briedis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
hellscream takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
hellscream scores with a couple of good head shots there.

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.
Briedis wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
hellscream trying to control but Briedis is having none of it.
hellscream raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by hellscream.
Briedis is in a horrible position here. hellscream smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
hellscream takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matiss Briedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Briedis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matiss Briedis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reinis Repss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grom Hellscream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Repss
vs
Hellscream

175 cm
24
195 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

175 cm
20
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reinis Repss!
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, Grom Hellscream!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repss doesn't manage to clinch there - Hellscream circles away.
Repss tries to close the distance and clinch but Hellscream swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hellscream keeps the fight on the outside.
Hellscream circles away from the clinch attempt.
Repss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hellscream paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Repss uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hellscream has time to react.
Repss doesn't manage to clinch there - Hellscream circles away.
Reinis Repss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hellscream feints and as Repss raises his hands in defense, Hellscream changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hellscream's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Repss is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hellscream working some strikes from top position.
Hellscream works over Repss with some ground and pound from guard.
Hellscream content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hellscream distracts Repss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hellscream has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hellscream content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repss wants to stand but Hellscream is controlling the position.
Repss keeping moving, preventing Hellscream from controlling successfully.
Hellscream keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Repss's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream chips away with some ground and pound.
Hellscream stands up over Repss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hellscream scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hellscream thows a big elbow that misses.
Hellscream loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hellscream won't allow Repss to get back to his feet.
Hellscream stands up over Repss, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hellscream's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Repss wants to stand up but Hellscream is controlling him.
Hellscream postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hellscream makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hellscream cracks Repss with a solid left hand.
Hellscream content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hellscream works over Repss with some ground and pound from guard.
Hellscream prevents Repss from getting back to his feet.
Repss is breathing heavily.
Hellscream working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream lands a couple of elbows.
Hellscream postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hellscream is in close to Repss's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hellscream scoring with some ground and pound.
Hellscream makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hellscream working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hellscream landing with the ground and pound.
Hellscream is working Repss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellscream is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hellscream chips away with some ground and pound.
Repss is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hellscream is controlling him.
Repss keeping moving, preventing Hellscream from controlling successfully.
Hellscream cracks Repss with a solid left hand.
Hellscream distracts Repss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hellscream is working Repss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellscream chips away with some ground and pound.
Hellscream with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hellscream landing with the ground and pound.
Hellscream is working Repss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hellscream scoring with some ground and pound.
Hellscream content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hellscream distracts Repss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hellscream scoring with some ground and pound.
Repss wants to get back to his feet but Hellscream is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hellscream is working Repss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Repss has momentary wrist control but Hellscream slips an elbow through the middle.
Hellscream postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hellscream content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hellscream working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Repss's head.
Hellscream is working Repss over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Repss has momentary wrist control but Hellscream slips an elbow through the middle.
Hellscream scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hellscream postures up and lands a big shot to Repss's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hellscream makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hellscream distracts Repss with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hellscream is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hellscream landing some decent shots from guard.
Hellscream landing with the ground and pound.
Hellscream connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repss wants to stand up but Hellscream is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grom Hellscream dominated that round.
That's time! Repss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hellscream gets a takedown into half guard.

Hellscream is working for a kimura but Repss is defending it quite comfortably.
Hellscream drops an elbow to the side of Repss's head.
Repss tries to kick Hellscream off but Hellscream keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hellscream passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hellscream landing strikes, looking to finish!
Repss in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hellscream landing punches.
Hellscream breaks from Repss's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Repss is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellscream with a couple of short strikes.
Hellscream dominating with strikes here.
Repss in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Repss is rocked!
Hellscream breaks from Repss's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Repss is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Repss takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Hellscream lands a big elbow.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hellscream! Repss is hurt baaadly! Hellscream is firing away with more strikes - Repss is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grom Hellscream!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between rinalds dzirvinskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgars Grundmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

dzirvinskis
vs
Grundmanis

180 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, rinalds dzirvinskis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edgars Grundmanis!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dzirvinskis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

dzirvinskis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

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

dzirvinskis drops back looking for a leg! Grundmanis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grundmanis manages to kick dzirvinskis off! dzirvinskis jumps back into Grundmanis's guard.
Grundmanis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Grundmanis can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

dzirvinskis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and dzirvinskis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Grundmanis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis drops back looking for a leg! Grundmanis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grundmanis manages to kick dzirvinskis off! dzirvinskis jumps back into Grundmanis's guard.
Grundmanis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with dzirvinskis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
dzirvinskis drops back looking for a leg! Grundmanis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Grundmanis manages to kick dzirvinskis off! dzirvinskis jumps back into Grundmanis's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

