QFC Tournament 137 Round 1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Alsted (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Youssouf Banza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Alsted
vs
Banza

183 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesper Alsted!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Youssouf Banza!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alsted throws a leg kick

and Banza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Banza wants to control from the top but Alsted keeps moving.
Banza looking to pass the guard.
Banza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Alsted knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Banza on the ground.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Alsted holds on and takes a little breather.
Banza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Banza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Banza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Alsted wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Alsted working a defensive guard here.
Banza stopping the sweep attempt from Alsted.
Banza trying to control the position from guard on top but Alsted is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alsted tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banza was well out of range. Poor timing from Alsted.

Alsted gets a takedown into half guard.
Banza is trying to maintain the position but Alsted is very close to passing his half guard.
Banza gets full guard.

Banza has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alsted can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Banza trying to keep a closed guard but Alsted is proving a slippery customer.
Alsted trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Alsted.
Alsted controlling from the top position.

Banza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alsted wants to control from the top but Banza keeps moving.
Banza trying to keep a closed guard but Alsted is proving a slippery customer.
Alsted missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Alsted is sitting in close to Banza's body. Banza has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Alsted is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Alsted is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Banza.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Youssouf Banza!

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sirius Lee Gonydance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristopher Corven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lee Gonydance
vs
Corven

164 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sirius Lee Gonydance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kristopher Corven!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corven scores with a shot to the body.
Corven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonydance was well out of range. Poor timing from Corven.
Corven throws an overhand right that lands on Gonydance's shoulder, as Gonydance tries to avoid the shot.
Gonydance misses with a low kick.
Gonydance takes one to the chin there.

Gonydance changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Corven looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gonydance scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Corven to see if he's OK.
Gonydance cracks Corven with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gonydance trying to control the action but Corven is working from the bottom.
Gonydance blocks the strikes from Corven.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonydance looks up at the clock and then as Corven takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Gonydance smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gonydance landing a few strikes.
Gonydance is putting a hurting on Corven here, landing some big shots from side control.
Corven is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gonydance connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonydance lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gonydance 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.
Corven is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Gonydance is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Gonydance with a couple of short strikes.

Corven is rocked!
Gonydance connects with a bit shot that sees Corven covering up! More strikes from Gonydance and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gonydance is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sirius Lee Gonydance!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kocklova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Stravinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kocklova
vs
Stravinsky

169 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

162 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kocklova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Stravinsky!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocklova thows a body shot but no joy.
Stravinsky lands with a hook. Kocklova tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kocklova ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stravinsky moves away.
Stravinsky connects with a body shot.
Kocklova takes a swing at Stravinsky's ribcage but misses.
Kocklova uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stravinsky.
The fighters circling - Kocklova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stravinsky misses with a straight right.
Kocklova shoots in for a takedown but Stravinsky shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kocklova tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stravinsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Kocklova.
Stravinsky doesn't manage to clinch there - Kocklova circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stravinsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stravinsky tries to clinch there but Kocklova circles away.
No luck for Kocklova with that takedown attempt.
Ivan Kocklova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stravinsky is looking to land body kicks.
Kocklova misses with a hook to the body
and Stravinsky counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kocklova shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kocklova was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kocklova putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kocklova looking to finish Stravinsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stravinsky!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocklova looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kocklova unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kocklova content just to control the position here.
Kocklova fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kocklova landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocklova looking to finish Stravinsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stravinsky!
Kocklova connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kocklova looking to finish Stravinsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stravinsky!
Stravinsky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kocklova lands a nice shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocklova scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stravinsky?
Kocklova lands a big shot there that rocks Stravinsky but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Stravinsky should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kocklova lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stravinsky looks winded!
Stravinsky takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kocklova landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocklova lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kocklova postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stravinsky looks a forlorn figure.

