Friday Night Carnage 5 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaromir Jag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Gauthier (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.

Jag
vs
Gauthier

165 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

170 cm
18
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaromir Jag!
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, Nick Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jag throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gauthier's waist but Gauthier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jag off to one side.
Gauthier throws a series of punches but Jag avoids them all with ease.
Jag tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gauthier swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jag tries to clinch up.
Gauthier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jag lands a head kick!
Jag lands a high kick!

Gauthier looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jag!
Gauthier landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jag throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jag has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gauthier working Jag over with strikes here.
Gauthier won't let Jag get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Gauthier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jag. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gauthier with a couple of short strikes.

Jag is rocked!
Gauthier lands a big elbow - Jag is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Jag is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nick Gauthier!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Xue Sheng James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison Ovaltine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Sheng James
vs
Ovaltine

165 cm
22
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

166 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xue Sheng James!
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, Harrison Ovaltine!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovaltine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

James shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. James showed some decent athleticism there.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ovaltine keeps working.
Ovaltine works his way to full guard. Good work.

Ovaltine is working an open guard so James takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Ovaltine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ovaltine with a poor takedown

and James counters with a single leg into guard. Ovaltine didn't expect that.
James pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ovaltine is keeping the position for now.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
James shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ovaltine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James looks to clinch

and Ovaltine counters by moving into the clinch.
Ovaltine controlling the action here for a moment.

Ovaltine breaks from the clinch.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ovaltine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in James's guard now.
Ovaltine wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.
Ovaltine looking to pass the guard.
Ovaltine working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
James wants to stand but Ovaltine is controlling the position.
James trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
James is breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
James with a poor takedown

and Ovaltine counters with a shoot takedown. James fights it but they end up in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ovaltine trying to control but James is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltine in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ovaltine trying to control but James is working from the bottom.
Ovaltine forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Ovaltine slows the pace down in half guard.
James is not content to let Ovaltine control the position.

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.
Ovaltine wants to pass to mount but James is defending the position.
James tries to roll over but Ovaltine keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James tries to kick Ovaltine off but Ovaltine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

James fails with the takedown

and Ovaltine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in James's guard now.
Ovaltine throwing strikes but missing.
James wants to stand up but Ovaltine is controlling him.
Ovaltine landing with the ground and pound.
Ovaltine tries to free his leg and advance position but James is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

James has his foot on Ovaltine's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ovaltine works his way back into a safe position though.
Ovaltine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

James uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Ovaltine with that takedown attempt.
Ovaltine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ovaltine has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.

Ovaltine pulls guard.

Ovaltine had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. James is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ovaltine Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take James's back instead.
James trying to get back to his feet but Ovaltine is in full control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltine is looking to control James but James is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Ovaltine not allowing James to control his hands.

Ovaltine looking for the RNC.
Ovaltine misses with punches from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ovaltine tries to get the hooks in deep but James pushed the leg off.
James wants to control his opponent's hands but Ovaltine gets his hands free.
Ovaltine wants to control but James is keeping busy.
James holding both Ovaltine 's hands and preventing any damage.
Ovaltine scores with punches from the back.
Ovaltine tries to keep control of the position but James is staying busy.

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.
Ovaltine not allowing James to control his hands.
A lull in the action here.
Ovaltine lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Ovaltine.
Ovaltine is hanging on to James's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

James manages to escape to his feet.
Ovaltine doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harrison Ovaltine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ovaltine looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
James working a defensive guard here.

James is working an open guard so Ovaltine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ovaltine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with James but James pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ovaltine throws a head kick that misses

and James counters by clinching up.

Ovaltine ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ovaltine no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ovaltine trying to control the position.
Ovaltine 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.
James wants to get up but he can't break Ovaltine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James stops Ovaltine from standing up.

Ovaltine looking for a guillotine here but James defends easily.
James scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
James controls from within his opponent's guard.
James stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ovaltine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
James lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ovaltine backs up against the cage.
Ovaltine wants to clinch

and James counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ovaltine changes levels and goes for a takedown here. James fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from James misses.

James gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ovaltine wants to control from the top but James keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Ovaltine is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. James Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Ovaltine's back instead.
Ovaltine looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ovaltine has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from James.
Xue Sheng James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Ovaltine trying to control the action but James just sinks the hooks in.
Ovaltine avoids the strikes from James.
James has the hooks in. Ovaltine is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
James is trying to stick to Ovaltine's back but Ovaltine is turning into James. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in James's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ovaltine.
Ovaltine must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ovaltine trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ovaltine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. James sprawls well initially but Ovaltine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ovaltine is tying to control. James wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison Ovaltine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ovaltine 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Ovaltine!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Ledfoot Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Ledfoot Jr has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dean
vs
Ledfoot Jr

190 cm
18
290 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy Dean!
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, Joe Ledfoot Jr!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dean catches Ledfoot Jr napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Ledfoot Jr to the canvas!

It looks like Joe Ledfoot Jr has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean thows a big elbow that misses.
Dean connects with a couple of short punches.

Ledfoot Jr is rocked!
Dean tries to free his leg and advance position but Ledfoot Jr is retaining full guard.
Dean lands a couple of elbows.
Dean landing some decent shots from guard.
Ledfoot Jr is still in real trouble! Can Dean finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ledfoot Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Ledfoot Jr pulls Dean in close to prevent any damage.
Dean cracks Ledfoot Jr with a solid left hand.
Ledfoot Jr is trying to keep Dean in close.
Dean missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ledfoot Jr wants to sweep here but Dean controlling him for the moment.
Dean has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ledfoot Jr looks gassed!
Dean lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Ledfoot Jr working for a triangle but Dean defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean cracks Ledfoot Jr with a solid left hand.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ledfoot Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Dean thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dean pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ledfoot Jr is keeping the position for now.
Dean scoring with some ground and pound.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dean works over Ledfoot Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Dean trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Dean drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dean jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dean scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean landing with the ground and pound.
Dean pushing down on Ledfoot Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Dean is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ledfoot Jr is just riding it out for now. Dean eventually gives up the hold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ledfoot Jr tries to roll over but Dean keeps him under control.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ledfoot Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dean working over Ledfoot Jr with some ground and pound. Ledfoot Jr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Ledfoot Jr has eaten all the pies!
Ledfoot Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dean is looking to advance position but Ledfoot Jr won't allow it.

Ledfoot Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Dean.
Ground and pound from Dean.
Dean looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ledfoot Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ledfoot Jr has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dean is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ledfoot Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dean kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dean slips a nice elbow through Ledfoot Jr's hands, connecting with Ledfoot Jr's forehead.
Ledfoot Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dean connects with a nice short shot to Ledfoot Jr's temple.
Dean seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dean winds up and cracks Ledfoot Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dean drops an elbow to the side of Ledfoot Jr's head.
Dean works his way into full mount!
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ledfoot Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dean throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ledfoot Jr's waist but Ledfoot Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dean off to one side.
Billy Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ledfoot Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Dean.
Ledfoot Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Dean. Dean gets slowly back to his feet.
Ledfoot Jr shoots in and drives through. Dean sprawls well.
Ledfoot Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dean misses with a hook.
Ledfoot Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dean.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ledfoot Jr.
Dean misses with a takedown

and Ledfoot Jr counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ledfoot Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dean is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ledfoot Jr advances to full mount.
Dean tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dean slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ledfoot Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Dean is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ledfoot Jr pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dean manages to get to full guard.
Ledfoot Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dean manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ledfoot Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Dean has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Dean connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ledfoot Jr really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Dean looking for a guillotine from mount but Ledfoot Jr is having none of it.
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
Dean fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Dean looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ledfoot Jr is looking to improve his position but Dean isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dean wants to finish this one by submission but Ledfoot Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dean.
Dean is landing with some decent strikes but Ledfoot Jr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ledfoot Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Dean lands a big shot there that rocks Ledfoot Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ledfoot Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ledfoot Jr can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean landing punches.
Dean with good strikes from the mount here!
Ledfoot Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ledfoot Jr is in a horrible position here. Dean smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Ledfoot Jr in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Dean looking to secure an arm triangle but Ledfoot Jr defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Dean.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ledfoot Jr is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Dean dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ledfoot Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dean waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ledfoot Jr.
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ledfoot Jr.
Ledfoot Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dean paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ledfoot Jr moves in looking to clinch but Dean pushes him off.
Ledfoot Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Dean tries to sprawl out of it but Ledfoot Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dean manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dean closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ledfoot Jr circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dean drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ledfoot Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean scoring with punches from side control.
Ledfoot Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Ledfoot Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dean connects with a decent elbow.
Dean landing a few strikes.
Ledfoot Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Dean scoring with strikes.
Dean working the head and body with strikes.
Dean scoring with punches and elbows.

