UFL 4 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Leonard (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.

Ortiz
vs
Leonard

170 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
172 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Forrest Ortiz!
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, Lenny Leonard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonard tries to move into range but Ortiz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leonard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Leonard does no damage.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonard. That did some damage!
Ortiz sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Leonard to the ground! Ortiz dives into full mount looking to finish!

Leonard is rocked!
Ortiz controlling the pace for now.
Leonard is still in real trouble! Can Ortiz finish him?
Leonard sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Leonard seems to have recovered his senses.
Leonard tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Leonard tries to roll over but Ortiz keeps him under control.
Ortiz trying to control the pace.
Leonard punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Leonard has a closed guard, preventing Ortiz from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Leonard pushes Ortiz off and gets back to his feet.
Leonard tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz lands a right hook to the body.
Leonard lands with a slapping head kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Leonard throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortiz.
Leonard looks gassed!
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leonard pinned against the cage. Leonard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ortiz scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Ortiz throws a head kick that Leonard semi-blocks.
Leonard takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz sizes up Leonard with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ortiz is looking to slow Leonard down with leg kicks.
Ortiz digs a good body shot into Leonard's ribs.
Ortiz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonard moves out of range of the body kick from Ortiz.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard digs a good hook to Ortiz's body.
Leonard missing with a left hand there. Ortiz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Leonard.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Leonard misses the target.
Leonard takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard takes one to the side of the head.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Leonard clinches.

Ortiz breaks from the clinch.

Leonard has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz misses with a wild body shot.
Leonard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ortiz stalks Leonard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leonard's face. Leonard staggers backwards, shaken.
Leonard tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leonard's sensitive parts.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ortiz is looking to clinch but Leonard is avoiding it.
Ortiz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ortiz scores with a one two! Leonard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters with a body kick.
Lenny Leonard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonard is looking to clinch.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ortiz.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard clinches but Ortiz breaks the clinch
and Ortiz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Leonard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Leonard takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice combination there by Leonard.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
Ortiz looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonard is just out of range.
Ortiz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some wild striking there from Leonard.
Leonard wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz slips a jab and a cross from Leonard.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz shoots in and drives through. Leonard sprawls well.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Ortiz is looking to wear down Leonard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ortiz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ortiz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonard. That did some damage!
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ortiz looks to land a body kick but Leonard moved away.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Leonard takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ortiz throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard lands a really nice looking cross but Ortiz seems unphased.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Forrest Ortiz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leonard looks to land a combination but Ortiz avoids it well.
Ortiz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leonard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ortiz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ortiz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ortiz scores with a head kick.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Leonard.
Ortiz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Leonard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ortiz.
Leonard avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonard.
Ortiz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ortiz throws a nice head kick!
Ortiz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ortiz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ortiz misses the target.
Leonard tries to clinch up but Ortiz circles away and keeps his distance.
Ortiz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonard checks a low kick from Ortiz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leonard clinches up with Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage.
Leonard is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Leonard moves out of range easily.
Ortiz lands a head kick!

Leonard takes the fight into the clinch.

Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leonard tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Leonard drops his hands momentarily and Ortiz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Leonard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forrest Ortiz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ortiz shoots in looking for a takedown. Leonard tries to sprawl out of it but Ortiz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Leonard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Forrest Ortiz is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonard fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Leonard tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leonard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Ortiz.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch but Ortiz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Donk. Ortiz catches Leonard right on the button with a cross.
Leonard tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ortiz counters with a nice body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ortiz. That's going to slow Leonard down.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lenny Leonard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ortiz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonard has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ortiz.
Leonard throws a right hand that Ortiz ducks under and follows up with a left that Ortiz also avoids with ease.

Ortiz closes the distance and clinches.
Ortiz is working for takedown but Leonard is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leonard missing with knees to the body.
Leonard tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.

Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Leonard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard doesn't manage to clinch there - Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leonard takes one to the chin there.
Leonard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ortiz lands a high kick!
Leonard tries to clinch up
and Ortiz counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leonard throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
Ortiz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonard takes a step back to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Leonard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ortiz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Leonard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Leonard moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ortiz - that will leave a mark!
Ortiz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz swinging wilding here.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leonard blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Leonard.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Lenny Leonard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two 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.
Ortiz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Leonard has time to react.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.

Leonard has Ortiz up against the cage in a clinch.

Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonard takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Leonard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Leonard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ortiz looks to land a combination but Leonard avoids it well.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leonard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Ortiz.
Leonard fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonard is looking to clinch but Ortiz is avoiding it.
Ortiz connects with a jab.
Ortiz scores with a nice right hand.
Leonard closes the distance but Ortiz moves to the side
and Ortiz counters with a good, hard body kick but Leonard shrugs it off.
Leonard tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Ortiz counter with a right hand.
Ortiz plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Leonard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ortiz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leonard tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Ortiz throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonard.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz keeps the fight on the outside.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Leonard tries to clinch but Ortiz moves out of range.

Leonard tries to keep at a distance but Ortiz has taken the fight into the clinch.

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.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Leonard throws knees to the body.
Ortiz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonard backwards.

Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Leonard does no damage.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Leonard moves out of range.
Leonard misses with the combination.
Leonard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
Leonard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leonard tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ortiz.
Leonard throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz moves out of range easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz swats away the attempt to clinch by Leonard.
Ortiz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Leonard's head.
Leonard wants to clinch up but Ortiz keeps it at a distance.

Ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forrest Ortiz!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
70%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prokhor Zhenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Zhenya
vs
Drago Jr

182 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Prokhor Zhenya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago Jr!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhenya connects with a body shot.
Zhenya throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drago Jr's waist but Drago Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zhenya off to one side.
Zhenya shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhenya tries to bum rush Drago Jr with a series of wild strikes but Drago Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Zhenya gets the takedown into side control.
Zhenya working the head and body with strikes.
Drago Jr is trying to buck Zhenya off.
Drago Jr takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Drago Jr bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Drago Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Zhenya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zhenya fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prokhor Zhenya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot lands for Drago Jr.
Zhenya looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zhenya drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Zhenya is breathing heavily.
Drago Jr is trying to get back to his feet.
Drago Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zhenya taking a breather here.

Zhenya stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Drago Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Drago Jr doesn't succeed with the takedown

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Zhenya.
Drago Jr is trying to stand back up but Zhenya is controlling him
Zhenya lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Zhenya looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drago Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zhenya winds up and cracks Drago Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Zhenya is controlling the pace.
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!
Drago Jr is trying to stand back up but Zhenya is controlling him
Zhenya working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhenya controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago Jr is trying to stand back up but Zhenya is controlling him

Zhenya decides to stand and escape the position.
Zhenya has his takedown stuffed
and Drago Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zhenya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nice body kick from Drago Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago Jr punishes Zhenya's body with a nice straight punch.
Zhenya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Zhenya or perhaps it was just good defense by Drago Jr which made him look bad.
Zhenya shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago Jr as he jumps to the side.
Drago Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Zhenya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A left lands for Drago Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhenya gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Drago Jr gets caught flat footed, as Zhenya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zhenya stops Drago Jr from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Prokhor Zhenya 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.

Drago Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zhenya. That did some damage!
Zhenya shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drago Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Zhenya closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drago Jr to the mat! Drago Jr manages to get full guard.

