EPF 49: Abadi vs. Horse PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Conor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Conor
vs
Ivanov

172 cm
27
162 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

183 cm
23
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Craig Conor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ivanov trying to land knees to the body.
Ivanov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Conor can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.
Ivanov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Conor dodges an elbow strike from Ivanov.

Ivanov breaks from the clinch.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Conor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Conor misses.
Conor takes a swing at Ivanov's ribcage but misses.
Ivanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Ivanov rushes Conor and presses him up against the cage.
Ivanov blocking some punches.
Conor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov working aggressively here.
Conor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ivanov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ivanov has a couple of punches blocked by Conor.
Conor can't find room to land a body shot as Ivanov controls the action.

Ivanov breaks the clinch.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Conor.
Ivanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Ivanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Conor circles away.
Conor lands with a hook. Ivanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Conor misses the jab.
Ivanov is looking to clinch.
Conor misses with a body punch

and Ivanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Conor won't be happy with that.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ivanov connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Conor some visible discomfort.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov working the head with strikes.
Check out the look on Ivanov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ivanov is chipping away with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov working the ground and pound from side control.
Conor can't do much from the bottom here.
Ivanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ivanov lands an elbow.
Ivanov cracks Conor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ivanov working the head and body with strikes.

Conor is rocked!
Ivanov is putting a hurting on Conor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Oh Conor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanov cracks Conor with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Ivanov immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Conor is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Ivanov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Ivanov!

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
79%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Gurvits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar has chosen Ultimate Wrestling Club as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gurvits
vs
Brock Lesnar

188 cm
27
260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
25
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andy Gurvits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Lesnar !
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gurvits fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lesnar lands a jab-cross combination.
Lesnar throws a hook but Gurvits blocks it.
Gurvits has his takedown stuffed
and Lesnar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lesnar wants to slow Gurvits down by chopping away at his legs.

Gurvits closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar is trying to maintain the position but Gurvits is very close to passing his half guard.
Gurvits wants to control but Lesnar is keeping him busy.
Lesnar moves into full guard.

Lesnar is looking for a triangle but Gurvits pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping full guard, as Gurvits tries to pass.
Gurvits trying to control the position from guard on top but Lesnar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gurvits is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lesnar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lesnar has escaped and now he's on top!
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar stops Gurvits from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is working Gurvits over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Gurvits looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lesnar passes into half guard.
Gurvits trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lesnar in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gurvits tries to roll over but Lesnar keeps him under control.

Gurvits is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Gurvits looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Lesnar decides to stand up.
Lesnar throws a shot from downtown. Gurvits moves away and avoids it.
Lesnar misses with a wild body shot.
Gurvits fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Gurvits. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gurvits changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lesnar tries to avoid it but Gurvits manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lesnar to the ground. Lesnar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lesnar lands a right hook to the body.
Gurvits is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lesnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurvits misses with a takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gurvits is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurvits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lesnar .
Gurvits with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lesnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gurvits is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lesnar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gurvits could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lesnar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lesnar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lesnar scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gurvits shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gurvits with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters with a nice uppercut.
Gurvits misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gurvits misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Gurvits. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gurvits misses with a takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lesnar lands with a hook. Gurvits tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gurvits. Gurvits circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lesnar shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gurvits eats them both and turns towards Lesnar to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A leg kick checked by Gurvits.

