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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mamath Blah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!



173 cm
29
143 lbs
5 - 5 - 0
183 cm
24
147 lbs
6 - 5 - 0
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful


Resistance


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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Draven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Mamath Blah!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Draven. That's going to slow Blah down.
Draven misses with a jab to the body
and Blah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Draven tries to clinch up but Blah circles away and keeps his distance.
Blah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Blah.
Blah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Draven tries to clinch up but Blah circles away and keeps his distance.
Draven doesn't manage to clinch there - Blah circles away.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Draven manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Draven - the referee stops the clock and Blah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Draven. Blah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Blah to counter with a crisp jab.
Blah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blah slips under a jab from Draven.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draven moves into range and clinches up with Blah.
Blah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Draven breaks from the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Blah there.
Blah misses with a body shot.

Draven drives through and clinches with Blah against the cage.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven wants to clinch up but Blah keeps it at a distance.
Draven walks into a left hand.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch but Blah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draven defending well as Blah loads up on a big left hand.
Draven tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven scores with a head kick. Blah tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blah scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blah misses with a wild body shot.
Blah is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Blah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Blah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Blah defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Draven.

Draven clinches up against the cage.

Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven looks to clinch
and Blah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blah looks to land a combination. Draven sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Draven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Draven lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Draven.
Blah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Draven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Draven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draven lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Draven cracks the inside of Blah's front leg.
Blah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blah moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blah just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Good exchange - Blah coming out on top.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Draven, right into the meat.
Blah moves out of range of the strikes.
Blah just misses with a punch to the body.
Blah throws a right hand that misses
and Draven counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draven throws out a loose jab but Blah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blah misses the shot to the body.
Draven throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Draven tries to clinch but Blah moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!


Draven is looking to clinch.
Blah checks a low kick from Draven.
Draven lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blah misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Draven.
Draven moves out of range as Blah strikes.
Draven fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Blah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Blah dips to his left and cracks Draven with an uppercut!
Draven tries to clinch there but Blah circles away.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Blah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Draven doesn't seem bothered though.
Blah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Draven throws a head kick but Blah moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blah thuds a left hand into Draven's body.
Draven pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blah throws out a loose jab but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.

Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Blah is looking to break free of the clinch but Draven has double underhooks.
Draven using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draven lands a nice looking body kick.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Blah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Blah moves out of range of the body kick from Draven.
Blah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blah throws a leg kick but Draven moved away.
Draven throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Blah takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Draven.
Blah throws a leg kick but Draven checks it.
Blah fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Draven misses with a double jab.
Draven throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Blah.
Blah blocks a head kick by Draven.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Draven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Draven scores with a head kick. Blah tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
Blah is trying to break free.
Draven is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blah to keep the fight standing.
Draven prevents Blah from breaking the clinch.
Draven is trying to break the clinch but Blah is controlling him.
Blah has had enough of the clinch but Draven keeps him there for the moment.
Draven putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Blah in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Draven taking a breather.
Blah is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Blah's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blah is trying to force a seperation but Draven has the dominant position.
Draven is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blah throws out a powerful jab.
Blah punishes Draven's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven connects with an inside leg kick.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven is looking to clinch but Blah is avoiding it.
Blah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draven has time to react.
Draven slips under a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draven lands a leg kick that knocks Blah off balance momentarily.
Eric Draven is winning the standup battle so far.
Blah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draven tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blah counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Draven dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!


Draven tries to move into range but Blah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blah scores with a body shot.
Draven moves in looking to clinch but Blah pushes him off.
Blah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Draven tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Draven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blah swats away the attempt to clinch by Draven.
Draven throws a nice outside leg kick.
Draven is looking to clinch.
Blah on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blah jabs Draven to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blah lunges at Draven with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Draven's hand.
Blah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Draven.
Draven misses with a wild body shot.
Draven throws a low kick but Blah avoids it.
Blah just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blah throws a series of strikes that have Draven backpedaling.
Blah connects with the punch.
Draven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Draven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blah.
A shot to the liver by Draven. Beautiful body shot.
Blah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Draven tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven wants to clinch up but Blah keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Draven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Draven tries to clinch there but Blah circles away.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blah throws a low kick, looking for Draven's leg but Draven calmly moves out of range.
Blah throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Blah keeps the fight on the outside.
Draven tries to clinch but Blah is having none of it.
Blah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Draven throws a shot from downtown. Blah moves away and avoids it.
Blah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draven goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draven looks to clinch
and Blah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Draven thinking.
Blah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Draven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draven tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Blah misses.
Draven is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Blah's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Blah catches Draven right on the button with a cross.
Draven throws a right and a left that Blah avoids nicely.
Blah swats away the attempt to clinch by Draven.
Draven wants to clinch up but Blah keeps it at a distance.
Draven misses with a looping right.
Draven doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Draven blocks a jab.
Mamath Blah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Draven. Blah shrugs it off though.
Draven tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Draven.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draven has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
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RATING
69%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nogi Kartov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Branco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kartov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pantera - Cowboys from Hell. Branco has chosen Feel Happiness as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.



