Throwdown in the Tundra PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaban Demidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wallace El Borracho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Demidov
vs
El Borracho

210 cm
22
297 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Russian Tech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaban Demidov!
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, Wallace El Borracho!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demidov scores with a three punch combo!
Demidov tries to clinch there but El Borracho circles away.
Demidov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Demidov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Demidov tries to close the distance and clinch but El Borracho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Demidov is looking to clinch.
Demidov blocks a head kick by El Borracho.
A jab-cross combination lands for El Borracho and sends Demidov crashing to the mat! El Borracho follows him down to the mat - Demidov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Demidov is rocked!

It looks like Kaban Demidov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Borracho lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Demidov quite badly. Demidov pulls El Borracho in close trying to recover. El Borracho postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Demidov on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Demidov doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wallace El Borracho!

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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Christiansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Scully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Christiansen
vs
Scully

170 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matthew Christiansen!
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, Dan Scully!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiansen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Christiansen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Scully tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Christiansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Christiansen working the ground and pound from side control.
Christiansen trying to control the action but Scully is working from the bottom.
Scully is trying to control Christiansen's posture but Christiansen avoids it.
Scully is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Christiansen controls the position.
Christiansen misses with the ground and pound.
Christiansen is staying tight to Scully's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Scully tries to buck Christiansen off but Christiansen is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiansen wants to control but Scully is keeping him busy.
Christiansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scully on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Christiansen.
Scully dodges the ground and pound from Christiansen.
Scully manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Scully is trying to control the action in half guard but Christiansen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Scully seems to be looking for submissions.
Scully stops Christiansen from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christiansen is breathing heavily.

Scully is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Christiansen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Christiansen wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen is trying to stand.
Scully thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Christiansen's head.
Christiansen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Christiansen doesn't manage to clinch there - Scully circles away.
Christiansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Scully tries to sprawl out of it but Christiansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Scully manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Scully fails with the takedown

and Christiansen counters with a shoot takedown. Scully fights it but they end up in guard.
Scully manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Christiansen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen tries to hold on but Scully postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christiansen tries to reverse the position but Scully maintains control.
Christiansen wants to hold on but Scully pushes him away.

Scully jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Christiansen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Christiansen and Scully has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Christiansen throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Christiansen stops Scully from passing to mount.
Christiansen is not content to let Scully control the position.

Scully decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scully tries to clinch up but Christiansen circles away and keeps his distance.

Christiansen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Scully's guard.
Scully tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Scully keeping moving, preventing Christiansen from controlling successfully.

Scully is looking for a triangle but Christiansen pushes his legs off easily.
Christiansen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Christiansen 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.
Scully will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Christiansen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Christiansen shoots for a takedown but Scully saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Scully with a lazy takedown attempt

and Christiansen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Scully won't be happy with that.
Scully sneaks back into half guard.
Scully has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Christiansen is working away from the top position though.

Scully looking for submissions off his back.
Scully makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Scully.
Christiansen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Scully striking off his back but it's not causing Christiansen any problems.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scully throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Christiansen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Matthew Christiansen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scully 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.
Christiansen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Christiansen preventing the sweep.

Christiansen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scully tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Christiansen counters with a takedown into side control.
Scully tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christiansen trying to control the position but Scully is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Scully but he's now mounted!
Scully really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Christiansen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Scully tries to hold on but Christiansen pushes him away.
Christiansen looking to control but Scully is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scully is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Christiansen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Christiansen is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Scully is surviving well by controlling Christiansen's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scully wants to control but Christiansen is having none of it.

Christiansen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Scully is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Scully and Christiansen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Scully wants to control but Christiansen postures up.
Scully tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Christiansen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Christiansen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scully keeps working.

Christiansen has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Scully has a takedown stuffed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiansen scores with a spinning back kick!
Scully tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Christiansen swivels and escapes.
Matthew Christiansen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Scully.

Christiansen moves into the clinch successfully.
Christiansen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scully has him pressed against the cage.

Scully breaks the clinch.
Scully misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scully tries for a takedown but Christiansen circles away easily

and Christiansen counters with a single leg into guard. Scully didn't expect that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Scully is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Christiansen rolls with it to try and escape but Scully cranks on the arm and Christiansen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Scully!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kozlov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kozlov
vs
Ernst

160 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Kozlov!
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, Carl Ernst!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kozlov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kozlov.
Kozlov has a takedown stuffed.
Ernst takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kozlov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kozlov scores with a hook.
Kozlov shoots for a takedown but Ernst saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A punch combination from Kozlov misses.
Kozlov with a hook.
Kozlov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kozlov.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nikolai Kozlov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kozlov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Ernst shoots in and bounces Kozlov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ernst passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kozlov on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ernst.
Ernst advances to mount.
Ernst landing punches.

