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QFC Tournament 543 Round 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Hess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Please Be Good (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Hess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Please Be Good!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Be Good shoots in but no luck this time.
Be Good fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Hess. No joy for Be Good on that attempt.
Hess feinted with a counter takedown.
Tom Hess has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Please Be Good.
Be Good darts in looking for a takedown but Hess gets double underhooks and turns Be Good into the cage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Be Good.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Be Good.
Hess tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hess manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Be Good is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hess sees it coming and defends easily.
Be Good works his way into side control.
Hess tries to buck Be Good off but Be Good is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hess struggling a bit here.
Hess might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hess prevents Be Good from moving into mount.
Hess is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Be Good fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Be Good in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hess tries to improve position but can't.
Be Good is trying to get an arm triangle but Hess is defending well.
The strikes coming from Be Good are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hess gets back to half guard.
Be Good thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hess's head.
Hess could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hess manages to get to full guard.
Be Good must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hess has momentary wrist control but Be Good slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Be Good working some strikes from top position.
Be Good is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Be Good trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hess is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hess is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Be Good frees his head nicely. Oh but Hess has switched to an armbar! Be Good is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Tom Hess!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Last Man Standing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ulrich Aladiar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Last Man Standing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ulrich Aladiar !
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Standing closes the distance and pushes Aladiar back into the cage.
Standing misses with a body punch.
Aladiar stalling the fight.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aladiar throws an elbow but misses.
Standing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aladiar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Standing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aladiar backwards.
Standing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Standing lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Standing stalling the fight.
Standing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aladiar 's elbow.
Standing blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standing is working Aladiar over against the cage.
Standing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Standing is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Standing throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aladiar .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Standing.
Standing makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aladiar avoids the elbow strike from Standing, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aladiar .
Aladiar throws an elbow that misses.
Standing stalling in the clinch but Aladiar improves position.
Aladiar blocking some punches.
Aladiar prevents a body shot from Standing.
Aladiar throws an elbow that misses.
Standing taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Standing.
Aladiar misses with an elbow over the top.
Aladiar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aladiar misses with an elbow over the top.
Standing lands with a left to the head.
Standing looking to stall.
Aladiar throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standing dodges an elbow strike from Aladiar .
Aladiar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Standing blocks a body shot from Aladiar .
Standing being controlled against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Standing throws an elbow but misses.
A hook to the body from Standing.
Aladiar misses with an elbow over the top.
Standing blocks an elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Standing pushes Aladiar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Standing.
Standing avoids the elbow strike from Aladiar , against the cage.
Standing scores with a nice hook to the head.
Standing tries to throw a body punch but Aladiar avoids it by throwing Standing back against the cage.
Aladiar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Standing pushes off an throws an elbow but Aladiar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Standing displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aladiar up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Standing fails to land.
Aladiar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Standing throws an elbow but misses.
Standing is trying to maintain a safe position but Aladiar gets an underhook and turns Standing into the cage.
Aladiar looking to stall.
Standing dodges an elbow strike from Aladiar .
Nice elbow from Standing.
Standing trying to control the position but instead, Aladiar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Standing into the cage.
Aladiar taking a breather.
Standing lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aladiar misses with an elbow over the top.
Standing is struggling to control the position.
Standing misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Standing.
Standing lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Standing.
Aladiar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Standing lands a body shot.
Aladiar looks winded!
Aladiar avoids a wild elbow strike from Standing.
Standing lands an elbow just above Aladiar 's eye.
Standing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Standing blocks a body shot from Aladiar .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Standing.
Aladiar blocks the elbow strike.
Standing lands an elbow that stopped Aladiar in his tracks for a moment.
Standing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Standing tries to throw a body punch but Aladiar avoids it by throwing Standing back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Standing misses with some punches.
Standing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Last Man Standing dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aladiar moves into the clinch.
Standing throws an elbow that misses.
Standing throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aladiar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Standing's brow.
Aladiar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Standing throws an elbow but it misses.
