RSFL 22: Schwager Li vs Hitman PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bruise Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terminator Robi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Mortal Kombat Theme. Terminator Robi will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Lee
vs
Robi

170 cm
26
143 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Bruise Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Terminator Robi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robi tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Robi is trying to control but can't.
Robi is trying to control but Lee passes into side control!
Lee moves into full mount!
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lee will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Robi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Robi shrugs it off.
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!
Lee lands with some strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee takes Robi's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Robi is in trouble.

Lee sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Robi taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bruise Lee!
Bruise Lee took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Testicles. That is all.'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arbaren Antracello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Jo Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Jo Wayne looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Antracello
vs
Jo Wayne

183 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arbaren Antracello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Jo Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws a wild body kick that Antracello sees coming a mile off.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Antracello.
Antracello working away.
Wayne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Antracello haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Antracello in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Antracello scoring with punches and elbows.

Antracello working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Antracello working the ground and pound from side control.
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!
Antracello passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wayne!
Antracello landing strikes, looking to finish!
Antracello is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne tries to reverse the position but Antracello maintains control.

Antracello looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Antracello landing strikes from the mount and Wayne is in trouble!
Antracello prevents Wayne from getting the reversal.
Wayne is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Antracello scoring with strikes but Wayne is staying in there.
Antracello landing shots from mount.
Antracello prevents Wayne from getting the reversal.
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!

Antracello goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Wayne turns into him and now he's in Antracello's guard.

Antracello has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wayne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Antracello looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Antracello is breathing heavily.
Wayne passes Antracello's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Wayne is working for a kimura but Antracello is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antracello is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wayne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Antracello defending well though.

Antracello looking for a kimura from the bottom but Wayne passes into side control!
Wayne is looking to take a break and control but Antracello is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wayne is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Antracello knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Antracello is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wayne's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arbaren Antracello dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Wayne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Antracello manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wayne wants to clinch but Antracello slips to the side

and Antracello counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Wayne's guard now.
Antracello working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Antracello is in close to Wayne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Antracello wants to pass the guard but Wayne is keeping the position.
Antracello working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Antracello postures up in Wayne's guard and throws a big left but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne is striking off his back. Antracello thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Arbaren Antracello overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Antracello slips a nice elbow through Wayne's hands, connecting with Wayne's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Antracello passes to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antracello sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wayne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wayne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Antracello prevents Wayne from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Wayne's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wayne is pushing Antracello's head away, looking to escape. Antracello manages to hold on to the position though.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Wayne can't do much from the bottom here.
Antracello cracks Wayne with a big elbow.
Antracello working the ground and pound but Wayne is defending the strikes.

Antracello goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wayne has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Antracello but great work by Wayne.
Antracello sneaks back into half guard.
Antracello wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wayne seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Antracello moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Antracello is on top in guard.
Wayne pulls Antracello in close to his closed guard and prevents Antracello from doing any damage or advancing position.
Antracello throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Antracello lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wayne manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Antracello is in a horrible position here. Wayne smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Antracello is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Wayne has hold of Antracello's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Antracello manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Antracello slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Wayne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Antracello is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arbaren Antracello dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Antracello looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Antracello lands with a punch from half guard.

Antracello is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wayne sees it coming and defends easily.
Antracello lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Antracello connects with a nice short shot to Wayne's temple.
Antracello tries to pass to full mount but Wayne defends it.
Wayne tries to get to full guard but Antracello has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wayne moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antracello is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Antracello lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wayne trying to keep a closed guard but Antracello is proving a slippery customer.
Antracello stops Wayne from standing up.
Antracello is working Wayne over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Antracello is in close to Wayne's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Antracello preventing the sweep.

Antracello has gone for a leg lock! Wayne slips out almost immediately though and dives into Antracello's guard.
Antracello is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Antracello looking for a guillotine here but Wayne defends easily.
Wayne forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wayne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wayne misses with a head shot. Antracello uses the momentum to regain guard.
Antracello throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Antracello looking for a sweep. Not yet Antracello, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wayne trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Antracello keeps moving.
Wayne preventing the sweep.
Bob Jo Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wayne with a nice head shot there.

