GFC105/TBA PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nathon McTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salavat Yulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

McTavish
vs
Yulaev

186 cm
20
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

182 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathon McTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salavat Yulaev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTavish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yulaev manages to avoid it.
Yulaev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McTavish's waist but McTavish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yulaev off to one side.
Yulaev fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yulaev takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McTavish displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice body kick from McTavish.
Yulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. McTavish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by McTavish. Beautiful body shot.
McTavish misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. McTavish darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McTavish is trying to break free.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yulaev is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nathon McTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salavat Yulaev.
Yulaev has McTavish pressed against the cage, preventing McTavish from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McTavish is trying to force a seperation but Yulaev has the dominant position.
McTavish is looking to break free of the clinch but Yulaev has double underhooks.
McTavish is trying to break the clinch but Yulaev has him pressed against the cage.
McTavish blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yulaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards McTavish's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Yulaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards McTavish's brow.
Yulaev throws an elbow but it misses.
McTavish is trying to break the clinch but Yulaev has him pressed against the cage.
McTavish looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McTavish wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McTavish is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

McTavish breaks the clinch.
Yulaev shoots in and drives through. McTavish sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from McTavish. No joy for Yulaev on that attempt.
McTavish lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice sprawl there from McTavish as Yulaev shoots in.
Nathon McTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTavish misses with a double jab.
Yulaev fails with a takedown attempt.
Yulaev looks gassed!
Yulaev dodges the punch combination from McTavish.
Yulaev shoots for a takedown but McTavish saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yulaev shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McTavish defends it nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by McTavish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McTavish lands with a good body shot.
McTavish lands an overhand right.
McTavish lands with a nice combination. Yulaev backs away looking to recover.

Yulaev is rocked!
McTavish connects with a stiff jab that staggers Yulaev - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nathon McTavish!

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Beck Bom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonnen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Iron Maiden Fear of the Dark kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bom
vs
Sonnen

192 cm
28
197 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beck Bom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Chael Sonnen !
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bom.

Bom throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sonnen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bom is in Sonnen 's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Bom isn't so interested in that idea.
Bom lands a couple of digs.
Bom won't allow Sonnen to get back to his feet.
Bom has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bom throwing strikes but missing.
Bom won't allow Sonnen to get back to his feet.
Sonnen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bom. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bom trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bom working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sonnen 's head.
Bom lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bom chips away with some ground and pound.
Bom lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bom stops Sonnen from standing up.
Bom pushing down on Sonnen 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bom takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bom looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bom lands strikes from half guard.

Bom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sonnen defends it well.
Sonnen pushes Bom off looking to stand but Bom dives back in and keeps control.
Bom seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sonnen tries to kick Bom off but Bom keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sonnen looks gassed!
Sonnen is in trouble now - Bom has advanced to 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!
BOOM! Bom connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Bom.
BOOM! Bom connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bom scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bom is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sonnen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bom cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sonnen is in a horrible position here. Bom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Sonnen is rocked!
Sonnen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sonnen is still in real trouble! Can Bom finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Beck Bom!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Weed King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristopher Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

King
vs
Gerrard

185 cm
24
268 lbs
4 - 11 - 0

180 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weed King!
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, Cristopher Gerrard!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerrard misses with a wild combination.
Gerrard looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

King closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - King lands in his opponent's guard.

King stands up and waves to Gerrard to follow him.

King scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

King is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Gerrard looks calm but he's in trouble here. King gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Gerrard is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! King lets go of the hold and Gerrard can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Weed King!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Pinto Pinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz comes into the arena with Edo. G - Like That blaring out of the sound system. Pinto has chosen Bibiano Fernandes Highlights [HELLO JAPAN] as his entrance music. The key to victory for Nick Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Diaz
vs
Pinto Pinto

185 cm
23
185 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

150 cm
23
200 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Springfield HW Nutrition

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Pinto Pinto!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Diaz stuns Pinto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pinto shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diaz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pinto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diaz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into Pinto's ribs.
Pinto has his takedown stuffed
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pinto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pinto has a takedown stuffed.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinto. Pinto gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Pinto's head but Pinto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pinto swinging wildly here.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Pinto has a takedown stuffed.