Oooooh!!! Lesnar has knocked Gurvits down with a huge combo! Lesnar steps away and waves a wobbly Gurvits back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar . Those never looked like landing.
Brock Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Lesnar .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gurvits slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar .
Lesnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Gurvits's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lesnar .
Gurvits takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gurvits doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lesnar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar .
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Lesnar scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurvits displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnar throws out the jab.
Lesnar connects with a body shot that sends Gurvits's belly button to the back.
Lesnar throws a leg kick but Gurvits sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lesnar looks to land a left hand but Gurvits moved out of range nicely.
Gurvits tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lesnar .
Gurvits takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brock Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnar scores with a jab to the head.
Gurvits tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
and Lesnar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lesnar changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gurvits's sensitive parts.
Lesnar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lesnar .
Lesnar throws a body punch but Gurvits moves out of range.
Andy Gurvits seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gurvits takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gurvits fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
Gurvits looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lesnar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnar connects with a body shot that sends Gurvits's belly button to the back.
Lesnar works over Gurvits's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar misses with a looping right.
Lesnar tries to bum rush Gurvits with a series of wild strikes but Gurvits uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurvits misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a left and a right that stings Gurvits.
Lesnar scores with a jab. Gurvits acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gurvits is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gurvits with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lesnar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gurvits slips a jab from Lesnar .
Lesnar lands a really nice looking cross but Gurvits seems unphased.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurvits manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gurvits slips a jab and a cross from Lesnar .
Gurvits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar .
Gurvits shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lesnar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lesnar jabs at Gurvits's body.
Gurvits fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lesnar scores with a jab. Gurvits acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnar lands a slapping body shot.
Gurvits keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gurvits moves forwards but Lesnar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gurvits takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gurvits checks the leg kick.
Lesnar scores with a jab. Gurvits acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnar throws a low kick but Gurvits moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Lesnar .
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesnar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lunges at Gurvits with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gurvits's hand.
Lesnar scores with a sloppy right hand. Gurvits should have avoided that one.
Gurvits misses with a takedown attempt
and Lesnar counters with a nice body shot.
Lesnar throws a nice looking combination but Gurvits bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gurvits fails with the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a series of strikes. Gurvits will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Gurvits. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lesnar misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lesnar scores with a hook to the body. Gurvits takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gurvits takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Lesnar as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Lesnar does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gurvits blocks a leg kick.
Lesnar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gurvits is able to avoid easily.
Gurvits tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
and Lesnar counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lesnar . That's going to slow Gurvits down.
Gurvits misses with a takedown
and Lesnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesnar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gurvits bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gurvits tries for a takedown but Lesnar circles away easily
and Lesnar counters with a low kick, right behind Gurvits 's knee.
Gurvits misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a thumping low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gurvits blocks a low kick nicely.
Gurvits takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lesnar feints and then cracks Gurvits's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gurvits down.
A telegraphed right hand from Lesnar misses the target.
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lesnar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gurvits moves out of range of the leg kick from Lesnar .
Lesnar jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gurvits shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Gurvits's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Lesnar misses its intended target.
Andy Gurvits has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gurvits dodges the punch combination from Lesnar .
Gurvits gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lesnar counters with a nice leg kick.
Lesnar lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Lesnar scores with a four punch combination!
Lesnar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lesnar lands a jab-cross combination.
Gurvits misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Lesnar . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lesnar .
Lesnar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lesnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lesnar 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lesnar !

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hype
A | B

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A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Heath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lumpiot Paskaks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heath's entrance music is Van Halens- Jump. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Heath
vs
Paskaks

196 cm
22
257 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
28
220 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Heath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lumpiot Paskaks!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heath scores with a nice right hand.
Paskaks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Heath paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Heath.

It looks like Lumpiot Paskaks has been cut.
Paskaks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Heath.
Heath misses with a hook. Paskaks ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paskaks shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Heath defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Heath.
Paskaks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heath sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heath misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Paskaks counters with a nice body kick.
Paskaks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heath misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paskaks is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heath misses with a lunging right hand
and Paskaks counters with a stiff right hand.
Heath misses with a combination

and Paskaks counters by moving into the clinch.

Heath's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paskaks is looking to clinch.
Heath avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paskaks showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Heath.

Paskaks moves into the clinch.

Heath escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paskaks slips under a jab.
Heath throws a left and a right that both miss
and Paskaks counters with a two punch combo.
Josh Heath is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Paskaks closes the distance and clinches.
Heath looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heath prevents the takedown attempt.
Heath prevents the takedown attempt.
Josh Heath has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lumpiot Paskaks.

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

Paskaks has managed to clinch.

