FIght Force 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Opa Lainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dorchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorchester has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lainen
vs
Dorchester

189 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Opa Lainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dave Dorchester!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorchester scores with a kick to the body.
Dorchester swats away the attempt to clinch by Lainen.
Lainen is looking to clinch but Dorchester is avoiding it.
Lainen tries to clinch there but Dorchester circles away.

Lainen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Lainen goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dorchester turns into him and now he's in Lainen's guard.

Dorchester avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lainen is breathing heavily.
Dorchester has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lainen is proving hard to escape from.

Lainen working for a triangle but Dorchester defends it easily.

Lainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dorchester doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dorchester manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dorchester stands up and waves to Lainen to follow him.
Dave Dorchester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lainen misses with a takedown attempt - Dorchester sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Lainen scores a takedown into full mount!
Dorchester really wants to buck Lainen off and get back to his feet.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Opa Lainen!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaki Seljo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Karelin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Seljo
vs
Karelin

191 cm
18
241 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

205 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaki Seljo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Karelin!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seljo shoots in but Karelin avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Karelin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Karelin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Seljo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Karelin's guard.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Seljo from controlling successfully.
Seljo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Seljo stops Karelin from standing up.
Karelin keeping moving, preventing Seljo from controlling successfully.

Karelin pushes Seljo off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Karelin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Karelin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seljo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Karelin counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seljo working a defensive guard here.
Seljo pulls Karelin in close to his closed guard and prevents Karelin from doing any damage or advancing position.
Karelin wanted to stand there but Seljo had control of the position.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Seljo.
Karelin wants to stand but Seljo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Karelin looks gassed!
Seljo controls Karelin momentarily but Karelin frees himself.
Karelin is looking to stand up but Seljo won't let him.
Seljo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seljo closes the distance but Karelin moves to the side
and Karelin counters with a series of strikes. Seljo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Seljo wants to clinch but Karelin slips to the side

and Karelin counters with a takedown into side control.
Seljo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Karelin's best efforts.
Seljo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seljo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Karelin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Seljo trying to control the position here.
Seljo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Karelin is one step ahead there.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seljo has his foot on Karelin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karelin works his way back into a safe position though.

Seljo has his foot on Karelin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karelin works his way back into a safe position though.
Seljo is trying to control the position but Karelin postures up.
Karelin preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Seljo tries for a takedown but Karelin circles away easily
and Karelin counters with a series of strikes. Seljo will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaki Seljo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin misses with a wild body shot.
Karelin thows a body shot but no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seljo.
Seljo with a poor takedown

and Karelin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Seljo's guard.
Seljo is trying to keep Karelin in close.
Karelin wants to stand but Seljo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Seljo has his foot on Karelin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Karelin works his way back into a safe position though.

Seljo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karelin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karelin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Karelin stands up and waves to Seljo to follow him.
Seljo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seljo has his takedown stuffed

and Karelin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Seljo's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seljo looking to control.
Seljo striking off his back but it's not causing Karelin any problems.
Seljo tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Karelin stands up from Seljo's guard - Karelin perhaps looking for a knockout.

Karelin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Seljo, pushing him back against the cage.

Karelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Karelin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seljo doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Karelin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seljo swings wildly with an uppercut but Karelin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karelin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Seljo wants to stall.
Karelin is working Seljo over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Karelin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Karelin moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karelin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Seljo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Karelin breaks from the clinch.

Seljo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Karelin!
Karelin tries to hold on but Seljo postures up.
Karelin sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Karelin wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seljo lands strikes from half guard.
Seljo is keen to just control but Karelin is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Karelin is trying to stand.
Karelin is doing well to control the position and prevent Seljo from advancing to side control.
Seljo is trying to control the action in half guard but Karelin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karelin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Seljo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karelin wants to get back to his feet.

