VFC: Revolution Second Blood PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jean Baptiste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baptiste comes to the cage accompanied by Rodrigo y Gabriela - Orion Cover. Hunter has chosen Dance Monkey -Sage Francis as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Baptiste
vs
Hunter

172 cm
21
149 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

171 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jean Baptiste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baptiste fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Hunter.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Baptiste dives in and grabs Hunter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hunter pushes down on Baptiste's head and hops out.
Hunter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Baptiste.
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!
Hunter tries to clinch up but Baptiste circles away and keeps his distance.
Baptiste swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter looks to land a combination but Baptiste avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter works over Baptiste's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter wants to clinch.
Baptiste closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hunter circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Baptiste. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter wants to clinch up but Baptiste keeps it at a distance.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Baptiste pushes him off.
Baptiste swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baptiste paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch up but Baptiste circles away and keeps his distance.
Hunter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter tries to clinch but Baptiste is having none of it.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baptiste paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Baptiste. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hunter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hunter tries to clinch up.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Baptiste pushes him off.

Baptiste shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hunter is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hunter looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baptiste looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hunter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Baptiste unloading with bombs!

Baptiste looking to secure an arm triangle but Hunter defends it well.
Baptiste mounts Hunter! Really nice guard pass there!
Hunter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Baptiste in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baptiste tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hunter takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Baptiste working for a submission but Hunter is keeping him at bay.
Baptiste putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Hunter somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Baptiste takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baptiste blocks a head kick by Hunter.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Baptiste scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter taking some punishment here, with Baptiste in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Baptiste is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

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

Baptiste is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hunter is just riding it out for now. Baptiste eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Hunter will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baptiste avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baptiste swats away the attempt to clinch by Hunter.
An inside leg kick from Hunter misses.
Hunter is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baptiste changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hunter tries to avoid it but Baptiste manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hunter to the ground. Hunter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunter tries to clinch but Baptiste moves out of range.
Hunter misses with a two punch combination.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
Hunter throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Hunter.
Hunter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Baptiste swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Baptiste shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Baptiste is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Baptiste 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.
Hunter is trying to stand up here but Baptiste is controlling him well.
Baptiste is looking to take a break and control but Hunter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baptiste scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter taking some punishment here, with Baptiste in his half guard.
Hunter looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jean Baptiste!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

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

Drake
vs
Head

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piak Drake!
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, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.

It looks like Piak Drake has been cut.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Decent striking displayed by Head there.
Head looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake moves away from the strike by Head.
Some wild striking there from Head.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Head fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Head bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Head swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head scores with a jab.
Head looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Head lands with a nice body punch.
Richard Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake tries to clinch up but Head circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd cheers as Head lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Head looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Head will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Drake.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Head.
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
Head cracks Drake with a good jab.
Head misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Head lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drake has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drake and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head misses with a hook to the body
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Head will be more careful next time no doubt.
Head throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Head throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Head goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Head misses with a hook. Drake ducked under it nicely.
Head chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drake can pounce on him.
A big left from Head misses.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Head.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Head.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Head misses with a straight left.
Drake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Head.
Drake lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Head misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Head scores with a four punch combination!
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Head. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Head throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Drake tries to clinch there but Head circles away.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Head.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Head lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Head misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake wants to clinch.
Head lands a lovely overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Head dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piak Drake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake defending well as Head loads up on a big left hand.
Head lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Head misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Head is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Richard Head seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Head goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Head misses with a looping left.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with an inside leg kick.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Head misses.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Head throws a big shot that misses.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head misses with a looping left.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Piak Drake's cut is getting worse.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Head throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with an inside leg kick.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Head is breathing heavily.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Head pushes him off.
Head swinging wildly here.
Piak Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head scores with a decent looking hook.
Head rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Head misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a good low kick that Head was not able to check.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Head misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Head is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drake tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Head.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Head is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Head moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Head lands a glancing blow to the side of Drake's head.
Head looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Head throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a nice leg kick.
Head looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Head scores with a three punch combo!
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Head circles away.
Head jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake lands with a nice combination. Head backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Head darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drake scores with a one two! Head had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Head throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick from Drake lands but Head takes it in his stride.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Head bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Head misses.
A swing and a miss from Head.
Head throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with an outside leg kick.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake wants to clinch.
Head throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Richard Head will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piak Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Head throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Head avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Head swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Head's knee momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Drake blocks a jab.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Head throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Head circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake tries to clinch but Head moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Head avoids it.
Head takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Head is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Head looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Head.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Head won't want to take too many of those.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Head avoids the damage to the body.
Head wants to break the clinch but can't.
Head tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Head lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Head in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Head avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Head takes an elbow to the temple.
Head wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Head is defending well for now.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Head.