Heath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paskaks wants to clinch up but Heath keeps it at a distance.
Paskaks is looking to clinch.
Heath swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paskaks doesn't manage to clinch there - Heath circles away.
Heath lands a lovely overhand right.
Paskaks throws a body punch but Heath moves out of range.
Paskaks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heath listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heath misses with a double jab
and Paskaks counters with a right hand to the body.
Paskaks tries to clinch up.
Heath feints a jab promting Paskaks to slip. Heath then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paskaks slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paskaks throws a series of strikes that have Heath backpedaling.
Sloppy strikes from Heath. Those never looked like landing.
Heath takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heath swats away the attempt to clinch by Paskaks.
Paskaks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Heath misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heath pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Heath throws an overhand right that lands on Paskaks's shoulder, as Paskaks tries to avoid the shot.
Paskaks wants to clinch up but Heath keeps it at a distance.
Heath throws a combination that misses
and Paskaks counters with a nice body kick.
Heath is breathing heavily.
Heath closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Josh Heath seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Paskaks misses.
Paskaks fails with an attempt to clinch.
Paskaks tries to clinch there but Heath circles away.
Heath swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Paskaks counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Paskaks seems to be looking for submissions.
Heath on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Heath tries to get out of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paskaks is trying to control. Heath wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Paskaks has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Heath defend it? Paskaks steps over the head and cranks it - Heath is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Paskaks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lumpiot Paskaks!

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FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rulon Oboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dwayne Perry acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Oboev
vs
Perry

150 cm
29
264 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

178 cm
30
260 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Oboev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dwayne Perry!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oboev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Perry's half guard.

Oboev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perry defends it well.
Perry wants to improve his position but Oboev is controlling well.
Perry tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Oboev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Perry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Oboev goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Perry is on top in guard.
Perry is in close to Oboev's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Perry avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Oboev blocks nicely.
Oboev keeping moving, preventing Perry from controlling successfully.
Oboev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Perry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oboev is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Perry is surviving well by controlling Oboev's body position as best he can.
Perry tries to buck Oboev off but he can't manage it.
Perry is looking to improve his position but Oboev isn't that keen on the idea.
Perry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Oboev working for a submission but Perry is keeping him at bay.
Perry wants to control but Oboev is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oboev working for a submission but Perry is keeping him at bay.

Oboev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Perry is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Perry and Oboev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Perry gets back to half guard.

Oboev seems to be looking for submissions.

Oboev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Perry defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oboev is looking to advance position but Perry won't allow it.
Oboev stops Perry from getting back to his feet.
Perry is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Oboev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Oboev's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here.
Perry controlling the position well here. Oboev rolled but Perry kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Perry has the hooks in. Oboev is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry throwing damaging strikes from the back! Oboev could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Perry dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Perry swats away the attempt to clinch by Oboev.
Perry missing with a left hand there. Oboev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perry connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Oboev momentarily.
Oboev with a lazy takedown attempt
and Perry counters with a stiff right hand.
Perry scores with a nice strike.

Perry gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oboev trying to control but Perry is working from the bottom.
Perry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oboev trying to control the position from guard on top but Perry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Perry scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oboev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Perry defends it nicely.
Oboev fails with the takedown
and Perry counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rulon Oboev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oboev shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense.
Perry is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oboev has his takedown stuffed
and Perry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oboev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Perry's waist but Perry gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oboev off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Oboev.
Oboev has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oboev doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Perry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oboev thinking.

Perry darts in and clinches Oboev up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perry effectively controlling the action here.
Perry lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Oboev controls his hands.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Oboev avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perry.
Perry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Perry fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Perry gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Perry.
Perry misses with a punch to the body.
Oboev drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perry gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Oboev.
Perry misses with some punches.
Perry tries to work over Oboev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry tries a body shot but Oboev blocks it.
Oboev prevents a body shot from Perry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oboev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Perry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perry tries a body shot but Oboev blocks it.
Oboev tries for a takedown but Perry manages to get underhooks.
Perry throws a head punch that misses.
Perry tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oboev's elbow.
Perry tries a body shot but Oboev blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Perry.
Perry tries to throw a body punch but Oboev avoids it by throwing Perry back against the cage.
Oboev trying to stall but Perry improves his position.
Perry misses with the head strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry struggles to land a body shot inside as Oboev controls his hands.
Perry misses with some punches.
Perry tries a body shot but Oboev blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dwayne Perry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Oboev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oboev shoots in for a takedown but Perry shows good takedown defense.
Perry throws a jab but it's blocked by Oboev.
Perry changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Oboev gets the takedown into side control.
Perry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Oboev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Perry is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Perry is trying to improve his position.
Perry struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oboev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Perry tries to bench press Oboev off him but Oboev keeps the position.

