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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edie Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvarez comes to the cage accompanied by Snoop Dog ft Dr.Dre-Следующи. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Alvarez
vs
Wilson

173 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

150 cm
22
136 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edie Alvarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jerome Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alvarez is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Alvarez circles away and we're back to standing.
A combination from Wilson does no damage.
Alvarez throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.

It looks like Jerome Wilson has been cut.
Alvarez with a poor takedown

and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alvarez is trying to control but can't.
Wilson moves into full mount! Alvarez won't be happy about that!
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Alvarez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alvarez is looking to escape.
Alvarez is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson controlling the position easily from mount.
Alvarez is trying to stand up.
Alvarez is working to get back to half guard.
Alvarez is trying to reverse the position but instead Wilson has taken his back - oops!
Alvarez is keeping busy.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wilson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Alvarez is trying to stand back up.
Alvarez can't escape the position.
Alvarez wants to control his opponent's hands but Wilson gets his hands free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Alvarez's body.
Alvarez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wilson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wilson has good solid back control here.
Alvarez wants to escape the position.
Alvarez rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control but Alvarez is keeping him busy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jerome Wilson wasn't active enough on the ground.

Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alvarez is pressed up against the cage. Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Alvarez down to the mat. Alvarez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wilson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alvarez - the referee stops the clock and Wilson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alvarez. Wilson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Alvarez saw that one coming.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alvarez as he avoids it easily.
Edie Alvarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerome Wilson.
Alvarez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Wilson moves into range and clinches up with Alvarez.

Alvarez pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jerome Wilson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jerome Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alvarez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Alvarez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wilson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Alvarez manages to break the clinch.

Alvarez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wilson has a closed guard, preventing Alvarez from standing up.

Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jerome Wilson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alvarez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.

Wilson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alvarez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Wilson is proving hard to escape from.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Edie Alvarez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alvarez is looking to slow Wilson down with leg kicks.
Wilson is looking to chop away at Alvarez's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
Alvarez lands a two punch combo.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
A lazy body kick from Wilson
and Alvarez counters with a one-two to the body.
Alvarez throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.

Wilson is rocked!
Alvarez lunges at Wilson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilson's hand.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Alvarez can't get the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Alvarez.
Alvarez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Wilson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Alvarez pulls Wilson into guard.
Wilson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Alvarez's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alvarez is trying to stand up here but Wilson is controlling him well.
Alvarez trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edie Alvarez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jerome Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Alvarez fails with a takedown attempt.

Wilson rushes Alvarez and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez taking a breather.
Wilson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Alvarez is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson can't get the takedown.

Alvarez pulls guard effortlessly.
Alvarez wants to stand up but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alvarez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Wilson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wilson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Alvarez keeps moving.
Alvarez trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Alvarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson misses with a body punch
and Alvarez counters with a head kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Wilson has eaten all the pies!
Alvarez fails to land the takedown.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick
and Alvarez counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wilson clinches with his opponent.

Alvarez breaks from the clinch.
Alvarez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Alvarez works the jab nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edie Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvarez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alvarez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wilson as Alvarez shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Alvarez which made him look bad.
Wilson thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.

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 Edie Alvarez.
I think Alvarez 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edie Alvarez!
A very excited looking Edie Alvarez made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Musfa Caparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Caparzo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Moving Units (MLB 06 The Show Soundtrack). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caparzo
vs
Nash

166 cm
25
138 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

150 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

GREEN!160
Merciless Gladiators

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musfa Caparzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Nash!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nash misses with a two punch combination.
Nash misses with a two punch combination.
Nash throws a leg kick which misses Caparzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Caparzo tries to avoid it.
Nash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nash has eaten all the pies!
Caparzo slips a jab and a cross from Nash.
Nash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robin Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Nash.
Nash scores with a head kick.
Nash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nash throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nash misses with a few strikes there.

Caparzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nash.
Nash jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Caparzo walks away with a smile on his face. Nash gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Caparzo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caparzo has control of an arm but Nash manages to advance to Caparzo's back!
Nash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caparzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caparzo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Caparzo tries to lock up and control but Nash gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nash can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caparzo is looking to escape.
Caparzo manages to control the position for a moment.
Caparzo regains half guard.
Caparzo keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Caparzo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Nash trying to control the position from guard on top but Caparzo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Musfa Caparzo!
A victorious Musfa Caparzo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery McCurnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Tuckich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tuckich
vs
McCurnin

170 cm
22
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

161 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hans Tuckich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery McCurnin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCurnin has his takedown stuffed

and Tuckich counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tuckich.
Tuckich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
McCurnin trying to control the position.
Tuckich scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tuckich is stalling in the full guard.
McCurnin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Tuckich has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich advances to full mount.

McCurnin tries to improve his position but Tuckich has taken his back! Tuckich has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will McCurnin tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Tuckich pushes McCurnin away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hans Tuckich!
A very excited looking Hans Tuckich made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Hinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Silang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silang is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Make it bun dem Skrillex. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hinkle
vs
Silang

156 cm
20
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

167 cm
23
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rudolf Hinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Silang!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hinkle pushes Silang up against the cage in a clinch.

Hinkle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hinkle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silang as he avoids it easily.
Hinkle wants to clinch.

Hinkle gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Hinkle breaks from the clinch.
Silang has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A punch combination from Hinkle misses.
Rudolf Hinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Hinkle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hinkle is looking to take a break and control but Silang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Silang's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silang keeps working.
Hinkle working the ground and pound.
Hinkle in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silang regains half guard, as Hinkle was trying to land strikes.
Hinkle is looking to take a break and control but Silang is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silang is trying to stand up here but Hinkle is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silang is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinkle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hinkle is looking to stall here but Silang recovers full guard.
Hinkle 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hinkle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hinkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hinkle looking to sit in guard and control but Silang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hinkle wants to stand but Silang is controlling the position.
Silang wants to control from the top but Hinkle keeps moving.
Silang works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Silang looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hinkle trying to hold on to Silang's head to control him but Silang postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silang is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hinkle tries to get to full guard but Silang has control of the leg.
Hinkle is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Iron Fist Training, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Hinkle is controlling Silang's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hinkle landing strikes from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silang seems to be working for a kimura but Hinkle defends the submission attempt.
Hinkle keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolf Hinkle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silang takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Hinkle rushes Silang and presses him up against the cage.
Hinkle is looking to break free of the clinch but Silang has double underhooks.
Hinkle goes for a takedown attempt but Silang pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Hinkle. Those never looked like landing.

Hinkle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silang napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silang is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silang tries to kick Hinkle off but Hinkle keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle trying to advance position but Silang counters by regaining guard.
Hinkle throws an elbow that misses. Silang uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hinkle's guard. Nice move by Silang!
Silang wants to stand but Hinkle has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silang wants to control from the top but Hinkle keeps moving.

Silang is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Silang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hinkle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hinkle is pulling down on Silang's head to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hinkle controlling Silang's posture.
Silang slips nicely into half guard.
Hinkle is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Silang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hinkle has managed to free his arm - good work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Diego Silang!
An intense looking Diego Silang took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Thank's for the Support'.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Rabbit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kamanula
vs
Rabbit

165 cm
25
134 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamiwe Kamanula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bert Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Kamanula misses.
Kamanula seems to be stalking Rabbit here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Rabbit drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tamiwe Kamanula!
A very excited looking Tamiwe Kamanula made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
14%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Demetrious Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson Jr
vs
Matumba

160 cm
28
135 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

173 cm
21
140 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Demetrious Johnson Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umba Matumba!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oooooh!!! Matumba has knocked Johnson Jr down with a huge combo! Matumba steps away and waves a wobbly Johnson Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Johnson Jr is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matumba misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Johnson Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson Jr gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Matumba gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Umba Matumba!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Toepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frolov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Manowar - Holy War. Paul Toepfer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Victor Frolov's chin.