Head breaks the clinch.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Head.
Drake is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Head misses with the combination.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Head misses with a combination

and Drake counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Head won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Head is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Head.

Head breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A lazy left from Head finds it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Head misses with a looping left.
A head kick by Head misses
and Drake counters with a head kick. That will keep Head thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Head falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch but Head is having none of it.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Head.
Richard Head is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake is looking to clinch but Head is avoiding it.
Head misses with an uppercut.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Head paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head avoids the head kick by Drake.
Head misses with a combination
and Drake counters with a thumping low kick.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Head swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Head misses.
Head dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Head will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Head scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
Head misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Head keeps the fight on the outside.
Piak Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Head swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Head.
Head scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Head throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Head.
Head goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Head lands the left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piak Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Head 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Richard Head!

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A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

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

Buakaw
vs
Mycock

174 cm
23
155 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
145 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sombat Buakaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pat Mycock!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buakaw throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Mycock misses.
Buakaw throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Buakaw.
Good leg kick by Buakaw there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buakaw is looking to slow Mycock down with leg kicks.
Mycock looks gassed!
Mycock throws a leg kick that is checked
and Buakaw counters with a good, hard body kick but Mycock shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buakaw works over Mycock's head and body with a nice combination.
Pat Mycock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buakaw lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Buakaw lands a big head kick that sends Mycock to the canvas! Buakaw follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sombat Buakaw!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Armpit Stain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isiah Mansfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Stain
vs
Mansfield

185 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

179 cm
18
137 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Armpit Stain!
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, Isiah Mansfield!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stain avoids the head kick by Mansfield.
Mansfield takes a swing at Stain's ribcage but misses.

Mansfield fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Stain sprawls well initially but Mansfield persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mansfield wants to control but Stain is keeping him busy.
Mansfield might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Stain kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Stain is pressing down on Mansfield's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mansfield is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stain wants to sweep but no luck.
Stain is pulling down on Mansfield's head. It's preventing any offense from Mansfield, at least for the moment.
Mansfield wants to get up but he can't break Stain's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mansfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Stain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stain has Mansfield pulled in close to control his posture.
Mansfield slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stain is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Mansfield trying to control but Stain is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mansfield is looking to advance position but Stain has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Stain lands a big shot there that rocks Mansfield but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mansfield is looking to improve his position but Stain isn't that keen on the idea.
Mansfield takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stain with shots to the head and body - Mansfield looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stain fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Stain with shots to the head and body - Mansfield looks very uncomfortable down there.

It looks like Isiah Mansfield has been cut.
Mansfield looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stain landing strikes, looking to finish!

Mansfield is rocked!
Stain postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Mansfield badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Stain around the waist but Stain pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Stain is the winner by TKO! Stain jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Armpit Stain!

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62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russian Guyovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guyovich has chosen The Russian Song as his entrance music. Percival Butcher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butcher
vs
Guyovich

195 cm
24
221 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
21
221 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Russian Guyovich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guyovich manages to avoid it.
Butcher throws a nice looking combination but Guyovich bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Butcher stuffs the takedown.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher slaps away a takedown attempt from Guyovich, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guyovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Guyovich has a takedown stuffed.
Percival Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russian Guyovich.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guyovich moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Guyovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guyovich is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher looks for a takedown but Guyovich sprawls well.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Guyovich avoids nicely.
Guyovich takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Butcher throws a body punch but Guyovich moves out of range.
Guyovich avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Guyovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Guyovich ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guyovich.
Good shot there by Butcher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guyovich throws a half hearted mid kick.
Butcher cracks Guyovich with a good jab.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Guyovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Guyovich moves away and avoids it.
Guyovich wants to clinch.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher misses with a hook. Guyovich ducked under it nicely.
Butcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guyovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guyovich moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guyovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Guyovich fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butcher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Guyovich counters with a body kick.
Guyovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.
Guyovich misses with a body kick.
Guyovich ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Guyovich misses with a straight right.
Percival Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Guyovich darts in and clinches Butcher up against the cage.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guyovich misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guyovich is pushing Butcher up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Butcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Guyovich leaning against his opponent.
Guyovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guyovich struggles to land a body shot inside as Butcher controls his hands.
Guyovich trying to stall but Butcher improves his position.
Butcher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Butcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butcher is trying to break the clinch but Guyovich is controlling him.
Butcher can't break the clinch.
Guyovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Guyovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Butcher misses with a double jab.
Guyovich throws an overhand right that lands on Butcher's shoulder, as Butcher tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Butcher throws a sloppy body shot
and Guyovich counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guyovich takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Guyovich does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Guyovich with that takedown attempt.
Percival Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Guyovich.
Butcher scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butcher cracks a nice hook into Guyovich's ribs.
Guyovich uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Butcher misses.
No luck for Guyovich with that takedown attempt.
Percival Butcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Butcher does no damage.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Guyovich.

