RSE : Just Some Fights 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Loke Sabel (ranked 25383 p4p, 5667 weight class) and Slop Quickley (ranked 668 p4p, 619 weight class). Quickley has chosen Cuttin' Headz as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sabel
vs
Quickley

182 cm
18
214
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
18
205
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Loke Sabel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slop Quickley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quickley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sabel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quickley throws a head kick but Sabel moves out of range.

Sabel drives through with a takedown into Quickley's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sabel postures up and lands a big shot to Quickley's brow.
Quickley trying to keep a closed guard but Sabel is proving a slippery customer.
Sabel content to stall in guard here.
Sabel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sabel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quickley on the ground.
Sabel landing some decent shots from guard.
Sabel being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel trying to control the position from guard on top but Quickley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sabel works over Quickley with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing that Sabel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sabel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sabel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sabel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Quickley keeping moving, preventing Sabel from controlling successfully.
Sabel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quickley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sabel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Quickley 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.
Sabel is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quickley keeping moving, preventing Sabel from controlling successfully.
Sabel wanted to stand there but Quickley had control of the position.
Sabel lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sabel trying to control the position from guard on top but Quickley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sabel distracts Quickley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sabel lands a couple of elbows.
Sabel with a nice head shot there.
Sabel working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Quickley's head.

Quickley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabel trying to control the position from guard on top but Quickley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabel throwing strikes but missing.

Quickley has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Sabel is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Quickley looks winded!
Sabel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Quickley gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sabel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Quickley walks away with a smile on his face. Sabel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Sabel shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Quickley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sabel wants to control from the top but Quickley keeps moving.
Sabel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sabel's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sabel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sabel is in close to Quickley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sabel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sabel scoring with some ground and pound.
Sabel with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sabel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sabel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sabel distracts Quickley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sabel has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sabel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sabel with a nice head shot there.
Sabel seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Quickley stuffs the takedown.
Slop Quickley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sabel shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Quickley as he jumps to the side.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sabel is looking to break free of the clinch but Quickley has double underhooks.
Quickley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sabel blocks it with crossed arms.
Sabel is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Loke Sabel. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Quickley drags the fight down to the ground.

Quickley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sabel doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sabel manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sabel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Quickley is keeping the position for now.
Sabel throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabel landing with the ground and pound.
Sabel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quickley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sabel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sabel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Quickley is breathing heavily.
Sabel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Quickley is rocked!
Quickley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sabel's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quickley is still in real trouble! Can Sabel finish him?
Sabel connects with a couple of short punches.
Sabel's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sabel loads up on a big left hand. Quickley felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Sabel looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Quickley can't hide his disappointment, as Sabel celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Loke Sabel!
The defeated Slop Quickley had this to say: 'This will never happen again. I promise you that. If it does, I will slit my stomach open with a short sword.'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
38%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Forde (ranked 4709 p4p, 5019 weight class) and Vladimir Kuznetsov (ranked 262 p4p, 268 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Forde
vs
Kuznetsov

180 cm
25
135
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
130
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Joshua Forde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Kuznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Forde throws a series of punches but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Forde looking to score a takedown here. Kuznetsov is defending well but Forde drives through and ends up in Kuznetsov's guard.
Forde stands up over Kuznetsov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Forde cracks Kuznetsov with a solid left hand.
Forde landing with the ground and pound.

Kuznetsov is rocked!
Kuznetsov being controlled here, momentarily.
Kuznetsov is still in real trouble! Can Forde finish him?
Forde makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Forde's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Forde scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Forde is in close to Kuznetsov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Forde has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forde working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Forde lands a couple of elbows.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA St Petersburg inform us that Kuznetsov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Forde not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Forde wants to pass the guard but Kuznetsov is keeping the position.
Kuznetsov has momentary wrist control but Forde slips an elbow through the middle.
Forde looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Forde is working Kuznetsov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forde passes Kuznetsov's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Forde lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Forde is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Forde sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kuznetsov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forde perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Forde takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Forde really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Forde working the head and body with strikes.
Forde 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.
Forde looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuznetsov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Forde takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forde content to control rather than advance.
Kuznetsov has hold of Forde's hands but Forde slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuznetsov trying to hold on to Forde's head to control him but Forde postures up.
Kuznetsov taking some punishment here, with Forde in his half guard.
Kuznetsov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Forde lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kuznetsov quite badly. Kuznetsov pulls Forde in close trying to recover. Forde postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kuznetsov on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kuznetsov doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Forde!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Antipas (ranked 4013 p4p, 5255 weight class) and Maxton Hefferman (ranked 433 p4p, 481 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Antipas
vs
Hefferman

185 cm
22
185
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
180
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Antipas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maxton Hefferman!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antipas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hefferman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Antipas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Antipas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Antipas throws a monster overhand right that drops Hefferman! Antipas follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Antipas!

