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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Piranov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piranov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is "Los"-Rammstien. Cox has chosen Pop goes the weasle as his entrance music. Alvin Cox has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Boris Piranov's chin.

Piranov
vs
Cox

190 cm
18
167 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Knock Out

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Piranov!
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, Alvin Cox!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Piranov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Cox is trying to stand.
Piranov is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Piranov with the ground and pound from mount.
Cox sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Piranov prevents Cox from standing back up.

Piranov is trying to work for a kimura but Cox is defending well.
Cox is looking to escape.

Piranov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Piranov.

Piranov drives through with a takedown into guard.
Piranov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Piranov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Piranov stands up and waves to Cox to follow him.
Cox with a poor takedown

and Piranov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Piranov.
Piranov is breathing heavily.
Cox wants to stand but Piranov is controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Piranov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Piranov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Piranov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Piranov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cox is looking for a sweep. Piranov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Piranov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cox swinging wilding here.

Piranov has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Piranov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cox regains guard.

Cox throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Piranov escapes and throws Cox's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piranov working the ground and pound.
Piranov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cox is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Piranov is controlling him well.
Cox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Piranov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Piranov decides to stand back up. Piranov steps back and let's Cox get back to his feet.
Cox misses with a combination

and Piranov counters by clinching up.
Piranov fails to pull guard.
Piranov misses with a knee to the head.
Piranov leaning his opponent against the cage.

Cox has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Piranov uses from the top position.
Piranov is stalling in the full guard.
Piranov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Piranov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cox uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cox swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Piranov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Piranov is looking to take a break and control but Cox is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Piranov is pressing down on Cox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cox is holding on for now.
Piranov 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.
Cox is looking to improve his position.
Piranov is looking to advance position but Cox won't allow it.
Piranov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cox!

Piranov looking for a guillotine from mount but Cox is having none of it.
Piranov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Piranov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Piranov is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Cox misses with a takedown

and Piranov counters with a takedown into side control.
Cox wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.

Piranov decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cox to his feet.
Cox throws a right and a left that both miss.

Piranov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cox!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piranov working the ground and pound effectively.

Piranov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Piranov lands a front kick.
Piranov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cox throws a right hand that Piranov ducks under and follows up with a left that Piranov also avoids with ease.
Piranov misses with a two punch combination.
Cox takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Piranov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Piranov trying to control from half guard but Cox is working away.
Piranov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cox is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Piranov 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.

Cox throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piranov.
Piranov misses with the combination.
Cox with a lazy takedown attempt

so Piranov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Piranov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Piranov trying to control but Cox is working from the bottom.
Piranov looking to pass the guard.
Piranov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cox is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Cox wants to break free but Piranov has control.

Piranov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Piranov manages to end up in side control.
Boris Piranov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cox pushes Piranov away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Piranov gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
A lull in the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cox manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Piranov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cox can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cox stands up out of the half guard.
Cox Rushes Piranov and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Piranov is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Cox Piles on the pressure and Piranov crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alvin Cox!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Feil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manos de Piedra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Piedra has chosen Hecho en Mexico as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Manos de Piedra is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Feil
vs
de Piedra

160 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Feil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manos de Piedra!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with de Piedra but de Piedra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Feil really is a fat lump.

de Piedra clinches up against the cage.
de Piedra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Feil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
de Piedra prevents a takedown attempt there.

de Piedra breaks from the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by de Piedra.
Feil is breathing heavily.
de Piedra staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I looks like de Piedra might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

de Piedra decides to stand back up. de Piedra steps back and let's Feil get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Feil as de Piedra shoots in.
de Piedra shoots for a double leg takedown but Feil sprawls well. He's pushed de Piedra's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
de Piedra scores with a jab to the jaw.
Feil throws a poor cross that misses

and de Piedra moves into the clinch.
Feil prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dan Feil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manos de Piedra.
Feil with a knee to the head.
de Piedra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

de Piedra pulls Feil into guard.
Feil is looking to stand up but de Piedra won't let him.

Feil decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

de Piedra fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Feil sprawls well initially but de Piedra persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Feil is trying to stand.
Feil keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

de Piedra decides to stand and escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

de Piedra shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than de Piedra was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Feil has given up his back here.
de Piedra has good solid back control here.
de Piedra's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
de Piedra tries to get the hooks in deep but Feil pushed the leg off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feil wants to get back to his feet.