165 cm
29
148 lbs
10 - 5 - 1
170 cm
24
141 lbs
2 - 1 - 0
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick
Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin


Resistance
Adam's NORTHERN WILD


Resistance


Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nogi Kartov!
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, Tycho Branco!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartov throws a one two combo.
Branco misses with a wild body shot.
Branco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kartov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kartov.
Kartov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Branco as he avoids it easily.
Kartov keeps the fight on the outside.
Kartov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Branco moves away.
Branco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Branco listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Branco misses with a body shot.
Kartov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kartov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Branco as he jumps to the side.
Kartov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Branco throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco tries to bum rush Kartov with a series of wild strikes but Kartov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Branco is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kartov rather than just go for the knockout.
Branco is looking to slow Kartov down with leg kicks.
Kartov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Branco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Branco stuns Kartov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good leg kick by Branco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Branco lands a nice shot to the body.
Kartov is breathing heavily.
Branco moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Branco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kartov clinches up with Branco and pushes him back against the cage.
Branco trying to land knees to the body.
Kartov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kartov wants to take the fight to the mat but Branco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nogi Kartov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kartov or not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kartov tries a knee to the head but Branco blocks it.
Branco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kartov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Branco is pressed up against the cage. Kartov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Branco down to the mat. Branco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Branco pushes Kartov up against the cage in a clinch.
Branco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kartov's defenses.

It looks like Nogi Kartov has been cut.
Branco trying to land knees to the body.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kartov.
Branco pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kartov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Kartov avoids the damage to the body.
Branco is pressed up against the cage. Kartov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Branco down to the mat. Branco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Branco tries to clinch there but Kartov circles away.
Branco lands a jab to Kartov's midsection.
Branco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kartov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Branco throws a head kick that misses.
Branco thows a leg kick but Kartov checks it
and Kartov counters with a two punch combo.
Branco misses with a hook. Kartov ducked under it nicely.
Kartov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Branco as he jumps to the side.
Tycho Branco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kartov shoots in and drives through. Branco sprawls well.
Branco tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Branco as he avoids it easily.

Branco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Branco throws an elbow but misses.
Kartov wants to take the fight to the mat but Branco manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kartov is working for takedown but Branco is calmly controlling the position for now.
Branco using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Branco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kartov is defending well for now.
Kartov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kartov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Branco lands with a light punch inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kartov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kartov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kartov.
Branco can't find room to land a body shot as Kartov controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Branco explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Branco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Branco pushes Kartov up against the cage in a clinch.
Branco has Kartov pushed against the cage.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kartov.

Kartov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kartov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Branco.
Branco scores with a one two! Kartov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kartov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Branco misses with a wild body shot.

Branco forces Kartov back against the cage and clinches.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kartov avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Branco.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco stops a takedown attempt from Kartov.
Branco tries a body shot but Kartov blocks it.
Branco working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kartov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kartov avoids a wild elbow strike from Branco.
Branco misses with a knee strike.
Branco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kartov is stalling here.
Kartov tries to score a body lock takedown but Branco shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tycho Branco seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Branco trying to land knees to the body.
Branco lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kartov backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kartov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kartov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Branco is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Branco passes Kartov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Branco lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Branco stands up and beckons Kartov to join him on the feet.
Kartov moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Branco connects with an inside leg kick.
Branco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kartov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco tries to land a leg kick but Kartov saw it coming and moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Branco.
The fighters circle momentarily. Branco darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kartov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Branco circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kartov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Branco gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kartov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Branco looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tycho Branco.
Branco lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kartov takes a step back to recover.
Branco thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kartov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Branco defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nogi Kartov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branco looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tycho Branco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nogi Kartov'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!