Drago Jr pushes Zhenya off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zhenya fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drago Jr lands a with a good body shot.
Drago Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhenya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zhenya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhenya throws a right and a left that Drago Jr avoids nicely.
Zhenya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Prokhor Zhenya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A nice combination there by Drago Jr.
Drago Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhenya gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drago Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zhenya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prokhor Zhenya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhenya throws a combination that misses
and Drago Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zhenya misses with a takedown attempt
and Drago Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Zhenya misses with a takedown
and Drago Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Zhenya thinking.
Zhenya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drago Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zhenya shoots and misses
and Drago Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Zhenya.
Drago Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zhenya.
Drago Jr wants to get back to his feet but Zhenya drags him back down.
Zhenya in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zhenya wants to control but Drago Jr is keeping him busy.
Drago Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Drago Jr wants to get back to his feet but Zhenya is dominant here and he's now got Drago Jr's back!
Prokhor Zhenya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhenya landing strikes from the mount.
Zhenya punishing his opponent with strikes.
Zhenya raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Zhenya.
Zhenya is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Drago Jr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Drago Jr is squirming around, avoiding Zhenya's attempts to control the action.
Zhenya breaks from Drago Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Drago Jr is trying to stand.
Zhenya lands a heavy elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Zhenya trying to control but Drago Jr is having none of it.
Zhenya controlling the pace for now.
Zhenya dominating with strikes here.
Zhenya won't let Drago Jr get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Zhenya is landing with some decent strikes but Drago Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Zhenya cracks Drago Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Zhenya is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Drago Jr has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Drago Jr is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Zhenya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drago Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Zhenya is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zhenya with a poor takedown
enabling Drago Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago Jr lands with a right hand.
Drago Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Drago Jr pushes Zhenya up against the cage in a clinch.

Drago Jr manages to break the clinch.

Zhenya moves into the clinch successfully.
Drago Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Drago Jr breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhenya with a poor takedown

and Drago Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Zhenya didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prokhor Zhenya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhenya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Zhenya 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drago Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Drago Jr throws a left and a right that both miss

and Zhenya counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drago Jr won't be happy with that.
Drago Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Zhenya scoring with punches and elbows.
Drago Jr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Zhenya has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Drago Jr is looking to get back to his feet here but Zhenya is keeping cool and he's managed to take Drago Jr's back.

Zhenya has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Drago Jr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhenya is punishing Drago Jr with strikes - can he finish him?!
Drago Jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Zhenya throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Drago Jr!
Drago Jr holding both Zhenya 's hands and preventing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago Jr is keeping busy.
Drago Jr is trying to stand back up.
Zhenya is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Drago Jr looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's four 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.

Zhenya working for the choke.
Drago Jr is trapped and Zhenya is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Zhenya cracks Drago Jr with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Drago Jr from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Zhenya landing with strikes.
Zhenya struggling to keep hold of the position.
Drago Jr is trying to escape under a series of strikes and manages to escape from Zhenya 's hooks.
Zhenya wants to control the pace but Drago Jr is squirming around nicely.
Ivan Drago Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zhenya punishing his opponent with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Drago Jr.
I think Zhenya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prokhor Zhenya!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Di Mario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Mario
vs
Anatolievich Alenitchev

190 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

177 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Di Mario!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mario fails to land the takedown.
Alenitchev tries for a takedown but Mario circles away easily
and Mario counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Alenitchev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Alenitchev wants to pass to mount but Mario is defending the position.
Mario tries to get to full guard but Alenitchev has control of the leg.

Alenitchev 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.

Alenitchev seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mario is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dmitri Anatolievich Alenitchev!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
63%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shamus Burby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grigori Rasputin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shamus Burby's chin.

Rasputin
vs
Burby

187 cm
21
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

168 cm
20
152 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shamus Burby!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burby tries to clinch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin shoots in but no luck this time.
Burby tries to clinch up.
Rasputin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burby tries to clinch up but Rasputin circles away and keeps his distance.
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Burby circles away.
Shamus Burby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Burby moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rasputin's brow.
A body shot lands from Burby.
Burby misses with a knee strike.
Burby lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Burby to work.
Burby tries to land knees in the clinch but Rasputin avoids the damage to the body.
Burby stalls.
Rasputin wants a takedown.
Burby will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rasputin up against the cage.
Burby lands an elbow inside.
Burby tries a knee to the head but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin has had enough of the clinch but Burby keeps him there for the moment.