Guyovich goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Butcher has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Guyovich but great work by Butcher.
Guyovich sneaks back into half guard.
Butcher is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Guyovich!
Butcher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guyovich tries to reverse the position but Butcher maintains control.
Butcher controlling the position easily from mount.
Guyovich tries to lock up and control but Butcher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guyovich is desperately trying to improve his position but Butcher has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guyovich is trying desperately to improve position.
Guyovich wants to control but Butcher is having none of it.
Guyovich tries to reverse the position but Butcher maintains control.
Butcher controlling from the full mount.
Guyovich is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Butcher controlling the position easily from mount.
Guyovich is looking to get to half guard.
Butcher controlling from the full mount.
Guyovich is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Percival Butcher dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guyovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butcher throws a shot to the body.
Butcher looks to land a combination but Guyovich avoids it well.
Guyovich moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Guyovich throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher throws a lazy right hand but Guyovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guyovich takes one on the button.
Guyovich looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Guyovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher throws a hook to the side of Guyovich's head but Guyovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Guyovich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Guyovich misses with a takedown attempt
and Butcher counters with a right hand to the body.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Guyovich moved out of range nicely.
Nice jab there from Butcher.
Butcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guyovich misses with a straight left.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Guyovich moves away and avoids it.
Butcher throws a shot to the body.
Butcher misses with a combination
and Guyovich makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Butcher really felt that one!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher jabs at Guyovich's body.
Guyovich moves away from the strike by Butcher.
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butcher tries to bum rush Guyovich with a series of wild strikes but Guyovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Butcher misses with a double jab.
Guyovich throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target.
Butcher misses with a wild combination.
Guyovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Guyovich is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Percival Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Russian Guyovich.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher works the jab nicely.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guyovich.
Guyovich shoots for a takedown but Butcher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Butcher throws a hook but Guyovich avoids it easily.
A jab from Butcher misses.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Guyovich.
Guyovich keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Guyovich.
Guyovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheers as Guyovich lands an impressive looking overhand right. Butcher doesn't seem phased though.
Percival Butcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Guyovich tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butcher misses with a combination

and Guyovich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Butcher won't be happy with that.
Guyovich trying to control the position but Butcher is working away.

Guyovich is trying to get an arm triangle but Butcher is defending well.
Russian Guyovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Butcher has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Butcher throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percival Butcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Butcher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percival Butcher!

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FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Cykelstyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout comes to the cage accompanied by How we do. Sam Stout has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Stout
vs
Cykelstyre

185 cm
21
143 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

164 cm
22
135 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronny Cykelstyre!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cykelstyre circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch combination from Stout misses.

Cykelstyre tries to keep at a distance but Stout has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Cykelstyre.
Stout really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee calls for Stout to work.
Stout lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cykelstyre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cykelstyre stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stout misses with an elbow strike.
Cykelstyre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Stout - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stout misses with an elbow over the top.
Cykelstyre tries to stall but Stout uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cykelstyre lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stout backwards.

Cykelstyre breaks the clinch.
Stout ducks under a wild hook from Cykelstyre.
Cykelstyre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stout tries to close the distance and clinch but Cykelstyre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cykelstyre.
Stout is looking to clinch but Cykelstyre is avoiding it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cykelstyre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stout manages to avoid it.
Stout tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cykelstyre cracks Stout with a hook to the temple - Stout is on wobbly legs here! Cykelstyre swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Stout falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cykelstyre wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ronny Cykelstyre!

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FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Travis Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Higgedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Higgedy has chosen Fort Minor - In Stereo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hunter
vs
Higgedy

170 cm
20
135 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

150 cm
23
138 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Travis Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pete Higgedy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Hunter tries to work over Higgedy's front leg with a kick but Higgedy checks it.
Higgedy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Higgedy throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Higgedy throws a head kick that Hunter semi-blocks.
Hunter fails with the takedown.
A combination from Higgedy does no damage.
Higgedy throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
Higgedy connects with a looping right hand.

