RCD 14: Young Guns PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Packiyao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tanner's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nickelback - Believe it or not. Manny Packiyao looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tanner
vs
Packiyao

184 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
217 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evan Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Manny Packiyao!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packiyao throws a head kick that misses.
Packiyao throws a sloppy head kick and Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Packiyao circles away.
A nice combination there by Packiyao.
Packiyao throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Tanner moves into the clinch.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Packiyao avoids the damage to the body.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Packiyao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Packiyao won't want to take too many of those.
Packiyao looks gassed!
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Packiyao avoids the damage to the body.
Packiyao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Packiyao creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Packiyao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner lands a nice knee to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks with his arms.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tanner rushes Packiyao and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Packiyao avoids the damage to the body.
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packiyao has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tanner avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Packiyao blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Packiyao tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Packiyao misses with a knee strike.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Packiyao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks it.
Packiyao trying to stall but Tanner improves his position.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Packiyao tries to land a knee to the head but Tanner blocks with his arms.
Packiyao misses with a knee to the head.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner blocks an elbow strike.
Packiyao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Evan Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Packiyao.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Packiyao fails to pull guard.
Packiyao stalling in the clinch but Tanner improves position.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packiyao throws an elbow but misses.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Packiyao jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Packiyao around his waist. Packiyao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Packiyao looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tanner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Packiyao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Packiyao taking a breather.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Packiyao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Packiyao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tanner blocks it with crossed arms.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Packiyao trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
A knee to the head by Tanner.
Packiyao throws an elbow that misses.
Packiyao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Packiyao swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tanner tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Packiyao.
Packiyao throws a wild body kick that Tanner sees coming a mile off.
Packiyao throws a push kick but Tanner slaps the foot to one side.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Packiyao.
Packiyao looks to land a body kick but Tanner moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Packiyao.
Packiyao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Packiyao is breathing heavily.
Packiyao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Packiyao throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner tries to clinch there but Packiyao circles away.
Packiyao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tanner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Packiyao misses with a two punch combination.
Packiyao tries a head kick but it misses.
Packiyao circles away from the clinch attempt.

Tanner moves into the clinch.
Packiyao throws an elbow but it misses.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Packiyao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Packiyao in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tanner working Packiyao over with knees to the body.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land knees in the clinch but Packiyao avoids the damage to the body.
Packiyao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner avoids the elbow strike from Packiyao, against the cage.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tanner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Packiyao misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tanner takes the fight into the clinch.
Packiyao takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tanner using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Packiyao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Packiyao tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner with a knee to the head.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Packiyao.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Packiyao lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tanner landing knees to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks with his arms.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tanner.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Packiyao stalling in the clinch but Tanner improves position.
Packiyao looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
Packiyao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packiyao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tanner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Packiyao is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tanner is keeping busy.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Packiyao misses with a knee to the head.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tanner gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evan Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Packiyao.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Packiyao tries to pull guard but Tanner holds him up against the cage and eventually Packiyao drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tanner obliges.
Packiyao wants to stall.
Tanner lands a knee to the body.
Tanner misses with a knee to the head.
Tanner looking to throw knees to the head but Packiyao is blocking nicely.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Packiyao.
Packiyao wants a takedown but no success here.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tanner is defending well for now.
Tanner on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Tanner dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Tanner forces Packiyao back against the cage and clinches.
Packiyao looking to throw knees to the head but Tanner is blocking nicely.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Packiyao won't want to take too many of those.
Tanner connects with a knee to the head.
Tanner lands a good knee to the midsection. Packiyao won't want to take too many of those.
Evan Tanner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tanner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packiyao throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packiyao throws an elbow but misses.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tanner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Packiyao.
Tanner managing to block the knees to the body from Packiyao.
Tanner lands a knee to the head.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks it.
Packiyao tries a knee to the head but Tanner blocks it.
Packiyao blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Packiyao fails to pull guard.
Packiyao jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Packiyao around his waist. Packiyao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evan Tanner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Packiyao.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Packiyao managing to block the knees to the body from Tanner.
Packiyao taking a breather.
Tanner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner avoiding damage as Packiyao throws knees to the body.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Packiyao avoiding damage as Tanner throws knees to the body.
Packiyao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tanner missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packiyao throws an elbow but misses.
Packiyao jumps guard but Tanner stands there with Packiyao around his waist. Packiyao gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tanner scores a nice knee to the body.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tanner avoids a wild elbow strike from Packiyao.

