OFC 21 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Yazerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Yazerman is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Emelianenko
vs
Yazerman

185 cm
22
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
177 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edward Yazerman!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Yazerman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses

and Yazerman counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yazerman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees to the body from Yazerman.

Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yazerman changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Yazerman manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Emelianenko stops a takedown attempt from Yazerman.
Emelianenko wants a takedown.

Yazerman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Yazerman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yazerman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Nice sprawl there from Yazerman as Emelianenko shoots in.

Emelianenko scores a takedown into full mount!
Emelianenko landing strikes from the mount and Yazerman is in trouble!
Emelianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Yazerman looks a forlorn figure.
Yazerman tries to reverse the position but Emelianenko maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control but Yazerman is having none of it.
Yazerman regains half guard.
Emelianenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yazerman is trying to maintain the position but Emelianenko is very close to passing his half guard.
Yazerman wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Yazerman is working from the bottom.
Yazerman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Yazerman trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Emelianenko works over Yazerman with some ground and pound from guard.
Emelianenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yazerman's head.
Emelianenko postures up.
Yazerman has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Yazerman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Yazerman keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yazerman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko distracts Yazerman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emelianenko advances to half guard.
Emelianenko prevents Yazerman from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yazerman manages to get to full guard.

Yazerman looking for a guillotine here but Emelianenko defends easily.
Yazerman looks gassed!
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emelianenko lands a couple of digs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emelianenko landing with the ground and pound.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yazerman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Emelianenko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Yazerman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emelianenko tries to pass to full mount but Yazerman defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yazerman wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Yazerman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Yazerman clinches with his opponent.
Yazerman fails to pull guard.
Yazerman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
Yazerman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yazerman gets underhooks to prevent Emelianenko's takedown attempt.
Yazerman is pressed up against the cage. Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yazerman down to the mat. Yazerman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yazerman tries to move into range but Emelianenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Yazerman is looking to clinch.
Yazerman slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Yazerman avoids a punch combination nicely.

Yazerman gets a double leg takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
Emelianenko trying to keep a closed guard but Yazerman is proving a slippery customer.
Emelianenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yazerman is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Emelianenko pulls Yazerman in close to his closed guard and prevents Yazerman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Emelianenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yazerman is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yazerman passes Emelianenko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yazerman throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.

Yazerman 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.
Emelianenko is staying active underneath Yazerman, who seems content to just control the action from this 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.
Emelianenko moves into full guard.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
Yazerman pushes down on Emelianenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Emelianenko is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yazerman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yazerman's back!
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Emelianenko lands punches and elbows.
Yazerman is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is punishing Yazerman with some ground and pound.
Yazerman trying to control the hands but Emelianenko breaks the grip.
Emelianenko lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Yazerman hold on?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is landing with strikes from the back.
Emelianenko is working the ground and pound. Can Yazerman escape?
I really don't envy Yazerman right now.
Yazerman is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Yazerman.

Yazerman is rocked!
Yazerman is keeping busy.
Yazerman is taking damage to the body and head.
Yazerman is still in real trouble! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko is loading up with his shots from the back and Yazerman is in big trouble! Yazerman taps out to strikes and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

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

Azkal
vs
Deeney

187 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piolo Azkal!
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, Brian Deeney!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azkal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azkal managing to block the knees to the body from Deeney.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney gets through Azkal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Deeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azkal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Deeney instigates a clinch.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Deeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Azkal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Deeney clinches.
Azkal lands an elbow inside that Deeney shrugs off.

It looks like Brian Deeney has been cut.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.
Deeney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Azkal.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Azkal.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike.
Deeney working Azkal over with knees to the body.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Azkal is blocking nicely.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azkal tries to clinch but Deeney moves out of range.
Azkal throws a head kick but Deeney moves out of range.

Deeney darts in and clinches Azkal up against the cage.
Deeney is looking to break free of the clinch but Azkal has double underhooks.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azkal's face.
Deeney looks gassed!
Deeney trying to land knees to the body.
Deeney missing with knees to the body.
Azkal lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Brian Deeney's cut even more.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azkal lands an elbow inside that Deeney shrugs off.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Azkal lands a nice elbow.

