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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uri Boyka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Just Like You. Andre Oliveira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Boyka
vs
Oliveira

190 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
164 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uri Boyka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andre Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Boyka has closed the distance and engaged Oliveira in a clinch.

Boyka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliveira shoots in but Boyka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oliveira fails with a takedown attempt.
Boyka lands a two punch combo.
Boyka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Oliveira.

Boyka shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Boyka thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oliveira's head.
Oliveira regains full guard. Nicely done.

Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boyka trying to control but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boyka works over Oliveira with some ground and pound from guard.
Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Oliveira throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oliveira looks gassed!
Oliveira preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boyka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Boyka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyka trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Boyka decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oliveira, up you get!
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt

and Boyka moves into the clinch.

Boyka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyka works over Oliveira's head and body with a nice combination.
Boyka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Oliveira if he has to take too many more of those.
Some wild striking there from Boyka.
Boyka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oliveira misses with a takedown attempt

and Boyka counters with a takedown into side control.
Oliveira is trying to improve his position.
Boyka trying to control the action but Oliveira is working from the bottom.
Oliveira tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boyka cracks Oliveira with a big elbow.
Boyka scoring with punches and elbows.
Boyka is looking to take a break and control but Oliveira is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Boyka stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Andre Oliveira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boyka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Oliveira shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Boyka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Boyka stopping the sweep attempt from Oliveira.
Boyka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boyka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira trying to control the position.
Oliveira wants to sweep here but Boyka controlling him for the moment.
Boyka scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oliveira looking for a sweep. Not yet Oliveira, not yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliveira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Boyka trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliveira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Boyka throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uri Boyka 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.

Boyka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oliveira with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boyka counters with a big head kick but Oliveira shrugs it off.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Boyka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oliveira's guard.
Boyka preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uri Boyka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Boyka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boyka throws a nice head kick!
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Oliveira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Oliveira.

Boyka feints and as Oliveira raises his hands in defense, Boyka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliveira wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Boyka wanted to stand there but Oliveira had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira 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.
Boyka connects with a couple of short punches.
Oliveira 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.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boyka manages to get himself to full guard.
Boyka keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Boyka's guard.

That's two 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.
Oliveira wants to pass to mount but Boyka is defending the position.
Oliveira is thwarting Boyka's attempts to control the position.
Oliveira is looking to advance position but Boyka won't allow it.
Oliveira throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliveira working Boyka over with strikes.
Boyka is trying to stand.
Oliveira thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boyka's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira is trying to control the action in half guard but Boyka is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Boyka moves into the clinch.

Oliveira wants the takedown. Boyka is fighting it off but Oliveira persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Boyka's guard against the cage.
Boyka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oliveira is one step ahead there.
Oliveira tries to free his leg and advance position but Boyka is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boyka pulls Oliveira in to control the position.
Oliveira postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliveira doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Boyka counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Oliveira!
A nice elbow there by Boyka.
Oliveira avoids a series of strikes thrown by Boyka.
Oliveira working to try and regain half guard.
Boyka controlling the position easily from mount.
Oliveira working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uri Boyka dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Boyka scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boyka wants to clinch up but Oliveira keeps it at a distance.
Oliveira gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Boyka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Oliveira is trying to get back to full guard.
Boyka is pressing down on Oliveira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Oliveira is holding on for now.

Oliveira is defending against the submission attempts here by Boyka.
Boyka seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oliveira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oliveira slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

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

Boyka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oliveira has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Boyka has managed to get both his arms back between Oliveira's legs - danger averted.
Oliveira manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Boyka manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliveira looking to pass the guard.
Oliveira works over Boyka with some ground and pound from guard.
Oliveira stops Boyka from standing up.
Boyka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Oliveira's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Boyka from controlling successfully.
Boyka won't allow Oliveira to sweep him here.

Boyka stands up and waves to Oliveira to follow him.
Oliveira with a poor takedown

and Boyka counters by clinching up.