Antracello looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Arbaren Antracello.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Antracello, 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Arbaren Antracello!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Arbaren Antracello!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Arbaren Antracello!

Arbaren Antracello wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Olek Furczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olek Furczyk looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Furczyk
vs
Trager

185 cm
21
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Olek Furczyk!
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, Alex Trager!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Furczyk drives through and clinches with Trager against the cage.
Furczyk tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Furczyk is struggling to control the position.
Trager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A short uppercut from Trager.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trager misses with a knee to the head.
Furczyk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furczyk landing knees to the head.

It looks like Alex Trager has been cut.
Trager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furczyk blocks an uppercut.
Trager avoiding damage as Furczyk throws knees to the body.
Trager presses Furczyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Furczyk landing knees to the body.
Furczyk is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furczyk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Trager lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Olek Furczyk has been cut.
Furczyk has had enough of the clinch but Trager keeps him there for the moment.
Trager tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furczyk misses with a knee to the head.
Trager tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Furczyk avoids it.
Trager looking to stall.
Trager managing to block the knees to the body from Furczyk.
Trager scores with a knee to the head.
Trager connects with a nasty looking knee right to Furczyk's face.
Furczyk misses with a knee strike.
Trager unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trager unloads a knee to the mid-section. Furczyk lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trager goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trager tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Furczyk's elbow.
Trager is working Furczyk over against the cage.
Trager looking to slow down the pace here.
Trager misses with a body punch.
Trager lands a nice shot to the body.
Trager is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Trager goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trager lands a left hand.
Trager presses Furczyk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Trager.
Our sources have told us that Furczyk has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furczyk is trying to break free.
Trager lands a nice elbow.
Furczyk misses with an elbow strike.
Trager scores with a nice hook to the head.
Trager scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Trager.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trager.
Trager has Furczyk pushed against the cage.
Trager lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Furczyk backwards.
Trager lands a nice uppercut.
Trager avoiding damage as Furczyk throws knees to the body.
Trager manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Trager.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trager is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Furczyk is keeping busy.
A short right from Trager.
A right handed body shot lands from Trager.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furczyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Furczyk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Trager gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Trager crunches a lovely knee into Furczyk's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trager landing knees to the body.
Trager connects with a knee to the head.
Furczyk throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Trager dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Trager clinches up with Furczyk and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Furczyk throws an elbow but misses.
Trager is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Trager.
Trager is trying to maintain a safe position but Furczyk gets an underhook and turns Trager into the cage.
Trager is pressed up against the cage. Furczyk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Trager down to the mat. Trager avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Trager closes the distance and pushes Furczyk back into the cage.
Furczyk tries for a takedown but Trager manages to get underhooks.
Furczyk takes a shot to the head.
Trager blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Furczyk can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Olek Furczyk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hook to the body lands for Trager.
Trager lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Furczyk.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Furczyk as Trager tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trager lands a knee to the body.
Trager tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trager tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Come on Trager - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trager landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trager pushes Furczyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trager tries a body shot but Furczyk blocks it.
Trager pushes Furczyk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trager landing knees to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trager creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trager tries to work over Furczyk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trager creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Furczyk's defenses.
Trager landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trager is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Trager tries a knee to the head but Furczyk blocks it.
Furczyk tries a body shot but Trager blocks it.
Trager lands a good knee to the midsection. Furczyk won't want to take too many of those.
Trager with a knee to the head.

Furczyk is rocked!
Trager working Furczyk over with knees to the body.
Oh Furczyk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trager dips a shoulder and cracks Furczyk with a mighty uppercut! Furczyk falls back against the cage and Trager unloads with a barrage of strikes! Furczyk is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Trager screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Trager!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Bernados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickinson comes to the cage accompanied by Rocky theme. 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.

Dickinson
vs
Bernados

190 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

197 cm
20
201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite 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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Bernados!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bernados decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dickinson's guard.

