NGF 133 Vendetta vs Portier PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Efriam Haldi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Haldi
vs
Crash

167 cm
28
144 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

166 cm
27
145 lbs
11 - 9 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Efriam Haldi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haldi moves out of range as Crash throws a body kick.
Efriam Haldi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash misses with a wild body shot.
Crash feints a jab promting Haldi to slip. Crash then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Haldi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Efriam Haldi has been cut.
Haldi misses the jab.
Crash avoids a punch combination nicely.

Haldi moves into range and clinches up with Crash.

Haldi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Crash regains guard immediately.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crash is on top in guard.
Haldi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Haldi trying to control but Crash is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi is trying to control here but Crash has managed to regain half guard.
Crash trying to control here.
Crash is trying is best to control the position here.
Haldi uses his free foot to push down on Crash's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crash.
Crash is trying to escape the mount but Haldi keeps good control and instead manages to take Crash's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash trying to control the hands but Haldi won't let him.

Haldi looking for the choke but no joy.

Haldi goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Crash escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Haldi gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haldi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Crash is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Haldi.
Crash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haldi keeps working.
Haldi wants to control but Crash postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Crash's best efforts.
Haldi gets full guard.
Haldi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crash works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Haldi is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Crash jumps into side control!
Haldi is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haldi stops Crash from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Efriam Haldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crash throws a leg kick which misses Haldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Haldi tries to avoid it.
Crash is looking to land body kicks.
Haldi looks to throw a body kick
and Crash finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Haldi throws a leg kick that misses.
Haldi moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Haldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crash throws a head kick that Haldi semi-blocks.
Crash throws a leg kick which misses Haldi's front leg but catches the back leg as Haldi tries to avoid it.
Good work by Haldi as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash throws a leg kick that is checked
and Haldi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Efriam Haldi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haldi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Haldi tries to clinch but Crash moves out of range.
Crash throws out a leg kick but Haldi moves out of range and Crash only half commits.
Haldi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Skull Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Haldi throws a head kick but Crash moves out of range.
Crash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haldi.
Crash misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crash cracks a nice hook into Haldi's ribs.
Crash swinging wildly here.
Crash lands a leg kick that knocks Haldi off balance momentarily.
A bone on bone clash there as Crash blocks the leg kick.
Crash avoids the head kick by Haldi.
Haldi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Haldi scores with a nice body kick.
Haldi throws a right hand that misses
and Crash counters with a left and a right that stings Haldi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crash stuffs the takedown attempt from Haldi. Haldi gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Haldi.
Crash stuns Haldi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Haldi throws a hook but Crash avoids it easily.
Crash lands with a shot to the body.
Skull Crash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crash connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crash misses with a head kick.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crash stuffs the takedown attempt from Haldi. Haldi gets slowly back to his feet.
Crash throws a nice head kick!
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash delivers a nice body kick.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash scores with a body shot.
Crash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haldi is out of range.
Haldi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crash misses with a body kick.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haldi misses with a body shot.
Haldi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crash is looking to slow Haldi down with leg kicks.
Crash scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crash.
Crash throws a low kick but Haldi moves out of range easily.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crash as he avoids it easily.
Crash lands with a kick to the temple. Haldi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crash scores with a head kick.

Efriam Haldi's cut is getting worse.
Haldi wants to clinch.
Crash fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Haldi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crash!
Haldi misses the jab.
Crash throws a low kick, looking for Haldi's leg but Haldi calmly moves out of range.
Haldi throws a sloppy head kick and Crash moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crash.
Crash changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash leaves Haldi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crash goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skull Crash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Efriam Haldi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Haldi misses with a head kick.
Crash throws a body punch but Haldi moves out of range.
Haldi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Haldi manages to avoid it.
Crash dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haldi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Haldi blocks the leg kick.
Haldi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crash is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Haldi rather than just go for the knockout.
Crash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crash keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haldi.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Haldi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crash explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Haldi shoots in looking for a takedown. Crash tries to sprawl out of it but Haldi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crash fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haldi shoots in looking for a takedown but Crash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haldi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crash throws a low kick but Haldi avoids it.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Haldi moves to clinch but Crash breaks away
and Crash counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crash. That's going to slow Haldi down.
Crash thumps Haldi with a low kick.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haldi misses with a wild combination.
Crash fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Haldi.
Crash is looking to slow Haldi down with leg kicks.
Crash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Haldi tries to clinch but Crash is having none of it.
Haldi is looking to score with low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haldi checks a leg kick.
Haldi avoids a punch combination nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Haldi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Haldi tries a low kick but Crash avoids it.
Haldi checks a low kick from Crash.
Crash cracks a nice hook into Haldi's ribs.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Haldi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crash has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crash and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Haldi moves in looking to clinch but Crash pushes him off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crash, right into the meat.
Haldi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Haldi tries to close the distance and clinch but Crash swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crash throws a front kick aimed at Haldi's knee but Haldi avoids it well.
Crash lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haldi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crash.
Crash feints and then cracks Haldi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Haldi down.
Crash lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crash fakes the leg kick and cracks Haldi in the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crash. That's going to slow Haldi down.
Crash moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.
Haldi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Haldi shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efriam Haldi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Crash.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash thuds his shin into the meat of Haldi's side.
Haldi tries to clinch but Crash is having none of it.
Crash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haldi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crash scores with a jab to the body.
Haldi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crash thumps Haldi with a low kick.
Haldi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haldi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crash.
Crash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haldi.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crash scores with a head kick. Haldi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Haldi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haldi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crash can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash tries to land a front kick but Haldi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Haldi avoids a kick to the body.
Haldi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crash pinned against the cage. Crash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Haldi's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skull Crash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crash has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Skull Crash!
An out of breath Skull Crash thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
97%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beater
vs
Caffey