Standing avoiding damage as Aladiar throws knees to the body.
Standing lands a nice elbow.
Standing lands an uppercut.
Aladiar blocking some punches.
Aladiar blocks an elbow strike.
Standing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standing misses with a body punch.
Aladiar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aladiar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aladiar throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aladiar .
Standing dodges an elbow strike from Aladiar .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aladiar pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aladiar avoids the elbow strike from Standing, against the cage.
Standing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Standing blocks an elbow strike from Aladiar .
Standing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aladiar can do to turn this around?
Aladiar is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Standing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Standing taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Standing.
Aladiar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aladiar blocks an uppercut.
Aladiar pushes off an throws an elbow but Standing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Aladiar throws an elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standing blocks an elbow strike from Aladiar .
Aladiar pushes off an throws an elbow but Standing leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Standing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aladiar 's elbow.
Aladiar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Standing's defenses.
Standing blocks an elbow strike.
Standing can't find room to land a body shot as Aladiar controls the action.
Standing blocks an elbow strike from Aladiar .
Aladiar looking to slow down the pace here.
Standing pushes Aladiar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aladiar is breathing heavily.
Aladiar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Standing tries to throw a body punch but Aladiar avoids it by throwing Standing back against the cage.
Standing working aggressively here.
A short left from Standing.
Standing working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Standing is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Aladiar avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Standing as the two fighters clinch.
Aladiar trying to stall but Standing improves his position.
Standing misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Standing.
Standing lands a hook to the side of the head.
Standing blocks an elbow strike.
Standing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Standing lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Aladiar or not.
Standing lands a shoulder strike.
Last Man Standing has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Standing throws an elbow that misses.
Aladiar blocks the elbow strike.
Standing lands a body punch in the clinch.
Standing controlling the action here for a moment.
Standing scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standing lands with a light punch inside.
Standing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aladiar 's defenses.
A right hand to the body from Standing.
Standing misses with some punches.
Standing stalling in the clinch but Aladiar improves position.
Standing is pushing Aladiar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aladiar avoids the elbow strike from Standing, against the cage.
Standing throws a punch but it's blocked by Aladiar .
Aladiar blocks an uppercut.
Aladiar trying to stall but Standing improves his position.
Aladiar misses with an elbow over the top.
Standing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Standing avoiding damage.
Standing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Last Man Standing dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Standing closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Standing - that landed with a thud.
Aladiar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Standing misses with the head strike.
Aladiar avoids a wild elbow strike from Standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Standing.
Aladiar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aladiar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Standing avoids a wild elbow strike from Aladiar .
The referee calls for Aladiar to work.
Aladiar blocks a body shot from Standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Standing misses with an elbow over the top.
Standing effectively controlling the action here.
Standing is trying to maintain a safe position but Aladiar gets an underhook and turns Standing into the cage.
Aladiar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Standing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aladiar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Standing lands an elbow inside.
Aladiar lands an elbow that stopped Standing in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aladiar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Standing's brow.
Standing blocks an elbow strike from Aladiar .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Standing just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aladiar 's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Aladiar as Standing tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Aladiar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Standing throws an elbow but it misses.
Standing tries a body shot but Aladiar blocks it.
Aladiar struggles to land a body shot inside as Standing controls his hands.
Standing blocks an elbow strike from Aladiar .
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aladiar throws an elbow but misses.
Aladiar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Standing avoids the elbow strike from Aladiar , against the cage.
Standing managing to block the knees to the body from Aladiar .
Aladiar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aladiar blocks an elbow strike from Standing.
Aladiar tries to stall but Standing uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Standing throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aladiar lands an elbow inside.
Standing blocks an elbow strike from Aladiar .
Standing dodges an elbow strike from Aladiar .
Standing scores with a hook to the body.
Standing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aladiar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Standing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Standing.
Aladiar blocks an elbow strike.
Aladiar can't find room to land a body shot as Standing controls the action.
Standing throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aladiar wants to stall.
Aladiar blocks the elbow strike.