Burby breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Burby shoots in and bounces Rasputin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burby is looking to stand up but Rasputin won't let him.
Burby looking to sit in guard and control but Rasputin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rasputin controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burby is wriggling around but Rasputin manages to pass to half guard.
Rasputin tries to pass to full mount but Burby defends it.
Burby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rasputin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Burby tries to kick Rasputin off but Rasputin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rasputin lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Rasputin is going to stand back up.

Burby has one foot on Rasputin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Burby has managed to clinch.
Rasputin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Burby won't allow it.
Rasputin avoiding damage as Burby throws knees to the body.
Rasputin goes for a takedown attempt but Burby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rasputin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Burby counters by moving into the clinch.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Rasputin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Burby smiles and moves away.
Rasputin with a poor takedown

and Burby counters by clinching up.
Good body shot from Burby.

Rasputin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Rasputin working a defensive guard here.
Burby tries to stand but Rasputin is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin being controlled here, momentarily.
Burby tries to stand but Rasputin is controlling from the bottom.
Rasputin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burby's guard.
Burby wants to get back to his feet but Rasputin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rasputin trying to control the position from guard on top but Burby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasputin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

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.
Burby is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rasputin is controlling him.
Rasputin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Rasputin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Burby wants to stand and escape but Rasputin is having none of it.
Burby has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rasputin has passed into side control.
Burby is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Rasputin stands up.
Rasputin has his takedown stuffed

and Burby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shamus Burby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Rasputin lands a head kick!
Burby closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rasputin counters with a nice leg kick.
Burby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rasputin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rasputin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Burby circles away.
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Burby tries to clinch up but Rasputin circles away and keeps his distance.
Burby looks to clinch

and Rasputin counters with a takedown into side control.
Burby tries to bench press Rasputin off him but Rasputin keeps the position.
Rasputin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Burby is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rasputin tries for a kimura but Burby is defending well.

Burby throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Burby showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rasputin.
Burby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rasputin counters with a body kick that stops Burby in his tracks momentarily.
Rasputin wants to clinch

and Burby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burby.
Rasputin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burby scores with a shoulder strike.
Rasputin avoiding damage as Burby throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burby lands with a short shot to the head.

Burby manages to break the clinch.
Rasputin has his takedown stuffed

and Burby counters by clinching up.

Burby breaks from the clinch.
Rasputin shoots and misses

and Burby moves into the clinch.

Burby breaks the clinch.
Burby wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Burby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Burby forces Rasputin back against the cage and clinches.

Rasputin wants the takedown. Burby is fighting it off but Rasputin persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Burby's guard against the cage.
Rasputin is stalling in the full guard.
Rasputin won't allow Burby to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin landing some decent shots from guard.
Burby is striking from the bottom but Rasputin uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Rasputin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rasputin is looking to take a break and control but Burby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rasputin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

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.

Burby has one foot on Rasputin's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rasputin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Burby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Burby.

Burby manages to break the clinch.
Rasputin shoots and misses

and Burby counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Burby trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasputin wants to stand and escape but Burby is having none of it.
Grigori Rasputin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burby has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rasputin is proving hard to escape from.
Rasputin trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shamus Burby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rasputin has his takedown stuffed

and Burby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burby.
Burby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rasputin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rasputin has had enough of the clinch but Burby keeps him there for the moment.
Rasputin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Burby has him pressed against the cage.
Burby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Burby manages to break the clinch.
Rasputin shoots and misses

and Burby counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Burby lands an elbow inside that Rasputin shrugs off.
Burby is working Rasputin over against the cage.
Burby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rasputin or not.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burby lands a nice knee to the body.
Burby is leaning against Rasputin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burby works on Rasputin's body with a couple of short punches.
Burby lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Burby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rasputin doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Burby counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burby works on Rasputin's body with a couple of short punches.
A bit of stalling here from Burby.
Burby tries to stall but Rasputin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Burby tries to land knees in the clinch but Rasputin avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin jumps guard but Burby stands there with Rasputin around his waist. Rasputin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rasputin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Burby breaks from the clinch.
Rasputin tries for a takedown but Burby circles away easily

and Burby moves into the clinch.
Rasputin tries to break the clinch but Burby is controlling the position.
Rasputin letting Burby take a breather here.
Burby misses with a knee strike.
Burby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Burby wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Burby wants to stall.