Boyka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boyka throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira tries for a takedown but Boyka circles away easily

and Boyka counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Uri Boyka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Oliveira.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira can't get the takedown.

Boyka pulls guard effortlessly.
Boyka keeping moving, preventing Oliveira from controlling successfully.
Oliveira is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Oliveira wants to pass the guard but Boyka is keeping the position.
Boyka working a defensive guard here.
Oliveira passes easily into side control. Nice work.

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.
Oliveira laying and praying for a moment but Boyka takes advantage and regains half guard.
Boyka is refusing to be controlled, as Oliveira sits in half guard.
Oliveira uses his free foot to push down on Boyka's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Boyka.
Oliveira is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Boyka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Andre Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Oliveira with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Uri Boyka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee warns Boyka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uri Boyka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Boyka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uri Boyka!

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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uldis Bauska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Traktor Chain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Traktor Chain has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bauska
vs
Chain

195 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uldis Bauska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Traktor Chain!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Chain. No joy for Bauska on that attempt.
Bauska fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bauska throws a combination. Chain tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bauska tries to clinch up but Chain circles away and keeps his distance.
Chain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Bauska counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bauska won't allow Chain to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Chain pushes Bauska off and gets back to his feet.
Chain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bauska shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chain manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Bauska stands up from guard. Let's bang!
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!
Bauska tries to clinch there but Chain circles away.

Chain has managed to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chain breaks the clinch.
Traktor Chain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bauska wants to clinch

and Chain counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bauska's guard now.
Bauska working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chain.
Chain won't allow Bauska to sweep him here.
Chain keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bauska's head.
Bauska avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bauska is breathing heavily.
Chain trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chain chips away with some ground and pound.
Bauska preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chain postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chain working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bauska's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chain is looking to stand up but Bauska won't let him.

Chain gets to his feet - Bauska follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain closes the distance but Bauska moves to the side

and Bauska moves into the clinch.
Chain lands a knee to the body.

Chain breaks the clinch.
Chain misses with a head kick.
Chain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bauska shoots in for a takedown but Chain shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uldis Bauska. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bauska gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chain to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chain won't allow Bauska to get back to his feet.
Chain wants to control from the top but Bauska keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chain stands up from Bauska's guard - Chain perhaps looking for a knockout.

Chain closes the distance and clinches.
Chain landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Chain lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chain lands with a punch from half guard.
Chain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chain working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chain stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Chain gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chain prevents Bauska from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauska is not content to let Chain control the position.

Chain escapes and gets back to his feet.
Chain tries to clinch but Bauska moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chain misses with a takedown attempt - Bauska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Bauska tries to keep at a distance but Chain has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chain lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Traktor Chain 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.

Chain scores with a push kick.
Chain closes the distance but Bauska moves to the side

and Bauska counters by moving into the clinch.
Chain lands a nice knee to the body.

Chain pulls guard.
Bauska has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Chain has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Bauska off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Chain shoots in but no luck this time.
Bauska displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chain.
Chain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bauska's waist but Bauska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Chain off to one side.
Uldis Bauska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Traktor Chain.
Chain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bauska defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bauska clinches but Chain breaks the clinch

and Chain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bauska!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauska tries to hold on but Chain pushes him away.
Chain controlling the position easily from mount.
Bauska is looking to improve his position but Chain isn't that keen on the idea.
Chain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bauska in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chain landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chain working Bauska over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bauska is looking to get to half guard.

Chain looking to secure an arm triangle but Bauska defends it well.
Chain working Bauska over with strikes here.
Bauska is trying desperately to improve position.
Chain lands a big elbow.
Chain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bauska can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
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!
Chain is landing with some decent strikes but Bauska is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chain with the ground and pound from mount.
Chain postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bauska looks a forlorn figure.
Bauska can't escape the position.
Chain looking to control but Bauska is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bauska is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chain breaks from Bauska's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Chain working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bauska can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chain avoids the attempt from Bauska to control.

