WTA 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dana White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peekah Chou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

White
vs
Chou

187 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

225 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dana White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peekah Chou!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chou is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.
Chou shoots and misses
and White counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chou is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Chou scores with a four punch combination!
White tries to clinch but Chou moves out of range.
Chou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chou displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
White has his takedown stuffed

and Chou decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in White's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
White has momentary wrist control but Chou slips an elbow through the middle.

White has his foot on Chou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Chou works his way back into a safe position though.
Chou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chou postures up.
Chou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Chou got a little sloppy there for a moment and White has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chou has managed to get both his arms back between White's legs - danger averted.
White is breathing heavily.
Chou postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Chou sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chou connects with a couple of short punches.
Chou working some strikes from top position.
White has momentary wrist control but Chou slips an elbow through the middle.
Chou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
Chou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
White has momentary wrist control but Chou slips an elbow through the middle.
Chou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chou controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chou defends it easily.
Chou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chou with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chou controlling from the top position.
Chou working some strikes from top position.
Chou chips away with some ground and pound.
Chou controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
White has momentary wrist control but Chou slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
White might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
It looks like Chou might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chou scoring with some ground and pound.
Chou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chou postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White has momentary wrist control but Chou slips an elbow through the middle.
Chou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chou is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peekah Chou dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chou shoots in looking for a takedown but White manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Chou's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Chou feints and as White raises his hands in defense, Chou changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chou distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Peekah Chou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chou scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chou lands a couple of elbows.
Chou's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Chou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of White's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chou works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Chou controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chou landing some decent shots from guard.

White escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chou working some strikes from top position.
Chou is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chou works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Chou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chou controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chou makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chou postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Chou lands a couple of elbows.
Chou is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chou with a nice head shot there.
Chou showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chou lands a couple of elbows.
Chou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chou is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chou controls the pace.
Chou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chou postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Chou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chou makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chou scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chou lands a couple of digs.
Chou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
Chou lands a couple of elbows.
Chou chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Chou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chou is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chou with a nice head shot there.
Chou landing some decent shots from guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chou is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Chou has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chou stands up over White, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peekah Chou 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!

Chou forces White back against the cage and clinches.
Chou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chou is trying to work for a single leg takedown but White pulls him back up using the underhooks.
White stops a takedown attempt from Chou.
Dana White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peekah Chou.
White is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

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

Chou shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. White manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chou landing with the ground and pound.
Chou scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chou landing some decent shots from guard.
Chou working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White has momentary wrist control but Chou slips an elbow through the middle.
Chou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chou postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
Chou slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chou lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chou lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chou engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chou is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Chou works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
Chou scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chou is stalling in the full guard.
Chou cracks White with a solid left hand.
Chou landing some decent shots from guard.
Chou lands a couple of elbows.
Chou distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chou showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chou slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chou postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chou is working White over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Chou stays in close to White's body and controls the position.
Chou cracks White with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chou working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of White's head.
Chou lands a couple of elbows.
Chou slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chou with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chou chips away with some ground and pound.
Chou is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.
Peekah Chou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chou is in close to White's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chou landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peekah Chou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chou 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peekah Chou!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cj Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Misha Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ivanov
vs
Tyson

190 cm
20
260 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

205 cm
25
264 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cj Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Misha Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.
Ivanov moves in looking to clinch but Tyson pushes him off.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Ivanov avoids it well.
Ivanov tries to clinch up.
Ivanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tyson circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ivanov walks into a straight right hand from Tyson.
Ivanov tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ivanov throws an off balance right hand
and Tyson counters with a straight right hand.
Ivanov fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ivanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ivanov moves to back control.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ivanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tyson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ivanov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Tyson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ivanov gets his way!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tyson is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ivanov gets his way!

Ivanov working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Tyson is doing well to defend. Ivanov seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Tyson is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cj Ivanov!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
91%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jakie Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan de Kort (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.

