KDFC: Tr PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ray Charles has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Jim
vs
Charles

185 cm
27
190 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

190 cm
27
192 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Jim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jim throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jim Jim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jim tries to bum rush Charles with a series of wild strikes but Charles uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jim moves out of range of the body kick from Charles.
Jim throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Charles circles away quickly and effectively.
Jim throws a series of punches but Charles avoids them all with ease.
Jim falls off balance throwing a combination

and Charles holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Charles with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jim avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
Jim wants a takedown.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jim is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Charles lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Jim Jim has been cut.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Jim is breathing heavily.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jim's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charles.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Jim tries to score a body lock takedown but Charles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charles is pressed up against the cage. Jim has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Charles down to the mat. Charles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Charles moves into range and clinches up with Jim.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles lands a nice knee to the body.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Jim tries to score a body lock takedown but Charles shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charles effectively controlling the action here.
Charles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Jim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles pressing his opponent against the cage.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles stalling in the clinch.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Charles takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Charles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Charles gets underhooks to prevent Jim's takedown attempt.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Jim has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Charles avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jim tries for a takedown but Charles manages to get underhooks.
Jim tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jim Jim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jim swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jim falls off balance throwing a combination

and Charles counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jim in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jim has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Charles with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Charles slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jim is defending well for now.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles prevents the takedown attempt.
Jim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles 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 Jim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Jim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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.
Jim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jim drops down looking for an ankle pick but Charles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Charles tries to clinch up but Jim circles away and keeps his distance.

Charles fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jim, pushing him back against the cage.
Charles lands a knee to the body.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charles.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Jim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Charles fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Charles forces Jim back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Jim being controlled against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles stalling.
Charles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles stops a takedown attempt from Jim.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jim blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Charles tries to land knees in the clinch but Jim avoids the damage to the body.
Jim on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Jim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Charles fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jim manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Charles.
Charles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jim misses with a two punch combination.
Charles wants to clinch up but Jim keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jim Jim's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Jim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jim falls off balance throwing a combination

and Charles counters by clinching up.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
Charles lands a good knee to the midsection. Jim won't want to take too many of those.
Charles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles connects with a knee to the head.
Charles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Charles using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jim avoids the elbow strike from Charles, against the cage.
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jim managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jim.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles crunches a lovely knee into Jim's ribcage.
Charles effectively controlling the action here.
Jim is trying to drag Charles to the mat but Charles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Charles lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Charles.
Jim wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Jim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Charles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Charles prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Charles.
A knee to the head by Charles.
Jim is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Jim is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charles gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jim has Charles pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Charles manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Knees in the clinch landing for Charles.
Knees to the body from Charles.
Charles landing knees to the body.
Charles misses with a knee to the head.
Jim looking for a takedown.
Charles utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jim goes for a takedown attempt but Charles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jim misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Charles rushes Jim and presses him up against the cage.
Charles lands a knee to the head.
Charles lands a knee to the body.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jim lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Charles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jim's face.
Jim takes a knee right on the jaw!
Charles working Jim over with knees to the body.
Jim has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
Charles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jim's face.
Charles is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jim is defending well for now.
Charles lands a damaging elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Charles taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jim takes a knee to the side of the body.
Charles with a knee to the head.
Charles unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Charles stalling the fight.
Jim blocks an elbow strike from Charles.
Charles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jim goes for a takedown attempt but Charles pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Charles avoids the body shot from Jim.
Jim swats away the attempt to clinch by Charles.
Jim Jim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Charles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jim misses with a combination

and Charles moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ray Charles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Charles 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Charles!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark van Bommel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Kurmotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). van Bommel comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica-Battery . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

van Bommel
vs
Kurmotus

188 cm
22
172 lbs
10 - 1 - 1

190 cm
23
181 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark van Bommel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Kurmotus!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
van Bommel avoids the head kick by Kurmotus.
van Bommel looks to throw the jab but Kurmotus is out of range.
Kurmotus throws a sloppy head kick
and Kurmotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
van Bommel throws a big shot that misses.
Kurmotus throws a lazy head kick
enabling van Bommel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kurmotus tries to clinch but fails miserably
and van Bommel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taisto Kurmotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
van Bommel misses with an uppercut.
van Bommel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kurmotus under the eye.
A head kick by Kurmotus misses
enabling van Bommel to counter with a crisp jab.
van Bommel connects with a body shot.
Kurmotus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kurmotus throws a combination that misses
and van Bommel counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kurmotus.
Kurmotus scores with a head kick.
van Bommel throws a poor cross that misses

