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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robin Nash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Avery McCurnin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nash
vs
McCurnin

150 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

161 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

GREEN!160

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Robin Nash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Avery McCurnin!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nash keeps the fight on the outside.
McCurnin has a takedown stuffed.
McCurnin avoids the head kick by Nash.
Nash misses with a two punch combination.
McCurnin tries to clinch there but Nash circles away.
McCurnin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nash as he jumps to the side.
McCurnin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nash.
McCurnin shoots in for a takedown but Nash shows good takedown defense.
Robin Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery McCurnin.
Nash tries a head kick but it misses.
Nash lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as McCurnin backs up against the cage.
Nash tries a head kick but it misses.
McCurnin tries to clinch up but Nash circles away and keeps his distance.
Robin Nash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nash throws a head kick that misses.
McCurnin tries for a takedown but Nash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nash circles away from the clinch attempt.

McCurnin clinches with his opponent.

Nash successfully pulls guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nash pulls McCurnin in to control the position.
McCurnin stops Nash from standing up.
Nash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McCurnin manages to get himself to full guard.
Nash postures up.
Nash pushing down on McCurnin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McCurnin is controlling Nash's trapped leg to prevent Nash from advancing to side control.
McCurnin trying to control but Nash postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nash is looking for a kimura here.
Nash takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McCurnin wants to get back to full guard.
Nash really is a fat lump.

Nash stands up out of the half guard.
Nash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCurnin.
Nash looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Nash. No joy for McCurnin on that attempt.
Nash misses with a double jab.
Nash throws a sloppy head kick and McCurnin moves out of range easily.

McCurnin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nash manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McCurnin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCurnin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCurnin is looking to advance position but Nash has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
McCurnin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
McCurnin trying to control here.
Nash is trying to control. McCurnin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nash wants to stand up but McCurnin is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Nash in particular looking to stall.
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 Robin Nash will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

McCurnin shoots in looking for a takedown but Nash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McCurnin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nash swats away the attempt to clinch by McCurnin.
Nash catches McCurnin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nash scores with a nice body kick.
McCurnin has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nash misses with a double jab
and McCurnin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A jab from Nash misses.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nash throws a right and a left that McCurnin avoids nicely.
Nash throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCurnin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nash.
No joy there for Nash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nash scores with a one two! McCurnin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McCurnin moves into range and clinches up with Nash.
Nash is trying to break free.
McCurnin is trying to pull guard but Nash has him pressed against the cage.

Nash breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCurnin blocks a head kick by Nash.
Nash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCurnin misses with a kick to the body.
McCurnin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from McCurnin. Those never looked like landing.
Nash lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nash throws a head kick that misses
and McCurnin counters with a series of strikes. Nash will be more careful next time no doubt.
McCurnin moves in looking to clinch but Nash pushes him off.
McCurnin scores with a shot to the body.
McCurnin darts in looking for a takedown but Nash gets double underhooks and turns McCurnin into the cage.
Robin Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery McCurnin.
McCurnin is breathing heavily.
A frustrated look appears on Nash's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nash is trying to force a seperation but McCurnin has the dominant position.
Nash is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCurnin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nash working hard to break the clinch.
Nash tries to break the clinch but McCurnin is controlling the position.
McCurnin tries to land a knee to the head but Nash blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Nash pulls McCurnin into guard.
Nash wants to stand but McCurnin is controlling the position.
McCurnin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nash might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Avery McCurnin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McCurnin tries a head kick but it misses.
McCurnin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nash.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCurnin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nash.
Nash avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Nash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCurnin slips a jab and a cross from Nash.
Nash lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCurnin's sensitive parts.
Nash throws a right and a left that McCurnin avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Nash.
Robin Nash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCurnin tries to clinch but Nash is having none of it.

McCurnin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McCurnin lands in his opponent's guard.
McCurnin is looking to stand up but Nash won't let him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCurnin postures up in Nash's guard and throws a big left but Nash blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Robin Nash will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nash connects with an inside leg kick.
McCurnin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Robin Nash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCurnin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nash as he jumps to the side.
McCurnin blocks a head kick by Nash.
No joy there for Nash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCurnin avoids the head kick by Nash.
McCurnin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCurnin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nash but Nash pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robin Nash has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery McCurnin.
Nash throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCurnin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nash throws a series of punches but McCurnin moves out of range.
McCurnin fails with the takedown.
Nash throws a one two combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McCurnin fails with a takedown attempt.
Nash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck for McCurnin with that takedown attempt.
Nash looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCurnin cracks a nice hook into Nash's ribs.
Nash tries a head kick but it misses.
Nash misses with a series of wild punches.
Nash will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nash pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin avoids the body shot from Nash.