170 cm
27
155 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

169 cm
28
156 lbs
16 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Victor Caffey!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffey scores with a head kick. Beater tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Caffey throws a leg kick
and Caffey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beater looks to land a combination but Caffey avoids it well.
Caffey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beater.
Sloppy strikes from Beater. Those never looked like landing.
Beater tests Caffey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caffey wants to slow Beater down by chopping away at his legs.
Beater blocks a jab.
Beater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caffey counters with an inside leg kick.
Caffey throws a leg kick but Beater sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caffey drops his hands momentarily and Beater takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caffey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beater's corner calls for a 1-2. Beater obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Beater scores with a four punch combination!
Caffey lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beater throws a leg kick but Caffey moved away.
Caffey throws a leg kick but Beater sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beater.
Beater blocks a leg kick.
Caffey thows a leg kick but Beater checks it
and Caffey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caffey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caffey scores with a jab to the head.
Beater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beater duly obliges.
We've been told by Beater's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caffey scores with a shot to the body.
Beater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caffey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caffey.
Caffey ducks under a wild hook from Beater.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caffey, right into the meat.
Caffey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caffey wants to land a leg kick but Beater is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caffey. Beater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beater sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Caffey misses
and Beater counters with a three punch combo that has Caffey backing up. Caffey nods at Beater to acknowledge the strikes.
Good shot there by Beater.
Caffey defending well as Beater loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Beater checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beater misses with a straight left.
Beater throws a looping overhand right but Caffey ducks down to avoid it.
Beater throws a combination. Caffey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Beater stuns Caffey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Caffey.
Beater scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beater throws a hook to the side of Caffey's head but Caffey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caffey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beater has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beater and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Caffey.
Beater lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beater checks a leg kick.
Caffey misses with a hook
and Beater counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beater throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caffey tried to score with a low kick but Beater checks it.
Beater throws out a powerful jab.
Caffey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beater is working the combinations to good effect here.
Caffey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beater misses with a body kick.
Caffey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Beater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caffey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Beater - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beater is leaning against Caffey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caffey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beater blocks it with crossed arms.
Beater avoids a wild elbow strike from Caffey.
Caffey prevents a body shot from Beater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Beater dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Caffey tests Beater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caffey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beater counters with a series of strikes. Caffey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Caffey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
Beater looks to throw the jab but Caffey is out of range.
Caffey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beater.
A left lands for Caffey.
Beater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caffey staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beater checks a leg kick.

Beater instigates a clinch.
Beater lands an uppercut.
Beater throws a punch but it's blocked by Caffey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caffey as Beater tries to tie him up.
Beater prevents a body shot from Caffey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beater as Caffey tries to tie him up.
Caffey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beater.
Beater lands a hook that snaps the head of Caffey backwards.
Caffey avoiding damage.
Beater on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Beater scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caffey backwards.
Caffey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beater is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beater.
Caffey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beater is defending well for now.
Caffey is looking to control Beater's arms but Beater gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caffey has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caffey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caffey missing with knees to the body.
Beater blocks an elbow strike.
Beater misses with a punch to the body.

Beater breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Beater.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater digs a good body shot into Caffey's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Beater as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caffey misses with a head kick.
Beater throws a hook but Caffey blocks it.
Beater has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beater throws a head kick that misses.
Caffey looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Caffey misses
and Beater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caffey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caffey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beater scores with a jab to the body.
Beater checks a low kick from Caffey.
Beater throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caffey throws the left hand but Beater avoids the punch easily.
Beater scores with a hook to the body. Caffey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meat Beater is winning the standup battle so far.
Beater fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caffey is out of range.
Beater thuds his shin into the meat of Caffey's side.
Beater misses the shot to the body.
Caffey moves away from the strike by Beater.
Beater just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Caffey.
Beater connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caffey. Caffey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffey throws a leg kick
and Beater counters with an outside leg kick.
Beater scores with a nice right hand.
Beater chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caffey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beater thuds a left hand into Caffey's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caffey sizes up Beater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beater lands a jab to the head.
Beater throws a body punch but Caffey moves out of range.
Beater misses with a body punch
and Caffey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caffey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beater has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beater and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beater throws a front kick aimed at Caffey's knee but Caffey avoids it well.
Caffey swinging wildly here.
Beater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Beater dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beater scores with the left hand. Caffey knows he should have avoided that one.
Caffey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beater counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beater takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caffey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caffey slips a jab and a cross from Beater.
A head kick misses from Caffey.