Stravinsky is rocked!
Kocklova unloading with bombs!
Stravinsky is still in real trouble! Can Kocklova finish him?
Kocklova with a couple of short strikes.
Stravinsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Kocklova controlling from mount.
Kocklova working Stravinsky over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kocklova looking to finish Stravinsky with some ground and pound. This is bad for Stravinsky!
Kocklova controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kocklova dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kocklova looks to score with a jab to the body but Stravinsky is just out of range.
Stravinsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kocklova moves away.
Kocklova tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stravinsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kocklova somewhat.
Stravinsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kocklova looks to land a right hand but Stravinsky moved out of range.
Stravinsky slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stravinsky scores with a decent looking hook.
Kocklova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocklova ducks under a wild hook from Stravinsky.
Kocklova misses with a straight right.

Kocklova drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kocklova stands up over Stravinsky, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kocklova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stravinsky's head.
Kocklova postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kocklova content to stall in guard here.
Kocklova 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocklova with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kocklova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stravinsky's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stravinsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kocklova works over Stravinsky with some ground and pound from guard.
Stravinsky is breathing heavily.
Stravinsky being controlled here, momentarily.
Kocklova postures up in Stravinsky's guard and throws a big left but Stravinsky blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocklova forces his way into half guard.
Kocklova working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kocklova working Stravinsky over with strikes.
Stravinsky on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kocklova there.
Kocklova controlling the pace.
Kocklova lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocklova slips a nice elbow through Stravinsky's hands, connecting with Stravinsky's forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kocklova is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stravinsky taking some punishment here, with Kocklova in his half guard.
Kocklova working the head and body with strikes.
Kocklova controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kocklova has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kocklova dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kocklova scores with a body shot.
Kocklova shoots in and drives through. Stravinsky sprawls well.
Kocklova shoots for a double leg takedown but Stravinsky sprawls well. He's pushed Kocklova's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kocklova misses with a wild body shot.
Stravinsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kocklova sizes up Stravinsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kocklova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stravinsky can do to turn this around?
Kocklova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kocklova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stravinsky.
Stravinsky keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kocklova.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Stravinsky. No joy for Kocklova on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Kocklova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stravinsky misses with a straight right.
Kocklova looks to score with a jab to the body but Stravinsky is just out of range.
Kocklova takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stravinsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kocklova sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stravinsky wants to clinch.
A shot to the body from Kocklova misses
and Stravinsky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kocklova thinking.
Stravinsky throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kocklova waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stravinsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kocklova thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kocklova shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stravinsky sprawls well. Stravinsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kocklova gets slowly back to his feet.
Kocklova looks to land a right hand but Stravinsky moved out of range.
A punch combination from Stravinsky misses.

Kocklova bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kocklova misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocklova in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kocklova lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Stravinsky down.
Stravinsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kocklova lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kocklova lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Stravinsky takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kocklova cracks Stravinsky with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kocklova scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kocklova controls the position.
Ivan Kocklova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kocklova is working Stravinsky over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Kocklova politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kocklova prefers to stall for the moment though.
Check out the look on Kocklova's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kocklova is working Stravinsky over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stravinsky takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kocklova working the ground and pound.
Vladimir Stravinsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stravinsky is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kocklova grinds an elbow into Stravinsky's temple.
Kocklova scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stravinsky to see if he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Kocklova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kocklova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Ivan Kocklova!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Ivan Kocklova!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Ivan Kocklova!

Ivan Kocklova wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Rees (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritz Haarmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rees
vs
Haarmann

