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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brady Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Veli Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Baird
vs
Schwarzeneg

175 cm
24
177 lbs
8 - 13 - 0

175 cm
23
175 lbs
8 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

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 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brady Baird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Veli Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg tries for a takedown but Baird sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Schwarzeneg throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Baird was covering up waiting for the punch and Schwarzeneg finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Baird has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baird looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baird is on top in guard.
Schwarzeneg keeping moving, preventing Baird from controlling successfully.
Schwarzeneg is trying to control the position but Baird postures up.
Baird prevents Schwarzeneg from getting back to his feet.

Schwarzeneg isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Baird stacks Schwarzeneg on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Baird!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Baird stands and steps away. Schwarzeneg gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baird avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schwarzeneg blocks a head kick by Baird.
Baird connects with a right hand. Schwarzeneg shakes it off.
Baird gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Schwarzeneg counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
It looks like Schwarzeneg is going to stand back up.
Baird is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Baird does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Baird moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet - Baird follows without any prompting.

Baird forces Schwarzeneg back against the cage and clinches.

Baird decides to pull guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet. Baird looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Schwarzeneg looks gassed!
Baird tries to close the distance and clinch but Schwarzeneg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baird looks to clinch

and Schwarzeneg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schwarzeneg wants to break free but Baird has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baird as Schwarzeneg tries to tie him up.

Baird breaks the clinch.
Schwarzeneg shoots and misses

and Baird counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brady Baird has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baird trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Baird gets to his feet - Schwarzeneg follows without any prompting.
Baird closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Baird shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Baird was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Baird scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schwarzeneg tries to lock up and control but Baird gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Baird in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Baird lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Schwarzeneg hang on?
Baird with shots to the head and body - Schwarzeneg looks very uncomfortable down there.
Baird looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baird looking to finish Schwarzeneg with some ground and pound. This is bad for Schwarzeneg!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baird trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneg tries to hold on but Baird postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird landing punches.
Baird working Schwarzeneg over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baird lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Baird with the ground and pound from mount.
Baird with shots to the head and body - Schwarzeneg looks very uncomfortable down there.

Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Baird lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Schwarzeneg is still in real trouble! Can Baird finish him?
Baird tries to control but Schwarzeneg wriggling away.

Baird working for a submission but Schwarzeneg is keeping him at bay.
Schwarzeneg seems to have recovered his senses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Baird prevents Schwarzeneg from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brady Baird dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Schwarzeneg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Schwarzeneg looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baird!
Baird is trying to escape the mount.
Baird regains half guard.
Baird wants to improve his position but Schwarzeneg is controlling well.

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

Baird shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baird throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg gets full guard.
Baird postures up in Schwarzeneg's guard and throws a big left but Schwarzeneg blocks it.
Baird trying to stand up but can't free himself from Schwarzeneg's guard.
Brady Baird overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schwarzeneg avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Schwarzeneg pushes Baird off and scrambles back to his feet.
Baird looks to clinch

and Schwarzeneg counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baird!
Schwarzeneg is breathing heavily.
Schwarzeneg prevents Baird from getting the reversal.
Baird taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg controlling from mount.
Baird tries to hold on but Schwarzeneg pushes him away.
Schwarzeneg controlling from the full mount.
Baird is looking to get to half guard.
Schwarzeneg misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Schwarzeneg.
Baird wants to hold on but Schwarzeneg pushes him away.
Schwarzeneg punching from mount but Baird doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Schwarzeneg looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Baird working to try and regain half guard.
Baird gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baird is not content to let Schwarzeneg control the position.
Baird moves into full guard.
Schwarzeneg preventing the sweep.

Baird is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schwarzeneg is aware though and is defending well.
Schwarzeneg won't allow Baird to sweep him here.
Baird keeping moving, preventing Schwarzeneg from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Veli Schwarzeneg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Baird slaps away a takedown attempt from Schwarzeneg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Baird looks to clinch

and Schwarzeneg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Schwarzeneg.
Schwarzeneg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Schwarzeneg trying to control the position from guard on top but Baird is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baird trying to keep a closed guard but Schwarzeneg is proving a slippery customer.
Schwarzeneg distracts Baird with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baird is trying to keep Schwarzeneg in close.