Dean thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Dean tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dean tries for a kimura but Ledfoot Jr is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dean looks up at the clock and then as Ledfoot Jr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dean smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Dean landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dean scores with punches from side control.
Ledfoot Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dean landing a few strikes.
Dean connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ledfoot Jr some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ledfoot Jr wants to get back to his feet but Dean is dominant here and he's now got Ledfoot Jr's back!
Ledfoot Jr grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Dean looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Ledfoot Jr covers up after that shot from Dean.
Dean controlling well, preventing Ledfoot Jr from escaping the position.

Dean is working for a rear naked choke. Ledfoot Jr is not defending it well and Dean has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Ledfoot Jr refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Ledfoot Jr's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Dean!

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A

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milovan Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko CroClop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rakic
vs
CroClop

189 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Milovan Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko CroClop!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
CroClop tries to clinch but Rakic moves out of range.
CroClop looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
CroClop lands a high kick!
Rakic shoots in and drives through. CroClop sprawls well.
CroClop tries to clinch but Rakic moves out of range.
Rakic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rakic throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around CroClop's waist but CroClop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rakic off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milovan Rakic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
CroClop pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rakic gets a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakic content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

CroClop looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rakic trying to pass the guard but CroClop defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rakic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rakic's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic uses his free foot to push down on CroClop's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for CroClop.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rakic prevents CroClop from getting the reversal.
Rakic takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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

Rakic drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rakic is staying tight to CroClop's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Rakic advances nicely into full mount.
Rakic content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rakic fails with the takedown.
Rakic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rakic shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rakic sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
CroClop is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Milovan Rakic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
CroClop shoots and misses

and Rakic counters with a shoot takedown. CroClop fights it but they end up in guard.
Rakic stays in close to CroClop's body and controls the position.
Rakic has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee asks Rakic politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Rakic prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Milovan Rakic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rakic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts CroClop as he jumps to the side.
Rakic stuffs the takedown attempt from CroClop. CroClop gets slowly back to his feet.
CroClop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milovan Rakic dominated that second round.
That's time! Rakic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rakic shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has CroClop pinned against the cage. CroClop gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
CroClop dips to his left and cracks Rakic with an uppercut!

Rakic gets the takedown into side control.
CroClop is trying to escape the position but Rakic is controlling the position.
Rakic advances to mount.
CroClop takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rakic looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirko CroClop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Milovan Rakic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Milovan Rakic just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rakic shoots in for a double leg but CroClop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rakic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming CroClop to the mat! CroClop manages to get full guard.
Milovan Rakic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rakic stays in close to CroClop's body and controls the position.
Rakic passes CroClop's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
CroClop is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Rakic jumps into side control!
CroClop tries to buck Rakic off but Rakic is having none of it.
CroClop being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milovan Rakic!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Swagger
vs
Crosby

195 cm
18
272 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Swagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walter Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swagger wants to clinch.
Swagger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crosby is out of range and Swagger settles back down.
Swagger fails with the takedown.
Crosby with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Swagger to counter with a crisp jab.
Crosby doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Swagger counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Swagger.

Swagger drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Crosby manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Swagger has Crosby in his guard.
Crosby is looking to stand up but Swagger won't let him.
Swagger lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crosby!
Crosby tries to hold on but Swagger postures up.
Crosby really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Swagger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Swagger trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby is desperately trying to improve his position but Swagger has a good base and remains in mount.

Swagger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Swagger working the ground and pound effectively.

Crosby defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Swagger.
Swagger connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Crosby looks gassed!

Swagger swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Crosby is now in Swagger's guard. A big mistake from Swagger there, giving up the dominant position!
Swagger working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

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

Swagger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crosby gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Swagger could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Swagger looking for a guillotine here but Crosby defends easily.

