DRC 7 - History PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelo Mantelavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mantelavo has chosen Long Hard Road Out Of Hell by Marilyn Manson as his entrance music. The key to victory for Wanderlei Emelianenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Emelianenko
vs
Mantelavo

200 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Emelianenko!
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, Angelo Mantelavo!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wanderlei Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Emelianenko lands a left and a right that send Mantelavo crashing to the mat, dazed. Emelianenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Mantelavo is rocked!

It looks like Angelo Mantelavo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Mantelavo! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Wanderlei Emelianenko!

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RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Atarian Uksard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Uksard
vs
Medvedev

196 cm
21
167 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
151 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atarian Uksard!
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, Heinz Medvedev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Medvedev.

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

Uksard seems to be working for a kimura but Medvedev defends the submission attempt.
Medvedev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Medvedev.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uksard is working hard here to advance position.
Uksard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Uksard is letting Medvedev control him for a moment.
Uksard tries to bench press Medvedev off him but Medvedev keeps the position.
Uksard sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, Medvedev seems content to control.
Uksard wants to get back to full guard.

Uksard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Uksard is breathing heavily.
Medvedev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uksard keeps working.
Uksard is looking for a sweep. Medvedev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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.
Medvedev seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Medvedev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uksard keeps working.
Medvedev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Medvedev is trying to control the action in half guard but Uksard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Medvedev swings for the body but Uksard moves out of range.
Medvedev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Medvedev misses.

Uksard shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Medvedev's guard.
Uksard won't allow Medvedev to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uksard trying to control the position from guard on top but Medvedev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uksard pushes down on Medvedev's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Medvedev is not content to let Uksard control the position.
Medvedev wants to improve his position but Uksard is controlling well.

Uksard seems to be working for a kimura but Medvedev defends the submission attempt.
Medvedev wants to improve his position but Uksard is controlling well.
Uksard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Uksard wants to work for an arm triangle but Medvedev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

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.
Medvedev makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Medvedev.
Medvedev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Medvedev looking for a sweep. Not yet Medvedev, not yet.

Uksard drops back, looking for a kneebar! Medvedev looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Medvedev looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Medvedev!
Uksard tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Medvedev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Medvedev trying to control the position but Uksard is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
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 Atarian Uksard will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice takedown defense from Medvedev. No joy for Uksard on that attempt.
Nice body punch from Medvedev.
Uksard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Medvedev.
Uksard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Atarian Uksard has been cut.
Medvedev misses with a series of wild punches.
Uksard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Medvedev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medvedev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uksard.
Uksard slips a straight right by Medvedev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedev slaps away a takedown attempt from Uksard, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Uksard looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Medvedev keeping moving, preventing Uksard from controlling successfully.
Medvedev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uksard is one step ahead there.
Medvedev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Uksard avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Medvedev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Uksard defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uksard passes into half guard.

Uksard seems to be working for a kimura but Medvedev defends the submission attempt.

Uksard is working for a kimura but Medvedev is defending it quite comfortably.

Uksard seems to be looking for submissions.

Uksard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Medvedev has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uksard is looking for a kimura but Medvedev is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uksard to get the leverage.
Medvedev gets back to full guard.
Uksard preventing the sweep.

Uksard has gone for a leg lock! Medvedev slips out almost immediately though and dives into Uksard's guard.
Medvedev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Medvedev wants to control from the top but Uksard keeps moving.
Medvedev 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.

Uksard throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Medvedev escapes and throws Uksard's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Medvedev trying to control the position but Uksard is working away.
Medvedev just content to control the position.
Medvedev trying to control the position but Uksard is working away.
Uksard seems a little lost for a moment, as Medvedev dominates the positioning.
Medvedev trying to control the position but Uksard is working away.

Despite being in the dominant position, Heinz Medvedev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Medvedev throws a series of punches but Uksard moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heinz Medvedev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Atarian Uksard's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Uksard takes one on the button.
Uksard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medvedev.
Medvedev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uksard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A combination from Medvedev does no damage.

