Adrenaline MMA #3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dillian Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Agris JB (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Bone
vs
JB

176 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dillian Bone!
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, Agris JB!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone lands a head kick. JB smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
JB looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dillian Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
JB tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.

JB gets tackled into the cage by Bone. Bone maintains the clinch.
Bone lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Bone pulls guard successfully.
Bone seems keen to control JB's posture.
Bone's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
JB preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Dillian Bone wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bone throws a nice head kick!
Bone scores with a head kick.
Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.
JB shoots for a double leg takedown but Bone sprawls well. He's pushed JB's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bone! JB is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dillian Bone!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brock Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Blok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jaicko Lawrence - Caribbean Girl . Blok has chosen Bangarang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Michael Blok told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Silva
vs
Blok

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Blok!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Blok landing a few strikes.

Blok stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Blok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blok fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Blok counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Blok lands a nice short elbow.
Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Blok manages to mount him!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Blok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blok content just to control the position here.
Blok with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blok putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Blok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blok with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Blok working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva tries to hold on but Blok pushes him away.
Blok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Blok smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blok breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blok content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blok working Silva over with strikes here.
Blok raining down shots from the mount!

Blok is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Blok's body position as best he can.
Blok is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Blok fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Blok scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Blok with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Blok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Silva is rocked!

Blok working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Blok punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Blok cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blok controlling from the full mount.
Blok connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Blok raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blok scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Blok scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blok controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Blok has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Blok unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blok controlling his opponent.
Blok breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva tries for a takedown but Blok circles away easily

and Blok counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blok.
Blok looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Blok drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blok jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blok stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Blok.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blok blocks a head kick by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva wants to clinch but Blok slips to the side
and Blok counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Brock Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Blok shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Blok working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blok putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blok has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
BOOM! Blok connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blok takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blok lands a heavy elbow.
Blok lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Blok.
Blok lands a heavy elbow.
Blok breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Blok dominating with strikes here.
Blok controlling the pace for now.

Blok working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Blok landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blok tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blok landing strikes, looking to finish!

Blok is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Blok content just to control the position here.
Blok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Blok looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blok postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Michael Blok has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Blok isn't that keen on the idea.
Blok cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Blok connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blok raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blok lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Blok 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. This is the final round!

Blok feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Blok changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Silva has his foot on Blok's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blok works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Blok scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Blok is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blok not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blok has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is working an open guard so Blok takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Blok.

Blok manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.
Blok scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blok's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blok is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Blok was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Blok circles away from the clinch attempt

and Blok counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blok wants to stand up but Silva is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Blok in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Blok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Blok with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Blok landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blok seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Blok takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Blok wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Blok.
Blok is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is trying to control but Blok passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blok working the head and body with strikes.
Brock Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Blok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blok in side control, just content to control the action for now.

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

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

Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Michael Blok!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Michael Blok!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Michael Blok!

Michael Blok wins by unanimous decision!
Michael Blok took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Diggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dimka Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clay Diggs has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Diggs
vs
Medvedev

197 cm
28
220 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clay Diggs!
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, Dimka Medvedev!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diggs wants to clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Diggs!
Medvedev slaps away a takedown attempt from Diggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Diggs fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diggs fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Medvedev avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Diggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Diggs feints and as Medvedev raises his hands in defense, Diggs changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Medvedev wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Diggs manages to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Medvedev wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Diggs seems content to control.
Diggs is pressing down on Medvedev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Medvedev is holding on for now.
Diggs perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Medvedev is defending against the submission attempts here by Diggs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev is trying to stand back up but Diggs is controlling him

Diggs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Medvedev defends it well.
Medvedev is pressing down on Diggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Diggs tries to free his leg and advance position but Medvedev is retaining full guard.
Diggs slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Diggs is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Medvedev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Diggs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Medvedev has escaped the position, nice work there.