Hunter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hunter is thwarting Higgedy's attempts to control the position.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hunter is looking to advance position but Higgedy won't allow it.
Hunter works his foot free and advances to mount.
Higgedy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hunter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgedy throwing hammer fists to the chest of Hunter. What's that going to do exactly?
Higgedy is wriggling around trying to escape.
Higgedy blocking the ground and pound.
Higgedy is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
Higgedy is working to get back to half guard.
Higgedy manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Hunter is pressing down on Higgedy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Higgedy is holding on for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Higgedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Higgedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
Higgedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hunter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Higgedy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter dodges the punch combination from Higgedy.
Hunter tries to clinch there but Higgedy circles away.
Hunter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Higgedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Higgedy ducks under a wild hook from Hunter.
A right-left combo lands from Higgedy.
Some bone on bone action there as Hunter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Higgedy misses the target.
Hunter throws a body punch but Higgedy moves out of range.
Pete Higgedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higgedy throws the kick towards the body but Hunter avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Higgedy misses the target.
Higgedy scores with a hook.
Hunter shoots for a double leg takedown but Higgedy sprawls well. He's pushed Hunter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgedy looks to land a left hand but Hunter moved out of range nicely.
Higgedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Higgedy cracks a nice hook into Hunter's ribs.
Higgedy takes a swing at Hunter's ribcage but misses.
Nice cross by Higgedy.
Higgedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Higgedy fakes the leg kick and cracks Hunter in the body.
Higgedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Higgedy misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Higgedy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Higgedy throws out a leg kick but Hunter moves out of range and Higgedy only half commits.
Hunter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Higgedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Hunter circles away.
Higgedy scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgedy swinging wildly here.
Hunter tries for a takedown but Higgedy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Travis Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunter misses with a body shot.
Hunter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Higgedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Hunter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Higgedy is looking for a sweep.
Higgedy struggling a bit here.

Hunter tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hunter has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Higgedy parries the strikes from Hunter easily there. Hunter is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Higgedy to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Higgedy throws a jab when Hunter was well out of range.
Higgedy misses with a combination
and Hunter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Higgedy thinking.
Hunter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Pete Higgedy has been cut.
Hunter walks into a straight right hand from Higgedy.
Higgedy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hunter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Higgedy thinking.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Higgedy tries to clinch up.
Higgedy misses with a two punch combination.
Higgedy throws a right and a left that Hunter avoids nicely.
Higgedy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hunter at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Higgedy throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Higgedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Hunter clinches up with Higgedy and pushes him back against the cage.

Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunter leaves Higgedy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Higgedy is breathing heavily.
Higgedy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Higgedy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Higgedy misses with a hook. Hunter ducked under it nicely.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Higgedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hunter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Higgedy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hunter misses with the combination.
Travis Hunter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Higgedy misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Higgedy has had enough of the clinch but Hunter keeps him there for the moment.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Higgedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunter avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Higgedy.

Hunter has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Higgedy regains guard immediately.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Hunter won't allow Higgedy to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Higgedy's guard.
Hunter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Higgedy defending well though.
Higgedy trying to control here.
Hunter wants to free his trapped foot but Higgedy is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Higgedy has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Hunter is trying to stick to Higgedy's back but Higgedy is turning into Hunter. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Hunter's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Higgedy.
Higgedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Higgedy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Higgedy is working Hunter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgedy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Hunter jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Higgedy is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Higgedy and Hunter has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Hunter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Higgedy's legs.
Higgedy can't do much from the bottom here.
Higgedy is trying to buck Hunter off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunter throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Higgedy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Travis Hunter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Higgedy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Higgedy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
Higgedy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hunter misses with a wild body shot.
Pete Higgedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Higgedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Higgedy misses.
Higgedy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Higgedy darts in trying to clinch
and Hunter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hunter swats away the attempt to clinch by Higgedy.
Hunter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Higgedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunter is looking to wear down Higgedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Higgedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hunter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Higgedy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hunter doesn't seem phased though.
Hunter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good work by Higgedy as he checks the leg kick.
Higgedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Higgedy backing up. Higgedy nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Hunter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hunter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Higgedy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Higgedy thuds a left hand into Hunter's body.
Higgedy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Higgedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hunter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higgedy tries a low kick but Hunter avoids it.
Higgedy misses with a wild combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Higgedy.
Hunter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Higgedy. That's going to slow Hunter down.
Higgedy throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Higgedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A bone on bone clash there as Hunter blocks the leg kick.
Higgedy walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter thows a body shot but no joy.
Higgedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Higgedy wants to clinch but Hunter slips to the side
and Hunter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hunter with a poor takedown
and Higgedy counters with a left and a right that stings Hunter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higgedy misses with a body shot.
Higgedy misses with a straight right.
Higgedy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Higgedy moves in looking to clinch but Hunter pushes him off.
Hunter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Higgedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Hunter.
Hunter doesn't manage to clinch there - Higgedy circles away.
Hunter misses with an uppercut.
Higgedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Hunter scores with a takedown into Higgedy's guard.
Hunter advances to half guard.
Hunter is pressing down on Higgedy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Higgedy is holding on for now.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higgedy wants to get back to full guard.

