BHSP - Vegas vs. Ivanov PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasgen Umarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Peter Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schmidt has chosen Erbarme, zu spät, die Hesse komme! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Heinz Peter Schmidt looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Umarov
vs
Peter Schmidt

175 cm
19
228 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

193 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasgen Umarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heinz Peter Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmidt tries to clinch but Umarov is having none of it.
Schmidt looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Umarov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Schmidt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Umarov connects with a couple of short punches.
Umarov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Umarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Schmidt working a defensive guard here.
Umarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Umarov connects with a couple of short punches.

It looks like Heinz Peter Schmidt has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Umarov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Umarov is in close to Schmidt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Umarov landing some decent shots from guard.
Umarov landing some decent shots from guard.
Umarov 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.
Umarov working some strikes from top position.
Umarov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov lands a couple of elbows.
Umarov stands up over Schmidt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Umarov with a nice head shot there.
Umarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Umarov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Umarov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Umarov postures up and lands a big shot to Schmidt's brow.
Schmidt has momentary wrist control but Umarov slips an elbow through the middle.
Schmidt really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Umarov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schmidt has momentary wrist control but Umarov slips an elbow through the middle.

That has opened up Heinz Peter Schmidt's cut even more.
Umarov distracts Schmidt with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

The cut above Heinz Peter Schmidt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Umarov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Umarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Umarov lands a couple of elbows.
Umarov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
Umarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Umarov scoring with punches to the head and body.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Umarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Umarov lands a couple of digs.
Umarov stands up over Schmidt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Umarov landing with the ground and pound.
Umarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Umarov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
Umarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Umarov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Schmidt throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Umarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Umarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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.

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

Umarov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Schmidt manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Umarov has Schmidt in his guard.
Schmidt postures up in Umarov's guard and throws a big left but Umarov blocks it.

Umarov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schmidt keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Umarov's head.

That's four 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.
Schmidt is looking to stand up but Umarov won't let him.
Schmidt throws and elbow that misses. Umarov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schmidt's guard. Nice move by Umarov!
Schmidt wants to stand but Umarov is controlling the position.
Schmidt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Umarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasgen Umarov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heinz Peter Schmidt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Schmidt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Umarov connects with a couple of short punches.
Umarov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schmidt can do to turn this around?
Umarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Umarov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Umarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Umarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Umarov stands up over Schmidt, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov is in close to Schmidt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Umarov scoring with some ground and pound.
Umarov connects with a couple of short punches.
Umarov preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Umarov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Umarov throwing strikes but missing.
Schmidt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Umarov is in close to Schmidt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Umarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Umarov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

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.
Schmidt wants to sweep here but Umarov controlling him for the moment.
Umarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Umarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Umarov is working Schmidt over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Umarov works over Schmidt with some ground and pound from guard.
Umarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Umarov works over Schmidt with some ground and pound from guard.
Umarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schmidt working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Umarov is looking to work some ground and pound but Schmidt has wrist control.
Schmidt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Umarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Umarov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schmidt looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmidt, not yet.
Umarov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schmidt's head.
Umarov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
Umarov stops Schmidt from standing up.
Umarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schmidt wants to stand but Umarov is controlling the position.
Umarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Umarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Umarov works over Schmidt with some ground and pound from guard.

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.
Umarov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Umarov drops back looking for a leg! Schmidt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schmidt manages to kick Umarov off! Umarov jumps back into Schmidt's guard.
Umarov postures up.
Schmidt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Umarov kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Umarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Umarov won't allow Schmidt to sweep him here.
Umarov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schmidt's head.
Umarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schmidt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Umarov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasgen Umarov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heinz Peter Schmidt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Schmidt shoots and misses

and Umarov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Umarov.
Umarov working some strikes from top position.
Umarov with a nice head shot there.
Umarov postures up and lands a big shot to Schmidt's brow.
Vasgen Umarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Umarov connects with a couple of short punches.
Schmidt keeping moving, preventing Umarov from controlling successfully.
Umarov is in close to Schmidt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Umarov wants to control from the top but Schmidt keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Umarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Umarov lands a couple of elbows.
Umarov throwing strikes from guard but Schmidt blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Umarov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Schmidt kicks Umarov off and gets to his feet.
Schmidt wants to clinch