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.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Packiyao tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tanner smiles and moves away.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Packiyao.
Packiyao slips under a jab.
Packiyao misses with a head kick.
Tanner doesn't manage to clinch there - Packiyao circles away.
Packiyao tried to score with a low kick but Tanner checks it.
Packiyao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tanner circles away quickly and effectively.
Packiyao throws a push kick but Tanner slaps the foot to one side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packiyao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tanner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Packiyao throws a nice looking combination but Tanner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Packiyao misses with a head kick.

Tanner takes the fight into the clinch.
Manny Packiyao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Packiyao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks with his arms.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner working Packiyao over with knees to the body.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Knees to the body from Tanner.
Tanner trying to land knees to the body.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Packiyao throws an elbow that misses.
Tanner unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tanner tries a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tanner scores with a knee to the head.
Packiyao is trying to stall.
Packiyao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tanner just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packiyao avoids it.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner avoiding damage as Packiyao throws knees to the body.
Tanner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Packiyao's face.
Tanner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packiyao is defending well for now.
Tanner tries to land a knee to the head but Packiyao blocks with his arms.
Tanner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packiyao.
Packiyao jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tanner walks away with a smile on his face. Packiyao gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tanner avoids the head kick by Packiyao.
Packiyao throws a solid leg kick but Tanner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Packiyao.
Tanner moves in looking to clinch but Packiyao pushes him off.
Packiyao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Tanner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Vostovischk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Vostovischk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Ford's chin.

Vostovischk
vs
Ford

192 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Vostovischk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Ford!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vostovischk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vostovischk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ford scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vostovischk could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ford lands with an overhand left.
Vostovischk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ford throws a series of strikes that have Vostovischk backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ford on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vostovischk clinches but Ford breaks the clinch

and Ford counters by clinching up.

Ford breaks the clinch.
Vostovischk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vostovischk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ford shoots for a double leg takedown but Vostovischk sprawls well. He's pushed Ford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ford connects with a right hand. Vostovischk shakes it off.
Ford connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Good exchange - Ford coming out on top.
Vostovischk tries to clinch but Ford is having none of it.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Vostovischk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ford swats away the attempt to clinch by Vostovischk.
Ford moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vostovischk closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vostovischk tries to bum rush Ford with a series of wild strikes but Ford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ford showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vostovischk.
Vostovischk is breathing heavily.
Ford lands a body shot.
Ford throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vostovischk tries to keep at a distance but Ford has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ford pulls Vostovischk into guard.
Ford wants to stand but Vostovischk is controlling the position.
Ford looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ford wants to stand and escape but Vostovischk is having none of it.
Ford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

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

Ford gets control of Vostovischk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ford will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ford has control of Vostovischk's left arm, preventing Vostovischk from doing any damage.
Ford looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ford manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A head kick from Ford lands but Vostovischk takes it in his stride.

It looks like Alexander Vostovischk has been cut.
A nice combination there by Ford.
Ford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ford throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ford scores with a jab.

Ford has managed to clinch.

Ford manages to pull guard.
Ford is trying to control the position but Vostovischk postures up.
Ford has his hands on Vostovischk's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ford manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Ford misses with the combination.
Ford lands a head kick. Vostovischk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A left and a right from Ford both land. Nice combination.
Ford lands the left hand.
Vostovischk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ford. That's going to slow Vostovischk down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Ford scores with a takedown into Vostovischk's guard.
Vostovischk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Vostovischk's cut.
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.