McCurnin drives through and clinches with Nash against the cage.
Nash is trying to push McCurnin away but McCurnin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nash working hard to break the clinch.
Nash looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nash fails to pull guard.
McCurnin digs a right hand underneath Nash's ribcage. Nash let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nash misses with an elbow strike.

McCurnin manages to break the clinch.
Nash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nash misses with a head kick.
Nash looks to land a left hand but McCurnin moved out of range nicely.
Nash throws a combination that misses
and McCurnin counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nash defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McCurnin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nash throws a series of punches but McCurnin moves out of range.

Nash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Nash escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCurnin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Robin Nash is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCurnin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nash is keeping the position for now.
McCurnin content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCurnin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nash is trying to control the position but McCurnin postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nash is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McCurnin defends well.
McCurnin looking to sit in guard and control but Nash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

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 Robin Nash.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nash, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robin Nash!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Robin Nash made sure he mentioned Merciless Gladiators, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliq Shunkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Mathers Lll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shunkov comes to the cage accompanied by Gimn kudo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shunkov
vs
Mathers Lll

168 cm
18
137 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

174 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliq Shunkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Mathers Lll!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shunkov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shunkov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mathers Lll is trying to get back to his feet.
Mathers Lll is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Shunkov stands up.
Shunkov is looking to score with low kicks.
Shunkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Shunkov dives in and grabs Mathers Lll's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mathers Lll pushes down on Shunkov's head and hops out.
Shunkov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mathers Lll counters with a stiff right hand.

Shunkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mathers Lll, pushing him back against the cage.
Shunkov is trying to pull guard but Mathers Lll turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vitaliq Shunkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shunkov stalling against the cage.

Mathers Lll breaks the clinch.
Shunkov fails to land the takedown.
Shunkov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck for Shunkov with that takedown attempt.
Shunkov is breathing heavily.

Shunkov pushes Mathers Lll up against the cage in a clinch.
Shunkov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shunkov manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shunkov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mathers Lll.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shunkov tries for a takedown but Mathers Lll manages to get underhooks.
Mathers Lll keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shunkov's efforts to push away.
Shunkov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shunkov wants to stall.

Mathers Lll manages to break the clinch.
Shunkov darts in trying to clinch
and Mathers Lll cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

A jab-cross combination lands for Mathers Lll and sends Shunkov crashing to the mat! Mathers Lll follows him down to the mat - Shunkov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

Shunkov is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mathers Lll stands up from half guard.
Oh Shunkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mathers Lll drops Shunkov with a big left hand! Shunkov is injured, injured bad! Mathers Lll jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Mathers Lll!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rudolf Hinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jammal Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roberts has chosen You're Going Down By Sick Puppies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hinkle
vs
Roberts

156 cm
20
134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 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, Jammal Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hinkle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roberts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hinkle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Hinkle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Roberts is concentrating on defense, preventing Hinkle from advancing position.
Hinkle controlling the action here.
Hinkle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Roberts won't allow Hinkle to pass to mount.
Roberts regains full guard. Nicely done.
Roberts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roberts is pulling down on Hinkle's head to control his posture.
Hinkle postures up and lands a big shot to Roberts's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.
Hinkle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hinkle is looking to work some ground and pound but Roberts has wrist control.
Hinkle being controlled here momentarily.
Roberts wants to get back to his feet but Hinkle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hinkle trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.
Hinkle sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Rudolf Hinkle just wasn't active enough.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Hinkle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roberts looking to score a takedown here. Hinkle is defending well but Roberts drives through and ends up in Hinkle's guard.
Hinkle has a closed guard, preventing Roberts from standing up.
Hinkle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hinkle has a closed guard, preventing Roberts from standing up.
Roberts pushing down on Hinkle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Roberts is taking a breather. Hinkle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hinkle is looking for a sweep. Roberts is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Roberts blocks the strikes from Hinkle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to free his trapped foot but Hinkle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hinkle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roberts is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Hinkle does no damage.
Hinkle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Roberts avoids it really well and circles away.
Hinkle wants to clinch

