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Undercard bout

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

Havener
vs
Mauritus

179 cm
27
164 lbs
5 - 13 - 3

183 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
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, John Mauritus!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mauritus dives in and scores a takedown into Havener's guard.

Havener throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mauritus trying to control but Havener is working from the bottom.

Havener pushes a forearm under Mauritus's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Mauritus is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrew Havener!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Brogden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brogden has chosen "The Bleeding" Five Finger Death Punch as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Allen
vs
Brogden

170 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Brogden!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen looks to land a combination but Brogden avoids it well.
Brogden is trying hard to land a takedown here. Allen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Brogden looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.
Brogden blocks a head kick by Allen.
Allen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Allen does it's job there.
Allen tries to bum rush Brogden with a series of wild strikes but Brogden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Allen.

Allen drops Brogden with a right and a left! Allen comes rushing in but Brogden regains his composure and manages to keep Allen in guard.

Brogden is rocked!
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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Allen looking to pass the guard.
Brogden is still in real trouble! Can Allen finish him?
Allen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brogden's guard.
Brogden seems to have recovered his senses.
Allen with the ground and pound but Brogden uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Allen wants to control from the top but Brogden keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogden wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allen works over Brogden with some ground and pound from guard.
Brogden keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.

Allen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brogden has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allen has managed to get both his arms back between Brogden's legs - danger averted.
Allen tries to stand but Brogden is controlling from the bottom.
Allen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Allen is one step ahead there.
Allen wants to stand but Brogden is controlling his posture from full guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen tries to free his leg and advance position but Brogden is retaining full guard.
Brogden trying to control the position.
Allen prevents Brogden from getting back to his feet.

Brogden is looking for a triangle here but Allen uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Brogden wants to get back to his feet but Allen drags him back down.
Brogden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Allen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves into full mount!
Brogden regains half guard.

Allen postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brogden to stand up.
Allen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Brogden closes the distance and clinches.
Brogden jumps guard but Allen stands there with Brogden around his waist. Brogden gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mike Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Brogden.

Brogden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Brogden under the eye.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brogden darts in looking for a takedown but Allen gets double underhooks and turns Brogden into the cage.

Brogden manages to break the clinch.
Brogden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Brogden.
Allen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brogden dives in and grabs Allen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Allen pushes down on Brogden's head and hops out.
Brogden tries to close the distance and clinch but Allen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brogden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mike Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Brogden.
Allen throws a right and a left that Brogden avoids nicely.
Allen lands a nice hook to Brogden's body. Brogden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Allen throws a right and a left that Brogden avoids nicely.
Allen misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen works Brogden's body with a nice hook.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brogden was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.

Brogden clinches up with Allen and pushes him back against the cage.
Brogden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Brogden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brogden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brogden tries to throw a body punch but Allen avoids it by throwing Brogden back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brogden.
Allen has had enough of the clinch but Brogden keeps him there for the moment.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Brogden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brogden misses with a body punch.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brogden is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Allen to keep the fight standing.
Allen working hard to break the clinch.
Allen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Allen tries to break the clinch but Brogden is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Allen is trying to break free.

Brogden manages to pull guard.
Brogden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Allen manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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!
Allen managing to control the position.
Allen keeping moving, preventing Brogden from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Allen is pulling down on Brogden's head to control his posture.
Mike Allen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Allen.
Brogden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Allen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Brogden moves into the clinch successfully.
A knee to the head by Brogden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Brogden.
Allen is trying to break free.
Allen wants to get back to striking at distance but Brogden won't allow it.
Brogden scores with a hook to the body.
Brogden fails to pull guard.
Brogden misses with a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brogden breaks from the clinch.
Brogden pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Brogden clinches up against the cage.
Brogden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brogden smiles and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen misses with a looping left.
Brogden tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Allen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Brogden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Allen. Those never looked like landing.
Allen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brogden.

Oooh a lovely combination from Allen sends Brogden down but not out. Allen dives into side control looking to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Allen decides to stand back up. Allen steps back and let's Brogden get back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allen. Brogden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen slaps away a takedown attempt from Brogden, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Allen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen stuffs the takedown.
Mike Allen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Brogden.
Allen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A swing and a miss from Allen.
Brogden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Allen's waist but Allen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brogden off to one side.
Allen is looking to wear down Brogden with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brogden tries to clinch up but Allen circles away and keeps his distance.

Allen scores with a takedown into Brogden's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brogden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brogden trying to control the position.
Allen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brogden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brogden tries to strike from the bottom.
Brogden keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brogden is looking to stand up but Allen isn't so interested in that idea.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brogden keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.