Ford closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vostovischk to the mat! Vostovischk manages to get full guard.
Ford wants to control from the top but Vostovischk keeps moving.
Ford working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vostovischk's head.
Ford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vostovischk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ford trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ford tries to free his leg and advance position but Vostovischk is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vostovischk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ford gets to his feet - Vostovischk follows without any prompting.
Ford scores with the left hand. Vostovischk knows he should have avoided that one.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
Ford digs a good hook to Vostovischk's body.
Ford might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ford scores with a sloppy right hand. Vostovischk should have avoided that one.
James Ford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vostovischk takes one to the side of the head.
Ford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ford connects with a jab.
Ford goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vostovischk misses with a wild body shot.
Ford lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ford's corner calls for a 1-2. Ford obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ford lands an overhand right.
Ford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ford misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ford slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ford jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Ford shoots in and bounces Vostovischk off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ford wants to control from the top but Vostovischk keeps moving.
Vostovischk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ford trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vostovischk keeping moving, preventing Ford from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ford is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ford forces his way into half guard.
Ford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ford not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Ford.
Ford is trying to control. Vostovischk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ford is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vostovischk is just riding it out for now. Ford eventually gives up the hold.
Ford wants to control but Vostovischk is keeping him busy.
Ford not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ford stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ford scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Ford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Vostovischk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Ford lands a slapping body shot.
Ford lands with a slapping head kick.
Ford scores with a nice strike.
Ford punishes Vostovischk's body with a nice straight punch.
A left and a right from Ford both land. Nice combination.
Ford lands with a big left! Vostovischk is wobbled badly! Ford comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Vostovischk to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Ford!

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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ilary Valujew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and WOLF Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WOLF Fang will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Valujew
vs
Fang

188 cm
24
178 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
24
171 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilary Valujew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, WOLF Fang!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valujew ducks right into an uppercut from Fang.
WOLF Fang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Valujew shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Fang is trying to defend but Valujew finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valujew perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Valujew passes to full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valujew lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fang hang on?
You get the feeling that Fang really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Fang takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Fang is bucking up trying to escape but Valujew cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valujew with the ground and pound from mount.

Fang is rocked!
Valujew raining down shots from the mount!
Fang is still in real trouble! Can Valujew finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Valujew! Fang is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ilary Valujew!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Internet Gangsta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Brit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gangsta
vs
Brit

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
261 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Internet Gangsta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Brit!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brit throws a hook but Gangsta blocks it.
Brit misses with a wild combination.
Gangsta misses with a body kick.
Brit misses with a few strikes there.
Gangsta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gangsta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brit.

Gangsta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brit's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gangsta prevents Brit from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gangsta accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gangsta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brit is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brit has escaped and now he's on top!
Gangsta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Brit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brit has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gangsta is proving hard to escape from.
Gangsta seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Gangsta wants to stand up but Brit is controlling him.

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.
Brit wants to stand but Gangsta is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gangsta thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Gangsta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Gangsta goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brit is on top in guard.

Gangsta is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brit defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brit would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gangsta wants to sweep but no luck.
Gangsta throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gangsta looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gangsta is pulling down on Brit's head. It's preventing any offense from Brit, at least for the moment.
Brit wants to get up but he can't break Gangsta's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Brit stands and steps away. Gangsta gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gangsta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Brit.

It looks like Internet Gangsta has been cut.
Gangsta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gangsta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gangsta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brit throws a right hand that Gangsta ducks under and follows up with a left that Gangsta also avoids with ease.
Brit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gangsta.
Brit takes a swing at Gangsta's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Brit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Internet Gangsta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gangsta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brit throws out a loose jab but Gangsta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gangsta takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gangsta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Brit throws a looping overhand right but Gangsta ducks down to avoid it.
Gangsta moves away from the strike by Brit.
Gangsta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brit finds it's way round the side to connect with Gangsta's head.
Internet Gangsta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Brit misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Brit. No joy for Gangsta on that attempt.

Gangsta shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gangsta was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brit is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brit is breathing heavily.
Gangsta throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangsta lands a big elbow.
Brit is bucking up trying to escape but Gangsta cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brit is trying to stand.