Kozlov is rocked!
Ernst punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Kozlov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kozlov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ernst with good strikes from the mount here!

Ernst with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ernst fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kozlov is desperately trying to improve his position but Ernst has a good base and remains in mount.
Ernst looking to control but Kozlov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kozlov seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ernst looks gassed!
Kozlov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst with good strikes from the mount here!
Kozlov tries to reverse the position but Ernst maintains control.
Ernst trying to control but Kozlov is having none of it.
Ernst throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kozlov because Ernst loaded up on that one.
Ernst with shots to the head and body - Kozlov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ernst is landing with some decent strikes but Kozlov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Poor strikes thrown by Ernst there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kozlov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kozlov working to try and regain half guard.
Ernst tries to control but Kozlov wriggling away.
Ernst misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov regains half guard.
Kozlov trying to hold on to Ernst's head to control him but Ernst postures up.
Kozlov wants to improve his position but Ernst is controlling well.
Kozlov punching from the bottom.
Kozlov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ernst's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ernst's back!

Kozlov patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You can see the frustration on Ernst's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Kozlov throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Kozlov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ernst is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov has Ernst flattened out and is raining down punches.
Kozlov is trying to stick to Ernst's back but Ernst is turning into Kozlov. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kozlov's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ernst.
Kozlov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ernst chips away with some ground and pound.
Kozlov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Ernst trying to control but Kozlov is working from the bottom.
Ernst content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Ernst drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ernst jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ernst with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ernst won't allow Kozlov to sweep him here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Kozlov as he connects with a hook.
Ernst dodges the punch combination from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Carl Ernst will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Ernst shoots in for a double leg but Kozlov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kozlov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kozlov connects with a single shot there.
Kozlov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kozlov tries to clinch up but Ernst circles away and keeps his distance.
Kozlov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ernst counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kozlov!

Ernst is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kozlov is surviving well by controlling Ernst's body position as best he can.

Ernst goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kozlov is on top in guard.
Kozlov with a nice head shot there.
Ernst is breathing heavily.
Kozlov wants to stand but Ernst is controlling his posture from full guard.

Ernst throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kozlov escapes and throws Ernst's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carl Ernst has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Kozlov.
Kozlov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ernst keeps working.
Check out the look on Kozlov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kozlov misses with the ground and pound.
Kozlov working the ground and pound.
Ernst is looking to regain half guard here but Kozlov keeps moving and retains side control.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A shot to de liver by Kozlov. Beautiful body shot.
Kozlov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ernst.
Ernst closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kozlov doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Ernst counters with a single leg into guard. Kozlov didn't expect that.
Kozlov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ernst is controlling him.
Ernst is working Kozlov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ernst passes Kozlov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ernst moves nicely into side control.
Kozlov is looking to regain half guard here but Ernst keeps moving and retains side control.
Ernst cracks Kozlov with a big elbow.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernst works to advance to full mount. Kozlov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ernst lands a big shot to the head and Kozlov winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Carl Ernst!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Volkanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Volkanov
vs
Ivanov

210 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Volkanov!
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, Sergei Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov looks to land a combination but Volkanov avoids it well.

Volkanov 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.
Volkanov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ivanov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Volkanov throwing strikes from guard but Ivanov blocks nicely.
Volkanov passes Ivanov's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Volkanov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ivanov defends it well.
Volkanov lands strikes from half guard.
Volkanov is thwarting Ivanov's attempts to control the position.
Ivanov is refusing to be controlled, as Volkanov sits in half guard.
Volkanov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Volkanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ivanov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ivanov is looking for a sweep. Volkanov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ivanov won't allow Volkanov to pass to mount.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ivanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Volkanov.

Ivanov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Volkanov 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.
Volkanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Volkanov won't allow Ivanov to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Volkanov scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Volkanov is one step ahead there.
Volkanov tries to free his leg and advance position but Ivanov is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkanov is breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Ivanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkanov prevents Ivanov from getting back to his feet.