and Roberts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roberts.
Hinkle throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roberts engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hinkle tries to strike from the bottom.
Roberts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Roberts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hinkle is proving hard to escape from.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jammal Roberts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hinkle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hinkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hinkle's waist but Hinkle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Roberts off to one side.
Hinkle scores with a one two! Roberts had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Hinkle clinches up with Roberts and pushes him back against the cage.
Hinkle keeps control of Roberts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nice body punch from Hinkle.
Hinkle tries to pull guard but Roberts holds him up against the cage and eventually Hinkle drops back down to his feet.

Hinkle jumps guard.
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 Rudolf Hinkle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hinkle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hinkle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Hinkle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roberts. Roberts circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hinkle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Roberts moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Hinkle. Those never looked like landing.
Hinkle lands with a nice body punch.
Hinkle scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hinkle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hinkle throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hinkle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hinkle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roberts's head backwards.
Roberts leaves Hinkle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hinkle loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle is looking to clinch.
Hinkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Roberts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hinkle throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Hinkle misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hinkle misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with a head kick.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Hinkle.
Hinkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A left and a right from Hinkle both land. Nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Hinkle throws a series of punches but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hinkle.
Roberts moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Hinkle misses

and Roberts counters by moving into the clinch.

Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hinkle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hinkle throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Hinkle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hinkle misses with an uppercut.
Hinkle tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Roberts misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle swinging wildly here.
Hinkle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Roberts throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hinkle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Roberts is in Hinkle's guard.
Roberts stays in close to Hinkle's body and controls the position.
Roberts passes into half guard.
Roberts with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hinkle is staying active underneath Roberts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Roberts looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jammal Roberts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Hinkle fails to land with a series of punches.
Roberts shoots in but no luck this time.
Hinkle throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Hinkle misses with the combination.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Hinkle.
Hinkle throws a series of punches but Roberts avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hinkle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hinkle throws an off balance right hand
and Roberts counters with a head kick. That will keep Hinkle thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hinkle shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Roberts throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudolf Hinkle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Roberts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hinkle stuffs the takedown attempt from Roberts. Roberts gets slowly back to his feet.
A big right from Hinkle misses.
Hinkle lands a jab-cross combination.
Roberts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roberts tries a head kick but it misses.
Roberts looks for a takedown but Hinkle sprawls well.
Hinkle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hinkle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hinkle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roberts at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hinkle misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hinkle.
Hinkle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hinkle throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rudolf Hinkle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roberts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hinkle.
Hinkle loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Rudolf Hinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hinkle throws a right and a left that Roberts avoids nicely.
Hinkle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Roberts counters with a big head kick but Hinkle shrugs it off.
Hinkle misses with a double jab
and Roberts counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches up with Hinkle, looking for a takedown. Roberts pushes Hinkle against the cage but Hinkle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rudolf Hinkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jammal Roberts.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roberts shoots for a double leg takedown but Hinkle sprawls well. He's pushed Roberts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hinkle throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hinkle.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Hinkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hinkle just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Hinkle does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hinkle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hinkle wants it to stay on the feet.

Hinkle scores with a takedown into Roberts's guard.
Hinkle wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Roberts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hinkle!
Roberts controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoids the attempt from Hinkle to control.
Roberts looking to control but Hinkle is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hinkle is desperately trying to improve his position but Roberts has a good base and remains in mount.
Roberts trying to control but Hinkle is having none of it.
Rudolf Hinkle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jammal Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts controlling his opponent.
Jammal Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Roberts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rudolf Hinkle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hinkle, 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rudolf Hinkle!
In defeat, Jammal Roberts stepped up to the mic, saying 'i learned some of the critical flaws that caused me to lose this fight but I am going to train harder than I have ever before and I WILL win my next fight!!!'.

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pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandr Pchelenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Tuckich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pchelenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West-Stronger. Hans Tuckich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pchelenko
vs
Tuckich

168 cm
18
138 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q
Heisenberg

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, Alexsandr Pchelenko!
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, Hans Tuckich!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pchelenko moves in looking to clinch but Tuckich pushes him off.

