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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Havener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Lewis Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Havener comes to the cage accompanied by My Dick: Mickey Avalon. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Havener
vs
Lewis Dillinger

179 cm
33
164 lbs
18 - 23 - 3

180 cm
23
158 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Determined

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 18 - 23 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Havener!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marc Lewis Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Havener has managed to clinch.
Dillinger trying to control the position but instead, Havener has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dillinger into the cage.
Havener prevents a takedown attempt there.

Dillinger has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Havener regains guard immediately.
Dillinger postures up.
Havener will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Havener keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Havener holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Havener wants to stand up but Dillinger is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Havener is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Havener keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Dillinger shoots in and gets a takedown into Havener's guard.
Dillinger controlling from the top position.
Havener is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Havener being controlled here, momentarily.
Dillinger told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Dillinger wants to control from the top but Havener keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener is looking to stand up but Dillinger isn't so interested in that idea.
Dillinger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dillinger postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Havener pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Havener gets underhooks to prevent Dillinger's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havener is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Lewis Dillinger.

Havener escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Havener wants to clinch up but Dillinger keeps it at a distance.
Havener fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Havener lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Marc Lewis Dillinger has been cut.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown but Havener shows good takedown defense.
Havener wants to clinch.
Havener pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrew Havener seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havener is looking to clinch.
Dillinger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dillinger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Havener.

Havener closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is trying to break free.
Dillinger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dillinger is pressed up against the cage. Havener has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dillinger down to the mat. Dillinger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Havener fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dillinger avoids it really well and circles away.
Havener wants to clinch.
Havener tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dillinger manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dillinger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Havener cracks the inside of Dillinger's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Havener drives through and clinches with Dillinger against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Havener utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Havener's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Havener pushes off an throws an elbow but Dillinger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Havener dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger'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.

Dillinger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dillinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Havener.
Havener turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Havener will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillinger fails to land the takedown.
Dillinger shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Havener but Havener pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Havener tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dillinger manages to circle out of the way.

Havener gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger goes for a takedown attempt but Havener pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Lewis Dillinger.

Dillinger feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Dillinger stops Havener from standing up.
Havener throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillinger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dillinger trying to control but Havener is working from the bottom.
Dillinger controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Let's hope that Dillinger has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dillinger trying to control but Havener is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Havener tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Dillinger shoots in and bounces Havener off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Havener keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.
Havener wants to sweep but no luck.
Havener manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dillinger manages to get himself to full guard.

Havener controlling from the top position.
Dillinger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dillinger pulls Havener in to control the position.
Dillinger avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dillinger looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dillinger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Havener gets to his feet - Dillinger follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Havener has closed the distance and engaged Dillinger in a clinch.

Dillinger has picked Havener up - he's going for a ride! Dillinger dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dillinger is thwarting Havener's attempts to control the position.
Havener on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Havener tries to get out of the position.
Dillinger performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Havener is refusing to be controlled, as Dillinger sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillinger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Havener knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Marc Lewis Dillinger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Havener throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marc Lewis Dillinger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marc Lewis Dillinger's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillinger.
Dillinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Havener is fending him off so far but Dillinger persists. Nope, Havener circles away and we're back to standing.
Dillinger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Havener is fending him off so far but Dillinger persists. Nope, Havener circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrew Havener has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marc Lewis Dillinger.
Havener wants to clinch but Dillinger slips to the side

and Dillinger counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Havener thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dillinger postures up.
Dillinger stands up over Havener, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dillinger trying to control but Havener is working from the bottom.
Dillinger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillinger postures up.
Dillinger won't allow Havener to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Havener keeping moving, preventing Dillinger from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Havener closes the distance but Dillinger moves to the side
and Dillinger counters with a three punch combo that has Havener backing up. Havener nods at Dillinger to acknowledge the strikes.
Dillinger tries for a takedown but Havener sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Havener will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Havener gets the takedown into side control.

Havener tries for a kimura but Dillinger is defending well.
Havener controlling the position from side mount.
Dillinger tries to bench press Havener off him but Havener keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havener working away.
Dillinger dodges the ground and pound from Havener.
Havener wants to stand but Dillinger has his arm trapped.
Dillinger is not content to let Havener control the position.
Dillinger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Havener's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillinger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Havener is working away from the top position though.
Havener performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dillinger.
A head kick misses from Havener.
Dillinger misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dillinger looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Havener.