Standing'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.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aladiar throws an elbow but misses.
Standing misses with a hook to the ribs.
Standing tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aladiar 's elbow.
Standing swings wildly with an uppercut but Aladiar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Standing blocks the elbow strike.
Standing throws an elbow that misses.
Aladiar dodges an elbow strike from Standing.
Standing misses with a body punch.
Aladiar blocks an elbow strike from Standing.
Standing stalling in the clinch but Aladiar improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Standing lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aladiar backwards.
Standing tries to work over Aladiar 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Standing lands a damaging elbow.
Standing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Standing stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ulrich Aladiar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Standing lands an uppercut.
Standing doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aladiar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aladiar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Standing struggles to land a body shot inside as Aladiar controls his hands.
Aladiar misses with an elbow strike.
Aladiar lands an elbow just above Standing 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Standing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Standing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Last Man Standing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aladiar dodges an elbow strike from Standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Last Man Standing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Standing 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Last Man Standing!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Last Man Standing!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Last Man Standing!
Last Man Standing wins by unanimous decision!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Terrence Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fox Mulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox Mulder will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Terrence Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fox Mulder!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Mulder looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mulder moves in looking to clinch but Funk pushes him off.
Mulder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mulder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mulder tries to clinch up but Funk circles away and keeps his distance.
Funk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Funk showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mulder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mulder on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Funk lands strikes from half guard.
Funk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mulder with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Funk there.
Funk is nestled in close to Mulder, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Funk lands a nice short elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funk is taking a breather. Mulder says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder is looking to control Funk's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mulder avoid being mounted?
Funk working over Mulder with some ground and pound. Mulder looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Funk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Funk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Funk is thwarting Mulder's attempts to control the position.
Funk lands with a punch from half guard.
Mulder has hold of Funk's hands but Funk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funk working the head and body with strikes.
Funk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mulder can do anything to dispel that myth.
Funk winds up and cracks Mulder with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mulder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Funk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mulder taking some punishment here, with Funk in his half guard.
Funk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Funk is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mulder has hold of Funk's hands but Funk slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Funk drops an elbow to the side of Mulder's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Funk working Mulder over with strikes.
Funk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Funk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Funk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mulder!
Funk connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mulder is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funk lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mulder is still in real trouble! Can Funk finish him?
Mulder tries to hold on but Funk pushes him away.
Mulder seems to have recovered his senses.
Funk dominating with strikes here.
Funk takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funk scoring with strikes but Mulder is staying in there.
Funk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Funk scoring with strikes but Mulder is staying in there.
Funk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulder is trying desperately to improve position.
Funk with shots to the head and body - Mulder looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Funk is landing with some decent strikes but Mulder is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Funk is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Funk 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.
Funk lands a big shot there that rocks Mulder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Mulder in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Funk looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Mulder covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terrence Funk!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Myke Smyith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Myke Smyith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Illya Tyunina and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gandhi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smyith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gandhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Smyith is just out of range.
Smyith throws a big counter combination but Gandhi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smyith enables Gandhi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smyith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smyith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smyith seems keen to control Gandhi's posture.
Gandhi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gandhi trying to control the position from guard on top but Smyith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gandhi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gandhi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smyith keeping full guard, as Gandhi tries to pass.
Gandhi throws a strike but Smyith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gandhi looking for subs off his back but Smyith has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gandhi trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Smyith manages to pass to mount!
Gandhi is looking to improve his position but Smyith isn't that keen on the idea.
Smyith tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gandhi is working to get back to half guard.
Gandhi is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smyith controlling the action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gandhi wants to improve his position but Smyith is controlling well.
Smyith is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gandhi can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gandhi is trying to get back to full guard.
Gandhi is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Smyith's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Smyith's back!
Will Gandhi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Smyith trying to control the position but Gandhi manages to sink in the hooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gandhi has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Gandhi working for a choke but Smyith is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi dominated that round.