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

Uksard wants to work for an arm triangle but Medvedev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Medvedev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uksard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uksard's back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Medvedev is looking to control Uksard but Uksard is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Atarian Uksard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uksard tries to escape but Medvedev has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Uksard is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Medvedev.
Medvedev trying to control momentarily.
Medvedev biding his time, controlling Uksard.
Uksard turns into Medvedev and is now in his guard.

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

Uksard is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Medvedev is aware though and is defending well.

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.
Medvedev trying to control the position from guard on top but Uksard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Uksard can't keep his opponent in guard - Medvedev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Uksard looking for submissions off his back.
Medvedev takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Heinz Medvedev just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Medvedev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Medvedev throws a series of punches but Uksard moves out of range.
Medvedev jabs Uksard right on the nose. Uksard blinks but takes it well.
Medvedev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atarian Uksard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev stuffs the takedown attempt from Uksard. Uksard gets slowly back to his feet.
Uksard avoids the body shot from Medvedev.
Medvedev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uksard manages to avoid it.
Medvedev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uksard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Medvedev misses the jab.
Uksard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Medvedev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Uksard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medvedev misses with a series of wild punches.
Uksard has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atarian Uksard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medvedev lands a nice looking body shot.
Medvedev throws a shot to the body.
Medvedev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Uksard.
Medvedev misses with a double jab.
Medvedev looks to score with a jab to the body but Uksard is just out of range.
Uksard defending well as Medvedev loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heinz Medvedev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Medvedev has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heinz Medvedev!

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43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and cindy vanikke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cindy vanikke struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.8lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. The key to victory for Ricardo Moreira has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Moreira
vs
vanikke

160 cm
22
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Moreira!
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, cindy vanikke!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moreira shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Moreira wants to stand but vanikke is controlling his posture from full guard.

vanikke looking for a guillotine here but Moreira defends easily.
vanikke looks gassed!
vanikke has a closed guard, preventing Moreira from standing up.
Moreira stays in close to vanikke's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moreira has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moreira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Moreira darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Moreira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Moreira controlling the position easily from mount.
Moreira seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down vanikke for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreira raining down shots from the mount!
Moreira looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moreira looks to land a combination but vanikke avoids it well.
Moreira misses with a wild body shot.
Moreira throws a series of punches but vanikke avoids them all with ease.

Moreira takes the fight into the clinch.

Moreira pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

vanikke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Moreira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, vanikke has managed to get both his arms back between Moreira's legs - danger averted.
Moreira keeping moving, preventing vanikke from controlling successfully.
vanikke won't allow Moreira to sweep him here.

Moreira looking for a guillotine here but vanikke defends easily.
Moreira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. vanikke manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Moreira closes the distance and pushes vanikke back into the cage.
vanikke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moreira's efforts to push away.
Moreira tries to break free but vanikke pushes him back against the cage.
Moreira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Moreira.
Moreira scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Moreira has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics vanikke uses from the top position.
Moreira is looking to stand up but vanikke isn't so interested in that idea.
Moreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Moreira, not yet.
vanikke is breathing heavily.
Moreira looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Moreira with a hook.
Moreira misses with the combination.
vanikke circles away from the clinch attempt.

Moreira shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Moreira was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Moreira looking to control but vanikke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira controlling the position easily from mount.
vanikke tries to reverse the position but Moreira maintains control.
Moreira content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but vanikke was well out of range. Poor timing from Moreira.
Moreira lands a jab to vanikke's midsection.

vanikke tries to keep at a distance but Moreira has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moreira pressing his opponent against the cage.
vanikke tries to pull guard but Moreira holds him up against the cage and eventually vanikke drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
vanikke tries to score a body lock takedown but Moreira shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Moreira pulls guard.

Moreira has his foot on vanikke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. vanikke works his way back into a safe position though.
vanikke preventing the sweep.
vanikke postures up in Moreira's guard and throws a big left but Moreira blocks it.