Swagger is looking for a triangle but Crosby pushes his legs off easily.
Crosby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Swagger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Swagger is on top in guard.
Swagger pushing down on Crosby's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Swagger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crosby defending well though.
Swagger slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swagger passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Crosby!
Crosby tries to hold on but Swagger postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swagger looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Swagger lands a nice shot to the head.
Swagger with the ground and pound from mount.
Swagger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crosby is looking to improve his position but Swagger isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Swagger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Swagger landing strikes, looking to finish!
Swagger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crosby is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Swagger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Swagger showed some decent athleticism there.
Crosby striking from half guard on the bottom.
Swagger lands with a punch from half guard.
Swagger slows the pace down in half guard.
Swagger trying to control from half guard but Crosby is working away.
Swagger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Swagger is nestled in close to Crosby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crosby is trying is best to control the position here.
Crosby tries to roll over but Swagger keeps him under control.
Crosby is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Swagger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crosby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crosby is trying to maintain the position but Swagger is very close to passing his half guard.
Ground and pound from Swagger.
Crosby trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Crosby is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.
Swagger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Swagger looking to control and managing it successfully.
Swagger looking to control but Crosby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swagger lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger working the ground and pound effectively.
Swagger looking to control but Crosby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swagger lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crosby hang on?
Swagger looking to control but Crosby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Swagger landing shots from mount.
Swagger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Swagger unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crosby taking shots to the head.
Swagger dominating with strikes here.
Swagger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crosby is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Swagger connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Swagger working for a submission but Crosby is keeping him at bay.
Swagger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crosby is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crosby is trying desperately to improve position.
Crosby takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Swagger unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swagger wants to finish this one by submission but Crosby is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Swagger.
Crosby in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Swagger tries to control but Crosby wriggling away.

Swagger has control of Crosby's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Crosby regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Swagger raining down shots from the mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crosby working to try and regain half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rico Swagger!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carl Ernst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zanch Boz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Ernst has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Ernst
vs
Boz

150 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

163 cm
19
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carl Ernst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zanch Boz!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Viktor Lagutenko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ernst as he jumps to the side.

Boz shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ernst works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ernst is striking from the bottom but Boz uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Ernst is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Boz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Boz's back!
Ernst not allowing Boz to control his hands.
Ernst loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Boz hold on?
Boz looking very determined here, making life difficult for Ernst.

Ernst looking for the choke from the back.
Ernst cracks Boz with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Boz from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Boz trying to control the hands but Ernst breaks the grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Boz preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ernst.
Ernst controlling well, preventing Boz from escaping the position.
Boz manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ernst's guard. Nice work there by Boz.
Boz throws and elbow that misses. Ernst uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boz's guard. Nice move by Ernst!
Ernst might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Boz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ernst is one step ahead there.
Boz controls Ernst momentarily but Ernst frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ernst scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Ernst decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boz fails with a takedown attempt.
Boz looks gassed!
Ernst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ernst changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boz tries to avoid it but Ernst manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boz to the ground. Boz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Boz.
Boz connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ernst bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Ernst's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Ernst advances to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ernst unloading with bombs!
Ernst with shots to the head and body - Boz looks very uncomfortable down there.

Ernst jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Boz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Boz wants to control but Ernst postures up.
Ernst has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Ernst decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boz to his feet.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ernst misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Boz's face as Ernst controls the position.
Ernst working the ground and pound.

Ernst tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ernst has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ernst lands a few punches from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ernst landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ernst counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Boz!
Ernst cracks Boz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ernst dominating with strikes here.
Ernst with a couple of short strikes.

Ernst is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Boz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Boz working to try and regain half guard.
Ernst wants to control the pace but Boz is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boz is in a horrible position here. Ernst smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boz tries to hold on but Ernst postures up.
Boz is looking to get to half guard.

Ernst is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Boz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Boz throwing hammer fists to the chest of Ernst. What's that going to do exactly?
Ernst working Boz over with strikes here.
Carl Ernst overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Boz tries to hold on but Ernst postures up.

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.
Boz is desperately trying to improve his position but Ernst has a good base and remains in mount.

Ernst has isolated one of Boz's arms. Boz looking to fight him off but Ernst twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carl Ernst!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Cawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and davis greg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). greg has chosen Happy? by Mudvayne as his entrance music. davis greg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cawk
vs
greg

200 cm
20
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

213 cm
21
287 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Cawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, davis greg!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
greg throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
greg sends Cawk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! greg is motioning to the referee to let Cawk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like Brock Cawk has been cut.
A big right followed by a crushing left from greg knocks Cawk out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). davis greg!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Danny Festa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrik Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stahl's choice of entrance music: Rebel Warrior by Asian Dub Foundation. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Festa
vs
Stahl

185 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
21
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Danny Festa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henrik Stahl!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stahl swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stahl throws a right hand that Festa ducks under and follows up with a left that Festa also avoids with ease.
Festa wants to clinch up but Stahl keeps it at a distance.
Festa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stahl just misses with a punch to the body.
Stahl misses the shot to the body.
Henrik Stahl seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Stahl does no damage.
Festa shoots for a double leg takedown but Stahl sprawls well. He's pushed Festa's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stahl stuffs the takedown attempt from Festa. Festa gets slowly back to his feet.
Stahl throws a jab when Festa was well out of range.
Festa fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Festa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Festa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl stuns Festa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stahl lands a nice hook to Festa's body. Festa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stahl lands a nice shot to the body.
Festa is breathing heavily.
Festa ducks right into an uppercut from Stahl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stahl.

