UFL 23: Thriller in Petersburg PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Zrinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Susechin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susechin has chosen 5'Nizza - Солдат as his entrance music. Nikola Zrinski had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 187.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Oleg Susechin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Zrinski
vs
Susechin

185 cm
23
189 lbs
2 - 17 - 0

182 cm
21
180 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikola Zrinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Susechin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zrinski throws a head kick that misses
and Susechin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zrinski looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Susechin wants to clinch up but Zrinski keeps it at a distance.
Susechin blocks a head kick by Zrinski.
Susechin wants to clinch.
Zrinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Susechin shoots for a double leg takedown but Zrinski sprawls well. He's pushed Susechin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Susechin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Zrinski avoids it really well and circles away.

Susechin takes the fight into the clinch.
Zrinski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Susechin to keep the fight standing.
Susechin works on Zrinski's body with a couple of short punches.

Zrinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susechin shoots in looking for a takedown. Zrinski tries to sprawl out of it but Susechin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Zrinski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nikola Zrinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Susechin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susechin keeps the fight on the outside.
Susechin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Susechin has managed to clinch.

Susechin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zrinski is not content to let Susechin control the position.
Susechin controlling the action here.

Susechin stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Susechin.
Susechin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zrinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Susechin shoots in but Zrinski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Susechin tries to clinch there but Zrinski circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susechin shoots for a takedown but Zrinski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Susechin moves into the clinch.

Susechin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susechin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Zrinski.
Zrinski misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susechin shoots in for a takedown but Zrinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zrinski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Susechin wants to clinch.
Susechin scores with the left hand. Zrinski knows he should have avoided that one.
Susechin tries to clinch but Zrinski is having none of it.
Susechin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zrinski defends it nicely.
Susechin avoids the head kick by Zrinski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Susechin tries to close the distance and clinch but Zrinski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zrinski throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Susechin.
Zrinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Zrinski throws a leg kick but Susechin checks it.
Susechin tries to clinch but Zrinski moves out of range.
Susechin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zrinski tries to avoid it but Susechin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zrinski to the ground. Zrinski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zrinski throws a head kick that Susechin semi-blocks.
Susechin tries to clinch but Zrinski moves out of range.
Nikola Zrinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zrinski throws a right and a left that Susechin avoids nicely.
Zrinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Zrinski throws a sloppy head kick and Susechin moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Susechin fails to land the takedown.
Susechin lands with a good body shot.
Susechin shoots in and drives through. Zrinski sprawls well.

Susechin clinches up with Zrinski and pushes him back against the cage.
Zrinski is trying to break the clinch but Susechin has him pressed against the cage.
Zrinski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zrinski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zrinski has had enough of the clinch but Susechin keeps him there for the moment.
Susechin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Susechin breaks the clinch.
Zrinski stuffs the takedown attempt from Susechin. Susechin gets slowly back to his feet.
Nikola Zrinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Susechin.
Susechin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zrinski defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susechin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Susechin tries for a takedown but Zrinski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Zrinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Susechin throws a sloppy head kick and Zrinski moves out of range easily.
Oleg Susechin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zrinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Susechin moves in looking to clinch but Zrinski pushes him off.
Susechin avoids the head kick by Zrinski.
Susechin scores with a three punch combo!
Susechin scores with a jab. Zrinski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zrinski throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Susechin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Susechin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zrinski smiles and moves away.
Zrinski stuffs the takedown attempt from Susechin. Susechin gets slowly back to his feet.
Zrinski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Zrinski forces Susechin back against the cage and clinches.
Susechin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zrinski has him pressed against the cage.
Zrinski stops a takedown attempt from Susechin.
Susechin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zrinski walks away with a smile on his face. Susechin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Susechin dives in and grabs Zrinski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zrinski pushes down on Susechin's head and hops out.
Susechin leaves Zrinski 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.
Susechin shoots for a double leg takedown but Zrinski sprawls well. He's pushed Susechin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Zrinski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zrinski doesn't manage to clinch there - Susechin circles away.
Zrinski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zrinski throws a head kick that misses
and Susechin counters with a head kick.
Zrinski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Susechin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Susechin has a takedown stuffed.
Zrinski throws a head kick that misses.
Zrinski keeps the fight on the outside.