and Kurmotus counters by moving into the clinch.
Kurmotus jumps guard but van Bommel stands there with Kurmotus around his waist. Kurmotus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
van Bommel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kurmotus tries to pull guard but van Bommel holds him up against the cage and eventually Kurmotus drops back down to his feet.
Kurmotus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as van Bommel walks away with a smile on his face. Kurmotus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mark van Bommel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Kurmotus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurmotus wants to clinch but van Bommel slips to the side
and van Bommel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kurmotus thinking.
Kurmotus looks gassed!
Kurmotus tries to clinch
and Kurmotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kurmotus misses with a hook
and van Bommel counters with a stiff right hand.
van Bommel scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurmotus walks into a stiff left hand from van Bommel.
van Bommel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice jab there from van Bommel.

Kurmotus is rocked!
Kurmotus defending well as van Bommel loads up on a big left hand.
van Bommel scores with a jab. Kurmotus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kurmotus is still on wobbly legs! Can van Bommel finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
van Bommel is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from van Bommel shuts the power down on Kurmotus. Lights out, game over! van Bommel is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mark van Bommel!

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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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tapisht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tapisht comes to the cage accompanied by Evanescence: Bring Me To Life. Mera has chosen The Automatic - Monster as his entrance music. Danny Mera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tapisht
vs
Mera

177 cm
22
163 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
160 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vlad Tapisht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Mera!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tapisht misses with a takedown
and Tapisht takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mera tries to clinch up but Tapisht circles away and keeps his distance.

Mera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mera with the ground and pound from mount.
Mera lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tapisht keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mera with the ground and pound from mount.

Tapisht is rocked!
Mera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tapisht looks a forlorn figure.
Oh Tapisht is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mera connects with a bit shot that sees Tapisht covering up! More strikes from Mera and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mera is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Mera!

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 Sasha Zamiatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trash Talking (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zamiatin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tuvinian Singing. Trash Talking will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Zamiatin
vs
Talking

192 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sasha Zamiatin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trash Talking!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talking tries to clinch

and Zamiatin counters with a single leg into guard. Talking didn't expect that.
Zamiatin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Talking is keeping the position for now.

Zamiatin 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.
Zamiatin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zamiatin wants to stand but Talking has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Talking pushes Zamiatin off and gets back to his feet.
Trash Talking seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Talking gets a double leg takedown into Zamiatin's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zamiatin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Talking is sitting in close to Zamiatin's body. Zamiatin has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Talking is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Talking is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Zamiatin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sasha Zamiatin!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Haskil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henri Hasu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Henri Hasu enters the cage!

Haskil
vs
Hasu

190 cm
22
210 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
212 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Gilop®

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Haskil!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henri Hasu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haskil misses with the combination.
Haskil scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Haskil sizes up Hasu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Haskil lands.
Hasu lands a jab to the nose.
Hasu thows a body shot but no joy.
Haskil misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasu throws a one two combo.
Haskil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Haskil swings widly with a right hand
and Hasu counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Hasu misses
and Haskil counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu thows a body shot but no joy.
Hasu lands a jab to Haskil's midsection.
Hasu misses with a lunging right hand
letting Haskil counter with a right hand.
Haskil pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasu lands a nice shot to the body.
Hasu misses with a hook.
Hasu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haskil throws out the jab.
Hasu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haskil rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Hasu misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Hasu 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.

Hasu misses with a straight right.
Hasu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haskil throws a jab when Hasu was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu moves forwards but Haskil connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu misses with a hook.
Haskil lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hasu circles away quickly and effectively.
Haskil misses the shot to the body.
Haskil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

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.
Hasu misses with a left hand
and Haskil counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hasu thinking.
A cross from Haskil lands.
Hasu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Haskil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu staying out of range there.
Haskil thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haskil walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Haskil misses.

