PCL Rise of the Pegasi 55 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Jiminez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Taki maly taki duzy. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Newman
vs
Jiminez

182 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damian Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gabriel Jiminez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jiminez closes the distance and pushes Newman back into the cage.
Newman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jiminez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jiminez trying to stall but Newman improves his position.
Newman tries to pull guard but Jiminez won't allow it.
Jiminez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Newman has him pressed against the cage.

Newman decides to pull guard.
Jiminez wants to pass the guard but Newman is keeping the position.
Newman is pulling down on Jiminez's head. It's preventing any offense from Jiminez, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman keeping full guard, as Jiminez tries to pass.
Jiminez trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Gabriel Jiminez.
Newman misses with a hook. Jiminez ducked under it nicely.
Jiminez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newman throws out the jab.
Newman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Newman gets tackled into the cage by Jiminez. Jiminez maintains the clinch.
Jiminez wants to break free but Newman has control.

Newman pulls guard effortlessly.
Jiminez trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.

Jiminez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jiminez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Newman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jiminez trying to control but Newman is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jiminez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel Jiminez was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jiminez blocks a head kick by Newman.
Jiminez blocks a leg kick.

Jiminez forces Newman back against the cage and clinches.

Newman jumps guard.
Jiminez is looking to advance position but Newman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Newman has control of Jiminez's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jiminez regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Newman has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Jiminez is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Damian Newman!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Byeongsuk Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodolfo Gusman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim comes to the cage accompanied by Choi Hong Man-Beauty and the Beast. Gusman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: La sonora santanera - El santo, el cavernario. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kim
vs
Gusman

190 cm
26
195 lbs
18 - 9 - 3

180 cm
29
191 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 18 - 9 - 3, fighting out of London, Byeongsuk Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodolfo Gusman!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Gusman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Gusman moves into the clinch.
Gusman tries to work over Kim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Gusman on the inside.
Gusman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kim backwards.
Gusman swings wildly with an uppercut but Kim uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Gusman fails to land.
Gusman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gusman working aggressively here.
Gusman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kim avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusman.
Kim tries to throw a body punch but Gusman avoids it by throwing Kim back against the cage.
Gusman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gusman has Kim pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kim manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kim is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gusman is keeping busy.
Kim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gusman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gusman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusman lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gusman is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kim pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Byeongsuk Kim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodolfo Gusman.
Kim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kim pulls guard successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kim looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gusman is one step ahead there.
Gusman trying to control but Kim is working from the bottom.
Gusman wants to pass the guard but Kim is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gusman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rodolfo Gusman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kim stuffs the takedown.
Kim displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Rodolfo Gusman 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!
Kim takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gusman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kim moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kim.
Kim throws a hook but Gusman avoids it easily.
Kim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusman.
Gusman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kim manages to avoid it.
Gusman throws a jab when Kim was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kim misses the target.
A big left from Kim misses.
Kim scores with a kick to the body.
Good work by Kim as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusman thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Kim misses its intended target.
Gusman looks for a takedown but Kim sprawls well.
Gusman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gusman throws a low kick, looking for Kim's leg but Kim calmly moves out of range.
Rodolfo Gusman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kim scores with the left hand. Gusman knows he should have avoided that one.
Kim misses with a hook.
Kim misses with a straight right.
Gusman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Kim - just one landing.
Gusman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusman lands a nice shot that snaps Kim's head back.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gusman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gusman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gusman tried to score with a low kick but Kim checks it.
Gusman throws a solid leg kick but Kim takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gusman.
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!
Gusman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kim on the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Kim. No joy for Gusman on that attempt.
Kim misses the body punch
and Gusman counters with a slapping leg kick.

Gusman moves into the clinch.
Kim struggles to land a body shot inside as Gusman controls his hands.
Kim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gusman throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kim taking a breather.
Good body shot from Kim.
Gusman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Kim.
Gusman looks gassed!
Gusman misses with the head strike.
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 Byeongsuk Kim will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rodolfo Gusman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A big left from Kim misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kim lands a body punch in the clinch.

Kim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kim waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gusman.
Gusman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kim to score with a decent uppercut.

Kim closes the distance and clinches.
Kim misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kim's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Gusman has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kim clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gusman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kim.