Zrinski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susechin trying to control the position from guard on top but Zrinski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zrinski wants to stand up but Susechin is controlling him.
Susechin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zrinski's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susechin postures up in Zrinski's guard and throws a big left but Zrinski blocks it.
Susechin prevents Zrinski from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Susechin tries to clinch but Zrinski is having none of it.

Susechin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zrinski quickly recovers to half guard.
Zrinski is looking to escape.
Susechin is trying to control. Zrinski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Susechin trying to pass the guard but Zrinski defending well.

Susechin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Zrinski to get to his feet.

Susechin rushes Zrinski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zrinski tries to circle away but Susechin has him pinned against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Zrinski's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susechin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Susechin jumps guard but Zrinski stands there with Susechin around his waist. Susechin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Susechin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Susechin has picked Zrinski up - he's going for a ride! Susechin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zrinski manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Zrinski wriggles free and stands up.
Susechin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zrinski on the side of the head.
Zrinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Susechin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Zrinski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nikola Zrinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Susechin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski slaps away a takedown attempt from Susechin, before circling back to the center of the mat.

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

Zrinski breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Zrinski.
Zrinski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zrinski throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Zrinski. Those never looked like landing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Susechin, right into the meat.

Susechin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Susechin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Susechin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zrinski's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski tries to break the clinch but Susechin is controlling the position.
Zrinski fails to pull guard.
Susechin is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zrinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Susechin has double underhooks.

Zrinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Susechin shoots in for a takedown but Zrinski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Susechin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Zrinski rushes Susechin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Susechin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Zrinski to keep the fight standing.
Zrinski is trying to pull guard but Susechin has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zrinski throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Susechin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nikola Zrinski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Susechin jumps into guard, dragging Zrinski to the mat.

Susechin is working an open guard so Zrinski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Zrinski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Susechin.
Zrinski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Susechin will feel that in the morning.
Oleg Susechin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Susechin drives through and clinches with Zrinski against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zrinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zrinski keeps control of Susechin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Zrinski breaks from the clinch.
Zrinski throws a sloppy head kick and Susechin moves out of range easily.
Nice jab there from Susechin.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oleg Susechin.
Well Susechin 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Susechin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Syroviy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitali Kachko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syroviy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Три Буквы . Vitali Kachko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Eduard Syroviy's chin.

Syroviy
vs
Kachko

190 cm
19
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Russian Top Team Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eduard Syroviy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitali Kachko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syroviy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Syroviy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kachko walks into a jab.

It looks like Vitali Kachko has been cut.
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!
Syroviy throws a head kick but Kachko moves out of range.
Syroviy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kachko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Syroviy knocks out Kachko with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Syroviy before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Syroviy picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduard Syroviy!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
95%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marteau Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi comes to the cage accompanied by Evol Intent - Brocken Sword. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Tsoi
vs
Thomas

186 cm
28
254 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Tsoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marteau Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tsoi is defended easily by Thomas.
Tsoi fails with a takedown attempt.

Tsoi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Thomas is trying to defend but Tsoi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thomas can do anything to dispel that myth.

Tsoi is working for a submission of some sort.

Tsoi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Thomas doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tsoi.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tsoi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tsoi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tsoi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thomas is just riding it out for now. Tsoi eventually gives up the hold.

Tsoi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi trying to mount his opponent but Thomas defends it.

Tsoi is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tsoi seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.

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

Tsoi seems to be looking for submissions.

Tsoi seems to be working for a kimura but Thomas defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tsoi maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Thomas could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Tsoi has cracked it and Thomas is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Tsoi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Tsoi!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nose Goose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Malinowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nose Goose has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Goose
vs
Malinowsky

150 cm
26
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

215 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nose Goose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michal Malinowsky!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goose shoots in for a double leg but Malinowsky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Goose misses with a takedown attempt - Malinowsky sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Goose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nose Goose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goose shoots in for a takedown but Malinowsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Malinowsky moves into the clinch successfully.
Malinowsky wants to break the clinch but can't.

Malinowsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Malinowsky shoots for a double leg takedown but Goose sprawls well. He's pushed Malinowsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Malinowsky cracks Goose with an open hand slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Malinowsky clinches with his opponent.
Malinowsky wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malinowsky working hard to break the clinch.
Goose takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Nose Goose has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Malinowsky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goose.

Malinowsky moves into range and clinches up with Goose.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Malinowsky can't break the clinch.
Goose changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Malinowsky fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goose shoots for a takedown but Malinowsky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goose tries for a takedown but Malinowsky sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Malinowsky takes the fight into the clinch.
Malinowsky is trying to break the clinch but Goose is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malinowsky is pressed up against the cage. Goose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Malinowsky down to the mat. Malinowsky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Malinowsky rushes Goose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Malinowsky tries to break free but Goose pushes him back against the cage.
Malinowsky tries to pull guard but Goose won't allow it.
Malinowsky tries to pull guard but Goose forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Goose drops down looking for an ankle pick but Malinowsky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Goose shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Malinowsky clinches up with Goose and pushes him back against the cage.

Malinowsky breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Malinowsky pushes Goose up against the cage in a clinch.
Goose drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Malinowsky gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Goose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malinowsky prevents it.
Malinowsky is struggling to control the position.
Malinowsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Goose.
Goose prevents Malinowsky from breaking the clinch.

Goose gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Malinowsky is looking to stand up but Goose isn't so interested in that idea.
Goose is in close to Malinowsky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goose postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Malinowsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goose works over Malinowsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Malinowsky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goose is one step ahead there.
Goose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malinowsky's head.
Malinowsky throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Malinowsky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nose Goose's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Goose fails with a takedown attempt.

Malinowsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Goose gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Malinowsky trying to control from the bottom.
Malinowsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goose throwing shots but Malinowsky is blocking nicely.
Malinowsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Malinowsky looks like he's trying to stand up.
Goose wants to control but Malinowsky is keeping him busy.
Goose thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Malinowsky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Malinowsky taking a bit of punishment here - Goose scoring with strikes.
Goose grinds an elbow into Malinowsky's temple.
Goose lands some shots froms side control.
Goose is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goose lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malinowsky wants to control but Goose postures up.
Malinowsky is breathing heavily.
Goose lands a big left to the face of Malinowsky, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Goose and another - Malinowsky is out! Goose stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nose Goose!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

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

Aymeric
vs
Reid

190 cm
28
216 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

185 cm
22
214 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gibesi Aymeric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vernon Reid!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aymeric wants to clinch up but Reid keeps it at a distance.

Aymeric closes the distance and pushes Reid back into the cage.
Aymeric has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Reid after a bit of a struggle.
Reid is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aymeric gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Aymeric has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Reid clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reid manages to reverse the position and now he's in Aymeric's guard. Nice work there by Reid.

Reid avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Aymeric is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Reid pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aymeric is keeping the position for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Aymeric looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Aymeric escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Reid gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Reid looking to pass the guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid wants to pass the guard but Aymeric is keeping the position.
Aymeric can't keep his opponent in guard - Reid advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Aymeric pushes Reid off looking to stand but Reid dives back in and keeps control.
Aymeric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aymeric slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Aymeric looking for a sweep. Not yet Aymeric, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Reid slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aymeric is looking to regain half guard here but Reid keeps moving and retains side control.
Reid prevents Aymeric from escaping the position.
Reid trying to control the action but Aymeric is working from the bottom.

Reid is trying to get an arm triangle but Aymeric is defending well.
Aymeric is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reid's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aymeric looking for submissions off his back.
Aymeric works his way to full guard. Good 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!

Aymeric has his foot on Reid's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reid works his way back into a safe position though.
Aymeric is breathing heavily.
Reid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aymeric swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reid stands and throws Aymeric's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reid moves into full mount!
Aymeric is desperately trying to improve his position but Reid has a good base and remains in mount.
Aymeric sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Reid works his way into full mount!

Reid working for a guillotine from mount but Aymeric is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reid can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aymeric is looking to escape.
Aymeric is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Reid looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Reid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aymeric is wriggling around trying to escape.