Feil defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
de Piedra biding his time, looking for the opening.

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.

de Piedra is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Feil is keeping busy.
de Piedra throwing damaging strikes from the back! Feil could be in trouble here!
Feil looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A bit of a pause in the action here. de Piedra controlling the positon.
Feil tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manos de Piedra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Feil misses with the body kick

and de Piedra counters by moving into the clinch.
Feil can't break the clinch.

Feil breaks from the clinch.
de Piedra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Feil throws out the jab.
Feil throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Feil shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with de Piedra but de Piedra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Feil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Feil throws a combination that misses

and de Piedra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Feil's guard now.
Feil wants to stand up but de Piedra is controlling him.
de Piedra is stalling in the full guard.
de Piedra is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feil is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Feil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Feil 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.
de Piedra being controlled here momentarily.
Feil is looking to stand up but de Piedra isn't so interested in that idea.

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.

de Piedra decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Feil, up you get!
Feil throws a head kick that misses
and de Piedra counters with a head kick.
Feil throws a head kick that misses

and de Piedra decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Feil's guard.
Feil is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Feil is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and de Piedra dives into side control.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A choreographed right hand from Feil misses the target.
Feil rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and de Piedra counters by moving into the clinch.
Feil tries a body shot but de Piedra blocks it.
Feil wants a takedown.
Feil is trying to work for a single leg takedown but de Piedra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Feil. That's going to take a lot out of him.

de Piedra has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Feil regains guard immediately.
Feil working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from de Piedra.
de Piedra controlling from the top position.
Feil wants to stand but de Piedra is controlling the position.

de Piedra gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feil fails with the takedown
and de Piedra counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Feil tries to clinch but de Piedra moves away

and de Piedra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
de Piedra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feil working a defensive guard here.
de Piedra wants to control from the top but Feil keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Feil wants to get back to his feet but de Piedra is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manos de Piedra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Feil throws a left and a right that both miss

and de Piedra counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Feil is trying to control the position from the bottom.
de Piedra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
de Piedra prevents Feil from getting back to his feet.

de Piedra gets to his feet. Feil looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Feil wants to clinch but de Piedra slips to the side

and de Piedra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
de Piedra won't allow Feil to get back to his feet.
de Piedra is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Feil keeping moving, preventing de Piedra from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Piedra looking to pass the guard.
de Piedra postures up and lands a big shot to Feil's brow.

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.
de Piedra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Feil looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

de Piedra stands up from guard. Let's bang!

de Piedra has taken the fight to the clinch.
Feil wants to get back to striking at distance but de Piedra won't allow it.

de Piedra manages to break the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from de Piedra as Feil shoots in.
Dan Feil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Piedra scores with a spinning back kick!
Feil lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

de Piedra scores a takedown into full mount!
Feil working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feil wants to get back to his feet.
de Piedra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
de Piedra controlling the position easily from mount.
Let's hope that de Piedra has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

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.
de Piedra lands a heavy elbow.
de Piedra tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dan Feil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manos de Piedra comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well de Piedra has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Manos de Piedra!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Manos de Piedra!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Manos de Piedra!

Manos de Piedra wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Ritchie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslak Lappalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Ritchie had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Aslak Lappalainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ritchie
vs
Lappalainen

181 cm
19
163 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn Ritchie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslak Lappalainen!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ritchie moves out of range of the leg kick from Lappalainen.
No luck for Ritchie with that takedown attempt.
Lappalainen works Ritchie's body with a nice hook.
Ritchie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lappalainen swivels and escapes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ritchie checks a leg kick.
Ritchie misses with an uppercut.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
Lappalainen keeps the fight on the outside.
Ritchie wants to clinch.
Lappalainen throws a wild body kick that Ritchie sees coming a mile off.
Shawn Ritchie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lappalainen lands with an overhand left.
Ritchie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ritchie wants to slow Lappalainen down by chopping away at his legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lappalainen.
Ritchie fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lappalainen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Lappalainen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ritchie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Lappalainen decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lappalainen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ritchie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ritchie tries to get out of the position.