Azkal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Deeney moves into the clinch.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.
Azkal prevents Deeney from breaking the clinch.
Deeney working Azkal over with knees to the body.
Deeney misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Azkal lands a damaging elbow.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeney avoids the damage to the body.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.
Deeney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Azkal has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal lands an elbow inside.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.
Deeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Azkal rushes Deeney and presses him up against the cage.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Azkal keeps control of Deeney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deeney avoiding damage as Azkal throws knees to the body.
Deeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Azkal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.
Deeney missing with knees to the body.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney tries to break the clinch but Azkal is controlling the position.
Azkal has Deeney pressed against the cage, preventing Deeney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azkal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney is trying to break the clinch but Azkal has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Azkal avoids the damage to the body.

Azkal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Deeney has closed the distance and engaged Azkal in a clinch.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney wants to get back to striking at distance but Azkal won't allow it.
Deeney pushes off an throws an elbow but Azkal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deeney.
Deeney wants to get back to striking at distance but Azkal won't allow it.
Deeney avoiding damage as Azkal throws knees to the body.
Deeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.

Azkal breaks the clinch.
Azkal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Deeney takes the fight into the clinch.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney landing knees to the head.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Deeney clinches with his opponent.

Deeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azkal doesn't manage to clinch there - Deeney circles away.
Deeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Azkal rushes Deeney and presses him up against the cage.
Deeney misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
Deeney misses with a punch on the inside.
Azkal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Azkal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Deeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deeney checks a leg kick nicely.
Deeney thumps Azkal with a low kick.

Deeney has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.

Deeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deeney throws a quick inside leg kick.

Deeney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Azkal breaks from the clinch.

Deeney closes the distance and pushes Azkal back into the cage.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Azkal working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deeney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deeney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deeney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deeney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azkals head.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.

Deeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Deeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Deeney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good leg kick by Deeney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Deeney throws a leg kick but Azkal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Azkal fails in his attempt to clinch.

Deeney forces Azkal back against the cage and clinches.

Azkal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Deeney instigates a clinch.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Deeney.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal keeps control of Deeney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney misses with a hook to the ribs.

Azkal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deeney motions for Azkal to come forward. Deeney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Azkal has closed the distance and engaged Deeney in a clinch.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.

Azkal manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Deeney moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deeney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azkal's brow.

Azkal breaks the clinch.
Azkal wants to clinch.
Azkal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deeney rushes Azkal and presses him up against the cage.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azkal's face.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azkal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deeney's calf.
Azkal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Azkal tries to close the distance and clinch but Deeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Deeney has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney misses with an elbow strike.
Azkal avoiding damage as Deeney throws knees to the body.
Azkal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeney avoids the damage to the body.

Azkal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azkal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azkal tries to clinch up.
Azkal doesn't manage to clinch there - Deeney circles away.

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.
Azkal tries to circle away but Deeney has him pinned against the cage.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azkal throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.

Azkal breaks the clinch.

Azkal closes the distance and pushes Deeney back into the cage.

Azkal breaks the clinch.

Deeney has closed the distance and engaged Azkal in a clinch.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azkal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney can't break the clinch.
Deeney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Azkal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azkal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Deeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Azkal has Deeney up against the cage in a clinch.
Deeney scores a nice knee to the body.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Azkal blocks it.
Azkal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deeney tries a body shot but Azkal blocks it.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deeney's defenses.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Deeney moves into the clinch.
Brian Deeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Deeney fails to land.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azkal lands a glancing blow to the side of Deeney's head.

Deeney rushes Azkal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Azkal blocks it.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.

Deeney breaks the clinch.

Deeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal managing to block the knees to the body from Deeney.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeney avoids the damage to the body.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney with a knee to the head.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Deeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deeney clinches up with Azkal and pushes him back against the cage.
Azkal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azkal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deeney throws a push kick but Azkal slaps the foot to one side.
Azkal tries to land a front kick but Deeney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azkal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Deeney has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deeney's efforts to push away.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.
Deeney tries to circle away but Azkal has him pinned against the cage.
Azkal prevents Deeney from breaking the clinch.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Azkal blocks it.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney is trying to break the clinch but Azkal has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azkal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Azkal gets a clinch.
Azkal lands an elbow just above Deeney 's eye.
Azkal tries to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling the position.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Deeney's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Deeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Azkal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Azkal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deeney misses with a body kick.

