UFL 17 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kadir Inanir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aliosa Saltykov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Inanir
vs
Saltykov

187 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kadir Inanir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aliosa Saltykov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Inanir closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Inanir lands in his opponent's guard.
Saltykov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Saltykov has momentary wrist control but Inanir slips an elbow through the middle.
Saltykov wants to sweep but no luck.
Inanir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Inanir landing with the ground and pound.

Saltykov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Inanir has picked Saltykov up and slammed him! Saltykov can't keep hold of the triangle and Inanir manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saltykov is looking to regain half guard here but Inanir keeps moving and retains side control.
Inanir is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inanir scoring with punches and elbows.
Inanir working the ground and pound.

Inanir decides to stand back up. Inanir steps back and let's Saltykov get back to his feet.

Inanir gets a takedown into half guard.

Inanir gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Inanir displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inanir lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Inanir.
Left hook, right uppercut from Inanir.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Inanir.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saltykov is trying to improve his position.

Inanir decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Inanir lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Inanir.

Inanir scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Saltykov is refusing to be controlled, as Inanir sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inanir stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Inanir throws a right hand that Saltykov ducks under and follows up with a left that Saltykov also avoids with ease.

Inanir darts in and clinches Saltykov up against the cage.

Inanir has picked Saltykov up - he's going for a ride! Inanir dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inanir is nestled in close to Saltykov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Saltykov looks like he's trying to stand up.

Inanir decides to return to a standing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Inanir.
Inanir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Inanir closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Saltykov looks to move to half guard but instead Inanir has passed into mount! Damn!
Inanir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Inanir working Saltykov over with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saltykov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Inanir lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Inanir scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Inanir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Saltykov is trying to control the position but Inanir postures up.

Inanir stands up and waves to Saltykov to follow him.
Saltykov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Inanir stalks Saltykov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Saltykov's face. Saltykov staggers backwards, shaken.
Inanir misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inanir scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Inanir!
Inanir lands a two punch combo.

Inanir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saltykov is looking for a triangle but Inanir pushes his legs off easily.
Inanir stopping the sweep attempt from Saltykov.

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

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

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

Inanir stands and steps away. Saltykov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Inanir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Inanir showed some decent athleticism there.

Inanir postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Saltykov to stand up.
Kadir Inanir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inanir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kadir Inanir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inanir scores with a three punch combo!
A left and a right from Inanir both land. Nice combination.

Inanir gets a takedown into half guard.
Inanir working the head and body with strikes.
Saltykov is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Inanir gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Inanir throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Inanir is working the combinations to good effect here.
Saltykov with a poor takedown

and Inanir counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Saltykov wants to sweep but Inanir has passed to side control!
Saltykov is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Inanir's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Saltykov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kadir Inanir dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Inanir lands with a nice combination. Saltykov backs away looking to recover.
Saltykov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Saltykov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inanir.
Inanir lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Saltykov backs up against the cage.
A combination from Inanir does no damage.

Inanir shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Inanir connects with a nice short shot to Saltykov's temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Inanir lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saltykov looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Inanir pushes past his half guard into mount!
Kadir Inanir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saltykov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Inanir landing strikes from the mount.
Inanir looking to finish Saltykov with some ground and pound. This is bad for Saltykov!
Saltykov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Inanir working Saltykov over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saltykov is looking to get to half guard.
Saltykov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Inanir can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Saltykov is looking to escape.
Saltykov taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inanir putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Saltykov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Inanir dominating with strikes here.
Inanir tries to control but Saltykov wriggling away.

Inanir looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Saltykov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saltykov is trying desperately to improve position.
Aliosa Saltykov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saltykov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Inanir. What's that going to do exactly?
Kadir Inanir is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Inanir sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kadir Inanir showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Inanir has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kadir Inanir!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
51%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Michalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ramius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michalski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Born to Run. Ivan Ramius told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Michalski
vs
Ramius

171 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

The Red Eye

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, Maciej Michalski!
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, Ivan Ramius !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Michalski connects with a jab.

