EPF Fight Night 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Cheburtsow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mihail Korsanow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cheburtsow
vs
Korsanow

175 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
153 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Cheburtsow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mihail Korsanow!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korsanow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Cheburtsow shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Korsanow's guard.

Korsanow is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cheburtsow wants to control from the top but Korsanow keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Korsanow wants to sweep here but Cheburtsow controlling him for the moment.
Cheburtsow throwing strikes but missing.

Korsanow working for a triangle but Cheburtsow defends it easily.

Korsanow isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cheburtsow stacks Korsanow on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cheburtsow!
Korsanow regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Korsanow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Cheburtsow is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Korsanow doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cheburtsow.
Korsanow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cheburtsow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Korsanow is pressing down on Cheburtsow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Korsanow looks gassed!

Korsanow is looking for a triangle but Cheburtsow pushes his legs off easily.
Cheburtsow postures up in Korsanow's guard and throws a big left but Korsanow blocks it.

Korsanow has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cheburtsow is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Korsanow.
Korsanow takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cheburtsow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cheburtsow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Cheburtsow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheburtsow lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Korsanow down.

Cheburtsow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cheburtsow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Cheburtsow has an Americana. Korsanow didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Cheburtsow is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Cheburtsow hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Leonid Cheburtsow!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

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

Smirnov
vs
Fernandez

202 cm
24
268 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nicholas Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adriano Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Smirnov scores with a head kick.

Fernandez throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Smirnov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Fernandez is in Smirnov's guard.
Smirnov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fernandez thows a big elbow that misses.
Smirnov wants to stand up but Fernandez is controlling him.
Smirnov controlling Fernandez's posture.
Fernandez with a nice head shot there.
Smirnov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smirnov is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Fernandez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Smirnov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Smirnov has escaped and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandez being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Nicholas Smirnov wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Smirnov with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fernandez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Smirnov wants to sweep but no luck.
Fernandez looking to pass the guard.

Smirnov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fernandez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smirnov keeping moving, preventing Fernandez from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Smirnov has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fernandez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fernandez preventing the sweep.
Fernandez is looking to work some ground and pound but Smirnov has wrist control.
Smirnov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fernandez manages to get himself to full guard.
Fernandez wants to stand and escape but Smirnov is having none of it.
Fernandez looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez looking for a sweep. Not yet Fernandez, not yet.
Smirnov looking to sit in guard and control but Fernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Smirnov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Smirnov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smirnov is on top in guard.
Smirnov 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.
Smirnov wanted to stand there but Fernandez had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving.
Fernandez wants to sweep but no luck.
Smirnov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smirnov trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Nicholas Smirnov has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Donk. Smirnov catches Fernandez right on the button with a cross.
Smirnov wants to clinch.

Smirnov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fernandez's half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nicholas Smirnov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Smirnov lands with a kick to the temple. Fernandez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fernandez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smirnov with a lazy takedown attempt

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

Smirnov kicks Fernandez off and gets to his feet.
Smirnov tries to clinch

and Fernandez counters with a single leg into guard. Smirnov didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smirnov looking for a sweep. Not yet Smirnov, not yet.
Smirnov managing to control the position.
Fernandez 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.
Smirnov is pulling down on Fernandez's head. It's preventing any offense from Fernandez, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Smirnov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Smirnov wants to clinch but Fernandez slips to the side

and Fernandez counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smirnov won't be happy with that.
Smirnov is not content to let Fernandez control the position.
Fernandez is breathing heavily.
Fernandez in the domination position with Smirnov hanging on.
Smirnov is trying to improve his position.
Smirnov has one of Fernandez's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Smirnov regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov is looking to escape.
Smirnov is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fernandez's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fernandez's back!
Smirnov wants to control the position but Fernandez frees himself and scrambles - Smirnov manages to regain control in side control.
Smirnov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fernandez keeps working.
Smirnov controlling the position.
Smirnov scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Smirnov decides to stand back up.
Smirnov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nicholas Smirnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but Smirnov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov tries to clinch
and Smirnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fernandez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Smirnov clinches.