Moreira looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Moreira manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Moreira dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

vanikke gets caught flat footed, as Moreira shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Moreira looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Moreira postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
vanikke keeping moving, preventing Moreira from controlling successfully.
Moreira is really struggling to control vanikke but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Moreira tries to stand but vanikke is controlling from the bottom.
vanikke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Moreira is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Moreira controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Moreira drops back looking for a leg! vanikke is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and vanikke manages to kick Moreira off! Moreira jumps back into vanikke's guard.
Moreira trying to control the position from guard on top but vanikke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moreira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moreira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but vanikke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moreira swings for the body but vanikke moves out of range.
vanikke tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Moreira counters with a nice double leg into side control. vanikke won't be happy with that.
Moreira controlling from side mount.
Moreira creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on vanikke's face as Moreira controls the position.
vanikke struggling a bit here.
Moreira just content to control the position.
Moreira scoring with punches and elbows.
vanikke is letting Moreira control him for a moment.
Moreira tries to advance to mount but vanikke denies him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moreira controlling the position from side mount.
vanikke is looking for a sweep.
Ricardo Moreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ricardo Moreira just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Moreira fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. vanikke sprawls well initially but Moreira persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moreira controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Moreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moreira 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Moreira!

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FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Legend
vs
Jackson

175 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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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, John Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shane Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend misses with a double jab.
Legend moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
Jackson swings for the body but Legend moves out of range.
No joy there for Legend, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Jackson scores with a takedown into Legend's guard.

Jackson stands up from Legend's guard - Jackson perhaps looking for a knockout.

Jackson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jackson wants to stand up but Legend manages to regain full guard.
Legend tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legend is keeping the position for now.
Jackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend with a poor takedown

so Jackson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Legend tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Legend wants to sweep but no luck.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Legend keeps moving.
Legend not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jackson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Legend does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legend regains full guard. Nicely done.

Legend throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Legend keeps moving.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Legend is keeping the position for now.
Legend not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jackson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Legend is proving hard to escape from.
Jackson looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson postures up.

Legend escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jackson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Legend had control of the position.
Jackson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jackson trying to control but Legend is working from the bottom.

Legend is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Legend looking for a sweep. Not yet Legend, not yet.

Jackson drops back looking for a leg! Legend is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Legend manages to kick Jackson off! Jackson jumps back into Legend's guard.

Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legend manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackson is trying to control the position but Legend postures up.

Legend is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jackson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jackson has escaped and now he's on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Legend misses with a takedown
and Jackson counters with a head kick. That will keep Legend thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson stands and throws Legend's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Legend manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Shane Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Legend!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Freak Show (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Harville has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Freak Show
vs
Harville

200 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Freak Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Harville!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Harville drops Freak Show with a right and a left! Harville comes rushing in but Freak Show regains his composure and manages to keep Harville in guard.

Freak Show is rocked!

It looks like Max Freak Show has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harville wants to control from the top but Freak Show keeps moving.
Oh Freak Show is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harville has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Freak Show is proving hard to escape from.
Freak Show seems to have got his legs back now.

Freak Show escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Harville gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Freak Show is looking for a triangle but Harville pushes his legs off easily.
Harville trying to stand up but can't free himself from Freak Show's guard.
Freak Show manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Harville manages to get himself to full guard.
Freak Show stopping the sweep attempt from Harville.
Harville preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freak Show connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harville looking to hit a scissor sweep but Freak Show is one step ahead there.
Harville is trying to keep Freak Show in close.
Freak Show trying to control but Harville is working from the bottom.
Harville avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harville working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freak Show.
Freak Show might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harville throws a right and a left that Freak Show avoids nicely.
Harville feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Freak Show's calf.
Harville tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freak Show swivels and escapes.

Freak Show gets a clinch.
Freak Show lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Freak Show is breathing heavily.