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 Pork Schmidt (ranked 3709 p4p, 5254 weight class) and Ivor Peader (ranked 413 p4p, 482 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Schmidt
vs
Peader

180 cm
18
180
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
175
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pork Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivor Peader!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peader misses with a takedown
and Schmidt counters with a one-two to the body.
Peader looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Schmidt takes the fight into the clinch.
Schmidt misses with a knee to the head.
Schmidt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmidt working Peader over with knees to the body.
Schmidt lands an elbow just above Peader 's eye.
Schmidt working Peader over with knees to the body.
Schmidt scores with a knee to the head.
Schmidt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schmidt lands a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schmidt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Schmidt lands a right hand.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Schmidt.
A short uppercut from Schmidt.
Schmidt working Peader over with knees to the body.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
Schmidt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Peader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schmidt lands a good knee to the midsection. Peader won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schmidt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmidt working Peader over with knees to the body.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.
Schmidt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peader backwards.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt lands a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Schmidt scores with a shoulder strike.
Schmidt crunches a lovely knee into Peader's ribcage.
Peader is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peader lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schmidt lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schmidt.
Schmidt misses with a body punch.
Schmidt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Peader's face.

Peader is rocked!
Peader takes a knee to the side of the body.
Peader is still on wobbly legs! Can Schmidt finish him?
Peader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Schmidt.
Schmidt working Peader over with knees to the body.
Schmidt lands an elbow inside that Peader shrugs off.
Schmidt scores with a hook to the body.
Schmidt lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schmidt lands a damaging elbow.
Schmidt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peader lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Schmidt.
Schmidt landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Schmidt.
Schmidt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmidt lands a nice elbow.
Schmidt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peader in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schmidt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schmidt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peader backwards.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt lands a good knee to the midsection. Peader won't want to take too many of those.
Peader tries for a takedown but Schmidt manages to get underhooks.
Schmidt scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schmidt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmidt with a knee to the head.
Peader is trying to drag Schmidt to the mat but Schmidt just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pork Schmidt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivor Peader.
Schmidt lands an elbow that stopped Peader in his tracks for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Schmidt has managed to clinch.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Peader seems to have recovered his senses.
Schmidt lands an elbow that stopped Peader in his tracks for a moment.
Schmidt landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schmidt lands a knee to the body.
Schmidt lands a knee to the head.
Schmidt scores a nice knee to the body.
Schmidt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schmidt lands a good knee to the midsection. Peader won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Schmidt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Peader is breathing heavily.
Schmidt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Schmidt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peader lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Schmidt scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Schmidt.
Peader takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schmidt lands a big knee! That's hurt Peader! Oh, he's all over the place! Schmidt lands another knee that sends Peader to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pork Schmidt!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
75%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Ingham (ranked 3055 p4p, 4336 weight class) and Jake Sulivan (ranked 447 p4p, 568 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.

Ingham
vs
Sulivan

190 cm
25
205
5 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
200
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

The Pharmacy Phuket
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Callum Ingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Sulivan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ingham scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sulivan in his tracks.

It looks like Jake Sulivan has been cut.
Sulivan darts in looking for a takedown but Ingham gets double underhooks and turns Sulivan into the cage.

Ingham clinches up with Sulivan and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Ingham.
Ingham gets through Sulivan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ingham has Sulivan pushed against the cage.
Ingham managing to block the knees to the body from Sulivan.
Ingham working aggressively here.

Ingham breaks the clinch.
Sulivan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ingham is fending him off so far but Sulivan persists. Nope, Ingham circles away and we're back to standing.
Sulivan fails with the takedown

and Ingham counters with a crisp right hand that drops Sulivan! Ingham lets Sulivan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Sulivan is rocked!
Callum Ingham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Sulivan.
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!
Sulivan has his takedown stuffed
and Ingham counters with a right hand from hell and Sulivan is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Callum Ingham!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
99%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dariusz Kazmierczuk (ranked 3811 p4p, 3048 weight class) and Adrian Polanski (ranked 423 p4p, 360 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kazmierczuk
vs
Polanski

177 cm
25
193
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
194
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dariusz Kazmierczuk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adrian Polanski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polanski fakes the leg kick and cracks Kazmierczuk in the body.
Kazmierczuk blocks a head kick by Polanski.
Kazmierczuk appears to be looking for a big counter.

Kazmierczuk drives through and clinches with Polanski against the cage.