Smirnov decides to pull guard.
Fernandez preventing the sweep.
Smirnov is trying to control the position but Fernandez postures up.
Fernandez throwing strikes from guard but Smirnov blocks nicely.
Smirnov looking for a sweep. Not yet Smirnov, not yet.
Adriano Fernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smirnov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smirnov working Fernandez over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nicholas Smirnov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Smirnov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smirnov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fernandez as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fernandez.
Smirnov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smirnov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fernandez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Fernandez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Smirnov is refusing to be controlled, as Fernandez sits in half guard.
Smirnov wants to get back to full guard.
Smirnov trying to control from the bottom.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez prevents Smirnov from improving his position.
Smirnov trying to control here.

We're going to have a standup here because Nicholas Smirnov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smirnov sprawls well. Smirnov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Smirnov.

Smirnov successfully pulls guard.
Fernandez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandez trying to control the position from guard on top but Smirnov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Smirnov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fernandez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smirnov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Smirnov is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smirnov is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fernandez's half guard.

Fernandez is defending against the submission attempts here by Smirnov.
Smirnov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fernandez keeps working.
Fernandez wants to get back to his feet.
Fernandez is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smirnov controlling the pace.

Smirnov stands up out of the half guard.

Smirnov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fernandez is looking for a sweep.
Smirnov advances to full mount.
Smirnov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nicholas Smirnov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nicholas Smirnov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smirnov 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nicholas Smirnov!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck The Russian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Russian's entrance music is Keep on. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

The Russian
vs
White

188 cm
30
197 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

187 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chuck The Russian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dana White!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White tries for a takedown but The Russian circles away easily
and The Russian counters with a stiff right hand.
The Russian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Russian tries a head kick but it misses.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White tries for a takedown but The Russian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
White tries for a takedown but The Russian circles away easily
and The Russian counters with a two punch combo.
Chuck The Russian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dana White.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Russian lands with a cross.
White fails to land the takedown.
The Russian misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, jab by The Russian - just one landing.
The Russian lands with a right hand.
White looks gassed!
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Russian lands a big head kick that sends White to the canvas! The Russian follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck The Russian!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Makhnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen comes to the cage accompanied by Surfing with the Alien. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Chen
vs
Makhnov

180 cm
26
180 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Makhnov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Chen blocks the leg kick.
Makhnov looks for a takedown but Chen sprawls well.
Makhnov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chen misses with a hook. Makhnov ducked under it nicely.

Chen clinches up against the cage.
Makhnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Makhnov just leaning against Chen, taking a breather.
Chen blocks an elbow strike from Makhnov.
Makhnov misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Makhnov tries a knee to the head but Chen blocks it.
Chen misses with the head strike.
Chen lands a left hand.
Chen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makhnov.
Makhnov misses with a body punch.
Makhnov tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Makhnov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chen's elbow.
Makhnov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Makhnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Makhnov misses with a punch to the body.
Chen misses with the head strike.

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.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makhnov misses with an elbow over the top.
Chen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makhnov backwards.
Chen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makhnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makhnov trying to land knees to the body.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Makhnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Makhnov.
Makhnov trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Makhnov - that landed with a thud.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Chen avoiding damage as Makhnov throws knees to the body.
Chen working aggressively here.
Makhnov holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov missing with knees to the body.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makhnov leaning against his opponent.
Makhnov tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Makhnov digs a right hand underneath Chen's ribcage. Chen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chen lands with a right to the head.
Makhnov tries a knee to the head but Chen blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makhnov.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Makhnov.
Makhnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Makhnov has a couple of punches blocked by Chen.
Makhnov misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Makhnov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Makhnov.
Makhnov effectively controlling the action here.
Makhnov tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Makhnov back against the cage.
Makhnov tries to land knees in the clinch but Chen avoids the damage to the body.
Chen prevents a body shot from Makhnov.
Makhnov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makhnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chen's brow.
Makhnov trying to land knees to the body.
Chen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Makhnov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Chen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Makhnov ducks right into an uppercut from Chen.

It looks like Dimitri Makhnov has been cut.
Makhnov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Chen moves into range and clinches up with Makhnov.
Makhnov misses with a punch to the body.
Makhnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Makhnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makhnov tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Makhnov scores a nice knee to the body.
Makhnov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makhnov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chen swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chen's face.
Makhnov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makhnov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makhnov.
Makhnov misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Makhnov.
Makhnov lands a knee to the head.
Makhnov tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Makhnov back against the cage.
Makhnov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Chen blocks a body shot from Makhnov.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.