Baird kicks Schwarzeneg off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baird jumps guard but Schwarzeneg stands there with Baird around his waist. Baird gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Baird jumps guard and drags Schwarzeneg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Brady Baird is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schwarzeneg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baird wants to clinch

and Schwarzeneg counters with a shoot takedown. Baird fights it but they end up in guard.
Schwarzeneg wants to stand but Baird has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Baird not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Schwarzeneg gets to his feet - Baird follows without any prompting.
Schwarzeneg shoots in for a takedown but Baird shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baird is fending him off so far but Schwarzeneg persists. Nope, Baird circles away and we're back to standing.
Brady Baird has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Veli Schwarzeneg.
Baird lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Baird misses with a series of wild punches.
Baird smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baird misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baird tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
Brady Baird seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baird lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baird plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Baird throws a head kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Baird - just one landing.
Baird throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Schwarzeneg counters with a takedown into side control.

Schwarzeneg has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Schwarzeneg closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird tries to clinch but Schwarzeneg moves away

and Schwarzeneg counters by moving into the clinch.

Baird jumps guard and drags Schwarzeneg to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Schwarzeneg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Schwarzeneg sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Baird's guard.
Baird trying to hold on to Schwarzeneg's head to control him but Schwarzeneg postures up.
Baird is looking for a sweep. Schwarzeneg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Schwarzeneg decides to stand up.
Schwarzeneg looks for a takedown but Baird sprawls well.

Schwarzeneg tries to keep at a distance but Baird has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schwarzeneg tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baird just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird just leaning against Schwarzeneg, taking a breather.
Baird misses with a knee strike.
Schwarzeneg jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baird walks away with a smile on his face. Schwarzeneg gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Baird throws a head kick that misses.
Schwarzeneg shoots for a double leg takedown but Baird sprawls well. He's pushed Schwarzeneg's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Baird shoots in and drives through. Schwarzeneg sprawls well.

Schwarzeneg fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Baird sprawls well initially but Schwarzeneg persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schwarzeneg tries to stand and escape but Baird is controlling the position.
Schwarzeneg throws a strike but Baird avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Baird manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schwarzeneg manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg has a closed guard, preventing Baird from standing up.
Baird throws a strike but Schwarzeneg rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Veli Schwarzeneg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Schwarzeneg 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 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Veli Schwarzeneg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Sitkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin TimeBurger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sitkin
vs
TimeBurger

183 cm
23
154 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliy Sitkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin TimeBurger!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TimeBurger swings for the body but Sitkin moves out of range.
Sitkin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sitkin throws a low kick but TimeBurger avoids it.
Sitkin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sitkin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. TimeBurger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Sitkin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by TimeBurger, who protects the arm well.
Sitkin advances nicely into full mount.

Sitkin throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! TimeBurger has his hands clasped together but Sitkin breaks the hold and TimeBurger is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Sitkin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vitaliy Sitkin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Igor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tysonn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Igor
vs
Tysonn

187 cm
21
189 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

182 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Future Pharmaceuticals-Time Slip Protection 150
Future Pharmaceuticals-Time Slip Protection 150

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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Igor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Tysonn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Igor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tysonn wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Igor is defended easily by Tysonn.
Tysonn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Igor.
Igor shoots for a double leg takedown but Tysonn sprawls well. He's pushed Igor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Igor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Igor stuffs the takedown.
Tysonn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Igor is fending him off so far but Tysonn persists. Nope, Igor circles away and we're back to standing.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Igor.

Igor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tysonn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tysonn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Igor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tysonn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Igor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tysonn is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Igor taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Igor tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tysonn's legs.
Igor content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tysonn can't do much from the bottom here.
Tysonn tries to improve position but can't.
Tysonn wants to control but Igor postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Igor with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tysonn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Igor shoots in for a takedown but Tysonn shows good takedown defense.
Igor throws a leg kick which misses Tysonn's front leg but catches the back leg as Tysonn tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tysonn dodges the punch combination from Igor.
Igor doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tysonn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Igor is breathing heavily.
Tysonn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tysonn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Igor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Igor trying to control the position from guard on top but Tysonn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Igor postures up.
Tysonn keeping moving, preventing Igor from controlling successfully.