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

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Ivanov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sergei Ivanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Volkanov has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Ivanov misses.
Ivanov lands a front kick.
Sergei Ivanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ivanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Volkanov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Volkanov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Volkanov breaks from Ivanov's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ivanov tries to control the position but Volkanov now has his back.
Ivanov is really stuck here.
Volkanov is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ivanov up.

Volkanov is working for a rear naked choke. Ivanov is not defending it well and Volkanov has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ivanov refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ivanov's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Yuri Volkanov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Karchinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Dean has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dean
vs
Karchinski

190 cm
18
290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

210 cm
18
271 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Billy Dean!
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, Ken Karchinski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karchinski throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Dean misses.
Dean throws out a loose jab but Karchinski uses good head movement to avoid it.

Karchinski has managed to clinch.
Dean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Karchinski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dean could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Karchinski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karchinski is trying to break the clinch but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Karchinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean wants a takedown.
Dean tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Karchinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karchinski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dean swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Karchinski finds it's way through Dean's defenses.
Dean thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck for Karchinski with that takedown attempt.
A big right from Dean misses.
Dean shoots in looking for a takedown. Karchinski tries to sprawl out of it but Dean keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karchinski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean shoots for a takedown but Karchinski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karchinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dean keeps the fight on the outside.
Karchinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Dean.
Karchinski moves away from the strike by Dean.
Karchinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dean.
Karchinski ducks under a wild hook from Dean.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Karchinski.
Karchinski slips under a jab.
Karchinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dean looks to land a left hand but Karchinski moved out of range nicely.

Karchinski has Dean up against the cage in a clinch.
Karchinski wants to break the clinch but can't.

Karchinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Karchinski misses with the combination.
Dean throws a jab but it's blocked by Karchinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karchinski looks to land a combination but Dean avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Karchinski.
A body shot lands from Karchinski.
Dean is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Dean's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Karchinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karchinski moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.

Karchinski has managed to clinch.
Karchinski dodges an elbow strike from Dean.
Karchinski scores with a shoulder strike.
Karchinski is trying to break free.
Karchinski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dean takes a shot to the head.
Karchinski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dean is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Karchinski is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karchinski tries to pull guard but Dean holds him up against the cage and eventually Karchinski drops back down to his feet.
Karchinski can't break the clinch.
Karchinski is trying to break free.
The is referee keeping an eye on Karchinski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Karchinski manages to break the clinch.
Ken Karchinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Karchinski is fending him off so far but Dean persists. Nope, Karchinski circles away and we're back to standing.
Karchinski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Dean is rocked!

Karchinski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dean prevents Karchinski from breaking the clinch.
Karchinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Dean keeps control of Karchinski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karchinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Dean won't allow it.
Dean prevents Karchinski from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karchinski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karchinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Karchinski lands with a left to the head.
Karchinski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Karchinski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dean has him pressed against the cage.
Dean gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karchinski.
Karchinski looks gassed!
Karchinski wants to break free but Dean has control.

Karchinski breaks from the clinch.

Karchinski closes the distance and clinches.
Dean can't get the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karchinski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dean is working for takedown but Karchinski is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dean prevents the takedown attempt.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dean takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Karchinski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karchinski as he avoids it easily.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Karchinski as he avoids it easily.
Karchinski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dean gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

so Karchinski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karchinski trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dean's guard.
Dean striking off his back but it's not causing Karchinski any problems.
Karchinski wants to stand but Dean has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dean throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dean throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Dean looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karchinski is one step ahead there.
Dean might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karchinski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dean manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karchinski manages to get himself to full guard.

Karchinski working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dean doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dean manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

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.
Dean advances to half guard.
Dean works his way into side control.
Karchinski is not content to let Dean control the position.
Karchinski is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dean has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Karchinski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Karchinski tries to bench press Dean off him but Dean keeps the position.
Dean prevents Karchinski from escaping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean cracks Karchinski with a big elbow.
Dean in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Karchinski takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Dean 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.
Karchinski takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dean throws an elbow but Karchinski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Dean 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.
Dean in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Karchinski tries to improve position but can't.
Dean throws an elbow but Karchinski slips to the side and avoids it well.
Karchinski is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Dean decides to stand up, so the ref orders Karchinski to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karchinski lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Dean sprawling to the canvas. Karchinski follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Dean hang on?
Oh Dean is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dean is looking for a sweep. Karchinski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Karchinski looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dean seems to have got his legs back now.
Dean wants to improve his position but Karchinski is controlling well.
Dean is working hard here to advance position.
Karchinski is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Dean manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Karchinski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dean tries to keep at a distance but Karchinski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dean manages to break the clinch.
A choreographed right hand from Dean misses the target.
Karchinski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Karchinski clinches.
Karchinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Karchinski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karchinski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dean backwards.
Karchinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karchinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Dean won't allow it.
Dean lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karchinski wants to break free but Dean has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dean.
Karchinski is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karchinski is trying to break free.
Karchinski has had enough of the clinch but Dean keeps him there for the moment.