Bernados stands and steps away. Dickinson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Dickinson tries to clinch up

and Bernados counters by moving into the clinch.
Bernados is trying to drag Dickinson to the mat but Dickinson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernados fails to pull guard.
Bernados's coach down at Ivan's house of pain [300$] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bernados's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernados has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bernados is defending well for now.
Bernados tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richard Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Bernados.
Dickinson scores a nice knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Dickinson has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Bernados looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ivan Bernados has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson landing knees to the head.
Dickinson landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Dickinson.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but Bernados blocks with his arms.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Bernados is blocking nicely.
Bernados is working for takedown but Dickinson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Bernados is blocking nicely.
Dickinson lands an elbow just above Bernados 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson scores with a knee to the head.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson with a knee to the head.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Bernados changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dickinson fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Dickinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but Bernados blocks with his arms.
Dickinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bernados blocks it with crossed arms.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bernados drags the fight down to the ground.
Bernados has his hands on Dickinson's head, controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to stand but Bernados is controlling from the bottom.

Bernados had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dickinson defends it easily.
Dickinson won't allow Bernados to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson being controlled here momentarily.
Bernados has a closed guard, preventing Dickinson from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bernados keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Dickinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bernados's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bernados swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Bernados circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickinson tries to clinch up
letting Bernados counter with a right hand.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Bernados is having none of it.
Dickinson closes the distance but Bernados moves to the side
and Bernados finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bernados goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dickinson moves to clinch but Bernados breaks away

and Bernados holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bernados tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dickinson smiles and moves away.
Bernados keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernados shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dickinson defends it nicely.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickinson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bernados counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dickinson closes the distance but Bernados moves to the side
and Bernados counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dickinson thinking.

Dickinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Bernados avoids the elbow strike from Dickinson, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernados jumps guard but Dickinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Richard Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Bernados.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickinson prevents the takedown attempt.
Bernados looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bernados's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ivan Bernados is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bernados swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Bernados is avoiding it.
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch
and Bernados counters with a head kick. That will keep Dickinson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Dickinson closes the distance but Bernados moves to the side
and Bernados counters with a left to the body.
Dickinson wants to clinch up but Bernados keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson moves in looking to clinch but Bernados pushes him off.
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dickinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bernados, pushing him back against the cage.
Bernados is trying to break the clinch but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage.
Bernados has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dickinson after a bit of a struggle.
Dickinson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dickinson lands an elbow just above Bernados 's eye.
Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernados is breathing heavily.
Bernados is trying to pull guard but Dickinson has him pressed against the cage.
Bernados jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dickinson walks away with a smile on his face. Bernados gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dickinson tries to clinch up but Bernados circles away and keeps his distance.
Dickinson wants to clinch up but Bernados keeps it at a distance.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bernados circles away.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bernados swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bernados paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bernados keeps the fight on the outside.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bernados circles away.
Dickinson wants to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickinson closes the distance but Bernados moves to the side
and Bernados connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bernados paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Richard Dickinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bernados circles away.
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Bernados is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernados circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bernados counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dickinson's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Dickinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Bernados's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bernados gets tackled into the cage by Dickinson. Dickinson maintains the clinch.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bernados goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dickinson prevents it.
Dickinson throws an elbow that misses.
Dickinson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bernados blocks it with crossed arms.
Dickinson is pressed up against the cage. Bernados has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dickinson down to the mat. Dickinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dickinson tries to clinch but Bernados moves out of range.
Dickinson is looking to clinch.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bernados circles away.
Dickinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dickinson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bernados.
Richard Dickinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Bernados.
Bernados circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bernados counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bernados counters by clinching up.
Bernados jumps guard but Dickinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bernados takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dickinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Bernados is blocking nicely.
Dickinson with a knee to the head.
Dickinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bernados jumps guard but Dickinson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bernados jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dickinson walks away with a smile on his face. Bernados gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dickinson darts in trying to clinch
and Bernados connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Dickinson moves into the clinch successfully.
Bernados is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dickinson to keep the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Dickinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but Bernados blocks with his arms.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but Bernados blocks with his arms.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but Bernados blocks it.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Bernados is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernados goes for a takedown attempt but Dickinson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dickinson looks to clinch

