NGF 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Pressnell
vs
Drago

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dalton Pressnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boris Drago!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pressnell swivels and escapes.
Drago swings for the body but Pressnell moves out of range.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago lands with a nice combination. Pressnell backs away looking to recover.
Pressnell shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boris Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pressnell moves away.
Pressnell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Pressnell persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Pressnell looks for a takedown but Drago sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Pressnell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago throws a series of punches but Pressnell avoids them all with ease.
Drago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Drago there.
Pressnell avoids the head kick by Drago.
Pressnell on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pressnell is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pressnell back to the cage. Drago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drago lands a nice hook to Pressnell's body. Pressnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Drago has Pressnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Danga de danga de dang - Drago scores with a four punch combination!
Pressnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pressnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pressnell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drago misses with a body kick.
Drago scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago scores with a nice strike.
Drago is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pressnell rather than just go for the knockout.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Drago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Drago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pressnell misses the shot to the body.
Drago shoots in and drives through. Pressnell sprawls well.
Drago jabs at Pressnell's body.
Drago closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pressnell circles away.
Pressnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pressnell avoids the head kick by Drago.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Drago throws a shot to the body.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drago clinches with his opponent.
Pressnell tries to pull guard but Drago won't allow it.
Drago wants to break free but Pressnell has control.
Pressnell tries to pull guard but Drago won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Pressnell has him pressed against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Pressnell. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Pressnell blocks a body shot from Drago.
Pressnell is trying to pull guard but Drago turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drago drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pressnell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drago scores with a one two! Pressnell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pressnell counters with a nice leg kick.
Drago looks for the body kick but Pressnell saw that one coming.
Drago shoots in but no luck this time.
Pressnell avoids the head kick by Drago.
Drago scores with a decent looking hook.
Drago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pressnell back to the cage. Drago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Decent striking displayed by Drago there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pressnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Pressnell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago throws out a powerful jab.
Pressnell tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Drago displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drago scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Drago lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drago looks to land a combination. Pressnell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pressnell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago has a takedown stuffed.

Pressnell clinches up against the cage.
Pressnell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drago pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pressnell doesn't seem bothered though.
Pressnell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Drago jabs at Pressnell's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
Drago scores with a hook to the body. Pressnell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drago jabs Pressnell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pressnell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pressnell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago scores with a hook to the body. Pressnell takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Pressnell moves out of range easily.
Pressnell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dalton Pressnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Drago.
Pressnell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pressnell wants it to stay on the feet.
Pressnell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a lazy head kick
and Pressnell counters with a series of strikes. Drago will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pressnell looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drago is defended easily by Pressnell.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Pressnell.
Pressnell slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Pressnell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pressnell takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pressnell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drago sprawls well. Drago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pressnell gets slowly back to his feet.
Drago throws a good cross that connects.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pressnell doesn't seem bothered though.
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drago is defended easily by Pressnell.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago lands with a good body shot.
Drago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pressnell tries to avoid it but Drago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pressnell to the ground. Pressnell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pressnell moves out of range as Drago throws a body kick.
Pressnell tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Pressnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pressnell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pressnell thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago shoots in for a double leg but Pressnell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drago scores with a punch to the head.
Pressnell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No luck for Drago with that takedown attempt.
Drago moves into range and connects with a jab.