Branco looks to score with a jab to the body but Kartov is just out of range.
Branco lands with a good body shot.
Branco tries to score with a low kick but Kartov moves his leg out of the way.
Branco looks to score with a jab to the body but Kartov is just out of range.
Branco tries to clinch but Kartov moves out of range.
Branco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kartov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kartov shoots for a double leg takedown but Branco sprawls well. He's pushed Kartov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kartov throws a combination that misses
and Branco counters with an inside leg kick.
Branco scores with a head kick.
Branco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kartov circles away quickly and effectively.
Branco is looking to slow Kartov down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Branco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Branco stuns Kartov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Branco swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Branco throws a leg kick which misses Kartov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kartov tries to avoid it.
Branco lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Kartov does no damage.
Branco scores with a shot to the body.
Tycho Branco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Branco has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Branco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kartov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kartov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Branco with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kartov drops his hands momentarily and Branco takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kartov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Branco scoring well with a low kick there.
Branco connects with a single shot there.
Branco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kartov tries for a takedown but Branco manages to get underhooks.
Branco lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Branco.
Kartov avoiding damage as Branco throws knees to the body.
Kartov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Branco 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 Nogi Kartov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kartov.
Kartov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Branco crunches a lovely knee into Kartov's ribcage.
Branco lands an elbow that stopped Kartov in his tracks for a moment.
Branco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Branco misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Branco.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartov managing to block the knees to the body from Branco.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kartov avoids it.
Branco misses with a knee strike.
Kartov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Branco just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Branco throws an elbow but misses.
Branco creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kartov's defenses.
Kartov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nogi Kartov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Branco.
Branco lands an elbow inside that Kartov shrugs off.
Kartov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Branco is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kartov is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kartov avoids it.
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Kartov avoids the damage to the body.
Kartov tries for a takedown but Branco manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Branco obliges.
Kartov blocks a body shot from Branco.
Branco throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kartovs head.
Branco lands a damaging elbow.
Branco misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kartov.
Kartov wants a takedown.
Branco utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Branco works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tycho Branco is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branco tries to land knees in the clinch but Kartov avoids the damage to the body.
Kartov works on Branco's body with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Branco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Branco 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Branco!

In his post fight interview, Tycho Branco started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
74%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ditte Gaetan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ferrall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferrall is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pantera's Domination. Scott Ferrall has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ditte Gaetan's chin.



185 cm
27
175 lbs
7 - 7 - 0
180 cm
28
184 lbs
9 - 10 - 0
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin


Resistance


Resistance


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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ditte Gaetan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scott Ferrall!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ferrall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Gaetan looking for a guillotine here but Ferrall defends easily.
Gaetan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ferrall with a flurry of punches that miss.

Gaetan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferrall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ferrall lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gaetan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ferrall controlling from the top position.

Gaetan has an active guard here but Ferrall has managed to pass into half guard.
Ferrall moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ferrall lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gaetan down.
Gaetan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Ferrall is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gaetan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gaetan regains half guard.
Ferrall trying to mount his opponent but Gaetan defends it.
Gaetan wants to get back to full guard.

Gaetan looking for submissions off his back.
Ferrall is nestled in close to Gaetan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gaetan wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetan is breathing heavily.
Gaetan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ferrall scores with a couple of nice shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaetan is staying active underneath Ferrall, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrall works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ferrall pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Ditte Gaetan has been cut.
Ferrall looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Gaetan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Ferrall!
After the fight, Scott Ferrall was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
73%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theodor DaCrapulation (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitaly Vasyuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vitaly Vasyuk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



190 cm
24
210 lbs
8 - 5 - 0
185 cm
22
204 lbs
7 - 5 - 0
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank


Resistance


Resistance


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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Theodor DaCrapulation!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitaly Vasyuk!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasyuk misses with a body shot.
DaCrapulation avoids the body shot from Vasyuk.
Vasyuk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Vasyuk shoots in and bounces DaCrapulation off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Vasyuk stopping the sweep attempt from DaCrapulation.
DaCrapulation is working hard here to advance position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vasyuk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vasyuk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
DaCrapulation keeping moving, preventing Vasyuk from controlling successfully.
Vasyuk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasyuk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
DaCrapulation trying to keep a closed guard but Vasyuk is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DaCrapulation keeping moving, preventing Vasyuk from controlling successfully.
Vasyuk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Vasyuk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasyuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DaCrapulation is trying to control the position but Vasyuk postures up.
DaCrapulation keeping full guard, as Vasyuk tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DaCrapulation is on top in guard.
DaCrapulation looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DaCrapulation stopping the sweep attempt from Vasyuk.

DaCrapulation drops back, looking for a kneebar! Vasyuk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Vasyuk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Vasyuk!
Vasyuk working the ground and pound from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vasyuk grinds an elbow into DaCrapulation's temple.
Vasyuk working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
DaCrapulation tries to buck Vasyuk off but Vasyuk is having none of it.
Vasyuk cracks DaCrapulation with a big right hand but DaCrapulation just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Vasyuk lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on DaCrapulation's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Vasyuk wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by DaCrapulation, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Vasyuk working the body and head with strikes.
Vasyuk cracks DaCrapulation with an elbow. That is naaassty.
DaCrapulation is trying to control Vasyuk's posture but Vasyuk avoids it.
Vasyuk landing a few strikes.

Vasyuk is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. DaCrapulation knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
DaCrapulation is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasyuk connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused DaCrapulation some visible discomfort.
DaCrapulation looking for a sweep but Vasyuk has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Vasyuk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Vasyuk raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vasyuk dominating with strikes here.

