RCD 79: Do The Fight Thing PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Mailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweet Child of Mine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Maxim Mailov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Maxim Mailov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mailov
vs
Larson

193 cm
30
209 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

185 cm
29
219 lbs
11 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Mailov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Larson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Larson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mailov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Larson.
Mailov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice sprawl there from Mailov as Larson shoots in.

Larson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Larson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Larson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Larson looking to control but Mailov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson looking to ground and pound but Mailov is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mailov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Larson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mailov sees it coming and defends easily.
Larson wants to stand up but Mailov is controlling the position.
Larson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mailov keeps working.

Larson 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.
Larson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mailov tries to reverse the position but Larson maintains control.
Larson throwing strikes here but Mailov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mailov has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Larson's lack of action.
Mailov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larson.
Larson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mailov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson stalling away here and it's allowed Mailov to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mailov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Larson controls the pace.

Larson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Larson wants to control from the top but Mailov keeps moving.
Larson slips nicely into half guard.
Mailov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Larson.
Mailov is not content to let Larson control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mailov is defending against the submission attempts here by Larson.
Larson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Larson is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Mailov is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Mailov flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Larson anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Mailov and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Larson slips an arm under Mailov chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Larson has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Larson is squeezing on Mailov like an anaconda would it's prey. Mailov fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dan Larson!
Dan Larson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leone Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dale Bellido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Montana
vs
Bellido

183 cm
31
161 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

178 cm
32
168 lbs
18 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leone Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dale Bellido!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellido fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Montana avoids it really well and circles away.
Montana leaves Bellido with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Montana lands a nice shot that snaps Bellido's head back.
Montana catches Bellido with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Montana explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bellido gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leone Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dale Bellido.
Montana jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Montana - just one landing.
Bellido fails with a takedown attempt.
Bellido throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping body kick lands there for Montana.
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!
Bellido shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Montana pinned against the cage. Montana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bellido looks for a takedown but Montana sprawls well.
Bellido will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bellido looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana connects with a high kick.

Bellido is rocked!
Leone Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whack! Montana lands a heavy head kick that drops Bellido. The ref tackles Montana to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bellido was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Leone Montana!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Bros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Sinclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sinclair is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bros
vs
Sinclair

189 cm
30
179 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

180 cm
26
187 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mario Bros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brodie Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sinclair scores a takedown into full mount!
Sinclair landing strikes from the mount and Bros is in trouble!
Sinclair can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bros is looking to escape.
Bros 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.

Bros actively working from the bottom here.
Sinclair wants to pass to mount but Bros is defending the position.
Sinclair is nestled in close to Bros, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Sinclair is working for a kimura here but Bros manages to reverse the position and he's now in Sinclair's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sinclair is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sinclair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bros keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair working over Bros with some ground and pound. Bros looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sinclair 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.
Sinclair is keen to just control but Bros is a slippery customer.
Sinclair throwing shots but Bros is blocking nicely.
Bros has hold of Sinclair's hands but Sinclair slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bros is refusing to be controlled, as Sinclair sits in half guard.
Sinclair is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sinclair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sinclair lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Sinclair.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bros wants to get back to full guard.
Bros is working hard here to advance position.
Sinclair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bros with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinclair throwing shots but Bros is blocking nicely.
Sinclair looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sinclair 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.
Bros trying to control here.
Sinclair wants to take a breather but Bros is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair looks to land a strike but Bros avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Sinclair has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bros keeping moving, preventing Sinclair from controlling successfully.
Sinclair pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bros is keeping the position for now.
Bros has momentary wrist control but Sinclair slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinclair postures up and lands a big shot to Bros's brow.
Sinclair is looking to work some ground and pound but Bros has wrist control.
Sinclair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sinclair lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sinclair won't allow Bros to sweep him here.

Bros looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Sinclair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sinclair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bros has momentary wrist control but Sinclair slips an elbow through the middle.
Bros working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair scoring with some ground and pound.
Sinclair lands a couple of digs.
Sinclair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bros looking for a sweep. Not yet Bros, not yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sinclair wants to pass the guard but Bros is keeping the position.
Sinclair passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sinclair landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sinclair drives through with a takedown into Bros's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Bros is looking to sweep but instead, Sinclair has passed into half guard.
Bros is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sinclair lands a nice short elbow.
Bros is looking for a sweep. Sinclair is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sinclair takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bros is looking to improve his position.
Brodie Sinclair has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sinclair has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sinclair lands a big shot there that rocks Bros but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bros is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sinclair landing punches.