Oooh a lovely combination from Diaz sends Pinto down but not out. Diaz dives into side control looking to finish.

Pinto is rocked!

It looks like Antonio Pinto Pinto has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pinto manages to get back to half guard.
Diaz wants to take a breather but Pinto is having none of it.
Pinto works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pinto looking for a sweep. Not yet Pinto, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pinto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pinto looking for subs off his back but Diaz has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pinto is refusing to be controlled, as Diaz sits in half guard.
Pinto wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diaz is trying to control. Pinto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Diaz looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Diaz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pinto sees it coming and defends easily.
Pinto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto moves into full guard.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz wants to control from the top but Pinto keeps moving.
Diaz passes Pinto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Diaz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pinto tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto gets back to half guard.

Pinto is defending against the submission attempts here by Diaz.

Pinto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Pinto actively working from the bottom here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz uses his free foot to push down on Pinto's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pinto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz prevents Pinto from getting the reversal.
Diaz looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Pinto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
Pinto fails with the takedown.
Pinto shoots in but no luck this time.
Diaz cracks Pinto with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pinto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
Pinto walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Antonio Pinto Pinto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinto eats them both and turns towards Diaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Antonio Pinto Pinto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz tests Pinto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pinto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Pinto is trying to work for a kimura but Diaz is defending well.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.

Pinto is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Diaz is just riding it out for now. Pinto eventually gives up the hold.
Diaz trying to hold on to Pinto's head to control him but Pinto postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pinto pulls his head out easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz trying to hold on to Pinto's head to control him but Pinto postures up.
Diaz is looking for a sweep. Pinto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Diaz is trying to control but can't.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Diaz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nick Diaz just wasn't active enough.
Diaz scores with a nice head shot.
Diaz throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Pinto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Pinto is working for a kimura but Diaz is defending it quite comfortably.

Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pinto pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Pinto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Pinto is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Diaz is surviving well by controlling Pinto's body position as best he can.
Pinto avoids the attempt from Diaz to control.
Diaz tries to reverse the position but Pinto maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Diaz trying to hold on to Pinto's head to control him but Pinto postures up.

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

Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Pinto is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinto.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pinto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Pinto Pinto's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Diaz stuffs the takedown attempt from Pinto. Pinto gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Horrible takedown by Pinto or perhaps it was just good defense by Diaz which made him look bad.
Pinto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pinto's head backwards.
Pinto shoots in looking for a takedown but Diaz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pinto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Pinto Pinto.
Diaz stuffs the takedown.
Pinto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pinto on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pinto off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diaz sprawls well. Diaz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pinto gets slowly back to his feet.
Diaz digs a good hook to Pinto's body.
Nice takedown defense from Diaz. No joy for Pinto on that attempt.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pinto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Diaz counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Diaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Diaz - just one landing.
Pinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz lands the left hand.
Diaz cracks Pinto with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pinto tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Diaz pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pinto is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Diaz!
Nick Diaz made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I think smoking pot is good for mixed martial artists. It’s a new day and age, this is, uh, the year … Fuck year is it? I don’t know, because I’ve been training and smoking pot like I should, instead of paying attention to other bullshit, which I don’t do.'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atilla Hun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Home Grown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hun comes into the arena with Rage blaring out of the sound system. Atilla Hun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hun
vs
Grown