Dillinger fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Havener sprawls well initially but Dillinger persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dillinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dillinger prevents Havener from standing back up.
Dillinger trying to control from half guard but Havener is working away.

Dillinger is trying to work for a kimura but Havener is defending well.
Havener blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dillinger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Havener tries to kick Dillinger off in order to stand up. Dillinger Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Dillinger is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Havener will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marc Lewis Dillinger.
I think Dillinger 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aslan Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pozar comes to the cage accompanied by z Buta Wjeżdzam. Taisumov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: My World- Kid Cudi. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pozar
vs
Taisumov

180 cm
27
164 lbs
14 - 19 - 0

171 cm
25
159 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pozar Pozar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aslan Taisumov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pozar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Taisumov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pozar has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Pozar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taisumov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taisumov is trying to buck Pozar off.

Pozar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taisumov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taisumov taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Pozar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Taisumov bucks up and tries to throw Pozar off but instead Pozar has got his back!
Taisumov trying to get back to his feet but Pozar is in full control for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pozar tightening his grip on Taisumov, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pozar has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Taisumov is in real trouble here. Pozar gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Taisumov is tapping out! Pozar wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Pozar Pozar!
Pozar Pozar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timoteo Belo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incheol Wonha could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timoteo Belo's chin.

Wonha
vs
Belo

161 cm
26
142 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

182 cm
25
158 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timoteo Belo!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Belo is looking for a takedown.
Belo tries to score a body lock takedown but Wonha shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belo is looking for a takedown.
Incheol Wonha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timoteo Belo.
Belo misses with some punches.

Belo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Belo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Wonha defends it well.
Wonha tries to roll over but Belo keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belo wants to take a breather but Wonha is having none of it.
Wonha wants to control but Belo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo tries to pass to full mount but Wonha defends it.
Wonha is trying to get back to full guard.

Belo is looking for a kimura but Wonha is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Belo to get the leverage.
Wonha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Belo is working for a kimura here but Wonha manages to reverse the position and he's now in Belo's guard.
Wonha has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Belo is trying to keep Wonha in close.
Wonha is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wonha trying to control but Belo is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Belo is looking for a triangle here but Wonha uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Belo struggling a bit here.
Belo tries to bench press Wonha off him but Wonha keeps the position.
Belo prevents Wonha from moving into mount.
Wonha controlling the position from side mount.
Belo wants to control but Wonha postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wonha wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Belo gets back to half guard.
Belo strikes from the bottom but Wonha passes into mount!
Belo is desperately trying to improve his position but Wonha has a good base and remains in mount.
Wonha avoids the attempt from Belo to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belo is squirming around, avoiding Wonha's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wonha is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Belo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Belo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wonha tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Belo tries to reverse the position but Wonha maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Belo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Timoteo Belo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonha throws a nice inside leg kick.
Belo shoots in but Wonha avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wonha tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Belo manages to circle out of the way.
Belo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Belo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wonha manages to avoid it.
Belo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wonha is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Belo.
Nice cross by Belo.
Belo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wonha moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Belo staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Belo misses with a takedown attempt - Wonha sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belo takes one to the side of the head.
Belo throws a head kick but Wonha moves out of range.
Belo throws a head kick that misses.
Wonha throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Belo misses with a straight right.
Wonha seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A cross from Wonha lands.
Wonha throws an overhand right that lands on Belo's shoulder, as Belo tries to avoid the shot.
Wonha throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Wonha. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wonha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Belo with that takedown attempt.
Incheol Wonha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timoteo Belo.
Wonha checks a low kick from Belo.
Wonha tries to counter by clinching up but Belo breaks away and moves out of range.
Timoteo Belo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wonha gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belo avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
Belo is working for takedown but Wonha is calmly controlling the position for now.
Belo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Belo tries for a takedown but Wonha manages to get underhooks.
Belo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wonha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wonha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wonha landing knees to the head.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.

Belo is rocked!

It looks like Timoteo Belo has been cut.
Belo blocks an elbow strike.
Belo is still on wobbly legs! Can Wonha finish him?
Belo has had enough of the clinch but Wonha keeps him there for the moment.
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Belo's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wonha is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Belo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wonha fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That kick from Wonha tenderised Belo's leg. Belo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Incheol Wonha is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonha scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Belo seems to have recovered his senses.
Belo is breathing heavily.
Belo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wonha wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Wonha closes the distance and clinches.
Belo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wonha gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Belo.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Belo's defenses.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Belo shrugs off.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Wonha prevents Belo from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wonha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Belo can do to turn this around?
Wonha crunches a lovely knee into Belo's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belo has Wonha pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wonha manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wonha stops a takedown attempt from Belo.
Belo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Belo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Belo wants to take the fight to the mat but Wonha manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Belo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wonha lands a nice elbow.
Belo is working for takedown but Wonha is calmly controlling the position for now.