Toepfer
vs
Frolov

160 cm
21
135 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
29
136 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Toepfer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Toepfer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Toepfer.
Frolov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toepfer.
Toepfer takes one on the button.
Nice cross by Frolov.
Toepfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frolov tests Toepfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Toepfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Toepfer moves away from the strike by Frolov.
Paul Toepfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frolov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toepfer.
Toepfer dives in for a single leg takedown but Frolov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frolov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Toepfer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Frolov wants to stall.
Toepfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frolov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Frolov misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Toepfer gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Toepfer is looking to work some ground and pound but Frolov has wrist control.
Toepfer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Toepfer slips nicely into half guard.
Frolov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Toepfer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ground and pound from Toepfer.
Frolov trying to control from the bottom.
Toepfer controlling the action here.
Toepfer winds up and cracks Frolov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Frolov wants to control but Toepfer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toepfer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frolov keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toepfer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Toepfer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Toepfer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Frolov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Toepfer.
Toepfer is trying to control the action in half guard but Frolov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Toepfer seems to be looking for submissions.
Toepfer is stalling here. Frolov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Toepfer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Frolov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Toepfer has one of Frolov's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Toepfer is looking to regain half guard here but Frolov keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

Frolov looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Toepfer is looking to reverse the position.
A control attempt from Toepfer but he's now mounted!
Toepfer tries to improve his position but instead Frolov has taken his back!
Toepfer is trying to break free.
Frolov trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Toepfer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Frolov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Toepfer is working to get back to half guard.
Frolov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Toepfer manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frolov slows the pace down in half guard.
Toepfer is trying to maintain the position but Frolov is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Frolov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Toepfer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Frolov looks to score with a jab to the body but Toepfer is just out of range.
Toepfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frolov moves away.
Toepfer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frolov misses with a hook. Toepfer ducked under it nicely.
Frolov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frolov wants it to stay on the feet.
Frolov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Frolov thows a body shot but no joy.
Frolov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toepfer.

Toepfer drives through with a takedown into Frolov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Toepfer wants to control from the top but Frolov keeps moving.
Toepfer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toepfer wants to control from the top but Frolov keeps moving.
Toepfer won't allow Frolov to sweep him here.
Toepfer passes Frolov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Frolov trying to control here.
Toepfer throws a strike but Frolov avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Toepfer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toepfer lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Toepfer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Toepfer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Toepfer with a nice head shot there.
Toepfer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Toepfer trying to control but Frolov is working from the bottom.
Toepfer slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Frolov is defending against the submission attempts here by Toepfer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toepfer trying to control from half guard but Frolov is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frolov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frolov is trying to maintain the position but Toepfer is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frolov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frolov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Toepfer controls the pace.
Toepfer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frolov keeping moving, preventing Toepfer from controlling successfully.
Toepfer is in close to Frolov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frolov controls Toepfer momentarily but Toepfer frees himself.
Frolov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Toepfer content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toepfer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Toepfer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frolov pinned against the cage. Frolov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Toepfer gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Frolov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Toepfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Frolov.
Frolov misses with a wild body shot.
Toepfer with a poor takedown
and Frolov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Toepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toepfer walks into a stiff left hand from Frolov.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Frolov as he avoids it easily.
A left lands for Frolov.
Frolov stuffs the takedown attempt from Toepfer. Toepfer gets slowly back to his feet.
Frolov takes a swing at Toepfer's ribcage but misses.
Toepfer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toepfer shoots for a takedown but Frolov saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Frolov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Toepfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frolov lands a nice shot to the body.
Frolov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toepfer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Toepfer avoids the body shot from Frolov.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frolov sprawls well. Frolov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Toepfer gets slowly back to his feet.
Frolov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Toepfer.
Frolov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toepfer misses with a takedown attempt
and Frolov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown but Frolov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Frolov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Frolov lands in his opponent's guard.
Frolov stands up over Toepfer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Frolov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toepfer is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frolov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Toepfer manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Frolov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Toepfer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Toepfer wants to control from the top but Frolov keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toepfer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Toepfer preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Toepfer controls the pace.
Frolov trying to keep a closed guard but Toepfer is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Toepfer pushes down on Frolov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Toepfer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Frolov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Toepfer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frolov felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Toepfer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Frolov wants to improve his position but Toepfer is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Toepfer in particular looking to stall.