Beater rushes Caffey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Caffey tries to land knees in the clinch but Beater avoids the damage to the body.
Beater scores with a hook to the body.
Beater tries to work over Caffey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Beater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beater throws a hook but Caffey avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Beater blocks the low kick.
Caffey does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Caffey keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey misses with a body kick.
Caffey throws a head kick that misses.
Beater looks to land a body kick but Caffey moved away.
Beater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caffey.
Caffey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Caffey tenderised Beater's leg. Beater is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Caffey.
Caffey staying out of range there.
Caffey thows a leg kick but Beater checks it
and Beater counters with a series of strikes. Caffey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beater throws a jab but it's blocked by Caffey.
Beater lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caffey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beater misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater scores with a nice right hand.
Beater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caffey was well out of range. Poor timing from Beater.
Beater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Caffey.
Caffey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beater. That did some damage!
Caffey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Caffey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Beater finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caffey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beater.
Caffey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beater loads up on a big right hand but Caffey slips the punch.
Beater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Caffey counters with a low kick, right behind Beater 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater misses with an uppercut. Caffey saw that one coming.
Caffey moves out of range as Beater throws a body kick.
Beater moves out of range of the leg kick from Caffey.
Beater throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caffey keeps the fight on the outside.
Beater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caffey momentarily.
Caffey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caffey misses with a low kick.
Caffey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caffey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater checks a leg kick nicely.
Caffey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caffey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caffey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beater connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Beater.
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!
Caffey lands a head kick!
Caffey cracks the inside of Beater's front leg.
That kick from Caffey tenderised Beater's leg. Beater is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caffey, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Beater.
Victor Caffey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caffey throws a leg kick but Beater moved away.

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 Meat Beater.
Well Beater has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
90%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Speedy Atkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanpun kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Snacktime - Barenaked Ladies. Atkins has chosen big in japan as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sanpun
vs
Atkins

178 cm
26
157 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

167 cm
28
150 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Speedy Atkins!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Atkins falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sanpun counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sanpun.
Sanpun blocking some punches.
Atkins can't find room to land a body shot as Sanpun controls the action.
Sanpun throws an elbow that misses.
Atkins tries to work over Sanpun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanpun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atkins's elbow.
A short left from Sanpun.
Atkins scores with a shot to the side of Sanpun's head.
Sanpun digs a right hand into Atkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atkins's gas tank.
Atkins tries a body shot but Sanpun blocks it.
Atkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanpun.
Sanpun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Atkins misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanpun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Atkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanpun digs a right hand into Atkins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Atkins's gas tank.
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!
Atkins pushes Sanpun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanpun throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanpun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Atkins's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun is working for takedown but Atkins is calmly controlling the position for now.

Sanpun has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Atkins uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanpun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanpun is working hard here to advance position.

Atkins has gone for a leg lock! Sanpun slips out almost immediately though and dives into Atkins's guard.

Atkins looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanpun connects with a couple of short punches.
Sanpun trying to control but Atkins is working from the bottom.

Atkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sanpun got a little sloppy there for a moment and Atkins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanpun has managed to get both his arms back between Atkins's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun tries to free his leg and advance position but Atkins is retaining full guard.

Atkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanpun pushes down on Atkins's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanpun lands a nice short elbow.
Sanpun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sanpun trying to control the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanpun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Sanpun is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Atkins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Atkins.
Atkins is trying to control the position but Sanpun postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins keeping moving, preventing Sanpun from controlling successfully.
Atkins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Atkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanpun defends well.
Sanpun landing with the ground and pound.

Atkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanpun doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanpun manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

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

Atkins looking for a guillotine here but Sanpun defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun trying to control the position from guard on top but Atkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atkins throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sanpun scoring with punches to the head and body.

Atkins is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanpun is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanpun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Atkins is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Sanpun 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Atkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sanpun content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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 Sanji Sanpun will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Atkins tries to clinch up.
Sanpun fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Atkins checks it well.
Atkins misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Atkins looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanpun lands with a right hand.
Sanpun shoots in looking for a takedown. Atkins tries to sprawl out of it but Sanpun keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Atkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Atkins tries to clinch there but Sanpun circles away.
A solid body kick from Atkins.
Sanpun walks into a jab.
Sanpun misses with a head kick.
Sanpun on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Atkins. Atkins obviously looking to wear him down.

Atkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanpun changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Atkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sanpun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanji Sanpun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins tries to clinch up but Sanpun circles away and keeps his distance.
Atkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Sanpun looking to score a takedown here. Atkins is defending well but Sanpun drives through and ends up in Atkins's guard.
Sanpun lands a couple of decent looking shots.

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

Atkins looking for subs off his back but Sanpun has passed one foot through into half guard.

Atkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Atkins is trying to get back to full guard.

Sanpun is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Atkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Atkins is looking to improve his position.

Atkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanpun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Atkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanpun pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanpun connects with a nice short shot to Atkins's temple.
Sanpun drops an elbow to the side of Atkins's head.
Atkins is pressing down on Sanpun's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Atkins has his foot on Sanpun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sanpun works his way back into a safe position though.
Atkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Atkins looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sanpun passes into half guard.
Atkins is breathing heavily.
Sanpun tries to pass the half guard into mount. Atkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Atkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanpun pulls his head out easily.
Sanpun content to control rather than advance.

Sanpun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Atkins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanpun.
Sanpun wants to control but Atkins is keeping him busy.

Atkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanpun pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun is looking to take a break and control but Atkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Atkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sanpun is trying to control the action in half guard but Atkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanpun is nestled in close to Atkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sanpun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Atkins has hold of Sanpun's hands but Sanpun slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sanpun wants to free his trapped foot but Atkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sanpun seems to be looking for submissions.
Sanji Sanpun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Atkins is looking for a sweep. Sanpun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Sanji Sanpun will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Atkins darts in trying to clinch
and Sanpun counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Sanpun shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanpun showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanpun is keen to just control but Atkins is a slippery customer.
Atkins wants to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Sanpun there.
Sanpun looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Atkins looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Atkins is trying to maintain the position but Sanpun is very close to passing his half guard.