Oboev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Perry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Perry tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Oboev easily slips into full mount!

Oboev with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Perry is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oboev is trying to take his opponent's back.

Oboev working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Oboev prevents Perry from getting the reversal.
Perry wants to control but Oboev is having none of it.
Perry is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oboev goes for an armbar but Perry turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Perry.
Perry trying to control the position from guard on top but Oboev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Oboev has his foot on Perry's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Perry works his way back into a safe position though.
Perry not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Oboev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Oboev working for a triangle but Perry defends it easily.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry slips nicely into half guard.
Oboev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perry performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rulon Oboev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perry is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dwayne Perry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perry 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dwayne Perry!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roddy Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Trombone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trombone has chosen Back in Black by AC/DC as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Piper
vs
Trombone

175 cm
22
158 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

168 cm
26
154 lbs
16 - 15 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roddy Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rusty Trombone!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trombone throws a right and a left that Piper avoids nicely.
Piper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Trombone cracks Piper with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trombone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piper manages to avoid it.

Trombone shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Piper manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Trombone from controlling successfully.
Piper 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.

Piper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trombone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trombone passes Piper's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trombone lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trombone is thwarting Piper's attempts to control the position.

Trombone is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Piper wants to get back to full guard but Trombone has mounted him!
Trombone working the ground and pound effectively.
Piper is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Piper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Piper regains half guard.
Piper is looking to improve his position.
Piper is working hard here to advance position.
Trombone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trombone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Trombone working over Piper with some ground and pound. Piper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Trombone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trombone looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Trombone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Trombone trying to pass the guard but Piper defending well.
Trombone seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Piper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Piper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trombone.
Piper is pressing down on Trombone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Trombone sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Piper's guard.

Piper actively working from the bottom here.
Trombone is looking to advance position but Piper won't allow it.
Trombone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trombone.
Piper is trying to maintain the position but Trombone is very close to passing his half guard.
Trombone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Piper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Trombone is working away from the top position though.
Piper is not content to let Trombone control the position.
Trombone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trombone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Piper is trying to maintain the position but Trombone is very close to passing his half guard.
Piper is looking for a sweep. Trombone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Piper is not content to let Trombone control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper is controlling Trombone's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Trombone works his foot free and advances to mount.
Piper wants to control but Trombone is having none of it.
Piper can't escape the position.
Trombone landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trombone cracks Piper with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trombone working the ground and pound effectively.
Trombone has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Piper's face.
Trombone landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rusty Trombone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Trombone throws a shot to the body.

Piper is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Trombone. Beautiful body shot.
Trombone throws a right and a left that Piper avoids nicely.
Trombone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Piper.
Trombone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trombone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from Trombone.
Piper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Piper misses with a low kick as Trombone jumps back.