Drago scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Pressnell is pushing Drago's head away, looking to escape. Drago manages to hold on to the position though.
An elbow from Drago crashes against the mat.
A lull in the action here as Drago stalls from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pressnell is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Drago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Drago tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pressnell swivels and escapes.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt.
Pressnell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pressnell avoids a kick to the body.
Pressnell tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Pressnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pressnell tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pressnell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drago.
Drago has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drago is looking to clinch but Pressnell is avoiding it.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pressnell doesn't seem bothered though.
Pressnell is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressnell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pressnell shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A cross from Drago lands.
Drago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago lands with a nice body punch.
Pressnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drago cracks Pressnell with a good jab.
Drago scores with a body shot.
Pressnell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boris Drago is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Drago coming out on top.
Pressnell avoids the head kick by Drago.
Drago tries for a takedown but Pressnell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dalton Pressnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boris Drago.
Drago throws a shot to the body.
Pressnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pressnell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago lands a jab to Pressnell's midsection.
Drago scores with a body shot.
Pressnell shoots in looking for a takedown but Drago manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pressnell's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a series of punches but Pressnell moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Drago scores with a four punch combination!
Pressnell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pressnell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drago connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Drago.
Drago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Drago there.
Pressnell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pressnell. Pressnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drago lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Drago scores with a four punch combination!
Drago misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pressnell back to the cage. Drago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dalton Pressnell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago throws a push kick but Pressnell slaps the foot to one side.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pressnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pressnell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drago is looking to clinch.
Dalton Pressnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drago.

Drago shoots in and bounces Pressnell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pressnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drago would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drago has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Drago!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wojtek Brudasek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Valentine acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Brudasek
vs
Valentine

183 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wojtek Brudasek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brudasek misses with a double jab.
Brudasek misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentine tries to clinch up but Brudasek circles away and keeps his distance.
Brudasek looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Valentine is fending him off so far but Brudasek persists. Nope, Valentine circles away and we're back to standing.

Valentine shoots in and bounces Brudasek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Valentine trying to control but Brudasek is working from the bottom.

Brudasek is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Valentine has his hands clasped together but Brudasek extends an breaks Valentine's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Brudasek.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wojtek Brudasek!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Trang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppe Santicelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santicelli has chosen Nessun Dorma as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Trang
vs
Santicelli

168 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

176 cm
23
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Trang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peppe Santicelli!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Santicelli shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Trang gets back to full guard.
Santicelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Trang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Trang looking for a triangle here. Santicelli is fighting it but it looks tight! Trang pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Santicelli is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Matt Trang!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Benavidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Varshik Gerich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Benavidez
vs
Gerich

170 cm
27
151 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

193 cm
21
157 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Benavidez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Varshik Gerich!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benavidez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gerich counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benavidez's knee momentarily.
Gerich throws a wild body kick that Benavidez sees coming a mile off.
Gerich pushes Benavidez away with a front kick.

Gerich instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gerich.
Gerich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A right hook to the body lands for Gerich.
Benavidez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gerich pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benavidez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gerich pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benavidez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gerich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benavidez blocks a head kick by Gerich.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich scores with a leg kick.
Gerich misses the shot to the body.
Benavidez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gerich. Gerich obviously looking to wear him down.
Varshik Gerich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benavidez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters circling a little - Gerich finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses.
Benavidez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gerich.
Gerich scores with a kick to the body.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Gerich forces Benavidez back against the cage and clinches.
Gerich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benavidez's face.
Knees to the body from Gerich.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gerich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerich gets underhooks to prevent Benavidez's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Benavidez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benavidez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gerich just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gerich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gerich lands a knee to the head.

Gerich manages to break the clinch.
Gerich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benavidez fails with an attempt to clinch.

Gerich clinches up with Benavidez and pushes him back against the cage.

Gerich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gerich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Gerich breaks the clinch.
Benavidez moves in looking to clinch but Gerich pushes him off.
Benavidez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gerich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerich lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gerich looks to score with a jab to the body but Benavidez is just out of range.
Gerich lands a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Gerich blocks the low kick.
Gerich fakes the leg kick and cracks Benavidez in the body.
Gerich pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Gerich blocks the leg kick.
Benavidez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gerich.
Gerich lands with a thumping leg kick.

Gerich gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gerich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gerich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gerich.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerich using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gerich scores with a knee to the head.
Benavidez fails to pull guard.
Benavidez is trying to pull guard but Gerich has him pressed against the cage.
Benavidez missing with knees to the body.
Gerich with a knee to the head.
Gerich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gerich lands a good knee to the midsection. Benavidez won't want to take too many of those.
Benavidez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A knee to the head by Gerich.

