Adrenaline MMA #7 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Sax
vs
TheGreek

205 cm
21
270 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
240 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sten Sax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nick TheGreek!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax dives in and grabs TheGreek's left leg, looking for a takedown. TheGreek pushes down on Sax's head and hops out.

Sax moves into the clinch successfully.
Sax definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
TheGreek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sax's efforts to push away.
Sax blocking some punches.
Sax is trying to break the clinch but TheGreek has him pressed against the cage.
Sax avoids the elbow strike from TheGreek, against the cage.
Sax scores with a nice hook to the head.
TheGreek creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, TheGreek just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sax's brow.
Sax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
TheGreek misses with an elbow strike.
Sax tries to break free but TheGreek pushes him back against the cage.
TheGreek misses with a punch on the inside.
Sax tries to break the clinch but TheGreek is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, TheGreek throws an elbow but misses.
Sax tries to circle away but TheGreek has him pinned against the cage.
Sax avoids the elbow strike from TheGreek, against the cage.
Sax scores with a nice hook to the head.
TheGreek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sax is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
TheGreek keeps control of Sax as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sax is trying to push TheGreek away but TheGreek has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sax wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
TheGreek missing with knees to the body.

Sax manages to break the clinch.
TheGreek gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sax.
Sloppy strikes from Sax. Those never looked like landing.
TheGreek tries to clinch but Sax moves away
and Sax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sax darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
TheGreek gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! TheGreek tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Sax is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and TheGreek buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves TheGreek!! TheGreek is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Sax throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sten Sax!
Sten Sax decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brigadir Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Clinton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanov comes to the cage accompanied by A-Moral - Kmet Kreten?. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ivanov
vs
Clinton

190 cm
25
174 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brigadir Ivanov!
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, Bill Clinton!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ivanov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ivanov closes the distance and clinches.
Clinton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Clinton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clinton wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clinton wants to break free but Ivanov has control.

Ivanov pulls guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Clinton drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ivanov dives on top into guard.
Clinton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ivanov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clinton is pulling down on Ivanov's head to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Clinton can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ivanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Clinton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanov throwing strikes from guard but Clinton blocks nicely.
Ivanov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Clinton is keeping the position for now.
Ivanov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Clinton's head.
Clinton wants to stand but Ivanov is controlling the position.
Ivanov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clinton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Clinton trying to control the position.
Ivanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Clinton has wrist control.
Clinton wants to sweep here but Ivanov controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov throws a big elbow that misses.
Clinton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ivanov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ivanov lands a couple of digs.
Ivanov throwing strikes but missing.
Clinton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ivanov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Clinton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ivanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Clinton has wrist control.
Clinton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clinton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ivanov cracks Clinton with a solid left hand.
Ivanov being controlled here momentarily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov stopping the sweep attempt from Clinton.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clinton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ivanov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Clinton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clinton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanov postures up.

Clinton has his foot on Ivanov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ivanov works his way back into a safe position though.
Ivanov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Clinton looking for a sweep. Not yet Clinton, not yet.
Ivanov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Clinton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Clinton looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ivanov is defending well. Clinton quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ivanov has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Clinton celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bill Clinton!

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Bush has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bush
vs
Porter

165 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Bush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rich Porter!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter with a poor takedown

and Bush counters with a single leg into guard. Porter didn't expect that.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bush engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bush lands a couple of digs.
Bush is working Porter over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bush connects with a couple of short punches.
Bush landing with the ground and pound.

Porter is rocked!

It looks like Rich Porter has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Porter is still in real trouble! Can Bush finish him?
Bush postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Porter covers up, he's hurt! Bush keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bush and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bush can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Bush!
George Bush really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Zombie Nutrition - LOD logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Obval Zaboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinny Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zaboev kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Lezginka. Skinny Man has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Zaboev
vs
Man

190 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

200 cm
19
368 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Fast

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Obval Zaboev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Skinny Man!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaboev throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.

Man has Zaboev up against the cage in a clinch.
Man lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Obval Zaboev has been cut.
Zaboev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Man backwards.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaboev avoids the damage to the body.
Man lands an elbow inside.
Zaboev tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zaboev has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man lands with a light punch inside.