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.
Grundmanis trying to control the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grundmanis managing to control the position.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

rinalds dzirvinskis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Grundmanis misses with a takedown

so dzirvinskis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Grundmanis is trying to keep dzirvinskis in close.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundmanis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst dzirvinskis is controlling him.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Grundmanis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grundmanis striking off his back but it's not causing dzirvinskis any problems.

dzirvinskis thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

dzirvinskis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

dzirvinskis drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. dzirvinskis seems to have locked his on tight now - Grundmanis screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for dzirvinskis, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). rinalds dzirvinskis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Undercard bout

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

Dam
vs
Amuy Jabbar

188 cm
20
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

185 cm
26
212 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Van Dam!
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, Kareem Amuy Jabbar!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jabbar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dam as he jumps to the side.
Jabbar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jabbar misses with a series of wild punches.

Dam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jabbar looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dam throws an elbow but Jabbar slips to the side and avoids it well.

Dam is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jabbar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dam throws an elbow but Jabbar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dam tries to score with some ground and pound. Jabbar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Dam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jabbar parries the strikes from Dam easily there. Dam is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jabbar to escape.
Dam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam is putting a hurting on Jabbar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Dam.
Jabbar is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dam misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Dam throws an elbow but Jabbar slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jabbar tries to buck Dam off but Dam is having none of it.
Dam tries to score with some ground and pound. Jabbar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ground and pound from Dam seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Dam throws a strike aimed at the side of Jabbar's head but Jabbar avoids it well.
Jabbar defending against the ground and pound.
Dam landing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jabbar managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Dam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Dam are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dam working the head and body with strikes.
Dam working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dam in side control, throwing shots but Jabbar defends.
Jabbar defending against the ground and pound.
Jabbar tries to improve position but can't.
Dam tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Dam 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.
Dam lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jabbar down.
Jabbar looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dam with the ground and pound but Jabbar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Dam lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dam scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jabbar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dam missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jabbar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jabbar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dam.
Jabbar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dam slips a nice elbow through Jabbar's hands, connecting with Jabbar's forehead.
Jabbar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jabbar is looking to control Dam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jabbar avoid being mounted?
Dam has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dam tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jabbar hang on?
Dam throws some wild stikes that Jabbar manages to avoid easily.
A nice elbow there by Dam.
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!
Dam with a couple of short strikes.

It looks like Kareem Amuy Jabbar has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jabbar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jabbar is in a horrible position here. Dam smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dam landing strikes from the mount and Jabbar is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Dam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kareem Amuy Jabbar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dam throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Jabbar tumbling to the canvas!
Dam throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jabbar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dam thows a big elbow that misses.
Dam throwing strikes from guard but Jabbar blocks nicely.
Dam slips nicely into half guard.
Dam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jabbar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jabbar's head.
Jabbar is breathing heavily.
Dam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jabbar keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dam thows a huge punch but Jabbar dodges it nicely.
Jabbar avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dam.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jabbar's head.

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

Jabbar kicks Dam off and gets back to his feet.
Jabbar misses with an uppercut. Dam saw that one coming.
Dam gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jabbar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dam connects with a body shot.
Dam stalks Jabbar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jabbar's face. Jabbar staggers backwards, shaken.
Van Dam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dam stalks Jabbar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jabbar's face. Jabbar staggers backwards, shaken.

That has opened up Kareem Amuy Jabbar's cut even more.
Dam looks to land a left hand but Jabbar moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dam shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Jabbar to counter with a crisp jab.
Jabbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Dam swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dam connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Dam feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dam thows a big elbow that misses.
Dam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jabbar can do to turn this around?
Dam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dam throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Dam lands a nice forearm strike.
Dam scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jabbar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dam is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jabbar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jabbar's back!
Dam lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jabbar's head.

Dam sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Jabbar taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Van Dam!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Traktor Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rua's choice of entrance music: drop the world. Rickson Rua has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Chain
vs
Rua

180 cm
23
200 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
23
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Das Labor
Das Labor

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Traktor Chain!
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, Rickson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua wants to clinch.
Rua throws a series of punches but Chain moves out of range.

Rua gets tackled into the cage by Chain. Chain maintains the clinch.
Chain is stalling here.
Rua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chain blocks it with crossed arms.