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.
Chen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makhnov can't find room to land a body shot as Chen controls the action.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Makhnov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makhnov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Makhnov struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands.
Makhnov misses with a punch to the body.
Makhnov struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands.
Makhnov misses with a knee strike.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Makhnov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makhnov misses with a punch on the inside.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Makhnov blocking some punches.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Makhnov.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Makhnov.
Chen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chen blocking some punches.
Makhnov blocks an uppercut.
Makhnov is leaning against Chen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makhnov trying to land knees to the body.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makhnov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makhnov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Makhnov lands with a light punch inside.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
Chen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makhnov.
Chen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makhnov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Makhnov.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makhnov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Chen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Makhnov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Makhnov is looking to clinch but Chen is avoiding it.

Makhnov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Makhnov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Makhnov looking to control but Chen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Makhnov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov wants to control the action but instead Chen gets a body lock and reverses into Makhnov's guard! Nice work!

Chen gets to his feet. Makhnov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Makhnov is looking to clinch.
Chen throws a hook but Makhnov avoids it easily.
Chen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makhnov manages to avoid it.
Makhnov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makhnov tries to clinch up but Chen circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makhnov throws an elbow that misses.
Makhnov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Makhnov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Makhnov avoiding damage.
A head punch on the inside from Chen fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Makhnov fails to land.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Chen blocks a body shot from Makhnov.
Chen has a couple of punches blocked by Makhnov.
Makhnov misses with a punch to the body.
Makhnov throws an elbow but it misses.
Makhnov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Makhnov misses with some punches.
Makhnov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

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.
Makhnov misses with a body punch.
Makhnov lands a nice knee to the body.
Chen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Makhnov.
Makhnov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dimitri Makhnov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makhnov lands a knee to the body.
Makhnov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chen up against the cage.
Makhnov works on Chen's body with a couple of short punches.
Sam Chen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makhnov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chen's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dimitri Makhnov.
I think Chen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Chen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Balboa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiro Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Balboa
vs
Royal

190 cm
22
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

187 cm
21
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

BALCO MMA ELITE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Balboa!
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, Shiro Royal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Royal misses
and Balboa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Balboa connects with a jab.
Balboa throws a nice looking combination but Royal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Balboa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Balboa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Royal tries a head kick but it misses.

Balboa clinches with his opponent.
Royal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Balboa has him pressed against the cage.
Royal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Balboa landing knees to the head.

Balboa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Balboa pushes down on Royal's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Balboa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Balboa trying to control from half guard but Royal is working away.
Royal wants to get back to full guard but Balboa has mounted him!

Balboa working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Royal looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Balboa! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Rocky Balboa!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Da Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Zveroboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Da Souza
vs
Zveroboy

184 cm
25
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Da Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Zveroboy!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Souza moves to clinch but Zveroboy breaks away
and Zveroboy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Da Souza shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zveroboy's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Da Souza accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Da Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Zveroboy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Zveroboy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Souza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Souza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zveroboy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Da Souza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Zveroboy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zveroboy wants to stand and escape but Da Souza is having none of it.
Zveroboy keeping full guard, as Da Souza tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Souza wants to control from the top but Zveroboy keeps moving.
Da Souza 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.
Da Souza won't allow Zveroboy to sweep him here.

Zveroboy has his foot on Da Souza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Da Souza works his way back into a safe position though.
Da Souza wanted to stand there but Zveroboy had control of the position.
Zveroboy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Da Souza wants to pass the guard but Zveroboy is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Souza content to stall in guard here.
Da Souza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zveroboy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

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

Zveroboy is working an open guard so Da Souza takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Da Souza fails with the takedown
and Zveroboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Da Souza does no damage.

Zveroboy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Da Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Zveroboy is trying to get an arm triangle but Da Souza is defending well.
Zveroboy looks gassed!
Da Souza wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Da Souza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zveroboy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Souza gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Da Souza looking for submissions off his back.
Zveroboy is thwarting Da Souza's attempts to control the position.
Zveroboy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Da Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Da Souza actively working from the bottom here.

Da Souza actively working from the bottom here.
Zveroboy thows a huge punch but Da Souza dodges it nicely.

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

Da Souza kicks Zveroboy off and gets back to his feet.
Da Souza tries for a takedown but Zveroboy circles away easily

and Zveroboy counters with a takedown into side control.
Da Souza misses with a strike from the bottom.