Festa is rocked!
Stahl cracks Festa with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Stahl has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Festa to stand back up!
Oh Festa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stahl is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Festa flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Festa is out cold! Stahl holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henrik Stahl!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bud Spencer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ange fili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that ange fili was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Spencer
vs
fili

194 cm
19
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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, Bud Spencer!
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, ange fili!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

fili gets caught flat footed, as Spencer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
fili 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.
Spencer passes fili's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
fili is trying to stand up here but Spencer is controlling him well.
Spencer is nestled in close to fili, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Spencer wants to pass the guard but fili is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spencer looks to land a strike but fili avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

fili working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Spencer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Spencer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Spencer wants to control from the top but fili keeps moving.
Spencer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. fili swivels though and keeps the full guard.

fili throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Spencer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
fili working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Spencer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer trying to control but fili is working from the bottom.
Spencer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Spencer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fili is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Spencer misses.
Spencer shoots for a takedown but fili saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Spencer scores with a hook.

It looks like ange fili has been cut.

Spencer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

fili looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
fili trying to hold on to Spencer's head to control him but Spencer postures up.
fili is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
fili keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
fili is refusing to be controlled, as Spencer sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Spencer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spencer scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spencer winds up and cracks fili with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Spencer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Spencer works his way into full mount!
fili is looking to improve his position but Spencer isn't that keen on the idea.
fili is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Spencer cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spencer landing strikes from the mount and fili is in trouble!
Spencer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
fili is working to get back to half guard.
fili looks gassed!
Spencer putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Spencer lands with some vicious ground and pound - can fili hang on?

fili is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
fili is in all sorts of trouble here.
fili is still in real trouble! Can Spencer finish him?
Spencer looking to finish fili with some ground and pound. This is bad for fili!
Spencer drops a big elbow. That's hurt fili! More shots from Spencer and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bud Spencer!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Volkanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anatoly Bogdanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogdanov has chosen "Shark Ethic" by Most Precious Blood as his entrance music. Anatoly Bogdanov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yuri Volkanov's chin.

Volkanov
vs
Bogdanov

210 cm
22
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

203 cm
22
285 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Russia GOLD (only real 159 in st petes)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuri Volkanov!
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, Anatoly Bogdanov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogdanov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bogdanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkanov circles away.
Bogdanov tries to clinch up.
Bogdanov cracks Volkanov with a big right hand and Volkanov goes down!

It looks like Yuri Volkanov has been cut.
Bogdanov wants to control from the top but Volkanov keeps moving.
Bogdanov being controlled here momentarily.
Bogdanov trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Volkanov scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Volkanov has Bogdanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogdanov has a couple of punches blocked by Volkanov.
A body shot lands from Bogdanov.
Volkanov is breathing heavily.
Bogdanov pushes Volkanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bogdanov missing with knees to the body.
Volkanov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogdanov is trying to break the clinch but Volkanov has him pressed against the cage.
Bogdanov lands a left hand.
Bogdanov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bogdanov misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Bogdanov.
Bogdanov misses with a punch to the body.
Volkanov blocks an uppercut.
Bogdanov is leaning against Volkanov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bogdanov as the two fighters clinch.

Bogdanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bogdanov darts in and clinches Volkanov up against the cage.
Bogdanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Volkanov.
Bogdanov lands a right hand.
Bogdanov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Volkanov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogdanov can't find room to land a body shot as Volkanov controls the action.
A bit of stalling here from Bogdanov.
Bogdanov works on Volkanov's body with a couple of short punches.

Bogdanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bogdanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanov dances in with a quick combination. Volkanov is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Bogdanov snaps Volkanov's head back. Volkanov stumbles backwards against the cage. Bogdanov steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Volkanov's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Volkanov just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anatoly Bogdanov!