Belo has Wonha pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Belo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Wonha tumbling to the mat - Belo dives into Wonha's guard.
Belo is looking to work some ground and pound but Wonha has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Incheol Wonha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Timoteo Belo's cut.
That's time! Wonha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Belo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Belo throws a right and a left that Wonha avoids nicely.
Wonha drops Belo with a huge uppercut! Belo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Wonha is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Incheol Wonha!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vapun Aukio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aukio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2CELLOS (Sulic & Hauser) - Smooth Criminal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pepper
vs
Aukio

174 cm
26
169 lbs
9 - 10 - 2

165 cm
26
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Namunamu Clothing

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 9 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Floyd Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vapun Aukio!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aukio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Aukio has managed to clinch.
Pepper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pepper with a knee to the head.
Pepper lands a knee to the body.
Pepper works on Aukio's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Aukio fails to land.
Pepper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aukio lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepper.
Pepper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aukio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aukio prevents a body shot from Pepper.
Aukio misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pepper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Pepper lands a damaging elbow.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Pepper lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pepper.

Aukio jumps into guard, dragging Pepper to the mat.
Aukio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aukio, not yet.
Pepper stands up over Aukio, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pepper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pepper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Aukio is pulling down on Pepper's head. It's preventing any offense from Pepper, at least for the moment.
Pepper throws a big elbow that misses.
Pepper postures up.
Aukio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aukio, not yet.
Pepper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Aukio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pepper manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aukio.
Aukio looking to sit in guard and control but Pepper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Aukio looking for a sweep. Not yet Aukio, not yet.
Aukio trying to control the position.
Pepper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pepper throwing strikes from guard but Aukio blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pepper prevents Aukio from getting back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aukio wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pepper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Aukio has his hands on Pepper's head, controlling the position.
Pepper stands and throws Aukio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pepper in side control, throwing shots but Aukio defends.
Aukio is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pepper asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Aukio trying his best to control but Pepper has mounted him.
Aukio is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aukio prevents any damage by holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukio is trying to escape the mount.
Aukio felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Pepper thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Aukio is desperately trying to improve his position but Pepper has a good base and remains in mount.
Aukio is still trying to improve position.
Aukio tries to lock up and control but Pepper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Pepper dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pepper works over Aukio's head and body with a nice combination.
Pepper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aukio.
Pepper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aukio. Pepper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aukio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pepper appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aukio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pepper manages to avoid it.
Aukio throws a body punch but Pepper moves out of range.
Aukio swings widly with a right hand
and Pepper counters with a three punch combo that has Aukio backing up. Aukio nods at Pepper to acknowledge the strikes.
Aukio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pepper.
Pepper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aukio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aukio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pepper rather than just go for the knockout.
Aukio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pepper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pepper thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Aukio if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pepper.
Aukio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pepper counters with a three punch combo that has Aukio backing up. Aukio nods at Pepper to acknowledge the strikes.
Aukio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pepper moves away.
Pepper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pepper walks into a stiff left hand from Aukio.
Pepper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aukio.
Vapun Aukio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aukio misses with a looping right.
Pepper appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Aukio looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepper is just out of range.
Pepper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Floyd Pepper is winning the standup battle so far.
Pepper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aukio.
Pepper misses with a two punch combination.
Aukio tries to clinch there but Pepper circles away.
Pepper misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Aukio misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aukio misses with a straight right.
Pepper staying out of range there.
Pepper is looking for a counter combo.
Aukio looks to score with a jab to the body but Pepper is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aukio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pepper slips a jab and a cross from Aukio.
Aukio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pepper slips a jab from Aukio.
Pepper feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aukio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pepper slips under a jab.
Aukio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pepper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pepper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pepper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aukio can do to turn this around?
Pepper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aukio throws out the jab.
Aukio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aukio misses with a looping left.
As Aukio looks to move away, Pepper throws a big counter combo bu Aukio just gets out of the way.
Aukio misses with a hook.
Floyd Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aukio misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pepper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aukio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Aukio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pepper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aukio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aukio avoids the elbow strike from Pepper, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukio misses with some punches.
Aukio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aukio works on Pepper's body with a couple of short punches.
Pepper misses with an elbow over the top.
Still in the clinch, Pepper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aukio avoids a wild elbow strike from Pepper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Pepper.
Pepper lands an uppercut.
Pepper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aukio lands a nice uppercut.
Pepper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aukio throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepper.
A head punch on the inside from Aukio fails to land.
Aukio throws a head punch that misses.
Knees to the body from Pepper.
A head punch on the inside from Aukio fails to land.
Pepper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Pepper dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Pepper doesn't manage to clinch there - Aukio circles away.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aukio but Aukio pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A telegraphed right hand from Aukio misses the target.
Pepper is looking to counter punch.
Aukio misses with a body shot
and Pepper counters with a good low kick that Aukio was not able to check.
Pepper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Aukio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aukio throws a body punch but Pepper moves out of range.
Pepper appears to be looking for a big counter.
Aukio wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aukio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pepper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aukio.
Pepper went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aukio misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Aukio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aukio is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown but Aukio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Aukio drives through and clinches with Pepper against the cage.
Aukio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aukio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aukio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aukio is struggling to control the position.
Aukio lands with a light punch inside.
Pepper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pepper blocks an uppercut.
Pepper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aukio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aukio misses with some punches.
Pepper misses with a knee strike.
Pepper throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aukio fails to land.
Pepper with a knee to the head.
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!
A short right from Aukio on the inside.
Aukio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pepper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pepper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pepper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aukio scores with a shoulder strike.
Aukio looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Aukio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aukio has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Aukio scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pepper tries a knee to the head but Aukio blocks it.
A body shot lands from Aukio.
Aukio has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Aukio wants a takedown but no success here.
Pepper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aukio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pepper lands a good knee to the midsection. Aukio won't want to take too many of those.
Pepper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aukio avoids it.
Pepper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pepper scores a nice knee to the body.
Pepper lands an elbow inside.
Aukio throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepper.
Pepper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aukio working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aukio takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aukio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pepper blocks a body shot from Aukio.
Aukio throws a punch but it's blocked by Pepper.
Pepper lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pepper.
Aukio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pepper lands a damaging elbow.
Pepper with a knee to the head.
Pepper tries to throw a body punch but Aukio avoids it by throwing Pepper back against the cage.
Aukio has a couple of punches blocked by Pepper.
Aukio throws a head punch that misses.
Pepper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aukio backwards.
Aukio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pepper digs a right hand underneath Aukio's ribcage. Aukio let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vapun Aukio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aukio avoids a wild elbow strike from Pepper.
Pepper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vapun Aukio.
Well Pepper 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Pepper!
Floyd Pepper thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judge has chosen NewTV by FACES OF MARS as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peroba Filgueiras
vs
Judge