Zveroboy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Da Souza has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Zveroboy but great work by Da Souza.
Da Souza trying to control the action but Zveroboy is working from the bottom.
Zveroboy struggling a bit here.

Da Souza tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Da Souza has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Da Souza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zveroboy, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ricardo Da Souza will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Da Souza doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Zveroboy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Zveroboy tries to free his leg and advance position but Da Souza is retaining full guard.
Zveroboy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Zveroboy stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Da Souza throws up his legs and catches Zveroboy in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Zveroboy tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Da Souza! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ricardo Da Souza!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Danae's choice of entrance music: Labyrinth - Thunder. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Ak
vs
Danae

189 cm
26
215 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

185 cm
26
212 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Ak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ak throws a lazy uppercut
and Danae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Danae fails to land with a series of punches.
Ak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Danae counters with a nice body shot.
Ak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Danae finds it's way round the side to connect with Ak's head.
Ak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Danae circles away quickly and effectively.
Ak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Danae counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danae cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Danae counters with a left to the body.
Ak misses with a takedown attempt
and Danae counters with a nice body shot.
Danae throws a body punch but Ak moves out of range.
Danae scores with a jab to the head.
Ak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Ak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danae on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ak. Ak obviously looking to wear him down.
Danae scores with a jab. Ak acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Danae sprawls well initially but Ak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ak stops Danae from getting back to his feet.
Ak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ak looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ak throws a strike but Danae avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Danae wants to stand up but Ak is controlling him.

Danae uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Danae avoids it really well and circles away.

Ak closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Danae to the mat! Danae manages to get full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Danae wriggles free and stands up.

Ak has managed to clinch.
Ak trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Ak as the two fighters clinch.
Danae lands an uppercut.
Danae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ak looking for a takedown.
Danae doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Danae fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ak throws a head kick that misses.
Ak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ak connects with a right hand. Danae shakes it off.
Ak throws a body kick that misses.
Perseus Danae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danae digs a good hook to Ak's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Danae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Ak drives through and clinches with Danae against the cage.
Danae is working Ak over against the cage.
Ak is breathing heavily.
Danae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Ak tries to throw a body punch but Danae avoids it by throwing Ak back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danae.
Danae lands with a light punch inside.
Danae lands a nice uppercut.
Danae lands a hook that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danae.
Danae lands a left hand.
Ak pushes off an throws an elbow but Danae leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Danae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
A short left from Danae.
Ak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ak wants a takedown.
Danae lands with a left to the head.
Ak misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Danae scores with a shot to the side of Ak's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danae lands with a light punch inside.
Ak tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Danae just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ak tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Danae smiles and moves away.
Danae fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Danae.
Ak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Danae counters with a thumping low kick.
Ak on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Danae. Beautiful body shot.
Danae getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ak misses with a takedown
enabling Danae to counter with a crisp jab.
Danae stalks Ak and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ak's face. Ak staggers backwards, shaken.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danae thuds a left hand into Ak's body.
Danae wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Danae is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A head kick misses from Danae.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseus Danae dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Danae tries to keep at a distance but Ak has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danae.
Still in the clinch, Danae scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danae digs a right hand into Ak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ak's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Danae - that landed with a thud.
Danae lands a right hand.
Danae lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ak or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Danae.
Danae scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Danae.
Danae lands a nice shot to the body.
Danae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Danae presses Ak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Danae lands a hook that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Danae lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Danae.
Danae holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Danae lands a nice uppercut.