Rua has hold of one of Chain's legs. Chain is fighting the takedown attempt but Rua gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Rua stands up and waves to Chain to follow him.

Chain moves into the clinch.

Chain gets control of Rua's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chain will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chain not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chain wants to stand up but Rua is controlling him.
Rua is working Chain over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rua working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rua working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rua has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Rua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Chain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rua off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rua instigates a clinch.

Rua is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chain can't fight it off and eventually Rua manages to take the fight to the floor. Chain looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Rua decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Chain lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rua will feel that in the morning.
Rua looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chain tries to clinch up.

Rua tries to sprawl but Chain drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chain sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rua defending well though.

Rua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rua is not content to let Chain control the position.
Chain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rua pushes Chain off and gets back to his feet.
Rua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rickson Rua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chain fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rua sprawls well initially but Chain persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chain working over Rua with some ground and pound. Rua looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rua is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Rua looking for submissions off his back.
Chain wants to stand up but Rua has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Rua kicks off Chain and gets to his feet.
Chain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rua closes the distance looking to clinch

and Chain counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rua looks to clinch

and Chain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Chain fails to pull guard.

Rua manages to break the clinch.
Rua throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rua's guard now.
Chain thows a big elbow that misses.
Chain has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Rua working for a triangle but Chain defends it easily.
Chain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rua on the ground.
Chain wants to stand but Rua is controlling his posture from full guard.

Rua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chain won't allow Rua to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chain trying to control the position from guard on top but Rua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Rua is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Chain is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Rua has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chain drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chain jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chain is working Rua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Chain has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Rua to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Chain is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Rua pulls down on the head and he's put Chain to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Rua!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Minakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mir comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Hate Me Now. Minakov has chosen Terror-Keep Your Mouth Shut as his entrance music. Francisco Mir could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andrey Minakov's chin.

Mir
vs
Minakov

191 cm
22
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

205 cm
24
235 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

STEEL PENN'S SKIN SHOP $2 Shirts/Shorts

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francisco Mir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Minakov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mir fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mir lands with a good body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Minakov!
Minakov keeps the fight on the outside.
Minakov throws a head kick that Mir semi-blocks.
Mir takes a kick to the side of the head.

Mir instigates a clinch.

Minakov lands a takedown into guard.

Mir looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Minakov stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.
Minakov wants to stand but Mir is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir pulls Minakov in to control the position.
Minakov stopping the sweep attempt from Mir.
Minakov thows a big elbow that misses.
Mir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Minakov!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir looking to ground and pound but Minakov is blocking nicely.
Minakov wants to control but Mir is having none of it.
Mir thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mir thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mir is landing with some decent strikes but Minakov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Minakov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mir. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a head shot.
Mir 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.
Minakov wants to hold on but Mir pushes him away.
Mir throws some wild stikes that Minakov manages to avoid easily.
Minakov is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Minakov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mir seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Minakov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Minakov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mir passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Mir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Minakov looks a forlorn figure.
Mir connects with a bit shot that sees Minakov covering up! More strikes from Mir and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mir is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Francisco Mir!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Novikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jones
vs
Novikov

178 cm
22
182 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Novikov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novikov swinging wildly here.
Novikov tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Novikov fails with a takedown attempt.
Novikov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Novikov tries to clinch up.
Novikov misses with a straight left.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Novikov. Jones shrugs it off though.
Novikov throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Jovani Jones has been cut.