We're going to have a standup here because Mike Allen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Allen keeps the fight on the outside.
Billy Brogden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brogden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Allen but Allen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brogden.
Mike Allen is winning the standup battle so far.
Brogden ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
Allen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brogden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brogden looks for a takedown but Allen sprawls well.

Brogden closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brogden working aggressively here.
Allen is looking to break free of the clinch but Brogden has double underhooks.
Brogden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brogden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Billy Brogden seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Allen blocking some punches.
Brogden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brogden is working Allen over against the cage.
Allen is looking to break free of the clinch but Brogden has double underhooks.
Brogden misses with a body punch.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Brogden is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogden crunches a lovely knee into Allen's ribcage.
Allen misses with the head strike.
Allen is trying to push Brogden away but Brogden has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brogden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Allen's elbow.
Allen swings wildly with an uppercut but Brogden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brogden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Allen is trying to break free.
Brogden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Allen is trying to break the clinch but Brogden has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brogden gets underhooks to prevent Allen's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen prevents a body shot from Brogden.
Brogden misses with the head strike.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Allen!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko has chosen Cowboys From Hell as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Joe
vs
Akulenko

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Akulenko misses
and Joe counters with a nice leg kick.
Akulenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Akulenko lands a jab to the head.
Joe tries to clinch but Akulenko moves out of range.
Akulenko misses with the combination.
Joe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Akulenko pushes Joe away with a front kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akulenko.

Joe has Akulenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Akulenko tries to break the clinch but Joe is controlling the position.
Akulenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe has double underhooks.
Akulenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akulenko's efforts to push away.
Akulenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Akulenko is pressed up against the cage. Joe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Akulenko down to the mat. Akulenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a nice head kick!
Joe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Joe avoids the head kick by Akulenko.
Akulenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akulenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Joe.
Akulenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Akulenko moves away and avoids it.
Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe wants to clinch up but Akulenko keeps it at a distance.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joe slips a jab and a cross from Akulenko.
Joe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Akulenko lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akulenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akulenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Joe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko misses with a head kick.
Akulenko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Joe eats them both and turns towards Akulenko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akulenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akulenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Joe feints and then cracks Akulenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akulenko down.
A clash of legs there as Akulenko blocks the low kick.
Joe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akulenko counters with a head kick. That will keep Joe thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Joe is rocked!
Akulenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
Akulenko connects with a high kick.
Akulenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Akulenko avoids the head kick by Joe.
Akulenko lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a nice looking combination but Joe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akulenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akulenko lands with a slapping head kick.

Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Joe has Akulenko pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Akulenko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A frustrated look appears on Akulenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joe goes for a takedown attempt but Akulenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pat Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Akulenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akulenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akulenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akulenko.
Joe wants to clinch.
Akulenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Joe's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joe.
Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akulenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Joe wants to clinch
and Akulenko counters with a left and a right that stings Joe.
Joe takes a kick to the side of the head.

Akulenko gets tackled into the cage by Joe. Joe maintains the clinch.
Akulenko lands with a right to the head.
Akulenko gets underhooks to prevent Joe's takedown attempt.
Akulenko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joe crunches a lovely knee into Akulenko's ribcage.
Akulenko is trying to break the clinch but Joe is controlling him.

Akulenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akulenko lands with a kick to the temple. Joe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Joe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugeniy Akulenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Joe ducks right into an uppercut from Akulenko.
Joe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by Akulenko.
Akulenko lands a head kick!
Akulenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Akulenko duly obliges.
Akulenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akulenko scores with a three punch combo!
Joe lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe misses with a low kick as Akulenko jumps back.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Joe gets a clinch.
Joe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Akulenko scores a nice knee to the body.

Akulenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akulenko scores with a three punch combo!
Joe throws a wild body kick that Akulenko sees coming a mile off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akulenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Akulenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Joe throws a low kick, looking for Akulenko's leg but Akulenko calmly moves out of range.
Akulenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akulenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Joe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Akulenko avoids the head kick by Joe.
Akulenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Joe misses with a leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akulenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akulenko.
Joe throws a head kick that misses
and Akulenko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Akulenko moves out of range easily.
Akulenko lands with a nice combination. Joe backs away looking to recover.
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!
Joe moves in looking to clinch but Akulenko pushes him off.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akulenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Joe throws a body punch but Akulenko moves out of range.
Akulenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Akulenko lands a big head kick that sends Joe to the canvas! Akulenko follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugeniy Akulenko!
Our winner, Eugeniy Akulenko, 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
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duce Bigalo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atreau Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bigalo
vs
Nelson

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Duce Bigalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Atreau Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigalo tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bigalo.