Azkal gets tackled into the cage by Deeney. Deeney maintains the clinch.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
Deeney lands a nice knee to the body.
Azkal has had enough of the clinch but Deeney keeps him there for the moment.

Deeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Deeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Deeney.
Deeney swings wildly with an uppercut but Azkal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.

Deeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azkal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Deeney has closed the distance and engaged Azkal in a clinch.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.

Deeney breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deeney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal is trying to break free.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deeney lands a hook that snaps the head of Azkal backwards.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Deeney fails to land.
Azkal avoiding damage as Deeney throws knees to the body.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but Deeney blocks with his arms.
Deeney prevents Azkal from breaking the clinch.
Deeney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Deeney manages to break the clinch.
Azkal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Deeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Deeney takes the fight into the clinch.
Deeney throws an elbow that misses.
Deeney is trying to break free.
Azkal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Azkal lands an elbow just above Deeney 's eye.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deeney.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but Deeney blocks with his arms.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Azkal is blocking nicely.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

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.

Deeney darts in and clinches Azkal up against the cage.
Deeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Azkal landing knees to the body.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney lands an elbow that stopped Azkal in his tracks for a moment.
Azkal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deeney's efforts to push away.
Deeney missing with knees to the body.
Azkal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deeney.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney lands a knee to the body.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney trying to land knees to the body.
Azkal lands an elbow inside.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney can't break the clinch.
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Azkal is blocking nicely.

Deeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Azkal has Deeney up against the cage in a clinch.
Deeney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.
Deeney with a knee to the head.

Azkal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deeney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azkal's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azkal fails with an attempt to clinch.

Deeney has managed to clinch.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Azkal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Azkal breaks from the clinch.

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal blocks an uppercut.
Azkal is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Deeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.

Azkal breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azkal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azkal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Azkal lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deeney has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Deeney misses with an elbow strike.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.
Azkal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deeney.
Knees to the body from Deeney.
Azkal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deeney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.
Deeney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney managing to block the knees to the body from Azkal.
A hook to the body from Deeney.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike from Deeney.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azkal is defending well for now.

Azkal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Deeney forces Azkal back against the cage and clinches.
Azkal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deeney's defenses.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal tries a knee to the head but Deeney blocks it.
Piolo Azkal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Azkal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deeney's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Deeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Deeney winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Deeney!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Burcev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damo Bodhidharma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Bodhidharma
vs
Burcev