That's time! Smyith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gandhi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Smyith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Smyith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Smyith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown but Smyith shows good takedown defense.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gandhi looks for the body kick but Smyith saw that one coming.
Smyith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gandhi.
As Gandhi looks to move away, Smyith throws a big counter combo bu Gandhi just gets out of the way.
Myke Smyith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gandhi closes the distance and clinches up with Smyith, looking for a takedown. Gandhi pushes Smyith against the cage but Smyith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smyith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smyith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown but Smyith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown but Smyith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smyith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Smyith moves out of range of the body kick.
Smyith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gandhi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smyith throws a big counter combination but Gandhi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gandhi misses with a low kick.
Smyith is looking for a counter combo.
Gandhi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smyith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Smyith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gandhi is breathing heavily.
Gandhi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smyith as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Smyith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gandhi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smyith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gandhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smyith manages to avoid it.
Smyith throws a big counter combination but Gandhi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gandhi misses with a kick to the body
and Smyith counters with a series of strikes. Gandhi will be more careful next time no doubt.
A head kick by Gandhi misses
and Smyith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Myke Smyith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gandhi fails with a takedown attempt.
Gandhi misses with a takedown attempt - Smyith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Smyith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi fails with the takedown.
No luck for Gandhi with that takedown attempt.
As Gandhi looks to move away, Smyith throws a big counter combo bu Gandhi just gets out of the way.
Smyith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gandhi.
Smyith is looking for a counter combo.
Gandhi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Smyith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Smyith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gandhi.
It looked like Smyith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gandhi shoots in looking for a takedown. Smyith tries to sprawl out of it but Gandhi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smyith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Smyith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gandhi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smyith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gandhi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smyith.
Gandhi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Smyith sprawls well initially but Gandhi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gandhi wants to take a breather but Smyith is having none of it.
Gandhi trying to work for an americana but Smyith has managed to regain full guard.
Gandhi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Smyith manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gandhi has Smyith in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myke Smyith dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Smyith as Gandhi shoots in.
Gandhi throws a big shot that misses.
Smyith avoids a kick to the body.
Smyith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gandhi is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Gandhi.
Gandhi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Smyith rather than just go for the knockout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gandhi or perhaps it was just good defense by Smyith, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smyith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gandhi.
It looked like Smyith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gandhi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gandhi looks to score with a jab to the body but Smyith is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gandhi shoots in for a takedown but Smyith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smyith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Myke Smyith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi.
Gandhi throws a right and a left that Smyith avoids nicely.
Smyith is looking for a counter combo.
Gandhi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smyith pinned against the cage. Smyith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smyith checks a leg kick.
Gandhi misses with a takedown attempt - Smyith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Myke Smyith is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gandhi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Smyith counters with a left and a right that stings Gandhi.
Nice defenses there by Smyith.
It looked like Smyith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gandhi fails to land the takedown.
As Gandhi looks to move away, Smyith throws a big counter combo bu Gandhi just gets out of the way.
Gandhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smyith moves away.
Gandhi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smyith manages to avoid it.
Smyith slaps away a takedown attempt from Gandhi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi tries a head kick but it misses.
Gandhi tries a head kick but it misses.
Smyith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gandhi shoots in but Smyith avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Smyith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gandhi misses with a body shot.
Smyith throws a big counter combination but Gandhi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gandhi shoots in looking for a takedown but Smyith manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gandhi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gandhi goes for a double leg but Smyith avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smyith continues to drive forward.
Smyith is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gandhi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smyith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gandhi throws the kick towards the body but Smyith avoids it.
Gandhi shoots in and drives through. Smyith sprawls well.
Smyith went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gandhi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smyith seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gandhi tries for a takedown but Smyith sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smyith appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gandhi throws a body punch but Smyith moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gandhi throws a body kick that misses.
Gandhi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smyith throws a big counter combination but Gandhi scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
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 Myke Smyith.
I think Smyith 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 for Myke Smyith!
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Myke Smyith!
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Myke Smyith!
Myke Smyith wins by unanimous decision!
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