It looks like Sergei Ak has been cut.
Danae lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A left hand lands to the body for Danae.
Danae lands with a right to the head.
Danae digs a right hand underneath Ak's ribcage. Ak let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Danae lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ak.
A short right from Danae.
Danae lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Danae as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Danae.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Danae.
Danae pushes Ak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Danae.
Danae lands a body shot in the clinch.
Danae is leaning against Ak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Danae digs a right hand into Ak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ak's gas tank.
Danae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danae throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Danae - that landed with a thud.
Danae pushes Ak back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Danae.
Danae lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danae scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danae lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Danae digs a right hand into Ak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ak's gas tank.
Danae makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danae.
Danae scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Danae as the two fighters clinch.
Danae lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Ak takes a shot to the head.
Danae lands a shoulder strike.
Ak wants to get back to striking at distance but Danae won't allow it.
Danae lands with a short shot to the head.
Danae lands a shot to the body.
Danae lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae lands a nice shot to the body.
Danae lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Still in the clinch, Danae scores with a nice short uppercut.
Danae stalling.
Danae lands a body punch in the clinch.
Danae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Danae scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ak misses with the head strike.
Danae has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body punch from Danae - that landed with a thud.
Danae scores with a shoulder strike.
Ak takes a shot to the head.
Danae lands a nice uppercut.
Danae gets through Ak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danae blocks a body shot from Ak.
Danae lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Danae - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Danae.
Danae lands a hook to the side of the head.
Danae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Danae lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danae.
Danae lands a shoulder strike.
Danae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aks head.
Ak is trying to drag Danae to the mat but Danae just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Danae works on Ak's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danae scores with a nice hook to the head.
Danae lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Danae as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danae.
A nice right hand lands inside from Danae.
Danae lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Danae blocks a body shot from Ak.
Danae lands a right hand.
Ak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Danae lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Danae.
Danae lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Danae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danae.
Ak throws a head punch that misses.
Danae lands a hook that snaps the head of Ak backwards.
Danae scores with a shot to the side of Ak's head.

Ak breaks from the clinch.
Ak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ak misses with a right hand
and Danae counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Danae looks to throw the jab but Ak is out of range.
Ak will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Danae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danae scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ak fakes the leg kick and cracks Danae in the body.
Perseus Danae seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Ak clinches up with Danae and pushes him back against the cage.
Danae scores with a shoulder strike.
Danae lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ak.
Good body shot from Ak.
Danae lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danae struggles to land a body shot inside as Ak controls his hands.
Ak can't find room to land a body shot as Danae controls the action.
Ak fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ak throws a head punch that misses.
Ak is leaning against Danae and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danae's elbow.
Ak working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Ak.
A short right from Ak.
Ak misses with a hook to the ribs.

Ak jumps guard.

Danae stands up and waves to Ak to follow him.
Danae misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Perseus Danae showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sergei Ak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Ak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danae was well out of range. Poor timing from Ak.
Ak misses with a jab to the body
enabling Danae to counter with a crisp jab.
Ak shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ak throws a lazy uppercut
letting Danae counter with a right hand.
Ak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Danae counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ak throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Danae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ak shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Danae counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sergei Ak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Ak with that takedown attempt.
Ak misses with a takedown
and Danae counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ak thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergei Ak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Danae bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ak's head.
Ak throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae blocks the body kick.
Danae fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Danae throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ak blocks a head kick by Danae.
Ak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Danae counters with a straight right hand.
Danae jabs Ak right on the nose. Ak blinks but takes it well.
Ak misses with a left hand
and Danae counters with a straight right hand.

Ak forces Danae back against the cage and clinches.
Ak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ak tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Danae avoids it.
Danae lands a left hand.
Ak misses with a body punch.
A short right from Ak.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Danae.
Danae is leaning against Ak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Danae creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Danae - that landed with a thud.
Perseus Danae is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danae is working Ak over against the cage.
Danae blocks a body shot from Ak.
Danae lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ak tries to pull guard but Danae won't allow it.
Danae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Danae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danae pushes Ak back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ak tries to pull guard but Danae won't allow it.
Danae blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ak taking a breather.
Danae digs a right hand into Ak's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ak's gas tank.
Danae stops a takedown attempt from Ak.
Ak working aggressively here.
Ak misses with a punch to the body.
Danae lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Danae prevents the takedown attempt.
Ak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Danae fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ak misses with an uppercut
and Danae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ak misses with a body shot
and Danae counters with a nice uppercut.
Danae tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danae changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ak has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Danae.
Danae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Danae takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ak has his takedown stuffed
and Danae counters with a solid body kick.
Ak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Danae lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ak throws a lazy uppercut
and Danae counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Danae. Beautiful body shot.
Sergei Ak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danae digs a good body shot into Ak's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ak fails with the takedown
and Danae counters with a left to the body.
Sergei Ak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Danae. Beautiful body shot.
Danae scores with a punch to the head.
Danae lands with an overhand left.
Ak tries to move into range but Danae moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ak ducks right into an uppercut from Danae.
Ak tries to land a body kick
and Danae counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Danae lands a nice shot to the body.
Ak misses with a takedown attempt
and Danae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Danae moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danae throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

And that's the end of the fight!
Perseus Danae comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Danae winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perseus Danae!