Gangsta looking to secure an arm triangle but Brit defends it well.
Gangsta 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.
Gangsta is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gangsta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brit?
Gangsta lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta wants to control the pace but Brit is squirming around nicely.
Brit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gangsta punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gangsta controlling the pace for now.
Gangsta thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Internet Gangsta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gangsta won't let Brit get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gangsta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta looking to ground and pound but Brit is blocking nicely.
Brit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brit wants to try and get back to his feet.
Gangsta lands with some strikes.
Gangsta landing strikes from the mount and Brit is in trouble!
Brit is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Gangsta lands a heavy elbow.
Gangsta wants to control the pace but Brit is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

It looks like Johnny Brit has been cut.
Gangsta looking to ground and pound but Brit is blocking nicely.
Brit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gangsta lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Gangsta postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brit looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice elbow there by Gangsta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brit squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Internet Gangsta dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Brit throws a looping overhand right but Gangsta ducks down to avoid it.
Gangsta takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Gangsta 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.
Gangsta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gangsta wants to pass the guard but Brit is keeping the position.
Gangsta stops Brit from standing up.

Gangsta drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Brit manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gangsta has Brit in his guard.

Gangsta is looking for a triangle but Brit pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gangsta is looking to stand up but Brit isn't so interested in that idea.

Brit stands up from Gangsta's guard - Brit perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brit's corner calls for a 1-2. Brit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Brit misses its intended target.
Brit misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gangsta shoots in for a double leg but Brit sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brit cracks Gangsta with an open hand slap.
Gangsta ducks under a wild hook from Brit.
Gangsta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gangsta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brit.
Gangsta fails with a takedown attempt.
Brit lands a slapping body shot.
Brit jabs at Gangsta's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gangsta takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gangsta defending well as Brit loads up on a big left hand.
Brit lands a right hook to the body.
Gangsta dodges the punch combination from Brit.
Brit looks to land a combination. Gangsta sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brit loads up on a big right hand but Gangsta slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brit.
Brit might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brit throws a nice looking combination but Gangsta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brit misses with a straight right.
Brit dodges the punch combination from Gangsta.
Johnny Brit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut lands for Brit. That snapped Gangsta's head back.

Gangsta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Gangsta pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Gangsta dominating with strikes here.
Gangsta 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.
Brit is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brit tries to buck Gangsta off but he can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gangsta can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brit is looking to escape.
Gangsta throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Brit because Gangsta loaded up on that one.
You get the feeling that Brit really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gangsta is landing with some decent strikes but Brit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gangsta fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brit is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Brit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brit 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Brit!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

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

Bey
vs
Kowalczyk

185 cm
20
201 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wee Bey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ed Kowalczyk!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bey throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kowalczyk tries for a takedown but Bey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bey. That's going to slow Kowalczyk down.
Kowalczyk shoots in for a takedown but Bey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wee Bey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk dives in and grabs Bey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bey pushes down on Kowalczyk's head and hops out.
Kowalczyk has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kowalczyk there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kowalczyk moves out of range of the body kick from Bey.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kowalczyk.

Kowalczyk is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bey's half guard.
Bey tries to kick Kowalczyk off but Kowalczyk keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Kowalczyk wants to work for an arm triangle but Bey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Kowalczyk is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kowalczyk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kowalczyk looks gassed!

Kowalczyk is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bey still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bey has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kowalczyk parries the strikes from Bey easily there. Bey is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kowalczyk to escape.
Bey is working Kowalczyk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bey working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bey lands a few punches from side control.
Bey cracks Kowalczyk with a big elbow.
Kowalczyk struggling a bit here.
Kowalczyk tries to improve position but can't.
Kowalczyk manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kowalczyk tries to pass to full mount but Bey defends it.
Bey trying to hold on to Kowalczyk's head to control him but Kowalczyk postures up.
Bey wants to get back to full guard.

Kowalczyk wants to work for an arm triangle but Bey is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bey is looking for a sweep. Kowalczyk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bey moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk wants to control from the top but Bey keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk seems a little lost for a moment, as Bey dominates the positioning.
Kowalczyk tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Kowalczyk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bey is working Kowalczyk over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kowalczyk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bey off and has taken his back!

Kowalczyk is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bey defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kowalczyk not allowing Bey to control his hands.
Bey manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kowalczyk's guard. Nice work there by Bey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wee Bey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horrible takedown by Kowalczyk or perhaps it was just good defense by Bey which made him look bad.
Bey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bey lands with a slapping head kick.
Kowalczyk misses with a takedown attempt - Bey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kowalczyk fails with the takedown.
Wee Bey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Kowalczyk.
Bey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kowalczyk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bey avoids it really well and circles away.