Karchinski breaks the clinch.
Karchinski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karchinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Karchinski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Karchinski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dean shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Karchinski as he jumps to the side.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dean swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karchinski shoots in but Dean avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karchinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Dean decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Karchinski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Karchinski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dean. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karchinski is desperately trying to improve his position but Dean has a good base and remains in mount.
Dean lands a heavy elbow.
Dean avoids the attempt from Karchinski to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Karchinski holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dean tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Karchinski hang on?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Karchinski can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dean is working for a guillotine from mount but Karchinski frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Karchinski tries to reverse the position but Dean maintains control.
Karchinski tries to hold on but Dean postures up.
Dean lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dean dominating with strikes here.
Dean breaks from Karchinski's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Karchinski is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dean wants to control the pace but Karchinski is squirming around nicely.
Dean cracks Karchinski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Karchinski looks a forlorn figure.
Billy Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean lands with some strikes.

Karchinski is rocked!
Dean working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karchinski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Billy Dean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karchinski is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him?
Dean scoring with strikes but Karchinski is staying in there.
Dean lands a big elbow - Karchinski is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Karchinski is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Billy Dean!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Avon Barksdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Daniel Escudero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergio Daniel Escudero will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Barksdale
vs
Daniel Escudero

180 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
196 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avon Barksdale!
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, Sergio Daniel Escudero!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barksdale shoots in but Escudero avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barksdale lands the left hand.
Escudero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barksdale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escudero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Escudero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escudero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barksdale.
Barksdale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escudero throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Escudero tries to close the distance and clinch but Barksdale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barksdale dodges the punch combination from Escudero.
Barksdale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Escudero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escudero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Barksdale slams his shin into Escudero's torso.
Escudero looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escudero as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avon Barksdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Escudero on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Escudero is rocked!

It looks like Sergio Daniel Escudero has been cut.
Barksdale shoots in but no luck this time.
Escudero is still on wobbly legs! Can Barksdale finish him?
Barksdale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Escudero as he avoids it easily.
Escudero falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barksdale counters with a head kick that wobbles Escudero - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Barksdale sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Avon Barksdale!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Bakunin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bakunin has chosen Russian Nathional Anthem as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karelin
vs
Bakunin

205 cm
22
265 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

196 cm
19
290 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Bakunin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

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

Karelin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bakunin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Karelin pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bakunin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Karelin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Karelin is not content to let Bakunin control the position.
Karelin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Karelin tries to get out of the position.
Karelin is trying to control but can't.
Bakunin works his foot free and advances to mount.

Karelin bucks up and throws Bakunin to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!

Karelin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bakunin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bakunin is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakunin wants to control but Karelin postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bakunin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Karelin is staying active.
Bakunin is looking to regain half guard here but Karelin keeps moving and retains side control.
Bakunin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karelin connects with a decent elbow.
Karelin lands a few punches from side control.
Bakunin tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Karelin cracks Bakunin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bakunin tries to reverse the position but Karelin maintains control.
Bakunin gets back to half guard.
Karelin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bakunin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bakunin looks gassed!
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Bakunin is keeping the position.
Bakunin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karelin wants to pass the guard but Bakunin is keeping the position.
Karelin passes into half guard.
Karelin blocks the strikes from Bakunin.
Karelin wants to free his trapped foot but Bakunin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bakunin is looking for a sweep. Karelin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bakunin misses with a takedown attempt

and Karelin counters with a single leg into guard. Bakunin didn't expect that.
Alex Karelin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Bakunin.
Karelin trying to control but Bakunin is working from the bottom.
Karelin landing some decent shots from guard.
Karelin postures up.

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

Karelin stands up from Bakunin's guard - Karelin perhaps looking for a knockout.