Igor 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.
Igor trying to control but Tysonn is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tysonn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Igor is controlling him.
Igor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Igor distracts Tysonn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Igor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tysonn connects with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Tysonn. No joy for Igor on that attempt.
Tysonn scores with a jab to the head.
Tysonn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Igor as he jumps to the side.
Igor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tysonn as he jumps to the side.
Tysonn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Igor misses with a double jab.
Tysonn wants to clinch up but Igor keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Igor shoots and misses
and Tysonn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Tysonn lands a left and a right that send Igor crashing to the mat, dazed. Tysonn thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tysonn doesn't manage to clinch there - Igor circles away.

Igor gets caught flat footed, as Tysonn shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tysonn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tysonn with a nice head shot there.
Tysonn wanted to stand there but Igor had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Igor controls Tysonn momentarily but Tysonn frees himself.
Tysonn lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tysonn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Igor dives on top into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tysonn can do anything to dispel that myth.
Igor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Tysonn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice jab there from Tysonn.
Tysonn is looking to clinch but Igor is avoiding it.
Igor closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tysonn leaves Igor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tysonn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Igor in his tracks.
Igor Igor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tysonn tries to clinch

and Igor counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tysonn won't be happy with that.
Tysonn is pushing Igor's head away, looking to escape. Igor manages to hold on to the position though.

Igor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tysonn is not content to let Igor control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Igor throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysonn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tysonn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Igor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tysonn struggling a bit here.

Igor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tysonn tries to escape but Igor is in control.

That's two 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.

Igor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tysonn, who protects the arm well.
Tysonn avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Igor.

Igor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Igor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Igor tries for a kimura but Tysonn is defending well.
Tysonn is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor trying to control the position but Tysonn is working away.

Igor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tysonn trying his best to control but Igor has mounted him.

Igor looking to secure an arm triangle but Tysonn defends it well.
You get the feeling that Tysonn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Tysonn wants to control but Igor is having none of it.

That's four 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.
Tysonn is trying to escape the mount.

Igor looking to secure an arm triangle but Tysonn defends it well.
Tysonn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Tysonn really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Igor looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Igor prevents Tysonn from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Igor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Igor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tysonn.
Tysonn connects with a right hand. Igor shakes it off.
Igor walks into a straight right hand from Tysonn.
Tysonn connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Igor momentarily.
Igor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tysonn circles away.
Tysonn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Igor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tysonn.
Tysonn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Igor is fending him off so far but Tysonn persists. Nope, Igor circles away and we're back to standing.

Igor shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Igor postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tysonn to stand up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Igor shoots in looking for a takedown. Tysonn tries to sprawl out of it but Igor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tysonn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tysonn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Igor circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tysonn catches Igor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tysonn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Igor.
Igor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Igor with a poor takedown

and Tysonn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Igor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tysonn landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tysonn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Igor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tysonn is one step ahead there.
Igor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tysonn wants to control from the top but Igor keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Igor is on top in guard.
Tysonn wants to get back to his feet but Igor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tysonn can't keep his opponent in guard - Igor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tysonn tries to kick Igor off but Igor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Igor trying to control from half guard but Tysonn is working away.

Igor is trying to work for a kimura but Tysonn is defending well.
Igor is trying to control the action in half guard but Tysonn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Igor thows a huge punch but Tysonn dodges it nicely.
Tysonn is trying to control but can't.

Igor is working for a submission of some sort.
Tysonn looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tysonn tests Igor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Igor ducks under a wild hook from Tysonn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tysonn tries for a takedown but Igor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Igor shoots in but no luck this time.
Igor misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tysonn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tysonn misses with a takedown attempt - Igor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Igor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tysonn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Igor Igor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Igor looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Igor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tysonn has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tysonn is pushing Igor's head away, looking to escape. Igor manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Tysonn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tysonn 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Tysonn!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
85%

Undercard bout

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

Emelianenko
vs
wright

183 cm
21
229 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ian wright!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelianenko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. wright manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
wright looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
wright can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Emelianenko controls the pace.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.
wright should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Emelianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. wright is keeping the position for now.

wright has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Emelianenko is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for wright.
Emelianenko happy to just control the position for now.
Emelianenko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Emelianenko stands up.

Emelianenko 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.

Emelianenko stands up from wright's guard - Emelianenko perhaps looking for a knockout.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in wright's guard.
Emelianenko controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko cracks wright with a solid left hand.
Emelianenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Emelianenko postures up and lands a big shot to wright's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is in close to wright's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Emelianenko trying to control but wright is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Emelianenko stays in close to wright's body and controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fedor Emelianenko.