and Umarov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Umarov.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet but Umarov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Umarov works over Schmidt with some ground and pound from guard.
Umarov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Umarov lands a couple of elbows.
Schmidt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umarov is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet but Umarov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Umarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Umarov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Umarov chips away with some ground and pound.
Schmidt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Umarov is controlling him.
Umarov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Schmidt has momentary wrist control but Umarov slips an elbow through the middle.
Umarov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Umarov working some strikes from top position.
Schmidt wants to stand and escape but Umarov is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Umarov throwing strikes from guard but Schmidt blocks nicely.
Umarov won't allow Schmidt to get back to his feet.
Schmidt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vasgen Umarov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Umarov stays in close to Schmidt's body and controls the position.
Umarov preventing the sweep.
Schmidt wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schmidt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Umarov's guard.
Schmidt with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schmidt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Schmidt thows a big elbow that misses.
Schmidt pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Umarov is keeping the position for now.
Umarov is pulling down on Schmidt's head to control his posture.
Schmidt looking to sit in guard and control but Umarov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasgen Umarov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Umarov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasgen Umarov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladislav Tsvetkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksandr Vahrushev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tsvetkov
vs
Vahrushev

183 cm
20
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladislav Tsvetkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksandr Vahrushev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vahrushev is defended easily by Tsvetkov.
Vahrushev misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Tsvetkov does no damage.
Tsvetkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vahrushev counters with a left and a right that stings Tsvetkov.
Tsvetkov keeps the fight on the outside.
Vahrushev tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsvetkov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tsvetkov could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Vahrushev takes the fight into the clinch.
Vahrushev is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vahrushev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vahrushev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tsvetkov smiles and moves away.
Vahrushev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Tsvetkov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tsvetkov.
Vladislav Tsvetkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksandr Vahrushev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vahrushev is looking to stand up but Tsvetkov isn't so interested in that idea.
Vahrushev throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Tsvetkov sitting in guard here, content to control.

Vahrushev working for a triangle but Tsvetkov defends it easily.
Vahrushev keeping moving, preventing Tsvetkov from controlling successfully.

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.
Vahrushev wants to stand but Tsvetkov is controlling the position.

Vahrushev is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vahrushev looks gassed!
Tsvetkov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Tsvetkov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vahrushev's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tsvetkov postures up.
Vahrushev wants to stand but Tsvetkov is controlling the position.
Vahrushev trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tsvetkov postures up.
Tsvetkov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Tsvetkov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vahrushev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
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.
Tsvetkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vahrushev is keeping the position for now.
Vahrushev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tsvetkov is controlling him.
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 Vladislav Tsvetkov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tsvetkov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Tsvetkov grinds an elbow into Vahrushev's temple.
Tsvetkov has control of an arm but Vahrushev manages to advance to Tsvetkov's back!
Vahrushev is hanging on to Tsvetkov's back as he tries to escape.
Vahrushev trying to control.
Tsvetkov is trying to break free.

Vahrushev tightening his grip on Tsvetkov, looking for the choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tsvetkov is really stuck here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsvetkov is working hard here to advance position.
Vahrushev tries to get the hooks in deep but Tsvetkov pushed the leg off.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Vahrushev controlling the positon.
I really don't envy Tsvetkov right now.
Vahrushev is landing with strikes from the back.

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.
Vahrushev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Good control from Vahrushev.
Vahrushev has the hooks in. Tsvetkov is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Tsvetkov prevents Vahrushev from getting a body triangle.
Vahrushev is not going to allow Tsvetkov to sit and survive in this position.
Tsvetkov tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vahrushev scores with punches to the body.
Tsvetkov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Vahrushev.
Vahrushev controls the action.