Rasputin pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rasputin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rasputin wants to control the position but Burby says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Rasputin moves into full guard.
Burby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Burby decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rasputin, up you get!
Rasputin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rasputin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burby tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rasputin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Burby is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Burby gets a clinch.
Burby lands a knee to the body.
Burby is pressed up against the cage. Rasputin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Burby down to the mat. Burby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rasputin has his takedown stuffed
and Burby counters with a three punch combo that has Rasputin backing up. Rasputin nods at Burby to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin shoots and misses

and Burby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Burby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burby wants to clinch up but Rasputin keeps it at a distance.
Good leg kick by Rasputin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rasputin with a poor takedown

and Burby counters by clinching up.
Rasputin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burby is keeping busy.
Burby avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Burby leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rasputin is trying to stall.
Rasputin is leaning against Burby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Burby scores a nice knee to the body.
Rasputin wants a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Burby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burby cracks Rasputin with a nice body shot.
Burby tries to land knees in the clinch but Rasputin avoids the damage to the body.
Burby prevents Rasputin from breaking the clinch.
Burby pushes Rasputin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Burby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rasputin's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Burby.

Rasputin pulls guard.

Burby stands up and waves to Rasputin to follow him.
Rasputin misses with a takedown attempt

and Burby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burby.
Rasputin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
A right hand to the body from Burby.
Burby has Rasputin pushed against the cage.
Grigori Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burby blocks an elbow strike.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Burby holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasputin drops back down to his feet.
Burby lands a nice uppercut.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burby.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shamus Burby!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Victorino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Victorino
vs
Emelianenko

190 cm
21
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitor Victorino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Victorino drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Emelianenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Victorino advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emelianenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Victorino lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Victorino seems content to control.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Victorino is controlling him
Victorino keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Victorino wants to advance to full mount but Emelianenko doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Victorino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Victorino pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorino lands a couple of digs.
Victorino seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victorino loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Victorino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Victorino sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing Victorino from standing up.
Victorino controlling from the top position.
Victorino looking to pass the guard.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Victorino is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorino controlling from the top position.
Victorino's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Victorino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Victorino stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Victorino postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emelianenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Victorino is trying to stand back up but Emelianenko is controlling him
Emelianenko throws a strike but Victorino avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Victorino manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emelianenko manages to get himself to full guard.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Victorino controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Victorino stands and steps away. Emelianenko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Victorino shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Victorino showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Victorino dominated that round.
That's time! Victorino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Emelianenko doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Victorino counters by clinching up.
Victorino content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Victorino landing knees to the head.

It looks like Ivan Emelianenko has been cut.

Victorino has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Emelianenko is trying to keep an underhook but Victorino manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Victorino content to control rather than advance.
Victorino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorino trying to mount his opponent but Emelianenko defends it.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Victorino keeps him under control.
Victorino controlling the pace.
Emelianenko taking some punishment here, with Victorino in his half guard.

That's two 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.
Victorino slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Vitor Victorino just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Victorino rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Victorino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Victorino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Victorino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Victorino lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Victorino with a knee to the head.
Victorino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Victorino lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko is looking to control Victorino's arms but Victorino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianenko has his back to the cage.
Victorino controlling the action here for a moment.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Victorino prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victorino leaning his opponent against the cage.
Victorino with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Victorino, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Victorino.
Victorino lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Victorino.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Victorino just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.