Bey closes the distance and pushes Kowalczyk back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bey slows down the pace here.
Bey lands with a left to the head.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Kowalczyk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kowalczyk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bey throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bey.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Kowalczyk tries to score a body lock takedown but Bey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bey slowing the pace effectively.
Bey pushes Kowalczyk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Kowalczyk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two 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.
Bey misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Kowalczyk backwards.
Bey throws a head punch that misses.
Bey lands a shoulder strike.
Kowalczyk is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bey working aggressively here.
Bey prevents the takedown attempt.
Bey throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Bey has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Bey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kowalczyk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Bey fails to land.
Bey stops a takedown attempt from Kowalczyk.
Bey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk goes for a takedown attempt but Bey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bey misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Kowalczyk or perhaps it was just good defense by Bey which made him look bad.
Bey stuffs the takedown attempt from Kowalczyk. Kowalczyk gets slowly back to his feet.

Kowalczyk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Kowalczyk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bey has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bey is trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kowalczyk tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Kowalczyk working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bey is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Kowalczyk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bey is just riding it out for now. Kowalczyk eventually gives up the hold.

Bey pushes Kowalczyk off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wee Bey dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Bey. No joy for Kowalczyk on that attempt.
Bey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bey scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kowalczyk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bey but Bey pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wee Bey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Kowalczyk.
Bey tries to close the distance and clinch but Kowalczyk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bey misses with a body kick.
Bey tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bey lands with a slapping head kick.
Kowalczyk shoots in for a takedown but Bey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bey looks for the body kick but Kowalczyk saw that one coming.
Bey scores with a nice body kick.
Bey throws a head kick but Kowalczyk moves out of range.
Kowalczyk shoots in looking for a takedown. Bey tries to sprawl out of it but Kowalczyk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Bey as he connects with a hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ed Kowalczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bey darts in and clinches Kowalczyk up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bey scores with a shoulder strike.
Bey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Bey - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalczyk drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Kowalczyk wants a takedown but no success here.
Bey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bey is pressed up against the cage. Kowalczyk has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bey down to the mat. Bey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kowalczyk keeps the fight on the outside.
Bey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bey throws a head kick but Kowalczyk moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kowalczyk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bey wants to clinch.
Kowalczyk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bey.
Bey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bey tries a head kick but it misses.
Bey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ed Kowalczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Bey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bey tries to land a front kick but Kowalczyk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kowalczyk misses with the combination.
Kowalczyk looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wee Bey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bey throws a low kick but Kowalczyk avoids it.

Bey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kowalczyk to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kowalczyk drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bey!
Kowalczyk is not content to let Bey control the position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wee Bey!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuya Germs (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.

Ross
vs
Germs

200 cm
24
285 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
244 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ricky Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kuya Germs!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ross throws a head kick that misses.
Germs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Germs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Germs slips under a jab.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Ross bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Germs! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like Kuya Germs has been cut.
Ross stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Germs swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ross is pushing down on Germs's leg trying to pass to half guard. Germs is fighting to maintain full guard but Ross has managed to sneak the leg through.
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!
Germs taking some punishment here, with Ross in his half guard.
Germs is trying to stand.
Germs keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Germs is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ross is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Germs sees it coming and defends easily.
Germs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ross. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Germs's head.
Ross missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ross throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Germs's head.
Ross slips a nice elbow through Germs's hands, connecting with Germs's forehead.

Ross is trying to work for a kimura but Germs is defending well.
Ross working over Germs with some ground and pound. Germs looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ross will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Germs trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ross seems to be working for a kimura but Germs defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ross tries to pass the half guard into mount. Germs knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Germs defending well though.
Ross working the head and body with strikes.
Germs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
Germs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.
Germs wants to control but Ross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Germs avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Germs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ross slips a nice elbow through Germs's hands, connecting with Germs's forehead.
Ross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Germs's head.
Ross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Germs defending well though.
Ross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Germs with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Germs wants to improve his position but Ross is controlling well.