Toepfer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Frolov defends it well.
Frolov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toepfer.
Toepfer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Toepfer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frolov defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frolov wants to sweep but Toepfer has passed to side control!
Toepfer landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Victor Frolov just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Toepfer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Horrible takedown by Toepfer or perhaps it was just good defense by Frolov which made him look bad.
Toepfer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Toepfer wants to clinch.
Frolov thuds a left hand into Toepfer's body.
Toepfer misses with a takedown
letting Frolov counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Toepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toepfer closes the distance and clinches up with Frolov, looking for a takedown. Toepfer pushes Frolov against the cage but Frolov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Toepfer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frolov's guard.

Frolov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Toepfer defends well.
Toepfer stays in close to Frolov's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toepfer trying to control but Frolov is working from the bottom.
Toepfer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Frolov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Toepfer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Toepfer keeping full guard, as Frolov tries to pass.
Toepfer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Frolov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frolov pushing down on Toepfer's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Toepfer controlling the position well.
Toepfer manages to get to full guard.
Frolov being controlled here momentarily.
Toepfer wants to sweep here but Frolov controlling him for the moment.
Frolov wants to control from the top but Toepfer keeps moving.
Frolov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Toepfer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Toepfer pulls Frolov in close to prevent any damage.
Toepfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Frolov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Toepfer gets the takedown into side control.
Frolov tries to improve position but can't.
Toepfer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Frolov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Toepfer scoring with punches from side control.
Toepfer wants to control but Frolov is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frolov taking a bit of punishment here - Toepfer scoring with strikes.
Frolov is trying to get back to half guard.
Paul Toepfer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Toepfer tries for a kimura but Frolov is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frolov dodges the ground and pound from Toepfer.
Toepfer misses with the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frolov is trying to improve his position.
Toepfer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frolov keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Toepfer had his way with Victor Frolov in 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Toepfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frolov was well out of range. Poor timing from Toepfer.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frolov as he jumps to the side.
Toepfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Toepfer gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Frolov wants to control from the top but Toepfer keeps moving.
Toepfer trying to control the position.
Toepfer is pulling down on Frolov's head to control his posture.
Toepfer keeping full guard, as Frolov tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toepfer looking for a sweep. Not yet Toepfer, not yet.
Toepfer trying to keep a closed guard but Frolov is proving a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Paul Toepfer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Frolov.
Toepfer has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Toepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toepfer misses with a takedown
letting Frolov counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Frolov misses its intended target.
Toepfer fails with the takedown
and Frolov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Frolov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toepfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Frolov.
Toepfer has his takedown stuffed
and Frolov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frolov connects with a body shot that sends Toepfer's belly button to the back.
Frolov throws a leg kick but Toepfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Frolov takes a swing at Toepfer's ribcage but misses.

Toepfer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Frolov wants to sweep but no luck.
Toepfer works over Frolov with some ground and pound from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Toepfer throws a big right hand that misses.
Toepfer 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.
Toepfer is looking to work some ground and pound but Frolov has wrist control.
Toepfer sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Toepfer's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Toepfer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Toepfer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Toepfer trying to control the position from guard on top but Frolov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frolov wants to sweep but no luck.
Toepfer throws a big elbow that misses.
Toepfer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Toepfer pushing down on Frolov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Toepfer is working for a submission of some sort.
Toepfer looks to land a strike but Frolov avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Toepfer slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Victor Frolov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Toepfer advances nicely into full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frolov can't escape the position.
Toepfer working the ground and pound effectively.

Frolov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toepfer connects with a bit shot that sees Frolov covering up! More strikes from Toepfer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Toepfer is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Toepfer!
Paul Toepfer retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Paul Toepfer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.