167 cm
34
140 lbs
14 - 16 - 0

169 cm
33
141 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Barney Judge!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filgueiras slips under a jab from Judge.
Judge is looking to slow Filgueiras down with leg kicks.
Decent striking displayed by Judge there.
Judge looks to land a right hand but Filgueiras moved out of range.
Filgueiras tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Judge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little jabbing left from Judge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Judge scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Filgueiras doesn't seem bothered though.
Filgueiras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Judge is fending him off so far but Filgueiras persists. Nope, Judge circles away and we're back to standing.
Judge throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Filgueiras on the side of the head.
Judge doesn't manage to clinch there - Filgueiras circles away.
Filgueiras appears to be looking for a big counter.

Filgueiras scores with a takedown into Judge's guard.
Filgueiras works a leg free and moves into half 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!
Judge wants to get back to his feet.
Filgueiras not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Filgueiras stops Judge from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Filgueiras wants to work for an arm triangle but Judge is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Filgueiras thows a huge punch but Judge dodges it nicely.
Judge trying to control here.
Filgueiras trying to control from half guard but Judge is working away.
Filgueiras missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Judge regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Filgueiras.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Filgueiras's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Filgueiras slips nicely into half guard.
Filgueiras missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Filgueiras has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Judge kicks Filgueiras off and gets back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Judge there.
The crowd cheers as Judge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Filgueiras doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Luana Peroba Filgueiras has been cut.