Noir
vs
de Kort

200 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakie Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan de Kort!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Kort scores with a decent looking hook.

de Kort rushes Noir and presses him up against the cage.
de Kort with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jakie Noir has been cut.
Noir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
de Kort connects with a knee to the head.
de Kort working Noir over with knees to the body.
Noir wants to stall.
A short right from de Kort on the inside.
de Kort is struggling to control the position.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by de Kort.
Knees to the body from de Kort.
de Kort scores with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as de Kort takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
de Kort lands an elbow inside.
de Kort landing knees to the body.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but Noir blocks with his arms.
A short left from de Kort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
de Kort scores a nice knee to the body.
Noir is breathing heavily.
de Kort misses with a knee strike.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from de Kort.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. de Kort obliges.
de Kort softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Noir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Kort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
de Kort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
de Kort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noir taking a breather.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for de Kort.
de Kort looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noir connects with a knee to the head.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but de Kort blocks with his arms.
de Kort looking to throw knees to the head but Noir is blocking nicely.
Noir stalling.
Noir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
de Kort scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Noir throws a blind hook that connects with the side of de Korts head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Kort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
de Kort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noir is defending well for now.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
de Kort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Noir lands an elbow inside that de Kort shrugs off.
Noir misses with an elbow over the top.
de Kort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noir is defending well for now.
de Kort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noir lands an elbow just above de Kort 's eye.
de Kort managing to block the knees to the body from Noir.
de Kort blocks the elbow strike.
de Kort crunches a lovely knee into Noir's ribcage.
de Kort looks to throw an elbow but misses.
de Kort tries to land knees in the clinch but Noir avoids the damage to the body.
Noir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noir lands an elbow just above de Kort 's eye.
Noir throws an elbow but it's blocked.
de Kort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
Noir avoiding damage as de Kort throws knees to the body.
de Kort trying to land knees to the body.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but de Kort blocks with his arms.
de Kort blocks an elbow strike from Noir.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Noir.
de Kort with a knee to the head.
de Kort crunches a lovely knee into Noir's ribcage.
de Kort pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Noir wants to stall.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as de Kort takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Noir looking to slow down the pace here.
de Kort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noir's face.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Noir.
Noir working de Kort over with knees to the body.
de Kort lands a good knee to the midsection. Noir won't want to take too many of those.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but de Kort blocks with his arms.
Noir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
de Kort lands a damaging elbow.
Noir managing to block the knees to the body from de Kort.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Noir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Kort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
de Kort just leaning against Noir, taking a breather.
Noir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Kort blocks it with crossed arms.
de Kort landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Noir misses with a knee to the head.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from de Kort.
de Kort avoids a wild elbow strike from Noir.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
Noir takes an elbow to the temple.
de Kort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Noir digs a right hand into de Kort's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on de Kort's gas tank.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from de Kort.
Noir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noir lands a good knee to the midsection. de Kort won't want to take too many of those.
de Kort crunches a lovely knee into Noir's ribcage.
de Kort looking to throw knees to the head but Noir is blocking nicely.
Noir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
de Kort gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Noir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and de Kort avoids it.
de Kort connects with a knee to the head.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
Noir misses with a knee strike.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for de Kort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan de Kort dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakie Noir'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.