Gerich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gerich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gerich cracks the inside of Benavidez's front leg.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gerich clinches.
Benavidez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benavidez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Gerich.
Gerich is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gerich lands an elbow inside that Benavidez shrugs off.
Gerich landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Gerich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gerich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gerich missing with a left hand there. Benavidez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That kick from Gerich tenderised Benavidez's leg. Benavidez is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Gerich throws a nice outside leg kick.
Varshik Gerich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gerich looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gerich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benavidez manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benavidez's sensitive parts.
Gerich lands with a slapping head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gerich - that will leave a mark!
Gerich throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Benavidez will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Gerich connects with a high kick.
Gerich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gerich has closed the distance and engaged Benavidez in a clinch.
Gerich has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Gerich.
Gerich holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gerich lands a nice knee to the body.
Gerich with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benavidez fails to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerich scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benavidez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gerich obliges.
Gerich scores with a knee to the head.
Gerich utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gerich landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gerich is pressed up against the cage. Benavidez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gerich down to the mat. Gerich avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benavidez jumps guard but Gerich stands there with Benavidez around his waist. Benavidez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Benavidez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gerich unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benavidez lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gerich.
Varshik Gerich seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gerich lands a good knee to the midsection. Benavidez won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerich with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gerich.
Gerich landing knees to the head.
Gerich landing knees to the body.
Gerich lands a nice knee to the body.
Benavidez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benavidez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gerich connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benavidez's face.
Benavidez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benavidez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gerich lands an elbow that stopped Benavidez in his tracks for a moment.
Gerich lands an elbow inside that Benavidez shrugs off.
Gerich with a knee to the head.
Benavidez tries to pull guard but Gerich forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gerich landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benavidez tries to pull guard but Gerich holds him up against the cage and eventually Benavidez drops back down to his feet.
Gerich unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gerich scores a nice knee to the body.
Gerich has Benavidez pushed against the cage.
Benavidez goes for a takedown attempt but Gerich pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gerich looks to land a left hand but Benavidez moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gerich thumps Benavidez with a low kick.
Gerich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gerich goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Varshik Gerich showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Gerich throws a sloppy head kick and Benavidez moves out of range easily.
Gerich throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Benavidez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses.
Benavidez throws a low kick but Gerich avoids it.

Gerich drives through and clinches with Benavidez against the cage.
Gerich has Benavidez pushed against the cage.
Benavidez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gerich smiles and moves away.
Benavidez blocks a head kick by Gerich.
Gerich misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerich lands a leg kick that knocks Benavidez off balance momentarily.
Gerich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gerich lands with a slapping head kick.
Benavidez tries to clinch there but Gerich circles away.
Gerich cracks the inside of Benavidez's front leg.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gerich.
Gerich scores with a head kick.
Gerich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gerich clinches.
Benavidez takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Gerich.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gerich pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerich throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gerich.
Gerich thows a body kick. Benavidez tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benavidez moves in looking to clinch but Gerich pushes him off.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benavidez tries to clinch there but Gerich circles away.
Gerich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gerich circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benavidez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benavidez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gerich.
Benavidez tries to clinch but Gerich moves out of range.
Gerich thuds his shin into the meat of Benavidez's side.
Gerich misses with a wild combination.
Gerich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gerich, right into the meat.
Gerich throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benavidez checks a leg kick.
Gerich scores with a nice body kick.
Gerich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benavidez manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerich throws a head kick that misses.
Benavidez throws a low kick but Gerich avoids it.
Benavidez avoids the head kick by Gerich.
Gerich scores with a leg kick.
Gerich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benavidez.
Andrew Benavidez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benavidez is out of range.
Gerich lands with a kick to the temple. Benavidez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gerich looks for the body kick but Benavidez saw that one coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benavidez was well out of range. Poor timing from Gerich.
Gerich throws a sloppy head kick and Benavidez moves out of range easily.
Andrew Benavidez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Varshik Gerich is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gerich.

And that's the end of the fight!
Varshik Gerich comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gerich 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Varshik Gerich!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Summer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Dos Santos
vs
Summer

185 cm
19
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

155 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Summer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Summer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice combination there by Summer.