Diggs has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Medvedev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev lands with a hook. Diggs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diggs turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Medvedev throws an overhand right that lands on Diggs's shoulder, as Diggs tries to avoid the shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Diggs.
Medvedev tries to improve position but can't.
Diggs is looking to take a break and control but Medvedev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Medvedev struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Medvedev taking punishment in the form of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Diggs fails with a takedown attempt.
Diggs misses with a wild combination.
Clay Diggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medvedev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Horrible takedown by Diggs or perhaps it was just good defense by Medvedev which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Diggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medvedev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Medvedev misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedev works the jab nicely.
Medvedev thows a body shot but no joy.
Diggs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Medvedev circles away.
Diggs tries to clinch up.
Medvedev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Diggs tries to score a power double leg takedown but Medvedev sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Diggs somewhat.
Medvedev throws a body punch but Diggs moves out of range.
Dimka Medvedev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Diggs.
Medvedev slaps away a takedown attempt from Diggs, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Medvedev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Diggs moves away.
Diggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Medvedev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Diggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Medvedev swats away the attempt to clinch by Diggs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Medvedev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diggs postures up and lands a big shot to Medvedev's brow.
Diggs sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Medvedev wants to stand and escape but Diggs is having none of it.
Diggs sitting in guard here, content to control.
Medvedev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Diggs tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Medvedev swivels and escapes.

Diggs closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diggs lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Diggs is looking to work some ground and pound but Medvedev has wrist control.
Medvedev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Diggs controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medvedev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clay Diggs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Medvedev lands with a good body shot.
Diggs tries to clinch but Medvedev moves out of range.
Medvedev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Medvedev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Diggs has closed the distance and engaged Medvedev in a clinch.
Diggs looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diggs taking a breather.
Diggs is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diggs has had enough of the clinch but Medvedev keeps him there for the moment.
Diggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Medvedev is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clay Diggs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diggs is trying to drag Medvedev to the mat but Medvedev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Diggs is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Medvedev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Medvedev.
Medvedev is trying to maintain a safe position but Diggs gets an underhook and turns Medvedev into the cage.
Medvedev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diggs drops down looking for an ankle pick but Medvedev pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diggs shoots in and drives through. Medvedev sprawls well.
Diggs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diggs shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Medvedev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Clay Diggs has been cut.
Medvedev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diggs fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diggs's head.
Clay Diggs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medvedev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Medvedev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Medvedev dodges the punch combination from Diggs.
Diggs is looking to chop away at Medvedev's legs.
Diggs fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Diggs with that takedown attempt.
Medvedev throws out a loose jab but Diggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diggs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Medvedev's waist but Medvedev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diggs off to one side.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Medvedev manages to avoid it.
Diggs looks to land a right hand but Medvedev moved out of range.
Diggs shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Medvedev defends it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medvedev dips to his left and cracks Diggs with an uppercut!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimka Medvedev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Diggs 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Clay Diggs!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Clay Diggs!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Clay Diggs!

Clay Diggs wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Gubarev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flynn Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gubarev comes to the cage accompanied by Mutant Ninja. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gubarev
vs
Cruz

170 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Gubarev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flynn Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Gubarev.

Gubarev moves into range and clinches up with Cruz.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gubarev is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gubarev lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to push Gubarev away but Gubarev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev scores a nice knee to the body.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev is breathing heavily.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gubarev.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Gubarev gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Gubarev putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gubarev unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cruz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gubarev fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vasily Gubarev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Cruz.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.
Gubarev tries to close the distance and clinch but Cruz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gubarev throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz with a nice cross.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Gubarev avoids them all with ease.
Gubarev lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gubarev throws a head kick but Cruz moves out of range.

Cruz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cruz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gubarev keeps working.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gubarev wants to improve his position but Cruz is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Gubarev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gubarev clinches with his opponent.
Gubarev utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Vasily Gubarev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Gubarev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gubarev misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz avoiding damage as Gubarev throws knees to the body.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Gubarev manages to get underhooks.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gubarev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gubarev throws a sloppy head kick and Cruz moves out of range easily.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.
Gubarev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gubarev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Cruz or perhaps it was just good defense by Gubarev which made him look bad.
Vasily Gubarev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Cruz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a hook but Gubarev avoids it easily.
Cruz misses the jab.