195 cm
27
272 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

205 cm
29
260 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Atilla Hun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Home Grown!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grown throws a leg kick but Hun moved away.
Hun with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Grown to score with a decent uppercut.
Grown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Grown scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Grown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hun.
Hun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grown.
Grown misses with a body kick.
Grown throws a sloppy head kick and Hun moves out of range easily.
Hun avoids the head kick by Grown.
Grown misses with a two punch combination.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Grown moves out of range easily.
Hun fails to land with a series of punches.
Grown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hun stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Grown avoids the head kick by Hun.
Hun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grown checks a low kick from Hun.
Grown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Hun lands but Grown takes it in his stride.
Hun misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Hun. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Grown is predictable there
and Hun counters with a stiff right hand.
Hun throws a series of punches but Grown avoids them all with ease.
Grown lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grown cracks Hun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Grown moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hun checks a leg kick nicely.
Grown has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Grown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hun throws a series of punches but Grown moves out of range.
Grown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hun looks to land a combination but Grown avoids it well.
Hun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hun slips a jab from Grown.
Grown lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Grown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hun.
Hun misses with a body kick.
Hun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hun takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun pushes Grown away with a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hun.
The fighters circling - Hun throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hun just misses with a punch to the body.
Hun throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd cheers as Hun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grown doesn't seem phased though.
Hun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hun throws a right and a left that Grown avoids nicely.
Hun lands with a nice combination. Grown backs away looking to recover.
Grown with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hun.
Grown showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hun.
Hun pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hun goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hun.
Hun misses with a head kick.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hun throws a head kick that misses
and Grown counters with a nice uppercut.
Hun is breathing heavily.
Hun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hun. Hun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Grown throws a poor cross that misses
and Hun counters with a nice body kick.
Grown 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.
Grown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hun throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grown.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Grown blocks a jab.
Hun scores with a nice right hand.
Hun tries to land a body kick
and Grown counters with a series of strikes. Hun will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Atilla Hun will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hun throws a head kick but Grown moves out of range.
Atilla Hun is winning the standup battle so far.
Hun swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grown blocks a head kick by Hun.
Grown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grown throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hun blocks the leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Grown.
A head kick misses from Grown.
Hun tries a head kick but it misses.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Grown moves out of range easily.
Hun throws a nice looking combination but Grown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grown throws a right hand that Hun ducks under and follows up with a left that Hun also avoids with ease.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun ducks under a wild hook from Grown.
Hun misses with the combination.
Grown tries to bum rush Hun with a series of wild strikes but Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hun.
Hun tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Hun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grown circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hun takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hun walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grown throws a series of strikes that have Hun backpedaling.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Grown moves out of range easily.
Grown tries to bum rush Hun with a series of wild strikes but Hun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grown smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Grown throws a shot from downtown. Hun moves away and avoids it.
Grown moves out of range as Hun throws a body kick.
Hun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Grown with a hook.
Grown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hun.
Grown connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grown fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Jab by Hun.
Grown getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grown fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hun checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grown throws out a leg kick but Hun moves out of range and Grown only half commits.
Grown throws a head kick that half lands.
Hun connects with a leg kick. Grown looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hun ducks right into an uppercut from Grown.
Grown on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hun misses with a double jab.
Grown swinging wildly here.
Grown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hun misses with a series of wild punches.
Atilla Hun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grown misses with a head kick.
Grown has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Hun.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hun thumps Grown with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grown avoids the head kick by Hun.
Hun lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hun.
Grown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grown looks to land a combination but Hun avoids it well.
Hun throws a series of punches but Grown moves out of range.
Grown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grown's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hun under the eye.
Hun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grown if he has to take too many more of those.
Grown steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hun. That one must have hurt.
Grown just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hun walks into a jab.
Grown throws a hook to the side of Hun's head but Hun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hun swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Home Grown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A head kick by Hun misses
and Grown counters with a two punch combo.
Grown misses with a combination
and Hun finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Grown throws a sloppy head kick and Hun moves out of range easily.
Hun tries to bum rush Grown with a series of wild strikes but Grown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Hun throws the kick towards the body but Grown avoids it.
Hun throws a head kick that misses.
Grown throws a front kick aimed at Hun's knee but Hun avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Hun.
Grown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grown throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hun takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick from Hun lands but Grown takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hun takes one to the side of the head.
Hun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hun connects with a high kick.
Hun keeps Grown at a distance using the push kick.
Hun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from Grown misses.
Hun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grown cracks Hun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hun throws a right and a left that Grown avoids nicely.
Grown throws a looping overhand right but Hun ducks down to avoid it.
Hun throws a right hand that Grown ducks under and follows up with a left that Grown also avoids with ease.
Hun loads up on a big right hand but Grown slips the punch.
A head kick by Hun misses
and Grown counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grown avoids the head kick by Hun.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Grown. Hun shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grown lands a glancing blow to the side of Hun's head.
Grown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grown fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grown is looking to score with low kicks.
Grown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hun moves away from the strike by Grown.
A head kick by Hun misses
and Grown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hun has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hun there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hun looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hun works over Grown's head and body with a nice combination.
Grown missing with a left hand there. Hun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Grown throws a big shot that misses.
Grown thumps Hun with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hun ducks under a wild hook from Grown.
A big right from Grown misses.
A low kick from Grown misses
and Hun counters with a three punch combo that has Grown backing up. Grown nods at Hun to acknowledge the strikes.
A punch combination from Hun misses.
Hun throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hun throws a sloppy head kick and Grown moves out of range easily.
Grown throws a body punch but Hun moves out of range.
Hun misses with a wild combination.
Grown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hun throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick by Hun misses
enabling Grown to counter with a crisp jab.
Hun avoids the head kick by Grown.
Hun throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grown throws a leg kick
and Hun counters with a nice body kick.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hun lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grown lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grown tries to land a front kick but Hun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hun keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hun throws a head kick that Grown semi-blocks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hun.
Grown misses with a leg kick
and Hun counters with a good, hard body kick but Grown shrugs it off.
Grown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hun lands with a kick to the temple. Grown shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick from Grown lands but Hun takes it in his stride.
Hun tries a head kick but it misses.
Hun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Home Grown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grown 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 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Home Grown!