and Bernados counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bernados is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dickinson is defending well.
Dickinson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Bernados is blocking nicely.
Bernados fails to pull guard.
Dickinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bernados.
Bernados takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dickinson connects with a knee to the head.
Dickinson taking a breather.
Bernados has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dickinson after a bit of a struggle.
Ivan Bernados has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dickinson lands a knee to the head.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Bernados is blocking nicely.
Dickinson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bernados up against the cage.
Dickinson misses with a knee strike.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dickinson prevents Bernados from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dickinson throws an elbow but misses.
Bernados is trying to pull guard but Dickinson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Dickinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bernados has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dickinson lands a knee to the body.
Dickinson landing knees to the head.
Dickinson looking to throw knees to the head but Bernados is blocking nicely.
Dickinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernados is trying to pull guard but Dickinson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dickinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bernados won't want to take too many of those.
Dickinson scores with a knee to the head.
Richard Dickinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dickinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Dickinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dickinson, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Richard Dickinson!
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Richard Dickinson!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Richard Dickinson!

Richard Dickinson wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Richard Dickinson 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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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brock Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Maclaren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brock Cormier had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rod Maclaren is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cormier
vs
Maclaren

180 cm
22
181 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
27
178 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Sparta Fightware

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rod Maclaren!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cormier shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Maclaren's guard.
Cormier tries to free his leg and advance position but Maclaren is retaining full guard.

Maclaren is looking for a triangle but Cormier pushes his legs off easily.

Cormier avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Maclaren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Maclaren seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Maclaren is trying to hold Cormier in close to prevent damage but Cormier has managed to pass into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maclaren makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Maclaren.

Maclaren looking for a guillotine here but Cormier defends easily.
Cormier showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maclaren wants to control the position but Cormier says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cormier in particular looking to stall.
Maclaren is trying to get back to full guard.

Maclaren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cormier pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclaren trying to control here.
Cormier is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maclaren looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cormier passes into side control!
Maclaren is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Maclaren is looking for a sweep.
Cormier has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Maclaren tries to hold on but Cormier pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brock Cormier will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cormier tries for a takedown but Maclaren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cormier throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maclaren's waist but Maclaren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cormier off to one side.

Maclaren drops Cormier with a beautiful combination! Cormier stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maclaren is looking for the KO!

It looks like Brock Cormier has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cormier throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Maclaren tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cormier is in Maclaren's guard.
Cormier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maclaren trying to control the position.

Maclaren working for a triangle but Cormier defends it easily.
Maclaren wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Maclaren looking for subs off his back but Cormier has passed one foot through into half guard.
Still in half guard, Cormier seems content to control.
Maclaren is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maclaren manages to get to full guard.

Maclaren looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cormier has picked Maclaren up and slammed him! Maclaren can't keep hold of the triangle and Cormier manages to pass to side control!
Maclaren wants to control but Cormier postures up.
Brock Cormier overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cormier gets to mount! Maclaren was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Maclaren has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclaren really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cormier is trying to take his opponent's back.
Maclaren is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Maclaren is still trying to improve position.
Maclaren tries to hold on but Cormier pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maclaren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maclaren regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maclaren moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Maclaren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brock Cormier's cut.
That's time! Cormier's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Maclaren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Cormier gets a takedown into half guard.

Maclaren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cormier keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Maclaren is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cormier pulls his head out easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclaren wants to improve his position but Cormier is controlling well.
Cormier with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Maclaren wants to control but Cormier is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maclaren wants to get back to full guard.
Maclaren trying to get back to full guard but Cormier takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Maclaren is trying desperately to improve position.
Cormier controlling his opponent.
Maclaren tries to lock up and control but Cormier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclaren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Maclaren is controlling an arm, preventing Cormier from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Maclaren keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cormier controlling the pace for now.
Maclaren is trying to reverse the position but instead Cormier has taken his back - oops!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Maclaren.
Maclaren tries to escape but Cormier has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Maclaren trying to control the hands but Cormier won't let him.
Maclaren can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Cormier showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cormier 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Rod Maclaren!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Rod Maclaren!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Rod Maclaren!