Bros is rocked!
Sinclair lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Bros is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bros is trying to escape the mount.
Bros wants to control but Sinclair is having none of it.
Sinclair landing punches.
Sinclair softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Bros is out cold! Sinclair jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brodie Sinclair!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kanrosch Timoshenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakeem Diaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanrosch Timoshenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hakeem Diaw's chin.

Timoshenko
vs
Diaw

187 cm
25
202 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

181 cm
21
201 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing est. 09™

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kanrosch Timoshenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hakeem Diaw!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaw shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Timoshenko as he jumps to the side.
Timoshenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Timoshenko tries to clinch but Diaw is having none of it.
Diaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Diaw misses with a looping right.
Diaw scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Kanrosch Timoshenko has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaw misses the target.
Timoshenko lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaw checks a low kick from Timoshenko.
Kanrosch Timoshenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaw has his takedown stuffed
and Timoshenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaw thinking.
Kanrosch Timoshenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakeem Diaw.

Timoshenko cracks Diaw with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Diaw looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Timoshenko finish him?

Diaw is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Timoshenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diaw swings away with a body shot that misses
and Timoshenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Diaw thinking.
Timoshenko throws a body punch but Diaw moves out of range.
Diaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Timoshenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Timoshenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaw tries for a takedown but Timoshenko sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Diaw checks a low kick from Timoshenko.
Timoshenko misses the body punch
and Diaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Timoshenko is looking to wear down Diaw with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Diaw rushes Timoshenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Diaw blocking some punches.
Timoshenko has Diaw pushed against the cage.
Timoshenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Diaw tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Timoshenko smiles and moves away.
Diaw swings for the body but Timoshenko moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Timoshenko.

Timoshenko moves into the clinch.
Timoshenko lands an uppercut.

Diaw jumps into guard, dragging Timoshenko to the mat.
Diaw wants to stand up but Timoshenko is controlling him.
Timoshenko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Diaw is trying to control the position but Timoshenko postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Diaw throws his legs up looking for a submission but Timoshenko uses it to pass to side control.
Diaw manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Diaw wants to control but Timoshenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Timoshenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diaw knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Diaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Timoshenko pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Timoshenko controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanrosch Timoshenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kanrosch Timoshenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Diaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Timoshenko lands with a right hand.
Timoshenko throws a right hand that misses
and Timoshenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaw chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Timoshenko can pounce on him.
Diaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Timoshenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Timoshenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Timoshenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Diaw moves into the clinch.
Timoshenko can't find room to land a body shot as Diaw controls the action.
Timoshenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Diaw uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diaw is trying to pull guard but Timoshenko has him pressed against the cage.
Timoshenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Diaw backwards.
Diaw lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Timoshenko.
Diaw is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Timoshenko lands a shot to the body.
Timoshenko misses with some punches.
Diaw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kanrosch Timoshenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hakeem Diaw.
Timoshenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Diaw or not.
Timoshenko throws a head punch that misses.
Timoshenko presses Diaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timoshenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Diaw backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Timoshenko.
Timoshenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Diaw backwards.
Timoshenko gets through Diaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Timoshenko finish him?
Timoshenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Diaw.
A short right from Timoshenko on the inside.
Timoshenko can't find room to land a body shot as Diaw controls the action.
Timoshenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Timoshenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Timoshenko comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diaw can't find room to land a body shot as Timoshenko controls the action.
Timoshenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Timoshenko presses Diaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Timoshenko lands with a light punch inside.
Timoshenko lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Diaw to his knees! Timoshenko keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kanrosch Timoshenko!
A very excited looking Kanrosch Timoshenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiro Royal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Boy
vs
Royal

191 cm
26
213 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

187 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frankie Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shiro Royal!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters circling a little - Royal finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Boy throws a series of punches but Royal avoids them all with ease.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Royal throws the kick towards the body but Boy avoids it.
Boy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Royal throws out the jab.
Royal misses with a body shot.
Boy connects with a crisp jab.
Royal is looking to slow Boy down with leg kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy dodges the punch combination from Royal.
No joy there for Boy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royal scores with a punch to the head.
Royal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Royal.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy blocks a jab.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boy misses with the combination.
Royal lands a nice looking kick to the body. Boy takes a step back to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Royal, right into the meat.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Royal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Boy is rocked!
Boy gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Royal points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Boy wakes up just in time to hear Royal thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shiro Royal!
During a confident post fight interview, Shiro Royal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Riori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kasabian - Club Foot. Kevin Carter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Angel Riori's chin.