de Kort pulls out of a head kick attempt.
de Kort will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Noir clinches up against the cage.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noir misses with a knee strike.
de Kort misses with a knee strike.
de Kort looking to throw knees to the head but Noir is blocking nicely.
Noir blocks an elbow strike.
Noir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Noir tries a knee to the head but de Kort blocks it.
Noir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Kort.
A short body shot lands from de Kort as the two fighters clinch.
de Kort unloads a knee to the mid-section. Noir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de Kort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
Noir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Kort blocks it with crossed arms.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but Noir blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
de Kort lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noir just misses with a elbow thrown towards de Kort's brow.
Noir looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Noir tries a knee to the head but de Kort blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for de Kort.
de Kort connects with a knee to the head.
de Kort using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noir misses with a knee strike.
Noir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Kort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
de Kort lands an elbow just above Noir 's eye.
de Kort working Noir over with knees to the body.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by de Kort.
de Kort avoids the elbow strike from Noir, against the cage.
de Kort presses Noir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Noir throws an elbow but misses.
de Kort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
Noir managing to block the knees to the body from de Kort.
de Kort managing to block the knees to the body from Noir.
de Kort looking to slow down the pace here.
de Kort takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Kort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noir's face.
de Kort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but Noir blocks with his arms.
de Kort comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Noir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and de Kort avoids it.
Noir throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort misses with a knee to the head.
Noir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Kort blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for de Kort.
Noir with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from de Kort.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
de Kort managing to block the knees to the body from Noir.
de Kort tries a knee to the head but Noir blocks it.
de Kort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Noir using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Kort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from de Kort.
Noir misses with a knee to the head.
de Kort lands a good knee to the midsection. Noir won't want to take too many of those.
A shot in the inside from de Kort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
de Kort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but de Kort blocks with his arms.
Noir tries to land knees in the clinch but de Kort avoids the damage to the body.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but de Kort blocks with his arms.
de Kort lands with a left to the head.
de Kort comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort lands an elbow inside that Noir shrugs off.
Noir just leaning against de Kort, taking a breather.
A knee to the head by de Kort.
de Kort wants to stall.
de Kort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Kort lands a good knee to the midsection. Noir won't want to take too many of those.
Noir wants to stall.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noir landing knees to the head.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice left hand lands by de Kort.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stefan de Kort seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
de Kort lands an elbow that stopped Noir in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Noir.
Noir misses with a knee strike.
de Kort lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
de Kort lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Noir.
Noir taking a breather.
de Kort misses with a knee to the head.
de Kort trying to land knees to the body.
Noir misses with a knee to the head.
Noir tries to land a knee to the head but de Kort blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by de Kort.
de Kort lands a damaging elbow.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
de Kort lands an elbow inside that Noir shrugs off.
Noir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Noir fails to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
Noir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noir stalling.
Noir scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan de Kort showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jakie Noir's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Noir stuffs the takedown.

Noir darts in and clinches de Kort up against the cage.
de Kort being controlled against the cage.
de Kort throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Noir blocks it with crossed arms.
Noir lands a shoulder strike.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noir with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
de Kort works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by de Kort as Noir tries to tie him up.
Noir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
de Kort scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from de Kort.
Knees in the clinch landing for de Kort.
de Kort looking to throw knees to the head but Noir is blocking nicely.
de Kort misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Noir just misses with a elbow thrown towards de Kort's brow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noir takes an elbow to the temple.
Noir misses with a knee to the head.
de Kort lands a knee to the body.
de Kort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noir is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from de Kort.
Noir pressing his opponent against the cage.
de Kort connects with a knee to the head.
de Kort throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Noir tries to stall but de Kort uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
de Kort with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
de Kort tries to land knees in the clinch but Noir avoids the damage to the body.
Noir missing with knees to the body.
de Kort tries to land knees in the clinch but Noir avoids the damage to the body.
de Kort missing with knees to the body.
de Kort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
de Kort lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Noir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Kort blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
de Kort tries a knee to the head but Noir blocks it.
de Kort with a knee to the head.
de Kort is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Noir is defending well for now.
Noir throws a knee to the head but misses.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Kort tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
de Kort putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Noir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
de Kort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
de Kort landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Noir effectively controlling the action here.
de Kort using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Noir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Noir with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees in the clinch landing for de Kort.
de Kort lands an elbow inside.
Noir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Noir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Noir is looking to control de Kort's arms but de Kort gets an underhook and turns him. Now Noir has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. de Kort obliges.
Knees to the body from de Kort.
de Kort lands a knee to the body.
de Kort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Noir managing to block the knees to the body from de Kort.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
de Kort lands a nice knee to the body.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but Noir blocks with his arms.
Noir blocks a punch to the side of the head.
de Kort with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Noir misses with a knee to the head.
Noir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Noir as de Kort tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
de Kort tries to land a knee to the head but Noir blocks with his arms.
Noir looking to throw knees to the head but de Kort is blocking nicely.
de Kort on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Kort lands a damaging elbow.
Stefan de Kort is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Noir misses with a knee strike.
Noir taking a breather.
de Kort with an attempt at a knee that misses.
de Kort scores with a hook to the body.
Noir is stalling here.
Noir trying to control the position but instead, de Kort has worked for underhooks and has pushed Noir into the cage.
de Kort is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Noir is keeping busy.
Noir tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Noir throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but de Kort blocks it with crossed arms.
de Kort lands an elbow inside.
de Kort connects with a nasty looking knee right to Noir's face.
de Kort avoiding damage as Noir throws knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
de Kort blocks the elbow strike.
de Kort scores with a knee to the head.
de Kort looking to slow down the pace here.
Jakie Noir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Noir misses with an elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jakie Noir.
Well de Kort has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan de Kort!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