Sanpun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Atkins doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanpun.
Sanpun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Atkins defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun prevents Atkins from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sanpun connects with a nice short shot to Atkins's temple.

Atkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Atkins gets full guard.
Sanpun controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sanpun trying to control but Atkins is working from the bottom.
Sanpun lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun wants to pass the guard but Atkins is keeping the position.

Atkins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanpun defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sanpun's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sanpun landing with the ground and pound.
Sanpun wants to control from the top but Atkins keeps moving.
Sanpun stopping the sweep attempt from Atkins.
Sanpun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanpun passes Atkins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanpun working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Atkins trying to control but Sanpun postures up.

Atkins is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Sanpun is tapping! Great win for Atkins!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Speedy Atkins!
Speedy Atkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marduk Thorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tico Ponce De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thorn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death. Ponce De Leon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Los Lobos - Canción Del Mariachi. Marduk Thorn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Thorn
vs
Ponce De Leon

165 cm
29
150 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

171 cm
27
149 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bloodlust Horde Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marduk Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tico Ponce De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ponce De Leon misses with a left hand
and Thorn counters with a leg kick.
Thorn throws the left hand but Ponce De Leon avoids the punch easily.
Ponce De Leon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thorn throws a leg kick but Ponce De Leon checks it.
Ponce De Leon slips a jab and a cross from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon tries to work over Thorn's front leg with a kick but Thorn checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon throws a wild body kick that Thorn sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponce De Leon.
Some wild striking there from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon avoids the head kick by Thorn.
Thorn misses with a wild body shot.
Ponce De Leon blocks a head kick by Thorn.
Thorn throws a body punch but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Ponce De Leon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thorn. That did some damage!
Ponce De Leon scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn swings for the body but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
Marduk Thorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thorn tries a knee to the head but Ponce De Leon blocks it.
Ponce De Leon misses with an elbow strike.
Ponce De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Marduk Thorn has been cut.
Thorn landing knees to the head.
Ponce De Leon managing to block the knees to the body from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon working aggressively here.
Ponce De Leon working aggressively here.
Thorn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ponce De Leon blocks it with crossed arms.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon is stalling here.
Thorn missing with knees to the body.
Ponce De Leon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ponce De Leon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ponce De Leon blocking some punches.
Ponce De Leon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thorn blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon blocking some punches.
Ponce De Leon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ponce De Leon throws a head punch that misses.
Ponce De Leon misses with some punches.
Ponce De Leon wants to stall.
Thorn prevents Ponce De Leon from breaking the clinch.
Thorn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ponce De Leon's elbow.
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!
Thorn blocks an uppercut.

Thorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ponce De Leon throws a body punch but Thorn moves out of range.
Thorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Thorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Thorn misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thorn.
Thorn takes one to the side of the head.
Thorn misses with a leg kick
enabling Ponce De Leon to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorn chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon wants to clinch up but Thorn keeps it at a distance.
Ponce De Leon throws a wild body kick that Thorn sees coming a mile off.
Thorn connects with a looping right hand.
Thorn throws a hook to the side of Ponce De Leon's head but Ponce De Leon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ponce De Leon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thorn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorn is looking to wear down Ponce De Leon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thorn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ponce De Leon's sensitive parts.
Ponce De Leon misses with a head kick.
Thorn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thorn misses with a low kick.
Thorn is looking to score with low kicks.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Ponce De Leon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
A leg kick checked by Ponce De Leon.
Thorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thorn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon blocks a head kick by Thorn.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thorn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ponce De Leon was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorn.
Thorn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Thorn blocks a head kick by Ponce De Leon.
Thorn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ponce De Leon lands with a good body shot.
Ponce De Leon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorn.
Ponce De Leon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ponce De Leon scores with a hook.
Ponce De Leon keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ponce De Leon throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thorn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good work by Thorn as he checks the leg kick.
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 Marduk Thorn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marduk Thorn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ponce De Leon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thorn in his tracks.
Ponce De Leon lunges at Thorn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thorn's hand.
Ponce De Leon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thorn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ponce De Leon is able to avoid easily.
Thorn just misses with a punch to the body.
Thorn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ponce De Leon.
Thorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ponce De Leon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorn throws a push kick but Ponce De Leon slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ponce De Leon. Thorn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marduk Thorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thorn takes a swing at Ponce De Leon's ribcage but misses.
Thorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorn checks a low kick from Ponce De Leon.
Ponce De Leon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorn checks a low kick from Ponce De Leon.
Jab by Thorn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ponce De Leon throws a head kick that Thorn semi-blocks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorn.
Ponce De Leon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thorn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ponce De Leon lands with an uppercut that bounces Thorn off the cage and back into range.

Thorn rushes Ponce De Leon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ponce De Leon stalling in the clinch but Thorn improves position.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ponce De Leon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thorn's brow.
Thorn lands a knee to the body.
Ponce De Leon misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ponce De Leon.
Thorn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ponce De Leon backwards.
Ponce De Leon takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Thorn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ponce De Leon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ponce De Leon is breathing heavily.

