WFC Russia: LW Tournament PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Kaluma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barakudio Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barakudio Corleone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kaluma
vs
Corleone

190 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
25
133 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiko Kaluma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barakudio Corleone!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corleone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kaluma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Barakudio Corleone has been cut.

Corleone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kaluma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Corleone looks gassed!
Kaluma chips away with some ground and pound.
Kaluma postures up in Corleone's guard and throws a big left but Corleone blocks it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kaluma is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaluma advances position into side control!
Corleone taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kaluma lands some shots froms side control.
Kaluma will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kaluma lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Corleone down.
Kaluma lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kaluma wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Kaluma cracks Corleone with a big right hand but Corleone just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kaluma lands a nice forearm strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaluma decides to stand back up. Kaluma steps back and let's Corleone get back to his feet.

Kaluma scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kaluma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaluma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kaluma wants to control but Corleone is keeping him busy.
Kaluma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Kaluma.
Corleone taking some punishment here, with Kaluma in his half guard.
Kaluma trying to control the action but Corleone is working from the bottom.
Kaluma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaluma working over Corleone with some ground and pound. Corleone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaluma working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Kaluma connects with a nice short shot to Corleone's temple.
Ground and pound from Kaluma.
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. Kaluma connects with a nice short shot to Corleone's temple.
Kaluma really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kaluma slips a nice elbow through Corleone's hands, connecting with Corleone's forehead.
Kaluma lands with a punch from half guard.
Kaluma working over Corleone with some ground and pound. Corleone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kaluma is taking a breather. Corleone 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.

Corleone is defending against the submission attempts here by Kaluma.
Kaluma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kaluma scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaluma winds up and cracks Corleone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kaluma lands a nice short elbow.
Kaluma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Kaluma is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Corleone is just riding it out for now. Kaluma eventually gives up the hold.

Corleone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kaluma looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kaluma landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kaluma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Corleone is defending against the submission attempts here by Kaluma.
Kaluma lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kaluma looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Corleone is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaluma scores with a couple of nice shots.

Kaluma seems to be working for a kimura but Corleone defends the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kaluma seems to be working for a kimura but Corleone defends the submission attempt.
Kaluma drops an elbow to the side of Corleone's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiko Kaluma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barakudio Corleone's cut.
That's time! Kaluma's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kaluma clinches.

Kaluma breaks from the clinch.

Kaluma gets the takedown into side control.
Corleone gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Kaluma is working for a submission of some sort.

Corleone looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Kaluma.
Corleone is breathing heavily.
Kaluma drops an elbow to the side of Corleone's head.
Kaluma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Corleone knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kiko Kaluma overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaluma trying to control from half guard but Corleone is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaluma working over Corleone with some ground and pound. Corleone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kaluma wants to work for an arm triangle but Corleone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kaluma winds up and cracks Corleone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Kaluma stands up from half guard.

Kaluma pushes Corleone up against the ropes in a clinch.

Kaluma wants the takedown. Corleone is fighting it off but Kaluma persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Corleone's guard against the ropes.
Kaluma content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Kaluma gets to his feet - Corleone follows without any prompting.

Kaluma closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kaluma lands in his opponent's guard.

Corleone is looking for a triangle but Kaluma pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaluma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kaluma has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Corleone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kaluma tries to free his leg and advance position but Corleone is retaining full guard.
Kaluma is working hard here to advance position.

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

Kaluma shoots in and gets a takedown into Corleone's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kaluma working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Corleone's head.
Kaluma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaluma would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kaluma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Corleone looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Corleone has a closed guard, preventing Kaluma from standing up.
Kaluma scoring with some ground and pound.

Corleone throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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

Corleone is looking for a triangle but Kaluma pushes his legs off easily.

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.
Kaluma scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaluma connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaluma is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaluma knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Corleone on the ground.
Kaluma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaluma trying to control the position from guard on top but Corleone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaluma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaluma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Corleone working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kaluma doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kaluma manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kaluma working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaluma distracts Corleone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaluma scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiko Kaluma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barakudio Corleone's cut.
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!