It looks like Thomas Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos misses with a hook
and Summer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dos Santos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Summer misses with the combination.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Summer ducked under it nicely.
Dos Santos goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Dos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Summer.
Dos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dos Santos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Summer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dos Santos swings for the body but Summer moves out of range.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Summer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Summer ducks under and follows up with a left that Summer also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Summer.
Summer just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Summer tries to clinch but Dos Santos is having none of it.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
letting Summer counter with a right hand.
Summer drops his hands momentarily and Dos Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dos Santos dodges the punch combination from Summer.
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Dos Santos really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Summer saw that one coming.
Summer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a lunging right hand
and Summer counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dos Santos does no damage.
Summer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dos Santos circles away quickly and effectively.
Dos Santos throws a right hand that Summer ducks under and follows up with a left that Summer also avoids with ease.
Dos Santos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Summer was well out of range. Poor timing from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Dos Santos lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Summer ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Summer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dos Santos moves away.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Summer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Summer fails to land the takedown.
Dos Santos misses with the combination.
Summer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dos Santos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Summer scrambles back to his feet.
Dos Santos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Summer circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Summer blocks it.
Summer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Summer doesn't manage to clinch there - Dos Santos circles away.
Summer is looking to clinch.
Summer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a hook to the body
and Summer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Summer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dos Santos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Summer moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
Summer moves in looking to clinch but Dos Santos pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Dos Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Summer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Summer misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Summer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dos Santos rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos tries to throw a body punch but Summer avoids it by throwing Dos Santos back against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Summer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dos Santos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dos Santos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Summer manages to break the clinch.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Summer misses with a wild body shot.
Summer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Dos Santos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Dos Santos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Summer defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.

Summer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Summer seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Dos Santos is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Andrew Summer!
A victorious Andrew Summer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Smack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Its Time for War. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Nowak
vs
Smack

175 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

171 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ultimate Fighting Gear
HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotrek Nowak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Reggie Smack!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nowak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smack is looking to clinch but Nowak is avoiding it.
Smack misses with a few strikes there.
Smack looks for the body kick but Nowak saw that one coming.
Smack is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Smack tries for a takedown but Nowak sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Smack moves into range and clinches up with Nowak.
Smack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nowak is working for takedown but Smack is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nowak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nowak is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smack pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Smack stops a takedown attempt from Nowak.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Piotrek Nowak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nowak has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smack is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak wants to take the fight to the mat but Smack manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nowak blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nowak avoiding damage as Smack throws knees to the body.

Nowak gets control of Smack's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nowak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Nowak throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Smack escapes and throws Nowak's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Nowak tries to bench press Smack off him but Smack keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Nowak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nowak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smack tries to stand but Nowak is controlling his head.
Nowak is looking to regain half guard here but Smack keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Smack's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Nowak actively working from the bottom here.

Nowak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak trying to control here.
Nowak manages to get to full guard.
Smack is looking to stand up but Nowak won't let him.

Nowak looking for subs off his back but Smack has passed one foot through into half guard.
Nowak regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak looking for a sweep. Not yet Nowak, not yet.

Nowak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Nowak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smack defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Nowak looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotrek Nowak 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.

Nowak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smack but Smack pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nowak misses with a double jab.
Smack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smack looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nowak feints and as Smack raises his hands in defense, Nowak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smack wants to stand and escape but Nowak is having none of it.
Nowak advances to half guard.
Nowak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nowak is trying to control the action in half guard but Smack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smack is looking to improve his position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nowak is working for a kimura but Smack is defending it quite comfortably.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Nowak 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.

Nowak is trying to work for a kimura but Smack is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smack is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nowak is taking a breather. Smack says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Nowak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Nowak is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nowak prevents Smack from improving his position.
Smack is trying to stand up here but Nowak is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smack is looking for a sweep. Nowak is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smack is staying active underneath Nowak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Nowak is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smack doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nowak.
Smack is staying active underneath Nowak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nowak trying to pass the guard but Smack defending well.