180 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damo Bodhidharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Burcev!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Burcev.
Bodhidharma throws a front kick that sends Burcev stumbling back into the cage.
Bodhidharma with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burcev misses with a right hand
and Bodhidharma counters with a leg kick.
Bodhidharma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burcev throws a jab but it's blocked by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Burcev misses the jab.
Bodhidharma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bodhidharma misses with a two punch combination.
Bodhidharma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burcev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bodhidharma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burcev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma ducks under a wild hook from Burcev.
Bodhidharma defending well as Burcev loads up on a big left hand.
Bodhidharma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bodhidharma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burcev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burcev swings widly with a right hand
and Bodhidharma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bodhidharma throws a leg kick which misses Burcev's front leg but catches the back leg as Burcev tries to avoid it.
Bodhidharma keeps Burcev at a distance using the push kick.
Burcev looks gassed!
Burcev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bodhidharma counters with a body kick that stops Burcev in his tracks momentarily.
Burcev throws a poor cross that misses
and Bodhidharma counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Burcev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burcev takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burcev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma misses with a body shot.
Bodhidharma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burcev.
Nice body kick there by Bodhidharma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burcev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bodhidharma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burcev's head.
Burcev blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma thumps Burcev with a low kick.
Burcev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bodhidharma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burcev drops his hands momentarily and Bodhidharma takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bodhidharma lands a slapping body shot.
Burcev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Burcev has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma jabs Burcev to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bodhidharma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Burcev blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Burcev blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burcev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bodhidharma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bodhidharma tests Burcev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bodhidharma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bodhidharma thuds a left hand into Burcev's body.
Burcev takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Burcev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burcev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bodhidharma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Burcev.
Bodhidharma is looking to wear down Burcev with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bodhidharma. Burcev shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bodhidharma misses with the combination.
Bodhidharma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bodhidharma pushes Burcev away with a front kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Bodhidharma. Beautiful body shot.
Burcev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bodhidharma's jab looks to have found its range, popping Burcev under the eye.
Burcev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Burcev scores with a four punch combination!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma lands a jab to Burcev's midsection.
Burcev on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bodhidharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bodhidharma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bodhidharma - that will leave a mark!
Bodhidharma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bodhidharma connects with an inside leg kick.
Bodhidharma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burcev doesn't seem bothered though.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick and Burcev moves out of range easily.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy body shot
and Burcev counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bodhidharma ducks under a wild hook from Burcev.
Bodhidharma moves out of range of the strikes.
Burcev throws a lazy uppercut
and Bodhidharma counters with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bodhidharma looks for the body kick but Burcev saw that one coming.
Burcev 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.
Burcev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Burcev's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bodhidharma scores with a nice head shot.
Bodhidharma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burcev's sensitive parts.
Burcev lands a jab.
No joy there for Burcev, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma works the jab nicely.
Bodhidharma goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burcev misses with a few strikes there.
Bodhidharma tries a head kick but it misses.
Bodhidharma connects with a nice looking jab.
Bodhidharma misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damo Bodhidharma dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bodhidharma lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma misses with a double jab
letting Burcev counter with a right hand.
Bodhidharma lands a jab to Burcev's midsection.
Bodhidharma throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Burcev's head.
Bodhidharma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bodhidharma dodges the punch combination from Burcev.
Burcev lands a two punch combo.
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!
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that half lands.
Bodhidharma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burcev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Burcev.
Bodhidharma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burcev takes a step back to recover.
Burcev swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bodhidharma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bodhidharma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bodhidharma misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodhidharma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burcev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Burcev defending well as Bodhidharma loads up on a big left hand.
Burcev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bodhidharma throws a push kick but Burcev slaps the foot to one side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma throws out a leg kick but Burcev moves out of range and Bodhidharma only half commits.
Burcev looks to throw the jab but Bodhidharma is out of range.
Bodhidharma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burcev can do to turn this around?
Bodhidharma takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burcev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burcev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burcev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burcev.
A right-left combo lands from Burcev.
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!
Burcev connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Burcev misses the target.
Bodhidharma misses with a head kick.
Bodhidharma thumps Burcev with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bodhidharma throws out a loose jab but Burcev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burcev misses with an uppercut.
Burcev throws a series of strikes that have Bodhidharma backpedaling.
Bodhidharma slips a straight right by Burcev.
Burcev walks into a stiff left hand from Bodhidharma.
Burcev cracks Bodhidharma with a good jab.
Burcev scores with a nice right hand.