Ramius moves into the clinch.
Michalski lands a shot to the body.
Michalski has Ramius pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ramius manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ramius throws an elbow that misses.
Michalski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Michalski wants to break free but Ramius has control.
Michalski wants to break the clinch but can't.

Michalski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramius misses with a takedown attempt - Michalski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ramius throws a series of punches but Michalski moves out of range.
Ramius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Michalski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramius shoots in for a double leg but Michalski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maciej Michalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Ramius .
Ramius throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramius misses with a head kick.

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

Michalski has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ramius throws a sloppy head kick and Michalski moves out of range easily.
A combination from Michalski does no damage.

Michalski scores with a takedown into Ramius 's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michalski is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Michalski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michalski advances to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramius gets back to full guard.

Michalski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ramius , up you get!
Ramius just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramius throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Michalski throws a series of punches but Ramius moves out of range.
Michalski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ramius throws a sloppy body shot
and Michalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michalski scores with a body shot.
Ramius looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramius with a poor takedown

and Michalski counters with a shoot takedown. Ramius fights it but they end up in guard.
Michalski wants to get up but he can't break Ramius 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramius is retaining full guard.
Ramius trying to keep a closed guard but Michalski is proving a slippery customer.
Michalski working some strikes from top position.
Michalski wants to stand and escape but instead Ramius has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ramius stands up from Michalski's guard - Ramius perhaps looking for a knockout.
A head kick by Michalski misses

and Ramius counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Michalski!
Michalski gets back to half guard.
Michalski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramius on the ground.
Michalski wants to get back to his feet.
Michalski is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ramius 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ramius 's back!
Michalski has the hooks in. Ramius is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The referee is taking a good look at Ramius as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Michalski!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramius is taking damage to the body and head.
Michalski is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Ramius . He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Ramius wants to control his opponent's hands but Michalski gets his hands free.
Ramius tries to escape but Michalski has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Michalski lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michalski looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ramius looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Michalski lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
You can see the frustration on Ramius 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Michalski 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.

Ramius takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Michalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Michalski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Michalski duly obliges.
Ramius has his takedown stuffed
and Michalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Michalski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Michalski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Michalski with a nice head shot there.

Ramius looking for a guillotine here but Michalski defends easily.
Ramius is breathing heavily.
Michalski forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Michalski escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ramius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Michalski.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Michalski.

Michalski decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Maciej Michalski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramius tries for a takedown but Michalski circles away easily

and Michalski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ramius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Michalski is thwarting Ramius 's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michalski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Michalski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ramius is trying to get back to full guard.
Michalski drops an elbow to the side of Ramius 's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michalski winds up and cracks Ramius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Michalski there.
Michalski winds up and cracks Ramius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Michalski wants to get back to his feet.
Michalski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ramius wants to improve his position but Michalski is controlling well.
Michalski seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maciej Michalski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ramius wants to get back to full guard.
Michalski lands with a punch from half guard.
Michalski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ramius 's head.
Michalski thows a huge punch but Ramius dodges it nicely.
Michalski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Michalski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ramius wants to control but Michalski is keeping busy.
Michalski throwing shots but Ramius is blocking nicely.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Michalski blocks a head kick by Ramius .
Michalski throws a head kick that misses
and Ramius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Michalski really felt that one!
Ramius on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Michalski just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramius has his takedown stuffed
and Ramius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maciej Michalski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Ramius .
Michalski scores with a one two! Ramius had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Michalski is looking to wear down Ramius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ramius fails with the takedown

and Michalski counters with a single leg into guard. Ramius didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maciej Michalski 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!

Some wild striking there from Michalski.
Ramius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Michalski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramius thinking.
Ramius tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Michalski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ramius won't be happy with that.
Ramius can't do much from the bottom here.
Michalski working the ground and pound from side control.
Ramius wants to control but Michalski postures up.

Michalski decides to stand back up. Michalski steps back and let's Ramius get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Michalski ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Michalski scores with a jab. Ramius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michalski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramius 's head.
Michalski lands a high kick!