Kaluma drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kaluma lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Corleone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaluma.
Kaluma postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kaluma stands and throws Corleone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Corleone is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kaluma connects with a decent elbow.
Kaluma lands a decent elbow from side control.
Corleone takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kaluma connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Corleone some visible discomfort.
Kaluma moves into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaluma postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Corleone looks a forlorn figure.
Kaluma punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaluma is working for a guillotine from mount but Corleone frees his head quite easily.
Corleone is looking to get to half guard.
Kaluma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corleone can do to turn this around?
Kaluma dominating with strikes here.
Kaluma breaks from Corleone's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kaluma wants to control the pace but Corleone is squirming around nicely.
Kaluma has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Corleone's face.
Corleone really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Kaluma looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corleone takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Corleone is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Kaluma scoring with strikes but Corleone is staying in there.
Kaluma with a couple of short strikes.
Kaluma raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kaluma raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kaluma lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Corleone hang on?
Kaluma raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kaluma lands a nice shot to the head.
Corleone is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kaluma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kaluma has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Corleone's face.
Kaluma scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Corleone?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone is working to get back to half guard.
Kaluma has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Corleone's face.
Kaluma lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Kaluma.
Corleone manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Corleone on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kaluma lands strikes from half guard.
Kaluma slips a nice elbow through Corleone's hands, connecting with Corleone's forehead.
Kaluma is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaluma is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kaluma decides to return to a standing position.

Kaluma throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Corleone tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kaluma is in Corleone's guard.
Kaluma with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Corleone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kaluma throwing strikes from guard but Corleone blocks nicely.
Kaluma is pushing down on Corleone's leg trying to pass to half guard. Corleone is fighting to maintain full guard but Kaluma has managed to sneak the leg through.
Corleone blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaluma.
Corleone has hold of Kaluma's hands but Kaluma slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Kaluma is trying to work for a kimura but Corleone is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corleone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kiko Kaluma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaluma 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Kiko Kaluma!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Kiko Kaluma!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Kiko Kaluma!

Kiko Kaluma wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Nick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Putin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Nick has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Nick
vs
Putin

215 cm
19
230 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

187 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Nick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nick fails to land with a series of punches.
Putin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Putin tries to clinch but Nick moves away

and Nick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Nick.
Putin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nick misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Putin.
Nick tries to break the clinch but Putin is controlling the position.
Putin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Putin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Putin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nick backwards.
Nick has Putin pressed against the ropes, preventing Putin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Nick breaks the clinch.
Putin fails to land the takedown.
Putin tries to bum rush Nick with a series of wild strikes but Nick uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Putin feints and as Nick raises his hands in defense, Putin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Putin thows a big elbow that misses.
Putin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nick is keeping the position for now.

Putin throws a sloppy strike and Nick has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Putin is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Nick!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Nick!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Angel Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiger JonesJr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pain comes to the ring accompanied by "Meet the Monster" Five Finger Death Punch. Angel Pain had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Angel Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
JonesJr

180 cm
29
165 lbs
5 - 21 - 0

183 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 5 - 21 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Angel Pain!
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, Tiger JonesJr!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain wants to clinch
and JonesJr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
JonesJr looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
JonesJr misses with a double jab.
JonesJr throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
JonesJr misses with a combination
and Pain counters with a solid body kick.
JonesJr misses with a double jab

and Pain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for JonesJr!
JonesJr'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.

Pain looking to secure an arm triangle but JonesJr defends it well.
Pain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. JonesJr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
JonesJr is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.

Pain is working for a guillotine from mount but JonesJr frees his head quite easily.
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!
JonesJr is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
JonesJr looks gassed!
Pain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. JonesJr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can JonesJr hang on?
Pain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
JonesJr is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pain landing punches.

JonesJr is rocked!
Pain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
JonesJr is still in real trouble! Can Pain finish him?
Pain connects with a bit shot that sees JonesJr covering up! More strikes from Pain and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Pain is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angel Pain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhael Nadal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Medved
vs
Nadal

180 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Medved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhael Nadal!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Medved misses
and Nadal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Medved throws a head kick that misses
and Nadal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nadal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Medved tries to avoid it but Nadal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Medved to the ground. Medved escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nadal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nadal shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Medved defends it nicely.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.
Nadal shoots in looking for a takedown. Medved tries to sprawl out of it but Nadal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Medved manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nadal throws a lazy head kick

and Medved counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medved connects with a knee to the head.
Nadal takes an elbow to the temple.
Nadal just leaning against Medved, taking a breather.
Nadal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Medved throws an elbow that misses.
Medved lands a damaging elbow.
Medved throws an elbow that misses.
Medved landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nadal looks gassed!
Medved lands a damaging elbow.
Medved lands an elbow inside that Nadal shrugs off.
Medved using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Medved creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nadal has a couple of punches blocked by Medved.
Medved has Nadal pushed against the ropes.
Medved gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Medved lands an elbow just above Nadal 's eye.
Medved misses with an elbow strike.
Medved lands a damaging elbow.
Nadal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Medved working Nadal over with knees to the body.
Medved lands a good knee to the midsection. Nadal won't want to take too many of those.
Medved lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Medved lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Medved obliges.
Medved throws an elbow that misses.
Nadal avoids a wild elbow strike from Medved.
Medved misses with an elbow strike.