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

Wiggins
vs
Putin

190 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Wiggins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Putin!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wiggins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Putin, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wiggins.
Putin tries to pull guard but Wiggins won't allow it.
Putin tries to break free but Wiggins pushes him back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggins.
Wiggins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
Putin working hard to break the clinch.

Wiggins jumps into guard, dragging Putin to the mat.
Putin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wiggins swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Putin passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Putin has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Wiggins is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Putin yanks on the arm and Wiggins is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Putin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladimir Putin!

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Molotav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grappling Best (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.

Molotav
vs
Best

185 cm
25
205 lbs
3 - 11 - 0

178 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Molotav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grappling Best!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Molotav takes one to the chin there.
Best misses with a series of wild punches.
Molotav avoids the head kick by Best.
Molotav throws a combination that misses
and Best counters with a stiff right hand.
Best tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Molotav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Best fails in his attempt to clinch.
Best takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Molotav throws a nice looking combination but Best bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Best finds it's way through Molotav's defenses.

It looks like Vladimir Molotav has been cut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Molotav!
Best slips a straight right by Molotav.
Best throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Best fails to land with a series of punches.
Best throws a jab when Molotav was well out of range.
Best showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Molotav.
Best rushes Molotav with punches - Molotav moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Molotav goes down! Best follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grappling Best!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Mike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ingo Pavlik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ingo Pavlik is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Mike
vs
Pavlik

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
21
269 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Iron Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ingo Pavlik!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Pavlik counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mike drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

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

Pavlik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mike, pushing him back against the cage.
Mike misses with a knee strike.
Mike throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlik lands with a light punch inside.
Mike throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pavlik blocks it with crossed arms.
Pavlik controlling the action here for a moment.
Mike has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pavlik avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Mike. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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

Pavlik forces Mike back against the cage and clinches.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Pavlik breaks from the clinch.

Pavlik rushes Mike and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mike could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Pavlik throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pavlik lands with a left to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Pavlik.
Pavlik blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pavlik throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mike shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pavlik as he avoids it easily.

Pavlik rushes Mike and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlik missing with knees to the body.
Pavlik blocks an uppercut.
Mike tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pavlik scores a nice knee to the body.
Mike is breathing heavily.
Mike tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlik avoids the damage to the body.
Mike goes for a takedown attempt but Pavlik pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mike walks into a straight right hand from Pavlik.
Mike with a poor takedown
and Pavlik counters with a left to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pavlik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mike, pushing him back against the cage.

Pavlik breaks from the clinch.

Pavlik takes the fight into the clinch.

Pavlik breaks from the clinch.
Pavlik rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mike shoots and misses

and Pavlik counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pavlik.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ingo Pavlik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pavlik closes the distance and clinches.
Mike is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavlik lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mike backs up against the cage.
Pavlik jabs at Mike's body.