Lappalainen tries for a kimura but Ritchie is defending well.
Lappalainen tries to advance to mount but Ritchie denies him.
Lappalainen remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lappalainen has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Ritchie is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Lappalainen yanks on the arm and Ritchie is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Lappalainen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aslak Lappalainen!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Death Bringer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodef Canmelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canmelianenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Emperor - The Loss And Curse Of Reverence kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Death Bringer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bringer
vs
Canmelianenko

225 cm
22
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
226 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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, Death Bringer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodef Canmelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bringer shoots in and bounces Canmelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Canmelianenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bringer lands a couple of elbows.

Canmelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bringer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Canmelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bringer stands up over Canmelianenko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bringer looking to pass the guard.
Canmelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Bringer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Canmelianenko's head.
Bringer scoring with punches to the head and body.

Canmelianenko is rocked!
Bringer connects with a couple of short punches.
Canmelianenko is still in real trouble! Can Bringer finish him?
Bringer loads up on a big left hand. Canmelianenko felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bringer looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Canmelianenko can't hide his disappointment, as Bringer celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Death Bringer!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borat Obama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colton Orr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Borat Obama has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Obama
vs
Orr

195 cm
18
203 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borat Obama!
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, Colton Orr!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obama fails with a takedown attempt.
Orr wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
Orr is looking to clinch.
Obama keeps the fight on the outside.
Obama looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orr is fending him off so far but Obama persists. Nope, Orr circles away and we're back to standing.
Orr wants to clinch up but Obama keeps it at a distance.
Obama misses with a takedown attempt - Orr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borat Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orr misses with a looping right.
Obama keeps the fight on the outside.
Orr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt.

Obama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Obama tries a knee to the head but Orr blocks it.
Orr gets underhooks to prevent Obama's takedown attempt.
Obama lands a knee to the head.
A short left from Orr.
Orr lands a body punch.
Orr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Obama blocks the elbow strike.
Orr misses with a knee to the head.
Obama fails to pull guard.
Obama with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Obama misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orr.
Orr just leaning against Obama, taking a breather.
Orr lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama with a knee to the head.

Obama has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Orr regains guard immediately.
Obama wants to pass the guard but Orr is keeping the position.
Obama is breathing heavily.

Orr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Obama is looking to clinch.
Colton Orr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obama.
A combination from Orr does no damage.
Obama lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Obama.
Orr slips under a jab from Obama.
Orr tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Obama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama is tying to control. Orr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama wants to stand but Orr has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Obama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Obama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Orr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Obama controlling the action here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Obama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obama swats away the attempt to clinch by Orr.
Orr wants to clinch but Obama slips to the side
and Obama connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Obama tries a low kick but Orr avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orr blocks a head kick by Obama.
Orr looks to clinch
and Obama makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Orr gets a clinch.

Obama pulls guard.

Orr gets to his feet - Obama follows without any prompting.
Obama tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Obama throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Orr does no damage.

Obama clinches.
Orr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Orr pushes off an throws an elbow but Obama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Obama misses with a knee to the head.
Orr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Obama backwards.
Obama leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Orr.
Come on Orr - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Obama trying to stall but Orr improves his position.
Orr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Obama tries to land knees in the clinch but Orr avoids the damage to the body.
Orr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Obama is looking to break free of the clinch but Orr has double underhooks.
Orr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Orr landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Obama.
A nice left hand lands by Orr.

Obama manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Obama.

Obama shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Obama looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Obama looking to control and managing it successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obama can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Orr is looking to escape.
Obama throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Obama putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Orr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Obama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Obama has managed to clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orr.
Orr gets underhooks to prevent Obama's takedown attempt.
Orr tries to land knees in the clinch but Obama avoids the damage to the body.
Obama tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Obama lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Obama gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Obama scores with a body shot.
Orr darts in trying to clinch

and Obama counters with a single leg into guard. Orr didn't expect that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Obama 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.
Obama throwing strikes from guard but Orr blocks nicely.
Orr wants to stand but Obama is controlling the position.
Orr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Obama. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Orr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Obama looking to sit in guard and control but Orr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Obama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Obama is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Obama pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Orr is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obama throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Orr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Obama gets to his feet - Orr follows without any prompting.
Orr tries to clinch up
and Obama counters with a three punch combo that has Orr backing up. Orr nods at Obama to acknowledge the strikes.
Obama shoots in for a takedown but Orr shows good takedown defense.
Obama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orr tries to clinch up
and Obama counters with a big head kick but Orr shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Obama.