C
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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Alen Delon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daryl Sharp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Delon comes into the arena with Prayer Of The Refugee blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Delon
vs
Sharp

185 cm
23
204 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

188 cm
23
192 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alen Delon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daryl Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Sharp.
Delon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Delon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sharp avoids it really well and circles away.
Sharp lands a head shot.
Delon blocks a low kick nicely.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Sharp looks to land a left hand but Delon moved out of range nicely.
Delon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sharp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Delon checks it well.
Sharp lands a jab to the head.
Sharp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Delon misses with a takedown
and Sharp counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Delon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharp defends it nicely.

Delon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sharp struggling a bit here.
Sharp tries to improve position but can't.
Sharp sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Delon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sharp is trying to maintain the position but Delon is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is positioning himself well to prevent Delon advancing to mount.
Sharp tries to kick Delon off but Delon keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Delon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Delon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Delon scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sharp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sharp trying to control from the bottom.
Sharp is looking to escape.
Sharp has hold of Delon's hands but Delon slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Delon lands with a punch from half guard.
Sharp gets full guard.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Delon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp working a defensive guard here.
Delon working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sharp's head.
Sharp wants to get back to his feet but Delon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Delon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses.
Delon throws a big right hand that misses.
Sharp is trying to control the position but Delon postures up.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Delon wants to control from the top but Sharp keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Delon throws a big elbow that misses.
Delon throwing strikes from guard but Sharp blocks nicely.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sharp not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharp looks to land a right hand but Delon moved out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delon.
Daryl Sharp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Delon looking to score a takedown here. Sharp is defending well but Delon drives through and ends up in Sharp's guard.
Sharp wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alen Delon will probably get the nod.
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.

Sharp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Delon fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Delon misses the target.
Delon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delon shoots in for a takedown but Sharp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sharp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Delon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sharp swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp misses the shot to the body.
Sharp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Delon.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
Sharp throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sharp thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Sharp.
Delon misses with a takedown attempt
and Sharp counters with a left to the body.
Sharp misses with an uppercut.
Sharp throws an overhand right that lands on Delon's shoulder, as Delon tries to avoid the shot.
Delon blocks a jab.
Sharp misses with a straight right.
Sharp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daryl Sharp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sharp cracks Delon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Delon defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Sharp missing with a left hand there. Delon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sharp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Sharp.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sharp. No joy for Delon on that attempt.
Sharp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Delon.
Sharp stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sharp wants it to stay on the feet.
Sharp connects with a jab.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Sharp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Delon shoots in and bounces Sharp off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Delon postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharp is looking to stand up but Delon isn't so interested in that idea.
Alen Delon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sharp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sharp keeping moving, preventing Delon from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sharp has his hands on Delon's head, controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daryl Sharp.
Sharp throws a leg kick that misses.
Sharp lands a nice hook to Delon's body. Delon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sharp lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delon's sensitive parts.
Delon shoots in looking for a takedown. Sharp tries to sprawl out of it but Delon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sharp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sharp lands with a right hand.
Sharp 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.
Delon shoots in for a double leg but Sharp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sharp circles away from the clinch attempt.