Seljo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Karelin defends it well.
Seljo is thwarting Karelin's attempts to control the position.
Karelin taking some punishment here, with Seljo in his half guard.
Seljo tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karelin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Seljo is working hard here to advance position.
Karelin wants to improve his position but Seljo is controlling well.
Seljo is looking to take a break and control but Karelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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.
Seljo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Seljo is thwarting Karelin's attempts to control the position.
Seljo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Karelin connects with a single shot there.

Karelin drives through and clinches with Seljo against the cage.

Karelin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Seljo gets caught flat footed, as Karelin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Karelin postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karelin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karelin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Seljo's guard.
Seljo wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seljo is keeping the position for now.
Seljo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karelin is controlling him.
Karelin wants to stand and escape but instead Seljo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Karelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seljo is one step ahead there.
Seljo with a nice head shot there.
Karelin wants to get back to his feet but Seljo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Seljo fails with the takedown

and Karelin counters by moving into the clinch.
Seljo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Karelin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaki Seljo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karelin gets through Seljo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Karelin lands an elbow that stopped Seljo in his tracks for a moment.
Karelin stalls.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karelin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Karelin lands a takedown into guard.
Karelin is looking to stand up but Seljo won't let him.
Seljo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seljo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Karelin manages to get himself to full guard.
Seljo wants to pass the guard but Karelin is keeping the position.
Karelin wants to stand up but Seljo is controlling him.
Seljo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Seljo advances position into side control!

Karelin throws Seljo to one side and escapes!
Seljo shoots in and drives through. Karelin sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Karelin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Seljo is looking to clinch.
Seljo tries for a takedown but Karelin circles away easily

and Karelin moves into the clinch.
Karelin avoiding damage.
Seljo tries to score a body lock takedown but Karelin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Seljo wants to get back to striking at distance but Karelin won't allow it.

Karelin breaks from the clinch.

Karelin rushes Seljo and presses him up against the cage.

Karelin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Seljo gets back to full guard.
Alex Karelin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Karelin wants to stand but Seljo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Karelin wants to stand but Seljo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Karelin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Seljo is working an open guard so Karelin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seljo fails with the takedown

and Karelin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Karelin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaki Seljo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Karelin gets to his feet. Seljo looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Seljo tries to land a body kick

and Karelin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Seljo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Karelin wants to stand but Seljo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Seljo looking to control.
Seljo is really struggling to control Karelin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Karelin won't allow Seljo to sweep him here.
Karelin trying to control the position from guard on top but Seljo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seljo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Karelin!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karelin is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karelin throwing hammer fists to the chest of Seljo. What's that going to do exactly?
Karelin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Seljo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Karelin turns into him and now he's in Seljo's guard.
Karelin stopping the sweep attempt from Seljo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karelin tries to stand but Seljo is controlling from the bottom.
Karelin preventing the sweep.
Seljo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karelin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seljo is proving hard to escape from.
Seljo lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.

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

and Karelin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Karelin breaks from the clinch.
Seljo fails with the takedown
and Karelin counters with a left to the body.

Karelin has closed the distance and engaged Seljo in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Karelin gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Karelin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Seljo.
Seljo tries to roll over but Karelin keeps him under control.
Seljo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jaki Seljo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seljo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Seljo wants to stand and escape but Karelin is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seljo has a closed guard, preventing Karelin from standing up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Seljo walks into a straight right hand from Karelin.
Jaki Seljo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Seljo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Seljo thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Karelin to regain full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Karelin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Karelin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Karelin!

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hype
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mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cory Marks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Krinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marks
vs
Krinov

190 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
179 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Transformer Supplements

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cory Marks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Krinov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marks tries to close the distance and clinch but Krinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marks fails to land the takedown.
Marks slips under a jab.
Marks tries to clinch up.
Marks looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krinov is fending him off so far but Marks persists. Nope, Krinov circles away and we're back to standing.
Marks shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cory Marks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krinov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marks sprawling to the canvas! Marks rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krinov finish him?!

Marks is rocked!