Pchelenko clinches up against the cage.
Tuckich dodges an elbow strike from Pchelenko.
Pchelenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Pchelenko lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pchelenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Tuckich has double underhooks.
Pchelenko has Tuckich pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pchelenko.
Tuckich tries to work over Pchelenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Tuckich drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tuckich lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pchelenko!
Tuckich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pchelenko's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Pchelenko wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuckich controlling from mount.
Tuckich punching from mount but Pchelenko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tuckich with good strikes from the mount here!
Pchelenko tries to lock up and control but Tuckich gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Tuckich lands a big shot there that rocks Pchelenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pchelenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tuckich blocks Pchelenko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
My spies in Ironfist Athletics inform me that Tuckich has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pchelenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pchelenko is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Tuckich locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Pchelenko is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hans Tuckich!
During a confident post fight interview, Hans Tuckich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musfa Caparzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silang comes to the cage accompanied by Make it bun dem Skrillex. The crowd seem to be enjoying Caparzo's choice of entrance music: Moving Units (MLB 06 The Show Soundtrack). This should be fireworks!

Silang
vs
Caparzo

167 cm
23
135 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

166 cm
25
138 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Silang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Musfa Caparzo!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caparzo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Caparzo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

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

Caparzo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silang has escaped the position, nice work there.
Caparzo wants to stand but Silang is controlling his arm.
Silang is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caparzo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Caparzo trying to control the position but Silang is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Caparzo.

Caparzo stands up and beckons Silang to his feet.
Caparzo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caparzo moves into the clinch.

Caparzo wants the takedown. Silang is fighting it off but Caparzo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silang's guard against the cage.
Silang working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Caparzo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Caparzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silang seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Caparzo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Caparzo wants to pass the guard but Silang is keeping the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Diego Silang wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Caparzo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Caparzo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silang wants to control but Caparzo postures up.
Caparzo works to advance to full mount. Silang defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Caparzo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silang is now in Caparzo's guard. A big mistake from Caparzo there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caparzo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Caparzo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silang pushing down on Caparzo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Silang is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Caparzo is just riding it out for now. Silang eventually gives up the hold.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caparzo is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silang seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caparzo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silang tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Caparzo is in Silang's guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diego Silang!
Post fight, Diego Silang took to the microphone: 'Thank's for the Support'.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chinny Magalhaes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Douglas Lima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Magalhaes
vs
Douglas Lima

175 cm
26
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
25
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Namunamu Clothing

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chinny Magalhaes!
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, Junior Douglas Lima!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima takes a swing at Magalhaes's ribcage but misses.
Lima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lima lunges at Magalhaes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Magalhaes's hand.
Lima stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Magalhaes darts in and clinches Lima up against the cage.

Magalhaes lands a takedown into guard.
Magalhaes passes Lima's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Magalhaes is looking for a kimura but Lima is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Magalhaes to get the leverage.
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!

Magalhaes is working for a submission of some sort.
Magalhaes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lima is trying to control but can't.
Lima gets back to full guard.
Magalhaes trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magalhaes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Magalhaes from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima wants to stand up but Magalhaes is controlling him.
Lima wants to sweep here but Magalhaes controlling him for the moment.
Magalhaes won't allow Lima to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chinny Magalhaes just wasn't active enough.

Magalhaes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lima's half guard.

Magalhaes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lima doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Magalhaes.
Magalhaes wants to pass to mount but Lima is defending the position.

Magalhaes wants to work for an arm triangle but Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Magalhaes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lima sees it coming and defends easily.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Magalhaes 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lima tries to kick Magalhaes off but Magalhaes keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lima really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magalhaes. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Magalhaes is trying to work for a kimura but Lima is defending well.
Well, if Magalhaes is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Lima is defending against the submission attempts here by Magalhaes.

Magalhaes seems to be working for a kimura but Lima defends the submission attempt.
Magalhaes is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalhaes wants to pass to mount but Lima is defending the position.
Lima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Magalhaes is working away from the top position though.
Lima is looking to escape.

Magalhaes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lima defends it well.