Obval Zaboev's cut is getting worse.
Zaboev managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zaboev managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zaboev has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Man comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zaboev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zaboev misses with a body punch.
Zaboev could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Man lands an elbow just above Zaboev 's eye.

Obval Zaboev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zaboev pushes Man back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaboev avoids the damage to the body.
Zaboev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Man lands a big elbow that drops Zaboev! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Zaboev is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Skinny Man!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Post (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genboa Vendish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Post
vs
Vendish

173 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Frankie Post!
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, Genboa Vendish!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendish scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Post wants to clinch up but Vendish keeps it at a distance.

Post moves into the clinch.
Vendish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Post.
Post tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vendish avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Post.
Vendish misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vendish swings wildly with an uppercut but Post uses good head movement to avoid it.
Post landing knees to the body.
Post utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Post lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Genboa Vendish has been cut.
Post utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vendish looks winded!
Post gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Post lands an elbow inside that Vendish shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Post.
Post utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Post lands a knee to the body.
Post lands an elbow inside.
Post landing knees to the body.
Post using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Post.
Vendish takes an elbow to the temple.
Post lands a nice elbow.
Post working Vendish over with knees to the body.
Post lands an elbow inside.
Vendish misses with a short punch on the inside.
Post working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Post.
Post crunches a lovely knee into Vendish's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Post working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Post tries to land a knee to the head but Vendish blocks with his arms.
Post lands an elbow inside that Vendish shrugs off.
Post landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Post unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Post unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vendish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Post landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Post with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Post lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vendish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Post putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vendish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Post.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Post lands a nice knee to the body.
Post unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vendish lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Post lands an elbow just above Vendish 's eye.
Vendish throws a head punch that misses.
Post lands a good knee to the midsection. Vendish won't want to take too many of those.
Post lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vendish takes an elbow to the temple.
Post with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Vendish is rocked!
Vendish throws a punch but it's blocked by Post.
Vendish throws a punch but it's blocked by Post.
Post landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Post scores with a knee to the head.
Vendish is still on wobbly legs! Can Post finish him?
Nice elbow from Post.
Post definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Post working Vendish over with knees to the body.
Post lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Post lands a body shot.
Vendish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Post lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Post holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Post scores a nice knee to the body.
Post lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Post scores with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Post.
Post lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Post lands a nice elbow.
Post lands an elbow that stopped Vendish in his tracks for a moment.
Post blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Post creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vendish's defenses.
Post lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Post.
Clinched against the cage, Post lands a big elbow that drops Vendish! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Vendish is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frankie Post!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Pupkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fists Lightning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fists Lightning will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pupkoff
vs
Lightning

185 cm
28
225 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

199 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pupkoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fists Lightning!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lightning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pupkoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Lightning.
Lightning throws out a powerful jab.
Pupkoff thows a body shot but no joy.
Pupkoff throws a series of punches but Lightning moves out of range.
Lightning has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pupkoff is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lightning.
Lightning uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like Ivan Pupkoff has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Lightning as he connects with a hook.
Pupkoff takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fists Lightning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lightning misses with a body punch
and Pupkoff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lightning changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lightning misses with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lightning looks to score with a jab to the body but Pupkoff is just out of range.
Lightning is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lightning swinging wildly here.
Pupkoff avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Pupkoff fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pupkoff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pupkoff clinches up with Lightning and pushes him back against the cage.
Lightning looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.
Pupkoff tries to clinch there but Lightning circles away.
Pupkoff misses with a few strikes there.
Lightning takes a swing at Pupkoff's ribcage but misses.
Pupkoff doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lightning lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pupkoff throws a right and a left that Lightning avoids nicely.
Lightning throws a shot to the body.
Lightning lands with a right hand.
Jab by Lightning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lightning takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lightning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pupkoff misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pupkoff takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff throws a right hand that Lightning ducks under and follows up with a left that Lightning also avoids with ease.
Lightning lands a nice looking body shot.
Pupkoff takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Pupkoff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pupkoff is breathing heavily.
Pupkoff takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Pupkoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lightning is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pupkoff rather than just go for the knockout.
Lightning comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lightning misses the shot to the body.
Pupkoff misses with a wild body shot.
Pupkoff lands a leg kick that knocks Lightning off balance momentarily.
Pupkoff throws a right hand that Lightning ducks under and follows up with a left that Lightning also avoids with ease.
Lightning moves out of range of the leg kick from Pupkoff.
Lightning throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pupkoff on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pupkoff has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lightning finds it's way round the side to connect with Pupkoff's head.
Lightning lands a right hook to the body.
Lightning misses the shot to the body.
Pupkoff ducks right into an uppercut from Lightning.