160 cm
18
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gavin Rees!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fritz Haarmann!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haarmann getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rees misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Haarmann to counter with a crisp jab.
Rees shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haarmann pinned against the cage. Haarmann gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rees fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gavin Rees. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haarmann scores with a nice strike.
Rees fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haarmann avoids it really well and circles away.
Rees could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rees has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rees there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rees shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haarmann defends it nicely.
Rees takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rees looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rees on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haarmann is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rees shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rees.
Rees fails with a takedown attempt.
Rees takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Haarmann is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rees had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Donk. Haarmann catches Rees right on the button with a cross.
Rees looks for a takedown but Haarmann sprawls well.
The crowd cheers as Haarmann lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rees doesn't seem phased though.
Haarmann connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rees's hands.
A lazy left from Haarmann finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice cross by Haarmann.
Rees fails to land the takedown.
Haarmann might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Haarmann cracks Rees with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Haarmann as Rees shoots in.
Rees walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Haarmann.
Fritz Haarmann is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rees throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haarmann's waist but Haarmann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rees off to one side.
Rees shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haarmann as he jumps to the side.
Rees is breathing heavily.
Haarmann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haarmann looks to land a combination. Rees sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rees on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rees looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haarmann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rees in his tracks.
Haarmann works the jab nicely.
Gavin Rees seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Haarmann, as that shot connected.
Haarmann moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haarmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rees looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rees fails with the takedown.
Rees tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haarmann swivels and escapes.
Haarmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rees. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A cross from Haarmann lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rees is defended easily by Haarmann.
Rees shoots in for a takedown but Haarmann shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann lands with a hook. Rees tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Rees darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Rees is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Haarmann doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rees.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Haarmann is defending against the submission attempts here by Rees.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gavin Rees!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Temel Dilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Buck Owens & The Buckaroos - Rocky Top . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lynch
vs
Dilli

167 cm
18
149 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frank Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Temel Dilli!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dilli walks into a jab.
Lynch fails to land with a series of punches.
Dilli throws a hook to the side of Lynch's head but Lynch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Dilli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch throws a hook to the side of Dilli's head but Dilli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
Lynch moves out of range as Dilli strikes.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch stuns Dilli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dilli takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Dilli closes the distance and clinches.
Dilli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Dilli tries a body shot but Lynch blocks it.
Dilli is leaning against Lynch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lynch has had enough of the clinch but Dilli keeps him there for the moment.
Dilli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch tries to break the clinch but Dilli is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Dilli.
Lynch stalling in the clinch but Dilli improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Dilli.
Dilli lands with a short shot to the head.
Dilli lands an uppercut.
Dilli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dilli pushes Lynch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lynch can't find room to land a body shot as Dilli controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilli.
Dilli is leaning against Lynch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
A short right from Dilli on the inside.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Dilli lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Dilli scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilli.
Dilli digs a right hand underneath Lynch's ribcage. Lynch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Dilli.
Nice body punch from Dilli.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Nice body punch from Dilli.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilli.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dilli presses Lynch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dilli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Dilli.
Dilli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
Dilli lands with a light punch inside.
Dilli lands an uppercut.
Dilli scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilli.
Dilli cracks Lynch with a nice body shot.
Dilli is working Lynch over against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli is working Lynch over against the cage.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli works on Lynch's body with a couple of short punches.
Dilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dilli scores with a shoulder strike.
Dilli digs a right hand into Lynch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lynch's gas tank.
Dilli digs a right hand into Lynch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lynch's gas tank.
Dilli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilli lands a body shot.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilli's elbow.
Dilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilli lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Dilli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dilli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli scores with a hook to the body.
Dilli lands with a light punch inside.
Dilli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli lands a nice uppercut.
Dilli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dilli is working Lynch over against the cage.
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
Lynch wants to break free but Dilli has control.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilli.
Dilli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dilli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynchs head.
Dilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dilli lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temel Dilli dominated that round.
That's time! Lynch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dilli clinches.
Dilli keeps control of Lynch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Dilli.
Dilli digs a right hand underneath Lynch's ribcage. Lynch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
Dilli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dilli lands a nice uppercut.
Dilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Dilli.
Dilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Dilli.
Temel Dilli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilli.
Dilli works on Lynch's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dilli.
Dilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lynch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dilli lands a shot to the body.
Dilli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dilli lands with a left to the head.
Dilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilli.
Dilli lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Dilli.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Dilli.
Dilli lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Dilli - that landed with a thud.
Dilli pushes Lynch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilli.
Dilli lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Dilli as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dilli.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilli.
Dilli lands a nice shot to the body.
Dilli lands a left hand.
Dilli works on Lynch's body with a couple of short punches.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dilli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dilli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dilli lands a right hand.
Dilli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A right hand to the body from Dilli.
A short left from Dilli.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Lynch tries to break free but Dilli pushes him back against the cage.
Dilli lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli lands a right hand.
Dilli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
A short right from Dilli.
Dilli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dilli.
Dilli is working Lynch over against the cage.
Dilli pushes Lynch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Dilli.
Dilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dilli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dilli stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli scores with a shot to the side of Lynch's head.
Dilli lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli pushes Lynch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dilli lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli gets through Lynch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dilli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lynch takes a shot to the head.
Dilli scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dilli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lynch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Dilli.
Dilli pushes Lynch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temel Dilli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Dilli misses the shot to the body.