It looks like Cory Marks has been cut.
Marks stalks Krinov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krinov's face. Krinov staggers backwards, shaken.
Oh Marks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Marks moves out of range as Krinov strikes.
Marks seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Krinov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krinov drops Marks with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Marks looks back up at him and smiles so Krinov waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Marks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krinov.
Krinov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marks looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marks ducks under a wild hook from Krinov.
Krinov missing with a left hand there. Marks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Marks moves into the clinch successfully.
Marks fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marks tries to land knees in the clinch but Krinov avoids the damage to the body.
Marks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Marks tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Krinov breaks from the clinch.
Marks fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marks is breathing heavily.
A shot to de liver by Krinov. Beautiful body shot.
Krinov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Marks sprawling to the canvas! Marks rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Krinov finish him?!
Krinov throws a monster overhand right that drops Marks! Krinov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Krinov!

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A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

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

Brown
vs
Assoli

191 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Seth Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexandar Assoli!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown darts in and clinches Assoli up against the cage.

Assoli manages to break the clinch.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Assoli wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Assoli tries to strike from the bottom.
Brown controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Assoli pushes Brown off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assoli wants to sweep but no luck.

Assoli pushes Brown off and gets back to his feet.
Assoli throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Brown scores with a takedown into Assoli's guard.
Assoli is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.

Brown gets to his feet. Assoli looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Assoli wants to clinch but Brown slips to the side

and Brown holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Assoli managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Assoli in his tracks for a moment.

Assoli wants the takedown. Brown is fighting it off but Assoli persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Brown's guard against the cage.
Assoli wants to stand and escape but instead Brown has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown controls from within his opponent's guard.
Assoli looking for a sweep. Not yet Assoli, not yet.

Assoli throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brown uses it to pass to side control.
Assoli looks gassed!
Brown gets to mount! Assoli was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Assoli is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assoli wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
Assoli keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assoli tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Assoli manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Assoli misses with an uppercut. Brown saw that one coming.
Assoli misses with a takedown

and Brown counters by clinching up.
Brown tries to score a body lock takedown but Assoli shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brown is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Assoli gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Brown is working for takedown but Assoli is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seth Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assoli changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Assoli throws a combination that misses

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Brown escapes and gets back to his feet.
Brown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assoli tries to clinch up

and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Assoli's guard now.
Brown has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Assoli has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Seth Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Assoli to get back to his feet.
Assoli has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Assoli working a defensive guard here.

Assoli is looking for a triangle but Brown pushes his legs off easily.
Assoli wants to sweep but no luck.

Assoli has his foot on Brown's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Brown works his way back into a safe position though.

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.

Assoli is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Assoli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Brown controlling the position well.
Assoli stops Brown from getting back to his feet.
Assoli is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assoli is thwarting Brown's attempts to control the position.
Assoli prevents Brown from improving his position.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown looks like he's trying to stand up.
Brown trying to control but Assoli postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brown lands a head kick!

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.
Assoli tries for a takedown but Brown circles away easily

so Brown counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Brown gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Seth Brown is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Brown clinches up against the cage.

Brown lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Assoli is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assoli is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assoli is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Assoli avoid being mounted?
Assoli is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Assoli throws a leg kick

and Brown decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Assoli's guard.
Brown won't allow Assoli to sweep him here.
Assoli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Assoli keeping busy on the bottom but Brown has passed one foot through into half guard.
Assoli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown prevents Assoli from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Assoli looking for subs from the bottom but Brown mounts him!
Assoli tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Assoli for as long as he can get away with.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Assoli is trying to escape the mount.
Brown controlling from mount.
Assoli is trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Seth Brown just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A slapping leg kick lands for Brown.

Assoli moves into the clinch.
Brown scores a nice knee to the body.
Assoli trying to land knees to the body.
Brown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Assoli.

Brown gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Assoli moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Assoli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Assoli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Assoli is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Brown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brown 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Brown!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

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

Submitter
vs
Schwarzenegger

200 cm
18
248 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
240 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaggy Submitter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arnold Schwarzenegger!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Submitter clinches.