DaCrapulation is rocked!
Vasyuk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Oh DaCrapulation is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasyuk unloads with some vicious shots from mount and DaCrapulation wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Vasyuk celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vitaly Vasyuk!
Vitaly Vasyuk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
66%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gosha Abramov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!



188 cm
23
255 lbs
9 - 7 - 0
184 cm
28
270 lbs
4 - 5 - 0
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power


Resistance


Resistance


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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gosha Abramov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Velasquez.
Velasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gosha Abramov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abramov looks to clinch

and Velasquez counters with a single leg into guard. Abramov didn't expect that.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Abramov keeping full guard, as Velasquez tries to pass.
Abramov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Velasquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Abramov is retaining full guard.
Velasquez is looking to work some ground and pound but Abramov has wrist control.
Velasquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abramov is keeping the position for now.
Velasquez lands a couple of digs.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Abramov is keeping the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Velasquez stops Abramov from standing up.
Velasquez scoring with some ground and pound.
Velasquez won't allow Abramov to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramov wants to stand but Velasquez is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Velasquez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Velasquez postures up.
Velasquez tries to free his leg and advance position but Abramov is retaining full guard.
Abramov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Velasquez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Velasquez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abramov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abramov wants to stand and escape but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez stands up over Abramov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Velasquez wants to pass the guard but Abramov is keeping the position.
Abramov keeping moving, preventing Velasquez from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez throwing strikes from guard but Abramov blocks nicely.
Velasquez pushing down on Abramov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ground and pound from Velasquez.

Abramov pushes Velasquez off and gets back to his feet.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Velasquez counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Abramov!
Velasquez with the ground and pound from mount.
Velasquez working Abramov over with strikes here.
Velasquez landing strikes from the mount and Abramov is in trouble!
Abramov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Velasquez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Abramov tries to lock up and control but Velasquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Abramov trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Velasquez dominating with strikes here.
Abramov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Velasquez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Abramov is rocked!
Abramov looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooh a big shot lands for Velasquez! Abramov is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cain Velasquez!
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G S C G energy
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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
77%

 

Undercard bout

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



186 cm
25
264 lbs
12 - 6 - 0
191 cm
25
245 lbs
12 - 5 - 1
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed


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Resistance


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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clint Foote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foote is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Foote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Santos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foote moves away from the strike by Santos.
Santos throws a looping overhand right but Foote ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Santos misses.
Foote catches Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Santos swings widly with a right hand

and Foote counters by moving into the clinch.

Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Foote.
Foote thuds a left hand into Santos's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote slips under a jab.
Santos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Foote throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Foote.
A jab from Santos misses.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foote lands a really nice looking cross but Santos seems unphased.
Santos throws a poor cross that misses
and Foote counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Foote tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Santos was well out of range. Poor timing from Foote.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foote. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.
Foote slips under a jab.
Foote throws a right and a left that both miss.
Foote throws a looping overhand right but Santos ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foote. Santos does a little dance to reset his feet.

Foote drives through and clinches with Santos against the cage.
Foote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foote can't find room to land a body shot as Santos controls the action.

Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos leaves Foote with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos connects with a right hand. Foote shakes it off.

It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Foote doesn't manage to clinch there - Santos circles away.

Foote closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Foote lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Santos is pulling down on Foote's head to control his posture.
Foote postures up in Santos's guard and throws a big left but Santos blocks it.
Foote stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Santos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Foote is one step ahead there.
Foote landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Foote is proving a slippery customer.
Santos keeping full guard, as Foote tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foote is pushing down on Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Foote has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Foote dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Foote's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!



Santos gets tackled into the cage by Foote. Foote maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Foote scores with a nice short uppercut.
Foote tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Foote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Foote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Foote tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santos's elbow.
Santos misses with some punches.
Foote tries to work over Santos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Foote misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Foote tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Foote lands a nice shot to the body.
Foote struggles to land a body shot inside as Santos controls his hands.
Foote tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Foote tries to score a body lock takedown but Santos shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clint Foote. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos avoiding damage.
Foote is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Santos avoiding damage as Foote throws knees to the body.
Foote lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Foote pulls Santos into guard.

Foote working for a triangle but Santos defends it easily.

Foote looking for a guillotine here but Santos defends easily.
Santos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Foote is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santos is aware though and is defending well.
Santos preventing the sweep.

Foote is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santos defends well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foote looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santos is one step ahead there.
Santos looking to pass the guard.
Santos preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Santos has passed into side control.
Foote tries to improve position but can't.
Foote sneaks back into half guard.
Foote tries to roll over but Santos keeps him under control.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Foote is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foote moves into full guard.
Santos trying to control but Foote is working from the bottom.
Foote lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santos!
Foote landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Foote lands a big shot there that rocks Santos but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Foote thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Foote prevents Santos from getting the reversal.
Clint Foote overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Foote there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Santos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Foote misses with a head shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foote lands a nice shot to the head.
Foote is landing with some decent strikes but Santos is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Foote raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


Foote fails with a takedown attempt.
Foote thuds a left hand into Santos's body.
Foote shoots in but no luck this time.