Ross seems to be looking for submissions.
Ross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Germs is looking to control Ross's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Germs avoid being mounted?
Ross sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Germs defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ross passes into side control, despite Germs's attempt to control the position.
An elbow from Ross crashes against the mat.
Ross misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Germs is looking for a sweep.
Ross cracks Germs with a big elbow.

Ross working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Germs tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kuya Germs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Germs tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Germs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Ross looks to land a combination but Germs avoids it well.
Ross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Germs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Germs walks into a straight right hand from Ross.
Germs wants to clinch up but Ross keeps it at a distance.
Ross tries for a takedown but Germs sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Germs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Germs tries to clinch up but Ross circles away and keeps his distance.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Germs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Germs darts in and clinches Ross up against the cage.
Ross can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ross swings wildly with an uppercut but Germs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ross is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Germs looking to throw knees to the head but Ross is blocking nicely.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Germs crunches a lovely knee into Ross's ribcage.
Germs prevents Ross from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross tries to score a body lock takedown but Germs shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Germs landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ross has a couple of punches blocked by Germs.
Ross has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Germs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Germs blocks an uppercut.
Ross throws a punch but it's blocked by Germs.
Ross drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Germs prevents the takedown attempt.
Germs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ross's face.
Ross has had enough of the clinch but Germs keeps him there for the moment.
Ross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Germs tries to land a knee to the head but Ross blocks with his arms.
Ross takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Germs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ross goes for a takedown attempt but Germs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Germs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germs wants to clinch.
Germs tries to clinch but Ross is having none of it.
Ross misses with a two punch combination.
Germs tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ross lands with a hook. Germs tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Ross misses.
Germs tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ross waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Germs.
Germs tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Germs moves out of range as Ross strikes.

Germs has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross goes for a takedown attempt but Germs pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ross misses with an uppercut.
Germs moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Ross keeps the fight on the outside.
Germs is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Ross shoots in for a takedown but Germs shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuya Germs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Germs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Germs is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ross is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ross misses with a looping left.
Germs defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ross.
Germs is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Germs tries to clinch but Ross moves out of range.
Ross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Germs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Germs ducks under a wild hook from Ross.
Germs moves out of range of the strikes.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Germs.
Ross is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Germs moves away from the strike by Ross.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Germs fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ross avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Germs bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Germs is looking to clinch.
Germs slips a straight right by Ross.
Ross throws a head kick but Germs moves out of range.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Germs fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ross throws an overhand right that lands on Germs's shoulder, as Germs tries to avoid the shot.
Ross is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Germs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ross.
Germs fails in his attempt to clinch.

Germs instigates a clinch.
Germs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germs is pressed up against the cage. Ross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Germs down to the mat. Germs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Germs doesn't manage to clinch there - Ross circles away.
Germs tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Germs tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ross tries to score a power double leg takedown but Germs sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ross somewhat.
Ricky Ross is winning the standup battle so far.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Germs is looking to clinch.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ross swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ross throws a shot from downtown. Germs moves away and avoids it.
Ross swats away the attempt to clinch by Germs.
Germs tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Germs moves in looking to clinch but Ross pushes him off.
Ross swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ross throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Ross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kuya Germs'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!

Germs wants to clinch.
Germs looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ross throws a looping overhand right but Germs ducks down to avoid it.
Germs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ross Rushes Germs and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Germs is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Ross Piles on the pressure and Germs crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Ross!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Maydugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Enter Sandman. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Michaels
vs
Maydugo

215 cm
25
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shawn Michaels!
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, Floyd Maydugo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maydugo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Michaels sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maydugo somewhat.
Maydugo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Michaels avoids it really well and circles away.
Michaels throws a head kick that Maydugo semi-blocks.
Maydugo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Maydugo shoots in but no luck this time.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Maydugo.

Maydugo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Maydugo is trying to control. Michaels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Michaels wants to get back to his feet.
Maydugo wants to control but Michaels is keeping him busy.

Maydugo is working for a kimura but Michaels is defending it quite comfortably.
Michaels is trying to stand up here but Maydugo is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Maydugo wants to work for an arm triangle but Michaels is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Maydugo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maydugo looks gassed!
Maydugo prevents Michaels from standing back up.