Thorn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ponce De Leon dodges the punch combination from Thorn.
Ponce De Leon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorn throws a low kick but Ponce De Leon moves out of range easily.
Thorn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thorn swings for the body but Ponce De Leon moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorn. Ponce De Leon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ponce De Leon scores with a nice body kick.
Ponce De Leon has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Thorn.
Ponce De Leon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thorn connects with a body shot.
Ponce De Leon avoids the head kick by Thorn.
Ponce De Leon jabs Thorn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thorn punishes Ponce De Leon's body with a nice straight punch.
Ponce De Leon moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ponce De Leon manages to avoid it.
Ponce De Leon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ponce De Leon avoids the body shot from Thorn.
Thorn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ponce De Leon keeps the fight on the outside.
Thorn lands a two punch combo.
Thorn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorn thows a body shot but no joy.
Ponce De Leon cracks Thorn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ponce De Leon lands with an overhand left.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ponce De Leon.
Thorn doesn't manage to clinch there - Ponce De Leon circles away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ponce De Leon.

Thorn is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Ponce De Leon!
Oh Thorn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Ponce De Leon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ponce De Leon cracks Thorn with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tico Ponce De Leon!
Tico Ponce De Leon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
71%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aadilou Ankutse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies comes to the cage accompanied by Wars Of Islam. Ankutse is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by i ka kane . Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Davies
vs
Ankutse

170 cm
28
149 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

168 cm
28
149 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aadilou Ankutse!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies tests Ankutse's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Davies gets caught flat footed, as Ankutse shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Ankutse looking to pass the guard.
Davies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ankutse wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Ankutse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ankutse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davies is keeping the position for now.
Davies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ankutse.

Ankutse 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.
Ankutse trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankutse gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ankutse tries to hold on but Davies postures up.
Ankutse can't escape the position.
Ankutse tries to lock up and control but Davies gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davies lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ankutse has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Davies landing punches.
Ankutse tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Davies looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Davies is working for a guillotine from mount but Ankutse frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davies prevents Ankutse from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankutse wants to hold on but Davies pushes him away.
Davies lands a big elbow.
Ankutse manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ankutse wants to improve his position but Davies is controlling well.
Ankutse throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Davies moves into full mount! Ankutse won't be happy about that!
Ankutse is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Davies is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ankutse has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ankutse!
Ankutse stopping the sweep attempt from Davies.
Ankutse trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.

Ankutse drops back, looking for a kneebar! Davies looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Davies looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Davies!
Ankutse is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ankutse moves into full guard.
Ankutse working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ankutse working for a triangle but Davies defends it easily.

Ankutse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davies is pushing down on Ankutse's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ankutse is fighting to maintain full guard but Davies has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davies seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ankutse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ankutse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ankutse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aadilou Ankutse will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Davies misses the target.
Davies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Ankutse shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Davies's guard.
Ankutse wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Ankutse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Davies controls Ankutse momentarily but Ankutse frees himself.
Ankutse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Davies looking for a sweep. Not yet Davies, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davies is on top in guard.

Ankutse looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Davies passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Davies there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ankutse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davies pulls his head out easily.

Ankutse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Davies pulls his head out easily.
Ankutse wants to control but Davies is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ankutse manages to get to full guard.

Ankutse is looking for a triangle but Davies pushes his legs off easily.

Ankutse is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Davies wants to pass the guard but Ankutse is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankutse trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ankutse with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Davies can't handle though.
Davies trying to control but Ankutse is working from the bottom.
Ankutse looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davies is one step ahead there.

Ankutse is looking for a triangle but Davies pushes his legs off easily.

Ankutse is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Davies is aware though and is defending well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ankutse keeping moving, preventing Davies from controlling successfully.

Ankutse looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Davies trying to control but Ankutse is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Davies accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ankutse striking off his back but it's not causing Davies any problems.
Davies throwing strikes from guard but Ankutse blocks nicely.

Ankutse working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Davies has passed into half guard!
Davies is looking to advance position but Ankutse won't allow it.

Ankutse actively working from the bottom here.
Davies is keen to just control but Ankutse is a slippery customer.
Ankutse trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ankutse looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ankutse is refusing to be controlled, as Davies sits in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ankutse manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davies slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Ankutse is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Davies throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ankutse throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aadilou Ankutse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ankutse drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ankutse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Davies tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ankutse trying to control but Davies is working from the bottom.
Ankutse forces his way into half guard.
Ankutse uses his free foot to push down on Davies's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Davies.

Ankutse jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Davies is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Davies and Ankutse has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Ankutse postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aadilou Ankutse has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davies is looking for a sweep.
Davies is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ankutse's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Ankutse is trying to control. Davies wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ankutse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Davies trying to hold on to Ankutse's head to control him but Ankutse postures up.
Davies avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ankutse.

Ankutse is working for a kimura but Davies is defending it quite comfortably.
Davies is controlling Ankutse's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Davies tries to get to full guard but Ankutse has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ankutse is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Davies defends it well.
Davies slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ankutse wants to control from the top but Davies keeps moving.
Ankutse postures up.
Davies preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ankutse throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ankutse working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ankutse drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davies manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ankutse has Davies in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankutse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davies is pushing down on Ankutse's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ankutse is fighting to maintain full guard but Davies has managed to sneak the leg through.
Davies is keen to just control but Ankutse is a slippery customer.
Davies is controlling the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ankutse moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davies trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankutse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Davis Davies just wasn't active enough.
Davies tries to work over Ankutse's front leg with a kick but Ankutse checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Davies. Ankutse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ankutse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Davies.
Davies misses with a wild combination.