Chain working for a guillotine from mount but Bauska is in no mood to give up.
Chain trying to control but Bauska is having none of it.
Chain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauska tries to lock up and control but Chain 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.

Traktor Chain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bauska's half guard.
Chain drops an elbow to the side of Bauska's head.
Chain slips a nice elbow through Bauska's hands, connecting with Bauska's forehead.
Chain working Bauska over with strikes.
Chain is keen to just control but Bauska is a slippery customer.
Chain scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Chain drops an elbow to the side of Bauska's head.
Chain lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Chain is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauska wants to improve his position but Chain is controlling well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chain is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bauska taking some punishment here, with Chain in his half guard.
Chain looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bauska with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bauska wants to control the action here but instead Chain manages to pass to full mount!
Traktor Chain has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bauska is squirming around, avoiding Chain's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chain landing strikes from the mount.
Chain lands a big elbow.
Chain trying to control but Bauska is having none of it.
Bauska is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bauska is trying to stand up.

Chain is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Chain extends the arm and Bauska is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Traktor Chain!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Gluhov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gluhov
vs
Nelson

200 cm
19
260 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
230 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Gluhov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roy Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nelson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Konstantin Gluhov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gluhov misses with a series of wild punches.
Gluhov throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Roy Nelson has been cut.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gluhov lands a big head kick that sends Nelson to the canvas! Gluhov follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Gluhov!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jon Tavaras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ainars Gailis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Tavaras could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ainars Gailis's chin.

Tavaras
vs
Gailis

167 cm
23
187 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Tavaras!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ainars Gailis!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gailis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ainars Gailis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Tavaras scores with a takedown into Gailis's guard.
Gailis controls Tavaras momentarily but Tavaras frees himself.

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

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

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

Tavaras is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gailis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tavaras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gailis wants to stand but Tavaras is controlling the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tavaras drops back looking for a leg! Gailis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gailis manages to kick Tavaras off! Tavaras jumps back into Gailis's guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Decent striking displayed by Gailis there.

Tavaras scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Tavaras looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tavaras is breathing heavily.
Gailis is trying to buck Tavaras off.

Tavaras wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gailis, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gailis pushes Tavaras away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tavaras gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Tavaras is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gailis is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Tavaras tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gailis tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gailis lands a jab.
Gailis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gailis connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Gailis scores with a four punch combination!
Gailis lands with a nice combination. Tavaras backs away looking to recover.
Gailis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gailis lands a jab-cross combination.
Gailis rushes Tavaras with punches - Tavaras moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Tavaras goes down! Gailis follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ainars Gailis!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and No Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jon Jackson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Jackson
vs
Chance

174 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, No Chance!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chance shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jackson defends it nicely.
Chance misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jackson wants it to stay on the feet.
Jon Jackson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of No Chance.
Horrible takedown by Chance or perhaps it was just good defense by Jackson which made him look bad.
Jackson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chance shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Chance on that attempt.
Chance tries for a takedown but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jackson moves out of range as Chance strikes.

Jackson gets caught flat footed, as Chance shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chance drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Chance jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson wants to stand but Chance is controlling the position.

Chance thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chance looks gassed!
Chance stops Jackson from standing up.
Chance controls from within his opponent's guard.
Chance trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Chance trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Chance looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jackson is fending him off so far but Chance persists. Nope, Jackson circles away and we're back to standing.

Chance closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jackson did well to prevent Chance getting side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jackson kicks off Chance and gets to his feet.
Chance shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jackson pinned against the cage. Jackson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jon Jackson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chance takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chance.
Jackson misses with an attempted mid kick.
No Chance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Chance looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jackson!
Jackson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Chance pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

Chance looking to isolate an arm here. Jackson doesn't see it coming and as Chance extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Chance!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). No Chance!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Petrosyan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Steinmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonah Steinmann acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Emelianenko
vs
Steinmann

183 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petrosyan Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonah Steinmann!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelianenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steinmann looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Emelianenko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Steinmann is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Emelianenko lands a nice forearm strike.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but Steinmann is working away.