Gusman is cranking Kim's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Kim! He's tightened the choke and Kim is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rodolfo Gusman!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sagara Sanosuke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Ultra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ultra has chosen Fistful of steel - Rage against the machine as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Sanosuke
vs
Ultra

190 cm
23
199 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
198 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sagara Sanosuke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakob Ultra!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanosuke staying out of range there.
Sanosuke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Sanosuke rushes Ultra and presses him up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ultra.
Sanosuke misses with a punch to the body.
Sanosuke swings wildly with an uppercut but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanosuke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanosuke avoids the elbow strike from Ultra, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ultra as the two fighters clinch.
Ultra blocks an uppercut.
Sanosuke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanosuke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ultra misses with the head strike.
Sanosuke digs a right hand into Ultra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ultra's gas tank.
Ultra trying to land knees to the body.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ultra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ultra is leaning against Sanosuke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sanosuke takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanosuke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sanosuke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanosuke lands a shot to the body.
Sanosuke takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Sanosuke as the two fighters clinch.
Sanosuke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Ultra fails to land.
Ultra lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanosuke backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Sanosuke.
Ultra lands an elbow that stopped Sanosuke in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Sanosuke fails to land.
Sanosuke misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanosuke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ultra misses with an elbow strike.
Ultra works on Sanosuke's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanosuke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ultra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ultra throws a head punch that misses.
Ultra blocks an uppercut.
Ultra scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Ultra.
Ultra tries to stall but Sanosuke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ultra pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sanosuke misses with a body punch.
Ultra lands a good knee to the midsection. Sanosuke won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanosuke.
Ultra misses with an elbow strike.
Ultra throws an elbow but it misses.
Sanosuke tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Sanosuke back against the cage.
Sanosuke tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Sanosuke back against the cage.
Sanosuke lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Sanosuke as the two fighters clinch.
Sanosuke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ultra.
Ultra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ultra.
Ultra effectively controlling the action here.
Sanosuke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ultra prevents a body shot from Sanosuke.
Ultra lands an elbow just above Sanosuke 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ultra.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanosuke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sanosuke tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Sanosuke back against the cage.
Ultra working aggressively here.
Ultra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanosuke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanosuke misses with a punch to the body.
Sanosuke blocks an elbow strike from Ultra.
Ultra blocks a body shot from Sanosuke.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanosuke.
Ultra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanosuke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jakob Ultra will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ultra on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ultra chopping away at his opponent's legs.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanosuke moves into the clinch.
Sanosuke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanosuke working aggressively here.
Ultra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ultra is looking to control Sanosuke's arms but Sanosuke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ultra has his back to the cage.
Ultra crunches a lovely knee into Sanosuke's ribcage.
Jakob Ultra seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ultra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanosuke.
Ultra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanosuke's elbow.
Ultra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanosuke is defending well for now.
Ultra misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanosuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanosuke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanosuke takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ultra's elbow.
Sanosuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ultra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ultra gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanosuke lands with a right to the head.
Ultra is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanosuke is defending well for now.
Ultra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanosuke misses with a body punch.
Ultra lands a damaging elbow.
Ultra trying to control the position but instead, Sanosuke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ultra into the cage.
Ultra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sanosuke.
Sanosuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ultra is working Sanosuke over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ultra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sanosuke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanosuke blocks a body shot from Ultra.
Sanosuke avoids the elbow strike from Ultra, against the cage.
Sanosuke tries a body shot but Ultra blocks it.
Sanosuke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ultra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanosuke lands a left hand.
Ultra with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ultra creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Still in the clinch, Sanosuke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ultra blocks a body shot from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke tries a body shot but Ultra blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ultra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanosuke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanosuke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ultra is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanosuke is keeping busy.
Sanosuke tries to work over Ultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanosuke throws a head punch that misses.
Sanosuke avoiding damage as Ultra throws knees to the body.
Ultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sanosuke fails to land.
Ultra trying to land knees to the body.
Sanosuke misses with the head strike.
Sanosuke blocks an elbow strike from Ultra.
Sanosuke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sanosuke tries to work over Ultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ultra.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ultra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanosuke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Sanosuke back against the cage.
Ultra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanosuke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ultra or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ultra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanosuke avoiding damage as Ultra throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ultra blocking some punches.
Sanosuke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ultra takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sanosuke clinches with his opponent.
Ultra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ultra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanosuke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ultra blocks a body shot from Sanosuke.
Ultra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanosuke blocks a body shot from Ultra.
Sanosuke dodges an elbow strike from Ultra.
Ultra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ultra struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanosuke controls his hands.
Ultra stalling.
Sanosuke tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Sanosuke back against the cage.
Ultra scores with a shoulder strike.
Ultra pushes off an throws an elbow but Sanosuke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanosuke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ultra's elbow.
Ultra blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Sanosuke as the two fighters clinch.
Sanosuke lands a shoulder strike.
Sanosuke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Sanosuke can't find room to land a body shot as Ultra controls the action.
Sanosuke tries to work over Ultra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanosuke lands with a right to the head.
Ultra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanosuke scores with a shot to the side of Ultra's head.
Sanosuke has a couple of punches blocked by Ultra.
A right hook to the body lands for Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ultra missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke tries to throw a body punch but Ultra avoids it by throwing Sanosuke back against the cage.
Sanosuke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ultra blocking some punches.
Ultra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanosuke lands with a right to the head.
Sanosuke avoiding damage as Ultra throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanosuke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sanosuke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanosuke lands a nice shot to the body.
Ultra prevents a body shot from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
Sanosuke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanosuke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ultra lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanosuke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanosuke lands a shoulder strike.
Sanosuke lands a shoulder strike.
Ultra misses with the head strike.
Ultra missing with knees to the body.
Sanosuke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanosuke misses with some punches.
Ultra prevents a body shot from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanosuke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanosuke managing to block the knees to the body from Ultra.
Sanosuke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanosuke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ultra misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sanosuke fails to land.
Sanosuke has a couple of punches blocked by Ultra.
Sanosuke struggles to land a body shot inside as Ultra controls his hands.
Ultra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ultra blocks a body shot from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanosuke pushes Ultra back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ultra blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanosuke.
Sanosuke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanosuke lands a hook that snaps the head of Ultra backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanosuke swings wildly with an uppercut but Ultra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ultra throws a head punch that misses.
Ultra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sagara Sanosuke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sanosuke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sagara Sanosuke!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between German Shepard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Davis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Shepard
vs
Davis