Nelson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bigalo quickly recovers to half guard.

Nelson wants to work for an arm triangle but Bigalo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bigalo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nelson is working away from the top position though.
Nelson content to control rather than advance.
Bigalo is looking for a sweep. Nelson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nelson is keen to just control but Bigalo is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nelson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bigalo's head.
Nelson trying to mount his opponent but Bigalo defends it.
Bigalo is staying active underneath Nelson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nelson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bigalo is trying to maintain the position but Nelson is very close to passing his half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bigalo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nelson under the eye.
Crunch! Bigalo slams his shin into Nelson's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bigalo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Bigalo closes the distance and clinches.
Bigalo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bigalo lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Atreau Nelson has been cut.
Bigalo working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Nelson looks winded!
Bigalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nelson can't get the takedown.
Bigalo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bigalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Nelson letting Bigalo take a breather here.
Bigalo working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Bigalo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bigalo lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo lands an elbow inside.
Bigalo lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Bigalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Bigalo scores with a knee to the head.
Bigalo scores a nice knee to the body.
Bigalo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bigalo obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bigalo obliges.
Bigalo crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Bigalo lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bigalo scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bigalo.
Bigalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Bigalo lands a good knee to the midsection. Nelson won't want to take too many of those.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Bigalo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Nelson tries to pull guard but Bigalo won't allow it.
Duce Bigalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atreau Nelson.
Bigalo lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Bigalo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nelson's face.
Knees to the body from Bigalo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bigalo obliges.
Bigalo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bigalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bigalo landing knees to the head.
Nelson takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bigalo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bigalo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bigalo lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duce Bigalo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Atreau Nelson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bigalo looks to land a body kick but Nelson moved away.
Bigalo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nelson.
Nelson avoids a kick to the body.
Bigalo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Bigalo closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Bigalo.
Nelson is trying to pull guard but Bigalo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Duce Bigalo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nelson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bigalo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bigalo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bigalo is struggling to control the position.
Bigalo crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Nelson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bigalo lands a knee to the body.
Bigalo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nelson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bigalo landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bigalo.
Knees to the body from Bigalo.
Nelson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bigalo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nelson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bigalo landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bigalo crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Bigalo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bigalo lands a knee to the body.
Bigalo lands a nice knee to the body.
Bigalo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bigalo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bigalo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nelson can do to turn this around?
Bigalo leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo crunches a lovely knee into Nelson's ribcage.
Bigalo working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Bigalo connects with a knee to the head.
Nelson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bigalo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bigalo working Nelson over with knees to the body.
Bigalo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Nelson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Duce Bigalo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Atreau Nelson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bigalo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bigalo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bigalo keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bigalo walks away with a smile on his face. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bigalo lands a big head kick that sends Nelson tumbling to the mat! Bigalo takes a step backwards and waves Nelson back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Nelson is rocked!
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!
Bigalo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Bigalo finish him?
A chopping leg kick lands by Bigalo.
Bigalo throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Nelson crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Duce Bigalo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
69%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gradon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev's entrance music is Fever . A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nikolaev
vs
Gradon