Carter
vs
Riori

180 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

160 cm
27
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Angel Riori!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riori doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Angel Riori has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
Riori shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Riori on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kevin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Angel Riori.
Carter is looking to clinch but Riori is avoiding it.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Riori tries for a takedown but Carter circles away easily
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Riori shoots in but Carter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Riori.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Riori or perhaps it was just good defense by Carter which made him look bad.
Riori fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Riori misses with a takedown
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter throws a solid leg kick but Riori takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carter.
Riori misses with a takedown
and Carter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carter connects with a leg kick. Riori looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Carter lands a big head kick that sends Riori tumbling to the mat! Carter takes a step backwards and waves Riori back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter feints a jab and as Riori dips his head, Carter unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Riori right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Riori falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Carter smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kevin Carter!
Kevin Carter retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Kevin Carter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Battle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes to the cage accompanied by Let The Bodies Hit The Floor. Battle has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ross
vs
Battle

200 cm
30
285 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

213 cm
31
275 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Battle!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ross has taken the fight to the clinch.

Battle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
Ross throws a shot from downtown. Battle moves away and avoids it.
Battle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ross tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Battle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross misses with a two punch combination.
Ross throws a poor cross that misses
and Battle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ross is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Battle.
Ross misses with a wild combination.
Battle lands a nice looking body shot.

Battle moves into the clinch successfully.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Battle.
Battle looking to slow down the pace here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battle lands with a left to the head.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Battle gets through Ross's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Battle.
A short left from Battle.
Ross has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Battle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.

Ross breaks the clinch.
Ross misses with a straight left.
Ross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ross looks to land a left hand but Battle moved out of range nicely.
Ross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ross throws a jab when Battle was well out of range.
Ross digs a good hook to Battle's body.
Ross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Battle circles away quickly and effectively.
Battle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ross takes a swing at Battle's ribcage but misses.
Ross misses with the combination.
Ross throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Battle counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Battle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Battle scores with a jab to the head.
Ricky Ross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Battle misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Battle moves away from the strike by Ross.
Battle lands with a hook. Ross tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ricky Ross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Battle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ross throws out the jab.
Ross avoids the head kick by Battle.
Ross tries to clinch but Battle moves out of range.
Ross is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Battle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Battle throws a hook to the side of Ross's head but Ross sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Battle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Battle darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Battle throws an elbow but it misses.
Ross is trying to break the clinch but Battle has him pressed against the cage.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Battle.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ross.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Battle.
The referee calls for Battle to work.
Battle wants to take the fight to the mat but Ross manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battle throws a punch but it's blocked by Ross.
Ross prevents the takedown attempt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Battle.
Ross misses with a punch on the inside.
Battle tries to pull guard but Ross holds him up against the cage and eventually Battle drops back down to his feet.
Ricky Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Battle.
Ross softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Battle.

Battle manages to break the clinch.
Ross missing with a left hand there. Battle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ross slips a jab from Battle.
Ross scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Battle looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ross looks to land a right hand but Battle moved out of range.

Ross cracks Battle with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Battle looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ross finish him?

Battle is rocked!

It looks like Andre Battle has been cut.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Battle is still on wobbly legs! Can Ross finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battle throws a front kick aimed at Ross's knee but Ross avoids it well.
Battle seems to have recovered his senses.
Ross drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Battle right on the button. Battle goes down! Ross follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Ross gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Ross!
Our winner, Ricky Ross, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Thomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Vladimirov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomson comes to the cage accompanied by If I cant. Vladimirov has chosen Avril Lavigne - What the ...?!! as his entrance music. Craig Thomson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thomson
vs
Vladimirov

202 cm
28
260 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

190 cm
23
240 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Craig Thomson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Vladimirov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thomson drops Vladimirov with a left and a right! Oh, Vladimirov is hurt - Thomson dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Fedor Vladimirov has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Thomson wants to stand but Vladimirov is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Vladimirov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thomson wants to control for a moment but Vladimirov uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Thomson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thomson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vladimirov keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Thomson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vladimirov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Craig Thomson.
Thomson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vladimirov manages to avoid it.
Vladimirov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vladimirov. Thomson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vladimirov throws a head kick that misses
and Thomson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Craig Thomson has been cut.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladimirov is just out of range.
Thomson thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomson misses the shot to the body.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
Vladimirov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thomson manages to avoid it.
Vladimirov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Thomson counters with a nice body shot.
Fedor Vladimirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vladimirov misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Vladimirov - just one landing.
Vladimirov scores with a punch to the head.
Thomson jabs at Vladimirov's body.
Vladimirov thows a body shot but no joy.
Vladimirov tries to bum rush Thomson with a series of wild strikes but Thomson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vladimirov looks to land a body kick but Thomson moved away.
Vladimirov misses the body punch
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thomson throws a right and a left that Vladimirov avoids nicely.
Thomson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vladimirov was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomson.
Vladimirov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomson scores with a punch to the head.
Vladimirov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thomson dodges the punch combination from Vladimirov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab from Thomson misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Thomson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thomson swings for the body but Vladimirov moves out of range.
Thomson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vladimirov slips under a jab from Thomson.
Craig Thomson is winning the standup battle so far.