Reid jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aymeric manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Reid tries for a kimura but Aymeric is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aymeric keeps working.
Aymeric is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aymeric gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Aymeric is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aymeric is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aymeric shoots in for a takedown but Reid shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Aymeric fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aymeric tries to clinch there but Reid circles away.

Aymeric clinches with his opponent.
Aymeric can't get the takedown.
Reid stops a takedown attempt from Aymeric.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gibesi Aymeric. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aymeric is trying to drag Reid to the mat but Reid just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Aymeric gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Reid.
Reid is working for takedown but Aymeric is calmly controlling the position for now.
Aymeric drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reid pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gibesi Aymeric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aymeric closes the distance looking to clinch

and Reid counters with a shoot takedown. Aymeric fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aymeric has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Aymeric throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aymeric keeping full guard, as Reid tries to pass.

Aymeric looking for a guillotine here but Reid defends easily.

Aymeric has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reid can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Aymeric keeping full guard, as Reid tries to pass.
Reid passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Reid is looking to take a break and control but Aymeric is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reid passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aymeric!
Aymeric is desperately trying to improve his position but Reid has a good base and remains in mount.

Reid looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid prevents Aymeric from getting the reversal.
Gibesi Aymeric overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Reid is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Aymeric can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Reid prevents Aymeric from getting the reversal.
Reid tries to control but Aymeric wriggling away.
Aymeric is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid looking to control but Aymeric is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Reid working for a submission but Aymeric is keeping him at bay.
Reid tries to control but Aymeric wriggling away.
Aymeric is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reid tries to control but Aymeric wriggling away.
Aymeric is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reid wants to control the pace but Aymeric is squirming around nicely.
Aymeric is looking to improve his position but Reid isn't that keen on the idea.

Reid working for a guillotine from mount but Aymeric is in no mood to give up.

Reid has control of Aymeric's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aymeric regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Reid looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid prevents Aymeric from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Aymeric closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Reid is trying to improve his position.

Aymeric is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Aymeric is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Reid is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Reid is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Aymeric off and has taken his back!
Reid doesn't have the hooks in and Aymeric manages to turn into his guard.
Reid is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Reid looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Reid is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!

Aymeric looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid moves nicely into side control.
Aymeric is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Aymeric is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Aymeric is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reid pulls his head out easily.

Reid looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reid is trying to control the action in half guard but Aymeric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid moves into full mount! Aymeric won't be happy about that!
Aymeric can't escape the position.

Reid with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Reid looking to secure an arm triangle but Aymeric defends it well.
Reid trying to control but Aymeric is having none of it.
Reid prevents Aymeric from getting the reversal.
Aymeric bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Aymeric drops back looking for a leg! Reid is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reid manages to kick Aymeric off! Aymeric jumps back into Reid's guard.
Reid manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aymeric regains half guard.
Aymeric is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aymeric is not content to let Reid control the position.
Aymeric gets back to full guard.
Aymeric wants to sweep here but Reid controlling him for the moment.
Aymeric keeping moving, preventing Reid from controlling successfully.
Aymeric keeping full guard, as Reid tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aymeric is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Reid is aware though and is defending well.
Reid passes Aymeric's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Aymeric is looking to improve his position.
Reid is trying to control the action in half guard but Aymeric is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Reid is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Reid wants to finish this one by submission but Aymeric is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Reid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aymeric keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Reid looking to control but Aymeric is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Reid jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Aymeric manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Aymeric is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reid's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vernon Reid.
I think Reid 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vernon Reid!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Sokolov
vs
Yeva