Davies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ankutse pushes down on Davies's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ankutse is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Davies sees it coming and defends easily.
Davis Davies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davies gets full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aadilou Ankutse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ankutse winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aadilou Ankutse!
Aadilou Ankutse decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Davis Davies spoke after the fight, saying 'I apologise for being an ass.'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stampe Eklund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eklund has chosen Troll - Trollberg as his entrance music. Stampe Eklund has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dantes
vs
Eklund

180 cm
28
165 lbs
14 - 6 - 1

168 cm
25
167 lbs
8 - 3 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stampe Eklund!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eklund misses with a straight left.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dantes - that will leave a mark!
Eklund has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A combination from Eklund does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Eklund misses.
Eklund checks a leg kick.
Eklund throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dantes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab, jab by Eklund - just one landing.
A combination from Eklund does no damage.
Dantes scores with a body shot.
Stampe Eklund seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eklund throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dantes to counter with a crisp jab.
Dantes scores with a kick to the midsection.
Eklund with a nice cross.
Dantes looks to throw the jab but Eklund is out of range.
Dantes fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Eklund checks it well.

Eklund darts in and clinches Dantes up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eklund tries to stall but Dantes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Eklund struggles to land a body shot inside as Dantes controls his hands.
Dantes prevents a body shot from Eklund.
Eklund misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Eklund tries a body shot but Dantes blocks it.
Dantes manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Eklund misses with some punches.
Eklund struggles to land a body shot inside as Dantes controls his hands.
Dantes controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edmund Dantes.
Dantes is looking to score with low kicks.
Dantes throws a big shot that misses.
Eklund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No luck for Dantes with that takedown attempt.
Dantes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Eklund scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dantes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eklund.
Eklund misses with a hook
and Dantes counters with a nice low kick that buckles Eklund's knee momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dantes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eklund.
Dantes throws a sloppy head kick

and Eklund counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Eklund goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Eklund is looking to control Dantes's arms but Dantes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eklund has his back to the cage.
Eklund is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Eklund prevents Dantes from breaking the clinch.
Eklund trying to control the position but instead, Dantes has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eklund into the cage.
Nice body punch from Eklund - that landed with a thud.
Dantes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Eklund.
Dantes slows down the pace here.
Eklund tries a body shot but Dantes blocks it.
Nice body punch from Eklund - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eklund lands a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Eklund tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dantes tries to stall but Eklund uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dantes.
Eklund stalling in the clinch but Dantes improves position.
Dantes working aggressively here.
Eklund lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eklund lands an uppercut.
Eklund stalling.
Eklund struggles to land a body shot inside as Dantes controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eklund lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eklund throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dantess head.
Dantes is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stampe Eklund dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dantes wants to land a leg kick but Eklund is out of range.
Eklund misses with a looping left.
Dantes looks for the body kick but Eklund saw that one coming.
Eklund displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dantes.
Dantes shoots in for a takedown but Eklund shows good takedown defense.
Eklund tries to clinch up but Dantes circles away and keeps his distance.

Eklund clinches.
Dantes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eklund has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Eklund to work.
Eklund tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dantes's elbow.
Eklund pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Eklund looking to stall.
Eklund is leaning against Dantes and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Dantes manages to break the clinch.
Dantes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Eklund has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dantes connects with a body shot that sends Eklund's belly button to the back.
Eklund lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dantes shoots in looking for a takedown. Eklund tries to sprawl out of it but Dantes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eklund manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmund Dantes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eklund misses with a low kick.
Dantes takes a swing at Eklund's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eklund misses with a straight right.
Eklund scoring well with a low kick there.
Eklund finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dantes misses with an uppercut. Eklund saw that one coming.
Eklund lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dantes misses with a takedown attempt - Eklund sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dantes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Eklund.
Dantes clobbers Eklund with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eklund lands a front kick.
Dantes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Eklund swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eklund fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eklund lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dantes shoots in for a takedown but Eklund shows good takedown defense.
Dantes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dantes scores with a leg kick.
Dantes throws a hook but Eklund blocks it.
Eklund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dantes lands with a cross.
Dantes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eklund lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Eklund, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eklund cracks Dantes with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eklund lands a leg kick that knocks Dantes off balance momentarily.
Dantes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eklund throws a body punch but Dantes moves out of range.
Eklund throws a front kick aimed at Dantes's knee but Dantes avoids it well.
Eklund waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dantes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Eklund lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dantes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dantes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dantes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Eklund takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Eklund lands but Dantes takes it in his stride.
Eklund misses with a double jab.
A punch lands to the side of Eklund 's head but he takes it in his stride.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eklund lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dantes circles away quickly and effectively.
Eklund fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dantes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Eklund dips to his left and cracks Dantes with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stampe Eklund showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Eklund dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dantes. That did some damage!
Eklund throws a series of punches but Dantes moves out of range.
Dantes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eklund just misses with a punch to the body.
Eklund looks to throw the jab but Dantes is out of range.
Eklund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dantes throws a hook but Eklund blocks it.
Eklund takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dantes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dantes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Eklund throws a hook but Dantes blocks it.
Eklund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dantes moves out of range of the strikes.
Dantes connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eklund blocks a head kick by Dantes.
Eklund tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Eklund, right into the meat.
Dantes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eklund doesn't seem bothered though.
Eklund misses with a body kick.
Dantes tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Eklund is able to avoid easily.
Eklund looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Eklund tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dantes takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Dantes finds it's way through Eklund's defenses.
Eklund misses with an uppercut
and Dantes counters with a left and a right that stings Eklund.
Eklund checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Dantes misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dantes is defended easily by Eklund.
Eklund throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eklund connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dantes's hands.
Eklund closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Eklund connects with a jab.
Dantes does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Eklund thows a leg kick but Dantes checks it