Rod Maclaren wins by unanimous decision!
Rod Maclaren gave a mention to Red Square Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Brock Cormier stepped up to the mic, saying 'I let him win'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harry Beaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Si Sangtain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beaver comes to the cage accompanied by Leave It to Beaver Theme. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Beaver
vs
Sangtain

170 cm
21
179 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

168 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Beaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Si Sangtain!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sangtain misses with a few strikes there.
Sangtain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beaver cracks Sangtain with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harry Beaver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sangtain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beaver. Beaver obviously looking to wear him down.
Nice defenses there by Sangtain.
Beaver has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sangtain throws a head kick that misses.
Beaver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

It looks like Si Sangtain has been cut.
Sangtain tries to close the distance and clinch but Beaver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Beaver manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sangtain on his heels. He'll look to pass Sangtain's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Beaver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sangtain is trying to get back to half guard.
Sangtain takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sangtain is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sangtain taking a bit of punishment here - Beaver scoring with strikes.
Beaver in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Beaver gets to mount! Sangtain was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sangtain is working to get back to half guard.
Beaver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sangtain hang on?
The referee warns Sangtain that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Sangtain is rocked!

That has opened up Si Sangtain's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big strike lands for Beaver! That's really hurt Sangtain and he's turned his back - Beaver keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Beaver jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Beaver!
Harry Beaver decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
78%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Hitman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hitman is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Enter the Hitman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schwager Ii
vs
Hitman

175 cm
21
163 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
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, Bruce Hitman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager Ii throws a one two combo.
A combination from Schwager Ii does no damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hitman.
Hitman tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Schwager Ii defends well and Hitman ends up having to push Schwager Ii into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hitman blocks an uppercut.
Schwager Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitman.
Hitman blocks an uppercut.
Schwager Ii working aggressively here.
Schwager Ii misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hitman fails to pull guard.
Norbert Schwager Ii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Hitman.
Schwager Ii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Schwager Ii is pressed up against the cage. Hitman has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Schwager Ii down to the mat. Schwager Ii avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Schwager Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman fails with a takedown attempt.
Hitman with a poor takedown
and Schwager Ii counters with a straight right hand.
Norbert Schwager Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwager Ii jabs Hitman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Schwager Ii misses with a double jab.
Hitman shoots in for a takedown but Schwager Ii shows good takedown defense.
Schwager Ii takes a swing at Hitman's ribcage but misses.
Schwager Ii tests Hitman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwager Ii throws the left hand but Hitman avoids the punch easily.
Schwager Ii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A lazy left from Schwager Ii finds it's target.

Schwager Ii lands a big uppercut and Hitman crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hitman looks OK. Schwager Ii waves Hitman back to his feet!

Hitman is rocked!
Schwager Ii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Hitman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hitman is still on wobbly legs! Can Schwager Ii finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwager Ii throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitman.
Hitman goes for a takedown attempt but Schwager Ii pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schwager Ii swinging wildly here.
Hitman seems to have recovered his senses.
Schwager Ii cracks Hitman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hitman falls to his knees and Schwager Ii doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norbert Schwager Ii!
Norbert Schwager Ii retains his lightweight title!
Norbert Schwager Ii seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tor Troeng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Duseki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Troeng
vs
Duseki

170 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
27
130 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Meet the Future

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tor Troeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Duseki!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duseki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Troeng.
Troeng tries to score with a low kick but Duseki moves his leg out of the way.
Duseki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Duseki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Troeng. Troeng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Duseki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Troeng.
Troeng steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duseki. That one must have hurt.
Duseki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Troeng ducks right into an uppercut from Duseki.
Troeng takes one to the chin there.
Troeng throws a lazy right hand but Duseki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Duseki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Troeng. Troeng circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Troeng throws a hook but Duseki avoids it easily.
Troeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duseki slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Duseki.
Duseki swings for the body but Troeng moves out of range.
Troeng looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duseki uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Troeng has time to react.
Duseki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Troeng throws a nice looking combination but Duseki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Troeng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duseki connects with a right hand. Troeng shakes it off.

Troeng is rocked!
Duseki pounces like a tiger and cracks Troeng with a vicious hook! Troeng is down but not out! Duseki follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jason Duseki!
Jason Duseki gave a mention to Red Square Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).