Schwarzenegger turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Schwarzenegger decides to stand up, so the ref orders Submitter to his feet.
Schwarzenegger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Submitter's waist but Submitter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schwarzenegger off to one side.
Schwarzenegger has a takedown stuffed.

Schwarzenegger gets a takedown into half guard.
Submitter is breathing heavily.
Schwarzenegger trying to pass the guard but Submitter defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Submitter is not content to let Schwarzenegger control the position.

Schwarzenegger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Submitter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schwarzenegger is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Submitter is refusing to be controlled, as Schwarzenegger sits in half guard.
Schwarzenegger is nestled in close to Submitter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger wants to work for an arm triangle but Submitter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schwarzenegger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Schwarzenegger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schwarzenegger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Schwarzenegger seems to be working for a kimura but Submitter defends the submission attempt.
Submitter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Submitter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzenegger working over Submitter with some ground and pound. Submitter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Submitter is defending against the submission attempts here by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger wants to stand but Submitter has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Schwarzenegger trying to pass the guard but Submitter defending well.
Submitter is looking for a sweep. Schwarzenegger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schwarzenegger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Schwarzenegger there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is looking to take a break and control but Submitter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Schwarzenegger is trying to work for a kimura but Submitter is defending well.
Schwarzenegger tries to pass to full mount but Submitter defends it.
Submitter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Schwarzenegger stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Submitter stuffs the takedown.
Shaggy Submitter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Schwarzenegger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Submitter throws a right hand that Schwarzenegger ducks under and follows up with a left that Schwarzenegger also avoids with ease.
Submitter tries a head kick but it misses.
Schwarzenegger fails with the takedown.
Submitter with a poor takedown

and Schwarzenegger counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Submitter!
Schwarzenegger with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Shaggy Submitter has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Submitter is desperately trying to improve his position but Schwarzenegger has a good base and remains in mount.

Schwarzenegger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Submitter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Schwarzenegger postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Submitter looks a forlorn figure.

Submitter is rocked!

Shaggy Submitter's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shaggy Submitter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arnold Schwarzenegger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
80%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilir The Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miroslav Foka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Finisher
vs
Foka

205 cm
22
221 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
242 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilir The Finisher!
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, Miroslav Foka!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Foka.
Foka is looking to take a break and control but The Finisher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Foka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Finisher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Finisher sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. The Finisher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Foka controls from within his opponent's guard.
The Finisher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Finisher looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

The Finisher looking for a guillotine from mount but Foka is having none of it.

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

The Finisher looking to secure an arm triangle but Foka defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

The Finisher has control of Foka's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Foka regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The Finisher is breathing heavily.
Foka is desperately trying to improve his position but The Finisher has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Foka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Foka tries to hold on but The Finisher pushes him away.
Foka is working to get back to half guard.
Foka stops The Finisher from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Foka tries to hold on but The Finisher pushes him away.
Foka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Foka tries to hold on but The Finisher pushes him away.
The Finisher prevents Foka from getting the reversal.
The Finisher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

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.
The Finisher is trying to take his opponent's back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Foka can do anything to dispel that myth.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Finisher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Foka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Foka holds on, trying desperately to control.

The Finisher is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Foka is surviving well by controlling The Finisher's body position as best he can.
Foka is looking to get to half guard.
Foka tries to hold on but The Finisher postures up.
Foka is working to get back to half guard.

The Finisher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Foka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Foka tries to lock up and control but The Finisher gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foka tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The Finisher is working for a guillotine from mount but Foka frees his head quite easily.
Foka tries to hold on but The Finisher postures up.

The Finisher working for a submission but Foka is keeping him at bay.

The Finisher looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

The Finisher jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Foka manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Foka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The Finisher is pressing down on Foka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Finisher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Foka wants to control from the top but The Finisher keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Finisher wants to sweep here but Foka controlling him for the moment.

The Finisher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Foka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The Finisher is looking for a triangle but Foka pushes his legs off easily.

The Finisher is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Foka has his hands clasped together but The Finisher extends an breaks Foka's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by The Finisher.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ilir The Finisher!