Ivan Pupkoff's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning thows a body shot but no joy.
Pupkoff takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
No joy there for Pupkoff, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightning. Pupkoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightning lands a jab to Pupkoff's midsection.

Lightning drops Pupkoff with a nice combination! Lightning dives into Pupkoff's guard, looking to finish!

Pupkoff is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lightning stopping the sweep attempt from Pupkoff.
Oh Pupkoff is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lightning in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pupkoff seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pupkoff utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pupkoff wants to get back to his feet but Lightning is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Ivan Pupkoff has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Lightning tests Pupkoff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lightning scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lightning is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pupkoff had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lightning swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lightning catches Pupkoff with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Ivan Pupkoff's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lightning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pupkoff manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lightning. Pupkoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lightning scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lightning throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pupkoff avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Pupkoff throws a leg kick but Lightning sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fists Lightning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Pupkoff's cut.
That's time! Pupkoff's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lightning lands a jab.
Lightning listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fists Lightning seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Pupkoff drives through and clinches with Lightning against the cage.
Lightning tries to break free but Pupkoff pushes him back against the cage.

Pupkoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lightning throws a series of punches but Pupkoff moves out of range.
Pupkoff avoids the body shot from Lightning.
Pupkoff misses with the combination.
Pupkoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lightning thuds a left hand into Pupkoff's body.

Pupkoff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.
Lightning keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lightning ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lightning shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pupkoff pinned against the cage. Pupkoff gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning keeps the fight on the outside.
Lightning misses the shot to the body.
Pupkoff throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pupkoff throws a right hand that Lightning ducks under and follows up with a left that Lightning also avoids with ease.
Lightning misses with a body shot.
Lightning thows a body shot but no joy.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lightning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lightning takes a swing at Pupkoff's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Lightning misses.
Lightning misses with a shot to the body
and Pupkoff counters with a slapping leg kick.

Pupkoff rushes Lightning and presses him up against the cage.

Pupkoff manages to break the clinch.

Pupkoff gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Pupkoff closes the distance and pushes Lightning back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pupkoff breaks from the clinch.

Pupkoff has managed to clinch.

Pupkoff breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lightning scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lightning has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lightning connects with a body shot that sends Pupkoff's belly button to the back.
Pupkoff gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lightning.
Pupkoff throws out a leg kick but Lightning moves out of range and Pupkoff only half commits.
Pupkoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lightning paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pupkoff misses with a low kick.
Pupkoff 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.
Lightning avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lightning works Pupkoff's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lightning looks to land a combination. Pupkoff sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pupkoff swinging wildly here.
Lightning lands a slapping body shot.
Lightning just misses with a punch to the body.
Lightning lands with a straight right. Pupkoff didn't see that one coming.

Jeez, Ivan Pupkoff's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lightning cracks Pupkoff with an uppercut from hell and Pupkoff crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Lightning's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Lightning must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lightning trying to control but Pupkoff is working from the bottom.
Lightning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lightning working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lightning working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pupkoff's head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Pupkoff's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fists Lightning!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Lapshinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapshinov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moonlight Sonata kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Durden
vs
Lapshinov

203 cm
25
239 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Lapshinov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lapshinov tries a head kick but it misses.

Lapshinov pushes Durden up against the cage in a clinch.
Durden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Durden tries a body shot but Lapshinov blocks it.
Durden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lapshinov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Durden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lapshinov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tyler Durden has been cut.
Durden is breathing heavily.
Durden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lapshinov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lapshinov lands a damaging elbow.

Lapshinov drops Durden with a big knee straight up the middle! Durden is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Durden is rocked!

Durden tries to keep at a distance but Lapshinov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Durden is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lapshinov lands a good knee to the midsection. Durden won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Lapshinov.
Durden seems to have got his legs back now.
Lapshinov has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Durden - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Lapshinov, and another! Durden is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Artem Lapshinov! Artem Lapshinov retains his heavyweight title!
Artem Lapshinov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.