Magalhaes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chinny Magalhaes!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexandr Shunkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Shunkov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nirvana-Smells Like Teen Spirit. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kamanula
vs
Shunkov

165 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandr Shunkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kamanula shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Kamanula stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
We've been told by Kamanula's head coaches at Bad Pluto! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shunkov goes for a double leg but Kamanula avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kamanula continues to drive forward.
Kamanula looking for a takedown.
Shunkov tries for a takedown but Kamanula manages to get underhooks.
Kamanula unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shunkov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kamanula using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shunkov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shunkov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamanula has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kamanula stops a takedown attempt from Shunkov.
Tamiwe Kamanula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexandr Shunkov.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shunkov stops a takedown attempt from Kamanula.
Shunkov wants to take the fight to the mat but Kamanula manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shunkov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Shunkov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kamanula avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Shunkov's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamanula escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shunkov is defended easily by Kamanula.

Shunkov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kamanula might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Shunkov tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kamanula's legs.

Shunkov stands up.
Shunkov fails with a takedown attempt.
Shunkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Kamanula tries to sprawl out of it but Shunkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kamanula manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Kamanula bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

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!
Shunkov managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kamanula.

Kamanula has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kamanula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shunkov avoids the head kick by Kamanula.
Shunkov avoids the head kick by Kamanula.
Shunkov shoots in for a double leg but Kamanula sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kamanula feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kamanula is breathing heavily.
Kamanula throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Kamanula got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shunkov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kamanula has managed to get both his arms back between Shunkov's legs - danger averted.
Shunkov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shunkov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamanula throwing strikes from guard but Shunkov blocks nicely.
Shunkov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Shunkov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Shunkov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shunkov is looking for a takedown.
Shunkov misses with the head strike.
Shunkov can't get the takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shunkov throws an elbow but misses.
Shunkov goes for a takedown attempt but Kamanula pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shunkov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kamanula counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Kamanula looks at the referee who does nothing so Kamanula lands a crushing right that sends Shunkov to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tamiwe Kamanula!
After winning the bout, Tamiwe Kamanula thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Frolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edie Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frolov comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Holy War. Alvarez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Snoop Dog ft Dr.Dre-Следующи. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Frolov
vs
Alvarez

175 cm
30
136 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

173 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Frolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edie Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez tries to clinch but Frolov moves away
and Frolov counters with a nice body shot.
Frolov digs a good body shot into Alvarez's ribs.
Frolov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Frolov lands with a hook. Alvarez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alvarez moves to clinch but Frolov breaks away
letting Frolov counter with a right hand.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Frolov circles away.
Frolov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Frolov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Frolov thows a body shot but no joy.
Frolov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alvarez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Frolov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alvarez tries to clinch
and Frolov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Alvarez gets caught flat footed, as Frolov shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Alvarez is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Alvarez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Frolov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frolov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Alvarez throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frolov is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frolov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Frolov 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.
Alvarez trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Alvarez wants to clinch
and Frolov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Edie Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frolov wants to land a leg kick but Alvarez is out of range.
Alvarez closes the distance but Frolov moves to the side

and Frolov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frolov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frolov postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frolov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Frolov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Frolov looking to pass the guard.
Frolov slips nicely into half guard.
Frolov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Frolov wants to work for an arm triangle but Alvarez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Frolov uses his free foot to push down on Alvarez's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Alvarez.
Frolov looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frolov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Frolov lands with some strikes.
Frolov scoring with strikes but Alvarez is staying in there.
Alvarez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Frolov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Frolov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Frolov unloading with bombs!
Alvarez is still in real trouble! Can Frolov finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alvarez has given up his back here. Will Frolov look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Frolov working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Alvarez is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Frolov has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Alvarez taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Victor Frolov!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Toepfer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umba Matumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Toepfer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Toepfer
vs
Matumba

160 cm
21
135 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

173 cm
21
140 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 7 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Umba Matumba!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Toepfer is defended easily by Matumba.
Left hook, right uppercut from Matumba.

It looks like Paul Toepfer has been cut.
Toepfer shoots in for a takedown but Matumba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
We've been hearing reports that Toepfer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Matumba throws the kick towards the body but Toepfer avoids it.
Matumba stuns Toepfer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Toepfer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Matumba defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Toepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Toepfer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toepfer shoots in for a double leg but Matumba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matumba scores with a one two! Toepfer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Matumba throws a head kick that misses.
Toepfer looks for a takedown but Matumba sprawls well.
Matumba scores with a three punch combo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Matumba catches Toepfer right on the button with a cross.
Matumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Toepfer.
Matumba throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Toepfer ducks right into an uppercut from Matumba.