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches wright napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on wright's face as Emelianenko controls the position.
Emelianenko advances to full mount.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the head.
wright tries to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko punishing his opponent with strikes.

Emelianenko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but wright is surviving well by controlling Emelianenko's body position as best he can.

wright tries to improve his position but Emelianenko has taken his back! Emelianenko has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will wright tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Emelianenko pushes wright away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fedor Emelianenko!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Katchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Katchenko
vs
Lavronenko

195 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Katchenko!
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, Ivan Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavronenko defending well as Katchenko loads up on a big left hand.
Katchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katchenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Katchenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Lavronenko scores a takedown into full mount!
Katchenko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko breaks from Katchenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Andrei Katchenko has been cut.
Katchenko avoids a strike by Lavronenko and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Lavronenko's guard! Fantastic escape!

Lavronenko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Katchenko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Katchenko preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.

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

Lavronenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Katchenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lavronenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavronenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Katchenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two 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.
Katchenko trying to control the action but Lavronenko is working from the bottom.
Katchenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lavronenko is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lavronenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Katchenko wants to control but Lavronenko is keeping him busy.
Lavronenko is looking to improve his position.
Lavronenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Katchenko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lavronenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lavronenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No joy there for Lavronenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavronenko takes one to the chin there.
Katchenko throws a leg kick but Lavronenko moved away.
Lavronenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Katchenko lands a right hook to the body.
Lavronenko looks gassed!
Lavronenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Katchenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Andrei Katchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katchenko throws a lazy right hand but Lavronenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lavronenko dodges the punch combination from Katchenko.
Lavronenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Katchenko is fending him off so far but Lavronenko persists. Nope, Katchenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Katchenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lavronenko is looking to clinch.
Lavronenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katchenko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lavronenko checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Katchenko.
Katchenko lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Katchenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko'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.

Lavronenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Katchenko.
No luck for Lavronenko with that takedown attempt.
Lavronenko misses with a few strikes there.
Good leg kick by Katchenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katchenko moves in looking to clinch but Lavronenko pushes him off.
Lavronenko throws a leg kick
enabling Katchenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Katchenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lavronenko.
Katchenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Katchenko throws a head kick but Lavronenko moves out of range.
Katchenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Lavronenko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Katchenko rushes Lavronenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Katchenko lands an elbow that stopped Lavronenko in his tracks for a moment.
Katchenko landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Katchenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Katchenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lavronenko's defenses.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lavronenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lavronenko is defending well for now.
Lavronenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lavronenko managing to block the knees to the body from Katchenko.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lavronenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Katchenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lavronenko's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lavronenko's defenses.
Lavronenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katchenko missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Katchenko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Katchenko cracks Lavronenko with a nice body shot.
Katchenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Katchenko.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lavronenko is defending well for now.
Lavronenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lavronenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lavronenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Katchenko walks away with a smile on his face. Lavronenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lavronenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katchenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lavronenko is out of range and Katchenko settles back down.
Ivan Lavronenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Katchenko misses.
Andrei Katchenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Katchenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katchenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lavronenko misses with the combination.
Katchenko cracks Lavronenko with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Lavronenko blocks the leg kick.
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Lavronenko moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko lands with a kick to the temple. Lavronenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Katchenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lavronenko.
A telegraphed right hand from Katchenko misses the target.
Katchenko throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katchenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Katchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Andrei Katchenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lavronenko checks a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lavronenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Katchenko sprawls well. Katchenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lavronenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Andrei Katchenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Lavronenko.
Katchenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Katchenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrei Katchenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Katchenko wants to clinch up but Lavronenko keeps it at a distance.
Katchenko misses with an uppercut.
Katchenko throws a sloppy head kick and Lavronenko moves out of range easily.
Lavronenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katchenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Katchenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lavronenko on the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Katchenko as he connects with a hook.
Katchenko is looking to slow Lavronenko down with leg kicks.
Katchenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lavronenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katchenko throws a low kick, looking for Lavronenko's leg but Lavronenko calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katchenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lavronenko's sensitive parts.
Katchenko thows a body kick. Lavronenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katchenko.
Katchenko connects with a high kick.
Katchenko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Katchenko misses with a head kick.
Katchenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Katchenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Decent striking displayed by Katchenko there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Katchenko gets a clinch.
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!
Katchenko missing with knees to the body.
Lavronenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lavronenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Katchenko landing knees to the body.
Lavronenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katchenko tries a body shot but Lavronenko blocks it.
Lavronenko avoiding damage as Katchenko throws knees to the body.
Katchenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lavronenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katchenko cracks Lavronenko with a nice body shot.
Katchenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Katchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lavronenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Katchenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lavronenko is defending well for now.
Katchenko connects with a knee to the head.
Katchenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Katchenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lavronenko can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katchenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lavronenko avoiding damage as Katchenko throws knees to the body.
Lavronenko blocking some punches.
Lavronenko takes an elbow to the temple.
Katchenko lands an elbow inside that Lavronenko shrugs off.
Katchenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Katchenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Lavronenko avoids the damage to the body.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lavronenko is defending well for now.
Katchenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lavronenko is defending well for now.
Katchenko with a knee to the head.
Lavronenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