188 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yvon Yeva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov slips under a jab.
Yeva misses with a double jab
and Sokolov counters with a stiff right hand.
Yeva misses with a combination
and Sokolov counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Yvon Yeva has been cut.
Yeva misses with a double jab.
Yvon Yeva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yeva slips a jab from Sokolov.
Sokolov avoids the head kick by Yeva.
A left and a right from Yeva both land. Nice combination.
Yeva misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Yeva as he connects with a hook.
Yeva swinging wildly here.
Yeva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Sokolov throws a hook but Yeva avoids it easily.
Yeva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Yeva.
Yeva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Yeva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sokolov counters with a series of strikes. Yeva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yeva misses with a double jab
and Sokolov counters with a stiff right hand.
Yeva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sokolov counters with a straight right hand.
Yeva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sokolov circles away quickly and effectively.
Yeva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yeva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Yeva misses with a double jab.
Yeva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Yeva throws a shot from downtown. Sokolov moves away and avoids it.
Yeva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yeva throws a series of punches but Sokolov avoids them all with ease.
Yeva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yeva works the jab nicely.
Yeva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Sokolov does it's job there.
Yeva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sokolov counters with a straight right hand.
Sokolov avoids the head kick by Yeva.
Yeva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Yeva looks to land a left hand but Sokolov moved out of range nicely.
Sokolov clobbers Yeva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yeva throws out a loose jab but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yeva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yeva moves out of range of the leg kick from Sokolov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sokolov misses with a double jab.
Yeva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sokolov counters with a stiff right hand.
Sokolov looks to land a left hand but Yeva moved out of range nicely.
Sokolov dips to his left and cracks Yeva with an uppercut!
Sokolov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yeva.
Yeva looks to land a combination but Sokolov avoids it well.
Sokolov swinging wildly here.
Sokolov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A combination from Yeva does no damage.
Yeva looks to throw the jab but Sokolov is out of range.
Yeva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sokolov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sokolov.
Yeva throws a right hand that Sokolov ducks under and follows up with a left that Sokolov also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left lands for Sokolov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Yeva. Those never looked like landing.
Yeva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yeva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yeva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sokolov circles away quickly and effectively.
Yeva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sokolov.
Sokolov swinging wildly here.
Yeva tries to bum rush Sokolov with a series of wild strikes but Sokolov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yeva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yeva takes one to the chin there.
Sokolov connects with a right hand. Yeva shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Sokolov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yvon Yeva's cut.
That's time! Sokolov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Yeva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sokolov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sokolov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yeva.
Yeva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Yeva does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Yeva.
Sokolov throws a series of punches but Yeva avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Yeva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeva looks to land a right hand but Sokolov moved out of range.
Yeva slips a straight right by Sokolov.
Yeva misses with a two punch combination.
Yeva throws a series of punches but Sokolov moves out of range.
Sokolov avoids the head kick by Yeva.
Yeva ducks under a wild hook from Sokolov.
Yeva tries to bum rush Sokolov with a series of wild strikes but Sokolov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov tests Yeva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yvon Yeva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Yeva misses.
Sergei Sokolov is winning the standup battle so far.
Yeva ducks under a wild hook from Sokolov.
Sokolov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yeva swinging wildly here.
Yeva is breathing heavily.
Yeva misses with a few strikes there.
Yeva tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Yeva misses.
Sokolov dodges the punch combination from Yeva.
Sokolov digs a good body shot into Yeva's ribs.
Sokolov fails to land with a series of punches.
Yeva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeva throws a head kick but Sokolov moves out of range.
Sokolov looks to land a right hand but Yeva moved out of range.
Yeva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yeva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Sokolov throws a jab but it's blocked by Yeva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sokolov.
Yeva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yeva throws a lazy right hand but Sokolov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokolov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yeva.
Sokolov misses with the combination.
Sokolov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yeva swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yeva.
Sokolov cracks Yeva with a good jab.
Yeva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yeva throws a series of punches but Sokolov avoids them all with ease.
Sokolov misses the shot to the body.
Yeva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Sokolov to counter with a crisp jab.
Yeva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokolov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sokolov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yeva lands a glancing blow to the side of Sokolov's head.
Yeva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sokolov was well out of range. Poor timing from Yeva.
Yeva seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Sokolov shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Yeva is backing up but Sokolov catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Yeva covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Sokolov Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Sokolov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clint Foote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Baum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baum has chosen The largest nuclear explosion as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Foote
vs
Baum

186 cm
25
264 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

201 cm
21
282 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 13 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Baum!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baum scores with a head kick.

It looks like Clint Foote has been cut.
Foote checks the leg kick nicely there.
Baum ducks under a wild hook from Foote.
Foote tries to land a leg kick but Baum saw it coming and moves away.
Foote stuffs the takedown.
Foote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baum misses with a double jab.
Foote throws a lazy right hand but Baum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baum misses with an uppercut. Foote saw that one coming.
Baum throws a looping overhand right but Foote ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baum manages to avoid it.
Foote checks a low kick from Baum.
Foote throws a leg kick that misses.
Baum shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Foote sprawls well. Foote wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Baum gets slowly back to his feet.
Foote misses with an uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foote. Baum does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Foote.