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

Jones is rocked!
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!
Novikov moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Novikov moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Novikov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Novikov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
No joy there for Novikov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones blocks a head kick by Novikov.
Novikov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jovani Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Novikov.
Novikov throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones throws the left hand but Novikov avoids the punch easily.
Novikov throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Novikov looks gassed!
Novikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Novikov moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Novikov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Novikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Novikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Andrey Novikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Novikov needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by Novikov.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Novikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Novikov moved out of range.
Novikov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Novikov throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
A big left from Novikov misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Novikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from Novikov.
Novikov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones blocks a jab.
Novikov throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Novikov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Novikov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Novikov moves away and avoids it.
Novikov shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Novikov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Novikov's head but Novikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Novikov swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Novikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Novikov throws a head kick that misses.
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Novikov ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones connects with the punch.
Novikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Novikov.
Novikov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Novikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Novikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Novikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jovani Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Novikov misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones throws a hook but Novikov blocks it.
Novikov moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Novikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Novikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andrey Novikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Novikov doesn't seem phased though.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Novikov slips a jab from Jones.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Novikov is out of range.
Novikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Novikov off the cage and back into rage.
Novikov tries to clinch up
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Novikov throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Novikov closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Novikov slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Novikov closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Novikov backing up. Novikov nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Novikov is breathing heavily.
Jones scores with a jab.
Novikov throws a body kick the misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Novikov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Novikov misses with a combination
and Jones counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Novikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jones cracks Novikov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Novikov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Novikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Novikov misses with a hook to the body
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Novikov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Novikov.
Novikov throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Novikov misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Novikov thows a leg kick but Jones checks it
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Novikov with a poor takedown
and Novikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Novikov.
Donk. Jones catches Novikov right on the button with a cross.
Jones lands with a right hand.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.
Jovani Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Novikov looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a left and a right that stings Novikov.
Jones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Novikov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novikov blocks a jab.
Jovani Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Novikov misses.
Novikov misses with a body kick.
Novikov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Novikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones with a jab.
Jones fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Novikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jovani Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jovani Jones's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Novikov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Novikov tries to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Novikov moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Novikov moves away and avoids it.
Novikov shoots and misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Novikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Novikov moves away from the strike by Jones.
A head kick misses from Novikov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novikov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Novikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones lands with a nice combination. Novikov backs away looking to recover.
Novikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Novikov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jones is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Novikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jones.
A big left from Jones misses.
Novikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Novikov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Novikov slips the punch.
A low kick from Novikov misses
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Novikov misses with a combination
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Novikov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Novikov backing up. Novikov nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
Jovani Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Novikov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jones coming out on top.
Novikov moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Novikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Novikov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Novikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Novikov backpedaling.
Novikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Novikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Novikov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Novikov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Novikov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Novikov tries to clinch but Jones moves away
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Novikov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Novikov moves away and avoids it.
Novikov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Novikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Novikov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones clobbers Novikov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Novikov is out of range.
Novikov misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Novikov off the cage and back into rage.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Novikov's head.
Novikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Novikov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jovani Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovani Jones!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between max sirokov irsis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Dukov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). irsis comes to the cage accompanied by rocky. Nikolay Dukov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

sirokov irsis
vs
Dukov

182 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

182 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, max sirokov irsis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Dukov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
irsis throws a shot from downtown. Dukov moves away and avoids it.

Dukov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dukov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Dukov wants to finish this one by submission but irsis is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dukov.
irsis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Dukov has hold of irsis's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and irsis manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
irsis is trying to stand up.
Dukov unloading with bombs!
irsis is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
BOOM! Dukov connects with a massive shot to the dome!

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

irsis gets to his feet. Dukov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dukov slips a straight right by irsis.
irsis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Dukov backs up against the cage.

It looks like Nikolay Dukov has been cut.
The fighters circling - irsis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
irsis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukov.
Dukov slips under a jab.
irsis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Dukov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dukov lands in his opponent's guard.
irsis is looking to stand up but Dukov isn't so interested in that idea.
Dukov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dukov tries to free his leg and advance position but irsis is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
irsis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dukov is controlling him.
Dukov trying to control the position from guard on top but irsis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dukov is looking to advance position but irsis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
irsis get's back to his feet.
A slow jab from irsis misses its intended target.
Dukov moves out of range as irsis strikes.
irsis throws a hook but Dukov avoids it easily.
irsis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
max sirokov irsis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
irsis misses with a straight right.
Dukov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch combination from irsis misses.
Dukov slips a jab from irsis.

Dukov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. irsis quickly recovers to half guard.
Dukov wants to pass to mount but irsis is defending the position.
irsis pushes Dukov off looking to stand but Dukov dives back in and keeps control.
irsis is breathing heavily.
Dukov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
irsis is trying to stand back up but Dukov is controlling him

Dukov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, irsis has managed to free his arm - good work.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
irsis is trying to stand.

Dukov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dukov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
irsis is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dukov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dukov tries to pass to full mount but irsis defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that max sirokov irsis will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Dukov's cut.
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.

Dukov tries to score a power double leg takedown but irsis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dukov somewhat.
Nice defenses there by Dukov.