Trombone scores a takedown into full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Trombone is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Piper to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Piper shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trombone jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Piper is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Piper and Trombone has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Piper prevents Trombone from improving position.
Piper is trying to control Trombone's posture but Trombone avoids it.
Piper is trying to get back to half guard.
Trombone passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Piper!
Piper sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Trombone is working for a kimura but Piper is defending it quite comfortably.
Piper is pressing down on Trombone's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trombone with a nice head shot there.
Piper is trying to keep Trombone in close.
Trombone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trombone passes Piper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trombone lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trombone lands a nice short elbow.
Trombone tries to pass the half guard into mount. Piper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Piper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Trombone is thwarting Piper's attempts to control the position.
Rusty Trombone has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trombone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trombone is looking to pass Piper's guard but actually Piper recovers to full guard.
Piper controls Trombone momentarily but Trombone frees himself.
Piper keeping moving, preventing Trombone from controlling successfully.
Trombone tries to free his leg and advance position but Piper is retaining full guard.
Piper pulls Trombone in close to prevent any damage.
Piper tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trombone wants to pass the guard but Piper is keeping the position.
Trombone with a nice head shot there.
Piper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Trombone connects with a couple of short punches.
Trombone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trombone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trombone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Piper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trombone distracts Piper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trombone looking to sit in guard and control but Piper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Piper stopping the sweep attempt from Trombone.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Piper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trombone avoids the head kick by Piper.
Trombone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Piper throws a body kick that misses.
Piper ducks under a wild hook from Trombone.
Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trombone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Piper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trombone blocks a head kick by Piper.
Trombone throws the left hand but Piper avoids the punch easily.
Rusty Trombone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Piper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Trombone connects with a jab.
Roddy Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Trombone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Trombone throws a hook but Piper avoids it easily.
Piper uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trombone.
Rusty Trombone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Piper connects with a right hand. Trombone shakes it off.
Trombone throws a nice looking combination but Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Piper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Piper tries to bum rush Trombone with a series of wild strikes but Trombone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trombone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Piper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trombone misses with a straight right.
Trombone scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A good leg kick by Piper.
Trombone loads up on a big right hand but Piper slips the punch.
Trombone lands a lovely overhand right.
Roddy Piper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piper tries to clinch up but Trombone circles away and keeps his distance.
Trombone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Piper circles away.
Trombone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rusty Trombone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piper takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piper tries to score with a low kick but Trombone moves his leg out of the way.
Trombone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trombone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
No joy there for Trombone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Piper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trombone misses with a straight left.
Piper defending well as Trombone loads up on a big left hand.
Piper misses with a looping right.
Trombone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trombone shoots in for a takedown but Piper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Piper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trombone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Piper.
Piper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rusty Trombone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Piper throws a leg kick which misses Trombone's front leg but catches the back leg as Trombone tries to avoid it.
Trombone avoids the head kick by Piper.
Piper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Piper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Trombone checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piper misses with a low kick.
Piper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rusty Trombone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trombone 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rusty Trombone!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimitri Makhnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Surfing with the Alien. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chen
vs
Makhnov

180 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
22
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Makhnov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makhnov misses with a hook. Chen ducked under it nicely.
Makhnov misses with a wild combination.
Chen staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Chen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makhnov misses with a lunging right hand
and Chen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Chen stuns Makhnov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Makhnov misses with a combination
and Chen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Dimitri Makhnov has been cut.
Makhnov looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chen lands a big uppercut and Makhnov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Makhnov looks OK. Chen waves Makhnov back to his feet!
The fighters circling - Makhnov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Chen has managed to clinch.
Makhnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chen avoiding damage as Makhnov throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Makhnov fails to land.
Makhnov misses with an elbow over the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chen manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Chen moves into the clinch.
Makhnov working aggressively here.
Makhnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Chen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Makhnov.
Makhnov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Makhnov looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Chen is trying to break the clinch but Makhnov has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen tries to break the clinch but Makhnov is controlling the position.
Makhnov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makhnov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makhnov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makhnov misses with a body punch.
Makhnov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Makhnov.
Chen working hard to break the clinch.
Makhnov tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Makhnov back against the cage.
Makhnov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chen is defending well for now.
Makhnov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands.
Makhnov stalls.
Makhnov throws a head punch that misses.
Chen is trying to push Makhnov away but Makhnov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makhnov working aggressively here.
Makhnov working Chen over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makhnov tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chen prevents a body shot from Makhnov.
Makhnov has a couple of punches blocked by Chen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Chen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Makhnov's cut.
That's time! Chen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Makhnov throws a hook but Chen blocks it.
Dimitri Makhnov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makhnov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makhnov misses with a few strikes there.
Chen throws a hook but Makhnov avoids it easily.
Makhnov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Makhnov misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Makhnov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov throws the left hand but Chen avoids the punch easily.
Makhnov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Chen moves into the clinch.
Makhnov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makhnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chen's brow.
Chen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chen is looking to break free of the clinch but Makhnov has double underhooks.
Chen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Chen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makhnov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Makhnov.
Chen avoiding damage as Makhnov throws knees to the body.
Makhnov cracks Chen with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Chen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makhnov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov tries to throw a body punch but Chen avoids it by throwing Makhnov back against the cage.
Makhnov missing with knees to the body.
Makhnov misses with a body punch.
Chen is trying to break free.
Chen has had enough of the clinch but Makhnov keeps him there for the moment.
Chen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Makhnov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makhnov struggles to land a body shot inside as Chen controls his hands.
Makhnov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chen up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makhnov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chen's brow.
Chen is trying to push Makhnov away but Makhnov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makhnov working aggressively here.
Makhnov working aggressively here.
Chen prevents a body shot from Makhnov.
Makhnov tries to work over Chen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimitri Makhnov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makhnov gets through Chen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Chen tries to keep at a distance but Makhnov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Makhnov misses with a knee strike.
Chen avoids a wild elbow strike from Makhnov.
Makhnov has a couple of punches blocked by Chen.
Makhnov stalls.
Makhnov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chen.
Makhnov misses with a punch on the inside.
Makhnov tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhnov misses with an elbow over the top.
Makhnov leaning his opponent against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makhnov.
Makhnov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Makhnov to work.
Chen swings wildly with an uppercut but Makhnov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Makhnov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makhnov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen managing to block the knees to the body from Makhnov.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
Chen blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Makhnov.
Makhnov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Makhnov pushes off an throws an elbow but Chen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhnov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makhnov misses with the head strike.
Makhnov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Makhnov fails to land.
Chen blocks an uppercut.
Chen is trying to force a seperation but Makhnov has the dominant position.
Chen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makhnov has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Makhnov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makhnov tries a knee to the head but Chen blocks it.
Chen blocks an elbow strike.
Makhnov lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makhnov tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Makhnov tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Makhnov has Chen pushed against the cage.
Makhnov tries a body shot but Chen blocks it.
Makhnov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Makhnov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chen up against the cage.
Makhnov working aggressively here.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Makhnov!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krueger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Freddy's Coming For You. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Krueger
vs
Ruiz