That's four 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.
Haskil throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hasu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hasu misses with an uppercut
and Hasu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hasu missing with a left hand there. Haskil was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Haskil dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hasu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Haskil lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hasu misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haskil thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haskil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hasu.
Hasu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haskil lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two 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.
Haskil tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hasu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice shot lands for Haskil.
Haskil swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hasu counters with a stiff right hand.
Hasu misses with a combination
enabling Haskil to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasu throws a sloppy body shot
and Haskil counters with a straight right hand.
Hasu misses with a right hand
and Haskil counters with a stiff right hand.
Haskil is looking to clinch but Hasu is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hasu throws a right hand that misses
and Haskil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Haskil fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haskil throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hasu to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haskil throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hasu counters with a series of strikes. Haskil will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Henri Hasu just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice uppercut lands for Haskil. That snapped Hasu's head back.
Hasu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haskil works Hasu's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu slips under a jab from Haskil.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasu moves out of range of the strikes.
Haskil tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hasu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Henri Hasu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Haskil.
Hasu misses with a body shot
and Haskil counters with a left and a right that stings Hasu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Hasu misses
and Haskil counters with a straight right hand.
Haskil takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hasu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Haskil counter with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Haskil.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hasu.
Nice uppercut lands for Haskil. That snapped Hasu's head back.
Hasu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Haskil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eddie Haskil seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Haskil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Haskil lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Hasu misses
and Hasu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haskil lands a nice hook to Hasu's body. Hasu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Haskil had his way with Henri Hasu in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hasu misses with a hook to the body
and Haskil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haskil will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haskil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hasu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasu throws a poor cross that misses
and Haskil counters with a nice uppercut.
Hasu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Haskil counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hasu misses with a hook
and Haskil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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.
Hasu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Haskil counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haskil blocks a jab.
Hasu misses with a wild body shot.
Haskil is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haskil throws a combination. Hasu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Haskil just misses with a punch to the body.
Hasu misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four 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.
Hasu misses with a body shot
and Haskil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hasu avoids the body shot from Haskil.
Haskil swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hasu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haskil is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Haskil showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Haskil 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Haskil!
Eddie Haskil retains his light heavyweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
23%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lime Lister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Borris Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lister
vs
Khalidov

190 cm
21
225 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
217 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

[GTi] Divine - Drugs (Q:158+ $100)

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lime Lister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Borris Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalidov shoots in but no luck this time.
Khalidov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Borris Khalidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Lister does no damage.
Lister misses with a straight left.
Khalidov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lister fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khalidov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khalidov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lime Lister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borris Khalidov.
Lister moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov misses with a takedown attempt
and Lister counters with a left and a right that stings Khalidov.
Khalidov shoots and misses
and Lister counters with a nice uppercut.

Khalidov gets a takedown into half guard.
Khalidov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lister's head.
Lister controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Khalidov.
Khalidov is looking to work some ground and pound but Lister has wrist control.
Khalidov throwing strikes but missing.
Lister is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Khalidov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khalidov throws and elbow that misses. Lister uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Khalidov's guard. Nice move by Lister!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov wants to stand up but Lister is controlling him.
Lister won't allow Khalidov to sweep him here.
Lister not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Khalidov is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lister dives into side control.
Lister happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Khalidov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

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.
Khalidov is looking for a sweep.
Lister prevents Khalidov from escaping the position.
Lister trying to control the action but Khalidov is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Khalidov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Khalidov wants to get back to his feet but Lister drags him back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khalidov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Khalidov looking to ground and pound but Lister is blocking nicely.
Khalidov looking to control and managing it successfully.

Khalidov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lister has worked his arm free - good work by Lister!
Khalidov grinds an elbow into Lister's temple.

Khalidov is trying to get an arm triangle but Lister is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov working the head with strikes.
Khalidov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Check out the look on Khalidov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Khalidov passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lister!
Khalidov trying to control but Lister is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lister blocking the ground and pound.
Lister is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A big strike lands for Khalidov! That's really hurt Lister and he's turned his back - Khalidov keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Khalidov jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Borris Khalidov!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Islam Magomedgadzhiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolay Nechvidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Magomedgadzhiev
vs
Nechvidov

167 cm
23
159 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
165 lbs
6 - 12 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Islam Magomedgadzhiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Nechvidov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedgadzhiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedgadzhiev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedgadzhiev throws a sloppy head kick

and Nechvidov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Magomedgadzhiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nechvidov pulls his head out easily.

Magomedgadzhiev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Magomedgadzhiev is looking to improve his position.
Magomedgadzhiev is looking to control Nechvidov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Magomedgadzhiev avoid being mounted?
Magomedgadzhiev tries to roll over but Nechvidov keeps him under control.

Magomedgadzhiev actively working from the bottom here.
Nechvidov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Magomedgadzhiev!
Magomedgadzhiev is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nechvidov with shots to the head and body - Magomedgadzhiev looks very uncomfortable down there.
Magomedgadzhiev is bucking up trying to escape but Nechvidov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Magomedgadzhiev is rocked!
Nechvidov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oh Magomedgadzhiev is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nechvidov postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Magomedgadzhiev out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Nechvidov goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nikolay Nechvidov!