Foote fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santos sprawls well initially but Foote persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Foote passes to side control.

Foote tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Foote has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Foote working the ground and pound but Santos is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Foote grinds an elbow into Santos's temple.
Santos is looking to reverse the position.
Santos defending against the ground and pound.
Santos is not content to let Foote control the position.
Foote working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Foote connects with a decent elbow.
Santos is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Foote tries to score with some ground and pound. Santos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Foote working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santos tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Foote working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to control but Foote postures up.
Santos prevents Foote from moving into mount.
Foote looks up at the clock and then as Santos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Foote smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Foote postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Foote throws an elbow but Santos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Foote landing a few strikes.
Foote has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Foote tries to move to mount but Santos blocks the move with his legs.
Foote sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santos is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Foote is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santos can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to bench press Foote off him but Foote keeps the position.
Santos dodges the ground and pound from Foote.
Foote tries to move to mount but Santos blocks the move with his legs.
Foote scoring with punches and elbows.
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!

Foote tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Foote has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos is working to avoid the ground and pound but Foote connects with a decent elbow.
Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clint Foote is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here as Foote stalls from top position.
Foote trying to control the position but Santos is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Foote showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Foote has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Foote!

Clint Foote took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dariusz Ruslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruslan has chosen Hester Prynne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.



186 cm
25
212 lbs
11 - 5 - 1
198 cm
28
204 lbs
16 - 9 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful


Resistance


Resistance
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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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lavronenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dariusz Ruslan!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruslan misses with a double jab.
Ruslan misses with a lunging right hand

and Lavronenko counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ruslan regains half guard, as Lavronenko was trying to land strikes.
Ruslan wants to get back to full guard.
Lavronenko trying to control from half guard but Ruslan is working away.
Lavronenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lavronenko is taking a breather. Ruslan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ruslan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lavronenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lavronenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ruslan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ruslan is looking to get back to full guard here but Lavronenko has managed to pass to side control instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruslan can't do much from the bottom here.
The ground and pound from Lavronenko seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko working away.
Lavronenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ruslan keeps working.
Ruslan is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruslan has one of Lavronenko's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

Lavronenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lavronenko working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lavronenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruslan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lavronenko trying to control the position but Ruslan is working away.
Lavronenko lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Lavronenko are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lavronenko in side control, throwing shots but Ruslan defends.
Lavronenko just content to control the position.
Ruslan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lavronenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lavronenko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lavronenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lavronenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Lavronenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lavronenko in side control, throwing shots but Ruslan defends.
Ruslan is trying to improve his position.
Lavronenko is looking to take a break and control but Ruslan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lavronenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Ruslan is looking to reverse the position.

Lavronenko tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lavronenko has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lavronenko wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ruslan is trying to control Lavronenko's posture but Lavronenko avoids it.
Lavronenko working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruslan wants to control but Lavronenko postures up.
Lavronenko takes a little break here. Ruslan wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruslan is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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


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

Ruslan instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruslan.

Ruslan is trying to trip Lavronenko. He has hold of a leg but Lavronenko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ruslan persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lavronenko lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Lavronenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ruslan with a nice head shot there.
Ruslan advances position into side control!
Ruslan landing a few strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruslan lands some shots froms side control.

Ruslan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ruslan working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruslan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lavronenko wants to control but Ruslan postures up.
Lavronenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lavronenko is not content to let Ruslan control the position.
Lavronenko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Ruslan off and has taken his back!

Ruslan preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lavronenko.
Ruslan looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ruslan showing good submission defense here.

Lavronenko is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Ruslan is defending well though. Lavronenko let's go of the attempt for now.

Lavronenko looking for the RNC.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lavronenko goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Ruslan escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Ivan Lavronenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruslan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko has hold of Ruslan's hands but Ruslan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lavronenko is looking to improve his position.
Lavronenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ruslan connects with a nice short shot to Lavronenko's temple.

Lavronenko actively working from the bottom here.
Lavronenko is staying active underneath Ruslan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ruslan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lavronenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ground and pound from Ruslan.
Lavronenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ruslan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan is pressing down on Lavronenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lavronenko is holding on for now.
Lavronenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lavronenko.
Lavronenko wants to sweep here but Ruslan controlling him for the moment.
Lavronenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruslan looking to pass the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ruslan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruslan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lavronenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruslan is looking for a sweep. Lavronenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lavronenko tries to pass to full mount but Ruslan defends it.
Lavronenko is looking to take a break and control but Ruslan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Ruslan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!


Lavronenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lavronenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Ruslan throws a shot to the body.
Ruslan misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavronenko counters with a straight right hand.
Ruslan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ruslan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruslan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lavronenko moves away.
Ruslan cracks Lavronenko with an open hand slap.

Ruslan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lavronenko is looking for a takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruslan scores with a shot to the side of Lavronenko's head.
Ruslan slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ruslan is leaning against Lavronenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lavronenko can't get the takedown.
Ruslan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lavronenko backwards.
Ruslan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Lavronenko breaks from the clinch.
Ruslan digs a good body shot into Lavronenko's ribs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Lavronenko pulls guard.
Ruslan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko trying to control the position.
Lavronenko wants to sweep here but Ruslan controlling him for the moment.

Lavronenko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ruslan has passed into half guard!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavronenko wants to get back to full guard but Ruslan has passed into side control.
Lavronenko is not content to let Ruslan control the position.
Lavronenko is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruslan working the head and body with strikes.
Ruslan scores with punches from side control.

Ruslan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruslan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruslan lands an elbow.
Lavronenko gets back to half guard.
Lavronenko is looking for a sweep. Ruslan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruslan is just content to waste time from the top position. Lavronenko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lavronenko is trying to keep Ruslan in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ruslan is one step ahead there.
Lavronenko keeping moving, preventing Ruslan from controlling successfully.
Ruslan distracts Lavronenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Lavronenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ruslan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
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!
Lavronenko 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruslan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruslan controlling from the top position.
Ruslan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lavronenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ruslan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Ruslan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ruslan 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Ruslan!

Dariusz Ruslan made sure to mention his sponsor, Resistance in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout

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



204 cm
23
230 lbs
6 - 1 - 0
185 cm
23
238 lbs
9 - 2 - 0
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
Good low kicks
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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eorl Vanagandr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Baldomir Zsofka!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zsofka misses with a head kick.
Vanagandr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zsofka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A punch combination from Zsofka misses.
Vanagandr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zsofka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baldomir Zsofka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zsofka wants to slow Vanagandr down by chopping away at his legs.
Zsofka takes one on the button.
Zsofka misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanagandr. Zsofka does a little dance to reset his feet.

Zsofka is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vanagandr's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zsofka not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zsofka is looking for a kimura here.
Zsofka is trying to control the action in half guard but Vanagandr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zsofka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vanagandr is looking to control Zsofka's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vanagandr avoid being mounted?
Vanagandr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zsofka.
Zsofka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka thows a huge punch but Vanagandr dodges it nicely.
Zsofka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Zsofka is keen to just control but Vanagandr is a slippery customer.
Zsofka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vanagandr defending well though.
Zsofka trying to control from half guard but Vanagandr is working away.
Zsofka thows a huge punch but Vanagandr dodges it nicely.

Zsofka seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zsofka missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vanagandr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vanagandr tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zsofka.
Zsofka scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Zsofka is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vanagandr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zsofka on the ground.
Vanagandr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zsofka.
Vanagandr is not content to let Zsofka control the position.
Zsofka looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka tries to pass to full mount but Vanagandr defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Zsofka trying to control from half guard but Vanagandr is working away.
Zsofka not doing much here.
Zsofka wants to take a breather but Vanagandr is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zsofka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baldomir Zsofka 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.


Zsofka has a takedown stuffed.
Vanagandr misses with a few strikes there.
Zsofka looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zsofka fails to land with a series of punches.
Zsofka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch lands to the side of Vanagandr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vanagandr leaves Zsofka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zsofka wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vanagandr was well out of range. Poor timing from Zsofka.
Zsofka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vanagandr misses with a wild body shot.
Zsofka tries to clinch up.
Vanagandr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Zsofka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Zsofka is looking to advance position but Vanagandr won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanagandr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zsofka.
Zsofka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Vanagandr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zsofka.
Zsofka throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Zsofka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zsofka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Zsofka there.
Baldomir Zsofka has got the better of the ground game so far.

Zsofka is trying to work for a kimura but Vanagandr is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka prevents Vanagandr from improving his position.
Zsofka throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vanagandr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zsofka.
Zsofka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanagandr's head.
Zsofka trying to control the action but Vanagandr is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vanagandr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zsofka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka trying to control from Vanagandr's half guard. Vanagandr has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Zsofka throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zsofka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zsofka loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vanagandr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zsofka throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vanagandr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zsofka wants to pass the guard but Vanagandr is keeping the position.
Zsofka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baldomir Zsofka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Vanagandr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!