Orr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Orr lands a nice elbow.
Orr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Orr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orr.
A short right from Orr.
A nice left hand lands by Orr.
Orr misses with an elbow over the top.
Obama throws a punch but it's blocked by Orr.
Obama misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obama is trying to break the clinch but Orr has him pressed against the cage.
Obama fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borat Obama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orr lands with a left to the head.

Obama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Obama throws a series of punches but Orr avoids them all with ease.
Orr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Orr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Orr tries to clinch but Obama moves away
and Obama counters with a left and a right that stings Orr.
Obama tries to clinch up but Orr circles away and keeps his distance.

Obama forces Orr back against the cage and clinches.
Orr prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orr.
Orr throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obama's elbow.
Obama tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Obama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obama pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Obama misses with a head kick.
Orr avoids a kick to the body.
Orr throws a sloppy head kick and Obama moves out of range easily.
Orr darts in trying to clinch

and Obama counters with a single leg into guard. Orr didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orr keeping full guard, as Obama tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Borat Obama overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Obama trying to control the position from guard on top but Orr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orr keeping full guard, as Obama tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Borat Obama dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Orr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Obama.

Obama 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.
Obama distracts Orr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Obama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Obama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Obama missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Obama trying to control but Orr is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obama postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Obama trying to control the position from guard on top but Orr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Obama controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Orr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obama swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Obama is looking to clinch.
Orr tries to clinch but Obama moves away

and Obama counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Orr's guard now.
Obama thows a big elbow that misses.
Orr has momentary wrist control but Obama slips an elbow through the middle.
Obama postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Obama decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Orr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obama.
Orr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Orr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Obama circles away from the clinch attempt
and Obama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Obama lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Obama walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orr closes the distance but Obama moves to the side

and Obama counters with a shoot takedown. Orr fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Obama stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Orr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Obama trying to control the position from guard on top but Orr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obama throwing strikes from guard but Orr blocks nicely.
Obama advances position into side control!
Obama misses with the ground and pound.
Obama is looking to take a break and control but Orr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Obama in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Orr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Obama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Obama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sloppy strikes there by Obama.
Obama throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Orr is trying to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Obama scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Obama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orr tries to avoid it but Obama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orr to the ground. Orr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Obama wants to clinch.
Colton Orr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Obama does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Obama.
Orr looks to clinch

and Obama counters with a shoot takedown. Orr fights it but they end up in guard.
Orr keeping full guard, as Obama tries to pass.
Obama trying to control but Orr is working from the bottom.
Obama won't allow Orr to get back to his feet.
Obama connects with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obama trying to control but Orr is working from the bottom.
Orr keeping full guard, as Obama tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Borat Obama showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Obama, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Borat Obama!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Borat Obama!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Borat Obama!

Borat Obama wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llongg Dong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ryan
vs
Dong

178 cm
22
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
161 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Acton Nutritional Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aaron Ryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Llongg Dong!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dong circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ryan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ryan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but Dong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aaron Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ryan closes the distance and clinches.
Ryan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Ryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ryan missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ryan with a knee to the head.
Dong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ryan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ryan tries to clinch up but Dong circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ryan rushes Dong and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan missing with knees to the body.
Ryan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head.
Dong fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a knee to the head.
Dong takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ryan lands a knee to the head.
Ryan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ryan lands a knee to the head.
Ryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ryan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aaron Ryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Llongg Dong.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan looking to throw knees to the head but Dong is blocking nicely.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ryan is breathing heavily.
Ryan trying to land knees to the body.
Ryan tries to land knees in the clinch but Dong avoids the damage to the body.
Ryan lands a knee to the head.
Ryan lands a knee to the head.
Dong tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ryan misses with a knee strike.
Ryan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dong.

Dong manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Dong is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Dong has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ryan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dong's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dong manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryan manages to get himself to full guard.
Dong trying to control but Ryan is working from the bottom.
Dong passes Ryan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Llongg Dong!
Llongg Dong is the new welterweight champion!