Vahrushev is cranking Tsvetkov's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Tsvetkov! He's tightened the choke and Tsvetkov is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleksandr Vahrushev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Vatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carwin
vs
Vatin

190 cm
23
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Vatin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carwin.
Vatin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Carwin counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Carwin crashes against the mat.
Check out the look on Carwin's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
You can see the frustration on Vatin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vatin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carwin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sloppy strikes there by Carwin.
Vatin parries the strikes from Carwin easily there. Carwin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Vatin to escape.
Vatin dodges the ground and pound from Carwin.
Vatin can't do much from the bottom here.
Carwin 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vatin regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carwin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vatin keeping hold of Carwin's head, controlling as best he can.
Vatin is trying to maintain the position but Carwin is very close to passing his half guard.
Vatin wants to improve his position but Carwin is controlling well.
Vatin trying to hold on to Carwin's head to control him but Carwin postures up.
Carwin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vatin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carwin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vatin's head.
Vatin is doing well to control the position and prevent Carwin from advancing to side control.
Vatin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carwin.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alexandr Vatin.
Carwin misses with a takedown

and Vatin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vatin trying to control the position but instead, Carwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vatin into the cage.
Vatin gets underhooks to prevent Carwin's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carwin is breathing heavily.
Vatin is pressed up against the cage. Carwin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vatin down to the mat. Vatin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alexandr Vatin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carwin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vatin can pounce on him.
Vatin closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Vatin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Carwin counters with a nice double leg into guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Alexandr Vatin!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Kabouter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wesley Kabouter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to ILja Muromets's chin.

Kabouter
vs
Muromets

190 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Kabouter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ILja Muromets!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabouter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kabouter throws a sloppy head kick and Muromets moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kabouter is defended easily by Muromets.

Muromets shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kabouter is trying to defend but Muromets finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Muromets 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! Kabouter is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). ILja Muromets!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baeddan Mc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and dwayne johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mc comes to the cage accompanied by The Choice Is Yours (This or That) by Black Sheep. johnson has chosen the rock says as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mc
vs
johnson

197 cm
21
245 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Supreme Anabolics

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baeddan Mc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, dwayne johnson !
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mc closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mc is working for takedown but johnson is calmly controlling the position for now.
johnson looking to stall.

Mc is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. johnson can't fight it off and eventually Mc manages to take the fight to the floor. johnson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mc wants to control from the top but johnson keeps moving.

Mc drops back looking for a leg! johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and johnson manages to kick Mc off! Mc jumps back into johnson 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mc not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
johnson trying to control the position.
Mc won't allow johnson to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mc content to stall in guard here.
johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
johnson is trying to keep Mc in close.

dwayne johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Mc instigates a clinch.
johnson is pressed up against the cage. Mc has hold of a leg and is looking to drag johnson down to the mat. johnson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baeddan Mc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Mc. Mc gets slowly back to his feet.
Mc tries to clinch up but johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Mc misses with a looping right.
Mc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

johnson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on johnson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mc just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mc wants a takedown but no success here.

Mc has clasped his hands together around johnson 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Mc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mc decides to stand up, so the ref orders johnson to his feet.
Mc scores with a kick to the midsection.
johnson looks gassed!
Mc thuds a left hand into johnson 's body.

Mc scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mc is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mc is trying to control the action in half guard but johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mc drops an elbow to the side of johnson 's head.
Mc slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Mc maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! johnson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mc has cracked it and johnson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mc!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Baeddan Mc!

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FIGHT
RATING
65%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cosmos Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegas comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Stop The Rock by Freestyle. Ivanov has chosen Motorhead - Ace of Spades as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Vegas has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be fireworks!

Vegas
vs
Ivanov

194 cm
19
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Vegas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cosmos Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ivanov tries to clinch up but Vegas circles away and keeps his distance.
Vegas misses with a wild body shot.
Vegas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ivanov momentarily.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Vegas tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vegas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vegas throws out a loose jab but Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ivanov throws a sloppy body shot
and Vegas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A low kick from Ivanov misses

and Vegas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ivanov has a closed guard, preventing Vegas from standing up.
Vegas is breathing heavily.
Ivanov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vegas wants to control from the top but Ivanov keeps moving.

Ivanov pushes a forearm under Vegas's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Vegas is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cosmos Ivanov!