Michalski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ramius trying to control the position.
Michalski is working Ramius over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Michalski chips away with some ground and pound.

Michalski gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Michalski gets a takedown into half guard.
Ramius is looking to escape.
Maciej Michalski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Michalski stands up and beckons Ramius to join him on the feet.
Ramius doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Michalski counters with a left to the body.
Michalski lands a slapping body shot.
Ramius tries for a takedown but Michalski circles away easily

and Michalski counters with a single leg into guard. Ramius didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ramius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Michalski tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramius is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramius keeping moving, preventing Michalski from controlling successfully.
Michalski would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Michalski preventing the sweep.

Ramius working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Michalski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Michalski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ramius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ramius is trying to keep Michalski in close.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Ramius tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Michalski counters with a single leg into guard. Ramius didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michalski stands up and waves to Ramius to follow him.
Michalski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Michalski misses with a head kick.
Michalski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ramius stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Michalski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Michalski.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maciej Michalski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Michalski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maciej Michalski!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

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

Jones
vs
the Project

185 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dr Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck the Project!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

the Project pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.

the Project breaks from the clinch.

the Project clinches.

Jones has hold of one of the Project's legs. the Project is fighting the takedown attempt but Jones gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
the Project has a closed guard, preventing Jones from standing up.
the Project trying to control the position.
the Project throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Jones postures up in the Project's guard and throws a big left but the Project blocks it.
the Project throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
the Project has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
the Project throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
the Project looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as the Project works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
the Project swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch

and the Project counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
the Project lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
the Project with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones has momentary wrist control but the Project slips an elbow through the middle.
the Project 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.
Jones keeping moving, preventing the Project from controlling successfully.
the Project landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones wants to sweep here but the Project controlling him for the moment.
Jones wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and the Project is now in half guard.
the Project is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
the Project scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Jones has hold of the Project's hands but the Project slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones is trying to control but the Project manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but the Project has a good base and remains in mount.
the Project fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
the Project in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
the Project landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by the Project.
A nice elbow there by the Project.
the Project in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
the Project raining down shots from the mount!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones taking shots to the head.

Jones is rocked!
the Project lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, the Project cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
the Project drops a big elbow. That's hurt Jones! More shots from the Project and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck the Project!

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energy
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hype
A | B

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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Makarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valerio Guerreiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makarov comes into the arena with Jean Michel Jarre - Second Rendez-Vous blaring out of the sound system. Guerreiro has chosen

target=blank>Merauder - Master killer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Valerio Guerreiro has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dmitri Makarov's chin.

Makarov
vs
Guerreiro

194 cm
22
238 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

191 cm
18
250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Valerio Guerreiro!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Makarov closes the distance and clinches.
Makarov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guerreiro.
Guerreiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarov avoids the damage to the body.
Makarov avoiding damage as Guerreiro throws knees to the body.

Makarov decides to pull guard.
Makarov controls Guerreiro momentarily but Guerreiro frees himself.
Makarov has a closed guard, preventing Guerreiro from standing up.
Makarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Makarov, not yet.
Makarov has a closed guard, preventing Guerreiro from standing up.
Guerreiro scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guerreiro throwing strikes but missing.
Makarov wants to sweep here but Guerreiro controlling him for the moment.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Makarov shoots in and bounces Guerreiro off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Guerreiro should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Makarov won't allow Guerreiro to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerreiro being controlled here, momentarily.
Guerreiro is trying to keep Makarov in close.
Guerreiro keeping moving, preventing Makarov from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Makarov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Guerreiro keeping moving, preventing Makarov from controlling successfully.
Makarov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Guerreiro is keeping the position for now.
Makarov trying to control but Guerreiro is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
Makarov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Makarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Guerreiro wants to stand but Makarov is controlling the position.
Makarov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Makarov won't allow Guerreiro to get back to his feet.
Makarov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guerreiro looks gassed!
Makarov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Makarov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerreiro is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Makarov is controlling him.