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.
Katchenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lavronenko avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Katchenko.
Lavronenko can't get the takedown.
Katchenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Katchenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Andrei Katchenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Katchenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Lavronenko won't want to take too many of those.
Andrei Katchenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Katchenko digs a right hand underneath Lavronenko's ribcage. Lavronenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ivan Lavronenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katchenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Katchenko landing knees to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Katchenko!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Baja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Morientes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morientes has chosen Rap Das Armas as his entrance music. Francesco Baja had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Baja
vs
Morientes

210 cm
19
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
182 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francesco Baja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricardo Morientes!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morientes scores with a three punch combo!

Morientes gets the takedown into side control.
Baja struggling a bit here.

Morientes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baja to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baja. Morientes does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morientes stuffs the takedown attempt from Baja. Baja gets slowly back to his feet.

Morientes is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Baja's half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morientes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baja defending well though.
Morientes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Baja blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morientes.
Morientes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morientes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baja defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Morientes there.
Morientes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baja trying to hold on to Morientes's head to control him but Morientes postures up.
Baja is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Baja really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morientes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Baja with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baja wants to control but Morientes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Morientes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baja is trying to control but can't.
Baja knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morientes on the ground.
Baja is controlling Morientes's trapped leg to prevent Morientes from advancing to side control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baja throws a half hearted mid kick.
Baja lands a head kick!
Morientes stalks Baja and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baja's face. Baja staggers backwards, shaken.

Baja gets caught flat footed, as Morientes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Baja wants to sweep but no luck.
Baja is controlling Morientes's posture.
Morientes throws a big right hand that misses.
Baja working a defensive guard here.
Baja keeping full guard, as Morientes tries to pass.
Morientes wanted to stand there but Baja had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morientes working some strikes from top position.
Morientes throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baja works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Morientes shoots in and bounces Baja off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Baja is breathing heavily.
Morientes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baja trying to keep a closed guard but Morientes is proving a slippery customer.
Morientes thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Morientes postures up and lands a big shot to Baja's brow.
Baja is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Morientes trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baja 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.
Morientes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morientes misses with a few strikes there.

Morientes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Baja!
Baja is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baja wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Morientes.
Morientes punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baja tries to hold on but Morientes postures up.
Morientes landing strikes from the mount and Baja is in trouble!
Baja regains half guard.

Morientes seems to be working for a kimura but Baja defends the submission attempt.
Morientes not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morientes.
Baja trying to control from the bottom.
Baja keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Morientes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baja's head.
Baja preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Baja on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Morientes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Morientes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Morientes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Morientes shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Baja manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baja controls Morientes momentarily but Morientes frees himself.
Morientes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Morientes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baja did well to prevent Morientes getting side control.
Morientes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Morientes throwing shots but Baja is blocking nicely.
Baja is trying to control but can't.
Baja blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morientes.
Baja blocking the ground and pound attempt from Morientes.
Morientes lands strikes from half guard.
Morientes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morientes is thwarting Baja's attempts to control the position.
Morientes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Morientes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baja is trying to defend but Morientes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Baja is positioning himself well to prevent Morientes advancing to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baja is looking to control Morientes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baja avoid being mounted?
Morientes winds up and cracks Baja with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baja trying to control but Morientes postures up.
Morientes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Baja manages to get to full guard.
Morientes postures up.
Baja avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Morientes postures up and lands a big shot to Baja's brow.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morientes misses with a series of wild punches.
Morientes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Morientes misses with a wild combination.
Morientes avoids the body shot from Baja.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Baja misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morientes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baja.
Francesco Baja is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morientes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Morientes scores a takedown into full mount!
Morientes scoring with strikes but Baja is staying in there.
Morientes lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Baja hang on?
Baja is trying to escape the mount.
Baja in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baja tries to hold on but Morientes postures up.
Baja manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Morientes lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morientes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morientes thows a huge punch but Baja dodges it nicely.
Morientes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morientes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Morientes thows a huge punch but Baja dodges it nicely.