Maydugo is looking for a kimura but Michaels is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maydugo to get the leverage.

Maydugo is looking for a kimura here.
Michaels is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maydugo is trying to control the action in half guard but Michaels is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michaels tries to get to full guard but Maydugo has control of the leg.

Maydugo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Michaels defend it? Maydugo steps over the head and cranks it - Michaels is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Maydugo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Floyd Maydugo!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vrag Syrovyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Казаки - Ой Да . 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
Syrovyu

183 cm
20
229 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

205 cm
19
250 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vrag Syrovyu!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Syrovyu misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Syrovyu. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
Syrovyu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Syrovyu scores with a jab.
Jab from Emelianenko.
Syrovyu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Syrovyu drops Emelianenko with a right and a left! Syrovyu comes rushing in but Emelianenko regains his composure and manages to keep Syrovyu in guard.

Emelianenko is rocked!
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Syrovyu is having none of it.
Oh Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Syrovyu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Syrovyu won't allow Emelianenko to sweep him here.
Syrovyu postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Syrovyu is looking to stand up but Emelianenko won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Syrovyu!
Emelianenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Emelianenko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Syrovyu is looking to escape.

Emelianenko goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Syrovyu is on top in guard.
Syrovyu stops Emelianenko from standing up.

Emelianenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Syrovyu defends well.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Syrovyu.
Syrovyu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Syrovyu thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Syrovyu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
Syrovyu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Emelianenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Syrovyu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Syrovyu thows a big elbow that misses.

Emelianenko has his foot on Syrovyu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Syrovyu works his way back into a safe position though.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Syrovyu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing Syrovyu from standing up.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Syrovyu is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Syrovyu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Syrovyu throws and elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Syrovyu's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Syrovyu blocks nicely.
Emelianenko connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrovyu wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Syrovyu keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Syrovyu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Emelianenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Syrovyu dives on top into guard.
Emelianenko looking to control.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Syrovyu is having none of it.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Syrovyu pushes his legs off easily.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Syrovyu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Syrovyu with a flurry of punches that miss.

Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Syrovyu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Syrovyu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Syrovyu with a nice head shot there.
Syrovyu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko is trying to keep Syrovyu in close.
Syrovyu stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Syrovyu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Syrovyu throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Syrovyu does it's job there.
Syrovyu lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Syrovyu thuds a left hand into Emelianenko's body.

A jab-cross combination lands for Syrovyu and sends Emelianenko crashing to the mat! Syrovyu follows him down to the mat - Emelianenko regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
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!
Emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Syrovyu.
Syrovyu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Syrovyu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Syrovyu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Syrovyu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelianenko defending well though.
Syrovyu tries to stand and escape but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Syrovyu throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Syrovyu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Syrovyu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back.
Syrovyu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Emelianenko trying to control here.
Syrovyu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Emelianenko tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Syrovyu.
Emelianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Syrovyu.
Syrovyu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Emelianenko wants to control but Syrovyu is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Syrovyu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Syrovyu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

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.
Syrovyu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Emelianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Syrovyu.
Syrovyu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Syrovyu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Syrovyu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Syrovyu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Syrovyu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Syrovyu.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Syrovyu throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Syrovyu stops Emelianenko from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syrovyu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Syrovyu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Syrovyu throws a big right hand that misses.
Syrovyu postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Syrovyu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Syrovyu content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Syrovyu throwing strikes from guard but Emelianenko blocks nicely.
Syrovyu wants to stand but Emelianenko has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Syrovyu won't allow Emelianenko to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Syrovyu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Syrovyu thows a big elbow that misses.
Syrovyu wants to stand and escape but instead Emelianenko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Emelianenko content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Syrovyu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Syrovyu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Syrovyu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Syrovyu keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vrag Syrovyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Syrovyu lands a jab to Emelianenko's midsection.
Syrovyu's corner calls for a 1-2. Syrovyu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Syrovyu sprawls well.
Syrovyu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Syrovyu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Syrovyu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Syrovyu scores with a nice head shot.
Syrovyu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syrovyu fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Emelianenko to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Emelianenko looks to clinch but Syrovyu throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Emelianenko taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Vrag Syrovyu!

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