Hunter is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Higgedy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Higgedy controlling the position well.
Higgedy trying to control here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Hunter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hunter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Hunter!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Cano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cano's entrance music is Disembodied. A fine choice. Klason has chosen (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Hjalmar Klason enters the cage!

Cano
vs
Klason

187 cm
24
212 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

190 cm
23
216 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arturo Cano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klason throws a low kick but Cano avoids it.
Klason throws a sloppy head kick and Cano moves out of range easily.
Cano avoids the head kick by Klason.
Klason lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Klason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cano takes one to the side of the head.
Klason lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cano is defended easily by Klason.
Klason throws out a loose jab but Cano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Klason swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Klason keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Klason throws a head kick but Cano moves out of range.
Cano slips under a jab.
Klason misses with a hook.
Cano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klason.
Klason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Klason is fending him off so far but Cano persists. Nope, Klason circles away and we're back to standing.
Klason misses with a head kick.
Cano slips under a jab from Klason.
Cano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cano throws a head kick but Klason moves out of range.
Hjalmar Klason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klason connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cano momentarily.
Cano throws a sloppy head kick
and Klason counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Klason throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klason lands with an overhand left.
Klason throws a head kick but Cano moves out of range.
Klason tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klason misses with a hook. Cano ducked under it nicely.
Klason moves out of range of the body kick.
Klason misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cano shoots and misses

and Klason counters with a head kick that drops Cano to the mat! Cano scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Cano is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Cano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Klason throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Cano is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hjalmar Klason!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Co-main event

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

Bip
vs
Orlow

179 cm
23
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bip Bip!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlow slips a jab from Bip.
Bip avoids the body shot from Orlow.
Orlow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orlow throws a hook but Bip avoids it easily.
Orlow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bip has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bip there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Bip Bip has been cut.
The fighters circling - Orlow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bip cracks Orlow with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Nikolaj Orlow has been cut.
Orlow loads up on a big right hand but Bip slips the punch.
Bip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Orlow looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for Orlow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orlow thows a body shot but no joy.
Orlow misses the shot to the body.
Bip showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlow.
A combination from Orlow does no damage.
Bip takes a swing at Orlow's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Orlow misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow lands a nice hook to Bip's body. Bip takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Orlow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bip.
A jab from Orlow misses.
Bip takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Orlow missing with a left hand there. Bip was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orlow misses with a looping left.
Orlow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bip moves away.
Orlow takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bip listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orlow throws a lazy right hand but Bip sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Bip 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bip misses with a hook. Orlow ducked under it nicely.
Bip throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orlow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bip connects with a body shot.
Bip ducks under a wild hook from Orlow.
Orlow takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Bip is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bip.
A slow jab from Orlow misses its intended target.
Orlow throws a body punch but Bip moves out of range.
Orlow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bip misses the shot to the body.
Orlow throws a sloppy body shot

and Bip counters with a crisp one two that drops Orlow! Bip thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Orlow to his feet! Orlow is in big trouble!

Orlow is rocked!
Orlow looks gassed!
Bip lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Orlow falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bip Bip!
Bip Bip retains his light heavyweight title!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esko Morko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago comes to the cage accompanied by Asesinos - Los Crudos. Morko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Arch Enemy - Nemesis. 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.

Santiago
vs
Morko

188 cm
26
198 lbs
16 - 1 - 1

176 cm
23
190 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santiago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Esko Morko!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santiago to score with a decent uppercut.
Morko tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Santiago looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Morko is trying to get back to full guard.
Morko is trying to maintain the position but Santiago is very close to passing his half guard.
Santiago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Santiago missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santiago thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Morko to regain full guard.
Morko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Santiago makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santiago throws and elbow that misses. Morko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santiago's guard. Nice move by Morko!

Morko is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Santiago has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Morko is looking to defend but Santiago has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Morko! Santiago pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Morko taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Antonio Santiago!
Antonio Santiago retains his middleweight title!