Bodhidharma is rocked!
Burcev has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bodhidharma moves out of range of the strikes.
Burcev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bodhidharma misses with a body kick.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick and Burcev moves out of range easily.
Burcev throws a series of punches but Bodhidharma avoids them all with ease.
Bodhidharma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burcev.
Damo Bodhidharma is winning the standup battle so far.
Bodhidharma fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burcev has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bodhidharma walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bodhidharma looks for the body kick but Burcev saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bodhidharma tries to bum rush Burcev with a series of wild strikes but Burcev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burcev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Burcev misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Burcev.
Bodhidharma throws a leg kick which misses Burcev's front leg but catches the back leg as Burcev tries to avoid it.
Bodhidharma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bodhidharma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burcev. That did some damage!
Burcev staying out of range there.
Bodhidharma ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burcev jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses.
Burcev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bodhidharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burcev fails to land with a series of punches.
Burcev throws an overhand right that lands on Bodhidharma's shoulder, as Bodhidharma tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma scores with a push kick.
Burcev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burcev's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Burcev duly obliges.
Bodhidharma throws a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Burcev might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bodhidharma has got the better of the exchanges.
Bodhidharma feints and then cracks Burcev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burcev down.
Bodhidharma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bodhidharma feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burcev's calf.
Bodhidharma thows a body shot but no joy.
Bodhidharma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Burcev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burcev punishes Bodhidharma's body with a nice straight punch.
Bodhidharma throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burcev on the side of the head.
Bodhidharma connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bodhidharma connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burcev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Burcev throws an off balance right hand
and Bodhidharma counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burcev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bodhidharma slips under a jab.
Burcev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Burcev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Burcev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bodhidharma blocks a jab.
Burcev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bodhidharma scores with a spinning back kick!
Bodhidharma misses with a two punch combination.
Bodhidharma scores with a kick to the body.
Bodhidharma lands a head kick. Burcev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bodhidharma plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bodhidharma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burcev.
Bodhidharma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bodhidharma throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Damo Bodhidharma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bodhidharma lands a body shot.
Bodhidharma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burcev.
Bodhidharma getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burcev throws an off balance right hand
and Bodhidharma counters with a body kick that stops Burcev in his tracks momentarily.
Nice jab there from Bodhidharma.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bodhidharma.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling a little - Bodhidharma finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Burcev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bodhidharma.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodhidharma lands a nice looking kick to the body. Burcev takes a step back to recover.
Burcev takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bodhidharma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Burcev's head.
A big right from Burcev misses.
A nice combination there by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma connects with a high kick.
Burcev dodges the punch combination from Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma tries to bum rush Burcev with a series of wild strikes but Burcev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot by Burcev.
Bodhidharma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burcev throws a looping overhand right but Bodhidharma ducks down to avoid it.
Burcev jabs Bodhidharma right on the nose. Bodhidharma blinks but takes it well.
Burcev blocks a head kick by Bodhidharma.
Burcev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bodhidharma eats them both and turns towards Burcev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burcev throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma slips under a jab from Burcev.
Bodhidharma throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burcev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bodhidharma takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bodhidharma dodges the punch combination from Burcev.
Burcev misses with a straight right.
A cross from Burcev lands.
Bodhidharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burcev on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bodhidharma lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burcev's sensitive parts.
Bodhidharma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bodhidharma lands a front kick.
Bodhidharma throws a leg kick which misses Burcev's front leg but catches the back leg as Burcev tries to avoid it.
Bodhidharma lands a head kick. Burcev smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bodhidharma misses with a wild combination.
Bodhidharma scores with a push kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burcev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Burcev if he has to take too many more of those.
Burcev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Burcev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bodhidharma counters with a leg kick.
Burcev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bodhidharma counters with a low kick, right behind Burcev 's knee.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burcev crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bodhidharma - the referee stops the clock and Burcev gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bodhidharma. Burcev manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bodhidharma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burcev throws an off balance right hand
and Bodhidharma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bodhidharma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bodhidharma.
Burcev swings widly with a right hand
and Bodhidharma counters with a leg kick.
Bodhidharma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burcev.
Bodhidharma throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burcev.
Bodhidharma lands the left hand.
Burcev has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bodhidharma lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burcev at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bodhidharma.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bodhidharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma thuds his shin into the meat of Burcev's side.
Bodhidharma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burcev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bodhidharma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheers as Burcev lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bodhidharma doesn't seem phased though.
Bodhidharma swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Burcev to counter with a crisp jab.
Bodhidharma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bodhidharma cracks Burcev with an open hand slap.
A jab from Burcev does it's job there.
Bodhidharma misses with a shot to the body
and Burcev counters with a nice uppercut.
Burcev swinging wildly here.
Bodhidharma connects with a single shot there.
Bodhidharma throws the kick towards the body but Burcev avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burcev scores with the left hand. Bodhidharma knows he should have avoided that one.
Burcev scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bodhidharma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick and Burcev moves out of range easily.
Burcev avoids the head kick by Bodhidharma.

And that's the end of the fight!
Damo Bodhidharma showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bodhidharma 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damo Bodhidharma!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hines Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Core (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hines Parker has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Parker
vs
Core

195 cm
23
265 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
28
192 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hines Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hard Core!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Core tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily

and Parker counters by moving into the clinch.

Parker manages to break the clinch.
Core shoots and misses
and Parker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Parker has taken the fight to the clinch.