It looks like Adam Baum has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foote misses with a looping left.
Sloppy strikes from Baum. Those never looked like landing.
Baum doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Foote to counter with a crisp jab.
Clint Foote has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Baum.
Foote misses with a body shot.
Foote throws a low kick, looking for Baum's leg but Baum calmly moves out of range.
Foote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Foote throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Foote swivels and escapes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foote throws a lazy right hand but Baum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Foote swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foote misses with a straight left.
Foote throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Some wild striking there from Baum.
Baum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foote scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baum closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Baum with that takedown attempt.
Baum connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Foote drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Baum parries the strikes from Foote easily there. Foote is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baum to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Foote dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Foote rushes Baum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foote misses with a punch on the inside.
Baum prevents a body shot from Foote.

Foote breaks from the clinch.
Foote keeps the fight on the outside.
Foote stuns Baum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Clint Foote is winning the standup battle so far.
Baum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foote moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Foote throws a body punch but Baum moves out of range.
Baum shoots in looking for a takedown. Foote tries to sprawl out of it but Baum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foote manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foote connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foote thuds a left hand into Baum's body.
Foote connects with a solid leg kick.
Baum is breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baum.
Foote misses with a jab to the body
and Baum counters with a three punch combo that has Foote backing up. Foote nods at Baum to acknowledge the strikes.
Foote feints and then cracks Baum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Baum down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foote. Baum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foote throws a body punch but Baum moves out of range.
Adam Baum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foote throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foote throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Foote misses the shot to the body.
Foote ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Foote thows a body shot but no joy.

Foote closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Baum quickly recovers to half guard.

Baum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Foote working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foote working over Baum with some ground and pound. Baum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That has opened up Adam Baum's cut even more.
Foote thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Foote winds up and cracks Baum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Adam Baum's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Clint Foote!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Clint Foote made sure he mentioned GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
26%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Duke Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatti Tasapaksu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tasapaksu has chosen Motorhead - Smiling Like A Killer as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Riley
vs
Tasapaksu

190 cm
29
265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

195 cm
29
275 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

Resistance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duke Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tatti Tasapaksu!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Tasapaksu.

It looks like Duke Riley has been cut.
Tasapaksu misses with a leg kick.
Tasapaksu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Tasapaksu closes the distance and clinches.
Riley wants to break the clinch but can't.
Riley being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Riley managing to block the knees to the body from Tasapaksu.
Tasapaksu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Riley holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Riley has had enough of the clinch but Tasapaksu keeps him there for the moment.
Tasapaksu lands an elbow that stopped Riley in his tracks for a moment.
Riley working hard to break the clinch.
Riley tries to break the clinch but Tasapaksu is controlling the position.

Tasapaksu drops Riley with a big knee straight up the middle! Riley is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Duke Riley's cut is getting worse.
Tasapaksu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Riley.
Riley checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasapaksu slips under a jab from Riley.
Riley throws a right hand that misses
and Tasapaksu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riley scores with a jab.
Tasapaksu cracks Riley with a good jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tasapaksu! Riley is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tatti Tasapaksu!
Tatti Tasapaksu is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Tatti Tasapaksu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
98%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Thunstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Machin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunstrom comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigy - Spitfire. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lee Machin was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Thunstrom
vs
Machin

160 cm
27
170 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

Valhalla Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Thunstrom!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Machin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machin moves out of range as Thunstrom strikes.
Machin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Machin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Machin throws a big shot that misses.
Machin lands an overhand right.
Thunstrom takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

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

Thunstrom is rocked!

It looks like Lars Thunstrom has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Thunstrom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thunstrom walks straight into a right hand from Machin - that's dropped him! Machin jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Thunstrom from any more punishment! Thunstrom complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lee Machin!
Lee Machin is the new welterweight champion!
Lee Machin thanked the fans post fight for their support.