Freak Show gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Freak Show throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Harville really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Freak Show. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Harville avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freak Show.
Freak Show slips a nice elbow through Harville's hands, connecting with Harville's forehead.
Harville avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Freak Show.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freak Show is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Freak Show prevents Harville from standing back up.
Freak Show throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Freak Show is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Harville wants to improve his position but Freak Show is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Freak Show seems content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Freak Show is pressing down on Harville's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harville is holding on for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Freak Show is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Harville will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Freak Show's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Harville throws a right hand that Freak Show ducks under and follows up with a left that Freak Show also avoids with ease.
Harville moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Max Freak Show is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harville rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Freak Show moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Freak Show throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harville was covering up waiting for the punch and Freak Show finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Freak Show is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Harville is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freak Show throwing strikes from guard but Harville blocks nicely.
Harville can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Freak Show controls the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Max Freak Show just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Harville tries to clinch but Freak Show moves away

and Freak Show counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harville's guard now.
Freak Show stays in close to Harville's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freak Show pushing down on Harville's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Freak Show lands with a punch from half guard.
Freak Show content to control rather than advance.
Freak Show lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Freak Show thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freak Show content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Freak Show is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Freak Show controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Freak Show stops Harville from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Freak Show in particular looking to stall.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Freak Show!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Lobuev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexeyevich Romanov has chosen Paint it black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Max Lobuev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lobuev
vs
Alexeyevich Romanov

185 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
24
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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, Max Lobuev!
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, Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobuev shoots in but no luck this time.

Alexeyevich Romanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lobuev!
Alexeyevich Romanov landing punches.
Lobuev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lobuev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Alexeyevich Romanov throwing shots but Lobuev is blocking nicely.
Still in half guard, Alexeyevich Romanov seems content to control.
Alexeyevich Romanov stops Lobuev from getting back to his feet.
Alexeyevich Romanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Alexeyevich Romanov wants to take a breather but Lobuev is having none of it.
Alexeyevich Romanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alexeyevich Romanov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobuev is looking to control Alexeyevich Romanov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lobuev avoid being mounted?
Alexeyevich Romanov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lobuev has hold of Alexeyevich Romanov's hands but Alexeyevich Romanov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lobuev has a hand on Alexeyevich Romanov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Alexeyevich Romanov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Alexeyevich Romanov has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lobuev's face.
Alexeyevich Romanov landing punches.
Alexeyevich Romanov looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Lobuev covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beerkiller Razmax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sharpe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Storm. Beerkiller Razmax has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Razmax
vs
Sharpe

225 cm
18
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

202 cm
19
298 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beerkiller Razmax!
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, Richard Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sharpe misses.
Sharpe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Razmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Razmax is looking to clinch but Sharpe is avoiding it.
Sharpe misses with a hook. Razmax ducked under it nicely.
Sharpe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Richard Sharpe has been cut.
Razmax tries to close the distance and clinch but Sharpe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharpe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Razmax counters with a nice leg kick.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Razmax swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sharpe wants to clinch up but Razmax keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razmax throws a nice head kick!
Sharpe wants to clinch

and Razmax counters with a head kick that drops Sharpe to the mat! Sharpe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Sharpe is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sharpe tries to close the distance and clinch but Razmax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sharpe circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sharpe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe lands with a punch from half guard.

Sharpe stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Razmax to get to his feet.
Sharpe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Razmax throws a sloppy head kick

and Sharpe counters by moving into the clinch.

Sharpe pulls Razmax into guard.
Sharpe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Razmax!
Razmax wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sharpe looking to secure an arm triangle but Razmax defends it well.
Sharpe controlling the pace for now.
Sharpe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The referee warns Razmax that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sharpe with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharpe connects with a bit shot that sees Razmax covering up! More strikes from Sharpe and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Sharpe is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Sharpe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Killstuff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Mika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ivan Mika enters the cage!

Killstuff
vs
Mika

185 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Killstuff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Mika!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mika cracks Killstuff with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mika throws a shot from downtown. Killstuff moves away and avoids it.
Killstuff takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mika misses with a wild body shot.
Killstuff shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mika as he jumps to the side.
Mika misses with the combination.

Mika feints and as Killstuff raises his hands in defense, Mika changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Killstuff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mika sitting in guard here, content to control.

Killstuff has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mika should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Killstuff has tightened it up now! Mika should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

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