Parker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Parker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Parker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Hard Core has been cut.
Core tries for a takedown but Parker circles away easily
and Parker counters with a series of strikes. Core will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hines Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hard Core.
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!

Parker clinches up with Core and pushes him back against the cage.

Parker manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Core with a lazy takedown attempt
and Parker counters with a three punch combo that has Core backing up. Core nods at Parker to acknowledge the strikes.

Core is rocked!
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hines Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Core gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Core looks gassed!

Core scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Parker preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Parker is trying to control but can't.
Core prevents Parker from standing back up.
Parker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Parker is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Core.

Core wants to work for an arm triangle but Parker is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Parker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parker tries to get out of the position.
Core trying to pass the guard but Parker defending well.
Parker regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Core.
Parker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Core has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Parker wants to stand and escape but Core is having none of it.
Core throwing strikes from guard but Parker blocks nicely.
Core won't allow Parker to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parker wants to stand up but Core is controlling him.
Core trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Core lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Core has gone for a leg lock! Parker slips out almost immediately though and dives into Core's guard.
Parker trying to control but Core is working from the bottom.
Parker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Parker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Core looking for a guillotine here but Parker defends easily.

Core is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Parker is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Core is working an open guard so Parker takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Core, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker pushes Core back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Parker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Parker clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parker lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parker is struggling to control the position.

Parker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Parker lands a big head kick that sends Core tumbling to the mat! Parker takes a step backwards and waves Core back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Core loses concentration momentarily and Parker pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Core crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Parker finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Hines Parker!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Idk Idk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Kalik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Idk Idk has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Idk
vs
Kalik

160 cm
22
192 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

160 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Idk Idk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Suren Kalik!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idk tries to clinch up but Kalik circles away and keeps his distance.
Idk throws a head kick that misses

and Kalik counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kalik avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Kalik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kalik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Idk will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Idk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Idk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Idk is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kalik defends well.

Idk is looking for a triangle but Kalik pushes his legs off easily.

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

Kalik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kalik must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Kalik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Idk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

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

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

Kalik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kalik is looking to work some ground and pound but Idk has wrist control.

Idk working for a triangle but Kalik defends it easily.

Kalik thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kalik looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idk looking for a sweep. Not yet Idk, not yet.

Idk is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kalik is aware though and is defending well.

Kalik drops back looking for a leg! Idk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Idk manages to kick Kalik off! Kalik jumps back into Idk's guard.
Idk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kalik manages to get himself to full guard.
Idk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Idk tries to free his leg and advance position but Kalik is retaining full guard.

Kalik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Idk is aware though and is defending well.

Idk is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Idk postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Idk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Idk 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.

Idk gets to his feet - Kalik follows without any prompting.

Kalik closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Idk throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Idk connects with a nice looking jab.
Idk throws a sloppy head kick and Kalik moves out of range easily.
Idk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Idk tries to clinch up

and Kalik counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Idk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Idk has his foot on Kalik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kalik works his way back into a safe position though.

Kalik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kalik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Kalik is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Idk pushes a forearm under Kalik's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kalik is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Idk Idk!

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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Stir It Up as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cartman
vs
Kelly

165 cm
23
150 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

181 cm
25
170 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Van Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kelly momentarily.
Cartman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cartman throws an off balance right hand

and Kelly counters by clinching up.

Cartman has picked Kelly up - he's going for a ride! Cartman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Kelly looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kelly is trying to maintain the position but Cartman is very close to passing his half guard.
Kelly works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cartman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Kelly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Cartman postures up.

Kelly looking for a guillotine here but Cartman defends easily.
Cartman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartman throws and elbow that misses. Kelly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cartman's guard. Nice move by Kelly!
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cartman is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kelly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cartman looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cartman looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cartman!
Cartman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kelly tries to improve position but can't.
Cartman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cartman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kelly is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Cartman crashes against the mat.
Cartman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

Cartman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cartman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kelly dodges the ground and pound from Cartman.
Cartman throws an elbow but Kelly slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cartman in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kelly struggling a bit here.
Cartman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kelly can't do much from the bottom here.
Cartman throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cartman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly is looking for a sweep.
Cartman misses with the ground and pound.
Kelly sneaks back into half guard.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Kelly wants to control but Cartman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kelly moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cartman throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cartman postures up in Kelly's guard and throws a big left but Kelly blocks it.
Cartman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly is adopting a defensive guard.
Cartman stands up over Kelly, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartman.
Cartman throwing strikes from guard but Kelly blocks nicely.

Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cartman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly keeping full guard, as Cartman tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kelly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cartman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.

Cartman manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Cartman misses with a left hand
and Cartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cartman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cartman thinking.
A left lands for Kelly.
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 Eric Cartman will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cartman throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cartman misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cartman thinking.
Kelly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cartman takes one to the chin there.
Cartman throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly takes one to the chin there.
Cartman misses with a left hand
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly connects with a body shot that sends Cartman's belly button to the back.
Cartman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cartman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kelly's calf.
Cartman misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Kelly is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cartman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cartman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly cracks Cartman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cartman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cartman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Cartman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kelly.
Cartman misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Cartman throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Cartman ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Cartman misses with a combination
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Cartman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cartman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kelly.
Kelly has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cartman misses with a lunging right hand
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Cartman throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a stiff right hand.
Kelly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Cartman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A head kick by Cartman misses
and Kelly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cartman lands a head kick!
Kelly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cartman scores with a jab.
Cartman thumps Kelly with a low kick.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cartman thinking.
Cartman throws a sloppy head kick and Kelly moves out of range easily.
Kelly throws a big shot that misses.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Cartman's head but Cartman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cartman swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Cartman takes a swing at Kelly's ribcage but misses.
Cartman misses with a left hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eric Cartman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throws a leg kick
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Cartman throws a front kick aimed at Kelly's knee but Kelly avoids it well.
Kelly digs a good hook to Cartman's body.
Cartman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kelly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kelly.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Cartman has picked Kelly up - he's going for a ride! Cartman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Kelly trying to control here.
Kelly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cartman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cartman scoring with some ground and pound.

Cartman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cartman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Cartman being controlled here momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cartman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kelly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cartman won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Cartman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Kelly looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kelly working a defensive guard here.
Cartman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kelly avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Kelly is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Kelly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kelly blocks a head kick by Cartman.
Cartman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a left and a right that stings Cartman.
Nice takedown defense from Cartman. No joy for Kelly on that attempt.
Cartman throws an off balance right hand
letting Kelly counter with a right hand.
Cartman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cartman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cartman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cartman throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cartman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cartman misses with an uppercut
and Cartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cartman jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Cartman misses with a wild body shot.
Cartman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab lands there for Kelly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cartman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cartman throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cartman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cartman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Cartman.
Cartman misses with a hook
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kelly just misses with a punch to the body.
Cartman misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cartman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a left to the body.
Cartman swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a right hand to the body.
Cartman misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a two punch combo.
Cartman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cartman throws an off balance right hand
and Cartman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kelly moves forwards but Cartman connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cartman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartman.
Cartman throws a series of punches but Kelly avoids them all with ease.
Cartman scores with a jab. Kelly acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cartman misses with a left hand
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cartman in his tracks.
Kelly lands with a shot to the body.
Cartman misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Cartman was not able to check.
Cartman throws an off balance right hand
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Cartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cartman throws a leg kick which misses Kelly's front leg but catches the back leg as Kelly tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cartman.
Cartman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kelly manages to avoid it.
Cartman throws a lazy uppercut
and Kelly counters with a nice body shot.
Cartman misses with a right hand

and Kelly moves into the clinch.
Kelly working aggressively here.
Cartman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Cartman has Kelly pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cartman pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kelly tumbling to the mat - Cartman dives into Kelly's guard.
Cartman throws a big right hand that misses.
Kelly controlling Cartman's posture.

Kelly working for a triangle but Cartman defends it easily.
Kelly is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman thows a big elbow that misses.

Cartman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kelly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cartman has managed to get both his arms back between Kelly's legs - danger averted.
Kelly is adopting a defensive guard.
Kelly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cartman.
Cartman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cartman preventing the sweep.
Eric Cartman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cartman throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cartman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly wants to sweep here but Cartman controlling him for the moment.
Cartman throws a strike but Kelly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Van Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly 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 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Kelly!