Morientes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Baja defends it well.
Baja is trying is best to control the position here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Morientes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baja is trying to defend but Morientes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morientes connects with a nice short shot to Baja's temple.
Morientes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morientes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baja defending well though.
Morientes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baja's head.

Morientes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Baja is looking to control Morientes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Baja avoid being mounted?
Baja has hold of Morientes's hands but Morientes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baja trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Morientes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morientes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Baja trying to hold on to Morientes's head to control him but Morientes postures up.
Morientes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morientes is thwarting Baja's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Morientes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Morientes closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morientes is chipping away with strikes.
Morientes fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Morientes landing a few strikes.
Baja gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Morientes is thwarting Baja's attempts to control the position.
Morientes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morientes wants to stand up but Baja has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Baja preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Morientes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Morientes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baja holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morientes thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Baja to regain full guard.
Morientes throwing strikes but missing.
Baja wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Baja working a defensive guard here.
Morientes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baja trying to keep a closed guard but Morientes is proving a slippery customer.
Morientes loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baja trying to keep a closed guard but Morientes is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Morientes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Morientes is thwarting Baja's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morientes is nestled in close to Baja, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Morientes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Baja has hold of Morientes's hands but Morientes slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Morientes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Morientes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baja's head.
Morientes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morientes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Morientes scores with a one two! Baja had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Morientes.
Baja misses with a takedown
and Morientes counters with a three punch combo that has Baja backing up. Baja nods at Morientes to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Morientes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Morientes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baja circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baja keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Morientes scores with a three punch combo!
Morientes avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Morientes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Baja is trying to defend but Morientes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Morientes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Baja's head.
Baja is trying to maintain the position but Morientes is very close to passing his half guard.
Baja on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morientes lands a nice short elbow.
Morientes thows a huge punch but Baja dodges it nicely.
Baja trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Morientes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baja circles away quickly and effectively.

Morientes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Baja looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Morientes throws a strike aimed at the side of Baja's head but Baja avoids it well.
Morientes lands a decent elbow from side control.
Baja on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morientes sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baja is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Morientes lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Baja down.
Baja wants to control but Morientes postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morientes scores with a one two! Baja had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Francesco Baja has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricardo Morientes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Morientes 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Morientes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morientes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Morientes!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ange fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Rodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

fili
vs
Rodin

190 cm
22
270 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

185 cm
18
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

GTi - MTG - Brand New Stock !!

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ange fili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Rodin!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Rodin lands but fili takes it in his stride.
Rodin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

fili gets the takedown into side control.
Rodin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
fili landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Rodin is rocked!
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!

fili is working to tighten is grip on Rodin's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rodin has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but fili is really squeezing tight and eventually Rodin passes out! fili breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). ange fili!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Amagov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Szyszkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Amagov
vs
Szyszkowski

178 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Amagov !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artur Szyszkowski!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szyszkowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Amagov checks it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Amagov blocks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Szyszkowski.
Szyszkowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Amagov 's calf.

Amagov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Szyszkowski controls Amagov momentarily but Amagov frees himself.

Amagov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Szyszkowski is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Amagov , into his guard.
Amagov keeping moving, preventing Szyszkowski from controlling successfully.
Szyszkowski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Szyszkowski wants to pass the guard but Amagov is keeping the position.
Szyszkowski stays in close to Amagov 's body and controls the position.
Szyszkowski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Amagov . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Amagov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Szyszkowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Amagov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Szyszkowski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Szyszkowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Amagov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szyszkowski preventing the sweep.

Amagov is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Szyszkowski rolls with it to try and escape but Amagov cranks on the arm and Szyszkowski is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexey Amagov !