Vladimirov drives through and clinches with Thomson against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Thomson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Thomson manages to break the clinch.
Vladimirov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomson misses with a body punch
and Vladimirov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomson's knee momentarily.
Thomson blocks a leg kick.
Vladimirov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomson throws a good cross that connects.
Vladimirov misses with the combination.

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

Thomson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vladimirov throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Thomson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thomson throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Vladimirov to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vladimirov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov sizes up Thomson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thomson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vladimirov.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vladimirov 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.
Thomson thows a body shot but no joy.
Vladimirov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thomson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vladimirov moves away.
Thomson lands with an uppercut that bounces Vladimirov off the cage and back into range.
Vladimirov throws a right hand that Thomson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomson also avoids with ease.
Vladimirov throws a lazy uppercut
and Thomson counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomson throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thomson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladimirov is just out of range.
Vladimirov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thomson misses with a wild body shot.
Thomson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vladimirov misses with a leg kick

and Vladimirov is countered with a crisp right hand from Thomson that sends him to the canvas! Thomson follows him to the mat into side control.

Vladimirov is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thomson stands up and beckons Vladimirov to his feet.
Vladimirov is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomson finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vladimirov tries to work over Thomson's front leg with a kick but Thomson checks it.
Thomson connects with a body shot that sends Vladimirov's belly button to the back.
Vladimirov seems to have recovered his senses.
Thomson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vladimirov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice body punch from Vladimirov.
Thomson throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Vladimirov misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig Thomson dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thomson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thomson swings for the body but Vladimirov moves out of range.
Vladimirov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vladimirov throws a body punch but Thomson moves out of range.
Vladimirov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vladimirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vladimirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladimirov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vladimirov tries to clinch up but Thomson circles away and keeps his distance.
Vladimirov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vladimirov tries a head kick but it misses.
Vladimirov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomson is out of range.

Vladimirov forces Thomson back against the cage and clinches.
Thomson misses with the head strike.
Thomson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thomson is trying to break the clinch but Vladimirov is controlling him.
Thomson tries to circle away but Vladimirov has him pinned against the cage.
Thomson has had enough of the clinch but Vladimirov keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Thomson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thomson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vladimirov just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Thomson.
Vladimirov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Thomson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Vladimirov. Vladimirov tries to recover but Thomson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Vladimirov lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Thomson!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Myint Htaike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhuo has chosen Kung Fu You as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Htaike
vs
Zhuo

176 cm
21
179 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Myint Htaike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Htaike as he connects with a hook.
Zhuo moves in looking to clinch but Htaike pushes him off.
Zhuo tries to bum rush Htaike with a series of wild strikes but Htaike uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zhuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Htaike.
Zhuo shoots for a takedown but Htaike saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Htaike cracks Zhuo with an open hand slap.
Zhao Zhuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zhuo throws a hook but Htaike avoids it easily.
Htaike throws a lazy right hand but Zhuo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Htaike takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Htaike defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zhuo.
Zhuo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zhuo throws a poor cross that misses
and Htaike counters with a right hand to the body.
Htaike swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhuo misses with a straight left.
Htaike misses the shot to the body.
Zhuo loads up on a big right hand but Htaike slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Zhuo finds it's way through Htaike's defenses.
Htaike keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zhuo looks for a takedown but Htaike sprawls well.
Myint Htaike has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Htaike throws a lazy uppercut
and Htaike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Htaike fails with the takedown.
Htaike lands a lovely overhand right.
Zhuo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Zhuo. Beautiful body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Zhuo. Those never looked like landing.
Zhuo throws a shot from downtown. Htaike moves away and avoids it.
Htaike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zhuo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhuo. Htaike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Htaike lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!
Zhuo swings for the body but Htaike moves out of range.
Htaike tries to clinch but Zhuo moves out of range.
Zhuo staying out of range there.
Zhuo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Htaike tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhuo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhuo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Zhuo misses.
Zhuo tries to clinch but Htaike moves out of range.

Htaike 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Htaike throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zhuo throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Htaike wants to control from the top but Zhuo keeps moving.