and Dantes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dantes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Eklund to regain full guard.
Dantes postures up in Eklund's guard and throws a big left but Eklund blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Eklund keeping moving, preventing Dantes from controlling successfully.
Eklund wants to improve his position but instead Dantes has moved into half guard.
Dantes frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Edmund Dantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dantes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Eklund really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Eklund is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dantes controlling the position easily from mount.
Dantes wants to control the pace but Eklund is squirming around nicely.
Dantes with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dantes cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Eklund takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Dantes showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Eklund has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stampe Eklund!
A very excited looking Stampe Eklund 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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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hakan Juholt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brandao
vs
Juholt

170 cm
25
153 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

167 cm
26
135 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Fury Nutrition Inc.

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hakan Juholt!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Juholt sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Brandao to the ground! Juholt dives into full mount looking to finish!

Brandao is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Juholt postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Brandao bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Juholt and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakan Juholt!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathurin Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boitsoff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, My Domination. Dmitry Boitsoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boitsoff
vs
Kerbouchard

180 cm
28
222 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

190 cm
31
216 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathurin Kerbouchard!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kerbouchard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Boitsoff sprawls well initially but Kerbouchard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Kerbouchard seems to be looking for submissions.
Boitsoff moves into full guard.

Boitsoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kerbouchard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kerbouchard drops back looking for a leg! Boitsoff is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Boitsoff manages to kick Kerbouchard off! Kerbouchard jumps back into Boitsoff's guard.
Kerbouchard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Boitsoff is looking for a triangle but Kerbouchard pushes his legs off easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dmitry Boitsoff!
Dmitry Boitsoff seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mannetosen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Vanguard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mannetosen comes to the cage accompanied by Krav. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mannetosen
vs
Vanguard

173 cm
29
150 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
145 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Fury Nutrition Inc.
Backyard Fighting

Bloodlust Horde Fightwear
Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manny Mannetosen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grant Vanguard!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanguard tries to land a leg kick but Mannetosen saw it coming and moves away.
Vanguard misses with a left hand

and Mannetosen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vanguard's guard.
Mannetosen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mannetosen throws an elbow that misses. Vanguard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mannetosen's guard. Nice move by Vanguard!
Mannetosen keeping moving, preventing Vanguard from controlling successfully.
Mannetosen is trying to control the position but Vanguard postures up.
Vanguard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Mannetosen is looking for a triangle but Vanguard pushes his legs off easily.

Mannetosen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vanguard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mannetosen is looking for a triangle but Vanguard pushes his legs off easily.
Vanguard tries to stand but Mannetosen is controlling from the bottom.

Mannetosen working for submissions but it's allowed Vanguard to get to half guard.
Mannetosen is looking for a sweep. Vanguard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Mannetosen actively working from the bottom here.
Mannetosen wants to control but Vanguard is keeping busy.
Mannetosen wants to improve his position but Vanguard is controlling well.
Vanguard is looking to advance position but Mannetosen won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Mannetosen gets back to full guard.

Mannetosen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vanguard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vanguard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Mannetosen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mannetosen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vanguard passes into side control.
Mannetosen wants to control but Vanguard postures up.
Mannetosen is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mannetosen gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Mannetosen dominated that round.
That's time! Mannetosen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Vanguard.
Vanguard throws a sloppy head kick and Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
Grant Vanguard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Vanguard finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick as Vanguard jumps back.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Mannetosen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vanguard doesn't seem phased though.
Mannetosen avoids the head kick by Vanguard.
Vanguard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mannetosen misses with a body kick.
Vanguard throws a one two combo.
Nice shot by Vanguard.
Mannetosen has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanguard is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vanguard lands with an overhand left.
Vanguard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vanguard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vanguard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Vanguard misses.
Mannetosen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vanguard checks a low kick from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen connects with a looping right hand.
Mannetosen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mannetosen cracks Vanguard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vanguard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mannetosen thuds his shin into the meat of Vanguard's side.
Vanguard lands a nice hook to Mannetosen's body. Mannetosen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mannetosen lands a glancing blow to the side of Vanguard's head.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but Mannetosen moved away.
Mannetosen moves out of range of the strikes.
Vanguard throws a low kick but Mannetosen avoids it.
Nice body punch from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen is looking to score with low kicks.
Mannetosen blocks a head kick by Vanguard.
Vanguard checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mannetosen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Grant Vanguard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mannetosen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mannetosen avoids the head kick by Vanguard.
Mannetosen looks to throw a body kick
and Vanguard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vanguard checks a leg kick nicely.
Mannetosen throws a hook to the side of Vanguard's head but Vanguard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vanguard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mannetosen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mannetosen lands a jab to the nose.
Mannetosen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vanguard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannetosen scrambles back to his feet.
Mannetosen thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanguard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mannetosen finds it's way round the side to connect with Vanguard's head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mannetosen checks a leg kick.
Mannetosen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vanguards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vanguard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mannetosen scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard avoids the body shot from Mannetosen.
Mannetosen checks a leg kick nicely.
Mannetosen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vanguard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vanguard throws a leg kick but Mannetosen checks it.
Mannetosen tries to land a leg kick but Vanguard saw it coming and moves away.
Mannetosen looks to score with a jab to the body but Vanguard is just out of range.
Vanguard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vanguard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mannetosen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vanguard lands a right hook to the body.
Vanguard swings widly with a right hand