Kazmierczuk jumps guard and drags Polanski to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Polanski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Polanski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Polanski landing some decent shots from guard.
Kazmierczuk wants to stand up but Polanski is controlling him.
Polanski postures up.
Polanski works over Kazmierczuk with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polanski landing some decent shots from guard.
Polanski trying to control but Kazmierczuk is working from the bottom.
Polanski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazmierczuk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Polanski.
Polanski throws a strike but Kazmierczuk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kazmierczuk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kazmierczuk wants to control from the top but Polanski keeps moving.
Kazmierczuk tries to stand but Polanski is controlling from the bottom.

Polanski is looking for a triangle here but Kazmierczuk uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kazmierczuk happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kazmierczuk decides to stand back up. Kazmierczuk steps back and let's Polanski get back to his feet.
Polanski lands a high kick!
Polanski misses with a double jab
and Kazmierczuk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Polanski tries to keep at a distance but Kazmierczuk has taken the fight into the clinch.
Polanski wants to break free but Kazmierczuk has control.

Kazmierczuk pulls guard.
Kazmierczuk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Polanski is one step ahead there.
Kazmierczuk controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczuk trying to control the position.
Kazmierczuk has control of Polanski's left arm, preventing Polanski from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Polanski engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kazmierczuk pulls Polanski in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Polanski trying to control the position from guard on top but Kazmierczuk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Adrian Polanski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazmierczuk shoots in for a takedown but Polanski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Polanski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Polanski landing strikes.
Polanski looks winded!
Kazmierczuk wants to get back to his feet but Polanski is dominant here and he's now got Kazmierczuk's back!
Polanski keeps control of the position as Kazmierczuk tries to break free.
Kazmierczuk is trying to get back to his feet but Polanski has full control of the position and if anything, Kazmierczuk has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kazmierczuk looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Polanski. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Adrian Polanski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Polanski slaps away a takedown attempt from Kazmierczuk, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Kazmierczuk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Polanski to the mat! Polanski manages to get full guard.
Kazmierczuk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kazmierczuk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polanski is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Polanski pushes Kazmierczuk off and gets back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Polanski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polanski is looking to take a break and control but Kazmierczuk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kazmierczuk manages to work his way to half guard, despite Polanski's best efforts.

Kazmierczuk pushes Polanski off and gets back to his feet.

Polanski gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kazmierczuk looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dariusz Kazmierczuk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Polanski trying to keep a closed guard but Kazmierczuk is proving a slippery customer.
Polanski is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczuk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Polanski pushes Kazmierczuk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Polanski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kazmierczuk throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Adrian Polanski has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kazmierczuk drives through with a takedown into Polanski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Polanski is wriggling around but Kazmierczuk manages to pass to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazmierczuk lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Polanski blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kazmierczuk.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kazmierczuk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kazmierczuk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczuk seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Polanski for as long as he can get away with.
Nice strikes from Kazmierczuk there.
Kazmierczuk content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Kazmierczuk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Adrian Polanski's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kazmierczuk throws a sloppy head kick and Polanski moves out of range easily.
Polanski connects with a solid leg kick.
Polanski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kazmierczuk. Kazmierczuk obviously looking to wear him down.
Polanski doesn't manage to clinch there - Kazmierczuk circles away.
Kazmierczuk tries to counter with a takedown but Polanski is quick to defend against it.
Kazmierczuk tries to clinch but Polanski moves away
and Polanski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Polanski misses with a combination

and Kazmierczuk counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kazmierczuk.
Polanski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Polanski wants to get back to striking at distance but Kazmierczuk won't allow it.

Polanski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polanski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kazmierczuk but Kazmierczuk pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Polanski scores with a takedown into Kazmierczuk's guard.

Kazmierczuk wriggles free and stands up.
Polanski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kazmierczuk or perhaps it was just good defense by Polanski, which made it look bad.

Kazmierczuk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Polanski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kazmierczuk working the head and body with strikes.
Kazmierczuk controlling the position from side mount.
Polanski tries to escape but Kazmierczuk is in control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kazmierczuk decides to stand back up. Kazmierczuk steps back and let's Polanski get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Polanski.

Kazmierczuk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Polanski was covering up waiting for the punch and Kazmierczuk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kazmierczuk stands up from Polanski's guard - Kazmierczuk perhaps looking for a knockout.
Polanski circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kazmierczuk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Polanski's guard.
Kazmierczuk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazmierczuk continues to stall.
Polanski trying to keep a closed guard but Kazmierczuk is proving a slippery customer.
Kazmierczuk wants to pass the guard but Polanski is keeping the position.
Kazmierczuk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kazmierczuk is pushing down on Polanski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Polanski is fighting to maintain full guard but Kazmierczuk has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kazmierczuk thows a huge punch but Polanski dodges it nicely.
Kazmierczuk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kazmierczuk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Polanski!
Kazmierczuk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dariusz Kazmierczuk showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kazmierczuk has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dariusz Kazmierczuk!
Dariusz Kazmierczuk spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.