Medved breaks from the clinch.
Nadal avoids the head kick by Medved.
Medved tries a head kick but it misses.
Nadal tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Medved moves into the clinch.
Medved lands an elbow just above Nadal 's eye.
Knees to the body from Medved.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medved misses with an elbow strike.
Nadal lands a knee to the head.

Nadal manages to break the clinch.
Nadal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Medved counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadal shrugs it off.
Medved throws a head kick that Nadal semi-blocks.
Nadal tries to clinch up.
A head kick by Medved misses
and Nadal counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medved throws a lazy head kick
and Nadal counters with an inside leg kick.
Nadal closes the distance but Medved moves to the side

and Medved counters by moving into the clinch.
Nadal tries for a takedown but Medved manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Medved just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nadal's brow.
Medved on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nadal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Medved.
Nadal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Medved has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Medved throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadal tries to pull guard but Medved holds him up against the ropes and eventually Nadal drops back down to his feet.
Medved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Medved manages to break the clinch.
Nadal wants to clinch
and Medved counters with a good, hard body kick but Nadal shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nadal throws a lazy head kick
and Medved counters with a solid body kick.
Medved keeps the fight on the outside.
Nadal dives in and grabs Medved's left leg, looking for a takedown. Medved pushes down on Nadal's head and hops out.

Medved moves into range and clinches up with Nadal.
Nadal goes for a takedown attempt but Medved pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nadal is trying hard to land a takedown here. Medved sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Nadal or perhaps it was just good defense by Medved which made him look bad.
Nadal is breathing heavily.
Nadal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mikhael Nadal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medved throws a head kick but Nadal moves out of range.
Nadal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Medved counters with a head kick. That will keep Nadal thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medved pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nadal tries to clinch up
and Medved finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mikhael Nadal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medved looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Medved lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Mikhael Nadal has been cut.
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!
Medved throws a sloppy head kick and Nadal moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medved throws a lazy head kick

and Nadal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nadal.
Medved pulls Nadal in to control the position.
Medved can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Nadal controls the pace.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nadal stopping the sweep attempt from Medved.
Medved trying to strike off his back.
Nadal trying to control the position from guard on top but Medved is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mikhael Nadal hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Medved throws a lazy head kick
and Nadal counters with a head kick.
Nadal closes this distance looking for a takedown but Medved circles away.
Viktor Medved is winning the standup battle so far.
Medved throws a head kick but Nadal moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nadal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Medved throws a sloppy head kick
and Nadal counters with a big head kick but Medved shrugs it off.
Medved swats away the attempt to clinch by Nadal.
A head kick by Medved misses
and Nadal counters with a low kick, right behind Medved 's knee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Medved dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mikhael Nadal's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nadal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nadal is defended easily by Medved.
Nadal misses with a leg kick.
Nadal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadal shoots for a takedown but Medved saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Nadal. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadal shoots in but Medved avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Viktor Medved has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikhael Nadal.
Nadal avoids the head kick by Medved.
Medved throws a head kick but Nadal moves out of range.
Nadal shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Medved pinned against the cage. Medved gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nadal blocks a head kick by Medved.

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.
Medved throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nadal misses with a head kick.
Nadal throws a sloppy head kick and Medved moves out of range easily.
Medved throws a lazy head kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Nadal makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Medved misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Medved stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Medved wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadal tries to clinch up

and Medved moves into the clinch.
Medved gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Medved creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nadal's defenses.
Nadal avoids the elbow strike from Medved, against the ropes.
Nadal takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nadal blocks the elbow strike.
Medved throws an elbow but it misses.
Nadal avoids the elbow strike from Medved, against the ropes.
Medved lands an elbow just above Nadal 's eye.
Medved throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Nadal successfully pulls guard.
Nadal wants to sweep here but Medved controlling him for the moment.
Medved postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nadal working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Medved.

Nadal looking for a guillotine here but Medved defends easily.
Medved working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nadal utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nadal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Medved is one step ahead there.
Medved postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Viktor Medved.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Medved, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Viktor Medved!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Viktor Medved!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Viktor Medved!

Viktor Medved wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junichi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "One Thing Leads to Another" by The Fixx kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Junichi Watanabe acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

West
vs
Watanabe

170 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
160 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junichi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of West's head.

It looks like Thomas West has been cut.