Dukov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
irsis wants to get back to his feet.
Dukov wants to control but irsis is keeping him busy.
irsis pushes Dukov off looking to stand but Dukov dives back in and keeps control.
Dukov trying to pass the guard but irsis defending well.
Dukov prevents irsis from standing back up.
Dukov wants to take a breather but irsis is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Nikolay Dukov has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
irsis looks to land a combination but Dukov avoids it well.
irsis throws the left hand but Dukov avoids the punch easily.
irsis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
irsis misses with a two punch combination.
irsis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dukov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from irsis as Dukov shoots in.
Dukov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. irsis tries to avoid it but Dukov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag irsis to the ground. irsis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
max sirokov irsis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolay Dukov.
irsis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Dukov shoots in and bounces irsis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dukov stands and throws irsis's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dukov is looking to take a break and control but irsis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dukov tries for a kimura but irsis is defending well.
irsis is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dukov is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dukov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
irsis is trying to buck Dukov off.
Dukov tries to move into full mount but can't pass irsis's legs.

irsis explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
irsis throws a looping overhand right but Dukov ducks down to avoid it.
Dukov shoots in but irsis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
irsis throws the left hand but Dukov avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Dukov feints and as irsis raises his hands in defense, Dukov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dukov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. irsis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

irsis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
irsis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dukov circles away quickly and effectively.
irsis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dukov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Dukov.
Dukov fails with the takedown.
Dukov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by irsis.
irsis looks to land a right hand but Dukov moved out of range.
irsis throws a big shot that misses.
Dukov dives in and grabs irsis's left leg, looking for a takedown. irsis pushes down on Dukov's head and hops out.
irsis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dukov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from irsis.
irsis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dukov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dukov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nikolay Dukov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Dukov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

irsis missing with a left hand there. Dukov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dukov staying out of range there.

Dukov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for irsis!

Dukov has control of irsis's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and irsis regains control of the situation pretty easily.
irsis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dukov trying to control but irsis is having none of it.
irsis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukov wants to control the pace but irsis is squirming around nicely.
irsis is trying to stand up.
Nikolay Dukov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dukov tries to control but irsis wriggling away.
irsis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Dukov tries to control but irsis wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
irsis'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.
Dukov looking to ground and pound but irsis is blocking nicely.

Dukov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, irsis has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dukov looking to control but irsis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Dukov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
irsis'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 three minutes gone in the round.
irsis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Dukov looking for a guillotine from mount but irsis is having none of it.
irsis'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.
Dukov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
irsis is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

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.
irsis is squirming around, avoiding Dukov's attempts to control the action.
irsis wants to try and get back to his feet.

Dukov looking to secure an arm triangle but irsis defends it well.
irsis is squirming around, avoiding Dukov's attempts to control the action.

Dukov is working for a guillotine from mount but irsis frees his head quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
irsis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Dukov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dukov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... max sirokov irsis!
max sirokov irsis retains his light heavyweight title!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rumina Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Tavaras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by Serj Tankian - Sky is over. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sato
vs
Tavaras

174 cm
19
186 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

167 cm
24
187 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rumina Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Tavaras!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tavaras throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sato was covering up waiting for the punch and Tavaras finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Tavaras drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sato dives on top into guard.

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

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

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

Sato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tavaras doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tavaras manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tavaras pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sato is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tavaras is one step ahead there.

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

Sato working for a triangle but Tavaras defends it easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tavaras drops back looking for a leg! Sato is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sato manages to kick Tavaras off! Tavaras jumps back into Sato's guard.

Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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

Tavaras thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

Tavaras is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Sato is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Sato has escaped and now he's on top!
Sato tries to free his leg and advance position but Tavaras is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tavaras looking for a sweep. Not yet Tavaras, not yet.
Sato wants to pass the guard but Tavaras is keeping the position.
Sato stands and throws Tavaras's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Tavaras is right now.

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

Sato is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tavaras is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tavaras manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Sato is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tavaras sees it coming and defends easily.

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

Tavaras looking for submissions off his back.
Sato is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Tavaras reverses the position - he's now on top in Sato's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rumina Sato dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tavaras keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sato misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tavaras misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tavaras looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Tavaras shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Tavaras goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Sato is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tavaras is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sato is aware though and is defending well.
Sato trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Tavaras manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Sato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tavaras is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tavaras can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Sato is looking for a triangle but Tavaras pushes his legs off easily.
Tavaras wants to pass the guard but Sato is keeping the position.

Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Sato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tavaras defends well.

Sato looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sato is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tavaras defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavaras stands and throws Sato's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Tavaras is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sato is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Tavaras thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sato is looking for a sweep.

Tavaras wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sato, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Tavaras tries for a kimura but Sato is defending well.
Sato is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tavaras looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Tavaras is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Sato still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Sato has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!

Sato wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tavaras, who protects the arm well.
Tavaras wants to get back to his feet but Sato drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Sato is trying to get an arm triangle but Tavaras is defending well.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rumina Sato!