170 cm
28
150 lbs
13 - 4 - 1

170 cm
23
150 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, German Shepard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joe Davis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shepard throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shepard shoots in but no luck this time.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shepard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Shepard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Davis's waist but Davis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shepard off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for German Shepard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Davis.
Shepard shoots in for a double leg but Davis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shepard shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shepard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davis but Davis pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Davis rushes Shepard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis is pressed up against the cage. Shepard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Davis down to the mat. Davis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Shepard fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Davis to the ground. Shepard is now in Davis's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Davis wants to stand but Shepard is controlling the position.
Davis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shepard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shepard working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shepard trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shepard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Shepard from controlling successfully.
Shepard works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shepard lands with a punch from half guard.
Shepard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Shepard looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Davis taking some punishment here, with Shepard in his half guard.

Shepard is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davis defends it well.
Davis pushes Shepard off looking to stand but Shepard dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shepard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davis defending well though.
Davis is looking for a sweep. Shepard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Davis is looking to escape.
Shepard trying to control the action but Davis is working from the bottom.

Shepard is working for a submission of some sort.
Shepard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shepard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Davis is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shepard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shepard trying to control from half guard but Davis is working away.
Davis wants to improve his position but Shepard is controlling well.
Davis is in trouble now - Shepard has advanced to mount!
Davis is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Shepard connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis is looking to get to half guard.

Shepard looking for a guillotine from mount but Davis is having none of it.
Shepard lands a big elbow.
Shepard wants to control the pace but Davis is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shepard landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shepard controlling the pace for now.
Shepard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Davis is in a horrible position here. Shepard smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shepard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shepard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Davis is rocked!
Shepard is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Davis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Shepard finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Shepard is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Davis can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Shepard! Davis is hurt baaadly! Shepard is firing away with more strikes - Davis is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). German Shepard!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rich Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: yes. Mr White is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Brown
vs
White

185 cm
25
154 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

182 cm
27
158 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr White!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown blocks a head kick by White.

White moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from White.
Brown is trying to drag White to the mat but White just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short left from White.
Brown tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
Brown wants a takedown but no success here.
White stalls.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from White.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from White.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice leg kick.
Brown is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from White.
Brown tries for a takedown but White sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
White takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brown tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown throws a low kick but White moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown. White tries to sprawl out of it but Brown keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. White manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
White stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and White wants it to stay on the feet.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
White tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
White missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brown sees it coming and avoids it easily.

White closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes an elbow to the temple.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
White dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
White missing with knees to the body.
Brown tries for a takedown. No joy.
White lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown drops down looking for an ankle pick but White pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt - White sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brown shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
White tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brown sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten White somewhat.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.

White has closed the distance and engaged Brown in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
White pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
White might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
White lands a head shot.
White misses with a takedown attempt - Brown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brown avoids the head kick by White.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown dodges the punch combination from White.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
White checks a low kick from Brown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
White throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Brown will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown has his takedown stuffed
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rich Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and White is able to avoid easily.
White throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White misses with a wild combination.
Brown has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
White lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Nice jab there from White.

White gets a clinch.
White lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
White lands a right hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for White.
A nice glancing elbow lands by White.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Brown. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
White prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

White breaks the clinch.
Mr White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brown is defended easily by White.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Brown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from White.
Brown throws a head kick but White moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Brown misses with a leg kick.

White drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Brown manages to work his way to half guard, despite White's best efforts.

Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but White pulls his head out easily.
Brown tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
White passes the guard and advances to mount!
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.

White moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Brown has worked his arm free - good work by Brown!
White connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brown some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brown regains half guard.

Brown looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown is refusing to be controlled, as White sits in half guard.

White is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Brown is looking for a sweep. White is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White 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.
White frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
White with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White raining down shots from the mount!

Brown is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for White! Brown is hurt baaadly! White is firing away with more strikes - Brown is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr White!