Watanabe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in West's half guard.
Watanabe working West over with strikes.
Watanabe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Watanabe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
West is looking to improve his position.
Watanabe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West trying to hold on to Watanabe's head to control him but Watanabe postures up.
West moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
West knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watanabe on the ground.
Watanabe won't allow West to sweep him here.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to West's brow.
Watanabe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe stopping the sweep attempt from West.

Watanabe got a little sloppy there for a moment and West has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watanabe has managed to get both his arms back between West's legs - danger averted.

West throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
West is breathing heavily.
Watanabe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe stands up over West, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watanabe works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
Watanabe lands a couple of elbows.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

West has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watanabe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watanabe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watanabe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watanabe cracks West with a solid left hand.
Watanabe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watanabe chips away with some ground and pound.
Watanabe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watanabe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

West escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Watanabe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe chips away with some ground and pound.
Watanabe stands up over West, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

West working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watanabe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watanabe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe working some strikes from top position.
Watanabe is working West over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watanabe is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Watanabe cracks West with a solid left hand.
Watanabe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

West has his foot on Watanabe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watanabe works his way back into a safe position though.
Watanabe connects with a couple of short punches.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if West tries to get out of the position.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
West looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watanabe is one step ahead there.
West striking off his back but it's not causing Watanabe any problems.
West throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

West is looking for a triangle but Watanabe pushes his legs off easily.
West is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watanabe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watanabe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watanabe chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watanabe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of West's head.
Watanabe works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watanabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watanabe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
West not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watanabe cracks West with a solid left hand.
Watanabe is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Watanabe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Watanabe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe landing with the ground and pound.
Watanabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of West's head.

West has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watanabe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junichi Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas West's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

West dodges the punch combination from Watanabe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
West misses the jab.
Watanabe misses with a series of wild punches.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
West throws a lazy right hand but Watanabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junichi Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
West thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Watanabe misses its intended target.
Watanabe misses with a double jab.
Watanabe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watanabe.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watanabe.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Watanabe does it's job there.

West shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. West showed some decent athleticism there.
West trying to mount his opponent but Watanabe defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watanabe doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time West.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West trying to control from half guard but Watanabe is working away.
Watanabe trying to control but West postures up.
West tries to pass to full mount but Watanabe defends it.
Watanabe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. West is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
West is trying to control the action in half guard but Watanabe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

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.
West is thwarting Watanabe's attempts to control the position.

West is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Watanabe gets back to full guard.
Watanabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.

West has gone for a leg lock! Watanabe slips out almost immediately though and dives into West's guard.
Watanabe is working West over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watanabe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watanabe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of West's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watanabe won't allow West to sweep him here.
Watanabe working some strikes from top position.
Watanabe content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
West working a defensive guard here.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.

West throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
Watanabe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watanabe cracks West with a solid left hand.
Watanabe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Watanabe lands a couple of digs.
West looking to control.
Watanabe distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watanabe distracts West with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Watanabe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe lands a couple of elbows.
Watanabe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of West's head.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

West looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watanabe works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
Watanabe won't allow West to sweep him here.
West is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junichi Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas West's cut.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Watanabe throws a right and a left that both miss.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watanabe.
West takes one on the chin but seems OK.
West ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West fails with a takedown attempt.
West shoots for a double leg takedown but Watanabe sprawls well. He's pushed West's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good exchange - Watanabe coming out on top.
A punch combination from Watanabe misses.
Watanabe lands a jab-cross combination.
Watanabe tries to bum rush West with a series of wild strikes but West uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Watanabe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. West tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watanabe is in West's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.

West is looking for a triangle but Watanabe pushes his legs off easily.
Watanabe passes West's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
West is looking for a sweep. Watanabe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
West moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

West escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Watanabe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Watanabe connects with a couple of short punches.
West working a defensive guard here.
Watanabe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Watanabe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watanabe scoring with some ground and pound.
West tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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.
Junichi Watanabe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watanabe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

West looking for a guillotine here but Watanabe defends easily.

West is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watanabe defends well.
Watanabe cracks West with a solid left hand.
Watanabe landing with the ground and pound.
West wants to sweep but no luck.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watanabe with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Watanabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watanabe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watanabe works over West with some ground and pound from guard.
Watanabe with a nice head shot there.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watanabe.
West tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watanabe cracks West with a solid left hand.
Watanabe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
West bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watanabe's guard.
West looking to pass the guard.
Watanabe wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and West is now in half guard.

West is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Watanabe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watanabe defending well though.
Watanabe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

West drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watanabe dives on top into guard.
Watanabe lands a couple of digs.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watanabe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Watanabe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watanabe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now West is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
West wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Thomas West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Junichi Watanabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watanabe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junichi Watanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watanabe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Junichi Watanabe!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Junichi Watanabe!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Junichi Watanabe!