Zsofka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vanagandr, pushing him back against the cage.
Vanagandr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zsofka's elbow.
Zsofka fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Zsofka breaks from the clinch.
Vanagandr scores with a hook to the body. Zsofka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zsofka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vanagandr throws a lazy right hand but Zsofka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zsofka swings for the body but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Zsofka takes a swing at Vanagandr's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Vanagandr.
Vanagandr misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zsofka throws a body punch but Vanagandr moves out of range.
Vanagandr throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vanagandr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zsofka shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vanagandr defends it nicely.
Zsofka is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vanagandr rather than just go for the knockout.
Vanagandr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Vanagandr. Those never looked like landing.
Vanagandr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vanagandr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Eorl Vanagandr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka misses with a straight right.
Eorl Vanagandr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zsofka looks to land a right hand but Vanagandr moved out of range.
Zsofka misses with the combination.
Zsofka throws a front kick aimed at Vanagandr's knee but Vanagandr avoids it well.
Vanagandr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zsofka lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Zsofka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vanagandr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baldomir Zsofka seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka moves out of range as Vanagandr strikes.
Zsofka just misses with a punch to the body.
Zsofka thows a body shot but no joy.
Zsofka avoids the body shot from Vanagandr.
Zsofka walks into a straight right hand from Vanagandr.
Baldomir Zsofka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zsofka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vanagandr.
A jab from Vanagandr misses.
Zsofka throws a jab but it's blocked by Vanagandr.
Vanagandr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zsofka lands with a nice combination. Vanagandr backs away looking to recover.
Zsofka avoids the body shot from Vanagandr.
Zsofka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zsofka lunges at Vanagandr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vanagandr's hand.
Vanagandr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zsofka.
Zsofka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zsofka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Eorl Vanagandr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baldomir Zsofka.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vanagandr swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baldomir Zsofka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zsofka 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 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baldomir Zsofka!

Baldomir Zsofka really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that M/S Paint Fightwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
S C
A
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B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
45%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Comradi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Tappura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Comradi's entrance music is I fight to survive. A fine choice. Peter Comradi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?



183 cm
28
255 lbs
9 - 2 - 0
201 cm
21
255 lbs
6 - 1 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank


Resistance
Russian Top Team Nutrition


Resistance


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, Peter Comradi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Taisto Tappura!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comradi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Peter Comradi has been cut.
Tappura throws out a loose jab but Comradi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tappura looks to land a right hand but Comradi moved out of range.
Tappura tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Comradi misses.
Taisto Tappura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comradi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tappura sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Comradi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tappura just misses with a punch to the body.
Comradi ducks right into an uppercut from Tappura.
Tappura throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Comradi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tappura throws a jab when Comradi was well out of range.
Tappura scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comradi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tappura. Comradi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Comradi moves out of range of the body kick.
Tappura getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tappura ducks under a wild hook from Comradi.
Tappura will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Comradi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Comradi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Comradi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Comradi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tappura moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Comradi.
Comradi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Comradi tries to clinch but Tappura moves away
and Tappura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tappura tries to work over Comradi's front leg with a kick but Comradi checks it.
Tappura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Comradi avoids a kick to the body.
Tappura is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tappura misses with a hook. Comradi ducked under it nicely.
Comradi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Comradi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tappura looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comradi tries to bum rush Tappura with a series of wild strikes but Tappura uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tappura tries a head kick but it misses.
Comradi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tappura if he has to take too many more of those.
Comradi moves away from the strike by Tappura.
Comradi throws the left hand but Tappura avoids the punch easily.
Tappura takes a swing at Comradi's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Comradi.
Tappura tries to bum rush Comradi with a series of wild strikes but Comradi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tappura lands a nice looking body shot.
Comradi scores with a hook.
Comradi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tappura circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comradi moves away from the strike by Tappura.
Tappura blocks a low kick nicely.
Comradi throws a leg kick but Tappura checks it.
Tappura lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Comradi circles away quickly and effectively.
Tappura blocks a low kick nicely.
Tappura catches Comradi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Comradi misses with a straight right.
Tappura misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Comradi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Comradi fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Comradi scores with a jab. Tappura acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Tappura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Comradi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!


Comradi lands a really nice looking cross but Tappura seems unphased.
Tappura throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tappura scores with a nice strike.
Tappura lands the left hand.
Tappura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Comradi.
Comradi avoids a kick to the body.
Tappura has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Tappura tries to bum rush Comradi with a series of wild strikes but Comradi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tappura misses the shot to the body.
Comradi misses with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Tappura. That snapped Comradi's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comradi throws a lazy right hand but Tappura sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tappura takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Tappura does it's job there.
Tappura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Comradi cracks Tappura with a good jab.
Tappura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Comradi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tappura misses with a low kick.
Taisto Tappura seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Comradi misses with a body shot.
Tappura scores with a punch to the head.
Tappura throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tappura misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tappura dodges the punch combination from Comradi.
Tappura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tappura connects with a right hand. Comradi shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Comradi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tappura checks a low kick from Comradi.
Comradi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tappura counters with a nice uppercut.
Tappura paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tappura cracks Comradi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Comradi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Comradi moves out of range of the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tappura tests Comradi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Comradi blocks a head kick by Tappura.
Comradi avoids the head kick by Tappura.
Tappura throws a head kick but Comradi moves out of range.
Comradi misses with a looping left.
Comradi throws a big shot that misses.
Comradi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Comradi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tappura has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comradi tries to close the distance and clinch but Tappura swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tappura defending well as Comradi loads up on a big left hand.
Comradi slips a jab from Tappura.
Tappura lands a really nice looking cross but Comradi seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tappura throws a low kick, looking for Comradi's leg but Comradi calmly moves out of range.
Comradi throws a series of punches but Tappura avoids them all with ease.
Tappura tests Comradi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peter Comradi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tappura misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Comradi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tappura pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taisto Tappura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Peter Comradi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!