Karelin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bakunin sprawls well initially but Karelin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakunin strikes from the bottom but Karelin passes into mount!
The referee warns Bakunin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Karelin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bakunin wants to hold on but Karelin pushes him away.
Karelin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bakunin is looking to escape.
Karelin looking to finish Bakunin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bakunin!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karelin tries to control but Bakunin wriggling away.
Karelin prevents Bakunin from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Karelin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bakunin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karelin!
Bakunin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bakunin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bakunin tries to control but Karelin wriggling away.

Bakunin has isolated one of Karelin's arms. Karelin looking to fight him off but Bakunin twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Igor Bakunin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darnell Klutie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Saunders
vs
Klutie

173 cm
22
130 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Solid
2KMMA Ultimate Nutrition 144 Quality $20 Sale!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Saunders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Klutie!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klutie is looking to clinch but Saunders is avoiding it.
Klutie is looking to clinch but Saunders is avoiding it.
Klutie is looking to clinch but Saunders is avoiding it.
Saunders shoots for a takedown but Klutie saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saunders shoots in looking for a takedown. Klutie tries to sprawl out of it but Saunders keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klutie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saunders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klutie lands with a kick to the temple. Saunders shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Matt Saunders has been cut.
Klutie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Saunders really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Saunders shoots in and drives through. Klutie sprawls well.

Klutie closes the distance and clinches.

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

Saunders is rocked!
A knee to the head by Klutie.
Oh Saunders is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Klutie lands a big knee! That's hurt Saunders! Oh, he's all over the place! Klutie lands another knee that sends Saunders to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darnell Klutie!
Darnell Klutie is the new bantamweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Main event

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

THE EXPERIMENT
vs
Hoogachunga

190 cm
21
282 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

197 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Solid

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei THE EXPERIMENT!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fred Hoogachunga!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from THE EXPERIMENT. No joy for Hoogachunga on that attempt.

Hoogachunga gets a clinch.

THE EXPERIMENT lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hoogachunga can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hoogachunga wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with THE EXPERIMENT in particular looking to stall.
Ground and pound from THE EXPERIMENT.

THE EXPERIMENT is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hoogachunga is just riding it out for now. THE EXPERIMENT eventually gives up the hold.
Hoogachunga taking some punishment here, with THE EXPERIMENT in his half guard.
Hoogachunga wants to get back to full guard.
THE EXPERIMENT drops an elbow to the side of Hoogachunga's head.
Hoogachunga slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hoogachunga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoogachunga lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Hoogachunga tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Hoogachunga is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hoogachunga doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
THE EXPERIMENT pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hoogachunga is keeping the position for now.
THE EXPERIMENT works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hoogachunga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
THE EXPERIMENT passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hoogachunga!
Hoogachunga looks gassed!
Hoogachunga tries to hold on but THE EXPERIMENT postures up.
Hoogachunga working to try and regain half guard.

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.
A nice elbow there by THE EXPERIMENT.
THE EXPERIMENT lands a nice shot to the head.

Hoogachunga defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from THE EXPERIMENT.
THE EXPERIMENT has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hoogachunga's face.
Hoogachunga is looking to get to half guard.

THE EXPERIMENT working for a submission but Hoogachunga is keeping him at bay.
THE EXPERIMENT working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

THE EXPERIMENT looking for a guillotine from mount but Hoogachunga is having none of it.
THE EXPERIMENT lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hoogachunga wants to hold on but THE EXPERIMENT pushes him away.
Hoogachunga keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
THE EXPERIMENT in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
THE EXPERIMENT landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hoogachunga tries to hold on but THE EXPERIMENT postures up.

Hoogachunga defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from THE EXPERIMENT.

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.
Hoogachunga wants to hold on but THE EXPERIMENT pushes him away.
THE EXPERIMENT cracks Hoogachunga with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hoogachunga defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from THE EXPERIMENT.
Hoogachunga avoids a series of strikes thrown by THE EXPERIMENT.

THE EXPERIMENT is working for a guillotine from mount but Hoogachunga frees his head quite easily.
THE EXPERIMENT tries to control but Hoogachunga wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei THE EXPERIMENT dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hoogachunga gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
THE EXPERIMENT has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

THE EXPERIMENT drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and THE EXPERIMENT jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
THE EXPERIMENT trying to control but Hoogachunga is working from the bottom.
Hoogachunga is looking to stand up but THE EXPERIMENT isn't so interested in that idea.
THE EXPERIMENT wants to pass the guard but Hoogachunga is keeping the position.
Hoogachunga can't keep his opponent in guard - THE EXPERIMENT advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hoogachunga is breathing heavily.