Dilli moves into the clinch.
Dilli digs a right hand into Lynch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lynch's gas tank.
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
Dilli lands a nice uppercut.
Dilli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dilli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dilli lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilli lands a nice shot to the body.
Dilli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dilli.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Dilli softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dilli lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dilli lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Dilli as the two fighters clinch.
Dilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Good body shot from Dilli.
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
Dilli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lynch or not.
Dilli presses Lynch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Dilli.
A short body shot lands from Dilli as the two fighters clinch.
Dilli cracks Lynch with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dilli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
A short uppercut from Dilli.
Dilli scores with a shot to the side of Lynch's head.
Dilli lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dilli - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dilli.
Dilli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Frank Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Dilli.
Lynch misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilli works on Lynch's body with a couple of short punches.
Dilli lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dilli.
Dilli cracks Lynch with a nice body shot.
Lynch misses with the head strike.
Dilli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dilli.
Still in the clinch, Dilli scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dilli is working Lynch over against the cage.
Dilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dilli.
Dilli lands with a right to the head.
Dilli lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dilli lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dilli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dilli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Dilli.
Dilli is leaning against Lynch and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
Dilli lands a nice shot to the body.
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dilli.
Dilli digs a right hand underneath Lynch's ribcage. Lynch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dilli lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilli.
Dilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dilli lands a body shot.
Dilli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dilli pushes Lynch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Dilli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli is working Lynch over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dilli digs a right hand into Lynch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lynch's gas tank.
Dilli works on Lynch's body with a couple of short punches.
Dilli scores with a hook to the body.
Dilli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Dilli.
Dilli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
Dilli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dilli.
Dilli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilli lands with a left to the head.
Dilli scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dilli scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Dilli.
Dilli lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dilli lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Dilli lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lynch is trying to force a seperation but Dilli has the dominant position.
Temel Dilli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lynch misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Temel Dilli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dilli winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Temel Dilli!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Temel Dilli!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Temel Dilli!

Temel Dilli wins by unanimous decision!

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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Mikhail Medved (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Ward (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Medved
vs
Ward

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Medved!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tommy Ward!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ward doesn't manage to clinch there - Medved circles away.
Ward is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Medved.
Ward throws a series of punches but Medved avoids them all with ease.
Ward rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Medved moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Medved throws a lazy right hand but Ward sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Medved ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ward moves away.
Medved displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ward throws out the jab.
Ward throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Medved counter with a right hand.
Medved scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tommy Ward seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ward throws an off balance right hand
and Medved counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Medved throws an overhand right that lands on Ward's shoulder, as Ward tries to avoid the shot.
Ward tries to clinch up.

Ward closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Medved prevents a body shot from Ward.
Ward pushes Medved back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ward blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Ward.

It looks like Mikhail Medved has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ward scores with a hook to the body.
Ward tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Ward.
Medved is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ward is keeping busy.
Ward has Medved pushed against the cage.
Medved is trying to break free.
Ward pushes Medved back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ward digs a right hand into Medved's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Medved's gas tank.
Medved is breathing heavily.
Medved blocks a body shot from Ward.
Ward lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ward creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ward softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Ward.
Ward lands a shoulder strike.
Ward digs a right hand into Medved's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Medved's gas tank.
A short right from Ward on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ward.
Ward lands a right hand.

Medved is rocked!
Ward lands an uppercut.
Oh Medved is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ward lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Ward.
Ward stalling.
Ward stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ward lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Ward.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ward.
Ward is pushing Medved up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ward lands a big right hand that drops Medved! The killer instinct kicks in and Ward finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ward!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy Ward!