and Mannetosen counters with a shoot takedown. Vanguard fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mannetosen throws a big right hand that misses.
Manny Mannetosen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mannetosen controlling from the top position.
Mannetosen throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vanguard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Vanguard breaks the clinch.
Mannetosen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mannetosen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vanguard's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mannetosen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vanguard throws a low kick but Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
A clash of legs there as Mannetosen blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Mannetosen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Grant Vanguard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vanguard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mannetosen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vanguard's sensitive parts.
Mannetosen connects with an inside leg kick.
Vanguard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mannetosen manages to avoid it.
Mannetosen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vanguard manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Mannetosen as he connects with a hook.
Vanguard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mannetosen was well out of range. Poor timing from Vanguard.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Vanguard misses with a head kick.
Mannetosen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vanguard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mannetosen scrambles back to his feet.
Vanguard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mannetosen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vanguard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mannetosen cracks the inside of Vanguard's front leg.
Vanguard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vanguard misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mannetosen connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Vanguard.
Mannetosen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vanguard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mannetosen scores with a leg kick.
Mannetosen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mannetosen checks a low kick from Vanguard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mannetosen.
Vanguard takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vanguard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mannetosen is out of range and Vanguard settles back down.
Mannetosen throws out a powerful jab.
Mannetosen misses with a body shot.
Vanguard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mannetosen can pounce on him.
Vanguard cracks the inside of Mannetosen's front leg.
Vanguard throws a hook to the side of Mannetosen's head but Mannetosen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mannetosen takes a swing at Vanguard's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard misses with a hook. Mannetosen ducked under it nicely.
Vanguard's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vanguard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Good work by Vanguard as he checks the leg kick.
Mannetosen blocks a head kick by Vanguard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vanguard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mannetosen lands with a shot to the body.
Mannetosen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vanguard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mannetosen.
Mannetosen misses with a kick to the body.
Mannetosen avoids a kick to the body.
Mannetosen throws a head kick that half lands.
Mannetosen connects with an inside leg kick.
Vanguard throws a head kick but Mannetosen moves out of range.
Mannetosen checks a leg kick.
Vanguard throws a low kick but Mannetosen avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mannetosen blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mannetosen.
Vanguard throws a leg kick
and Mannetosen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vanguard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mannetosen throws a body kick that misses.
Mannetosen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vanguard moves away.
Vanguard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mannetosen misses with a head kick.
Vanguard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mannetosen throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vanguard.
Vanguard throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mannetosen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vanguard thows a body shot but no joy.
Vanguard lands a glancing blow to the side of Mannetosen's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vanguard. Mannetosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vanguard walks into a jab.
Mannetosen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vanguard. That did some damage!
Mannetosen scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanguard throws a low kick but Mannetosen moves out of range easily.
Vanguard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vanguard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mannetosen.
Vanguard is looking to land body kicks.
Mannetosen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vanguard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mannetosen misses with a low kick.
Mannetosen jabs Vanguard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mannetosen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mannetosen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mannetosen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mannetosen is looking to land body kicks.
Vanguard avoids the body shot from Mannetosen.
A head kick misses from Vanguard.
Mannetosen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vanguard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manny Mannetosen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mannetosen 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Mannetosen!
After winning the bout, Manny Mannetosen 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
77%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linkin Portier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vendetta
vs
Portier

185 cm
28
200 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
28
190 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bloodlust Horde Fightwear
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

The Big Kabosh

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fabio Vendetta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Linkin Portier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vendetta rushes Portier and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vendetta looking to throw knees to the head but Portier is blocking nicely.
Vendetta looking to throw knees to the head but Portier is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vendetta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Portier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Portier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vendetta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Portier.
Vendetta tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Portier is able to avoid easily.

Portier drives through and clinches with Vendetta against the cage.
Portier blocks a body shot from Vendetta.

Portier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Portier moves out of range of the body kick from Vendetta.
Vendetta misses with a low kick as Portier jumps back.
Portier works Vendetta's body with a nice hook.
Portier uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vendetta.
Portier scores with a punch to the head.
Portier tries to clinch but Vendetta moves out of range.
Portier avoids the head kick by Vendetta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vendetta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Portier.
Portier misses with a straight right.
Vendetta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta misses with a hook. Portier ducked under it nicely.
Portier lands a nice looking body shot.
Vendetta misses with a wild combination.
Portier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vendetta.
Vendetta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Portier lands a big head kick that sends Vendetta tumbling to the mat! Portier takes a step backwards and waves Vendetta back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vendetta is rocked!

It looks like Fabio Vendetta has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Portier is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Portier shuts the power down on Vendetta. Lights out, game over! Portier is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Linkin Portier!
A relieved looking Linkin Portier thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.