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

Makarov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Guerreiro sprawls well initially but Makarov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Guerreiro is trying to stand back up but Makarov is controlling him
Makarov is taking a breather. Guerreiro says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Guerreiro wants to get back to his feet.
Makarov prevents Guerreiro from improving his position.
Guerreiro trying to control but Makarov postures up.
Guerreiro is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Makarov scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarov is looking to take a break and control but Guerreiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Makarov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guerreiro wants to get back to his feet.
Makarov wants to free his trapped foot but Guerreiro is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Makarov 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.

Guerreiro throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Horrible takedown by Makarov or perhaps it was just good defense by Guerreiro which made him look bad.
Guerreiro takes one on the button.
Makarov moves out of range of the leg kick from Guerreiro.
Guerreiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Guerreiro looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Guerreiro clinches up with Makarov and pushes him back against the cage.
Guerreiro can't get the takedown.
Makarov lands a body shot.

Makarov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Makarov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Guerreiro to the mat! Guerreiro manages to get full guard.
Makarov tries to free his leg and advance position but Guerreiro is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov landing some decent shots from guard.
Guerreiro wants to stand up but Makarov is controlling him.
Guerreiro trying to control the position.
Guerreiro working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makarov.
Guerreiro wants to stand up but Makarov is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Makarov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerreiro tries to kick Makarov off but Makarov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Makarov connects with a nice short shot to Guerreiro's temple.
Guerreiro tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Makarov manages to move to mount!
Guerreiro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guerreiro is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Makarov with shots to the head and body - Guerreiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guerreiro tries to hold on but Makarov postures up.
Guerreiro squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov controlling from the full mount.
Guerreiro is trying to stand but he's just given Makarov his back.
Guerreiro has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Makarov scores with punches from the back.
Guerreiro controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

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.
Makarov cracks Guerreiro with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Guerreiro from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Guerreiro trying to get back to his feet but Makarov is in full control for now.
Guerreiro wants to control his opponent's hands but Makarov gets his hands free.
Guerreiro is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Makarov connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Guerreiro to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitri Makarov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Guerreiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Makarov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Makarov.
Guerreiro is trying to break the clinch but Makarov has him pressed against the cage.
Guerreiro takes a shot to the head.
Guerreiro looking for a takedown.
Guerreiro drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Makarov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Makarov works on Guerreiro's body with a couple of short punches.

Makarov is trying to trip Guerreiro. He has hold of a leg but Guerreiro is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Makarov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Guerreiro wants to get back to his feet but Makarov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Makarov is pushing down on Guerreiro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Guerreiro is fighting to maintain full guard but Makarov has managed to sneak the leg through.
Makarov blocks the strikes from Guerreiro.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerreiro tries to kick Makarov off in order to stand up. Makarov Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov is looking to take a break and control but Guerreiro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makarov working the body and head with strikes.
Dmitri Makarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Guerreiro takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Makarov lands some shots froms side control.
Makarov staying calm.
Guerreiro tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Makarov trying to control the position but Guerreiro is working away.

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.
Guerreiro is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Makarov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Makarov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Makarov wants to control the pace but Guerreiro is squirming around nicely.
Makarov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Makarov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Makarov with shots to the head and body - Guerreiro looks very uncomfortable down there.
Guerreiro tries to buck Makarov off but he can't manage it.
Guerreiro wants to hold on but Makarov pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov controlling from mount.
Guerreiro's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Guerreiro tries to hold on but Makarov postures up.
Makarov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Guerreiro is in all sorts of trouble here.
Guerreiro throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Guerreiro tries to lock up and control but Makarov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Guerreiro is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Guerreiro is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

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.

Makarov working for a guillotine from mount but Guerreiro is in no mood to give up.
You get the feeling that Guerreiro really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Makarov with good strikes from the mount here!
Guerreiro is working to get back to half guard.
Dmitri Makarov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Guerreiro wants to hold on but Makarov pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makarov looking to finish Guerreiro with some ground and pound. This is bad for Guerreiro!
Guerreiro tries to buck Makarov off but he can't manage it.
Valerio Guerreiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makarov blocks Guerreiro's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dmitri Makarov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makarov, 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 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dmitri Makarov!