Filgueiras closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Judge quickly recovers to half guard.
Filgueiras thows a huge punch but Judge dodges it nicely.
Filgueiras throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Filgueiras is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Judge doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Filgueiras.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judge wants to improve his position but Filgueiras is controlling well.
Filgueiras thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Judge's head.
Judge trying to control from the bottom.
Filgueiras throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Judge to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Judge wants to stand but Filgueiras is controlling the position.
Filgueiras missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filgueiras in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Filgueiras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Filgueiras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judge keeps the fight on the outside.
Filgueiras fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luana Peroba Filgueiras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filgueiras has his takedown stuffed
and Filgueiras takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filgueiras misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Judge ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judge connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Judge has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

Filgueiras has taken the fight to the clinch.
Judge misses with some punches.
Filgueiras goes for a takedown attempt but Judge pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Barney Judge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filgueiras shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Judge defends it nicely.
Judge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filgueiras gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Judge.
Judge tries to clinch but Filgueiras is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oooooh!!! Judge has knocked Filgueiras down with a huge combo! Judge steps away and waves a wobbly Filgueiras back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
We've been told by Filgueiras's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judge drops Filgueiras with a straight right hand, right on the button! Judge follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Judge!
Barney Judge 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
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Akulenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akulenko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Cowboys From Hell. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chandler
vs
Akulenko

175 cm
27
154 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

170 cm
25
165 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Chandler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eugeniy Akulenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Akulenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chandler, pushing him back against the cage.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the head but Chandler blocks with his arms.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akulenko lands a nice elbow.

Akulenko manages to break the clinch.

Chandler rushes Akulenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akulenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chandler has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Akulenko lands with a right to the head.
Akulenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Marcus Chandler has been cut.
Chandler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chandler is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akulenko is keeping busy.
Akulenko trying to land knees to the body.

Akulenko breaks from the clinch.
Chandler throws a jab when Akulenko was well out of range.
Akulenko 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.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Chandler. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Akulenko misses.
Akulenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chandler doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler connects with a single shot there.
Chandler scores with a decent looking hook.

Chandler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chandler presses Akulenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akulenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Akulenko.
Akulenko lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Chandler.
A short uppercut from Akulenko.
Akulenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Chandler won't allow it.
Chandler tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler lands a body punch.
Chandler lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chandler has a couple of punches blocked by Akulenko.
Akulenko lands a nice uppercut.
Chandler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akulenko.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
Chandler is trying to stall.
Chandler tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akulenko's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akulenko trying to control the position but instead, Chandler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akulenko into the cage.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
Akulenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Akulenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akulenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chandler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akulenko scrambles back to his feet.

Chandler pushes Akulenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Akulenko landing knees to the head.
Chandler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akulenko blocks a body shot from Chandler.

Akulenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akulenko drops his hands momentarily and Chandler takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akulenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chandler throws a hook to the side of Akulenko's head but Akulenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akulenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akulenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akulenko misses with a head kick.
Chandler misses the shot to the body.
Akulenko throws a solid leg kick but Chandler takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akulenko.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akulenko throws a wild body kick that Chandler sees coming a mile off.

Chandler closes the distance and pushes Akulenko back into the cage.
Chandler tries to stall but Akulenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Chandler is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akulenko is defending well.
Akulenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akulenko tries to land a knee to the head but Chandler blocks with his arms.

Akulenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akulenko tries to clinch up.
Akulenko throws a sloppy head kick and Chandler moves out of range easily.
Chandler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chandler steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akulenko. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chandler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Akulenko misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Chandler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akulenko tries to break free but Chandler pushes him back against the cage.
Chandler controlling the action here for a moment.
Chandler manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chandler gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Chandler tries to throw a body punch but Akulenko avoids it by throwing Chandler back against the cage.
Chandler misses with some punches.
Akulenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chandler blocks it with crossed arms.
Akulenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chandler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Akulenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chandler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akulenko.
Chandler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Marcus Chandler will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcus Chandler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Akulenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akulenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akulenko tries to clinch there but Chandler circles away.
Akulenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akulenko loads up on a big right hand but Chandler slips the punch.
Chandler throws a looping overhand right but Akulenko ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akulenko.
Chandler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Akulenko thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chandler if he has to take too many more of those.
Akulenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Akulenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
Chandler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chandler, as that shot connected.
Akulenko tries to clinch up but Chandler circles away and keeps his distance.
Chandler sizes up Akulenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Akulenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Akulenko rushes Chandler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akulenko is working Chandler over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akulenko has a couple of punches blocked by Chandler.
Akulenko looking to throw knees to the head but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Chandler lands a body punch.
Chandler swings wildly with an uppercut but Akulenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chandler scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akulenko.