Nowak is working for a submission of some sort.

Smack is defending against the submission attempts here by Nowak.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nowak is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nowak is keen to just control but Smack is a slippery customer.
Nowak is taking a breather. Smack says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Nowak is trying for a kimura here. Smack looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Nowak wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Piotrek Nowak!
Piotrek Nowak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiefer Milner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Beljakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beljakov has chosen Immortal - Tyrants as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Kiefer Milner has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kiefer Milner seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Milner
vs
Beljakov

193 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good in bed

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

BioPharm Nutrition

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kiefer Milner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolai Beljakov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beljakov fails with a takedown attempt.
Beljakov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Milner sprawls well. Milner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Beljakov gets slowly back to his feet.
Beljakov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Milner as he jumps to the side.
Kiefer Milner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikolai Beljakov.
Beljakov on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Beljakov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Milner lands a couple of elbows.
Milner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Milner trying to control the position from guard on top but Beljakov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Milner missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beljakov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Milner wants to pass the guard but Beljakov is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Milner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beljakov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Milner.
Milner forces his way into half guard.
Milner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beljakov defending well though.
Milner is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Milner avoids the attempt from Beljakov to control.
Milner looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milner landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Beljakov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Milner looking to ground and pound but Beljakov is blocking nicely.
Milner thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Milner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milner unloading with bombs!
Milner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Beljakov looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Milner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Milner swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Beljakov is now in Milner's guard. A big mistake from Milner there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Milner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beljakov.
Milner manages to get to full guard.
Milner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beljakov.
Beljakov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Beljakov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beljakov looking to pass the guard.
Beljakov is looking to advance position but Milner has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Beljakov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Milner looking to ground and pound but Beljakov is blocking nicely.
Milner thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milner looking to ground and pound but Beljakov is blocking nicely.
Beljakov wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Milner.
A nice elbow there by Milner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiefer Milner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Milner is looking to clinch but Beljakov is avoiding it.
Milner wants to clinch.
Milner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beljakov throws a right hand that Milner ducks under and follows up with a left that Milner also avoids with ease.

Beljakov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beljakov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Milner pulls his leg out and moves away.
Milner tries to close the distance and clinch but Beljakov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milner closes the distance looking to clinch

and Beljakov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Milner!
Milner tries to hold on but Beljakov pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milner taking shots to the head.
Milner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Beljakov tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Milner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Beljakov avoids the attempt from Milner to control.
Beljakov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beljakov lands a big elbow.
Milner tries to hold on but Beljakov pushes him away.
Beljakov trying to control but Milner is having none of it.
Milner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Milner tries to reverse the position but Beljakov maintains control.
Milner tries to lock up and control but Beljakov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beljakov working Milner over with strikes here.
Milner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beljakov working Milner over with strikes here.
Beljakov working Milner over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milner taking shots to the head.
Milner tries to reverse the position but Beljakov maintains control.
Beljakov controlling the pace for now.
Milner is in a horrible position here. Beljakov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Milner holds on to Beljakov as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Milner is trying desperately to improve position.
Beljakov landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Beljakov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Milner is surviving well by controlling Beljakov's body position as best he can.
Kiefer Milner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Beljakov landing strikes from the mount.
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!
Beljakov looking to finish Milner with some ground and pound. This is bad for Milner!
The referee warns Milner that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Milner holds on for dear life, controlling Beljakov's posture momentarily.
Milner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Beljakov dives in and scores a takedown into Milner's guard.
Milner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beljakov is one step ahead there.
Beljakov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Beljakov works over Milner with some ground and pound from guard.
Milner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beljakov postures up and lands a big shot to Milner's brow.
Beljakov stands and throws Milner's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Beljakov is looking to take a break and control but Milner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beljakov working away.
Beljakov working the ground and pound but Milner is defending the strikes.
Milner is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beljakov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Beljakov controls the position.
Milner tries to improve position but can't.
Milner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Beljakov with the ground and pound but Milner regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Beljakov 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.
Beljakov looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Beljakov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milner keeps working.
Beljakov drops an elbow to the side of Milner's head.
Beljakov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milner trying to control here.
Milner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beljakov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beljakov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Beljakov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beljakov lands with a punch from half guard.
Milner has his hands clasped together around Beljakov's back. He's all about the action.
Beljakov wants to pass to mount but Milner is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milner is trying to maintain the position but Beljakov is very close to passing his half guard.