THE EXPERIMENT is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hoogachunga defends it well.
THE EXPERIMENT is nestled in close to Hoogachunga, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

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

THE EXPERIMENT is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hoogachunga avoiding damage under a succession of punches from THE EXPERIMENT.
Hoogachunga moves into full guard.
Hoogachunga lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Hoogachunga is trying to keep THE EXPERIMENT in close.
Hoogachunga tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two 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.
Hoogachunga keeping full guard, as THE EXPERIMENT tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hoogachunga shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and THE EXPERIMENT counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hoogachunga!
Hoogachunga is wriggling around trying to escape.

THE EXPERIMENT jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Hoogachunga is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Hoogachunga and THE EXPERIMENT has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hoogachunga tries to get back to half guard but can't.

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

THE EXPERIMENT goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hoogachunga rolls with the submission and now he's on top in THE EXPERIMENT's guard! Nice work there by Hoogachunga!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Alexei THE EXPERIMENT overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hoogachunga won't allow THE EXPERIMENT to sweep him here.
THE EXPERIMENT keeping moving, preventing Hoogachunga from controlling successfully.
Hoogachunga chips away with some ground and pound.
Hoogachunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
THE EXPERIMENT working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hoogachunga.
Hoogachunga stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. THE EXPERIMENT swivels though and keeps the full guard.
THE EXPERIMENT manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hoogachunga manages to get himself to full guard.
Hoogachunga is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
THE EXPERIMENT wants to pass the guard but Hoogachunga is keeping the position.
Hoogachunga wants to sweep here but THE EXPERIMENT controlling him for the moment.
Hoogachunga wants to improve his position but instead THE EXPERIMENT has moved into half guard.
THE EXPERIMENT prevents Hoogachunga from improving his position.

THE EXPERIMENT is looking for a kimura here.
Hoogachunga is trying to maintain the position but THE EXPERIMENT is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei THE EXPERIMENT dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

THE EXPERIMENT closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
THE EXPERIMENT wants to control but Hoogachunga is keeping him busy.
Hoogachunga tries to buck THE EXPERIMENT off but THE EXPERIMENT is having none of it.
THE EXPERIMENT grinds an elbow into Hoogachunga's temple.
Hoogachunga taking a bit of punishment here - THE EXPERIMENT scoring with strikes.
Hoogachunga is looking for a sweep.
Hoogachunga takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

THE EXPERIMENT looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

THE EXPERIMENT working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hoogachunga sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT passes to side control.
THE EXPERIMENT is looking to take a break and control but Hoogachunga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

THE EXPERIMENT is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hoogachunga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
THE EXPERIMENT lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hoogachunga down.
THE EXPERIMENT moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
You can see the frustration on Hoogachunga's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

THE EXPERIMENT is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hoogachunga knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
THE EXPERIMENT wants to control but Hoogachunga is keeping him busy.
Hoogachunga struggling a bit here.
Hoogachunga gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Hoogachunga is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
THE EXPERIMENT with shots to the head and body - Hoogachunga looks very uncomfortable down there.
THE EXPERIMENT lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Hoogachunga that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
THE EXPERIMENT controlling the position easily from mount.
THE EXPERIMENT dominating with strikes here.
Hoogachunga is squirming around, avoiding THE EXPERIMENT's attempts to control the action.
Hoogachunga is desperately trying to improve his position but THE EXPERIMENT has a good base and remains in mount.
THE EXPERIMENT with good strikes from the mount here!

THE EXPERIMENT working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Hoogachunga slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoogachunga gets full guard.
Hoogachunga tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoogachunga working a defensive guard here.
Hoogachunga looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hoogachunga is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
THE EXPERIMENT lands a couple of digs.
Fred Hoogachunga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
THE EXPERIMENT forces his way into half guard.
THE EXPERIMENT is looking to take a break and control but Hoogachunga is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
THE EXPERIMENT lands strikes from half guard.
THE EXPERIMENT is stalling here. Hoogachunga is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! THE EXPERIMENT seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hoogachunga has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexei THE EXPERIMENT showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for THE EXPERIMENT, 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei THE EXPERIMENT!
Alexei THE EXPERIMENT is the new super heavyweight champion!