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

Pavlik breaks the clinch.

Pavlik rushes Mike and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Pavlik pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mike misses with a takedown
and Pavlik connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pavlik lands with a nice body punch.

Pavlik pushes Mike up against the cage in a clinch.

Pavlik breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pavlik.
Mike blocks a head kick by Pavlik.

Pavlik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mike, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pavlik.

Pavlik breaks from the clinch.
Mike gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pavlik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ingo Pavlik is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Pavlik pushes Mike up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Pavlik moves into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Pavlik.

Pavlik manages to break the clinch.

Pavlik gets a clinch.

Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike with a poor takedown

and Pavlik holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mike is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pavlik pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlik is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mike rather than just go for the knockout.

Pavlik instigates a clinch.
Pavlik softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Pavlik breaks from the clinch.
Mike doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pavlik counters by clinching up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlik is struggling to control the position.
Pavlik stops a takedown attempt from Mike.
Mike tries to land knees in the clinch but Pavlik avoids the damage to the body.

Pavlik breaks from the clinch.
Pavlik displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mike blocks a head kick by Pavlik.

Pavlik closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Pavlik.

Pavlik manages to break the clinch.
Mike fails with the takedown
and Pavlik counters with a left and a right that stings Mike.

Pavlik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mike, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pavlik blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mike misses with an elbow strike.
Pavlik stalling against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Mike. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pavlik lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ingo Pavlik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pavlik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pavlik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mike.
Pavlik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mike changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pavlik tries to avoid it but Mike manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pavlik to the ground. Pavlik escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Pavlik rushes Mike and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Pavlik.
Pavlik looking to throw knees to the head but Mike is blocking nicely.
Mike has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pavlik is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iron Mike. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pavlik breaks the clinch.
Mike shoots for a double leg takedown but Pavlik sprawls well. He's pushed Mike's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Iron Mike is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Pavlik both land. Nice combination.
Pavlik lands with a nice combination. Mike backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pavlik gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pavlik breaks the clinch.

Pavlik has managed to clinch.
Mike wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pavlik breaks the clinch.
Mike avoids the head kick by Pavlik.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pavlik closes the distance and clinches.
Mike is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pavlik is defending well for now.
Mike using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pavlik has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Pavlik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Pavlik.

Pavlik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pavlik avoids a wild elbow strike from Mike.

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

Pavlik moves into the clinch.
Pavlik gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mike.

Pavlik manages to break the clinch.

Pavlik instigates a clinch.
Mike is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mike drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Pavlik gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Pavlik avoiding damage.
Mike can't find room to land a body shot as Pavlik controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pavlik creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mike's defenses.

It looks like Iron Mike has been cut.
Pavlik pushes Mike back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Pavlik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mike walks into a stiff left hand from Pavlik.
Mike misses with a takedown attempt
and Pavlik counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pavlik lands an overhand right.
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!

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

Mike is rocked!
Pavlik lands with a big right hook that stumbles Mike - he's out on his feet here! Pavlik follows up with another monster hook that separates Mike from consciousness! Mike falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Pavlik stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ingo Pavlik!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dwight Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob Hick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Howard
vs
Bob Hick

186 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
27
210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwight Howard !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Bob Hick!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hick misses with a combination

and Howard counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Howard is controlling him.

Hick pushes Howard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Howard wants to clinch but Hick slips to the side
and Hick counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Hick looks to land a combination but Howard avoids it well.
Howard doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hick counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hick.
Hick with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hick wants to pass to mount but Howard is defending the position.

Hick is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howard is defending against the submission attempts here by Hick.

Hick decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hick misses with a few strikes there.
Howard looks for a takedown but Hick sprawls well.
Hick lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Howard circles away quickly and effectively.
Howard avoids a punch combination nicely.

Hick clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard gets underhooks to prevent Hick's takedown attempt.
Hick lands with a light punch inside.