185 cm
25
217 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

181 cm
30
205 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlos Ruiz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Ruiz.
Ruiz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krueger with a jab.

It looks like Carlos Ruiz has been cut.
Ruiz scores with a body shot.
Ruiz swings for the body but Krueger moves out of range.
Krueger moves out of range as Ruiz strikes.
Krueger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krueger throws a hook but Ruiz avoids it easily.
Ruiz with a lazy takedown attempt

and Krueger counters with a nice right hand that sends Ruiz toppling to the canvas! Ruiz scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Krueger finish him?!

Ruiz is rocked!
Krueger cracks Ruiz with a left hook right on the temple and Ruiz goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Krueger lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Ruiz is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freddy Krueger!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Abadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Horse comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Otis kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Abadi
vs
Horse

207 cm
24
248 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
282 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joel Abadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abadi misses with a low kick.
Horse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abadi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abadi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A good leg kick by Horse.
A low kick from Abadi misses

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

Abadi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Horse is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Abadi to the mat. Abadi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Abadi keeping moving, preventing Horse from controlling successfully.
Horse looking to pass the guard.
Horse's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Horse looking to sit in guard and control but Abadi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abadi passes Horse's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Abadi has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Horse really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Horse tries to hold on but Abadi postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Abadi is staying active.
Horse is in all sorts of trouble here.
Horse sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Abadi is looking to take a break and control but Horse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Horse is holding on to half guard well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse is trying to maintain the position but Abadi is very close to passing his half guard.
Horse wants to control but Abadi passes into side.
A lull in the action here.
Horse is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Abadi wants to control but Horse is keeping him busy.
Abadi tries to pass to full mount but Horse defends it.
Horse is looking to improve his position.
Horse trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abadi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Horse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krazy Horse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Abadi tries a head kick but it misses.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Abadi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joel Abadi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abadi.
Abadi throws a lazy head kick
enabling Horse to counter with a crisp jab.
Horse misses the jab.
Horse is looking to clinch but Abadi is avoiding it.
Abadi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horse. That's going to slow Abadi down.
Horse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Abadi.
Abadi tries to score with a low kick but Horse moves his leg out of the way.
Abadi misses with a low kick.
Krazy Horse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Abadi is predictable there
and Horse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Horse.