Victorino wants the takedown. Emelianenko is fighting it off but Victorino persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Emelianenko's guard against the cage.
Emelianenko 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.
Victorino won't allow Emelianenko to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victorino controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Victorino has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Victorino tries to pass.
Victorino stays in close to Emelianenko's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Victorino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Victorino rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Victorino crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Victorino.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Victorino.
The is referee keeping an eye on Victorino - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Victorino gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Victorino landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Victorino looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Victorino with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Victorino has Emelianenko pushed against the cage.
Victorino lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Victorino connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Victorino lands a nice elbow.
Victorino lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
Victorino manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Victorino misses with an elbow over the top.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Victorino.

Victorino lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko is looking to control Victorino's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emelianenko avoid being mounted?
Victorino takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Emelianenko regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victorino missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emelianenko controls Victorino momentarily but Victorino frees himself.
Victorino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Victorino is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Victorino slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Victorino tries to stand but Emelianenko is controlling from the bottom.
Vitor Victorino overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Victorino gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Victorino has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Victorino has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emelianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Victorino unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters up against the cage, Victorino throws an elbow but misses.
Victorino taking a breather.

Victorino tightens his grip and picks Emelianenko up, before dumping him to the ground. Emelianenko manages to land in guard.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Victorino decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Victorino counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Victorino is stalling in the full guard.

Victorino gets to his feet. Emelianenko looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Victorino rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Ivan Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Victorino looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vitor Victorino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Victorino 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vitor Victorino!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Halling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gideon Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kung Fu Fighting kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! On his way into the cage it seems that Glenn Halling has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Glenn Halling seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Halling
vs
Frost

180 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Glenn Halling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gideon Frost!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost shoots in but no luck this time.
Halling throws a big shot that misses.
Halling motions for Frost to come forward. Halling throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Halling tries to clinch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost swats away the attempt to clinch by Halling.

Frost drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Frost thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halling stops Frost from passing to mount.
The strikes coming from Frost are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Halling on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Halling tries to get out of the position.
Halling is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Halling is looking to reverse the position.
Halling knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Frost on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halling has control of an arm but Frost manages to advance to Frost's back!
Frost gets his hands free as Halling looks to control.
Frost is hanging on to Halling's back as he tries to escape.
Halling covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Halling trying to get back to his feet but Frost is in full control for now.

Frost is looking for the choke from the back position but Halling is controlling his hands well.

Frost looking for the RNC.
Frost somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Halling could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Halling's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Halling is working hard here to advance position.

Halling defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Frost's arms.

Frost has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
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!
Halling trying to control the hands but Frost breaks the grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Halling holding both Frost 's hands and preventing any damage.
Halling is breathing heavily.

Frost working for the choke.
Frost not allowing Halling to control his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frost has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Halling has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Halling is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Frost gets his way!
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halling wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Frost dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Halling tries to close the distance and clinch but Frost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Halling looks for a takedown but Frost sprawls well.
Gideon Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frost swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Frost shoots in and bounces Halling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Frost looking to pass the guard.
Halling looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Halling, up you get!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Frost closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Halling is looking to control Frost's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halling avoid being mounted?

Frost seems to be looking for submissions.
Halling wants to get back to his feet.
Frost is controlling the pace.

Frost seems to be working for a kimura but Halling defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Frost is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Halling is trying to control but can't.
Frost trying to control the action but Halling is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Frost is looking for a kimura here.
Halling is not content to let Frost control the position.
Frost uses his free foot to push down on Halling's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Halling.
Frost trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four 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.
Frost controlling his opponent.
Halling wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Frost.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gideon Frost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Frost moves into range and clinches up with Halling.
Frost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Halling just stands there and leans against the cage.

Halling breaks from the clinch.
Frost tries for a takedown but Halling circles away easily

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

Frost is looking for a triangle but Halling pushes his legs off easily.
Halling showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Halling has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frost manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Halling is squirming around, avoiding Frost's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frost is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Halling is surviving well by controlling Frost's body position as best he can.
Frost tries to control but Halling wriggling away.
Halling is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Halling tries to lock up and control but Frost gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

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.
Halling tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Halling has left one of his arms exposed and Frost doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Halling screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gideon Frost!