Hick breaks from the clinch.

Hick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Howard defending well though.
Hick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard 's head.
Hick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard 's head.
Hick stalling.
Hick thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hick is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Howard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hick.
Hick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Howard 's head.
Hick controlling the action here.

Hick stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Howard to get to his feet.
Hick scores with a jab.

Hick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Howard , pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hick managing to block the knees to the body from Howard .

Hick breaks the clinch.
Hick looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
Hick connects with a crisp jab.
Hick connects with a jab.

Hick drops Howard with a beautiful combination! Howard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hick is looking for the KO!

Howard is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hick fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Oh Howard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dwight Howard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Bob Hick.

Hick clinches with his opponent.

Hick breaks the clinch.
Howard seems to have got his legs back now.
Hick misses with a double jab.
Howard doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hick counters with a crisp one two that drops Howard ! Hick thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Howard to his feet! Howard is in big trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hick clinches with his opponent.

Hick has hold of one of Howard 's legs. Howard is fighting the takedown attempt but Hick gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Hick stands up from Howard 's guard - Hick perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bob Hick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hick moves into range and clinches up with Howard .
Hick dodges an elbow strike from Howard .
Howard is working for takedown but Hick is calmly controlling the position for now.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Hick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hick.

Hick drops Howard with a beautiful combination! Howard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hick is looking for the KO!
Hick fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Howard out cold! Brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Billy Bob Hick!

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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ric Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Me (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Stanley
vs
Me

197 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

192 cm
20
265 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ric Stanley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Happy Me!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley misses with a takedown attempt

and Me decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stanley's guard.
Me would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Stanley looking for a triangle here. Me is fighting it but it looks tight! Stanley pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Me is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Ric Stanley!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Mitterer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Cherenkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Mitterer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mitterer
vs
Cherenkov

183 cm
25
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
232 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kyle Mitterer!
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, Ruslan Cherenkov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Mitterer. Those never looked like landing.
Mitterer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cherenkov avoids the head kick by Mitterer.
Mitterer works the jab nicely.
Mitterer falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cherenkov counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cherenkov.
Cherenkov won't allow Mitterer to get back to his feet.
Cherenkov looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitterer wants to stand and escape but Cherenkov is having none of it.
Cherenkov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cherenkov advances position into side control!

Cherenkov is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mitterer looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cherenkov gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mitterer is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cherenkov lets go of the hold and Mitterer can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruslan Cherenkov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigor Borisov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Mikhailov (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.

Borisov
vs
Mikhailov

185 cm
25
200 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Kobra Clothing Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigor Borisov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Mikhailov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov wants to clinch.
Borisov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mikhailov.
Mikhailov tries to clinch but Borisov moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mikhailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mikhailov moves to clinch but Borisov breaks away
and Borisov counters with a right hand to the body.
Borisov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mikhailov back to the cage. Borisov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Anton Mikhailov has been cut.
Mikhailov tries to clinch
and Borisov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mikhailov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Borisov digs a good hook to Mikhailov's body.
Mikhailov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borisov stuns Mikhailov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mikhailov wants to clinch but Borisov slips to the side
and Borisov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikhailov looks gassed!
Borisov connects with a body shot that sends Mikhailov's belly button to the back.
Borisov lands a jab to the head.
Mikhailov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Borisov lands with a nice body punch.

Borisov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Mikhailov!

Borisov gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Borisov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mikhailov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borisov somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov wants to clinch but Borisov slips to the side
and Borisov counters with a nice uppercut.
Borisov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mikhailov sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borisov somewhat.
Mikhailov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borisov.
Mikhailov wants to clinch but Borisov slips to the side
and Borisov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mikhailov is rocked!
Mikhailov tries to clinch up
and Borisov counters with a big right hand! Oh Mikhailov is in trouble here! Borisov follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigor Borisov!
Grigor Borisov is the new middleweight champion!