Gubarev clinches with his opponent.
Gubarev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.

Cruz wants the takedown. Gubarev is fighting it off but Cruz persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gubarev's guard against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gubarev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Cruz throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gubarev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gubarev is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Cruz won't allow Gubarev to sweep him here.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gubarev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev throws a head kick that misses.
Vasily Gubarev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gubarev tries a head kick but it misses.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Gubarev.
Flynn Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gubarev throws a head kick that misses.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Cruz shoots in looking for a takedown. Gubarev tries to sprawl out of it but Cruz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gubarev manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cruz blocks a head kick by Gubarev.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gubarev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gubarev throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasily Gubarev dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Gubarev drops his hands momentarily and Cruz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gubarev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cruz.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Cruz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gubarev avoids it really well and circles away.
Gubarev moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz lands a nice hook to Gubarev's body. Gubarev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gubarev pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws out a loose jab but Gubarev uses good head movement to avoid it.

Gubarev moves into the clinch successfully.
Gubarev tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Gubarev connects with a knee to the head.
Gubarev is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vasily Gubarev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Cruz.
Gubarev lands a knee to the body.
Gubarev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cruz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gubarev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Cruz can't get the takedown.
Gubarev misses with a knee strike.
Gubarev looking to throw knees to the head but Cruz is blocking nicely.
Vasily Gubarev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gubarev is defending well.
Gubarev prevents the takedown attempt.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gubarev using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz misses with a body punch.
Cruz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gubarev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cruz avoids the head kick by Gubarev.
Gubarev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gubarev forces Cruz back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gubarev landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gubarev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz tries to pull guard but Gubarev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cruz is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gubarev is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gubarev tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Vasily Gubarev!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Vasily Gubarev!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Vasily Gubarev!

Vasily Gubarev wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Vasily Gubarev, 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.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Nerovny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obval Zaboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nerovny comes to the cage accompanied by Kuvalda - Betonomeshalka. Zaboev has chosen Lezginka as his entrance music. Ivan Nerovny has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nerovny
vs
Zaboev

203 cm
22
288 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nerovny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Obval Zaboev!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nerovny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Obval Zaboev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Zaboev.
Zaboev connects with a looping right hand.
Nerovny goes for a double leg but Zaboev avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zaboev continues to drive forward.
Nerovny tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zaboev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zaboev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaboev.

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

Zaboev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zaboev lands with a light punch inside.
Zaboev misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Nerovny pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Zaboev postures up in Nerovny's guard and throws a big left but Nerovny blocks it.

Nerovny is looking to cinch up a triangle. Zaboev throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Nerovny's body to avoid the submission. Nerovny has instead reached around Zaboev's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Nerovny arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ivan Nerovny!
A victorious Ivan Nerovny thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Bishop has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bishop
vs
Polk

186 cm
20
203 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damien Bishop!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Polk!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Bishop misses its intended target.
Polk takes one to the chin there.
Polk misses with a left hand
and Bishop counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polk manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Polk.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James Polk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bishop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop slips under a jab from Polk.
Polk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bishop misses with a combination
and Polk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bishop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Polk swings widly with a right hand
and Bishop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Polk.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Polk is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polk takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bishop throws a looping overhand right but Polk ducks down to avoid it.
Bishop sizes up Polk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Polk misses with a hook.
A big left from Bishop misses.
A swing and a miss from Bishop.
Bishop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Polk connects with a right hand. Bishop shakes it off.
Bishop is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Polk on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Polk is rocked!
Bishop drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Polk right on the button. Polk goes down! Bishop follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Bishop gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Bishop!
Damien Bishop is the new light heavyweight champion!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
83%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denzel Kurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kurt
vs
Sullivan