170 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
18
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Hellraiser FightGear
Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flash Gradon!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev tries for a takedown but Gradon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Nikolaev gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gradon trying to control from the bottom.
Nikolaev lands strikes from half guard.
Gradon is trying to control but can't.
Gradon wants to improve his position but Nikolaev is controlling well.
Nikolaev is nestled in close to Gradon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nikolaev wants to take a breather but Gradon is having none of it.
Nikolaev slows the pace down in half guard.
Nikolaev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nikolaev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nikolaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Nikolaev there.
Ground and pound from Nikolaev.
Gradon is trying to maintain the position but Nikolaev is very close to passing his half guard.
Nikolaev winds up and cracks Gradon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nikolaev is nestled in close to Gradon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gradon is pressing down on Nikolaev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nikolaev postures up and lands a big shot to Gradon's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gradon being controlled here, momentarily.
Nikolaev is in close to Gradon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nikolaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nikolaev landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gradon is trying to keep Nikolaev in close.
Nikolaev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gradon lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nikolaev!
Nikolaev is looking to get to half guard.
Nikolaev is working hard here to advance position.
Gradon lands a heavy elbow.
Nikolaev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Nikolaev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nikolaev tries to get out of the position.
Gradon landing shots from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev tries to reverse the position but Gradon maintains control.
Gradon wants to control the pace but Nikolaev is squirming around nicely.
Nikolaev is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nikolaev tries to hold on but Gradon postures up.
Nikolaev manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nikolaev is concentrating on defense, preventing Gradon from advancing position.
Nikolaev is looking to improve his position.
Gradon working Nikolaev over with strikes.
Nikolaev tries to get to full guard but Gradon has control of the leg.
Nikolaev wants to control but Gradon is keeping busy.
Nikolaev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nikolaev is defending against the submission attempts here by Gradon.
Nikolaev is looking to improve his position.
Gradon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gradon not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Gradon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nikolaev sees it coming and defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gradon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nikolaev tries to hold on but Gradon pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nikolaev is desperately trying to improve his position but Gradon has a good base and remains in mount.
Gradon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nikolaev tries to lock up and control but Gradon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nikolaev is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nikolaev dives in and grabs Gradon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gradon pushes down on Nikolaev's head and hops out.
Volya Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nikolaev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gradon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gradon is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gradon has momentary wrist control but Nikolaev slips an elbow through the middle.
Nikolaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gradon wants to sweep but no luck.
Nikolaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gradon looking for a sweep. Not yet Gradon, not yet.
Nikolaev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nikolaev looking to sit in guard and control but Gradon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nikolaev manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gradon manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nikolaev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nikolaev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nikolaev is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nikolaev is in close to Gradon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nikolaev cracks Gradon with a solid left hand.
Nikolaev working some strikes from top position.
Nikolaev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nikolaev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gradon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nikolaev throwing strikes from guard but Gradon blocks nicely.

Gradon looking for a guillotine here but Nikolaev defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gradon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gradon wants to sweep here but Nikolaev controlling him for the moment.
Nikolaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gradon's head.
Nikolaev keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gradon's head.
Nikolaev chips away with some ground and pound.
Gradon trying to control the position.
Nikolaev passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Volya Nikolaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nikolaev in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nikolaev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Nikolaev cracks Gradon with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Check out the look on Nikolaev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nikolaev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nikolaev scoring with punches and elbows.

Gradon is rocked!
A big shot lands for Nikolaev! That's hurt Gradon! Will he recover? Nikolaev fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Volya Nikolaev!
A determined Volya Nikolaev didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Eriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trevon Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Kauan - Ommeltu Polku. Trevon Martin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Eriksson
vs
Martin

178 cm
19
168 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Merciless Gladiators
Rush Supplements 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christopher Eriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevon Martin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eriksson circles away quickly and effectively.
Eriksson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Eriksson dives in and scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
Eriksson wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Eriksson throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Eriksson wants to sweep but no luck.
Eriksson controlling the position.
Eriksson keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.
Eriksson controlling Martin's posture.
Eriksson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin wants to control from the top but Eriksson keeps moving.
Martin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Trevon Martin wasn't active enough on the ground.
Martin looks to land a combination but Eriksson avoids it well.

Eriksson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eriksson stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
Eriksson trying to control from half guard but Martin is working away.
Eriksson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Martin wants to control but Eriksson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Martin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martin is trying to stand.
Eriksson 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eriksson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eriksson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Martin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eriksson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Martin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eriksson.
Eriksson stops Martin from getting back to his feet.
Eriksson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eriksson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Martin's head.
Eriksson trying to control the action but Martin is working from the bottom.
Eriksson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Eriksson.
Martin is trying to stand up here but Eriksson is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson throwing shots but Martin is blocking nicely.
Eriksson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Eriksson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Eriksson slips a nice elbow through Martin's hands, connecting with Martin's forehead.
Eriksson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eriksson working over Martin with some ground and pound. Martin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eriksson is trying to control. Martin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Eriksson works his way into side control.
Eriksson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Eriksson 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.
Eriksson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Eriksson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Martin is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Martin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eriksson working the head with strikes.
Eriksson working the ground and pound.
Eriksson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Eriksson lands a nice forearm strike.
Eriksson in side control, throwing shots but Martin defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eriksson lands an elbow.
Eriksson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eriksson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Martin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Eriksson advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Eriksson shoots for a double leg takedown but Martin sprawls well. He's pushed Eriksson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Eriksson.
Eriksson shoots in but no luck this time.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Eriksson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martin sprawls well. Martin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Eriksson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Eriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Martin does no damage.
Martin swings for the body but Eriksson moves out of range.
Martin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Eriksson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Eriksson wants to free his trapped foot but Martin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Martin pushes Eriksson off looking to stand but Eriksson dives back in and keeps control.
Martin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Eriksson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Martin is trying desperately to improve position.
Eriksson raining down shots from the mount!