Zhuo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Htaike accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Zhuo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhuo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Htaike's guard.
Htaike preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Zhuo distracts Htaike with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Htaike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Htaike has his foot on Zhuo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Zhuo works his way back into a safe position though.
Htaike tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zhuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Htaike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuo with a nice head shot there.
Zhuo postures up and lands a big shot to Htaike's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Htaike is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Htaike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo lands a couple of digs.
Zhuo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zhuo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zhuo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zhuo is in close to Htaike's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Htaike is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhuo trying to control but Htaike is working from the bottom.

Htaike is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zhuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Htaike working for a triangle but Zhuo defends it easily.
Zhuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Htaike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zhuo connects with a single shot there.
Zhuo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Htaike doesn't seem bothered though.
Zhuo misses with a jab to the body
and Htaike counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheers as Htaike lands an impressive looking overhand right. Zhuo doesn't seem phased though.
Htaike drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zhuo wants to clinch.
Zhuo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Htaike moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Zhuo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Htaike on his heels. He'll look to pass Htaike's guard now, I'm sure.
Htaike looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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!
Zhuo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Htaike works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zhuo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Htaike is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Zhuo is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo is in close to Htaike's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Zhuo postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Htaike has momentary wrist control but Zhuo slips an elbow through the middle.
Zhuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Htaike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhuo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Htaike is trying to keep Zhuo in close.

Zhuo drops back looking for a leg! Htaike is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Htaike manages to kick Zhuo off! Zhuo jumps back into Htaike's guard.
Zhuo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zhuo throwing strikes but missing.
Zhuo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Htaike 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.

Zhuo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Zhuo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Htaike has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zhuo has managed to get both his arms back between Htaike's legs - danger averted.
Zhuo trying to control the position from guard on top but Htaike is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zhao Zhuo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zhuo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zhuo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Zhuo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zhuo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Htaike escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zhuo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Htaike utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zhuo wants to control from the top but Htaike keeps moving.
Htaike working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zhuo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zhuo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Htaike looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zhuo is one step ahead there.
Htaike not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo throws a big elbow that misses.
Htaike not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Htaike is on top in guard.
Zhuo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Zhuo punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Myint Htaike has been cut.
Htaike tries to hold on but Zhuo postures up.
Zhuo lands a big shot to the head and Htaike winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Zhao Zhuo!
Zhao Zhuo gave a mention to ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Morozov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Morozov
vs
Rivera

190 cm
28
290 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

188 cm
22
235 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Morozov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morozov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pavel Morozov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morozov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morozov throws a right hand that Rivera ducks under and follows up with a left that Rivera also avoids with ease.
Rivera shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Morozov sprawls well. Morozov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rivera gets slowly back to his feet.
Rivera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morozov.
Morozov ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Morozov fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera blocks a head kick by Morozov.

Rivera looking to score a takedown here. Morozov is defending well but Rivera drives through and ends up in Morozov's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rivera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rivera wants to stand but Morozov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Morozov keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rivera drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rivera jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rivera preventing the sweep.
Morozov has a closed guard, preventing Rivera from standing up.
Morozov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rivera.
Rivera trying to stand up but can't free himself from Morozov's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morozov 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.
Morozov keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
Rivera is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rivera wants to stand but Morozov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Rivera is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rivera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morozov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rivera is one step ahead there.
Morozov keeping moving, preventing Rivera from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morozov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rivera stands up over Morozov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rivera trying to control the position from guard on top but Morozov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rivera is looking to work some ground and pound but Morozov has wrist control.
Rivera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Rivera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Morozov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rivera wants to control from the top but Morozov keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonio Rivera.
Rivera moves out of range as Morozov throws a body kick.
Rivera misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rivera slips under a jab.
Morozov misses with a wild body shot.
Morozov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morozov misses with a shot to the body
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morozov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rivera closes the distance and clinches up with Morozov, looking for a takedown. Rivera pushes Morozov against the cage but Morozov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Morozov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rivera.
Rivera dives in and grabs Morozov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morozov pushes down on Rivera's head and hops out.
Pavel Morozov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Rivera.
Morozov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rivera has time to react.
Rivera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morozov throws out the jab.
Morozov throws a series of punches but Rivera moves out of range.

Morozov lands a big uppercut and Rivera crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rivera looks OK. Morozov waves Rivera back to his feet!

Rivera is rocked!

It looks like Antonio Rivera has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Morozov avoids it really well and circles away.
Rivera is still on wobbly legs! Can Morozov finish him?
Rivera walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Rivera limp body while Morozov jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pavel Morozov!
After winning the bout, Pavel Morozov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.