Beljakov is looking for a kimura but Milner is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Beljakov to get the leverage.
Beljakov thows a huge punch but Milner dodges it nicely.
Beljakov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beljakov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milner keeps working.
Beljakov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beljakov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Milner keeps working.
Beljakov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Beljakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beljakov 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Beljakov!
An out of breath Nikolai Beljakov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Pirozhkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Brothers Johnson - Get The Funk Out Of My Face. Arthur Pirozhkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Pirozhkov

180 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
135 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ultimate Fighting Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Pirozhkov!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirozhkov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson lands a jab.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. Pirozhkov saw that one coming.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Pirozhkov's shoulder, as Pirozhkov tries to avoid the shot.

Pirozhkov shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pirozhkov.
Johnson 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.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Pirozhkov from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirozhkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Pirozhkov is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!

Pirozhkov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Johnson wants to stand but Pirozhkov is controlling his posture from full guard.
Pirozhkov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Johnson is one step ahead there.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pirozhkov is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirozhkov keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson is really struggling to control Pirozhkov but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Johnson trying to move into half guard but instead Pirozhkov has managed to sweep!
Pirozhkov passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Pirozhkov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pirozhkov has hold of Johnson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Johnson seems comfortable defending it but Pirozhkov has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Johnson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Johnson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Pirozhkov couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arthur Pirozhkov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
34%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ross might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pain - Shut your mouth. 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.

Ross
vs
Male

183 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
28
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alpha Male!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Male on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Ross gets tackled into the cage by Male. Male maintains the clinch.
Male lands a nice uppercut.
Ross lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Male misses with a short punch on the inside.
Male misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Male to work.
Male tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ross's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Male.
Male has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ross stalling.
Ross takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross digs a right hand underneath Male's ribcage. Male let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Male tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ross's elbow.
Ross throws a head punch that misses.
Ross misses with some punches.
Ross blocks an uppercut.
Male tries to circle away but Ross has him pinned against the cage.
Ross keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Male's efforts to push away.
Male has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.
Ross lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Male.
Ross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Male.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ross tries a body shot but Male blocks it.
Ross is stalling here.
Male misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ross fails to land.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Male.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Ross.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Male goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Male lands a nice uppercut.
Male misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Male can't break the clinch.
Male prevents a body shot from Ross.
Ross trying to control the position but instead, Male has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ross into the cage.
Ross works on Male's body with a couple of short punches.
Male lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ross backwards.
Ross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Male.
Ross taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Male has a couple of punches blocked by Ross.

Male breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Male gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Male fails to land.
Ross blocks a body shot from Male.
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Male pushes Ross back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Male lands a body punch.
Male tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Male misses with a punch to the body.
Ross stalling in the clinch.
Ross is leaning against Male and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ross stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ross is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Male is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Male wants to break free but Ross has control.
A head punch on the inside from Male fails to land.
Male struggles to land a body shot inside as Ross controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Male as Ross tries to tie him up.
Male blocks an uppercut.
Male lands with a short shot to the head.
Ross prevents a body shot from Male.
Ross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ross keeps control of Male as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Male is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Male letting Ross take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Male.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Male.
Male wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alpha Male will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Male rushes Ross and presses him up against the cage.
Male lands an uppercut.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ross prevents Male from breaking the clinch.
Ross misses with a punch to the body.
Male tries to work over Ross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Male's elbow.
Male lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Male lands a body punch in the clinch.
Male pushes Ross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ross is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Male dips a shoulder and cracks Ross with a mighty uppercut! Ross falls back against the cage and Male unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ross is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Male screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alpha Male!
In his post fight interview, Alpha Male gave a big smile as he said 'That is how it is done guys.'.