Paul Toepfer's cut is getting worse.
Matumba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Toepfer is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Toepfer. Matumba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Toepfer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matumba getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Toepfer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Matumba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matumba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Toepfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Matumba.
Toepfer seems to have got his legs back now.
Matumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toepfer manages to avoid it.
Umba Matumba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matumba lands with a nice combination. Toepfer backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matumba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toepfer manages to avoid it.
Toepfer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matumba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matumba tries to bum rush Toepfer with a series of wild strikes but Toepfer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Matumba. Those never looked like landing.

Toepfer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Matumba is pushing Toepfer's head away, looking to escape. Toepfer manages to hold on to the position though.
Matumba takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Toepfer grinds an elbow into Matumba's temple.
Toepfer prevents Matumba from escaping the position.
Toepfer cracks Matumba with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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.
Matumba wants to get back to his feet but Toepfer is dominant here and he's now got Matumba's back!
Toepfer lands strikes to the head.
Matumba trying to get back to his feet but Toepfer is in full control for now.
Matumba grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.

Toepfer is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Matumba knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Matumba for a finish.
Toepfer lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Matumba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toepfer controlling well, preventing Matumba from escaping the position.
Toepfer is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Matumba up.
Toepfer throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Matumba!
Matumba is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Toepfer off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Toepfer loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Matumba hold on?
Toepfer is punishing Matumba with strikes - can he finish him?!
Matumba prevents Toepfer from getting a body triangle.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Toepfer.

Toepfer looking to break Matumba's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Matumba remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Toepfer will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matumba tries to break free.

Matumba fending off the submission attempt from Toepfer.
Matumba rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Matumba pushes Toepfer off looking to stand but Toepfer dives back in and keeps control.
Matumba is looking to improve his position.
Toepfer sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Toepfer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matumba's head.
Matumba is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Toepfer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Matumba wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toepfer is nestled in close to Matumba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are battling for position here. Matumba manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Toepfer is looking to work some ground and pound but Matumba has wrist control.
Toepfer trying to control the position from guard on top but Matumba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Toepfer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Toepfer darts in looking for a takedown but Matumba gets double underhooks and turns Toepfer into the cage.
Matumba looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Toepfer is looking for a takedown.
Matumba stops a takedown attempt from Toepfer.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Toepfer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Matumba wants to get back to striking at distance but Toepfer won't allow it.
Toepfer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Toepfer keeps control of Matumba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Toepfer jumps guard but Matumba stands there with Toepfer around his waist. Toepfer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Toepfer jumps guard but Matumba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Toepfer is trying to drag Matumba to the mat but Matumba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Toepfer tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Toepfer has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Matumba after a bit of a struggle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Toepfer tries to pull guard but Matumba won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Matumba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matumba is trying to break the clinch but Toepfer is controlling him.
Toepfer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matumba just stands there and leans against the cage.
Toepfer tries to pull guard but Matumba won't allow it.

Toepfer manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Toepfer keeping full guard, as Matumba tries to pass.
Toepfer controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matumba advances position into side control!
Matumba tries to stand but Toepfer is controlling his head.
Toepfer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Toepfer is looking for a sweep. Matumba is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Paul Toepfer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Matumba decides to stand and escape the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matumba throws a leg kick but Toepfer checks it.
Matumba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toepfer.
Matumba has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Matumba keeps the fight on the outside.
Matumba throws a one two combo.
Matumba jabs Toepfer right on the nose. Toepfer blinks but takes it well.
Matumba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toepfer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matumba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Matumba drops Toepfer with a beautiful combination! Toepfer stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Matumba is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Toepfer feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Matumba kicks Toepfer off and gets to his feet.
Matumba has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Toepfer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matumba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Toepfer somewhat.
Toepfer misses with a wild combination.
Matumba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matumba moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Paul Toepfer's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Toepfer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Matumba's guard.
Toepfer preventing the sweep.
Matumba keeping moving, preventing Toepfer from controlling successfully.
Toepfer prevents Matumba from getting back to his feet.
Toepfer looking to pass the guard.
Toepfer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Matumba is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Toepfer frees his head nicely. Oh but Matumba has switched to an armbar! Toepfer is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Umba Matumba!
Umba Matumba is the new bantamweight champion!