Chandler tightens his grip and picks Akulenko up, before dumping him to the ground. Akulenko manages to land in guard.
Akulenko is trying to keep Chandler in close.
We've been hearing good reports from Chandler's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chandler with a nice head shot there.
Chandler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chandler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akulenko can do to turn this around?
Akulenko has momentary wrist control but Chandler slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a big elbow that misses.
Chandler wants to control from the top but Akulenko keeps moving.
Chandler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chandler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chandler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Akulenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chandler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akulenko is controlling Chandler's posture.
Akulenko wants to stand up but Chandler is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chandler checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Akulenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chandler will feel that in the morning.
Akulenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chandler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Eugeniy Akulenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Chandler clinches up against the cage.
Chandler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Akulenko misses with a knee to the head.
Chandler is looking to control Akulenko's arms but Akulenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chandler has his back to the cage.
Akulenko is looking to control Chandler's arms but Chandler gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akulenko has his back to the cage.
Chandler tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eugeniy Akulenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chandler misses with a punch to the body.
Chandler tries to work over Akulenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chandler as Akulenko tries to tie him up.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Akulenko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chandler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akulenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akulenko misses with an elbow strike.
Chandler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chandler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chandler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akulenko prevents a body shot from Chandler.
Chandler is working Akulenko over against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Akulenko obliges.
Akulenko letting Chandler take a breather here.
Akulenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Chandler dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Chandler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Chandler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chandler prevents Akulenko from standing back up.
Akulenko is looking to improve his position.
Chandler looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler wants to take a breather but Akulenko is having none of it.
Akulenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chandler is working away from the top position though.
Akulenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler is trying to control. Akulenko wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chandler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Chandler performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Akulenko is not content to let Chandler control the position.
Chandler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Akulenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Akulenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chandler.
Chandler misses with a hook to the body
and Akulenko counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Chandler misses.

Chandler gets tackled into the cage by Akulenko. Akulenko maintains the clinch.
Akulenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chandler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akulenko backwards.
Akulenko tries to throw a body punch but Chandler avoids it by throwing Akulenko back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chandler.
A head punch on the inside from Chandler fails to land.
Akulenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chandler can't find room to land a body shot as Akulenko controls the action.
Chandler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akulenko pushes Chandler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chandler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Chandler throws a punch but it's blocked by Akulenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akulenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Akulenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akulenko wants to clinch up but Chandler keeps it at a distance.
Akulenko throws a head kick but Chandler moves out of range.
Akulenko is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Chandler scores with a nice strike.
Akulenko tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Akulenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Chandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akulenko misses with a kick to the body.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Akulenko.
Chandler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Akulenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Chandler circles away.
Chandler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Akulenko tries to keep at a distance but Chandler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chandler prevents a body shot from Akulenko.
Akulenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Akulenko manages to break the clinch.
Akulenko throws the kick towards the body but Chandler avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chandler. Akulenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chandler ducks under a wild hook from Akulenko.
Marcus Chandler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chandler misses with a hook. Akulenko ducked under it nicely.
Chandler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Akulenko tries to avoid it but Chandler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Akulenko to the ground. Akulenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chandler sets himself, and Akulenko steps forward looking for the clinch! Chandler avoids it this time.

Akulenko clinches up against the cage.
Eugeniy Akulenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akulenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chandler's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akulenko looking to throw knees to the head but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Chandler misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akulenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chandler.
Chandler stalling against the cage.
Chandler working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Chandler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chandler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Chandler!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
56%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Volya Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norbert Schwager Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Fever . Norbert Schwager Ii has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nikolaev
vs
Schwager Ii

170 cm
25
165 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

175 cm
26
163 lbs
14 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Volya Nikolaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Norbert Schwager Ii!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwager Ii misses with a series of wild punches.

Nikolaev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nikolaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schwager Ii's head.

Nikolaev is working for a kimura but Schwager Ii is defending it quite comfortably.
Nikolaev works his way into full mount!
Nikolaev lands a nice shot to the head.
Schwager Ii is trying desperately to improve position.
Schwager Ii is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Nikolaev looking for a guillotine from mount but Schwager Ii is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwager Ii is trying to escape the mount.
BOOM! Nikolaev connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Schwager Ii taking shots to the head.
Nikolaev lands a couple of good shots and Schwager Ii has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Schwager Ii has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Nikolaev.
Schwager Ii trying to control the position but Nikolaev manages to sink in the hooks.
Schwager Ii trying to get back to his feet but Nikolaev is in full control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwager Ii is really stuck here.

Nikolaev is working for a rear naked choke. Schwager Ii is not defending it well and Nikolaev has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Schwager Ii refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Schwager Ii's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Volya Nikolaev!
Volya Nikolaev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.