Tappura connects with a looping right hand.
Tappura lunges at Comradi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Comradi's hand.
Comradi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tappura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tappura clobbers Comradi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tappura misses with an uppercut
and Comradi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tappura throws a leg kick that misses.
Tappura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Comradi feints a jab promting Tappura to slip. Comradi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tappura slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tappura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Comradi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comradi takes one to the side of the head.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Comradi moves out of range easily.
Tappura throws a hook but Comradi avoids it easily.
Comradi connects with a solid leg kick.
Comradi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tappura.
Tappura swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Comradi is looking to clinch but Tappura is avoiding it.
Comradi motions for Tappura to come forward. Comradi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tappura lands with a good body shot.
Comradi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tappura throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Comradi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tappura scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comradi wants to clinch.
Comradi tries to clinch up but Tappura circles away and keeps his distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tappura swings widly with a right hand
and Comradi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Tappura is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A swing and a miss from Comradi.
Tappura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comradi moves away.
Comradi throws a big shot that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tappura.
Tappura fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Comradi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Comradi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tappura counters with a thumping low kick.
Tappura throws a sloppy head kick and Comradi moves out of range easily.
Comradi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Tappura.
Tappura misses with a two punch combination.
Comradi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Comradi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Comradi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tappura lands a nice leg kick that just misses Comradi's sensitive parts.
Comradi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peter Comradi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taisto Tappura is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tappura ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Comradi moves away.
Tappura looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tappura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Comradi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Comradi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Tappura.
Tappura swings for the body but Comradi moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Comradi checks a leg kick.
Comradi misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taisto Tappura comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tappura 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taisto Tappura!
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
64%

 

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Heidegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Labyrinth - Thunder. Heidegger has chosen Heartbeats as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Perseus Danae could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Heidegger's chin.



185 cm
29
212 lbs
13 - 2 - 0
200 cm
23
208 lbs
6 - 2 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank


Resistance
Real Fighters Nutrition


Resistance
Black Market Pharmacy and Laundromat


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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Heidegger!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heidegger lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Perseus Danae has been cut.
Heidegger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Danae throws a wild body kick that Heidegger sees coming a mile off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Heidegger.
Heidegger scores with a head kick. Danae tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danae looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heidegger attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Heidegger takes the fight into the clinch.
Danae misses with a punch to the body.
Danae scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heidegger.
Danae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danae working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Danae swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Danae working aggressively here.
Danae throws a punch but it's blocked by Heidegger.
Danae throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heideggers head.
Danae fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heidegger misses with an elbow over the top.
Danae working aggressively here.
Danae blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danae blocks an elbow strike from Heidegger.
Heidegger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Danae's defenses.
Heidegger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Perseus Danae's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heidegger.
A left hand lands to the body for Heidegger.
Heidegger tries a knee to the head but Danae blocks it.
Heidegger lands an elbow just above Danae 's eye.
Heidegger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Danae's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heidegger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Heidegger blocks an uppercut.
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!

Heidegger tightens his grip and picks Danae up, before dumping him to the ground. Danae manages to land in guard.
Heidegger is looking to work some ground and pound but Danae has wrist control.
Heidegger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heidegger is looking to work some ground and pound but Danae has wrist control.
Heidegger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heidegger looking to sit in guard and control but Danae gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Danae might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Heidegger is trying to control the position but Danae postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heidegger wants to sweep but no luck.

Danae gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Danae jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heidegger misses with a body shot.
Martin Heidegger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Heidegger closes the distance and clinches.
Heidegger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Jeez, Perseus Danae's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Heidegger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Danae's face.
Danae has a couple of punches blocked by Heidegger.
Danae misses with the head strike.
Heidegger misses with an elbow strike.
Heidegger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Danae.
Danae lands a left hand.
Danae lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Danae gets through Heidegger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heidegger lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Perseus Danae's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Martin Heidegger!
Martin Heidegger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
S C
A
G S C
B
G S C G energy
A | B
hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
A | B
FIGHT
RATING
88%

 

 
 
 
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