Emelianenko has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Steinmann is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Emelianenko yanks on the arm and Steinmann is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Emelianenko.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Petrosyan Emelianenko!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jovani Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriy Sushkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriy Sushkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Sushkov

178 cm
21
182 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jovani Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uriy Sushkov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sushkov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sushkov wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sushkov is keeping the position for now.
Jones wants to control from the top but Sushkov keeps moving.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Sushkov is retaining full guard.

Jones stands up and waves to Sushkov to follow him.
Sushkov gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sushkov looks gassed!
Jones content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sushkov wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jones looking to control but Sushkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones wants to control the pace but Sushkov is squirming around nicely.
Jones working the ground and pound effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sushkov is bucking up trying to escape but Jones cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Sushkov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jones wants to control the pace but Sushkov is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sushkov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sushkov tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sushkov is in a horrible position here. Jones smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Jones lands a big elbow.
Jones connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones trying to control but Sushkov is having none of it.
Jones lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jones with shots to the head and body - Sushkov looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sushkov can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jones lands a nice shot to the head.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Sushkov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Sushkov is rocked!
Jones dominating with strikes here.
Sushkov is still in real trouble! Can Jones finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Sushkov bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Jones and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jovani Jones!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ruslan agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that ruslan agaev has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily ruslan agaev seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

agaev
vs
Emelianenko

180 cm
23
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
235 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ruslan agaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
agaev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.

agaev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko really wants to buck agaev off and get back to his feet.
agaev really is a fat lump.

agaev jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Emelianenko manages to avoid the submission attempt.

agaev has hold of Emelianenko's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Emelianenko tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - agaev cranks the arm and Emelianenko screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Emelianenko, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). ruslan agaev!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
84%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krish Grundmanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All Bawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). All Bawls will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Grundmanis
vs
Bawls

197 cm
22
248 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

225 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Krish Grundmanis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All Bawls!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundmanis misses the shot to the body.
Grundmanis misses with an uppercut. Bawls saw that one coming.
Grundmanis misses with a double jab.
Grundmanis throws a series of punches but Bawls avoids them all with ease.

Bawls has managed to clinch.
Bawls is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bawls lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Krish Grundmanis has been cut.

Bawls breaks from the clinch.
Bawls scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bawls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Grundmanis ducks under a wild hook from Bawls.
A jab from Grundmanis misses.

Bawls gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bawls obliges.
Grundmanis is breathing heavily.
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!
Bawls using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Bawls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bawls thumps Grundmanis with a low kick.

Bawls moves into range and clinches up with Grundmanis.

Bawls pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bawls scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bawls scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bawls pushes Grundmanis away with a front kick.

Bawls clinches up with Grundmanis and pushes him back against the cage.
Bawls connects with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bawls breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grundmanis takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grundmanis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bawls. Bawls obviously looking to wear him down.
Bawls pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Bawls rushes Grundmanis and presses him up against the cage.

Bawls pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grundmanis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bawls dips to his left and cracks Grundmanis with an uppercut!
Bawls throws a body punch but Grundmanis moves out of range.
Bawls throws a quick inside leg kick.
Grundmanis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A right-left combo lands from Bawls.
Bawls is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bawls misses with a body shot.
Bawls misses the body punch
and Grundmanis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bawls uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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 punch combination from Bawls misses.
Bawls comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy left from Bawls finds it's target.

Bawls pushes Grundmanis up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Bawls.

Grundmanis is rocked!
Bawls is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bawls landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oh Grundmanis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bawls lands an elbow just above Grundmanis 's eye.
Bawls working Grundmanis over with knees to the body.
Grundmanis is pressed against the cage. Bawls pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Grundmanis! Two more big strikes from Bawls and Grundmanis crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). All Bawls!