Eriksson working for a guillotine from mount but Martin is in no mood to give up.
Eriksson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Eriksson looking to control but Martin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Martin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eriksson tries to control but Martin wriggling away.
Eriksson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eriksson working the ground and pound effectively.
Eriksson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Martin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Eriksson lands a big elbow.
Eriksson dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Eriksson.
Martin is bucking up trying to escape but Eriksson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksson trying to control but Martin is having none of it.
Eriksson working Martin over with strikes here.
Eriksson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Eriksson cracks Martin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Eriksson with the ground and pound from mount.
Eriksson with the ground and pound from mount.

Martin is rocked!
Eriksson lands a big shot to the head and Martin winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Christopher Eriksson!
An out of breath Christopher Eriksson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Autumn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirza Armbarovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Autumn comes into the arena with Dixie blaring out of the sound system. Augustus Autumn had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Autumn
vs
Armbarovic

186 cm
23
179 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

180 cm
21
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Augustus Autumn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mirza Armbarovic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Autumn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Autumn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Armbarovic's head.
Autumn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Autumn throws a head kick that Armbarovic semi-blocks.
Armbarovic misses with a body punch
and Autumn counters with a leg kick.
Autumn fakes the leg kick and cracks Armbarovic in the body.

Armbarovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Armbarovic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armbarovic frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Armbarovic lands a nice shot to the head.
Autumn taking shots to the head.
Armbarovic with the ground and pound from mount.
Armbarovic landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Armbarovic lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Autumn hang on?

Autumn is rocked!
Armbarovic cracks Autumn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oh Autumn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Armbarovic is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Autumn goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Armbarovic!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mirza Armbarovic!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Totoy Mola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Schelokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Schelokov's choice of entrance music: Sirens . Totoy Mola has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mola
vs
Schelokov

180 cm
28
170 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

175 cm
19
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Totoy Mola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Schelokov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mola looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Schelokov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schelokov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schelokov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Schelokov duly obliges.
Mola shoots for a takedown but Schelokov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Schelokov connects with a combination that backs up Mola into the cage. Schelokov lands a flurry of punches that gets past Mola's guard. Mola is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Schelokov bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Schelokov!
Alexander Schelokov took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cock Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen None shall pass as his entrance music. Cock Johnson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Santana
vs
Johnson

173 cm
20
158 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Antonio Santana!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cock Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santana sprawls well. Santana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Santana slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Santana.
Santana tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.

Santana rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Santana is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Antonio Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cock Johnson.
Santana with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santana taking a breather.
Santana scores with a hook to the body.
Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Johnson is trying to drag Santana to the mat but Santana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Santana scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cock Johnson has been cut.
Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Santana is pushing Johnson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Santana lands a body shot in the clinch.

Santana has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Santana pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - Santana dives into Johnson's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Santana is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Antonio Santana has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santana digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson fails with the takedown.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Santana as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana fails in his attempt to clinch.

Santana moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Santana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Santana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santana tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santana pinned against the cage. Santana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Santana throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Santana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Santana counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana leaves Johnson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson looks winded!

Santana pushes Johnson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Santana unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees to the body from Santana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Santana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cock Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Santana stuffs the takedown.
Johnson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Santana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Santana using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Johnson is trying to drag Santana to the mat but Santana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Santana.
Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santana lands an elbow that stopped Johnson in his tracks for a moment.
Santana is struggling to control the position.
Santana lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Santana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Antonio Santana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cock Johnson.

Santana fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Santana lands a knee to the head.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Santana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santana comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Santana gets underhooks to prevent Johnson's takedown attempt.
Santana prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santana prevents a takedown attempt there.
A knee to the head by Santana.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Santana gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson has Santana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson has Santana pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Santana manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santana taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Santana avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Santana stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Santana with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santana lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santana lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Santana stops a takedown attempt from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana just leaning against Johnson, taking a breather.
Santana creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Johnson's defenses.
Santana lands an elbow inside.
Santana has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Santana manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Santana lands a knee to the body.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Santana pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santana lands a nice knee to the body.
Santana lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
A knee to the head by Santana.

Johnson is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Santana drops Johnson with a big knee straight up the middle! Johnson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Santana finish him?
Johnson leaves his chin hanging out and Santana seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Johnson crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antonio Santana!
Antonio Santana retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Antonio Santana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.