Junichi Watanabe wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincento Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guster Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guster Spencer is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Gonzalez
vs
Spencer

170 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
23
167 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincento Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guster Spencer!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spencer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gonzalez will feel that in the morning.

Spencer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gonzalez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
A control attempt from Gonzalez but he's now mounted!

Gonzalez is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Spencer locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Gonzalez is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guster Spencer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knute Rockne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Andrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrei has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Nikolai Andrei has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Knute Rockne's chin.

Rockne
vs
Andrei

200 cm
25
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Knute Rockne!
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, Nikolai Andrei!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockne throws a sloppy head kick
and Andrei counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Andrei looks gassed!
Rockne throws a sloppy head kick and Andrei moves out of range easily.
Rockne with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Rockne pushes Andrei up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rockne landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andreis head.

That has opened up Nikolai Andrei's cut even more.
Rockne has Andrei pushed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rockne.
Rockne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The cut above Nikolai Andrei's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Andrei takes an elbow to the forehead.

Nikolai Andrei's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Rockne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rockne throws a head kick that misses.

Rockne lands a big head kick that sends Andrei tumbling to the mat! Rockne takes a step backwards and waves Andrei back to his feet - he wants the finish!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nikolai Andrei's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Knute Rockne!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hokkus Pokkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pokkus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pantera - Walk. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pokkus
vs
Gracie

185 cm
24
181 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

191 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hokkus Pokkus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pokkus closes the distance and clinches.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Gracie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Pokkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Pokkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Gracie managing to block the knees to the body from Pokkus.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pokkus smiles and moves away.
Gracie swats away the attempt to clinch by Pokkus.
Pokkus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pokkus moves to clinch but Gracie breaks away
and Gracie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie blocks a head kick by Pokkus.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pokkus.
Pokkus misses with a kick to the body.
Pokkus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokkus looks to clinch

so Gracie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pokkus on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pokkus tries to get out of the position.
Pokkus keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pokkus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie 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.
Gracie throwing strikes from guard but Pokkus blocks nicely.
Gracie slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ryan Gracie.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pokkus misses with a body shot.
Pokkus throws a sloppy body shot

and Gracie counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Pokkus's guard now.
Pokkus keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Pokkus manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Pokkus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gracie holds on and takes a little breather.
Pokkus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Pokkus postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Pokkus wants to pass the guard but Gracie is keeping the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Pokkus wants to stand and escape but instead Gracie has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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.
Gracie trying to control but Pokkus is working from the bottom.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ryan Gracie hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A good leg kick by Pokkus.
Pokkus circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Pokkus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pokkus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pokkus misses with a body shot.

Pokkus moves into the clinch successfully.
Pokkus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gracie blocks it with crossed arms.
Pokkus looking to slow down the pace here.
Pokkus looking to throw knees to the head but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Pokkus tries to land a knee to the head but Gracie blocks with his arms.
Gracie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pokkus walks away with a smile on his face. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gracie tries to clinch but Pokkus is having none of it.
Pokkus throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Pokkus throws a sloppy head kick

and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Pokkus won't allow it.
Pokkus pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gracie in particular looking to stall.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ryan Gracie wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pokkus looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.

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.
Pokkus moves out of range of the leg kick from Gracie.
Pokkus stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Gracie cracks Pokkus with a good jab.
Hokkus Pokkus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pokkus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pokkus lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pokkus feints and then cracks Gracie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracie down.
Gracie stuns Pokkus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pokkus tries a head kick but it misses.

Pokkus takes the fight into the clinch.
Pokkus misses with a knee strike.
Pokkus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pokkus trying to land knees to the body.
Pokkus tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Pokkus holds him up against the ropes and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Hokkus Pokkus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Gracie.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokkus misses with a knee strike.
Pokkus tries a knee to the head but Gracie blocks it.
Pokkus is stalling here.

Gracie manages to pull guard.
Pokkus is fighting to break Gracie's control of his arms but Gracie is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pokkus looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Pokkus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pokkus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Pokkus has wrist control.
Pokkus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie passes Pokkus's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ryan Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gracie drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie controlling the position from side mount.
Pokkus is trying to control Gracie's posture but Gracie avoids it.
Pokkus tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pokkus gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Gracie has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Gracie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Gracie content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Pokkus turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gracie off and cradles Pokkus's limp body as Gracie celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Ryan Gracie!
Ryan Gracie is the new middleweight champion!