It looks like Joel Abadi has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse throws a body kick that misses.
Abadi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Horse tries to clinch there but Abadi circles away.
Nice body punch from Horse.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Horse moves into the clinch.
Abadi fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Horse breaks the clinch.
Abadi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abadi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Horse looks to land a right hand but Abadi moved out of range.
Horse throws a jab but it's blocked by Abadi.
Abadi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Abadi swats away the attempt to clinch by Horse.
Abadi throws a head kick but Horse moves out of range.
Abadi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horse paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Abadi throws the kick towards the body but Horse avoids it.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horse swings for the body but Abadi moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abadi is looking to score with low kicks.
Krazy Horse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Abadi dodges the punch combination from Horse.
Horse defending well as Abadi loads up on a big left hand.
Horse doesn't manage to clinch there - Abadi circles away.
Abadi thows a body shot but no joy.
Abadi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horse lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Abadi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good work by Horse as he checks the leg kick.
Abadi connects with a leg kick. Horse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horse throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Horse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Abadi throws a leg kick but Horse checks it.
Horse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horse is looking to slow Abadi down with leg kicks.
Horse lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horse.
Horse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horse fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Abadi checks it well.
Abadi throws a one two combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Horse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abadi throws a push kick but Horse slaps the foot to one side.
Horse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abadi connects with a leg kick. Horse looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Horse takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abadi thuds his shin into the meat of Horse's side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A clash of legs there as Horse blocks the low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Horse misses the target.
Abadi throws a sloppy head kick and Horse moves out of range easily.
Horse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Horse wants to clinch.
Horse misses with a body shot.
Abadi throws a solid leg kick but Horse takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Abadi.
Horse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Abadi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Horse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horse throws a shot from downtown. Abadi moves away and avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horse moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horse.
A head kick misses from Horse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krazy Horse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joel Abadi'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!

Horse takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Abadi misses.
A good leg kick by Abadi.
Horse throws a right hand that misses
and Abadi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Abadi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Abadi.
Abadi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Horse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Abadi. That one must have hurt.
Abadi misses with a body shot.
Abadi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Horse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Abadi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Abadi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Horse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Horse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abadi pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abadi wants to clinch
and Horse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Abadi staying out of range there.
Abadi throws a leg kick but Horse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Abadi slips under a jab from Horse.
Abadi throws a leg kick but Horse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Horse looks to score with a jab to the body but Abadi is just out of range.
Horse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abadi.
Horse looks to throw the jab but Abadi is out of range.
Abadi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Abadi tries to land a leg kick but Horse saw it coming and moves away.
Abadi misses with a low kick.
Abadi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horse.
Horse checks a leg kick.
Horse throws the left hand but Abadi avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse avoids the head kick by Abadi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Abadi.
Horse misses with an uppercut.
Abadi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abadi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horse looks to land a body kick but Abadi moved away.
Abadi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Abadi is predictable there
and Horse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse leaves Abadi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abadi throws a leg kick but Horse moved away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horse tries to clinch but Abadi is having none of it.
Horse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abadi was well out of range. Poor timing from Horse.
Horse fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abadi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Abadi circles away quickly and effectively.
Horse tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abadi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horse throws a head kick that misses.
Abadi thumps Horse with a low kick.
Horse checks a low kick from Abadi.
Abadi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Horse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abadi moves away.
Abadi misses with a kick to the body

and Horse counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Horse wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Horse has picked Abadi up - he's going for a ride! Horse dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Abadi is pressing down on Horse's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Horse trying to control the position from guard on top but Abadi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joel Abadi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krazy Horse is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Abadi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse slaps away a takedown attempt from Abadi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A low kick from Abadi misses
and Horse counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abadi's knee momentarily.
Horse swinging wildly here.
Horse throws a wild body kick that Abadi sees coming a mile off.
Horse stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Abadi.
Abadi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Horse.
The crowd cheers as Horse lands an impressive looking overhand right. Abadi doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Abadi misses

and Horse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Krazy Horse.
Well Horse 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krazy Horse!