Delon scores with a takedown into Sharp's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sharp holds on and takes a little breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delon trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharp is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Delon is looking to work some ground and pound but Sharp has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daryl Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sharp attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharp lands with an overhand left.
Delon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Sharp cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Delon shoots in but no luck this time.
Sharp throws a lazy right hand but Delon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Delon shoots in and drives through. Sharp sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alen Delon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sharp lands with a right hand.
Delon looks to land a left hand but Sharp moved out of range nicely.
Sharp misses with a low kick.
Delon avoids the head kick by Sharp.
Delon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sharp defends it nicely.

Delon closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sharp's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp wants to sweep here but Delon controlling him for the moment.
Sharp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Delon.
Delon stands up over Sharp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Delon lands a couple of digs.
Sharp wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Delon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sharp trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharp manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Delon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Delon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sharp landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sharp trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Sharp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sharp avoids the attempt from Delon to control.
Sharp controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Delon is trying to stand up.
Delon keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sharp lands a big elbow.
Sharp punching from mount but Delon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sharp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Delon tries to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
Sharp lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sharp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sharp lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

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!

Sharp is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Delon to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Delon shrugs it off.
Delon is working to get back to half guard.
Delon tries to hold on but Sharp pushes him away.
Sharp landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sharp looking to control but Delon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sharp might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Delon kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Delon is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sharp lands a nice shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daryl Sharp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sharp has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daryl Sharp!
Our winner, Daryl Sharp, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Svetlakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Whyte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Svetlakov
vs
Whyte

189 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

196 cm
27
250 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Svetlakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Svetlakov. That snapped Whyte's head back.
Svetlakov throws an overhand right that drops Whyte like a sack of potatoes! Svetlakov dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Svetlakov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bas Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutten comes to the cage accompanied by El Guapo Likes to Dance. Lavronenko has chosen Ex-Sektor Gaza - 'Dopilsya' as his entrance music. 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.

Rutten
vs
Lavronenko

190 cm
28
220 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

186 cm
28
212 lbs
15 - 8 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bas Rutten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lavronenko shoots in but Rutten avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutten.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Rutten there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rutten throws a leg kick

so Lavronenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Rutten wants to sweep here but Lavronenko controlling him for the moment.

Rutten is looking for a triangle but Lavronenko pushes his legs off easily.

Rutten is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rutten utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten is controlling Lavronenko's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Lavronenko from controlling successfully.
Lavronenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rutten's head.
Lavronenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rutten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Lavronenko from controlling successfully.
Rutten controls Lavronenko momentarily but Lavronenko frees himself.
Lavronenko working some strikes from top position.
Rutten keeping full guard, as Lavronenko tries to pass.
Lavronenko throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rutten's head.
Lavronenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rutten is trying to keep Lavronenko in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lavronenko trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Lavronenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rutten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rutten wants to sweep here but Lavronenko controlling him for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lavronenko wants to pass the guard but Rutten is keeping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lavronenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutten has wrist control.