177 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

185 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Denzel Kurt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Sullivan!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sullivan lands with a hook. Kurt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sullivan loads up on a big right hand but Kurt slips the punch.
Kurt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurt slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Kurt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Sullivan there.
Kurt throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Kurt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurt.
Kurt moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan misses the target.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Kurt moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kurt misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Sullivan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sullivan misses with a few strikes there.
Kurt misses the jab.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan 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.
Kurt moves away from the strike by Sullivan.
Kurt throws a head kick but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a hook to the body
letting Kurt counter with a right hand.
Sullivan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurt throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kurt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sullivan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sullivan throws a body punch but Kurt moves out of range.
Sullivan jabs Kurt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sullivan throws a lazy head kick
and Kurt counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Kurt avoids it well.
Kurt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kurt counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sullivan eats them both and turns towards Kurt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kurt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sullivan.
Kurt tries to bum rush Sullivan with a series of wild strikes but Sullivan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kurt staying out of range there.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sullivan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sullivan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sullivan misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kurt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut
and Kurt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kurt tries to land a leg kick but Sullivan saw it coming and moves away.
Jab from Sullivan.
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!
Kurt throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Kurt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kurt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kurt throws a body kick that misses.
Kurt looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Sullivan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sullivan looks to land a right hand but Kurt moved out of range.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurt.
Kurt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurt manages to avoid it.
James Sullivan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sullivan throws a lazy uppercut
and Kurt counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Sullivan misses.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurt moves away.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Denzel Kurt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kurt throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurt.
Kurt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurt.
Kurt with a jab.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Kurt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sullivan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kurt.
Kurt defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Kurt swinging wildly here.
Sullivan looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurt is just out of range.
Sullivan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurt doesn't seem bothered though.
Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kurt could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sullivan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kurt has time to react.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurt moves out of range as Sullivan strikes.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kurt ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sullivan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kurt.
James Sullivan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kurt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sullivan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sullivan lands a jab.
Kurt checks a leg kick.
Sullivan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kurt.
Nice cross by Sullivan.
Kurt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sullivan on the side of the head.
Kurt throws a right hand that Sullivan ducks under and follows up with a left that Sullivan also avoids with ease.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sullivan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kurt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kurt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurt slips under a jab from Sullivan.
Kurt throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
Sullivan throws a jab but it's blocked by Kurt.
Sloppy strikes from Sullivan. Those never looked like landing.
Sullivan lunges at Kurt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurt's hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sullivan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sullivan misses with a straight left.
Sullivan misses with a body shot
and Kurt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Sullivan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sullivan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kurt counters with a left to the body.
Sullivan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Sullivan throws a right hand that Kurt ducks under and follows up with a left that Kurt also avoids with ease.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kurt throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Sullivan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kurt's head.
Sullivan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sullivan throws a hook to the side of Kurt's head but Kurt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kurt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a looping overhand right but Kurt ducks down to avoid it.
Sullivan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurt moves away.
Kurt misses with a series of wild punches.
Kurt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kurt throws a right and a left that Sullivan avoids nicely.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kurt counters with a left and a right that stings Sullivan.
Kurt has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Kurt does it's job there.
Sullivan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sullivan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sullivan blocks a head kick by Kurt.
Sullivan throws a looping overhand right but Kurt ducks down to avoid it.
Kurt throws a series of punches but Sullivan moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan tries to clinch
and Kurt counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kurt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sullivans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kurt ducks under a wild hook from Sullivan.
Kurt defending well as Sullivan loads up on a big left hand.
Sullivan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurt blocks a head kick by Sullivan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Kurt avoids them all with ease.
Kurt blocks a jab.
Sullivan throws a right and a left that Kurt avoids nicely.
Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurt counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kurt throws a series of punches but Sullivan avoids them all with ease.
Kurt moves forwards but Sullivan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Kurt moves out of range.
Sullivan throws a one two combo.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a shot from downtown. Kurt moves away and avoids it.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kurt misses with a wild combination.
Kurt lands a nice looking body kick.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Kurt moves out of range.
Sullivan tries to clinch up.
A clash of legs there as Kurt blocks the low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan throws a front kick that sends Kurt stumbling back into the cage.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kurt misses with a low kick.
Sullivan throws a hook but Kurt avoids it easily.
Kurt throws a head kick that misses.
Kurt swinging wildly here.
Sullivan swings widly with a right hand
and Kurt counters with a stiff right hand.
Sullivan misses with a body kick.
Sullivan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sullivan throws a head kick that half lands.
Sullivan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.

Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurt missing with knees to the body.
Kurt blocks an uppercut.
Kurt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sullivan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kurt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurt takes a shot to the head.
Sullivan is looking to control Kurt's arms but Kurt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sullivan has his back to the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Sullivan.
Sullivan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kurt eats them both and turns towards Sullivan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Sullivan misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kurt.
Sullivan misses the body punch
enabling Kurt to counter with a crisp jab.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
Sullivan misses with an uppercut
and Kurt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sullivan misses with a lunging right hand
and Kurt counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Sullivan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sullivan wants to clinch but Kurt slips to the side
and Kurt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sullivan throws a head kick that half lands.
Sullivan looks to throw the jab but Kurt is out of range.
Kurt misses with a double jab.
Kurt keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Sullivan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kurt.
Kurt walks into a straight right hand from Sullivan.
Sullivan clobbers Kurt with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sullivan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kurt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Sullivan.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Sullivan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kurt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sullivan throws a big shot that misses.
Kurt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Sullivan dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kurt counter with a right hand.
Kurt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sullivan is looking to clinch.
Kurt looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sullivan misses the jab.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Sullivan.
Kurt tries to move into range but Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Kurt's shoulder, as Kurt tries to avoid the shot.
Sullivan digs a good body shot into Kurt's ribs.
Sullivan throws a sloppy head kick and Kurt moves out of range easily.
Sullivan lands with a nice body kick.
Kurt slips a straight right by Sullivan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurt moves out of range of the body kick from Sullivan.
Sullivan throws a hook but Kurt avoids it easily.
Sullivan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kurt counters with a series of strikes. Sullivan will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Sullivan misses
and Kurt counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sullivan is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Kurt moves out of range.
Sullivan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sullivan misses with a hook. Kurt ducked under it nicely.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sullivan blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Kurt misses with a body kick.
Kurt looks for the body kick but Sullivan saw that one coming.
Kurt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sullivan.
Sullivan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kurt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan misses with a shot to the body
and Kurt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurt.
Sullivan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurt momentarily.
Kurt on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kurt moves out of range of the body kick.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sullivan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurt manages to avoid it.
Sullivan lands a head kick. Kurt smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kurt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sullivan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kurt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sullivan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kurt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kurt swinging wildly here.
Sullivan throws an overhand right that lands on Kurt's shoulder, as Kurt tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sullivan misses with a leg kick
and Kurt makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sullivan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sullivan misses with the combination.
Kurt avoids the head kick by Sullivan.
Kurt avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Kurt.
Denzel Kurt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Kurt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for James Sullivan!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for James Sullivan!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for James Sullivan!

James Sullivan wins by unanimous decision!
James Sullivan is the new middleweight champion!
James Sullivan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elionor Borevisk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akseli Ukkola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Borevisk
vs
Ukkola

225 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

214 cm
24
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elionor Borevisk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Akseli Ukkola!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borevisk connects with a right hand. Ukkola shakes it off.

Ukkola throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Borevisk was covering up waiting for the punch and Ukkola finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Borevisk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ukkola's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ukkola wants to control from the top but Borevisk keeps moving.
Ukkola is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Ukkola working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Borevisk's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borevisk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Borevisk trying to keep a closed guard but Ukkola is proving a slippery customer.
Ukkola stands up over Borevisk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borevisk has momentary wrist control but Ukkola slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ukkola's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borevisk 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.
Ukkola lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Borevisk wants to sweep but no luck.
Ukkola lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borevisk can't keep his opponent in guard - Ukkola advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ukkola working Borevisk over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borevisk trying to hold on to Ukkola's head to control him but Ukkola postures up.
Ukkola working Borevisk over with strikes.
Ukkola winds up and cracks Borevisk with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Ukkola in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Borevisk tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ukkola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Akseli Ukkola!
A relieved looking Akseli Ukkola thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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