Rutten is looking for a triangle but Lavronenko pushes his legs off easily.
Rutten trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko advances to half guard.
Lavronenko trying to pass the guard but Rutten defending well.
Lavronenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rutten manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lavronenko works over Rutten with some ground and pound from guard.
Lavronenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutten has wrist control.
Lavronenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rutten working a defensive guard here.
Lavronenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lavronenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rutten swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rutten wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Lavronenko forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavronenko moves nicely into side control.
Rutten tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lavronenko trying to control the position but Rutten is working away.
Rutten is trying to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten can't do much from the bottom here.
Rutten sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Lavronenko seems to be working for a kimura but Rutten defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Lavronenko dominated that round.
That's time! Rutten's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rutten scores with a nice body kick.
Rutten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lavronenko will feel that in the morning.
Rutten misses the jab.
Rutten tries a low kick but Lavronenko avoids it.
Rutten fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lavronenko checks it well.
Lavronenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rutten throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lavronenko throws a lazy right hand but Rutten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bas Rutten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lavronenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rutten swivels and escapes.
Bas Rutten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rutten lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lavronenko's sensitive parts.
Rutten slaps away a takedown attempt from Lavronenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rutten throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rutten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lavronenko backs up against the cage.
Rutten tries to clinch up.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavronenko.
Lavronenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutten was well out of range. Poor timing from Lavronenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten is looking to score with low kicks.
Rutten tries to bum rush Lavronenko with a series of wild strikes but Lavronenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lavronenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lavronenko 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutten misses with a two punch combination.
Rutten missing with a left hand there. Lavronenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rutten misses with a head kick.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lavronenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutten.
Lavronenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko checks a low kick from Rutten.
Lavronenko shoots in for a double leg but Rutten sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Lavronenko.

Lavronenko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rutten is trying to defend but Lavronenko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rutten manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Lavronenko from controlling successfully.
Lavronenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Rutten throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rutten is looking for a triangle but Lavronenko pushes his legs off easily.
Lavronenko trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Lavronenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Rutten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lavronenko defends well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavronenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavronenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ivan Lavronenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rutten is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lavronenko defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bas Rutten dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rutten throws an overhand right that lands on Lavronenko's shoulder, as Lavronenko tries to avoid the shot.
Rutten wants to land a leg kick but Lavronenko is out of range.
Lavronenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutten.
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Lavronenko shoots in.
Rutten throws a solid leg kick but Lavronenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rutten.
Lavronenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rutten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lavronenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lavronenko misses with a low kick.
Rutten tried to score with a low kick but Lavronenko checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko looks for a takedown but Rutten sprawls well.
Bas Rutten has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Lavronenko.
Rutten lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lavronenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutten.
Bas Rutten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rutten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rutten looks for the body kick but Lavronenko saw that one coming.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Lavronenko moves out of range easily.
Rutten scores with a jab to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten tries a head kick but it misses.
Rutten fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lavronenko manages to avoid it.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Lavronenko's leg. Lavronenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutten uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lavronenko has time to react.
Lavronenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutten.
Rutten throws a right and a left that Lavronenko avoids nicely.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Lavronenko moves out of range easily.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten cracks Lavronenko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lavronenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rutten throws out the jab.
Rutten throws a head kick that misses.
Rutten throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lavronenko's head.
Lavronenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rutten fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavronenko.
Lavronenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rutten's waist but Rutten gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lavronenko off to one side.
That kick from Rutten tenderised Lavronenko's leg. Lavronenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rutten moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lavronenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lavronenko.
Rutten takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutten tries to clinch there but Lavronenko circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Rutten as he connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavronenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rutten.
Rutten throws a nice head kick!

Lavronenko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Rutten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rutten 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bas Rutten!
Bas Rutten thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Perseus Danae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alcaeus Theban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danae comes to the cage accompanied by Labyrinth - Thunder. Theban has chosen Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Danae
vs
Theban

185 cm
31
212 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

181 cm
32
192 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perseus Danae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alcaeus Theban!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theban scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Perseus Danae has been cut.
Danae darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Theban blocks a head kick by Danae.
Theban tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Theban looks to land a right hand but Danae moved out of range.
Theban keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Danae showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Theban.
Danae connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Alcaeus Theban has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Danae.
Theban throws a lazy right hand but Danae sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danae pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Theban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Danae throws a hook but Theban avoids it easily.
Danae uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Danae lands with a hook. Theban tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Theban is rocked!
Danae lands a nice hook to Theban's body. Theban takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Theban is still on wobbly legs! Can Danae finish him?
Danae lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Theban head around and knocks him out cold! Danae hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Perseus Danae!